EXHIBIT 4 FORMS OF STATE ASSISTANCE FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

Tuition and Required Fees/ Athletic Fees

Tuition and all fees include the sum of tuition, mandatory E & G fees and mandatory non-E & G fees. Total fees for the 2004-2005 year for each public institution can be found on page 9 of Appendix B.

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   applying for admission to the institution,
   
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   enrolling in the institution,
   
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   enrolling in specific courses,
   
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   graduating from the institution,
   
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   and other student fees.” (Appendix A, p. 14)
   

Intercollegiate Athletic Fees are fees charged to students or staff in support of intercollegiate athletics and are located under Auxiliary Enterprises. These fees are termed ‘Athletic Fees’ and are separate from student fees classified as Education and General sources of revenue.

2004-2005 Tuition and Fees at Virginia’s State Supported Colleges & Universities

Appendix A- Chart of Accounts for Virginia State- Supported Colleges and Universities

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Financial accountability for Auxiliary Enterprises are established and maintained in accordance with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia’s (SCHEV) Auxiliary Enterprise Reserve and Investment Yield Policy. “The policy requires institutions to establish three different cash reserves; an operating reserve, a reserve for renewal and replacement, and a reserve for major renovation, acquisition, and plant or program expansion”

(Appendix A. Page 22-23).

Sources of revenue for intercollegiate athletics as an auxiliary enterprise include an athletic fee charged to students or staff, season ticket sales, gate receipts, radio and television royalties, concession and program sales.

(Appendix A. Page 22-23).

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  15-40 overall record
  
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  8-16 conference record (6^th place)
  
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  1-2 conference tournament record (1^st conference tournament win since 1993)
  

Competitive Trends:

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  Average finish of 6.6 over last five years
  
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  Highest conference regular-season finish in last five years was 4^th place in 2003
  

Conference Notables:

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  Baseball is the sport in which the Big South Conference maintains its strongest position nationally
  
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  As indicated by its No. 13 RPI, the conference is very competitive and well respected on a national basis
  
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  At least two Big South Conference schools have been selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament in four of the last five years
  
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  The southern-based footprint of the conference lends itself to strong baseball
  
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  Coastal Carolina and Winthrop have the two strongest programs in the conference, but Birmingham Southern has also now established itself as an NCAA Tournament-caliber program
  
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  2005 regular-season champion Coastal Carolina (unofficial simulated RPI of 14) finished 48-14 overall (prior to NCAA Tournament) and was an at-large selection to the NCAA Tournament
  
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  2005 Big South Tournament champion Winthrop (unofficial simulated RPI of 26) finished 43-20 (prior to NCAA Tournament) and earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament
  

RU Opportunity for Future Competitive Success:

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  Limited opportunity to win championship
  
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  May be limited to middle of conference standings, except in special circumstances/seasons, due to geographic location as northern-most school in Big South, scholarship limitations and lack of big-time facility to overcome challenges
  

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  Very well respected and competitive conference, although losing Central Florida to Conference USA and Florida Atlantic to Sun Belt Conference will diminish strength of league
  
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  At least two teams have qualified for the NCAA Tournament each of the last four years, including three teams in 2005 (UCF, FAU and Stetson)
  
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  Stetson has been in the top four of the conference for the last 3 years and should emerge as A-Sun’s premier program
  
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  New members North Florida and Kennesaw State (moving up from NCAA Division II) likely to become upper-division programs
  

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  Well-respected conference that has received multiple bids to NCAA Tournament a number of times
  
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  College of Charleston (47-13 record prior to NCAA Tournament; unofficial simulated RPI of 10) has emerged as conference’s best program
  
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  Citadel, Georgia Southern, Western Carolina, Elon and UNC-Greensboro all solid programs which have been to NCAA Tournament in recent years
  

Conference Notables:

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  Quality conference with huge variance in strength of programs (four teams have an unofficial simulated RPI higher than 180)
  
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  Conference Tournament champion Virginia Commonwealth (3^rd-place regular-season finish at 33-21, 14-10 with unofficial simulated RPI of 97) received automatic bid to NCAA Tournament
  
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  Regular-season champion UNC-Wilmington (40-19, 21-3 with unofficial simulated RPI of 50) did not receive at-large selection to NCAA Tournament
  

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  The Big South Conference remains the right conference for RU in the sport of Baseball
  
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  RU would have no greater opportunity for competitive success in either the Atlantic Sun Conference or the Southern Conference and, in fact, would likely face an even greater competitive challenge in those leagues
  
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  RU would have a similar opportunity for competitive success in the Colonial Athletic Association, as it does in the Big South, however, the CAA is not an available option at this time
  
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  Due to current budgeted scholarship limitations (6.68 RU vs. 8.36 BSC average and BCS max of 11.43), its location as the northern-most school in the Big South and marginal baseball facilities (no stadium seating; no indoor hitting facility on campus), competing for a conference championship (and even a first-division finish) will be extremely challenging
  

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  Increase number of scholarship equivalencies offered in the sport of Baseball to at least conference average for improved results; increase to 11 if want to compete for championship
  

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  Initiate improvements to the baseball stadium to include permanent seating and improved spectator amenities; add lighting if want to win championship
  

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  Initiate a capital campaign for the purpose of building an indoor hitting facility for both baseball and softball near the baseball and softball fields
  

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  Elevate one part-time assistant coach position to full-time
  

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  Maintain operating budgets which include funding for enhanced recruitment of student-athletes
  

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  Conduct an in-depth “SWOT” analysis of the Baseball program. This analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats should, at a minimum, include a review of personnel, facilities, operating budgets, scheduling philosophy, recruiting, support services (e.g., strength and conditioning, athletic training, academics, etc.) and external financial and revenue-generating activities related to Baseball
  

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  Using the “SWOT” analysis as a foundation, develop a comprehensive, written strategic plan for the competitive advancement of the program
  

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  12-16 overall record
  
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  7-9 conference record (5^th place)
  
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  0-1 conference tournament record
  

Competitive Trends:

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  Average conference regular-season finish of 4 over last five years
  
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  Has finished 5^th, 5^th and 6^th in the regular season the last three years
  
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  Last won the regular-season conference championship in 2000-01
  

Conference Notables:

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  Winthrop has established itself as the dominant program in the league, winning five of the last seven conference championships
  
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  Winthrop (RPI of 78) won both the regular season and conference tournament championships in 2004-05
  

RU Opportunity for Future Competitive Success:

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  Very good opportunity with strong leadership
  
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  Location, budget, scholarship allocation, facility, tradition and other resources are all sufficient to successfully compete for conference championship and NCAA Tournament berth
  
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  While Winthrop is now clearly in the best competitive position in the league, and can be expected to remain a formidable opponent, no other conference team had an RPI below 200
  

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  Has traditionally been a one-bid NCAA Tournament conference
  
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  Conference RPI may be diminished by loss of UCF, who won last two conference tournament championships, and FAU
  
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  New members Kennesaw State and North Florida will not be eligible for NCAA Tournament until 2009-10 while in transition period from Division II to Division I
  
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  New member East Tennessee State (RPI of 292; moving from Southern Conference) and Belmont (RPI of 206) likely to emerge as top two programs in conference, although conference should be very balanced from top to bottom
  

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  Has traditionally been one-bid NCAA Tournament conference
  
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  Davidson (2005 regular-season champion; RPI of 60) has emerged as best program in conference
  
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  Chattanooga (2005 conference tournament champion; RPI of 131) and College of Charleston very solid
  

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  Very well respected and highly ranked “mid-major” conference
  
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  Old Dominion (RPI of 37) earned NCAA Tournament bid after winning regular season and conference tournament
  
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  VCU (RPI of 98), Drexel (RPI of 88) and Hofstra (RPI of 81) all earned berths in the 2005 NIT
  
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  Drexel has made three consecutive NIT appearances
  
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  VCU has finished the regular season in the top three for four consecutive years
  

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  The Big South Conference remains the right conference for RU in the sport of men’s basketball
  
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  RU would have no greater opportunity for competitive success in either the Atlantic Sun Conference, the Southern Conference or the Colonial Athletic Association; in fact, RU would likely face an even greater competitive challenge in those leagues
  
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  With strong leadership from the Head Coach, and maximum utilization of all currently-available resources, RU can successfully compete for the Big South Conference in Men’s Basketball
  

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  Initiate improvements to Dedmon Center as described in the Facilities Master Development Plan of June 2004. Phase I roof replacement essential; Phase II arena configuration, new seating and new floor would potentially have truly significant impact on recruitment of prospective student-athletes and future competitive success
  
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  Examine strength of schedule and ensure it provides right balance of guarantee games (only if financially necessary), home/away ratio, strong vs. weak opponents, etc. in effort to build provide team favorable opportunity to win
  

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  Initiate improvements to the strength and conditioning facilities (weight room) used by Men’s Basketball Team and other varsity student-athletes; state-of-the-art, dedicated, varsity weight room located in Dedmon Center would have significant impact on recruitment of prospective student-athletes and opportunity for future competitive success
  

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  Maintain operating budgets which include funding for enhanced recruitment of student-athletes
  

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  Conduct an in-depth “SWOT” analysis of the men’s basketball program. This analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats should, at a minimum, include a review of personnel, facilities, operating budgets, scheduling philosophy, recruiting, support services (e.g., strength and conditioning, athletic training, academics, etc.) and external financial and revenue-generating activities related to Men’s Basketball
  

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  Using the “SWOT” analysis as a foundation, develop a comprehensive, written strategic plan for the competitive advancement of the program