Auburn UniversityAuburn UniversityAthletics Compliance Athletics Compliance

ProgramProgram

Susan BazemoreSusan BazemoreKrissy EllisKrissy EllisBernard HillBernard HillJamie FunkJamie FunkDiana MartinDiana MartinRich McGlynnRich McGlynnDavid MinesDavid Mines

Overall PhilosophyOverall Philosophy

• Be solution conscious, not problem Be solution conscious, not problem oriented.oriented.– First and most importantly – Represent the First and most importantly – Represent the good of the universitygood of the university

– Compliance is an educational areaCompliance is an educational area– Compliance is a service areaCompliance is a service area– Share the department’s VisionShare the department’s Vision– Maintain a balance – sometimes have Maintain a balance – sometimes have conflicting rolesconflicting roles• Educator, Defense attorney, Prosecutor, Judge, Educator, Defense attorney, Prosecutor, Judge, JuryJury

Five Major Components of Five Major Components of Auburn’s Compliance ProgramAuburn’s Compliance Program

•EducationEducation

•MonitoringMonitoring

•EnforcementEnforcement

•Structural IntegrityStructural Integrity

•CommunicationCommunication

Institutional ControlInstitutional Control

• It is the institution’s It is the institution’s responsibility to control it’s responsibility to control it’s athletics department!athletics department!– President has ultimate responsibility and President has ultimate responsibility and final authority.final authority.

– Committee on Intercollegiate athleticsCommittee on Intercollegiate athletics– ADAD– FARFAR– Compliance OfficerCompliance Officer– We are all part of the TEAM!We are all part of the TEAM!

Academic Fraud (10.1)Academic Fraud (10.1)

• Unethical conduct by a prospective or enrolled student-athlete or a current or former Unethical conduct by a prospective or enrolled student-athlete or a current or former institutional staff member (e.g., coach, professor, tutor, teaching assistant, student institutional staff member (e.g., coach, professor, tutor, teaching assistant, student manager, student trainer) may include, but is not limited to, the following:  manager, student trainer) may include, but is not limited to, the following:  

• (a) Refusal to furnish information relevant to an investigation of a possible violation (a) Refusal to furnish information relevant to an investigation of a possible violation of an NCAA regulation when requested to do so by the NCAA or the individual's of an NCAA regulation when requested to do so by the NCAA or the individual's institution;institution;

• (b) Knowing involvement in arranging for fraudulent academic credit or false (b) Knowing involvement in arranging for fraudulent academic credit or false transcripts for a prospective or an enrolled student-athlete;transcripts for a prospective or an enrolled student-athlete;

• (c) Knowing involvement in offering or providing a prospective or an enrolled student-(c) Knowing involvement in offering or providing a prospective or an enrolled student-athlete an improper inducement or extra benefit or improper financial aid;  athlete an improper inducement or extra benefit or improper financial aid;  

• (d) Knowingly furnishing the NCAA or the individual's institution false or misleading (d) Knowingly furnishing the NCAA or the individual's institution false or misleading information concerning the individual's involvement in or knowledge of matters relevant information concerning the individual's involvement in or knowledge of matters relevant to a possible violation of an NCAA regulation;to a possible violation of an NCAA regulation;

• (e) Receipt of benefits by an institutional staff member for facilitating or arranging (e) Receipt of benefits by an institutional staff member for facilitating or arranging a meeting between a student-athlete and an agent, financial advisor or a representative a meeting between a student-athlete and an agent, financial advisor or a representative of an agent or advisor (e.g., "runner");  of an agent or advisor (e.g., "runner");  

• (f) Knowing involvement in providing a banned substance or impermissible supplement to (f) Knowing involvement in providing a banned substance or impermissible supplement to student-athletes, or knowingly providing medications to student-athletes contrary to student-athletes, or knowingly providing medications to student-athletes contrary to medical licensure, commonly accepted standards of care in sports medicine practice, or medical licensure, commonly accepted standards of care in sports medicine practice, or state and federal law;  state and federal law; 

• (g) Failure to provide complete and accurate information to the NCAA or institution's (g) Failure to provide complete and accurate information to the NCAA or institution's admissions office regarding an individual's academic record (e.g., schools attended, admissions office regarding an individual's academic record (e.g., schools attended, completion of coursework, grades and test scores);  completion of coursework, grades and test scores); 

• (h) Fraudulence or misconduct in connection with entrance or placement examinations; (h) Fraudulence or misconduct in connection with entrance or placement examinations; or  or 

• (i) Engaging in any athletics competition under an assumed name or with intent to (i) Engaging in any athletics competition under an assumed name or with intent to otherwise deceive.otherwise deceive.

Academic Standards Academic Standards ( Credits)( Credits)• Eligibility for competition shall be determined based Eligibility for competition shall be determined based

on satisfactory completion of at least: on satisfactory completion of at least: • (a) Twenty-four-semester or 36-quarter hours of (a) Twenty-four-semester or 36-quarter hours of

academic credit prior to start of the student-academic credit prior to start of the student-athlete's second year of collegiate enrollment (i.e., athlete's second year of collegiate enrollment (i.e., third semester, fourth quarter); third semester, fourth quarter);

• (b) Eighteen-semester or 27-quarter hours of academic (b) Eighteen-semester or 27-quarter hours of academic credit since the beginning of the previous fall term credit since the beginning of the previous fall term or since the beginning of the certifying or since the beginning of the certifying institution's preceding regular two semesters or institution's preceding regular two semesters or three quarters (hours earned during the summer may three quarters (hours earned during the summer may not be used to fulfill this requirement); and not be used to fulfill this requirement); and

• (c) Six-semester or six-quarter hours of academic (c) Six-semester or six-quarter hours of academic credit the preceding regular academic term (e.g., credit the preceding regular academic term (e.g., fall semester, winter quarter) in which the student-fall semester, winter quarter) in which the student-athlete has been enrolled full time at any collegiate athlete has been enrolled full time at any collegiate institutioninstitution

Academic Standards Academic Standards (Percentage of Degree)(Percentage of Degree)• A student-athlete who is entering his or her third A student-athlete who is entering his or her third

year of collegiate enrollment shall have completed year of collegiate enrollment shall have completed successfully at least 40 percent of the course successfully at least 40 percent of the course requirements in the student's specific degree requirements in the student's specific degree program. A student-athlete who is entering his or program. A student-athlete who is entering his or her fourth year of collegiate enrollment shall her fourth year of collegiate enrollment shall have completed successfully at least 60 percent of have completed successfully at least 60 percent of the course requirements in the student's specific the course requirements in the student's specific degree program. A student-athlete who is entering degree program. A student-athlete who is entering his or her fifth year of collegiate enrollment his or her fifth year of collegiate enrollment shall have completed successfully at least 80 shall have completed successfully at least 80 percent of the course requirements in the percent of the course requirements in the student's specific degree program. The course student's specific degree program. The course requirements must be in the student's specific requirements must be in the student's specific degree program (as opposed to the student's degree program (as opposed to the student's major). major).

BenefitsBenefits

•Extra benefit- can not provide Extra benefit- can not provide a benefit that is not available a benefit that is not available to the general student body. to the general student body.

•Can not provide special Can not provide special arrangementsarrangements

Prohibited BenefitsProhibited Benefits

•Telephone callsTelephone calls

•Typing/ word processing/ editing Typing/ word processing/ editing servicesservices

•Copy machines, fax machines and Copy machines, fax machines and InternetInternet

•Course supplies such as calculators, Course supplies such as calculators, art supplies, computer disks, magazine art supplies, computer disks, magazine subscriptions that are not required as subscriptions that are not required as part of the course syllabuspart of the course syllabus

ComplianceCompliance

Bernard Hill and Richard McGlynnBernard Hill and Richard McGlynn

Associate Athletics Directors Associate Athletics Directors for Compliancefor Compliance

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