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COMPLIAN April 2015
E CORNER Official Newsletter of the UC Compliance Office
RECRUITING CALENDARS Quiet Dead Contact/Recruiting Evaluation
Men’s Basketball 1 2 3 5
6
7
8
Football 4
1
2
3
4
8
9 10 11
9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
5
6
7
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
26 27 28 29 30
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
*A Contact Period runs from 12 PM to 11:59 PM on April 9*
26 27 28 29 30
All Other Sports
Women’s Basketball 5
6
7
1
2
3
4
8
9 10 11
5
6
7
1
2
3
4
8
9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
26 27 28 29 30
News Headlines
Three Bearcats receive All-American honors A big congratulations to the three Bearcat student-athletes that received All-American honors at their respective championships in March! Jackie Keire, a sophomore on the Women’s Swimming and Diving Team, placed 16th in the 200 yard freestyle at the NCAA Championships for Honorable Mention All-American honors. She was the first Bearcat woman swimmer to be named an All-American since 2005. Adrian Valles, a freshman on the Men’s Indoor Track and Field Team, finished 6th in the men’s pole vault and was named a first-team All-American in that event. Valles was the highest placing freshman in the event. Erika Hurd, a junior on the Women’s Indoor Track and Field Team, earned second-team AllAmerican honors by tying for 15th in the women’s high jump.
Southeastern Conference names new commissioner: Greg Sankey set to take over on August 1 The Southeastern Conference announced on March 12 that Greg Sankey would take over as SEC Commissioner on August 1, replacing current commissioner Mike Slive. Sankey has worked as the conference’s chief operating officer since 2012. Slive has been commissioner since 2002.
Sankey currently serves on the NCAA’s Division I Legislative Council, Committee on Academic Performance, and is Chairman of the Committee on Infractions. Before joining the SEC, Sankey served as commissioner for the Southland Conference for 7 years. Sankey had also worked as the director of compliance and men’s golf coach at Northwestern State University.
Compliance Crossword Puzzle April 2015
Across 1. Maximum number of regular-season games an FBS football team can play 5. Last name of a former Bearcat that debuted for the Minnesota Timberwolves last month 9. Minimum number of hours a student-athlete must earn during a full academic year to be eligible the following fall 11. The __ Aquatic Center is home to the swimming and diving teams 12. Student-athletes must get one of these every week while in-season 14. Recruiting period with the most restrictions
Down 2. Type of recruiting activity where a coach cannot contact a PSA, but can observe them at a practice or a competition 3. The maximum number of hours permitted for an official visit 4. Type of waiver given for serious illness or injury to a student-athlete 6. Type of visit for which the PSA covers all expenses 7. Transfers that do not meet an exception must spend a year in __ before becoming eligible 8. The most severe type of NCAA bylaw violation 10. Last name of UC's most famous baseball alumnus 13. Headquarters of the NCAA
Make sure to fill this out and return to Trever Wright for free candy! All submissions will be raffled off to win a gift certificate drawn in May!
Knott Wright University Question of the Month A student-athlete going into his or her fourth year of a five-year degree program must have completed what percentage of the required credit hours to remain eligible? A. It doesn’t matter. B.
60% of the required hours.
C.
50% of the required hours.
D. 30% of the required hours. ANSWER: C. Bylaw 14.4.3.2.1 requires a student-athlete to have completed 50% of the credit hour requirement when entering the fourth year when he or she is in a designated five-year degree program. The degree program must be designated as a five year program by the university’s course catalog.
Tip of the Month
Compliance Contacts Maggie McKinley
Track Your Alumni
Senior Associate AD Senior Woman Administrator
As we move towards the end of the academic year, make sure you roll your seniors over to being Alumni. This way you will be able to keep them up to date on your program in the same manner you can communicate with current student-athletes (i.e. via mass email).
(513) 556-0557 [email protected]
Ben Butler Senior Director of Compliance Men’s Soccer, Track/XC, Tennis
Log into JF and along the top go to DATABASES and then STUDENTATHLETES.
(513) 556-2876 [email protected]
1.) Make sure the status along the top is set to CURRENT ROSTER.
Senior Director of Compliance Basketball & Women’s Golf
2.) Select those seniors that you want to keep in contact with as alumni by checking the box on the very left hand column. 3.) Once selected, click the CONVERT TO ALUMNI button above the column headings. 4.) Confirm that you are ready to archive them as Alumni by clicking YES. 5.) You now will find your newly created alumni list if you go to DATABASES and then OTHER CONTACTS. You can even track their contact information and their donations to your program by clicking on their name and enter this information. If you have a long list of alumni already send it to [email protected] and they will add them to this database for you.
Trever Wright (513) 556-0557 [email protected]
Brian DeCarlo
Director of Compliance Baseball, Football, Men’s Golf (513) 556-0574 [email protected]
Lindsay Jaffe Director of Compliance Women’s Soccer, Lacrosse, Swim/Dive, Volleyball
(513) 556-4835 [email protected]
Please contact the compliance office with any concerns.
COMPLIAN April 2015
E CORNER Official Newsletter of the UC Compliance Office
RECRUITING CALENDARS Quiet Dead Contact/Recruiting Evaluation
Men’s Basketball 1 2 3 5
6
7
8
Football 4
1
2
3
4
8
9 10 11
9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
5
6
7
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
26 27 28 29 30
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
*A Contact Period runs from 12 PM to 11:59 PM on April 9*
26 27 28 29 30
All Other Sports
Women’s Basketball 5
6
7
1
2
3
4
8
9 10 11
5
6
7
1
2
3
4
8
9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
26 27 28 29 30
News Headlines
Three Bearcats receive All-American honors A big congratulations to the three Bearcat student-athletes that received All-American honors at their respective championships in March! Jackie Keire, a sophomore on the Women’s Swimming and Diving Team, placed 16th in the 200 yard freestyle at the NCAA Championships for Honorable Mention All-American honors. She was the first Bearcat woman swimmer to be named an All-American since 2005. Adrian Valles, a freshman on the Men’s Indoor Track and Field Team, finished 6th in the men’s pole vault and was named a first-team All-American in that event. Valles was the highest placing freshman in the event. Erika Hurd, a junior on the Women’s Indoor Track and Field Team, earned second-team AllAmerican honors by tying for 15th in the women’s high jump.
Southeastern Conference names new commissioner: Greg Sankey set to take over on August 1 The Southeastern Conference announced on March 12 that Greg Sankey would take over as SEC Commissioner on August 1, replacing current commissioner Mike Slive. Sankey has worked as the conference’s chief operating officer since 2012. Slive has been commissioner since 2002.
Sankey currently serves on the NCAA’s Division I Legislative Council, Committee on Academic Performance, and is Chairman of the Committee on Infractions. Before joining the SEC, Sankey served as commissioner for the Southland Conference for 7 years. Sankey had also worked as the director of compliance and men’s golf coach at Northwestern State University.
Compliance Crossword Puzzle April 2015
Across 1. Maximum number of regular-season games an FBS football team can play 5. Last name of a former Bearcat that debuted for the Minnesota Timberwolves last month 9. Minimum number of hours a student-athlete must earn during a full academic year to be eligible the following fall 11. The __ Aquatic Center is home to the swimming and diving teams 12. Student-athletes must get one of these every week while in-season 14. Recruiting period with the most restrictions
Down 2. Type of recruiting activity where a coach cannot contact a PSA, but can observe them at a practice or a competition 3. The maximum number of hours permitted for an official visit 4. Type of waiver given for serious illness or injury to a student-athlete 6. Type of visit for which the PSA covers all expenses 7. Transfers that do not meet an exception must spend a year in __ before becoming eligible 8. The most severe type of NCAA bylaw violation 10. Last name of UC's most famous baseball alumnus 13. Headquarters of the NCAA
Make sure to fill this out and return to Trever Wright for free candy! All submissions will be raffled off to win a gift certificate drawn in May!
Knott Wright University Question of the Month A student-athlete going into his or her fourth year of a five-year degree program must have completed what percentage of the required credit hours to remain eligible? A. It doesn’t matter. B.
60% of the required hours.
C.
50% of the required hours.
D. 30% of the required hours. ANSWER: C. Bylaw 14.4.3.2.1 requires a student-athlete to have completed 50% of the credit hour requirement when entering the fourth year when he or she is in a designated five-year degree program. The degree program must be designated as a five year program by the university’s course catalog.
Tip of the Month
Compliance Contacts Maggie McKinley
Track Your Alumni
Senior Associate AD Senior Woman Administrator
As we move towards the end of the academic year, make sure you roll your seniors over to being Alumni. This way you will be able to keep them up to date on your program in the same manner you can communicate with current student-athletes (i.e. via mass email).
(513) 556-0557 [email protected]
Ben Butler Senior Director of Compliance Men’s Soccer, Track/XC, Tennis
Log into JF and along the top go to DATABASES and then STUDENTATHLETES.
(513) 556-2876 [email protected]
1.) Make sure the status along the top is set to CURRENT ROSTER.
Senior Director of Compliance Basketball & Women’s Golf
2.) Select those seniors that you want to keep in contact with as alumni by checking the box on the very left hand column. 3.) Once selected, click the CONVERT TO ALUMNI button above the column headings. 4.) Confirm that you are ready to archive them as Alumni by clicking YES. 5.) You now will find your newly created alumni list if you go to DATABASES and then OTHER CONTACTS. You can even track their contact information and their donations to your program by clicking on their name and enter this information. If you have a long list of alumni already send it to [email protected] and they will add them to this database for you.
Trever Wright (513) 556-0557 [email protected]
Brian DeCarlo
Director of Compliance Baseball, Football, Men’s Golf (513) 556-0574 [email protected]
Lindsay Jaffe Director of Compliance Women’s Soccer, Lacrosse, Swim/Dive, Volleyball
(513) 556-4835 [email protected]
Please contact the compliance office with any concerns.
