Panel Part 1 Ethics in Compliance Chris Brown Louise McCleary Kayla Robles

Agenda Ethics. Group activity. Panelists - Best practices and ethics in athletics compliance. Case studies. NCAA resources. Prior to jumping into content, it is important to establish the agenda for the presentation. The presentation will consist of the following items: Ethics. Group activity. Panelists - Best practices and ethics in athletics compliance. Case studies. NCAA resources.

Ethics Ethical – relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these. Morally good or correct. Avoiding activities or organizations that do harm to people or the environment. Ethical vs. legislative Ethical is defined as relating to moral principles of the branch of knowledge dealing with these. Everyday, we are encountering ethical issues. Some may be small, some may be large. As it relates to athletics, we confront ethical issues, some of which have a legislative tie, other of which do not. We want to focus on both today.

Group Activity

Group Activity – Challenges & Awards Take a notecard from the center of your table. Prepare to write down answers to two questions. Discuss your answers among your table members. Select a table member to report out.

Group Activity – Challenges & Awards (cont.) What is the most challenging ethical situation you have experienced as a compliance administrator?

Group Activity – Challenges & Awards (cont.) What is the most rewarding situation you have experienced as a compliance administrator?

Best Practices

Panelists Name and contact information of panelists.

Case Studies

Small Group Discussion Find a sheet of paper entitled "CASE STUDIES" at your table. Some tables have Case Study Nos. 1 and 2 while others have Case Study Nos. 3 and 4. Discuss the case study with your table for 10-15 minutes. Determine if your situation is ethical or not and why or why not. Identify someone in your small group who is willing to report out to the larger group.

Small Group Discussion – Case Study No. 1 It is September, prior to the basketball season. You walk by the gymnasium and happen to notice the basketball coach providing instruction to some of his student-athletes during open gym.

Small Group Discussion – Case Study No. 2 A coach asked you an interpretive question. You thought you knew the answer to the question and gave an interpretation. The next day you realized you gave the wrong answer which caused the coach to violate a rule.

Small Group Discussion – Case Study No. 3 Student-Athlete No. 1 will play in her last softball game tonight, which is also senior night. She is enrolled in her last course necessary to graduate. Student-Athlete No. 2 observed SA No. 1 cheating. Specifically, SA No. 1 had another student (who is employed as a tutor for all students including the athletics department) telling her the answers to an online test. SA No. 2 reported this information to you.

Small Group Discussion – Case Study No. 4 A SA has approached you regarding his financial aid. In looking at his outside scholarships, you notice that the criteria does not comply with the legislation for outside aid. This particular SA is a hard worker who has experienced financial hardship throughout the year, do you report the scholarship knowing the SA may not be able to afford to continue in school without it?

NCAA Resources

NCAA Resources If there is a legislation component, what is the intent of the rule? Looking up proposals – LSDBi updates, ,etc.

NCAA Resources (cont.) Athletics - front door of institutions. If there is a need to reach out to NCAA staff for interpretive assistance, your first stop should be RSRO. However, in emergency situations, please use this document as a means to contact NCAA staff. www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/2016DIIIAMA_Contact-Information_20161129.pdf

NCAA Resources (cont.) Will the outcome of the situation impact student-athlete well-being? Talk about the waiver process. If the situation involves student-athlete well-being, if so, determine if a waiver would be appropriate. If so, reach out through RSRO to start the waiver process. Guidelines for legislative relief waivers can be found below: http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/Aug2017DIIISLR_Guidelines_20170901.pdf

NCAA Resources (cont.) Create communication plan on how to best handle the situation. Is this isolated or common and how to fix this in the future. www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/2018DIIIComp_Waiver_Tip_Sheet_20182002.pdf

NCAA Resources (cont.) Evaluate, educate and evolve. Not all situations will be resolved perfectly. As such, it is important to evaluate your department’s handling of a particular issue. In addition, once reviewed, take some time to educate on what happened and ways it could/should be handled. Finally, evolve. All ethical challenges present an opportunity to learn how to better handle the situation.

NCAA Resources (cont.) Compliance is not a one-person job. Maintaining athletics compliance is a campus wide initiative. As such, this document helps to highlight the constituents necessary to maintain compliance. www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/DIIIComp_Staying_Compliant_with_DivisionIII_Rules_20170919.pdf?division=d3

NCAA Resources (cont.) This resource was created by the NCAA Enforcement Staff to better assist in not only reporting violations but ways investigate an issue to determine if a violation has occurred. A great document to share across the administration. www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/2017DIENF_MembershipResource_Guide_20170308.pdf

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