Director Of Athletic Compliance

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Director of Athletic Compliance

Duties: Responsible for establishing and maintaining programs and procedures designed to assure institutional control with the intercollegiate rules of the NCAA, Big Ten and WCHA conferences and the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Reports to the Office of the General Counsel, and works closely with the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Twin Cities Campus (Athletics Director). Work with the Athletics Director to establish and maintain programs which will assure proper transmission. Developing and coordinating an education program for athletics department staff which includes yearly testing on basic rules and regular updates of new rules. Developing and coordinating an education program for booster organizations affiliated with the University’s intercollegiate athletics programs. Developing and coordinating an education program for new staff members who are hired after the academic year has started. Developing and coordinating a program for conducting rules/eligibility meetings for student-athletes to insure that athletes receive a strong message about the commitment of the department and coaches to comply with the rules and to insure that student-athletes are informed of their individual responsibilities for compliance. Developing a system for disseminating information on current rule interpretations which affect coaches and staff. Serve as a resource for the University on athletics-related rules and regulations. Acting as staff to the faculty committees on intercollegiate athletics and resource to the Athletics Director on compliance matters and assisting in the evaluation of proposed NCAA and conference legislation. Providing regulatory oversight for the financial aid representative. Reviewing University operating procedures that deal with certification of initial and continuing student-athlete eligibility and student-athlete financial aid in conjunction with appropriate University offices (e.g., Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, and Academic Counseling). Reviewing procedures for training staff members in affiliated University offices and keeping them current with rules and interpretations. Disseminating information on new NCAA or conference interpretations and legislation and assisting in the development of new guidelines/procedures for incorporating such changes. Supervise and regularly evaluate his/her staff, and oversee the daily operations of the Athletics Compliance Office. Work with the Athletics Director to assure that departmental operating procedures result in rule compliance, and take appropriate steps to assure ongoing monitoring of compliance. Reviewing existing procedures and developing new systems/modifications as necessary with the goal of internalizing responsibility for rule compliance in every phase of the athletics department operations. Monitoring rule compliance systems and forwarding problems/discrepancies to the Athletics Director and the General Counsel. Personal and continuous monitoring of departmental and team compliance. Scheduling and attending regular meetings with the coaching staffs. Coordinate the University’s policy and procedures for responding to alleged violations, Conference and University rules. Thoroughly investigating alleged violations. Assisting the General Counsel and the Athletics Director in full reporting of violations to the appropriate governing bodies. Preparing a semi-annual report on rules violations for review by the General Counsel, Athletics Director, Faculty Representatives and faculty committee chairs; and identifying patterns and institutional responses. Reports to the University’s General Counsel.

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