Indiana University Athletics
Compliance Question Of The Week
Compliance Question Of The Week
Question:
You (ANY staff member of IU Athletics) are sitting at this week's home football game against Ohio State with your significant-other (spouse, fiance, boy/girlfriend, etc.) or roommate, who happens to be a huge IU fan and falls under the definition of a representative of IU's athletics interests. You see one of our coaches in the stands and begin a conversation with the coach. The coach introduces you to several prospects and their parents who are in town for official and unofficial visits. Suddenly, you notice your significant-other/roommate carrying on a conversation with one of the parents and you overhear enough to realize that your significant-other/roommate is promoting the prospect's particular sport at Indiana and telling the parent how great the coach is for that sport. Is this permissible?
Answer:
Depends. If your significant-other is your spouse (or meets Indiana University's definition of a spouse), then it is okay for him or her to be recruiting on-campus for Indiana (and within 30 miles of campus during a prospect's official visit). [13.1.2.2-(e)] It is also permissible if your significant-other/roommate is an Indiana University staff member because the contact is occuring on-campus. [13.1.2.3-(a)] Otherwise, it is NOT okay because repesentatives of athletics interests are prohibited from making in-person, on- or off-campus recruiting contacts (or written or telephonic communications) with a prospect or the prospect's relatives or legal guardians. [13.01.5]
Question:
You (ANY staff member of IU Athletics) are sitting at this week's home football game against Ohio State with your significant-other (spouse, fiance, boy/girlfriend, etc.) or roommate, who happens to be a huge IU fan and falls under the definition of a representative of IU's athletics interests. You see one of our coaches in the stands and begin a conversation with the coach. The coach introduces you to several prospects and their parents who are in town for official and unofficial visits. Suddenly, you notice your significant-other/roommate carrying on a conversation with one of the parents and you overhear enough to realize that your significant-other/roommate is promoting the prospect's particular sport at Indiana and telling the parent how great the coach is for that sport. Is this permissible?
Answer:
Depends. If your significant-other is your spouse (or meets Indiana University's definition of a spouse), then it is okay for him or her to be recruiting on-campus for Indiana (and within 30 miles of campus during a prospect's official visit). [13.1.2.2-(e)] It is also permissible if your significant-other/roommate is an Indiana University staff member because the contact is occuring on-campus. [13.1.2.3-(a)] Otherwise, it is NOT okay because repesentatives of athletics interests are prohibited from making in-person, on- or off-campus recruiting contacts (or written or telephonic communications) with a prospect or the prospect's relatives or legal guardians. [13.01.5]