Compliance Forms
Compliance Policies and Procedures
The University of Nebraska at Omaha is committed to insuring that its student-athletes, staff, faculty, alumni, and friends abide by the letter and the spirit of NCAA, conference and University rules and regulations.
UNO is proud to have the loyal support of and continued interest in its athletic programs by our alumni and friends. As we strive for excellence, we must always seek the highest standard of ethical conduct. With your assistance and cooperation, we believe that we can accomplish both goals.
This section of the website is designed to provide quick access to important compliance information. If you have questions that this site does not answer, please do not hesitate to contact the UNO Athletic Department at (402) 554-2305.
Following are some helpful guidelines.
WHO IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNIVERSITY'S ATHLETICS INTERESTS?
You are considered a "Representative of the University's Athletics Interests (a booster) if you:
- have participated in or are currently a member of any athletics department booster group;
- made a donation to the men's or women's athletic program;
- have assisted or been asked to assist in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes;
- have assisted in providing benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their families; or
- have been or are involved in promoting UNO athletics in any way.
Once a person is defined as a booster/representative of UNO's athletic interests, they retain that identity indefinitely, even if they no longer support the athletics program.
WHO IS A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE?
The NCAA defines a "prospect" as anyone who has started classes for the ninth grade. In addition, a student who has not started the ninth grade becomes a prospect if the institution provides any financial assistance or other benefit not provided to prospective students in general.
WHAT IS A CONTACT?
A contact is any face-to-face encounter between a prospect or the prospect's parents/guardians and an institutional staff member or athletics representative during which any dialogue occurs in excess of an exchange of a greeting. Any such face-to-face encounter that is prearranged or that takes place on the grounds of the prospect's school or at the site of organized competition or practice involving the prospect or the prospect's team shall be considered a contact, regardless of the conversation that occurs.
WHAT IS CONSIDERED RECRUITING?
Recruiting is any solicitation of a prospect or the prospect's relatives by a staff member or representative of the institution's athletics interests (booster) for the purpose of securing the prospect's enrollment and ultimate participation in the institution's intercollegiate athletics program.
RULES GOVERNING PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETES
Contact With Prospects-Division I
In Division I (hockey prospects), representatives of UNO's athletic interests are prohibited from making any in-person, on- or off-campus recruiting contacts, as well as written or telephone communications with a prospect or the prospect's parents or relatives.
Contact With Prospects-Division II
In Division II (this includes all sports other than hockey), representatives of UNO's athletic interests are prohibited from making in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts with prospects or their relatives. On-campus contacts as well as written communications are permitted with Division II prospects. Effective August 1, 2000, boosters are prohibited from contacting DII prospects by telephone.
Contact With Prospect's Coach or School Staff
Contact with a prospect's coach, principal or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the prospect is prohibited.
Financial Aid or Other Benefits to Prospects
Representatives of UNO's athletic interests may not provide any financial aid or other benefits, such as clothing, special discounts, tickets to events, or co-signing loans, to a prospect or their relatives.
PERMISSABLE ACTIVITIES BY BOOSTERS
- UNO boosters may attend events (e.g., contests, banquets) where prospects are present on the booster's own initiative, subject to the understanding that the booster may NOT contact the prospect or the prospect's relatives.
- UNO boosters may inform the UNO coaches of prospects in their area by contacting the UNO staff and sending UNO coaches newspaper clippings with the names of particular prospects.
- Continue establishing family relationships with friends and neighbors. Contacts with prospects are permitted as long as they are not made for recruiting purposes and are not initiated by UNO staff members.
- UNO boosters may arrange employment for prospective student-athletes. The prospect may not begin the job until after the completion of his or her senior year in high school. Compensation must be based on work actually performed and at a normal rate of pay.