Student-Athlete Handbook 2015-16 Nevada Student-Athlete Handbook Table of Contents
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2015-16 STUDENT-ATHLETE HANDBOOK 2015-16 NEVADA STUDENT-ATHLETE HANDBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome Letter 2 Financial Aid 27 University of Nevada, Reno 3 Athletics Scholarships (Grants‐in‐aid) 27 Quick Facts about the University of Nevada 4 Tuition & Fees 28 Mission & Values of Nevada Athletics 5 Room & Board 28 About Wolf Pack Athletics 6 Stipend Checks 29 Wolf Pack Athletics Directory 8 Books 29 University of Nevada Campus Directory 10 Student Assistance Fund 30 University of Nevada Campus Map 11 Employment 30 2015‐16 Academic Calendar 12 Graduate Students & Post‐Eligibility Aid 30 Wolf Pack Academics 14 Complimentary Tickets 31 Academic Advising 14 Information for Your Guests 31 Priority Registration 14 Student Tickets 31 Study Labs & Study Hall 19 Travel Policy 32 Class Absences 15 Student‐Athlete Conduct 34 Tutoring 16 Mountain West Sportsmanship Policy 34 Plagiarism 17 Gambling Policy 37 Important Academic Tips 17 Alcohol & Tobacco Policy 38 Summer School 17 Hazing Policy 39 Student‐Athletes with Exhausted Eligibility 17 Title IX & Sexual Assault 41 Academic Recognition 18 Sexual Harassment 41 Life Skills Program 20 Social Networking Policy 42 Community Service 20 Drug Testing 45 Student‐Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) 21 Banned Substances 46 Student‐Athlete Feedback & Grievances 22 Sports Medicine 48 Sport Administrators 23 Insurance 48 Financial Aid Appeals Process 23 Concussion Policy 49 End of Season Surveys & Exit Interviews 21 Pregnancy Policy 49 Eligibility & Compliance 24 Transgender Student‐Athletes Policy 49 Athletic & Academic Eligibility 24 Strength & Conditioning 50 Progress Toward Degree 24 Awards Policy 51 GPA Requirements 24 Letterwinners Policy 51 Dropping Classes 25 Conference Championship & Postseason Rings 52 Transferring from Nevada 25 Athletics Awards 53 Agents 25 External Services 55 Hosting Prospective Student‐Athletes 26 Athletics Communications 55 Extra Benefits 26 Interview Do’s & Don’t’s 56 Gambling 27 Marketing & Promotions 58 Countable Activities 27 Blue Crew 58 Block N Society 58 Campus Services 59 2015-16 Nevada Student-Athlete Handbook 1 Welcome Wolf Pack Student‐Athletes‐ The University of Nevada and the Athletics Department are proud and excited to have you as a member of the Wolf Pack. We have a strong tradition of academic and athletic excellence which you will add to during your time at the University. We will support your academic, athletic and personal aspirations during your time at the University. We offer a wide array of support services to enable you to get the most out of your college experience. Please read the contents of this handbook to learn as much as possible about the guidelines and services available to you. Wolf Pack teams are a source of pride for our University and the surrounding communities. As a member of the Wolf Pack team, you represent the athletics program, the University of Nevada and all fans and alumni of the University when you wear the Silver and Blue. Wear it with pride and remember: the strength of the Pack is the Wolf and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack! Go Wolf Pack! Doug Knuth Director of Athletics University of Nevada University of Nevada Fight Song “Hail to our sturdy team! Loyal and True March, march on down the field Oh, Silver and Blue. We’ll give a long cheer for Nevada’s Team, See them break through again Fighting for our own U of N To Victory! N‐E‐V‐A‐D‐A…NEVADA!” 2015-16 Nevada Student-Athlete Handbook 2 About the University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno is a place of unexpected beauty and history, with an impressive breadth of academic programs and the state’s largest research portfolio. The University has an enrollment of nearly 19,000 students and ranks in the top tier of “best national universities” by U.S. News and World Report. A Place of Beauty and History: Founded in 1874 in Elko, Nev., as the state’s land‐grant higher education institution, the University of Nevada moved to Reno in 1885. The University’s main campus is minutes away from downtown Reno’s Truckee River Whitewater Park and less than an hour away from Lake Tahoe and skiing. With the Sierra Nevada as its backdrop, the campus is designated as a state arboretum because of its wide variety of trees, shrubs and flowers. Its historic Quadrangle and surrounding original campus are designated as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. At the north end of the Quad sits the statue of John Mackay, a gift funded by the family of the famed Comstock Lode mining czar and created by Gutzon Borglum, the artist who carved Mount Rushmore. The family also funded the creation of the Mackay School of Mines, today the world‐ renowned Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering. Academic Breadth and Depth: The University offers nearly 170 degree programs from eight schools and colleges, including the University of Nevada School of Medicine. The University is classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Education as a Comprehensive Doctoral institution. The range of academic specialties extends from environmental sciences – the University pioneered snow surveying and a method to measure the water content of snow at high elevations, for example – to renewable energy, molecular medicine, engineering, business and health sciences. Notable Alumni: Notable Nevada graduates include famed authors Walter Van Tilburg Clark (“The Ox‐Bow Incident”) and Robert Laxalt (“Sweet Promised Land”); noted higher education leaders Dan Klaich, chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education, Susan Desmond‐Hellman, chancellor of the University of San Francisco and John Etchemendy, provost of Stanford University; as well as NFL Hall of Famer Marion Motley, who helped break the color barrier in the National Football League in the 1940s. Six of Nevada’s governors graduated from the University, and the University has produced six Pulitzer Prize winners in journalism. 2015-16 Nevada Student-Athlete Handbook 3 Building for the Future: Significant new facilities are helping shape the future of the campus and the state. Medical and nursing students study and learn together in the William N. Pennington Health Sciences Building which opened fall 2011. Fall 2010 saw the opening of the Davidson Mathematics and Science Center and the Center for Molecular Medicine. Three more buildings form a hub for student socializing, engagement, leadership and learning. The Mathewson‐IGT Knowledge Center is one of the most technologically advanced libraries in the country, encompassing all facets of the digital age in a single, multifunctional, exemplary facility. Next door is the Joe Crowley Student Union, a four‐story center of campus life. Nearby is the Marguerite Wattis Petersen Athletic Academic Center. Reach Beyond Campus: As a true statewide institution, the University’s Cooperative Extension programs and offices, agricultural experiment stations, laboratories and medical facilities bring programs and services to all Nevada counties. The University of Nevada Medical School extends teaching and research across the state and includes facilities in Reno and Las Vegas. The University also administers the University Study Abroad Consortium (USAC), offering study abroad programs in 25 countries. QUICK FACTS Location: Reno Metro Population: 323,000 University Founded: 1874 Enrollment: 19,000 Nickname: Wolf Pack University President: Dr. Marc Johnson Athletics Director: Doug Knuth Colors: Navy Blue & Silver Athletics Facilities Football & Soccer: Mackay Stadium Volleyball: Virginia Street Gym Swimming &Diving: Lombardi Pool Basketball: Lawlor Events Center Baseball: Peccole Park Softball: Hixson Park Rifle: Nevada Shooting Range Conference: Mountain West Conference Mountain West Schools: Air Force Academy, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawaii (football only), Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State & Wyoming 2015-16 Nevada Student-Athlete Handbook 4 2015-16 Nevada Student-Athlete Handbook 5 About Wolf Pack Athletics The 2015‐16 season opens at the University of Nevada with steady energy and clear vision as the Wolf Pack is poised for more success in its fourth season as a member of the Mountain West Conference and sponsors 16 intercollegiate sports featuring more than 400 student‐athletes. The 2014‐15 season at Nevada was highlighted by the school’s first Mountain West championship as the Wolf Pack baseball team stormed to the conference title. The team produced the second‐best record in school history and swept the major postseason awards, included Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year. That capped a year in which Nevada saw its: football team play in its ninth bowl game in the last 10 years; its swimming and diving team take home the top individuals honors at the MW meet; women’s golf team capture a tournament title for the first time in seven years; tennis team qualify an NCAA tournament participant for the second straight year; and it’s student‐athletes win the conference community service challenge. Over the course of three commencement ceremonies during the year, the Wolf Pack saw nearly 90 of its student‐athletes graduate, bringing the total number of student‐athlete graduates to 661 over the past nine years. The Wolf Pack’s graduation success rate rose for the eighth in the last nine years and matched its high water mark of 80 percent. Fourteen of Nevada’s 16 athletic programs saw their Academic Progress Rate scores rise or hold steady in the latest APR report from the NCAA. All of Nevada’s 16 sports programs met or exceeded the benchmark set by the NCAA, with the Wolf Pack’s volleyball team earning another public recognition award this year for ranking in the top 10 percent in the nation for its sport. A total of 119 student‐athletes earned academic all‐conference distinction from the Mountain West during the 2014‐15 season. To qualify, a student‐athlete must have a cumulative grade‐point average, at the member institution, of 3.0 or higher, completed at least one academic semester at the member institution and competed in 50 percent of the team's varsity contests.