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2013-2014 Student-Athlete Manual DISCOVERY. RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING. FREEDOM. LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY. TEXAS ATHLETICS 11 WELCOME TO TEXAS TO WELCOME Chris Plonsky AD/ Associate Sr. Women’s Athletics Director & Executive External Services & Women’s Men’s 2013-14 H STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE Men’s Athletics Director DeLoss Dodds Hook ‘em, Horns! great year for all of us. Thousands of alumni (450,000 living Texas Exes) and others who love our University have their their have University our love who others Exes) and Texas (450,000 living alumni of Thousands us. of all for year great you! on eyes in the classroom the way you do in your sports. Participate in community service activities here in Austin and central Texas Texas central and Austin in service here activities community in Participate sports. your in do you way the classroom the in competitions. your during on you cheers that community the to back give and will This be a Communicate! members. staff other and trainers, athletic counselors, professors, coaches, your to Listen You are here because you have demonstrated talent, determination, and the desire to set and obtain high goals for yourself yourself for goals high obtain and set to desire the and determination, talent, demonstrated have you because here are You and Be responsible test. the to ethic work and skills your put to opportunity the have you Now teammates. your and compete and seriously studies academic your Take Texas. of representative and friend, colleague as a teammate, accountable academics, sports, and personal development. Your academic goals and success are our priority. We can offer you all the the all you offer can We priority. our are success and goals academic Your development. personal and sports, academics, you that Remember give. to have you all offer to you expect we return, in and offer, to has University great this resources loyalty. and accountability, creativity, diversity, teamwork, excellence, integrity, means which Athletics, Texas represent now career! Student Athletics, in here We responsibility. and opportunity great of a place family, Longhorn the a part of now are You in best your achieve to you help to can we everything do to pledge community, University entire Services, the and Dear Longhorns, collegiate academic and athletic your of beginning the and Texas of University the to welcome Athletics, Texas of On behalf The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Welcomes All Longhorn Student-Athletes to Campus for the 2013-14 Academic Year
New Longhorns,
. TEXAS ATHLETICS We are excited to welcome you to The University of Texas, a place filled with opportunity in every aspect of life, whether it is in the competitive arena, the classroom, or the community. You were selected because you were the best of your peers in all of these areas, and now you have the chance to become a part of the best of the best, as you become a student-athlete at Texas.
As Longhorns, we devote our time to academics, athletics, and work to be leaders on campus and in the Austin community. At Texas, you have all the resources our University has to offer – use them! We encourage you to participate in activities, such as the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), an organization made up of student-athlete leaders who want to give back to the community that contributes so much to our success.
Upholding the Longhorn tradition of excellence is something that we strive for every day. Many challenges will arise during your time at Texas, but these experiences will only make you stronger and there are always teammates there to encourage
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. balance your many athletic and academic endeavors. We are a family at Texas, and when you compete, volunteer, or excel P academically, you are representing all of us: current Longhorns, the Austin community, and the nationwide UT alumni. It is a great responsibility and opportunity, and like the Longhorns before you, we know you will step up and make us proud with your leadership and integrity. ERSHI LEAD
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Texas Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Leaders, 2013-2014 Toni Hakula, Men’s Golf M.J. McFarland, Football
FREEDOM Bailey Webster, Volleyball
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2 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DISCOVERY. RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING. FREEDOM. LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY. TEXAS ATHLETICS 33 52 49 53 53 54 52 53 53 57 57 57 48 50 49 50 50 51 48 47 47 47 50 47 48 47 47 44 44 44 45 46 45 55-56 58-63 ...... Sexual Harassment Policy by UT Athletics Insurance Coverage? Program Description and NCAA Drug Testing Testing Notification Supplements and Regulations Information Privacy Practices and Medical Insurance Expense Coverage Insurance Coverage Maintained Medical Expense Coverage UT Who Is Eligible for Performance Enhancement Performance Dining Service Results Disposition of Positive Test Drug Education Drug Testing Philosophy & Institutional, Conference Institutional Drug Method of Institutional Testing NCAA Banned Substances NCAA Fast Facts: Nutritional Nutrition Program Overview Penalties: University Rules Performance Team Preventive Screening Program Reinstatement Response for Unexcused Absence Safe Harbor Program Sanctions for Positive Tests Staff Responsibility Strength Training Programs Supplements Tobacco Use Weight Room Procedures Weight Training Facilities of HIPAA Notice Athletic Training/Sports Medicine Athletic Training/Sports Medicine Training/Sports Athletic Healthcare Resources Overview and Illnesses Reporting Injuries Rights & Responsibilities Student-Athletes’ Authorized Disclosure of Protected Health Student-Athletes’ Responsibilities Student-Athletes’ Rights and Safety, Health, 31 31 32 34 31 37 36 35 39 43 31 32 43 42 42 42 43 43 42 33 37 37 36 35 36 31 32 31 31 31 39 34 36 35 33 38 36 34 .. . 40-41 38-39 ......
...... Academic Eligibility ...... to All Students You Must . . . Summer School Registration Requirement by Athletics Scholarships Emergency Loans Available Assistance Fund NCAA Student Post-Eligibility Aid Enrollment Changes Graduate Students NCAA Five-Year Rule NCAA Six-Hour Rule Progress Towards Degree Requirements Rules Compliance To Maintain Your Eligibility, Transferring from Texas Aid Information Financial Additional Financial Assistance Athletics Scholarship Athletics Scholarship for Athletics Scholarship Disbursement Eligibility and Compliance Eligibility and 12-Hour Rule Rate (APR) Academic Performance Athletic & Student-Athlete/Agent Policy Student-Athlete/Agent In Any Sport, You Cannot Information for Your Guests Occasional Meals Outside Competition Recruitment Student-Athlete Appearances Student-Athlete Awards Student-Athlete Vehicle Unethical Conduct in Practice? You Coach Can Who Within Your Sport, You Cannot Work Opportunities Principles of Sportsmanship University Charges Not Covered NCAA Compliance Agents Athletically-Related Activities Complimentary Admissions Extra Benefits Gambling Hosting A Prospective Student-Athlete Benefits Impermissible 2013-14 STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE 2013-14 19 30 30 29 29 12 12 18 19 18 20 21 19 20 20 20 29 29 30 30 18 18 19 21 21 13 30 6-7 2-3 4-5 8-9 10-11 24-28 22-23 14-15 16-17 ...... 2013-14 ...... H ...... Class Absences Excellence (PRIDE) Excellence STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE Study Hall Study Hall Rules Tutoring Guidelines Tutoring Services Orientation Program Registration Procedures Responsibilities of Student-Athletes Selection of an Academic Major Competition Schedule and Congratulations, You’re a Winner! Helpful Hints for Good Grades A Little Something About Us Academic Counselors Academic Mentors Book Loan Personal Responsibility In Developing Responsibility Personal Services Office Student Photography Services Publications/Creative Criteria Lettering Locker Room Policy Longhorn Network Media Relations Media Relations Tips for Athletes Communications External Services College IMG Interview Policies Welcome to Texas Student Services Student-Athlete Code of Conduct Texas Athletics Achievements UT Degrees at Undergraduate UT Athletics Goals Objectives & Athletics Councils Map Athletics Facilities Phone Numbers Important UT Statements Mission & Vision The University of Texas The University Calendar 13-14 Academic MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
The mission of The University of Texas at Austin is to achieve excellence in the interrelated areas of undergraduate education, graduate education, research and public service. The University provides superior and
. TEXAS ATHLETICS comprehensive educational opportunities at the baccalaureate through doctoral and special professional educational levels.
The University contributes to the advancement of society through research, creative activity, scholarly inquiry and the development of new knowledge. The University preserves and promotes the arts, benefits the state’s economy, serves the citizens through public programs and provides other public service.
CORE PURPOSE H To transform lives for the benefit of society.
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. H P Learning - A caring community, all of us students, helping one another grow. H Discovery - Expanding knowledge and human understanding. H
ERSHI Freedom - To seek the truth and express it. H Leadership - The will to excel with integrity and the spirit that nothing is impossible.
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Individual Opportunity - Many options, diverse people and ideas; one university. . H Responsibility - To serve as a catalyst for positive change in Texas and beyond.
HONOR CODE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN H The core values of The University of Texas at Austin are learning, discovery, freedom, leadership, FREEDOM
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4 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DISCOVERY. RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING. FREEDOM. LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY. TEXAS ATHLETICS 5 Teamwork - We’re stronger together. stronger - We’re Teamwork UT ATHLETICS CORE VALUES UT ATHLETICS UT ATHLETICS CORE PURPOSE UT ATHLETICS H 2. Demand and foster a culture of integrity. of culture a foster and 2. Demand 9. Develop a successful UT television network. UT television a successful 9. Develop Diversity - Many distinct voices, one university. one voices, distinct - Many Diversity Integrity - Play by the rules and do what’s right. rules the do what’s and by - Play Integrity and contribute to the mission of the University. of the mission to contribute and 10. Provide the best fan experience in the nation. fan the best 10. Provide Creativity - Foster innovation. Welcome newideas. Welcome innovation. - Foster Creativity H H H Loyalty - Welcome to the Longhorn family: a bond that lasts a lifetime. lasts family: that a bond the Longhorn to - Welcome Loyalty 11. Continue to integrate sustainability into the culture of UT Athletics. of the culture into sustainability integrate to 11. Continue H 4. Respect our traditions – Honor those traditions that support our values. values. our support that traditions those – Honor traditions 4. Respect our Accountability - To yourself, to your team, to your University, and to society. to and University, your to team, your to yourself, - To Accountability H 2013-14 Create and embrace new traditions that strengthen and expand the Longhorn family. Longhorn the expand and strengthen that new traditions embrace and Create and throughout the Longhorn family. Athletics is integral to the life of the University. the of the life to integral is Athletics family. the Longhorn throughout and H 5. Promote diversity – Our programs will reflect the fact of Texas and the world beyond. the world and will reflect Texas the fact of – Our programs diversity 5. Promote 8. Enhance the financial independence and sustainability of Athletics to foster excellence excellence foster to Athletics of sustainability and independence the financial 8. Enhance Our mission is to prepare students to win with integrity – in academics, in athletics, and in life. in and in athletics, – in academics, win with integrity to students prepare to is Our mission H 1. Attract and retain the best people who exemplify our values – student-athletes, coaches, and staff. staff. and coaches, – student-athletes, values our who exemplify people the best retain and 1. Attract the organization must be well defined. Every staff member is held accountable for his or her performance. her or his for accountable held is member staff defined. be Every well must the organization 6. Communicate and collaborate effectively to strengthen relationships – internally, throughout the campus, the campus, throughout – internally, relationships strengthen to effectively collaborate and 6. Communicate 3. Provide the best and most efficient support systems, processes, and facilities to serve our student-athletes. serve to facilities our and processes, systems, support efficient most and the best 3. Provide succeed academically, life, and to contribute in to achieve their dreams to society. THE OF MUST UT ATHLETICS GOALS ALIGN WITH ITS VISION, PURPOSE AND VALUES. instilling the passion,instilling the knowledge, and characterto compete student-athletes for all to win, to Maintain an environment that supports collaboration and welcomes innovation. Affiliate with institutions that share our values. our share that institutions with Affiliate innovation. welcomes and collaboration supports that environment an Maintain UT Athletics will define what it means to be best the world’s intercollegiate athletics program, Excellence - We play to win, and we are in relentless pursuit of the highest level of intellectual, personal, and athletic achievement. athletic and personal, intellectual, of level the highest of pursuit in relentless are we win, and to play - We Excellence H 7. Continuously evaluate performance throughout UT Athletics on the basis of results. The role and responsibilities of every in of person responsibilities and role The results. of the basis on UT Athletics throughout performance evaluate 7. Continuously STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE UT ATHLETICS VISION ATHLETICS UT STATEMENT UT ATHLETICS GOALS & OBJECTIVES
GOAL Attract and retain the best people who exemplify our values —student-athletes, coaches, and staff. Maintain an environment that supports collaboration and welcomes innovation. Affiliate with institutions that share our values. OBJECTIVES H Establish and communicate expectations for success on the field, in the classroom, in the workplace, and in . TEXAS ATHLETICS the community. H Invest in coaching and staff talent, and provide opportunities for personal growth, career development, and innovation. H Nurture and encourage everyone involved in UT Athletics to strive to be the best. H Seek ways to promote innovative thinking and the willingness to bear reasonable risk among our employees.
GOAL Demand and foster a culture of integrity. OBJECTIVES H Hire and retain people who exemplify our values. H Recruit student-athletes who exemplify our values. H Ensure that compliance programs are effective, efficient, and user-friendly. H Student-athletes, coaches, and staff must uphold the principles of amateur athletics. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL
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. H Ensure that our student-athletes understand all the resources available —inside and outside Athletics—to help them succeed. H Continuously assess whether our physical environment supports the collaboration, communication, and decision-making that we need to succeed. H Annually evaluate our programs that connect student-athletes to faculty, mentors, and non-athletics activi- FREEDOM
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6 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DISCOVERY. RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING. FREEDOM. LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY. TEXAS ATHLETICS 7 2013-14 H constituents and the world. enhance relationships. This includes students and student-athletes (current and former), colleagues in includes students and student-athletes (current enhance relationships. This donors, alumni, fans, and the community. academics and the administration, fulfillment of our vision. fulfillment of Continue to seek forums for collaboration between organizational units. Continue to seek forums to improve internal communications. Leverage advanced technology events to avoid conflicts and enhance success. Coordinate schedules and new technology to share the UT story with our Actively embrace digital and social media and Share appropriate information freely with employees and constituents to promote collaboration and freely with employees and constituents Share appropriate information Emphasize diversity in recruiting and hiring. in recruiting and Emphasize diversity and the our long-term success the role of diversity in all employees recognize Ensure that goals. toward our diversity Measure progress community diversity programs and activities. Connect with campus and
Communicate and collaborate effectively to strengthen relationships —internally, throughout the campus, and effectively to strengthen relationships —internally, Communicate and collaborate family. Athletics is integral to the life of the University. throughout the Longhorn Promote diversity — Our programs will reflect the face of Texas and the world beyond. will reflect the face of Texas — Our programs Promote diversity H H H H H H H H H
STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE OBJECTIVES GOAL GOAL OBJECTIVES STUDENT-ATHLETE CODE OF CONDUCT
Student-Athlete Code of Conduct 2013-14 Failure to follow this Code of Conduct could result in disciplinary action, dismissal from the team and/or loss of your athletics scholarship. Written agreement to adhere to this Code of Conduct is obtained through the Student-Athlete
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1. UT Core Values: A student-athlete is expected, in both attitude and behavior, to make a positive contribution to the University and team and abide by the UT Athletics core values (Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, Diversity, Creativity, Accountability, Loyalty) and University core values (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility). 2. Sportsmanship and Teamwork: The student-athlete is expected to abide by the spirit and letter of the rules of the sport during practice and competition and to treat teammates, opponents, coaches, officials, and spectators with respect and courtesy. Team suc- cess depends upon each student-athlete’s ability and willingness to communicate and work as a member of the team. Profanity and any other form of negative or inappropriate behavior and communication are not tolerated. 3. Physical Conditioning: It is important for the student-athlete to maintain a proper level of physical conditioning. The conditioning needed to perform well includes good cardiovascular fitness, sound muscular strength and flexibility, and appropriate nutrition and body composition. If the student-athlete does not reach or maintain this level of physical fitness, he or she is required to work with the athletic trainer, sports dietician, and/or strength and conditioning coach to overcome the deficiencies. The student-athlete may be held out of practice until the problem is resolved. The student-athlete must communicate all injuries and illnesses to the athletic trainer or head coach. Treatments and exercises prescribed by the athletic trainer must be followed conscientiously. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL
4. Tobacco, Drugs and Alcohol: UT policy and NCAA rules prohibit the use of tobacco products in UT facilities or during practice or .
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ERSHI recruiting visits, appearances, etc.). 5. Academic Responsibility: The student-athlete is expected to take care of his or her academic responsibilities and academic diligence is essential. Unexcused absences for missed classes and study hall, except for team travel or illness excused by the athletic trainer, are
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. of academic services and/or loss of traveling privileges. As a student at UT, you must uphold academic integrity. Cheating and other forms of academic dishonesty are unacceptable and violate UT Student Discipline and Conduct Policy and UT Student Honor Code. Changing majors and/or class schedules are not permitted without receiving prior approval from the academic counselor and head coach. At times, an “academic contract” may be created so the student-athlete knows precise benchmarks must be met in order for the student-athlete to meet NCAA and institutional eligibility requirements and/or maintain an athletics scholarship.
FREEDOM 6. Attendance & Punctuality: Attendance and punctuality at practice, weight and strength training sessions, team meetings, medical
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. and/or sport administrator’s approval and completing the “moving out of the dorm” financial form. Student-athletes who are on scholastic probation may not move out of the dorm. 10. Use of Name and Image: The student-athlete may not permit the use of his or her name and/or image to advertise, recommend or promote directly the sale or use of a commercial product or service of any kind. The student-athlete also may not receive payment of any kind for endorsing a commercial product or service. Such action violates NCAA regulations and will jeopardize the student- athlete’s eligibility. The student-athlete should notify the Athletics Risk Management and Compliance Services staff if his or her name or image is being used to promote a commercial product or service without the student-athlete’s permission so steps may be taken to cease such activity and protect the student-athlete’s eligibility. 11. Outside Competition and Appearances: Prior approval is required from the head coach, Student Services and Athletics Risk
RESPONSIBILITY Management and Compliance Services for the student-athlete to participate in an outside athletic event (e.g. competition) or to par-
. ticipate in any outside event in which the student-athlete represents the team or sport (e.g. appearance, media activity, etc.). Please Y refer to Athletics Risk Management and Compliance Services for the appropriate paperwork. 12. Employment Approvals: Prior approval is required from the head coach, Student Services, and Athletics Risk Management and Compliance Services for the student-athlete to participate in any employment activities, including fee-for-lesson. Please refer to Athletics Risk Management and Compliance Services for the appropriate paperwork. 13. Sale of Athletics Items: The student-athlete is not permitted to sell, trade or offer in exchange for other benefits or services, any DISCOVER items obtained as a privilege for being a student-athlete. This includes, but is not limited to, memorabilia, awards, apparel, equip- ment, complimentary tickets, etc. Such action violates NCAA regulations and will jeopardize the student-athlete’s eligibility. 8 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DISCOVERY. RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING. FREEDOM. LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY. TEXAS ATHLETICS 9 - - - UT , (may be (may (may be (may or 512-232-7055 or to athletics. UT Student Discipline and and Discipline UT Student external to athletics: athletics: to (anonymous) external UT Student Discipline and Conduct Policy Conduct and Discipline UT Student , Email: [email protected] Email: Equity Institutional Officeof President Vice Assistant Green, Antwi Katherine misconduct. sexual and harassment to related concerns raise to required is one No NOTE: (within athletics). internally the above of any www.utexas.edu/eos Website: 512-471-1849 Phone: [email protected] Email: Services Compliance University 877-507-7321 Phone: www.reportlineweb.com/utaustin Website: [email protected] Email: President the Officeof 512-471-1232 Phone: [email protected] Email: Faculty Athletics Representative Athletics Faculty Accounting, of Department Professor, Clement, Michael Dr. Business School of Red McCombs 512-471-0332 Phone: sexual including discrimination, of Report allegations anonymous) 4. 2. 3. anonymous) Reporting issues issues Reporting are there internally, first issues raise to encouraged are you Although issue an report to options four 1. As University students, student-athletes are expected to abide by all city, state, and and state, all city, by expected abide to are student-athletes students, University As to athletics: internal Each student-athlete is responsible for reading and following the rules and guidelines outlined outlined the rules guidelines and following and reading for responsible is Each student-athlete Student-Athlete Orientation Brochure Book Brochure Orientation Student-Athlete Student-Athlete Code of Conduct 2013-14 Code of Conduct Student-Athlete the The student-athlete is required to report any factual or potential NCAA, Big 12 or UT rules violations. Even Even UT rules 12 or violations. Big NCAA, potential or factual any report to required is student-athlete The 2013-14 to athletics: athletics: to H , and other information and educational materials distributed by UT Athletics or the University, including, but but including, the University, or UT Athletics by distributed materials educational and information other , and The student-athlete should uphold the highest of ethical standards. NCAA rules require student-athletes to coop to student-athletes rules NCAA require ethical of standards. the highest uphold should student-athlete The cover the prohibition of campus violence (including, but not limited to sexual assault, abuse, threats against oth against threats abuse, assault, sexual to limited not but (including, violence campus of prohibition the cover The student-athlete is not permitted to receive any benefit or service that is not available to the general student student the general to available service benefit or not is that any receive to permitted not is student-athlete The internal Student-athletes may not engage in any sports wagering activities on any sport sponsored by the NCAA (regardless of of (regardless NCAA the by sponsored sport any activities on wagering sports in any engage not may Student-athletes UT Athletics is committed to establishing a safe environment for team activity that fosters a sense of acceptance and does and acceptance of a sense fosters activity that team for environment a safe establishing to committed is UT Athletics Dodds Student-Athlete Manual, Student-Athlete Plonsky Email: [email protected] [email protected] Email: Phone: 512-471-5757 Phone: [email protected] Email: 512-471-4787 Phone: Phone: 512-471-7285 Phone: [email protected] Email: Directors Athletics CoachingStaff Services Compliance and Risk Management Athletics if the student-athlete is unsure if a violation occurred, he/she should report anything that makes him/her think him/her twice. makes Student- that anything report should occurred, he/she if a violation unsure is if the student-athlete for options following the have Student-athletes violations. potential factual or any reporting for against be retaliated not may athletes concerns: or violations potential factual or reporting EthicalConduct: in a results information misleading or false Providing information. truthful accurate only and providing by investigation in any erate ineligibility. permanent with starts penalty that Violations: Reporting Knowledge of Rules & Guidelines: Guidelines: & Rules Knowledgeof in the Code Honor Student staff. administrative or the coaching by established rules, procedures team policies, and individual to, limited not Hazing: Hazing: inci hazing to in response action disciplinary will initiate University The law. state under prohibited is Hazing hazing. tolerate not those or organizations student registered by sponsored functions the University, official of functions during place take that dents they in which occur. the location of regardless the University of the interests to connection with substantial Conduct policies Conduct age, gender, origin, national religion, color, race, of the basis on harassment) sexual (including discrimination/harassment ers), all policies, which other several and expression, gender and identity, gender orientation, sexual status, veteran citizenship, disability, following. and knowing for responsible are UT students whether that sport is sponsored by UT Athletics). Gambling activity is not only prohibited in this fashion under NCAA rules, but rules, NCAA under but in this fashion prohibited only not activity is Gambling UT Athletics). by sponsored is sport whether that Policy. Conduct and Discipline the UT Student violates also Conduct and Policy: Discipline UTStudent The System. Texas of University The and the University of all regulations and statutes and laws federal body or public or that is provided because of their status as a student-athlete. Student-athletes should consult the Athletics Risk Risk Athletics the consult should Student-athletes a student-athlete. as status their of because provided is that or public body or of Acceptance agents. or fans donors, especially when from anything, Services accepting before Compliance staff and Management eligibility. the student-athlete’s will and jeopardize in a violation result benefits could extra such Gambling: Extra Benefits: STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE
• Chris 3. • DeLoss There are three options to report an issue issue an report to options three are There 1. 2. Reporting issues issues Reporting 19. 20. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 2013-14 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Fall Semester 2013 Aug. 24 Registration for the fall semester for new and Oct. 24–25, Academic advising for continuing and readmitted readmitted students who have not yet registered. To 28-30 students for the spring semester. complete registration, undergraduate students must Oct. 25 Final tuition payment due for students who selected
. TEXAS ATHLETICS pay tuition by 5 pm on Tues., Aug. 27; graduate and law the three-payment plan. students must pay tuition by 5 pm on Tues., Sept. 3. Oct. 28– Registration for the spring semester for continuing and University residence halls open at 9 am. Nov. 8 readmitted students. University Health Services benefits become available to Nov. 1 Application deadline for Maymester programs. registered students. Nov. 5 Last day an undergraduate student may, with the dean’s Aug. 26 Add/drop for the fall semester for students who approval, withdraw from the University or drop a class registered and paid their tuition and fees by Wed., Aug. except for urgent and substantiated, nonacademic 14. reasons. Registration for the fall semester for continuing Last day an undergraduate student may change students who have not yet registered. To complete registration in a class to or from the pass/fail basis. registration, undergraduate students must pay tuition Last day to apply for an undergraduate degree. by 5 pm on Tues., Aug. 27; graduate and law students must pay tuition by 5 pm on Tues., Sept. 3. Last day an undergraduate student may register in absentia. Aug. 27 Registration and add/drop for the fall semester for all students. Nov. 12 Tuition bills for the spring semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail Deadline for graduate students to be registered in INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL address on the student’s record. absentia for the fall semester. .
P Nov. 28–30 Thanksgiving holidays. Tuition bills for undergraduate students who registered after Fri., July 19 are due by 5 pm. Dec. 4, 9 Monday law classes will meet; Wednesday law classes will not meet. Aug. 28 Classes begin. Dec. 6 Last class day. ERSHI Sept. 2 Labor Day holiday. Last day to submit master’s report, recital, thesis, Sept. 3 Last day of the official add/drop period; after this date, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean. changes in registration may require the approval of the
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. the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from Last day undergraduate students may register and pay the University. tuition without the approval of the registrar. Dec. 7 Reading day in the School of Law. Last day graduate students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the graduate dean. Dec. 7–8 Fall graduation ceremonies in the colleges and schools. Last day law students may register and pay tuition Dec. 9-10, 15 No-class days. Dec. 9-14, Fall semester final examinations in the School of Law.
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. Tuition payment deadline is 5 pm for graduate and law 16–20 students. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments. Dec. 11-14, Fall semester final examinations except in the School of
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Payment for added classes (add bill) due by 5 pm. . Last day to drop a class for a possible refund. (See General Information, chapter 4, for details.) Last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, add a class. Last day a law student may add a class. Last day a law student may drop a class without the approval of the dean. Sept. 27 Second tuition payment due for students who selected the three-payment plan. RESPONSIBILITY
Oct. 1 Application deadline for International Education Fee .
Y Scholarship (IEFS) for spring study abroad programs. Oct. 14 Last day to apply for a graduate degree. Oct. 16 Intrasemester reports due in the deans’ offices. Oct. 23 Last day a graduate student may change registration in a class to or from the credit/no credit basis. Last day to apply for a law degree. DISCOVER Last day a law student may register in absentia.
10 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DISCOVERY. RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING. FREEDOM. LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY. TEXAS ATHLETICS 11 Commencement (official graduation date). graduation (official Commencement graduating for 9 am at halls close residence University Last day an undergraduate student may register in register may student undergraduate an day Last readmitted and continuing for advising Academic fall the semester. and session the summer for students in 2 pm begins at Program Day Honor’s 66th Annual fallthe and session summer the for Registration Law. School in the of day class Last approvals, required the with may, student a law day Last Law. in the School of day Reading to distributed session the summer for bills Tuition of in the School examinations final semester Spring Law. Law. in the School of except day class Last thesis, recital, report, master’s submit to day Last the required with may, student a graduate day Last days. No-class in the except examinations final semester Spring Law. of for (except 9 am at halls close residence University undergraduate for 5 pm deadline is payment Tuition schools. and in the colleges ceremonies Graduation graduates. ROTC of Commissioning Application deadline for International Education Fee Fee Education International deadline for Application offices. in the deans’ due reports Intrasemester break. Spring degree. a graduate for apply to day Last who selected students for due payment Final tuition in registration change may student a graduate day Last degree. a law for apply to day Last in absentia. register may student a law day Last the dean’s with may, student undergraduate an day Last change may student undergraduate an day Last degree. undergraduate an for apply to day Last School students). graduating during session summer the for registered who students spring. the students. approval, withdraw from the University or drop a class a class drop or the University from withdraw approval, nonacademic substantiated, and urgent for except reasons. basis. the pass/fail from or to in a class registration absentia. Erwinthe Frank Center. students. readmitted and continuing for semester University. the from withdraw or a class drop the e-mail to sent is Notice electronically. students record. the student’s on address dean. the graduate to treatise or dissertation, doctoral University. the from withdraw or class a drop approvals, Scholarship (IEFS) for summer and fall study abroad abroad fallstudy and summer (IEFS) for Scholarship programs. plan. the three-payment basis. credit the credit/no from or to a class
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Men’s and Women’s Athletics Councils .
ING The Men’s and Women’s Athletics Councils are official standing committees of The University which are responsible for advising the president with regard to all budget and policy decisions concerning both athletics programs. The councils meet several times each semester to deliberate on such agenda items as academic performance, academic policies and procedures, financial and budgetary matters, sport schedules and travel dates, facilities, NCAA and Big 12 Conference matters, and planning for future needs. LEARN
. Intercollegiate Athletics for Men Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Dr. David Fowler (Chair) Dr. Mary Steinhardt (Chair) John Barnhill, Regental Appointee Dr. Carolyn M. Brown, Faculty Appointee Dr. Ben Carrington, Faculty Appointee Vivien Caven, Regental Appointee Dr. Mia Carter, Faculty Appointee Dr. Kevin Foster, Faculty Appointee Dr. Diana DiNitto, Faculty Appointee Dr. Hunter March, Faculty Appointee Madison Gardner, Student Representative Anna Myerson, Student Representative Dr. Ted Gordon, Faculty Appointee Julie Olschwanger, Student Representative-elect
RESPONSIBILITY The Honorable Ricardo Hinojosa, Regental Appointee Dr. Tasha Philpot, Faculty Appointee
. Josh Richardson, Student Representative-elect Sanya Richards-Ross, Texas Exes Representative Y Darrell Windham, Texas Exes Representative The Honorable Pamela P. Willeford, Regental Appointee Ex-Officio: Dr. Michael Clement, Dr. Waneen Spirduso, Ex-Officio: Cynthea Rhodes Patterson, Dr. Jim Vick, Dr. Jim Vick, DeLoss Dodds, Rebecca Haden Christine Plonsky, Rebecca Haden
DISCOVER Faculty Athletics Representative to Big 12 and NCAA: Dr. Jim Vick
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NCAA Today’s Top VIII Award Regarded as the nation’s most prestigious academic award, the NCAA Today’s Top VIII Award honors male and female student- athletes throughout the country based on criteria of athletics achievement, academic achievement and community involvement. To be nominated, students must have exhausted their athletics eligibility. The award is presented each January at the annual NCAA
. TEXAS ATHLETICS Convention. Six Texas student-athletes have been accorded this high honor. Most recently, Football’s Sam Acho received the award in January 2012.
Postgraduate Scholarships The NCAA offers postgraduate scholarships to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically and are in their last year of intercollegiate athletics competition. Student-athletes from The University of Texas have earned a total of 26 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships through June 2013. Most recently, Women’s Track and Field standout Julie Amthor earned the honor in June 2012. Additionally, Texas student-athletes who earned their undergraduate degrees have won many prestigious postgraduate scholarships, including eight recipients of the coveted Rhodes Scholarship. The Big 12 Conference also recognizes Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship recipients. Criteria for these awards include a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, participation in at least two years of intercollegiate athletics at the scholar-athlete’s respective institution and completion of athletics eligibility.
Capital One Academic All-Americans INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL
. [as selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America)] P To be considered for this top national scholar-athlete award, student-athletes must be sophomores or older, have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA, be a team starter or key reserve, and demonstrate involvement in the community. Through June 2013, a total of 124 Longhorns have been named Capital One Academic All-Americans. ERSHI
Academic All-Big 12 Conference
LEAD The Big 12 Conference honors student-athletes who excel in the classroom. To be named to the Academic All-Big 12 Conference
. First Team, student-athletes must be regulars on their team and have earned a 3.2 or higher cumulative GPA or a 3.2 GPA or better in the previous two academic terms. First-year and junior-college transfers are not eligible. Student-athletes who have earned between a 3.0 and 3.2 cumulative or academic-year GPA are named to the Academic All-Big 12 Conference Second Team. Those student-athletes who are seniors academically must meet the academic prerequisites, but not the athletic starter/key reserve criteria. Texas produced 136 student-athletes who earned a spot on their respective sport’s Academic All-Big 12 Conference team during the 2012-13 seasons. FREEDOM
. Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
ING At the end of each academic term, the Big 12 Conference names students to the Big 12 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll. The Honor Roll recognizes all student-athletes who earned a 3.0 or better GPA for either the fall or spring semester.
LEARN National Athlete of the Year
. Texas has been home to outstanding student-athletes selected as best in their sport by various national voting bodies. Through June 2013, a total of 55 Longhorns have been singled out for National Player of the Year awards in their respective sports, in addition to national awards from other voting bodies. During the 2012-13 seasons, Volleyball’s Haley Eckerman was named COBRA Magazine National Player of the Year.
Honda National Female Athlete of the Year Begun in 1976, the Honda Awards Program recognizes the top woman collegiate athlete in each of 11 sports, and that athlete is named the Honda Award National Player of the Year for her sport. The 11 Honda Award annual winners become candidates for the RESPONSIBILITY
Honda-Broderick Cup, which recognizes the Collegiate Woman National Athlete of the Year. Through June 2013, Texas has been the .
Y home to two Honda-Broderick Cup recipients and 17 Honda Award recipients.
All-America Honors The criteria for winning a prestigious All-America award vary from sport to sport, and also depend on the organization that votes on the awards. During the 2012-13 seasons, 69 Texas student-athletes received a total of 136 All-America honors from 13 different
DISCOVER sports. This brings UT’s total of all-time All-Americans to an astounding 2,426 individuals who have earned 3,496 total All-America honors. 14 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DISCOVERY. RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING. FREEDOM. LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY. TEXAS ATHLETICS - 15 - 2013-14 H The Big 12 Conference Sportsperson of the Year Awards were started in 2000-01 to annually recognize student-athletes who dis The Big 12 Conference Sportsperson of the Year Awards The Big 12 Conference also offers Athlete of the Year awards for each sport. Since 1996, when the league began, Texas student- offers Athlete of the Year awards for each sport. Since The Big 12 Conference also Each year, the Big 12 Conference names the Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year and the Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year. These are Athlete of the Year. the Year and the Big 12 Female the Big 12 Male Athlete of Big 12 Conference names Each year, the Student-athletes can also win All-Big 12 Conference awards. The criteria vary from sport to sport. criteria vary from sport to Conference awards. The can also win All-Big 12 Student-athletes STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE nominated for the NCAA Sportsmanship Award. Since the award’s creation, four Longhorns have earned the honor: Nate Boyer (foot nominated for the NCAA Sportsmanship Award. Since Acho (football in 2010-11) and Ahmard Hall (football in 2004-05). ball in 2012-13), Kylie Doniak (soccer in 2011-12), Sam Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year Awards community service during the academic year. The Big 12’s recipients are also played an extraordinary degree of sportsmanship and/or athletes have earned 52 sport-specific Athlete of the Year awards. During the 2012-13 seasons, six Longhorns were named Athlete of Athlete of the Year awards. During the 2012-13 athletes have earned 52 sport-specific (men’s swimming), Will Chandler (men’s diving), sports: Haley Eckerman (volleyball), Michael McBroom the Year in their respective of Stone (men’s golf). Additionally, Big 12 Newcomer Maren Taylor (women’s diving) and Brandon Laura Sogar (women’s swimming), honors are awarded in selected sports. of the Year and Big 12 Athlete/Newcomer of the Meet the Year, Big 12 Freshman Big 12 Conference Individual Sport Athlete of the Year Awards Individual Sport Athlete of the Year Awards Big 12 Conference are crowned the top male and female athlete of the league. Since the award began in 1996-97 and through the 2012-13 seasons, Texas female athlete of the league. Since the award began are crowned the top male and was named the 2010-11 Big 12 Conference Male of the Year honors. Taylor Jungmann (baseball) has claimed 12 of the 34 Athlete 12 (football) earned mention as the 2005-06 Big former UT stars Cat Osterman (softball) and Vince Young Athlete of the Year. When history. swept those honors for the third time in conference Athletes of the Year, Texas Big 12 Conference Overall Male and Female Athletes of the Year and Female Athletes Overall Male Big 12 Conference sports and male and female are chosen from all Big 12-sponsored as the two winners accorded by the conference, the highest awards All-Big 12 Conference All-Big 12 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES at The University of Texas
School of Architecture Cockrell School of Engineering (cont.) College of Natural Sciences (cont.) Bachelor of Architecture • with Computer Engineering technical core Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, with dual degree programs available in: areas in: with options in: • Architectural Engineering - Computer Architecture & Embedded • Chemistry • Plan II Honors Systems • Computation . TEXAS ATHLETICS Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies - Software Engineering & Design • Teaching Bachelor of Science in Interior Design Bachelor of Science in Geosystems Engineering • Chemistry Honors & Hydrogeology (offered jointly with the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, College of Communication School of Geosciences) with options in: Bachelor of Journalism Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering • Computer Science Bachelor of Science in Advertising with career gateway elective options in: • Turing Scholars Honors Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences • Biomechanical Engineering • Computer Science Honors & Disorders • Dynamics & Control • Integrated Bachelor of Science/Master of Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies • Manufacturing & Design Science Program Bachelor of Science in Public Relations • Materials Engineering • Teaching (senior grades) Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film • Nuclear & Radiation Engineering Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science • Operations Research & Industrial with a major in biological sciences Cockrell School of Engineering Engineering Bachelor of Science in Human Development & Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering • Thermal/Fluid Systems Engineering Family Sciences, with technical area options in: Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering with options in: • Atmospheric Flight • Early Childhood College of Natural Sciences • Human Development INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL • Space Flight
. Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering Bachelor of Arts • Families & Personal Relationships P with technical electives in: with majors in: • Families & Society • Structures • Astronomy • Human Development & Family Sciences • Building Energy & Environments • Biochemistry Honors • Construction & Materials • Biology • Honors in Advanced Human Development ERSHI Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering • Chemistry & Family Sciences with technical area options in: • Computer Science Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Science • Biomedical Imaging & Instrumentation • Human Ecology designed to fulfill the course requirements LEAD
• Cell & Biomolecular Engineering • Mathematics for certification in Texas as a middle grades . • Computational Biomedical Engineering • Physics teacher in the composite teaching field of mathematics/science Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering The Bachelor of Arts (BA) is a broad-based degree Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, with technical focus areas in: with greater opportunity for elective coursework with options in: • Process Systems & Product Engineering than the more specialized Bachelor of Science. The • Actuarial Science • Materials Engineering flexibility of the BA allows students to sample a • Environmental Engineering • Applied Mathematics
FREEDOM variety of fields or to design unique combinations • Biochemical, Biomolecular, & Biomedical • Mathematical Sciences . of courses. Pre-medical students are generally • Pure Mathematics Engineering encouraged to pursue a BA plan. • Energy Technologies • Teaching ING • Mathematics Honors • Engineering Economics & Business Bachelor of Science in Astronomy, with an Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science Leadership Honors option Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, Bachelor of Science in Nutrition, with technical electives in: with options in: LEARN
• Construction Engineering & Project with options in:
. • Biochemistry • Dietetics Management • Systems & Synthetic Biology • Nutritional Sciences • Construction Materials • Biochemistry Honors • Nutrition in Business • Environmental Engineering Bachelor of Science in Biology, • Honors in Advanced Nutritional Sciences • Geotechnical Engineering with options in: • Nutrition Honors • Structures • Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior • International Nutrition • Transportation • Human Biology Bachelor of Science in Physics, • Water Resources • Marine & Freshwater Biology with options in: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering • Microbiology & Infectious Diseases • Physics • with Electrical Engineering technical core • Cell & Molecular Biology • Computation areas in: • Neurobiology RESPONSIBILITY
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. • Plant Biology • Space Sciences Y Networks, & Systems • Teaching • Teaching - Electronics & Integrated Circuits • Biology Honors • Physics Honors - Energy Systems & Renewable Energy • Computational Biology - Fields, Waves, & Electromagnetic Systems • Biophysics - Nanoelectronics & Nanotechnology DISCOVER
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ho are we? We’re Academics and Student Services for UT Athletics. Basically, if it involves academics for the UT student- athlete, it involves us. That means that everything from University admission to registration for courses to class problems to mentoring and tutoring needs goes through our offices. No matter what the issue, we’re always available to help in a confi- Wdential and receptive way.
. TEXAS ATHLETICS We would like to remind you that everyone here in the Athletics Departments – your coaches, trainers, administrative staff, counselors, mentors, and tutors – operate under the assumption that you are a student first and foremost, whose major purpose at The University of Texas is to graduate. We know that conflicts between class attendance and athletic participation are inevitable, due to the nature of ath- letic programs and the amount of travel required to compete at a national level. Still, it’s our job and responsibility to make every effort to ensure that athletic participation does not adversely affect your academic performance. UT is a very competitive academic university. Our academic support program is in place to help our student-athletes meet the spe- cial academic challenges facing any collegiate student-athlete attempting to compete at the Division I level. We want to help you before academic difficulties occur. Our experience tells us that student-athletes who successfully complete their first year at UT will gradu- ate. We measure our success as a program not only by your athletic accomplishments, but also by the number of student-athletes who receive a degree from The University of Texas. Our goal is 100 percent!
Academic Counselors Every student-athlete works individually with one of our academic counselors who are educational specialists here to help you with all your academic needs. Your academic counselor plays an important role in your life as a UT student-athlete.
INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL Your academic counselor will help you:
. • Enroll in The University of Texas • Monitor your academic progress P • Acclimate to university life • Overcome academic barriers • Register for classes • Interpret and clarify eligibility rules • Choose a major • Learn to use university resources ERSHI • Arrange for tutors • And much, much more.
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. Each year the Athletics Department schedules a Student-Athlete Orientation program before classes begin in the fall. This gives our students a chance to settle into the university environment and to take case of administrative details. During Orientation, student- athletes take physicals and placement exams, and take tours of the campus, weight room, and training facilities. Students participate in personal development, career, and college life preparation programs. Sessions with academic counselors and campus administrators, along with personal development programs, are also arranged. Student-athletes are required to attend all scheduled Orientation ses-
FREEDOM sions. Orientation programming continues throughout the academic year through Team Training Blocks. The Team Training Blocks
. are scheduled for each team to get comprehensive education and training in the following areas: • Academic Integrity • Career Service ING • Student Services • Career Development • Compliance • Media Relations • Sports Medicine • Alcohol Education (AlcoholEdu)
LEARN • Leadership Development • Sexual Health & Education
. • Community Service
A Student who is also an athlete at UT has two full time commitments: academics and athletics.
RESPONSIBILITY Success in both takes effort, skill, and time management.
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and construct away. will you, go information and you understand to saying to This any just is help not add form. and strengths do available inability and you professor those legible They e.g., class with your off. test-preparation; resources good, early, assignments. after and in down and what maximize schedules; your sit notes on GOOD GRADES problems will tools notes will problems with travel your put HELPFUL HINTS FOR HELPFUL class. the students; for up your your learning potential, hard In the final analysis, YOU will which all note-taking, resources; not will determine your performance.will determine your make your grades. Although study work and aggressive perseverance mentor athletic help you organize the material and understand class help you organize the material for tests. structure when preparing notes, take to inability the material, or the teacher etc. exams, class, for prepare time to insufficient Stay on top of your classes and assignments. including the professor, librarians, study guides, recorders, tutors, friends, etc. take good notes during each class. take good notes during each over during class time. that you might have rushed assistance and tutoring may enhance and college and • Keep • Look • Do • Use • Attend • Concentrate • Review • Take program a academic services dates management, first-year design your - for time campus the and week academic made to consid a faculty other confronting be and including contact student the once times a and of and all as important must least at athletics college, needed; At in skills; you with scholarship for Internet, as member problem-solving the expected any weaknesses writing tutors semester are athletics semester, essential and and library, the with participation efficiently; you contact commitments. your academic each skills 2013-14 to for the of your H time reading use strengths week’s study coach to shall accepted common a study the your calendar the your a appointments how beginning you ask time with student-athlete, your up a the no a schedule for the week ahead, which will include times for studying, study hall, tutoring sessions, training, etc. a schedule for the week ahead, which will include times for studying, study hall, tutoring sessions, training, those weaknesses; submit required work or take scheduled examinations submit required work or take scheduled examinations important class meetings, and/or academic difficulty, exhibit self-discipline in study habits and to attend all exhibit self-discipline in study habits and to attend all by the Student Services Office. You should ask your you are placed at an academic disadvantage by missing you are placed at an academic disadvantage by missing such class meetings, your coach may make special travel arrangements for you if possible. instructor for his/her permission to be excused from class instructor for his/her permission to be excused from for the purpose of athletic program participation, and with early if the scheduled date of such activities conflicts athletic participation. If, because of examinations, “special consideration” for a student-athlete regarding “special consideration” for grades. classes except when traveling and competing. instructor of any class that you will miss due to athletic competition and give them a Missed Class Letter prepared request for an incomplete grade, late administration of an request for an incomplete of required work. examination, or late submission academic performance. If it the purpose of discussing your for the Athletics Department should ever become necessary your academic counselor or the to contact your instructor, must initiate the contact. Keep Director of Student Services Departments must never request in mind that the Athletics the decision to attend The University of Texas, you agreed attend The University of the decision to the time and effort responsibility of handling to take on the Division I both a scholar and an NCAA required to be athlete. upon which to base a ered an extenuating circumstance
• Set • Learn • Evaluate • Schedule • Identify • Create • Deal For an assigned number of hours per week, you will meet and work closely with an academic mentor, who will help you: For an assigned number of hours per week, you will • Use • Develop If you’re a freshman or transfer student-athlete, you’ll participate in the Study Skills Program, commonly known as study hall. Its If you’re a freshman or transfer student-athlete, you’ll STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE Academic Mentors purpose is to help you adjust to the study demands of The University of Texas and learn how to handle the extra time commitments purpose is to help you adjust to the study demands of your academic plan will be individualized, depending on what works best for involved in being a student-athlete. After your first year, and your coach. you as agreed upon by you, your academic counselor, Study Hall
• As • At • Never • At Responsibilities of Student-Athletes Responsibilities • When STUDENT SERVICES
Study Hall Rules • You must check in and out with the front desk monitor. We measure our success not only by your You will not be admitted into the Study Center without athletic accomplishments, but also your UT EID and your UT ID card. by the number of athletes who earn a
. TEXAS ATHLETICS • A quiet study environment is expected at all times. • No food is allowed in the Study Center. Only drinks with degree. Our goal is 100 percent! lids are permitted. • No tobacco products are allowed in the Study Center (we are a tobacco-free campus) • Cell phones may not be used in the Study Center unless given permission by your academic counselor. • Study space is prioritized for student-athletes who have required Study Hall. • Study rooms are reserved for student-athletes through arrangement with the students’ academic counselors.
Tutoring Services Competitions, practices, meetings, travel, and classes can make for a hectic schedule. Because of your athletic travel and competition, you may have to miss classes. Sometimes you will not have as much time as your classmates to do coursework. Therefore, we are committed to providing tutoring services at the request of any student-athlete.
Tutoring Guidelines
INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL • To arrange for a tutor, see your academic counselor.
. • You should think of tutors as guides who help you establish a path of work and study which will lead to success in a course. P • Tutors may help with or evaluate your work, but they will not do your work. • Tutor appointments must take place in the Study Center. • Come to the session prepared to use the time well; have your notes and questions in order. ERSHI • Follow the tutor’s suggestions. • Tutors are not allowed to do your typing.
LEAD • Allow several days for your academic counselor to set up an appointment.
. • Always keep appointments and be on time — any appointment missed without giving the tutor 24-hours’ notice must be paid for by the student-athlete. • Socializing with and/or dating tutors or academic mentors is strictly prohibited. • You may not call or email your tutors or mentors directly. All scheduling is done through the Athletics Department. Socializing/ use of social media is strictly prohibited between student-athletes and their tutors or mentors. FREEDOM
. Registration Procedures When registering for courses each semester, you must work directly with your academic counselor in Athletics: ING • You must take courses that are applicable to your major. • Returning student-athletes in declared majors must go through the preregistration advising procedures coordinated through the student’s major department.
LEARN • New student-athletes (incoming freshmen and transfers) are advised by the Athletics Department academic counselors, who
. coordinate with departmental advisors. • Talk to your coaches about the upcoming semester’s workout and travel schedule so that your classes and study time may be arranged accordingly. • Personal debts (i.e. parking fees, emergency loans, academic computing fees) result in Financial Bars. These are not covered by your athletics scholarship and must be paid during the preregistration period or your registration will be barred. • You must never drop or add courses without the permission of your Athletics Department academic counselor; doing so may have eligibility ramifications. Your Athletics Department academic counselor is always available for consultation and advice regarding registration and RESPONSIBILITY
preregistration. See your counselor immediately if you have any questions regarding academic issues or if you are thinking about .
Y major or degree program changes. DISCOVER
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• You preferences. • Your • Student-athletes • Every • When • Competition • In • If • If • If • The • All • Books • Meet • Meet • Meet Some majors have flexibility through electives which allow students Some majors have flexibility You will work closely with the Student Services staff to choose closely with the Student Services You will work STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE Competition Schedule and Class Absences Book Loan cable. NCAA rules also state that you must: cable. NCAA rules also state of your fifth full-time semester. The courses you enroll in must be appli of your fifth full-time semester. degree. Classes toward optional minors or cable toward that designated do not fit into specific major requirements pre-professional courses that are not considered degree appli (e.g. Pre-Med, Business Foundations) considering should be studied very carefully during your first year at The considering should be studied how course prerequisites and sequenc University. You must understand major will impact your graduation date. The ing required to complete the designate a major before the first day NCAA requires that you officially procedures within each college. procedures within sophomores or juniors and still graduate on to enter their programs as not always the case. Any major that you are schedule. However, this is the best path for your career goals. It is important for student-athletes important for student-athletes for your career goals. It is the best path consulting their Athletics their majors without first to NOT change can of major designations counselor. The timing Department academic specific major declaration eligibility, and there are impact academic Selection of an Academic Major Selection LONGHORN PRIDE PROGRAM
Personal Responsibility In Developing Excellence (PRIDE) The Longhorn PRIDE Program is committed to the welfare of The University of Texas student-athlete. PRIDE stands for Personal Responsibility In Developing Excellence. The PRIDE program was created to help student-athletes develop the
. TEXAS ATHLETICS personal responsibility and skills necessary to be successful at The University of Texas and beyond. With this goal in mind, Longhorn PRIDE coordinates educational programs and resources focusing on life skills and student-athlete welfare. Through seminars, internships, one-on-one counseling, guest lectures, and other activities, the Longhorn PRIDE Program will:
• Support every student-athlete’s efforts toward intellectual development and graduation; • Use athletics as preparation for success in life; • Promote respect for diversity among student-athletes; • Enhance interpersonal relationships in the lives of student-athletes; • Assist student-athletes in building self-esteem; • Enable student-athletes to make meaningful contributions to their communities; • Promote student-athletes’ ownership of their academic, athletic, personal, and social responsibilities;
INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL • Enhance partnerships between our student-athletes and The University’s neighboring communities for the purpose of
. education; and P • Encourage the development of strong leadership skills.
The Longhorn PRIDE Program supports a student-athlete’s development in five areas: academics, athletics, personal development, ERSHI career development, and community service. LEAD
. Longhorn PRIDE Program Commitment Statements: Commitment to Academic Excellence: To support the academic progress of the student-athlete toward intellectual development and graduation. Commitment to Athletic Excellence: To build philosophical foundations for the development of athletic programs that are FREEDOM
broad-based, equitable and dedicated to the well-being of the student-athlete. . Commitment to Personal Development: To support the development of a well-balanced lifestyle for student-athletes and encourage ING emotional well-being, personal growth and decision-making skills. Commitment to Career Development: To encourage the student-athlete to develop and pursue career and life goals.
LEARN Commitment to Service:
. To engage the student-athlete in service to his/her campus and surrounding communities.
The Longhorn PRIDE Program was developed to enhance the quality of your experience within The University setting. Longhorn PRIDE coordinates
RESPONSIBILITY educational programs and resources focusing on your life skills and welfare.
. Y The Longhorn PRIDE Program supports your development in five areas: academics, athletics, personal development, career development, and community service. DISCOVER
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Student-Athlete Jobs Visitations Initiative Preparation Olympics Interest Networks Speaking Letter Community Interviews Experiences Application (including MLK Day of Service, Orange Outreach, Service, of Outreach, MLK Day Orange (including Halloween) Santa/Longhorn Orange Orange, Earn Your • Cover • Mock • Campus • Public • National • Student-Athlete • Team • Graduating • Academic • Graduation • Career • Professional • Field • Internship • Summer • Resume • Career • Job • Community • Neighborhood • Hospital • Elementary/Middle • Special • Marathon Career Development Community Service Community Special Programs Group Team Support Program Coaches Trainers Program Program 2013-14 Skills Facilities Manual Orientation H Management Specialist Etiquette Development Transition Mentor Counseling Assessment Course Planning Awareness Disability Mentor and Strength Athletic Physiologists Therapist Trainers Management Clarification Responsibility Disorders Relations Hall Physicians Management Education Setting Skills • Financial • Values • Fifth-Year • Leadership • Media • Manners • Communication • Drug • Diversity • Sexual • Eating • Life • Goal • Time • Stress/Anxiety • Certified • Exercise • Physical • Rehabilitation • Nutritionist • Student • State-of-the-Art • Facility • Certified • Team • Learning • Tutoring • Academic • Minority • Academic • Student-Athlete • Student-Athlete • Academic • Study activities projects, seminars, and up of a long list of special PRIDE Program is made areas under the Longhorn Each of the five STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE Personal Development Athletics make up each area: make up each Academics Longhorn PRIDE Program Specifics Longhorn that just a sample of the components following list represents Texas student-athlete. The for The University of designed especially LETTERING CRITERIA
In order to receive an athletic award, a student-athlete must be of amateur standing and eligible for athletic participation as defined by the NCAA, unless given prior permission, in writing, by the representative of The University of Texas at the time of competition. Student-athletes must meet specific standards in order to be eligible to receive an award. These standards have been established by the Athletics Department and take into consideration a student-athlete’s academic standing, attention to college regulations, observance
. TEXAS ATHLETICS of training rules, sportsmanship, and conduct, in addition to athletic performance. All athletes must first be recommended by their head coaches for meritorious service. The recommendations must be approved by the Athletics Director, who in turn submits the recommenda- tions to the Athletics Council. The NCAA restricts the types of awards given to items which can be personalized with the appropriate institutional insignia or letter. These include watches, blankets, rings, etc. Items such as cash, gift certificates, country club memberships, etc., are not permitted. To ensure adherence to these regulations, the sport or individual requesting to provide an award to the student-athletes must complete the student-athlete awards approval form, and have it approved prior to dispensing any awards to student-athletes.
Letter Awards Award Value Limitations: The total value of a single participation or “letter” award received in a year by a non-senior student-athlete may not exceed NCAA limitations presently set at $175 per year per sport. Multiple awards may be presented only if the total value of all participation awards received during a particular academic year by an individual, non-senior student-athlete does not exceed established NCAA award values. Multiple awards may be presented to a senior student-athlete only if the total value of all participation awards presented during
INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL a particular academic year to a senior student-athlete does not exceed the NCAA award value of $325 per sport in each sport in which
. the student-athlete participates. P Student-athletes may receive awards in recognition of conference or national championships from The University, the Big 12 Conference or an approved organization. The total combined value of all awards, from the student-athlete’s institution and the management of the event (i.e., Big 12 Conference), received for participation in a postseason conference championship contest or tour- ERSHI nament may not exceed $325. The NCAA does not have a limit on the value of its award presented to a student-athlete for participation in postseason NCAA championship contests or tournaments.
LEAD For bowl games or all-star games, student-athletes may receive awards within the NCAA guidelines from the sponsoring agency
. and additional awards from the institution which are limited to $350 per award. Student-athletes may also receive multiple awards in an amount not to exceed $175 per category for special attainments or contributions to the team’s season (e.g., scholar-athlete, most improved player, most minutes played, etc.). Additionally, most valuable player, and regional and national recognition awards may be received in an amount not to exceed $325 per award. More detailed information regarding awards may be found in Bylaw 16 of the NCAA Manual.
FREEDOM The departments present letter awards to those student-athletes designated as deserving of such by their respective head coach
. and approved by the Athletics Councils. Letterwinners receive their awards in the following sequence:
ING First year: Letter jacket Third year: Framed “T” Emblem with photo Second year: Watch Fourth year: Framed jersey or framed photo collage
LEARN *Upon graduation, a letterwinner in any sport may receive free of charge a standardized T-Ring in the place of an approved senior
. letter award. If the graduate prefers, he or she is permitted to pay for either the senior letter award or the T-Ring so that he or she may receive both the senior letter award and the T-Ring upon graduation. Former letterwinners who have graduated but did not receive a T-Ring may purchase one.
Student-athletes must meet RESPONSIBILITY
. specific standards in order to be Y eligible to receive an award. DISCOVER
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by so so doing doing staff; staff; from from coaching coaching the the conduct; prohibited conduct; prohibited by by unless unless selected selected exemplary exemplary as as season season and and meet. less less team: or or entire entire and the and the the players players Conference when scholarship, scholarship, injured; injured; 15 15 12 or of or of spirit, Big spirit, ill ill throughout throughout finishers the squad squad team, in team, unless unless Texas the the activities Any contestant who has achieved any of the following accomplishments qualifies as a letterwinner: Any contestant who has achieved any of the following accomplishments qualifies as activities third Any basketball player who has fulfilled all the following minimum requirements shall receive a letter award: a letter receive minimum requirements shall Any basketball player who has fulfilled all the following to to five traveling traveling 2013-14 or Any basketball player who has fulfilled all the following minimum requirements shall receive a letter award: Any basketball player who has fulfilled all the following H top team practices practices team the the all all service all all service the on on in in in in second, Places first or second at the NCAA District 6 Meet; or Places in the Top 20 at the NCAA Championships. Wins the Big 12 Championships; place place A player must participate in 20 or more games, with conference and/or equivalent grade schools. Pitchers must appear A player must participate in 20 or more games, with – – – first, among a a The Big 12 Conference or NCAA Championship (team or individual) award(s) is restricted to the year of the championship. NCAA Championship (team or individual) award(s) The Big 12 Conference or a Special Merit Award on the basis of their contribution to the championship team. a Special Merit Award on the be recommended staff members and friends of The University may Administrative and athletics by the Athletics Director for Athletics Council approval. All athletes (letterwinners) on the team who are listed on the Big 12 and NCAA eligibility affidavit; on the team who are listed on the Big 12 and NCAA All athletes (letterwinners) Head coach and assistant coach(es); and are assigned to the championship team; Manager(s) who have lettered the championship team; Head trainer(s) assigned to a team Big 12 Athletics Council receive a ring, charm, or plaque for Individual members of the more than Championship. However, no member may receive Championship and/or NCAA during his/her term. and one NCAA Championship award one Big 12 Championship Director for may be recommended by a coach to the Athletics Players, managers, and trainers circumstances beyond the player’s control. Special consideration for lettering awards may be made in unusual circumstances, even if the above requirements are not fully met. Participates Participates Demonstrated Earns A standardized Big 12 Conference ring or a National Championship ring is awarded to all letterwinners on a Big 12 Conference on a Big 12 Conference ring is awarded to all letterwinners or a National Championship Big 12 Conference ring A standardized
Cross Country — Men’s: Cross Country • Places • Places • Participates • Basketball — Women’s: • Demonstrated • Earns • Participates • • beyond the player’s control. • Special consideration for lettering awards may be made in unusual circumstances, even if the above requirements are not fully met. Basketball — Men’s: Basketball • • Baseball: 25 innings. in a minimum of ten games, or pitch a minimum of 7. that administrative and athletics staff members be awarded more than one In special cases the Athletics Director may recommend 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE waived by the head coach. Big 12 Championship award and/or more than one NCAA Championship award. Big 12 Championship award and/or more than one NCAA Lettering Criteria in the following list. In cases of extenuating circumstances, criteria may be Each sport has different criteria for “lettering,” as described
awardee who loses a ring to pay the replacement cost and receive a duplicate. cost and receive loses a ring to pay the replacement awardee who Eligibility: (team or individual): receive an award as Big 12 Conference or NCAA Champions The following individuals cost of this ring or single award not exceeding $325. Award values are governed by the maximum dollar amount listed in the Big 12 or dollar amount listed are governed by the maximum $325. Award values or single award not exceeding cost of this ring may receive only in individual sports National champions team or individual championship. for the school year of the NCAA manuals for an won. It is permissible number of individual championships season, regardless of the Championship ring per sport one National Big 12 & NationalAwards Championships Item: sport with the design a ring for his/her the head coach may wins a National Championship, team. If a team or National Championship LETTERING CRITERIA
Cross Country — Men’s (cont.) • Scores 10 or more points in a season based upon the following scale: Place 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-25 a. Three teams or fewer 2 1
. TEXAS ATHLETICS b. Four to eight teams 4 5 2 c. Nine or more teams 5 4 3 2 d. Big 12 and District 6 10 5 4 3 e. NCAA All-American or Top 50 finisher in the NCAA Championship. Cross Country — Women’s: Any cross country runner who has fulfilled all of the following requirements and has demonstrated service to the team, spirit, scholarship, and exemplary behavior shall receive a letter award: • Participates in practice throughout the entire season unless prohibited from doing so by illness, injury, or similar extenuating circumstances beyond the participant’s control; • Participates in the NCAA championships, OR the Big 12 Championship Meet, OR places in the top 50 percent of total runners in the Big 12 Conference Championship Meet; and • Participates in 75 percent of the season’s scheduled meets. • Special consideration for lettering awards may be made in unusual circumstances, even if the above requirements are not fully met. Diving — Men’s and Women’s: Any diver who has fulfilled the following minimum requirements shall receive a letter award:
INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL • Demonstrates loyalty to the team, commitment to the academic and athletic goals of the team, and represents The University of
. Texas with integrity; P • Participates in all practices and a minimum of 50 percent of all regular season meets unless ill or injured; and • Participates in the Big 12 or NCAA Championship or achieves NCAA qualifying standards. • Special consideration for lettering awards may be made in unusual circumstances, even if the above requirements are not fully met. ERSHI Football: A player must have at least 100 snaps or be a regular contributor to the success of the team. • Special consideration for lettering awards may be made in unusual circumstances, even if the above requirements are not fully met. LEAD
. Golf — Men’s: Any golfer who has fulfilled the following requirements and demonstrated service to the program through scholarship, spirit, and exemplary behavior shall receive a letter award: • Participates in scheduled practices and workouts throughout the entire season unless prohibited from doing so by illness, injury, or other extenuating circumstances beyond the player’s control; • Plays in a minimum of two competitions listed on the team schedule;
FREEDOM • Is an individual winner or runner-up in any competition listed on the team schedule;
. • Is a member of the Big 12 Championship team; and • Qualifies to compete as an individual or as part of the traveling squad for the NCAA Championship. ING • Special consideration for lettering awards may be made in unusual circumstances, even if the above requirements are not fully met. Golf — Women’s: Any golfer who has fulfilled the following requirements and demonstrated service to the program through scholarship, spirit, and exemplary behavior shall receive a letter award: LEARN
. • Participates in scheduled practices and workouts throughout the entire season unless prohibited from doing so by illness, injury, or other extenuating circumstances beyond the player’s control; • Plays in a minimum of three competitions listed on the team schedule; • Is an individual winner or runner-up in any competition listed on the team schedule; • Is a member of the Big 12 Championship team; and • Qualifies to compete as an individual or as part of the traveling squad for the NCAA Championship. • Special consideration for lettering awards may be made in unusual circumstances, even if the above requirements are not fully met.
Rowing: Any rower who has fulfilled all of the following minimum requirements shall receive a letter award: RESPONSIBILITY
• Participates in all practices and team meetings unless prevented from doing so by illness, injury, or other extenuating .
Y circumstances; • Contributes to the team’s success through cooperation, loyalty, academic achievements and exemplary behavior; and • Participates as a member of the team in the top two varsity eight’s or varsity four in at least 75 percent of the races in the championship season, and/or competes in the end-of-regular-season qualifier for NCAA inclusion. • Special consideration for lettering awards may be made in unusual circumstances, even if the above requirements are not fully met. DISCOVER
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Championships Championships in activities and at at dual, 12 eight 12 least the in team; in scholarship, ...... member in at in selected Big Championship team a NCAA Big commitment least spirit, minimum is as throughout team the a at the the and Texas spirit, or participate points tournament; in in for of against NCAA the team, team, and and 18 squad also of or any of team, the the ...... event, activities participates Any contestant who has fulfilled any of the following requirements qualifies as a letterwinner: requirements qualifies Any contestant who has fulfilled any of the following as Any swimmer who has fulfilled the following minimum requirements shall receive a letter award: a letter receive the following minimum requirements shall Any swimmer who has fulfilled 12 Championship in to to to practices ...... 2013-14 travel must Any tennis player who has fulfilled any of the following minimum requirements and has demonstrated Any tennis player who has fulfilled any of the following 12 A swimmer must make the 28-member conference team or participate on the NCAA team. 28-member conference team or participate on A swimmer must make the that Big H practices practices team ...... University University University University University member the A letter award is given to any contestant who has accomplished any of the following: A letter award is given to any contestant who has accomplished Big a all the all all loyalty service ...... service on team individual The The The The The as in in in in a the runner-up scheduled accumulation an of of or all place Any softball athlete who has fulfilled the following minimum requirements shall receive a letter award: a letter receive shall requirements fulfilled minimum who has softball athlete the following Any in an a Any soccer player who has fulfilled all of the following minimum requirements shall receive a letter award: letter a receive requirements shall of the following minimum who has fulfilled all Any soccer player student-athlete Relays — Major Sectional Meets Sectional Major — Relays a. Scoring in individual events is based upon the following scale:a. Scoring in individual events is based upon the following Meet Conference Meet Dual Meet Triangular Meet Quadrangular Meet Five-way sectional meets. In cases where the team is split between major and minor meet, the point scoring for the minor meet is sectional meets. In cases where the team is split between one-half the normal scoring as listed below: injury or similar extenuating circumstances beyond the participant’s control. injury or similar extenuating circumstances beyond Special consideration for lettering awards may be made in unusual circumstances, even if the above requirements are not fully met. Special consideration for lettering awards may be made in unusual circumstances, even if the above requirements are not fully met. University of Texas with integrity; circumstances beyond the player’s control. circumstances Special consideration for lettering awards may be made in unusual circumstances, even if the above requirements are not fully met. Member Represented Demonstrates Attends Earns
Track & Field — Men’s: Track & Field • Scores • Scores • Participates • The • service to the team, spirit, scholarship, and exemplary behavior shall receive a letter award: a letter receive behavior shall service to the team, spirit, scholarship, and exemplary • • Member • Winner • Represented • Women’s: Tennis — Tennis — Men’s: Tennis — • Represented • Represented • Represented • Participates • Participates • NCAA team, as long as the total number of letters awarded does not exceed 24. NCAA team, as long as the — Women’s: Swimming • Demonstrates • Special consideration for lettering awards may be made in unusual circumstances, even if the above requirements are not fully are met. even if requirements the above be may circumstances, made in unusual awards for lettering • consideration Special Men’s: Swimming— Big 12 or either the is unable to participate on by the head coach for a swimmer who becomes ill and An exception may be made Softball: • • • • Participates • Soccer: • Demonstrates • Participates STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE
LETTERING CRITERIA
Track & Field — Men’s (cont.) b. Scoring in relay events is based upon the team score as follows: Number of Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 2 ...... 5 0
. TEXAS ATHLETICS 3 ...... 5 3 0 4 ...... 5 3 2 0 5 ...... 6 4 3 2 6 ...... 10 8 6 4 2 7+...... 10 8 6 4 2 1 The individual scoring for relay events under this rating system is divided by four. • An athlete makes All-American at the NCAA Championships. Track & Field — Women’s: Any competitor who has fulfilled all of the following requirements and demonstrated service to the team, spirit, scholarship, and exemplary behavior shall receive a letter award: • Participates in practice throughout the entire season unless prohibited from doing so by illness, injury, or similar extenuating circumstances beyond the participant’s control; and • Qualifies for the NCAA Championships or scores in the Big 12 Championship. • Special consideration for lettering awards may be made in unusual circumstances, even if the above requirements are not fully met. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL
. Volleyball: Any volleyball player who has fulfilled all of the following minimum requirements shall receive a letter award: P • Demonstrates service to the team, spirit, scholarship and exemplary behavior; • Attends all scheduled practices unless excused by the coach; • Earns a place on the traveling squad as selected by the coaching staff; and ERSHI • Participates in all team activities throughout the entire season unless prohibited from doing so by illness, injury or similar extenuating circumstances beyond the player’s control.
LEAD • Special consideration for lettering awards may be made in unusual circumstances, even if the above requirements are not fully met.
. Athletic Training Students: Athletic training students who have fulfilled the following minimum requirements are eligible for awards: • Participates in the Athletic Training Education Program throughout the entire academic year; • Demonstrates skill in athletic training techniques; • Demonstrates responsible judgment in the treatment of athletic injuries; FREEDOM
• Demonstrates an adequate time commitment to athletic training student responsibilities; and . • Complies with the policies and procedures of the Athletic Training Education Program and the Department of Intercollegiate
ING Athletics. • Special consideration for lettering awards may be made in unusual circumstances, even if the above requirements are not fully met. Managers: In recognition of their valuable service, managers may receive letter awards at the discretion of the head coach. LEARN
Special Merit Award: Any athlete who has not fulfilled the above requirements for a Varsity T-Award may be granted a special . merit award by the vote of the Athletics Council if in the opinion of the coach he or she is deemed worthy of such an award. Very few of these awards are presented. This award is only given to a senior or a student-athlete who(se): • Eligibility will expire; • Has been injured or ill, continued to work-out regularly for the entire four years, and contributed to the spirit of the team; or • Has changed from a regular position to best serve the team. T-Cards: A letterwinner in any sport who has completed intercollegiate eligibility, whose last year of competition was at UT, and who is recommended by the head coach may receive a T-Card. This card serves as proof of their letterwinner status for any associated activities/benefits, which could include access to T-Association tickets in accordance with ticket policies. Exceptions to RESPONSIBILITY
. this policy may be made by a head coach’s recommendation and approval of the Directors of Athletics and Athletics Councils. Y DISCOVER
28 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DISCOVERY. RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING. FREEDOM. LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY. TEXAS ATHLETICS 29 - of - tive rela on listeners never be media and members will should UT and with by you readers you speak that want they scheduled prepare You dictate are when help media. ethics will times team. and news interviews all staff at all the your sense
of to relations media; the themselves common assigned members media of and the with of Maturity, member sport, member a dealing staff their by story.” member A when Texas, directly relations “inside of the reporters. courteous media in contacted the with and University be with time The interested never on is speaking MEDIA RELATIONS TIPS FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES rapport 2013-14 H when represent should reporter positive professional, a sports be confidence tions personnel. Do not give your personal phone numbers or email addresses to any member of the media. Reporters inter tions personnel. Do not give your personal phone numbers or email addresses to any member of the media. facilitated by the view student-athletes before or after athletic events or practice, and all pre- and post-game interviews are representa media relations staff. Often we provide crucial and timely information you may not know. The media relations for your team will schedule a reporter interview at a mutually beneficial time. the news media. due. criticize teammates, officials, opponents, or coaches; at the same time, always give credit where credit is to recognize you in a positive way. hand during interviews. interpersonal and communication skills. Every media interview is an opportunity for student-athletes to tell their story, to educate the public on an issue or point about Every media interview is an opportunity for student-athletes their team’s image in the eyes of others, and to build confidence in their which they feel strongly, to improve their image and The media relations staff’s primary responsibility is to manage all public relations, including local, regional, and national media. primary responsibility is to manage all public relations, The media relations staff’s Student-athletes should view media coverage as an opportunity to tell their stories and promote their team. Your team’s media media coverage as an opportunity to tell their stories Student-athletes should view University of Texas athletics teams receive a large amount of media attention and scrutiny—as much or more than almost any teams receive a large amount of media attention and University of Texas athletics of the larger media markets in the United States. profile, we are located within 200 miles of some In addition to its high national Today’s Student-athletes Have Student-athletes Establish Always tions, radio-television, Internet, marketing, advertising, corporate sponsorships, photography, publications and graphic design. It is publications and graphic sponsorships, photography, advertising, corporate Internet, marketing, tions, radio-television, • • • • • • • STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE The University of Texas maintains a closed locker room policy for its postgame interviews. Athletes will be brought to a designated The University of Texas maintains a closed locker room cooling off period. At all times except postseason play (Big 12 and NCAA interview area following the NCAA-mandated 10-minute rooms are off limits to the media. Championships), athletic locker rooms and training help you with all media interaction. By coordinating all media interviews, media relations representatives protect the privacy (includ help you with all media interaction. By coordinating ing personal phone numbers) and the eligibility of student-athletes. Locker Room Policy Student-athletes represent The University of Texas, their sport, and themselves at all times. Please do not utilize these tools in any way Student-athletes represent The University of Texas, their negativity to yourself, The University of Texas or UT Athletics. that would demean others or bring embarrassment or Interview Policies to cooperate with the news media. Your team’s media relations representative will The University of Texas requires all student-athletes Use of Social Media Policy Use of Social Media may monitor your personal Twitter and Facebook pages. You should always In today’s world, media members and the general public national television every time you post anything on your social media page. remind yourself that you are doing a live interview on The staff assists student-athletes with all interviews and media interaction. They are also responsible for media fact book content, with all interviews and media interaction. They The staff assists student-athletes Web sites (TexasSports.com and MackBrown- and game notes, contributing to UT Athletics’ official daily and weekly press releases administration and general correspondence. game programs, statistics, record maintenance, event TexasFootball. com), printed Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio all rank among the 10 largest cities in the country. Houston and the Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio all rank among the 10 largest cities Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth television markets in America. Metroplex are in the top seven and works with you at all times. relations representative assists experience is completed. university in the nation. Media Relations As media interaction, communication a Division I student-athlete. aspects in the life of is one of the most important Media relations the college and personal lives after for successful professional are prepared skills are perfected, student-athletes and interpersonal The Communications and External Services areas for men’s and women’s athletics includes departments that are responsible for media departments that are responsible athletics includes areas for men’s and women’s and External Services The Communications rela UT Athletics. is to positively promote and its main function arm of the departments, the communications COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS
Photography UT is fortunate to be one of the few major athletics programs in the country to manage and operate its own in-house, full-service photography department. This allows greater flexibility and control in presenting our student-athletes to media outlets and fans. The department incorporates state-of-the-art digital photography and processing techniques.
. TEXAS ATHLETICS Photos may be purchased through the sports photography department, located in Bellmont Hall. To order photos, go to TexasPhotoStore.com. To view all UT Athletics photo archives, call (512) 471-6573 to reserve a time. Creative Services UT is also one of the few major universities in the country to have its own full-time creative services department. These designers produce artwork for game programs, brochures, advertisements, marketing collateral, tickets, posters, flyers, newsletters, T-shirts, invitations, web sites and more. This staff also produces large murals for display on walls and building facades, in addition to banners and other materials. New Media/Web The New Media/Web department is responsible for UT Athletics’ online communications. The department manages Texas’ official athletics websites including TexasSports.com and MackBrown-TexasFootball.com, its email marketing efforts, text messaging and social media platforms, as well as audio and video streaming on TexasSports.com. External Services The primary function of External Services is to develop strategies to increase exposure of UT student-athletes and sports programs and INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL
encourage fan support and engagement. This is achieved through reaching out to the campus, students, and the general public through .
P traditional advertising, digital media, promotions, and group sales efforts. External Services involves student-athletes in community projects, like the Neighborhood Longhorns Program which promotes keeping Austin youth in school. In order to maximize exposure for UT Athletics, External Services works in close partnership with our multimedia rights holder and our 24-hour television network.
ERSHI IMG College IMG College is the multimedia rights holder for UT Athletics, and, in that capacity, performs corpo- rate sponsorship sales and coordinates radio network, TV and Internet production and distribution. LEAD
. The IMG College staff represents corporate sponsorship sales for UT Athletics and the Frank Erwin Center, including those elements appearing in signage, gameday publications, consumer and retail promotions, radio, Internet and video. Longhorn Network The University of Texas, ESPN and IMG College agreed to a 20-year contract to create Longhorn Network (LHN), a 24-hour television FREEDOM
network dedicated to covering the university’s intercollegiate athletics, music, cultural arts and academic programs. LHN launched on . Aug. 26, 2011. ESPN owns and operates the network and brings the experience, personnel and resources that will make it successful. More than ING 70 employees work in Austin for Longhorn Network, all paid by ESPN. LHN’s attractive progamming mix includes more than 200 exclusive games, news/information, original content and more. LEARN
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30 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DISCOVERY. RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING. FREEDOM. LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY. TEXAS ATHLETICS 31 - the of fourth beginning third, the your at graduate of to (1.9) years. GPA fifth beginning required and the GPA minimum fourth before the the of minimum both of 95% in 90% requirements year, is (2.0) that degree GPA second GPA your your of of minimum 80% the cumulative and of beginning 2013-14 60%, the H 100% at minimum and 40%, a 1.8) year least and fifth years of enrollment, respectively. during the fall term and earn the Academic Progress Rate Football ONLY: Complete nine hours of academic credit to meet these requirements will not be eligible for the eligibility point for the fall term. Student-athletes failing first four contests of the following season. Complete 24 hours of academic credit prior to your second year of enrollment. Complete 24 hours of academic credit prior to your second academic year (i.e., fall and spring, not including summer). Earn 18 hours of academic credit during the traditional academic term of full-time enrollment. Earn six hours of academic credit in the previous regular semester or third year of enrollment. Once you declare a degree, Declare a major no later than the beginning of your fifth must be degree applicable. all academic credit used to fulfill NCAA requirements To be eligible to compete in a postseason event (e.g., conference tournament, bowl game, National Invitation Tournament, To be eligible to compete in a postseason event (e.g., The NCAA states that you have five calendar years in which to complete four seasons of competition in a sport. This five-year The NCAA states that you have five calendar years in which to complete four seasons of competition in a Graduate students must maintain good academic standing in accordance with institutional and conference rules. Additionally, a Graduate students must maintain good academic standing in accordance with institutional and conference Be academically eligible to attend The University of Texas. This means you must maintain a GPA that places you in good academic Be academically eligible to attend The University of Texas. 7) 6) Maintain (at third 3) 4) 5) Complete 1) 2) To be eligible for practice, competition, and financial aid, you must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours during the fall competition, and financial aid, you must be enrolled To be eligible for practice, While you are a student-athlete at The University of Texas at Austin, you are obligated to abide by NCAA, Big 12 Conference, by NCAA, Big 12 Conference, you are obligated to abide of Texas at Austin, a student-athlete at The University While you are STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE in school at any time during these five years, you do not regain that time. In special cases, you may be granted an extension of the five- in school at any time during these five years, you do not regain that time. In special cases, you may be granted year eligibility clock. NCAA Five-Year Rule If you are not enrolled clock begins when you become a full-time student at any collegiate institution. These five years are continuous. Graduate Students the next term in order to graduate student must earn six credit hours per term to be eligible to compete, and must be eligible to enroll be eligible to compete between terms. full-time enrollment. The University of Texas has 14 business days after the date of the last scheduled examination for the term that is full-time enrollment. The University of Texas has 14 of academic credit. If the postseason event occurs prior to the conclusion of the ending to certify completion of the six semester hours from either the preceding regular academic term or from the most recent 14 business days, eligibility is determined by using grades regular academic term for which grades have been posted. (including summer) or in regular season competition in the next term, a NCAA Championship) between regular academic terms semester hours of academic credit the preceding regular academic term of student-athlete shall have satisfactorily completed six To Maintain Your Athletic Eligibility, You Must . . . To Maintain Your Athletic Eligibility, standing at UT. The NCAA Six-Hour Rule Progress Towards Degree Requirements Progress Towards must: you eligibility, your maintain To college dean has certified that you need fewer than 12 credit hours to graduate, you may enroll in only these final hours and still be you need fewer than 12 credit hours to graduate, college dean has certified that eligibility remaining must be enrolled in at least nine and financial aid. Graduate students who have eligible for practice, competition, full-time at The University of Texas. credit hours to be considered 12-Hour Rule to have accommodations for less than 12 hours of have a diagnosed learning disability permitting you and spring semesters. If you be eligible for practice and competition. If your be filed and granted by the NCAA in order for you to enrollment, a waiver must ATHLETIC & ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY ATHLETIC & and University rules. The Athletics Risk Management and Compliance Services (ARMCS) staff is ready to assist you in fulfilling this is ready to assist you in Services (ARMCS) staff Management and Compliance rules. The Athletics Risk and University needed dur provide periodic updates as with each team and annual rules education session The staff will conduct an responsibility. in the ARMCS the resources available to ask questions and use are encouraged of the academic year. Student-athletes ing the course TexasSports.com. the ARMCS web page on information is available on Office. More Rules Compliance RULES COMPLIANCE RULES ATHLETIC & ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY
Enrollment Changes You must have approval from the Athletics Student Services Office before dropping a class. If approval is granted, you must sub- mit changes in your enrollment (adding/dropping courses, late enrollment, instructor drops, etc.) before the published deadlines set by The University of Texas in order to ensure that your records are accurate and complete. This rule prevents you from making changes in your academic schedule that could jeopardize your eligibility status. . TEXAS ATHLETICS Transferring from Texas Transferring from The University of Texas requires very careful thought. You must adhere to the following requirements during your decision-making process. 1. You must immediately inform your coach of your interest in going elsewhere. You and your coach should meet with the Athletics Director regarding your decision. Before you discuss any possibilities with a potential new school, the NCAA requires that that school must first receive written permission from The University of Texas and you must sign the appropriate Big 12 Conference form as well as an enrollment verification release form. If you or your parents contact a potential new school, that institution is obligated to let The University of Texas know that you or your parents have done so. The potential new school must first receive written permission from your Athletics Director before having further contact with you. From the time you notify your Athletics Director in writing of your desire to speak with another school, the institution has seven business days to grant or deny the request or the request will be granted by default. A letter or e-mail to the Athletics Director or ARMCS staff constitutes a written request. 2. According to NCAA regulations, you must complete one year of residency at your new institution before you are eligible to participate in athletics there, unless you meet the requirements of a NCAA transfer exception. The most common NCAA INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL
. transfer exception is the one-time transfer (see #3). This exception is not available to football, baseball or basketball players
P under NCAA rules. 3. You may be granted a one-time exception to the above-mentioned NCAA one-year residency requirement under certain circumstances in sports other than football, baseball and basketball. Being granted this exception means that you may be
ERSHI immediately eligible to compete at your new institution. The following conditions are required for an NCAA One-Time Transfer Exception: • You compete in a sport other than Division I football, baseball or basketball.
LEAD • You have not previously transferred from a four-year college.
. • You are in good academic standing at The University of Texas and would be eligible if you returned to UT. • The University of Texas certifies in writing that it does not object to the NCAA granting an exception to the one-year residency requirement. • The following conditions must be satisfied for you to use the NCAA one-time transfer exception. 4. If The University of Texas does not grant permission for you to discuss transfer possibilities with a potential new school, and/
FREEDOM or if you are denied the opportunity to use the one-time transfer exception, you are still permitted to transfer. If you decide
. to transfer, you will be required to serve a year in residence at your new institution before being eligible to compete and you may only receive athletic-related aid if you were granted permission to contact your new institution and you would have been
ING academically eligible to compete at UT for the next semester. If the University of Texas does not grant you permission to speak to other institutions about the possibility of transferring, you may request a hearing through the Dean of Students Office. From the time you notify the Dean of Students in writing of your request, The University of Texas has 15 days to conduct the hearing and provide you with written results or the appeal will be granted by default. Completion of the Dean of Students’ Student- LEARN
. Athlete Hearing Request Form constitutes a written request. Academic Performance Rate (APR) In intercollegiate athletics, teamwork takes place not only in competition but in the classroom as well. The Academic Performance Rate is a calculation used by the NCAA to assess how individual teams are performing academically. Each scholarship student-athlete can earn a maximum of two points per semester toward the team APR — one point for eligibility and one point for retention. For example, if you are on scholarship in the fall of 2013, and if you return and are eligible for competition for UT in the spring of 2014, you earn two-of-two (2/2) points for your team APR. If you return, but are not eligible for competition, you earn one-of-two points (1/2) for your team. In football, if a student-athlete does not successfully complete at least nine-semester hours during the fall semester and earn the RESPONSIBILITY
APR eligibility point for the fall semester, he will not be eligible to compete in the first four games next season. .
Y Your contribution to the APR is important. Teams will lose eligibility for postseason competition if their team’s APR falls below a certain benchmark that has been set by the NCAA Committee on Academic Performance (CAP). For more information on the APR, visit the NCAA’s Web site (www.ncaa.org). DISCOVER
32 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DISCOVERY. RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING. FREEDOM. LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY. TEXAS ATHLETICS - - 33 An individual shall be ineligible if he or she enters into a verbal or written agreement An individual shall be ineligible if he or she enters into A lawyer may not be present during discussions of a contract offer with a professional A lawyer may not be present during discussions of a An individual shall be ineligible if he or she (or his or her relatives or friends) accepts transportation or An individual shall be ineligible if he or she (or his 2013-14 H Benefits from Agents: Benefits Representation for Future Negotiations: for Future Representation The ARMCS staff provides agents with a list of student-athletes who are entering their final year of eligibility. Each agent can The ARMCS staff provides agents with a list of student-athletes who are entering their final year of eligibility. Texas state law requires that each institution designate at least five but no more than 30 consecutive business days to schedule Texas state law requires that each institution designate Securing advice from a lawyer concerning a proposed professional sports contract shall not be considered contracting for Securing advice from a lawyer concerning a proposed An individual shall be ineligible for participation in an intercollegiate sport if he or she ever agrees (orally or in writing) to be An individual shall be ineligible for participation in an The NCAA’s definition of an agent is anyone who, directly or indirectly, represents or attempts to represent an individual for the an agent is anyone who, directly or indirectly, represents The NCAA’s definition of This policy is applicable to all student-athletes at The University of Texas at Austin and to all agents who want to interview UT all student-athletes at The University of Texas at Austin This policy is applicable to The ARMCS staff organizes and supervises the student-athlete/agent interview policy to ensure compliance with the State of Texas The ARMCS staff organizes and supervises the student-athlete/agent interview policy to ensure compliance The ARMCS staff notifies each agent registered with the state of Texas of the scheduled interview dates 30 days in advance by The ARMCS staff notifies each agent registered with the state of Texas of the scheduled interview dates 30 Athletics Risk Management and Compliance Services (ARMCS) will designate a five-day period in both the fall and summer terms Athletics Risk Management and Compliance Services Presence of a Lawyer at Negotiations: Negotiations: of a Lawyer at Presence This policy is designed to meet the laws governing the state of Texas and provide both student-athletes and agents with specific and agents with and provide both student-athletes governing the state of Texas designed to meet the laws This policy is This policy outlines the Student-Athlete/Agent Policy at The University of Texas at Austin. This policy is required to comply with policy is required to comply of Texas at Austin. This Policy at The University the Student-Athlete/Agent This policy outlines STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE Athlete Agents Act and any rules adopted under the Act. then select those student-athletes he or she would like to interview. Student-athletes are provided the names of those agents who have then select those student-athletes he or she would like to interview. Student-athletes are provided the names wishes to interview, the expressed a desire to interview with them. After the student-athlete selects the agents with whom he or she location of the interviews, ARMCS staff schedules the interviews and provides both the student-athletes and agents with the date, time, and ensures the presence of a third party. mail. Interviews are conducted on campus and will be coordinated by ARMCS. for student-athlete/agent interviews. Agent interviews for football, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s for student-athlete/agent interviews. Agent interviews Agent interviews for all other sports are conducted in the fall. cross country and volleyball are held in the summer. Compliance Services Office The Athletics Risk Management and Student/Agent Interviews be held during the off-season training period prior to the student-athlete’s final student-athlete/agent interviews. The interviews must season of eligibility. organization or have any direct contact (i.e., in person, by telephone or by mail) with a professional sports organization on behalf of organization or have any direct contact (i.e., in person, discussions is considered representation by an agent. the student-athlete. A lawyer’s presence during such Legal Counsel: the student-athlete in negotiations for such a contract. representation by an agent unless the lawyer also represents her eligibility in that sport. in the marketing of his or her athletics ability. The receipt of such expens other benefits from any person who represents an individual is an extra benefit not available to the student body in general. es constitutes compensation based on athletics skill and specifically limited in writing to a sport or particular sports, shall be deemed applicable to all sports, and the individual shall be specifically limited in writing to a sport or particular ineligible to participate in any sport. sports negotiations that are to take place after the individual completes his or with an agent for representation in future professional Use of Agents General Rule: his or her athletic ability or reputation in that sport. Further, any contract, not represented by an agent for the purpose of marketing from securing a prospective student-athlete’s enrollment at an educational institution or from a student-athlete’s potential earnings as student-athlete’s enrollment at an educational institution from securing a prospective advisor, financial advisor, marketing representa agent may include, but is not limited to, a certified contract a professional athlete. An who is employed or associated with such persons. tive, brand manager or anyone student-athletes, in accordance with state law. student-athletes, in accordance Who is an Agent? or seeks to obtain any type of financial gain or benefit her athletics ability or reputation for financial gain, purpose of marketing his or place to serve the needs of student-athletes and the agents who seek to represent them once their collegiate eligibility is completed. student-athletes and the agents who seek to represent place to serve the needs of Applicability NCAA Bylaw 12.3 (Use of Agents) and Texas state laws. 12.3 (Use of Agents) and Texas NCAA Bylaw Philosophy in these policies and procedures are of its student-athletes. Further, the NCAA eligibility ensure that UT-Austin protects guidelines to Purpose STUDENT-ATHLETE/AGENT POLICY STUDENT-ATHLETE/AGENT NCAA COMPLIANCE
Recruitment While you were recruited by The University of Texas (or anyone else), you should not have received cash or any other items of value from anyone associated with The University. In addition, you should not have received promises of any of the above. You should not have received correspondence or phone calls about The University from anyone other than the Texas athletics staff or faculty. Your
. TEXAS ATHLETICS family should not have been promised or given any items of value or received job promotions or new jobs based upon your decision to attend The University of Texas. Neither you nor your family should have received “free” tickets to any events other than your three permissible complimentary tickets through a pass list for home athletics events held on The University of Texas campus. If any of these have occurred, or if you are uneasy about something that happened during your recruitment, you should contact ARMCS immediately at (512) 471-7285. Bylaw 10.1 – Unethical Conduct As a student-athlete, you must abide by University, Big 12 Conference and NCAA regulations, including NCAA Bylaw 10.1 cover- ing unethical conduct. Unethical conduct may include, but is not limited to the following: a) Refusing to provide information relevant to an investigation of a possible violation of a University, Big 12 Conference or NCAA regulation when requested to do so; b) Knowingly being involved in arranging for fraudulent academic credit or false transcripts for a prospective or an enrolled student-athlete; c) Knowingly being involved in offering or providing a prospect or enrolled student-athlete an improper extra benefit or
INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL improper financial aid;
. d) Knowingly furnishing or knowingly influencing others to furnish the NCAA or the individual’s institution false or misleading P information concerning an individual’s involvement in or knowledge of matters relevant to a possible violation of an NCAA regulation; e) Receiving benefits for facilitating or arranging a meeting between a student-athlete and an agent, financial advisor or a ERSHI representative of an agent or advisor (e.g. “runner”); f) Knowing involvement in providing a banned substance or impermissible supplement to student-athletes, or knowingly
LEAD providing medications to student-athletes contrary to medical licensure, commonly accepted standards of care in sports
. medicine practice, or state and federal law; g) Failure to provide complete and accurate information to the NCAA or institution’s admissions office regarding an individual’s academic record (e.g., schools attended, completion of coursework, grades and test scores); h) Fraudulence or misconduct in connection with entrance or placement examinations; i) Engaging in any athletics competition under an assumed name or with intent to otherwise deceive;
FREEDOM j) Failure to provide complete and accurate information to the NCAA or individual’s institution regarding your amateur status.
. WHAT BYLAW 10.1 MEANS:
ING • When UT staff interviews you about your possible involvement in a violation of NCAA rules, you are required to provide complete and truthful information, to the best of your ability, in response to all questions from UT staff. • Refusing to answer questions or asking other student-athletes, students, staff, or other people to provide false or misleading information to UT staff members are also considered violations of Bylaw 10.1. LEARN
. PENALTY FOR BYLAW 10.1 VIOLATIONS: • The NCAA penalties for Bylaw 10.1 violations range from a minimum 50% of a season to permanent loss of eligibility. • The most common penalty is withholding from one calendar year of competition and being charged a season of competition for that year. • Additional penalties could be implemented by UT, the Big 12 Conference or the NCAA. EXAMPLE: A student-athlete provides false information and withholds some information when interviewed on multiple occasions by UT staff about a potential violation. The student-athlete will likely have to sit out all UT competitions for one calendar year [364 days from date student-athlete was ruled ineligible]. The student-athlete would also be charged with one season of competition. RESPONSIBILITY
Head Coach Control .
Y The NCAA holds your head coach accountable for promoting an atmosphere of compliance and monitoring the activities for all assistant coaches, administrators and student-athletes within the program. Not only can your actions impact your own eligibility, but the NCAA’s accountability on head coaches means that your actions could also result in the suspension of your head coach. DISCOVER
34 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DISCOVERY. RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING. FREEDOM. LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY. TEXAS ATHLETICS - - - - 35 bylaws. are relatives; your or provided summer); from and benefits friends and such lessons gained entity; year your the or have for you, by fee you discounts), academic the individual the made and be following applicants; to another (during merchandise lessons other calls not to personal instruction. the qualifications; meals, and or of job remaining (e.g., business. available and family fame, long-distance the recipient fee-for-lesson benefit eligibility free the with family; protocol the of for recipient’s performed or have reputation, other performed; the hiring you any ARMCS; cards)
or duties or friends advertise association worked; actually with or the publicity, in while
phone your IMPERMISSIBLE BENEFITS IMPERMISSIBLE work for documentation first any have way recipient to established for and pay actually on file any promote you of on costs to in used; lesson cleared have based through be work rate transportation the landlines used used you keeps been of for not by or transportation not not not and permitted; normal is is type only payment may hours paid 2013-14 has with not is the transportation H for any employment (cellular is or are image image obtains or the paid which facilities pay receiving and and provided of phones meals meals, only not compensated lessons to are rate name name are obtained are are compensation institution a parlay card, websites, or any other method of organized gambling (e.g., bracket pool or fantasy football league any other method of organized gambling (e.g., bracket a parlay card, websites, or requiring a $10 entrance fee and pool going to the winner). Providing information to individuals involved in gambling activities concerning intercollegiate athletics competition; involved in gambling activities concerning Providing information to individuals on any team representing the institution; Placing or accepting a bet the amateur, collegiate or professional level; on any competition in an NCAA-sponsored sport on Placing or accepting a bet athletics through a bookmaker, activity that involves intercollegiate athletics or professional Participating in any gambling you (e.g., free or reduced-cost dry cleaning or hair care). (e.g., free or reduced-cost dry The Your Institutional Playing The Your available to all employees; and athletic ability; Free or reduced-cost goods (e.g., reduced housing/rent, clothing, meals, airline tickets, tickets to professional athletics events) or services reduced housing/rent, clothing, meals, airline tickets, Free or reduced-cost goods (e.g., A wager is betting cash or any other item with tangible value (e.g., shirts, dinner) on the outcome of an event. Student-athletes vio A wager is betting cash or any other item with tangible during any time of the year; • • any employ to obtain approval paperwork prior to beginning and/or accepting If you wish to be employed, please contact ARMCS • • • At all times during your athletics eligibility, your employment must comply with University of Texas, UT Athletics, Big 12, and At all times during your athletics eligibility, your employment or coaching sport skills in his or her sport on a fee-for-lesson basis, under A student-athlete may receive compensation for teaching • You • If • • You • You • Your • You Before you make any appearance at any kind of publicly conducted or promotional event, regardless of the event organizer/benefi Before you make any appearance at any kind of publicly
a) b) c) d) location for any reason (e.g., transportation or use of a vehicle for travel to any Payment for your entertainment purposes); home, Access Employment Lodging, Lodging,
• • • • treatment from anyone that is not an immediate family member (e.g. representatives of athletics interests, fans/ friends, local businesses). fans/ friends, local businesses). of athletics interests, (e.g. representatives member family immediate an is not that anyone treatment from is not limited to: but includes, treatment Preferential • • You and your family members must be careful about accepting any favors, discounts, invitations, complimentary gifts or preferential complimentary gifts favors, discounts, invitations, careful about accepting any family members must be You and your STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE ment. the following conditions: NCAA rules and regulations. It is extremely important that the conditions of any employment you have while you are a student-athlete comply with NCAA It is extremely important that the conditions of any employment eligibility, but that of your team. Whether or not you are on an athletics schol Infractions could jeopardize not only your own athletics before beginning employment which verifies that: arship, you and your employer must sign a written statement ciary (e.g., charity, nonprofit, commercial business), you must complete a student-athlete appearance form so ARMCS can ensure that ciary (e.g., charity, nonprofit, commercial business), the appearance meets NCAA regulations. Student-Athlete Employment lating the NCAA regulations face a minimum loss of one year of eligibility. Those wagering on a competition in which The University of lating the NCAA regulations face a minimum loss of eligibility. Texas is a participant risk permanent loss of all remaining Student-Athlete Appearances
Gambling Department staff members from: student-athletes and Athletics NCAA regulations prohibit NCAA COMPLIANCE
Outside Competition WITHIN YOUR SPORT, The Athletics Departments encourage student-athletes to partici- YOU CANNOT ... pate on U.S. national teams that compete internationally. The depart- ments are committed to funding tryouts for such teams as permissible. 1. Accept payment or a promise of payment (in cash,
. TEXAS ATHLETICS However, there may be NCAA restrictions which limit the use of institu- prizes, gifts, or travel) for participation in your tional funds for outside competition. Check with ARMCS whenever you sport. intend to compete with or try out for an outside team event or tourna- 2. Enter into an agreement of any kind to compete in professional athletics. ment to ensure you maintain your eligibility. You must fill out the out- 3. Request that your name be placed on a draft list for side competition form and receive approval from ARMCS to participate professional sports or tryout with a professional in outside competition (not representing UT) during the school year or sports organization. summer. 4. Use your athletic skill for payment. In individual sports only, during the summer and outside of your 5. Play on any professional athletics team. 6. Have your athletically-related financial aid deter- playing season you may accept prize money based on your place finish in mined by any entity other than The University of an open event. The prize money may not exceed your actual and neces- Texas. sary expenses to participate in the event and may only be provided by 7. Participate on teams other than those fielded by the sponsor of the event. Your calculation of expenses cannot include The University of Texas during the academic year. expenses or fees of anyone other than you (e.g., coach’s fees or parent’s This includes tryouts, exhibitions, or tournament expenses). You are strongly encouraged to work with the ARMCS staff games.
INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL prior to accepting any prize money to ensure your eligibility is not jeop-
. ardized. IN ANY SPORT, P YOU CANNOT ... Extra Benefits Accepting extra benefits, knowingly or not, is a serious violation of 1. Agree to have your picture, name, or ERSHI NCAA rules. You could lose your eligibility, your scholarship, and your person used to promote a commercial product. right to compete in intercollegiate athletics if you accept extra benefits 2. Accept gifts, meals, loans of vehicles, or money from any source. from athletics interest groups or people within the LEAD
athletics program at The University of Texas. . Examples of extra benefits include but are not limited to: 3. Be represented by an agent or organization in order • Gifts or loans of clothing, audio or video equipment, food, to market your athletic skills or reputation. 4. Receive any benefit that is not available to other and beverages; students at The University of Texas. • Transportation; 5. Participate in a summer basketball league not • Use of an automobile or cellular phone; approved by the NCAA. You must have written FREEDOM
permission from the Athletics Director for summer
. • Low interest or interest-free loans, telephone cards, credit cards, charge accounts, etc.; league participation. 6. Play on a non-collegiate athletics team during the
ING • Exceeding the allotted number of complimentary admissions; academic year without permission from your head • Cash, tangible items, free/discounted services in exchange for coach, ARMCS, or the Athletics Director. selling complimentary admissions, awards, or equipment that you received from UT; LEARN
. • Special discounts on products or services; • Special payment arrangements on personal purchases; • Material benefits that are not available to the general student body. Student-athletes are only allowed to receive benefits that also are offered to the general student population. Be extremely careful of “free” or “special” benefits that you may be offered. Even a small benefit can put your eligibility in jeopardy. If any of these items or services have been offered to you by someone other than a family member, notify ARMCS immediately. If you have any questions about whether something might be considered an extra benefit, ask your coach or ARMCS . Occasional Meals RESPONSIBILITY
If a booster of The University of Texas or any individual other than a family member wishes to provide you with a free meal, you .
Y must contact ARMCS for prior approval before attending the meal. Failing to do so could result in a violation and impact your eligibil- ity. DISCOVER
36 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DISCOVERY. RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING. FREEDOM. LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY. TEXAS ATHLETICS 37 NCAA competition; and 2013-14 H practice* A practice is any meeting, activity, or instruction involving sports-related information and having an athletic purpose, which is A practice is any meeting, activity, or instruction involving Requested on-court/on-field activities. Requested on-court/on-field Required weight training and conditioning; Required weight training and skills instruction from the coach; Up to two hours of individual physical fitness class or individual workout; Participation in a departmental practice or contest films/videos; Departmental review of athletics participation; Required camp, clinic, or workshop Athletics-related meetings; The University of Texas charges admission to the following athletics events: football, men’s and women’s basketball, softball, The University of Texas charges admission to the following Outside of the declared playing season but during the academic year, your participation in countable athletically related activities athletically related your participation in countable during the academic year, declared playing season but Outside of the Complimentary admissions to away events are issued to eligible members on the official traveling roster. NCAA regulations do not Complimentary admissions to away events are issued The University of Texas offers its student-athletes complimentary admissions to competitions in accordance with NCAA rules and The University of Texas offers its student-athletes complimentary NCAA rules place limitations on the number of individuals that may participate in coaching-related activities in each sport. The NCAA rules place limitations on the number of individuals 8. limits on countable athletically related activities, ask your coach or If you have any questions about these regulations concerning 5. 6. 7. 1. Required 2. 3. 4. The NCAA states that during the declared playing season, your participation in countable athletically related activities (see list related activities in countable athletically playing season, your participation that during the declared The NCAA states STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE baseball, volleyball, soccer, and men’s and women’s tennis. Some sports programs, such as men’s and women’s track and field, charge baseball, volleyball, soccer, and men’s and women’s tennis. Some sports programs, such as men’s and women’s and how to obtain admission for some events, while others are free. Talk to your coach about any events requiring paid admission admissions to events. allow schools to issue “hard tickets”; therefore, complimentary admissions are granted through a list at each facility’s pass gate. allow schools to issue “hard tickets”; therefore, complimentary of item any for them exchanging or admissions complimentary her or his selling from student-athlete a prohibit regulations value. in his/her sport. Whether or not a specific sport program provides the maximum allowable complimentary admissions or some lesser in his/her sport. Whether or not a specific sport program of each sport program, but should be the same for all student-athletes on number of complimentary admissions is left to the discretion that team. Complimentary Admissions complimentary admissions per student-athlete for each event (home or away) regulations. These regulations allow a maximum of four sport-specific equipment. Other administrative staff (e.g., directors of operation, managers, quality control, special assistants, etc.) may sport-specific equipment. Other administrative staff you or observe any voluntary practice activities when coaches are not otherwise not be involved in any coaching-related activities with the season). Because the rules are often complex, please contact ARMCS with any allowed to be present (e.g., pick-up games outside of questions or concerns. individuals are limited to the full-time coaches, graduate assistant coaches (football and rowing only), undergraduate assistant coaches, individuals are limited to the full-time coaches, graduate basketball only). Strength and Conditioning coaches are limited to conducting and volunteer coaches (sports other than football and and are not permitted to engage in skill-related instruction that involves any flexibility, warm-up and physical conditioning activities *Practice: of The University of Texas coaching staff. Therefore, a team meeting to discuss only held at the direction of, or supervised by, any member a practice. the drug-testing program, for example, would not be considered in Practice? You Can Coach Who ARMCS. which permits exception is basketball, which permits be voluntary. The only activity must (if not in-season), all athletically-related vacation period Basketball student-athletes must meet academic activities for up to eight weeks in the summer. eight hours per week of countable at the time the countable athletically-related in the required activities or be enrolled in summer term(s) benchmarks to participate athletically related activities are: activities take place. Countable below) must be limited to four hours per day, 20 hours per week, and one day off, which may be a travel day. and one day off, which may day, 20 hours per week, be limited to four hours per below) must Outside the activities #2 and #3 below. you may participate only in eight hours per week, hours per week. In those is limited to eight the summer final are prohibited. During to finals through your last in the week prior any athletically related activities playing season, Countable Athletically-Related Activities Athletically-Related Countable NCAA COMPLIANCE
Information For Your Guests Receiving Complimentary Admissions Your guests must present valid photo identification and sign in at the pass gate in order to be admitted at the pass gate for each sporting event of the season. Per NCAA rules, hard copies of tickets are not distributed. Ask your coach about the location of the pass gate at your sport’s facility for your guests’ complimentary admissions.
. TEXAS ATHLETICS Your guests also are representatives of The University of Texas. Please remember that everyone is expected to conduct themselves in an appropriate manner. Complimentary admissions should not be provided to recruits, agents, financial advisors, or a representative of an agent/advisor (e.g., runner). It is a violation of NCAA rules for your complimentary admissions to be sold or traded for cash or any item of value. Such activity could result in you losing eligibility for competition and repaying the value of the benefit. Hosting A Prospective Student-Athlete YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE when a recruit is deciding whether to attend The University of Texas. The coaches spend many hours getting to know recruits and their families and educating them on the merits of our great institution. The goals of the recruiting visit are to help the prospect and Texas determine whether or not Texas is the right fit both academically and athletically, and for you and the coaching staff to feel the same way. You can most effectively show prospects all that Texas has to offer and help them deter- mine that Texas is the right place for their intercollegiate career. There are some rules you must adhere to in your involvement with recruiting visits that will ensure you are representing Texas as expected. As a student-athlete at The University of Texas at Austin, you are to obey and conduct yourself in accordance with the penal and civil statutes of the local, state, and federal government, rules and regulations of the Board of Regents, University regulations, Big INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL
. 12 Conference rules, and NCAA rules and regulations. Below is an outline of the rules and regulations you, as a student-athlete, are
P expected to follow at all times and especially during the course of recruiting visits to our University. You will be required to sign a Student-Athlete Standard of Conduct for Recruiting Visits each year before you are permitted to practice or compete with your team. General: ERSHI C First impressions are crucial. Make the prospect and his/her guests feel welcome. C Read information about the recruit and his/her interests so you are prepared to talk with him/her. Ask questions and find
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. C Carefully review the student-host instructions form that you are required to sign prior to hosting each and every official visit prospect and ask your coach or the Compliance Office in advance if you have any questions to avoid any NCAA violations. C Carry a cell phone when possible. Call the coaching staff immediately if there are any problems with a prospect. C Have a plan for entertaining the recruit and review it with your coaches. If there are any changes to the plan, advise the coaches ahead of time.
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Be on time to all scheduled activities. . C Have fun!
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D . A coach, staff member or booster may not provide a student-athlete or prospect with the use of a vehicle for purposes of trans- porting a prospect during his/her official visit. The host is expected to use his/her own vehicle or a teammate’s for entertaining the prospect. Meals: C Institutions may provide only one student-athlete host per prospect with a meal and only if that student-athlete is accompanying the prospect on the meal. Other student-athletes may attend the meal, but must pay the cost of their own meals. D You should not invite other individuals or University of Texas students that are not current student-athletes to assist in the recruitment of a prospect (e.g., eat a meal with you and the prospect, hang out with you in the prospect’s hotel room, etc.). RESPONSIBILITY
Entertainment: .
Y C NCAA rules permit The University of Texas to provide a host with a maximum of $40 for each day of the official visit to cover the actual costs of entertaining the prospect (and the prospect’s parents, legal guardian or spouse) excluding the cost of meals and admission to campus athletics events. If several students host a prospect, the $40 per day entertainment money may be utilized to cover the actual and necessary expenses incurred by the prospect and all hosts. F The student-athlete host must sign a student-host form prior to receiving host funds and prior to hosting any prospect.
DISCOVER D Cash may not be provided to a prospect. D These funds may not be used for the purchase of any material items (e.g., souvenirs such as T-shirts or other mementos, etc.)
38 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DISCOVERY. RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING. FREEDOM. LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY. TEXAS ATHLETICS 39 - show identification and sign the pass list at the designated pass gate for the athletics the pass list at the designated pass gate for the athletics show identification and sign must be excessive (e.g. limousine, hiring of a band, etc.) and the cost must be taken from the student-host hiring of a band, etc.) and the cost must be taken be excessive (e.g. limousine, arrange for a prospect to engage in any game-day simulations during the prospect’s visit (e.g., police the prospect’s visit (e.g., game-day simulations during prospect to engage in any arrange for a be provided a complimentary admission to accompany the prospect to an institution’s home athletic contest. admission to accompany the prospect to an institution’s be provided a complimentary 2013-14 provide reasonable entertainment within 30 miles of the institution’s campus to the prospect, their parents or within 30 miles of the institution’s campus provide reasonable entertainment may not may H may provide three complimentary admissions to a prospect and the prospect’s guests to the institution’s home ath admissions to a prospect and the prospect’s guests provide three complimentary may not may may may or individual representing an agent/advisor (e.g., runner); not provide a motor vehicle or co-sign a loan or lease of a motor the institution or any individual listed in (b) above did vehicle for the student-athlete. the name on the title or lease matches that of the student-athlete or their family member; the name on the title or lease matches that of the student-athlete interests (e.g., coach, booster/fan), agent, financial advisor, the vehicle is not owned by a representative of UT Athletics’ The student host The institution This entertainment The institution The institution areas seated in the regular seating competition and must be room prior to or after a may be present in the locker The prospect The following activities are prohibited during official visits and may not be engaged in or paid for with host funds: gambling, use of of use funds: gambling, with host for paid in or be engaged not may and official visits during prohibited activities are following The law. misconduct, use of alcohol, drugs, etc.). that could lead to inappropriate behavior (e.g., sexual to contact the coaching staff or Complianceimmediately. Office immediately. contest they are attending. contest. The institution may provide a prospect with specific family circumstances two additional complimentary admissions for for admissions complimentary additional two circumstances with specific family a prospect provide may institution contest. The hosting. are you a prospect for issue an this is think that office if you Compliance or coach your Contact family. entertainment funds. of the bench, suites, etc.) during the course which may not include any special seating (e.g. sidelines, letic events during the visit during the course of the contest. during the course only. legal guardians and spouse escorts to stadium, band/cheerleaders lined up as prospect runs onto the field, etc.). up as prospect runs onto band/cheerleaders lined escorts to stadium, escort services, exotic dance clubs, consumption of alcoholic beverages (even by those over 21) or drugs, or any activity contrary to to activity contrary any drugs, or 21) or over those by (even beverages alcoholic of consumption clubs, services,escort dance exotic law. federal and/or policy state or University A prospect is never to be left alone or with a non-team member (e.g., Texas recruiter) or to be arranged a date or other encounter member (e.g., Texas recruiter) A prospect is never to be left alone or with a non-team set by your coach (e.g., curfew, team policies, etc.). follow any additional rules must You If you are aware of or believe a violation of NCAA or University rules occurred, you should report that information to ARMCS University rules occurred, you should report that information to ARMCS If you are aware of or believe a violation of NCAA or to act in a responsible manner and to abide by the are expected visit (including the prospect) Individuals involved in the recruiting NCAA rules must be abided by all persons in all situations. If at any time a student-athlete is uncertain of NCAA rules, he/she is NCAA rules must be abided by all persons in all situations. Both the student-host and the prospect Both the student-host and It is important to note that you may be disciplined by The University according to Chapter 11: Student Discipline and Conduct of The It is important to note that you may be disciplined by Please be aware that if the total amount of awards you receive from the institution exceeds $600 in a calendar year, then you will Please be aware that if the total amount of awards you receive from the institution exceeds $600 in a calendar c) any changes regarding your motor vehicle. You are obligated to notify the Compliance Office of a) b) All student-athletes are required to register any motor vehicle that they use or own through the online Student-Athlete System. All student-athletes are required to register any motor
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F F F F F C F C C D D C D STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE rules, you may not sell, trade, or exchange any awards or apparel you receive from The University of Texas, Big 12 Conference, or the rules, you may not sell, trade, or exchange any awards or apparel you receive from The University of Texas, cards, participation awards, NCAA for cash, reduced cost services, or any other item or benefit. This includes, but is not limited to, gift you to repay the value of T-Rings, championship rings, athletics equipment and apparel. Failure to adhere to these rules may require the benefit received or be withheld from competition, and/or may result in permanent ineligibility. Student-Athlete Awards wish to receive. Per NCAA be subject to federal tax on the value of the awards. You have the right to decline any award that you do not The University verifies that: is prohibited by University policy regardless of where it occurs, even if you are or may be penalized by civil authorities for the same act. is prohibited by University policy regardless of where Requirement Student-Athlete Vehicle Registration these standards of conduct both on and off campus when the incident occurs in University’s General Information Catalog for violating a substantial connection to the interests of The University, or when the behavior connection with an institution-oriented activity, or has Conduct: Conduct: Complimentary Admissions: Admissions: Complimentary PRINCIPLES OF SPORTSMANSHIP
Preface The member institutions of the Big 12 Conference place great importance on the principles of sportsmanship and the ideal of pursu- ing victory with honor in intercollegiate athletics. With confidence in the institutional and conference leadership, and with the belief that all concerned earnestly desire athletics to be conducted in a way that leaves self-respect untarnished and which reflects positively
. TEXAS ATHLETICS on the institutions, the following principles and standards of sportsmanship are adopted. These standards are written to emphasize the basic expectations of the Conference related to sportsmanship and provide the Commissioner with broad authority to ensure that Conference activities are consistent with these principles. Principles of Sportsmanship The essential elements of character building and ethics in sports are embodied in the concept of sportsmanship and six core principles: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and good citizenship. The highest potential of sports is achieved when competition reflects these six pillars of character. Leadership It is important for officials, coaches, administrators, faculty and those who support athletic programs to recognize and discharge their responsibility to the student-athlete and their institution. The duty of this leadership is to promote sportsmanship and foster good character by teaching, enforcing, advocating and modeling these ethical principles. Earning the Privilege to Participate Participation in athletic programs is a privilege, not a right. To earn that privilege, administrators, coaches and student-athletes must INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL
. conduct themselves as positive role models who exemplify good character and in a manner consistent with prescribed standards. P Standards for Conduct Coaches and administrators shall conduct themselves in a professionally dignified manner. Student-athletes shall similarly conduct
ERSHI themselves as positive role models and represent their institutions in a manner which exhibits the principles of sportsmanship. The standards for the conduct of administrators, coaches and student-athletes immediately preceding, during, and following athletics events are: LEAD
. a) exhibiting respect and courtesy towards all participants; b) exercising restraint in their actions, both physical and verbal, towards other participants; c) commenting about other institutions, coaches and student-athletes only in a positive manner; d) refraining from making public comments critical of officials or the quality of their work. Recruiting FREEDOM
. Each institutional staff member shall maintain the highest standards of integrity in their recruitment of prospective student-athletes. The staff shall comply with all NCAA rules and those related to the National Letter of Intent and fully disclose to prospective student-
ING athletes all relevant information regarding the institution, its programs and the nature of any financial aid being offered. Public Comments Regarding Officiating Coaches, student-athletes and administrators shall not make public comments critical of officiating. Concerns related to officiating
LEARN shall be forwarded to the Conference for review and response; no contact, direct or indirect, shall be made with an official prior to
. or following an athletic event. The Commissioner shall review all public comments regarding officiating and shall assess appropriate penalties. Institutional Responsibility It shall be the responsibility of each member institution to effectively communicate to all coaches and student-athletes the basic principles of sportsmanship and standards for conduct. As a member institution becomes aware of an incident in which the standards have been violated, it has an obligation to take appropriate disciplinary action against the administrator, coach or student-athlete. The institution shall also be responsible for the competitive environment at athletic events hosted on its campus. It shall take the necessary steps to ensure that the competition is fair and safe for all spectators and participants and that all ancillary activities RESPONSIBILITY
(e.g., mascots, spirit squads) conform to Conference guidelines. .
Y Each institution has an obligation to act with integrity and honesty in their dealings with other Big 12 members. Further, institu- tional staff members shall only comment about other institutions, coaches, and student-athletes in a positive manner and shall, as a courtesy, communicate with the Director of Athletics at another Big 12 institution prior to initiating an employment discussion with an employee of that institution. DISCOVER
40 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DISCOVERY. RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING. FREEDOM. LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY. TEXAS ATHLETICS 41 - Six Pillars of Character The essential elements of character building and ethics in sports are embodied in the con- cept of sportsmanship and six core principles: 5. Caring 6. Good Citizenship 1. Trustworthiness 2. Respect 3. Responsibility 4. Fairness 2013-14 H The Commissioner or Director of Athletics may designate another member of their staff to act on their behalf and the The Commissioner or Director of Athletics may designate As soon as possible but no later than 48 hours following the report of the incident, the Director of Athletics shall advise the later than 48 hours following the report of the incident, As soon as possible but no taken and make a determination regarding review the incident and any institutional action The Commissioner shall promptly Incidents which may involve violations of these standards shall be immediately reported to the Commissioner and the Director and the the Commissioner to be immediately reported shall of these standards violations involve which may Incidents administrators, coaches or student-athletes to immediately review the conduct of institutional The Director of Athletics shall E. D. C. A. B. STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE or student-athlete making the appeal must submit a written statement outlining the reasons for the appeal to the Appeal Board at least or student-athlete making the appeal must submit a Board shall be final. 48 hours prior to the hearing. The decision of the Appeal A member institution or individual shall have the right to appeal the decision of the Commissioner to the Conference, giving notice A member institution or individual shall have the right notice of the penalty. The appeal shall beto the Commissioner within 48 hours after receiving expeditiously reviewed by an Appeal of Faculty Athletics Representatives and the two future chairs of the Board of Board consisting of the past three chairs of the Council an individual associated with the involved institution. The member institution Athletics Directors. The Appeal Board shall not include shall be, at minimum, a suspension from competition for one or more games. Flagrant misconduct shall include, but is not limited to, not is for one or more games. Flagrant misconduct shall include, but shall be, at minimum, a suspension from competition official, coach, player, or spectator. striking (e.g., kicking, hitting, throwing objects at) an Appeals Commissioner has the authority to waive the time requirements set forth above. Commissioner has the authority to waive the time requirements Penalties not limited to, repri for violation of these standards may include, but are The penalties which may be imposed by the Commissioner and competition. For incidents that involve flagrant misconduct, the penalty mand, institutional fines, and suspension from practice responsible for notifying those involved and ensuring that any penalties are assessed in strict accordance with the Commissioner’s involved and ensuring that any penalties are assessed responsible for notifying those action. Commissioner’s discretion, conduct investigations and shall be imposed. The Commissioner may, at the whether additional penalties the Director(s) of Athletics at the involved member additional penalties. The Commissioner shall notify hearings prior to assessing report. The Director(s) of Athletics shall be action within 48 hours following receipt of the institutional institution of any conference determine whether these standards have been violated. determine whether these standards the specific disciplinary action, if any, imposed by the to whether a violation of the standards occurred and Commissioner in writing as the institution’s Faculty Athletics Representative. Athletics shall provide a copy of this notification to institution. The Director of be responsible for reporting each incident to the member institution(s). The Director of Athletics shall of Athletics of the involved after learning of the incident. Commissioner as soon as possible institutions. The commissioner shall have broad authority to interpret the standards, review disciplinary action taken by member disciplinary action taken the standards, review broad authority to interpret commissioner shall have institutions. The standards. deemed to have violated the further penalize those institutions, and Procedure Conference Responsibility Conference standards of these principles and to promote and enforce of the Big 12 Conference responsibility of the Commissioner It shall be the member against non-conference institution, including competition involving a member with all athletic events conduct in connection FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION
Athletics Scholarship An athletics scholarship may cover up to the cost of tuition, required fees, room, board, and books for a single year. Scholarships are renewable on an annual basis, and notifications of renewal, reduction or nonrenewal are postmarked no later than July 1. If you have a question about the terms of your financial aid agreement, see your head coach, the Athletics Risk Management and Compliance Services
. TEXAS ATHLETICS Office, or the Athletics Director. If an athlete becomes ill or injured but remains a full-time student at UT, the scholarship cannot be cancelled or reduced in that academic year for that reason. If the injury or illness is so severe that a student-athlete will never be able to participate in athletics again, it is possible that the student-athlete may continue to receive athletics financial aid until he/she graduates or uses up the NCAA limits on eligibility aid.
ATHLETICALLY-RELATED FINANCIAL AID POLICIES: 1. NCAA rules permit the institution to offer athletics scholarship agreements for a minimum period of one year. 2. Your scholarship may be reduced or cancelled for any reason at the conclusion of the one-year agreement. 3. You will receive a letter from the Office of Student Financial Services postmarked by July 1 if your scholarship is reduced or cancelled. 4. If you disagree with the decision to reduce or cancel your scholarship, you may file a request for an appeals board hearing. The request must be made within 14 days of the reduction or non-renewal. The appropriate appeal procedures will be included with your notification letter. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL
University Charges Not Covered By Athletics Scholarships .
P The NCAA regulates fees that may be paid by The University of Texas. Charges that may not be paid by your athletics scholarship include: • Library fines;
ERSHI • Vehicle registration fee, parking fines, traffic fines; • Fines for damage to University property, including your dorm room; • Replacement of your student ID card; LEAD
• Replacement fees for a lost residence hall key; . • Replacement fees for loss of issued athletics equipment; • Long-distance phone bills; • Equipment breakage in a University lab, non-required field trips for a class, etc. Athletics Scholarship Disbursement
FREEDOM A student-athlete on full or partial scholarship may receive some or all of the following scholarship benefits:
. Tuition: Paid directly to The University Required Fees: Paid directly to The University ING Books: Required textbooks and materials are loaned to the student-athlete and must be returned at the end of the semester. Room and Board: On-campus housing is paid directly to the Division of Housing and Food Service. Stipends for off-campus student-athletes for room and board are paid in nine installments. LEARN
Athletics Scholarship for Summer School . Summer school aid is available based on available funds, Student Services recommendations, and NCAA guidelines. Your summer scholarship is proportional to the amount of athletics aid you received during the previous academic year. The following priority list is used to determine who receives aid: 1. Student-athletes who must attend summer school to become eligible in the following year. 2. Student-athletes who will graduate that summer. 3. Student-athletes who have required courses which, during the regular school year, are only offered during practice time. 4. Student-athletes who can graduate early by attending a summer session. RESPONSIBILITY
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writing medical in need. equipment of certify optional financial rental for must and Office pens) premiums as demonstrated and a such has International and notebooks The aid as coverage, need. such financial emergencies. insurance financial supplies a other family by school to due paid athletically-related demonstrates not (general who receives specifically courses Compliance Services Office, or the Athletics Director. treatment who 2013-14 costs H dental recipient. academic other student-athlete for and and Grant If you have any questions about the terms of your financial aid agreement, If you have any questions about the terms of your financial aid agreement, please do not hesitate to see your coach, the Athletics Risk Management and Pell student-athlete foreign (such as cameras) that are required for all students enrolled in a particular course. (such as cameras) that are required for all students enrolled hearing aids, vision therapy or psychological counseling. sufficient need. An emergency cash loan is available for up to $500 for enrolled students and must be repaid in one month. Students who have An emergency cash loan is available for up to $500 for • Travel Athletics Financial Aid Coordinator, at 475-6398 Lipscomb, contact Gordon If you think you are eligible to receive this assistance, • Supplies • Medical Fund, you may use the funds for: Assistance money from the NCAA Student If you are eligible to receive • Apparel • A • A • A STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE Coordinator. You must report all forms of financial assistance, including outside grants, scholarships and loans to the Office of Student Coordinator. You must report all forms of financial assistance, must comply with Big 12 Conference and NCAA rules and regulations. Any Financial Services. All outside and institutional funding to count towards team scholarship limitations as established by the NCAA, additional financial assistance you receive may be required at the Office of Student Financial Services at (512) 475-6398. so be sure to contact the Athletics Financial Aid Coordinator eligible for the Office of the Dean of Students Emergency Fund grant. Students have to be currently enrolled and do not have to repay eligible for the Office of the Dean of Students Emergency with questions. the grant. Contact the Office of the Dean of Students Additional Financial Assistance to your partial or full athletics scholarship, talk to the Athletics Financial Aid Before accepting any financial assistance in addition registered for at least half-time hours and have paid their tuition and fee bill also may seek emergency cash loans. All previous registered for at least half-time hours and have paid tuition loan and the $500 emergency cash loan can be obtained at emergency cash loans must have been repaid. Both the proceeds are ready for pickup after you sign a promissory note at The University https://utdirect.utexas.edu/acct/loans/cash. The loan are made on the same day or on the next business day. UT students are also Cashiers Office, Room 8 in the Main Building. Payments tuition rates. Non-resident students may borrow a tuition loan only for the amount of their first installment. Tuition loans must be tuition rates. Non-resident students may borrow a tuition or three months for the fall and spring semesters. repaid within two months for the summer semester Emergency Loans Available To All Students percent annual interest. A tuition loan is applied directly to the student’s at four UT offers short-term tuition and emergency cash loans bills are calculated by UT for the semester, but before the student makes any form tuition and fee bill. It is available after tuition and fee full or partial fulfillment of the tuition and fee bill for students paying in-state of payment on the bill. Tuition loans may be made for ([email protected]).
feels that you should continue to receive aid, The University of Texas makes every effort to provide you with assistance. makes every effort to provide aid, The University of Texas should continue to receive feels that you Fund NCAA Student Assistance You may be eligible to receive money from the NCAA to assist student-athletes with special financial needs. The NCAA provides a fund you are: Special Assistance Fund if Texas works to assist you with financing the remainder of your education in accordance with NCAA regulations. Such assistance must NCAA regulations. Such in accordance with the remainder of your education assist you with financing Texas works to or Brian Director for Student Services, Senior Associate Athletics Dr. Randa Ryan, Executive by your head coach and be recommended Athletics Director based on your record, the is not automatic. If, Services. This assistance Athletics Director for Student Davis, Associate Post-Eligibility Aid Post-Eligibility helping all are committed to degree. The Athletics Departments of Texas is to receive a goal while at The University Your primary University of your eligibility, The by the time you have completed If you have not graduated complete their degrees. student-athletes ATHLETIC TRAINING/SPORTS MEDICINE
Overview The Athletic Training/Sports Medicine Program services the medical and training needs of more than 600 male and female athletes in 20 sports. The main sports medicine facility is housed in the north end of the stadium (NEZ B1). The facility is staffed with credentialed athletic trainers, furnished with the latest in rehabilitation and exercise modalities, and equipped with innovative resources to handle
. TEXAS ATHLETICS your special health care and training needs. Every sport carries with it some degree of risk for the participant. It is for this reason that our health care delivery programs provide specialized medical services, care, and supervision. The challenge of preventing injuries and returning you to pre-injury levels of performance as safely and quickly as possible requires a team effort. The Athletic Training/Sports Medicine Program is supervised by a staff of highly-skilled physicians who arrange for appropriate emergency, medical, and pharmaceutical services. In addition, they make final decisions on your readiness to compete in the event that you sustain an injury or become ill. The physician’s work is complemented by a staff of credentialed athletic trainers who provide a wide spectrum of health care services. They evaluate, test, and treat you with the latest equipment and rehabilitation techniques; design screening and conditioning programs for the prevention of injury; provide immediate first aid care; initiate and progress post-injury rehabilitation activities for your safe return to practice and competition; provide sports medicine coverage at practice and competitive events; maintain documentation of injuries and illnesses; advise the Athletics administrators on sports medicine matters; and conduct educational programs for student-athletic trainers.
Healthcare Resources Clinics: The hours of operation for the NEZ sports medicine clinic are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Appointments are available with our team
INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL physicians Monday through Friday. Satellite facilities are located in Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletics Center for football, Disch-Falk Field
. for baseball, Frank Erwin Center and Cooley Pavilion for basketball, Mike A. Myers Stadium for soccer and track and field, Gregory P Gymnasium for volleyball, McCombs Field for softball, and Penick-Allison Tennis Center for tennis. Hours of operation in satellite facilities are compatible with the specific practice times of the sports housed in the facility. Additionally, as a UT student, you have regular access to medical services at University Health Services (UHS) located on the main ERSHI campus in the Student Services Building at 100 W. Dean Keeton St. UHS provides outpatient medical care, health maintenance, and health education programs. Hours of operation are from 8 a.m.– 8 p.m., Mon.-Fri. and 11 a.m.-3 p.m., weekends. LEAD
. Reporting Injuries and Illnesses Emergencies: For all emergency situations, including a possible back or neck injury, heat stress, fractures, cessation of breathing or pulse, and unconsciousness, dial 911 or activate EMS through campus police at (512) 471-4441. If you are off campus, dial 911.
Injury/Illness Reporting: You are instructed to report any sickness or injury immediately to the athletic training staff. It is important
FREEDOM that you make every effort to report your health status no later than 8:30 a.m. If you require a physician’s care, the staff athletic trainers
. will refer you to our team physicians for evaluation and treatment.
ING Medical Records: Your individual medical file includes completed yearly health status questionnaires, records of injuries and illness, pre-participation physical examination findings, any referrals for medical consultation or treatment, subsequent care and clearances, and physiological testing information. LEARN
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The challenge of preventing injuries and returning you to pre-injury levels of . Y performance as safely and quickly as possible requires a team effort. The athletic training/sports medicine program is supervised by a staff of highly skilled physicians who arrange for appropriate emergency, medical, and pharmaceutical services. DISCOVER
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Confidentiality: Privacy and Active Participation in Your Care: in Active Participation
relative to your care and the privacy of your medical information: care and the privacy of relative to your and Information: Knowledge Student-Athletes’ Rights Student-Athletes’ rights Austin, you have the following The University of Texas at sports medicine staff of under the care of the As a student-athlete encourage you or your designated representatives to participate in discussions and decisions about your treatments, options, alterna about your treatments, options, discussions and decisions to participate in or your designated representatives encourage you benefits. tives, risks, and STUDENT-ATHLETES’ RIGHTS & RIGHTS STUDENT-ATHLETES’ STUDENT-ATHLETES’ RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES
In the event that you sustain an injury while participating in athletics, it is important to understand that we may need to talk with your coaches, parents, and/or other people involved in your care in order to determine the best management options and proceed with treatment. When doing so, we may discuss issues relevant to your care and participation status only under the following circum- stances: . TEXAS ATHLETICS • You have given us oral consent or implied consent through your actions. For example, you may ask members of your coaching staff or family to be present during a medical evaluation to discuss your injury circumstances, treatment options, and activity status. • You have signed authorization forms permitting us to disclose pertinent health information to the parties mentioned (coaches and athletics staff; parents or guardians; media representative from print, radio, and television; teammates; student-athletic trainers and other student members of the sports medicine staff; and professional teams and their representatives). • You have the right to restrict disclosure of your health information to any of the parties by refusing to sign the authorization form designated for that party. If you choose to do so, you must write, “REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE” on the form and include your signature and date for validity purposes. Also, you have the right to revoke any of your signed authorizations. For example, during your career as a student-athlete you may be confronted with a sensitive healthcare issue that you feel requires the utmost confidentiality and privacy. In order for you to revoke your signed authorizations under these circumstances, you must discuss
INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL your intentions with your providers (e.g., team physicians and athletic trainers) and a new form will be
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The authorization forms (valid for six years from the date of your signature) are made available to you through our sports medi- cine staff prior to the commencement of fall workouts. Your participation is contingent on signing off on these forms. ERSHI Even though you have signed authorizations permitting us to share your health information, it is imperative to note that we are not obligated to do so. In accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Standards, we will respect the privacy of your health information by releasing only the minimum information necessary to protect your health and safety and we will strive to take appropriate measures to ensure the LEAD
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STUDENT-ATHLETES’ RESPONSIBILITIES FREEDOM
As a student-athlete under the care of the sports medicine staff at The University . of Texas at Austin, we expect you to assume the following responsibilities: ING • Report, to the best of your knowledge, accurate and complete information regarding any matters pertaining to your health to the physicians and other healthcare professionals caring for you. LEARN
. • Report whether you clearly understand a proposed course of treatment and what will be expected of you. • Follow the treatment plan recommended by the primary physician/provider responsible for care. This includes following the instructions of the other healthcare professionals as they carry out the coordinated plan of care. • Keep appointments. If unable to do so, you should notify the responsible provider or your attending athletic trainer. • Accept the consequences of your own decisions and actions if you choose to
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room room weight weight The thorough a friends. bring completed cannot has You team only. their until members team PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT PERFORMANCE to student-athletes limited to is limits room off is 2013-14 H weight room the of weight use orientation conducted by a member of the strength training staff. This orientation educates you on safe orientation conducted by a member of the strength training available in the weight rooms. and proper lifting techniques and the types of apparatus is to be used for weight training, not socializing. An ongoing medical surveillance system, characterized by periodic checkups, monitors your health and helps us determine if treat system, characterized by periodic checkups, monitors An ongoing medical surveillance • The • The STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE & SAFETY HEALTH, of yours, do not hesitate to request referral to our nutritionists. Referrals are handled through the athletic training staff. Any team rule, of yours, do not hesitate to request referral to our nutritionists. Referrals are handled through the athletic of UT regulation, or request that involves weight loss or weight gain must be developed according to the requirements protocol, refer to the staff protocol for dealing with weight as a performance factor. If you have any questions on the specifics of this athletic trainer for additional information. Nutrition Program Overview Services include but are not limited to team and individual counseling sessions Nutritional services are available to all student-athletes. of each academic year to explain the nutrition program, to discuss basic and educational seminars. A meeting is held at the beginning educational materials. If weight loss or gain is a performance-related concern information and safe dietary practices, and to disseminate
Sport-specific training regimens are developed by the strength coaches in consultation with the head coaches and athletic trainers. Sport-specific training regimens are developed by the of equipment is given to all student-athletes at the beginning of each year. Instruction on safe and proper techniques in the use complement of resources to maximize your strength and conditioning status. status. conditioning and strength maximize your to resources of complement Weight Room Procedures Weight Training Facilities directly located – one facilities main our of Two purposes. conditioning and training strength for available venues of a number are There and resources latest with the equipped – are the stadium of end in the north another and Stadium Memorial Royal-Texas of south a full have basketball) baseball (i.e., and venues sport other needs. Additionally, training meet your to with skilledstaffed technicians Strength Training Programs speed and flexibility must be improved and maintained for performance enhance Musculoskeletal strength, endurance capabilities and incorporate weight training and conditioning programs in their workouts. ment and injury prevention purposes. All of our coaches care needs. The team physicians have the right to medically disqualify anyone ment plans are in line with meeting your special health that a medical condition could adversely affect long-term health status. from participation in his/her respective sport if it is determined and transfer, are required. Subsequent screenings are limited to an annual review of medical history and an evaluation of any acquiredSubsequent screenings are limited to an annual review and transfer, are required. musculoskeletal, dental, and visual assessments and are You are given individual general health, conditions or previous injuries/illnesses. The scheduling and conduct of preseason physicals muscular strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness. evaluated for deficiencies in coaches. physicians, the staff athletic trainers, and the head are coordinated by the team A variety of screening tests are used to develop plans for the prevention and treatment of injuries. You are required to complete are used to develop plans for the prevention and treatment A variety of screening tests before you are permitted to participate inmedical history and to undergo preseason physical examinations questionnaires about your participation varies according to your of the screening The University of Texas in competition. The content your sport and to represent examination for all first year student-athletes, new A medical history review and comprehensive physical status (first year or veteran). performance; and to raise ethical, health, safety, and procedural questions related to the adoption of new supplementation, treatment or of new supplementation, related to the adoption safety, and procedural questions and to raise ethical, health, performance; training protocols. Program The Preventive Screening supports, and participates in the pursuit of improved preventive, therapeutic, and performance-enhancing measures. The team’s main measures. therapeutic, and performance-enhancing of improved preventive, participates in the pursuit supports, and which may induced by training of athletic injury or deficiencies related to the prevention are to establish protocols responsibilities of data related to improving athletic of research or the collection to recommend the initiation your health and safety; negatively affect The Performance Team The Performance and expertise that combines the efforts healthcare approach status relies on an integrative of your health and performance Enhancement encourages, any other group, this team and coaching. More than health, exercise science, in sports medicine, allied of professionals HEALTH, SAFETY & PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT
Supplements Nutritional supplements include “designer” protein and carbohydrate supplements, amino acids and enzyme formulations, vitamins, minerals and herbal extracts. NCAA guidelines permit institutions to provide nutritional supplements for additional calories and electrolytes, provided they do not contain any banned substances. Permissible supplements for distribution are carbohydrate/electrolyte
. TEXAS ATHLETICS drinks, energy bars, carbohydrate boosters, and vitamins and minerals. The distribution of muscle-building supplements by institutions is limited. There is continued dispute regarding the safety of these products, and most over-the-counter nutritional supplements are not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Some may contain untested or inaccurate ingredients and impurities which could cause health problems or cause you to test positive for NCAA banned substances, resulting in a loss of eligibility. If you are taking any supplements at this time or are entertaining thoughts of taking such products, you are required to consult with the athletic training/sports medicine staff for product clearance. Refer to the NCAA fast facts on nutritional supplements (see below) for additional information.
Dining Service The B. M. “Mack” Rankin, Jr. Longhorn Dining Hall (LDH) is dedicated to providing high-quality food and beverage service to student- athletes Mon. through Fri. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Takeout meals may be requested by completing a form at the checkstand in LDH. Menu planning and food preparation are under the supervision of the UT Athletics Sports Dietician. LDH staff members are friendly and ready to serve a large variety of foods to satisfy your appetite. Come enjoy Longhorn Dining Hall—your on-campus head- quarters for fuel to win. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL
. NCAA Fast Facts: Nutritional Supplements P Overview Side Effects Every student-athlete knows the phrase “No pain, no gain” by Overuse of any single dietary component or reliance on
ERSHI heart. But the underlying message, “bigger is better,” helps supplements without balanced nutrition can adversely affect justify both the pain and the gain. It also has created a huge overall health, as well as athletic (and even academic) perfor- market for nutritional supplements. Promising almost every- mance. Example: Large quantities of a single amino acid can LEAD
thing from increased muscle mass to shorter recovery time reduce the body’s ability to absorb other essential amino acids . from injuries, nutritional supplements also are promoted to and cause a variety of other effects from nausea to uncontrolled prevent muscle cramps and fatigue. Sorting through promo- weight gain. Eating regimens that rely on a limited variety of tional claims and hype can be confusing enough. But choosing foods for energy should be reviewed carefully for hidden health the wrong supplement can take you out of the game before you and performance risks. even have a chance to step on the field. FREEDOM
Risks . Description As a result of the Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act of 1994, many over-the-counter substances marketed as ING Sold as powders, energy bars, pre-mixed drinks, tablets and capsules, supplements offer mega-doses of compounds typi- nutritional supplements are no longer regulated by the U.S. cally found in both the foods we eat and those produced in our Food and Drug Administration. Some may contain untested bodies. Nutritional supplements include “designer” protein or inaccurate ingredients and impurities which could cause LEARN
health problems or cause a student-athlete to test positive for . and carbohydrate supplements, amino acids and enzyme formulations, vitamins, minerals, and herbal extracts. NCAA banned substances, resulting in a loss of eligibility. Such substances usually are expensive and have few proven Actions/Effects effects. Supplements purport to use the body’s own mechanisms to For information on NCAA banned substances, including build muscle, burn fat, and convert stored calories to usable supplement products, contact The National Center for Drug energy, but data supporting such claims is usually hard to Free Sport, [email protected] or (816) 474-8655. come by. Often, though, the success of a particular supplement may only be in an athlete’s head. By believing a supplement RESPONSIBILITY Want to know more?
. works, he or she may train harder, which only demonstrates Visit our website at www.ncaa.org Y a placebo effect. For any student-athlete, a balanced diet of or write to us at: complex carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy products, protein, and whole grains is still best for reaching NCAA peak performance, decreasing fatigue, and maintaining endur- P.O. Box 6222 ance and body/weight composition. Indianapolis, IN 46206-6222 DISCOVER 317/917-6222
48 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DISCOVERY. RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING. FREEDOM. LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY. TEXAS ATHLETICS - - 49 - - posi enhanc for substances and sanctions controlled performance and of problem; abuse; use testing abuse the unauthorized drug substance of to of through use substance a the relative have from advantage consequences may legal who procedures induced abstinence and and social, artificially policies an student-athlete emphasizing NCAA abusers; any by have for and psychological, www.NCAA.org/sports_sciences/drugtesting/banned_list.html might program substance services of participants; physical, of Conference, athletics participant the 12 system safety the on counseling Big of and See the Web site at: and athletics 2013-14 NOTE: You also must monitor the list for any changes as it is continually updated. detection with the current list of NCAA banned substances (see page 51). Student-Athletes: You are responsible for familiarizing yourself H one health integrity University, no early the the The student-athlete is referred to a Substance Abuse Counselor for determination of an appropriate treatment plan, to a Substance Abuse Counselor for determination The student-athlete is referred all student-athletes an that by rehabilitation The student-athlete is declared ineligible for further participation in postseason and regular season competition. The for further participation in postseason and regular declared ineligible is student-athlete The If the student-athlete tests positive for a banned substance, excluding “street drugs” as defined by the NCAA Banned-Drug the NCAA defined as drugs” by excluding “street If the student-athlete tests positive for a banned substance, provide offer abide ensure safeguard maintain educate tive tests. and alcohol; ing drugs and/or might be pressured to use performance enhancers in order to remain competitive. ing drugs and/or might be pressured to use performance Institutional: The Intercollegiate Athletics program sponsored by The University of Texas at Austin is committed to developing and maintain sponsored by The University of Texas at Austin is committed The Intercollegiate Athletics program Note: A positive drug test confirmed through NCAA and Big 12 testing will be treated as a positive within the context of UT institutional Note: A positive drug test confirmed through NCAA and Big 12: NCAA: All student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics at The University of Texas at Austin will be subject to institutional University of Texas at Austin athletics at The participating in intercollegiate All student-athletes • To • To • To • To • To • To • To STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE of the drug testing and education program are: ing an environment that encourages student-athletes to avoid the use of unauthorized controlled substances, performance enhancing ing an environment that encourages student-athletes of this program is education- and tobacco products. While the primary purpose drugs, alcohol, unapproved dietary supplements and requires the development of sanctions as a deterrent to drug use. Student- support-oriented, the serious nature of substance abuse to maintain and promote their physical and mental well-being. The objectives athletes should be assured that the program is designed Drug Testing Philosophy and Program Description Drug Testing Philosophy and Program Philosophy and the student-athlete will be treated in accordance with institutional drug testing policies. and the student-athlete will be treated in accordance in addition to the aforementioned sanctions imposed by the NCAA and Big 12. policy and result in sanctions imposed by UT policies one calendar year from the date of the student-athlete’s first positive test. The student-athlete will be charged with the loss of a mini one calendar year from the date of the student-athlete’s a minimum or student-athlete, that begun for yet not has competition of season of competition in all sports if the season one of mum competition. of season her or his during positive tests in all if the student-athlete sports competition of season one of the equivalent of the institution will be notified List, Banned-Drug Classes the NCAA defined drugs” as by If the student-athlete tests positive for “street yet begun for the student-athlete, he/she is charged with the loss of a minimum of the equivalent of one full season of competition in all of a minimum of the equivalent of with the loss charged is he/she yet begun for the student-athlete, season. sports if the student-athlete tests positive during his/her in intercollegiate competition during the time period ending he/she is declared ineligible to represent a Big 12 institution List, Classes he/she is subject to suspension by his/her Athletics Director. The student-athlete is also subject to suspension for health and by his/her Athletics Director. The student-athlete he/she is subject to suspension coach. team physician or violation of team rules by the head safety reasons by the head of competition has not the season in all sports. If with the loss of a minimum of one season of competition student-athlete is charged the following comparison illustrates, our institutional sanctions for a first-time positive are less punitive. illustrates, our institutional sanctions for a first-time the following comparison the student-athlete is subject to frequent medical assistance as needed. During the course of treatment, education, and additional fails to comply with the treatment protocol, for a period of no less than two semesters. If the student-athlete unannounced drug testing similarities and similarities and are educated on the that our student-athletes events. It is imperative to conference championship semesters in addition and Big 12 Conference. Of particular importance are drug testing protocol and that of the NCAA differences between our institutional description of institutional a complete drug test. (For the groups in sanctions for a first-time positive the differences that exist between refer to Sanctions for Positive Tests on page 52.) As positive and any subsequent positives thereafter, sanctions that includes a first-time drug classes as determined by the NCAA (see page 51, NCAA Banned Drug Classes). The NCAA requires random drug testing of requires random drug Drug Classes). The NCAA (see page 51, NCAA Banned determined by the NCAA drug classes as The Big 12 championship events. certified bowls and national addition to testing at selected on a year-round basis in student-athletes in the fall and spring drug tests of student-athletes conducts random Texas is a member, also which The University of Conference, of Institutional, Conference and NCAA Drug Testing: Introduction NCAA Drug Testing: Conference and Institutional, of banned that appear on the list for any or all of the substances basis to permit testing urinalyses on a year-round drug screening HEALTH, SAFETY & PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT
Staff Responsibility All Athletics staff members must be aware of, and committed to, the drug education and testing program and nutritional supple- ment acquisition and distribution policies. No Athletics staff member shall encourage or advise any student-athlete to take performance enhancing/non-therapeutic drugs or unapproved dietary supplements. Furthermore, they shall not issue or assist student-athletes in
. TEXAS ATHLETICS obtaining any performance enhancing/non-therapeutic drugs or unapproved dietary supplements. Any staff member who violates these policies is subject to disciplinary action. Additionally, staff members must actively advise and educate student-athletes regarding the potential harmful effects of these substances and report use, or suspected use, to the respective Athletics Director. All Athletics staff members shall direct any student-athlete who desires to use dietary supplements to the athletic training/sports medicine staff. Due to poor regulation of dietary supplements by the Food and Drug Administration, the student-athlete may be jeopardizing his/her health and/or eligibility by taking products that may contain banned substances. The Athletic Training/Sports Medicine staff holds educational sessions on a yearly basis for student-athletes for the purposes of (1) deterring dietary supplement use; (2) providing them with an opportunity to disclose any dietary supplements that they are currently taking; and, (3) familiarizing them with institutional procedures to evaluate the safety of the products.
Drug Education Athletics staff members representing Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Risk Management and Compliance Services, and Student Services are responsible for educating student-athletes with regards to the hazards of substance abuse. Student-athletes are required to attend at least one drug/alcohol lecture per school year and are encouraged to attend additional awareness classes as available.
INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL If a student-athlete’s substance abuse is evident, he/she is required to take a drug education course and/or enter a rehabilitation
. program. If a student-athlete self-identifies as having a substance abuse problem, he or she may be eligible for the Safe Harbor P Program (see page 54). Note that the Safe Harbor Program does not exclude student-athletes from being tested by the NCAA or Big 12 Conference or deter sanctions for positive drug tests determined through the NCAA or Big 12 Conference testing programs.
ERSHI Institutional Drug Testing Notification Before the start of the playing season, each student-athlete receives a written copy of The University’s Drug Education and Testing
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. voluntary consent to the drug testing process through his/her signature on the consent form. The consent form also provides release of the testing results to a limited and pre-defined number of individuals. Signing of the consent form is a pre-condition for participa- tion in UT Athletics. In addition to receiving a copy of The University’s Drug Education and Testing Program Description, a thorough description of policies and procedures specific to the drug testing program is contained in this manual. This manual is disseminated to each student-athlete at the beginning of the academic year and subsequently reviewed by Athletics Department personnel prior to
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. Method of Institutional Testing ING To reiterate, all student-athletes are subject to drug screening urinalyses on a year-round basis to permit testing for any or all of the substances that appear on the list of banned drug classes as determined by the NCAA (see page 51, NCAA Banned Drug List). Detection of a non-banned, but non-physician prescribed controlled substance may result in a positive test.
LEARN Drug tests may take place any day of the week. Because of the random nature of the testing, student-athletes may be tested
. numerous times during any given academic year. Subjects may include entire teams, randomly selected student-athletes from a particular team, randomly selected student-athletes from several teams, or student-athletes selected at the discretion of the head team physician and/or Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine. A student-athlete may also be subject to testing at any time when the respective Athletics Director or his/her designate determines there is reasonable suspicion to believe the participant is using a prohibited drug. Such reasonable suspicion may be based on objective information as determined by the Athletics Directors, Deputy Athletics Director, or by the head or assistant coaches, athletic trainers, or team physicians, and deemed reliable by the respective Athletics Director or his/her designate. Reasonable suspicion may include,
RESPONSIBILITY but is not limited to, the following: (1) observed possession or use of substances appearing to be prohibited drugs; (2) arrest or convic-
. tion for a criminal offense related to the possession or transfer of prohibited drugs or substances; and, (3) observed abnormal appear- Y ance, conduct or behavior reasonably interpretable as being caused by the use of prohibited drugs or substances. Among the indicators which may be used in evaluating a student-athlete’s conduct, performance, or abnormal appearance are: class attendance, significant GPA changes, athletic practice attendance, increased injury rate or illness, physical appearance changes, academic/athletic motivational level, emotional condition, mood changes, and legal involvement. DISCOVER (continued on page 52)
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- contami positive dietary are June 2012 MEW June a taken at your your at taken tested have supplements containing The National Collegiate Athletic Association Athletic Collegiate National The tritional/Dietary Supplements: • Androstenediol • Androstenedione • Caffeine • DHEA aurantium Citrus • (ma huang) Ephedrine • Norandrostenediol • Norandrostenedione • Synephrine Common Products Products Common Banned Containing Substances Medicines*: Prescription • Adderall • Anadrol • Cylert • Dexedrine • Epogen • Lasix • Oxandrin • Ritalin • Testoderm be granted may exception *Medical pre proper use with required for scription. Medications: Non-prescription • (ephedrine) Bronkaid • (ephedrine) tablets Primatene in Nu found Banned Substances . dietary product - appropriate athletics staff before using using before staff athletics appropriate substance. any • Student-athletes dietary using supple their eligibility lost ments. • Many the on listed drugs with banned not nated label. • Any is ingredient supplement ownrisk check with the to responsibility your is It - - regu well , is also banned! even listed as is an not it if not It is your responsibility to to is your responsibility It before using any substance. any before using are check with your athletics staff staff with athletics your check • etc. is chemically that substance Any of banned class the to related drugs, example about Information NOTE: ingredients in medications and supplements nutritional/dietary be by contacting thecan obtained REC, Center, Exchange Resource www.drugfree877-202-0769 or ncaa1, password sport.com/rec ncaa2 or ncaa3. G. Anti-Estrogens • anastrozole • tamoxifen • formestane • 3,17-dioxo-etiochol- 1,4,6-triene(ATD) • etc. H. Beta-2 Agonists • bambuterol • formoterol • salbutamol • salmeterol (under some conditions). some (under : (hCG) supplements gonadotropin Local Anesthetics Local Anesthetics Manipulation of Urine Samples. Urine of Manipulation pre by only permitted Beta-2 Agonists in urine if concentrations Caffeine Blood Doping. NCAA Banned Substances NCAA Banned b. c. d. inhalation. and scription e. 15 micrograms/ml. exceed Supplements Nutritional/Dietary NCAA Warning: nutritional/dietary any consuming Before the product review product, supplement staff! department athletics with your • Dietary drug test a positive cause may and lated result. Drugs and Procedures Subject to DrugsSubject to Procedures and Restrictions: a. (banned for rifle only) chorionic spice, K2, JWH-018, JWH-073) spice, • (hGH) hormone growth • human • (EPO) erythropoietin • etc. • bumetanide • chlorothiazide • furosemide • hydrochlorothiazide • probenecid • (canrenone) spironolactone • triameterene • trichlormethiazide • etc. E. Street Drugs • heroin • marijuana • (THC) tetrahydrocannabinol • (e.g. cannabinoids synthetic F. Peptide Hormones and Analogues C. Alcohol and Beta C. Alcohol Blockers • alcohol • atenolol • metoprolol • nadolol • pindolol • propranolol • timolol • etc. pills) D. Diuretics (water and Other Masking Agents - Some Examples of NCAA Banned Substances in Each Class (banned (banned 2013-14 H There is no complete list of banned drug examples! Do not rely on this list to rule out any supplement ingredient. supplement any rule to out list this on rely Do not examples! drug banned of list complete is no There NOTE: NOTE: Check with your athletics department staff to review the label of any product, medication or supplement before you consume it! consume you before supplement or medication product, any of label the review to staff department athletics with your Check Beta-2 Agonists for riflefor only) Agents Other Masking and Diuretics Drugs Street Analogues and Hormones Peptide Anabolic Agents Agents Anabolic Beta and Blockers Alcohol identified. The institution and the student-athlete the student-athlete and institution The all drugs for beshall accountable held regardless drugwithin the banned class been specifically whether they have of g. Anti-estrogens h. to related chemically substance Any Note: banned. is also classes these d. e. f. drugs: a. Stimulants b. c. The NCAA bans the following classes of classes of following the bans TheNCAA • etiocholanolone • trenbolone • etc. • testosterone • methasterone • androstenedione • norandrostenedione • methandienone • clenbuterol • (7-Keto) DHEA • nandrolone • stanozolol B. Anabolic Agents (sometimes listed as a chemical formu as 3,6,17-androstenetrione) la, such • boldenone • methylhexaneamine • (mephedrone) salts” “bath • etc. Exceptions: phenylephrine and pseudoephedrine banned. not are • (Fen) fenfluramine • methamphetamine • (Ritalin) methylphenidate • (Phen) phentermine • orange) (bitter synephrine • (Adderall) amphetamine • (guarana) caffeine • cocaine • ephedrine A. Stimulants STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE HEALTH, SAFETY & PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT
The collection of urine samples from student-athletes shall be made under the supervision of an independent drug collection team. Athletic trainers or team physicians will not be permitted to collect urine or oral fluid specimens under any circumstances. After collection of the urine or oral fluid specimens by the drug collection team, the specimens will be immediately sent to an independent laboratory commissioned to perform the tests. The results will be returned to the head team physician who, as the only person capable of matching a specimen number and the name of the student-athlete, reviews the results to determine which, if any, are . TEXAS ATHLETICS positive. Every possible step will be taken to ensure the integrity of the testing procedures and maintenance of the accuracy and confidenti- ality of the test results. The drug collection team adheres to a series of custody procedures to account for the integrity of each urine specimen by tracking its handling and storage from the point of collection to final disposition. Such procedures are designed to disclose evidence of specimen tampering. Testing schedule and list of selected student-athletes will be provided to Risk Managmenent & Compliance Services, who will provide serial monitoring to ensure that appropriate controls are in place and that Departmental policy is followed.
Disposition of Positive Test Results All test results are forwarded directly to the head team physician from the designated laboratory who will notify the respective Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine of any positive results. The Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine will notify the Women’s Athletics Director or the Deputy Athletics Director. It is the responsibility of the Associate Athletics Director of Sports Medicine to arrange a meeting with the student-athlete to inform him/her of the test results within five working days. The student-
INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL athlete will be directed to meet with the Women’s Athletics Director or the Deputy Athletics Director, as well as the Head Team
. Physician to initiate substance abuse counseling. If the student-athlete is under 18 years of age, the head team physician will inform his/ P her parent(s) or guardian(s) of the results. If the student-athlete is over 18 years of age or older, the student-athlete will be required to inform his/her parent(s) or guardian(s) in the presence of the head team physician. Concurrently, the Women’s Athletics Director or the Deputy Athletics Director will notify the University President or designee. ERSHI Additionally, a limited number of athletics staff members and/or head coaches may be notified if deemed necessary by the Women’s Athletics Director or the Deputy Athletics Director. LEAD
. Sanctions for Positive Tests: Institutional A. First positive test during the student-athlete’s enrollment at UT: The head team physician will arrange for a preliminary chemical dependency evaluation for the student-athlete by a substance abuse counselor for determination of an appropriate treatment plan and additional professional medical assistance as needed. The treatment plan will be communicated to all individuals initially notified.
FREEDOM During the course of treatment, the student-athlete will be subject to frequent, unannounced drug testing for a period of no less
. than two semesters according to a schedule determined by the head team physician and/or Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine. (Because of the variable half-life of marijuana and other comparable agents, the head team physician will assess whether or ING not the detection of the agent within the specimen is simply a continued presence of the original drug taken, or a new positive test.) The student-athlete will be required to comply with the testing, treatment, and educational protocol as a condition of continued athletics participation. The head team physician will monitor and document non-compliance issues relative to missed appointments,
LEARN inappropriate conduct during treatment/counseling sessions (e.g., argumentative, confrontational), and resistance to the serial collec-
. tion of urine or oral fluid specimens. Any issues related to non-compliance will be subsequently communicated directly to the Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine and either the Women’s Athletics Director or the Deputy Athletics Director, who will jointly determine whether the student-athlete should be suspended from all athletics activities. The Women’s Athletics Director or the Deputy Athletics Director will be responsible for communicating with the non-compliant student-athlete whether he/she will be suspended from all athletics activities. Suspension from all athletics activities is defined as follows: the student-athlete may not participate in team meals, strength and conditioning sessions, practice, and competition. During the suspension, the student-athlete’s head coach may require that the student- athlete attend the training table, attend team meetings, or observe practices without active participation. The suspension does not affect the student-athlete’s access to academic services. RESPONSIBILITY
. Suspension may also be considered in the following circumstances: Y § Health and safety reasons. Depending on the nature of the substance abuse (e.g., cocaine or heroin) and the frequency of use, the student-athlete may, in the judgment of the head team physician in consultation with the substance abuse counselor, require immediate and indefinite suspension for health and safety reasons. The length of the medical suspension will be determined by the head team physician. § Violation of team rules. Team rules may provide for sanctions that are more stringent than those previously described.
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The NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects 2013-14 The drug testing coordinator notifies the Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine (if different) who The drug testing coordinator notifies the Associate Athletics H A second positive drug test for anabolic agents and/or equivalent compounds as identified and banned by the for anabolic agents and/or equivalent compounds A second positive drug test Unexcused Absence: Unexcused Federal and state laws regarding the possession, use, and sale of alcoholic beverages and illegal drugs are strictly enforced by the Federal and state laws regarding the possession, use, The student-athlete will be reassigned to a counseling program approved by the head team physician, subject to frequent physician, team by the head a counseling program approved will be reassigned to The student-athlete If the student-athlete is suspended from all athletics activities as a result of any of the preceding scenarios, consideration for scenarios, consideration result of any of the preceding all athletics activities as a is suspended from If the student-athlete If a student-athlete is discovered using tobacco during practice or competition, both that student-athlete and the head coach will be and the head If a student-athlete is discovered using tobacco during practice or competition, both that student-athlete from that practice Any coach found to be using tobacco products during practice or competition will be immediately disqualified The NCAA prohibits the use of all tobacco products by student-athletes and all game personnel, including coaches, athletic trainers, The NCAA prohibits the use of all tobacco products by student-athletes and all game personnel, including In the event that a student-athlete is unable to attend a drug test, the athlete shall contact the drug testing coordinator (usually In the event that a student-athlete is unable to attend A student-athlete who refuses to sign the drug testing notification form, fails to arrive at the collection station at the designated the designated at the collection station at arrive to fails form, notification the drug sign testing to who refuses A student-athlete The student-athlete may apply to the Women’s Athletics Director or the Deputy Athletics Director for reinstatement of athletics to the Women’s Athletics Director or the Deputy The student-athlete may apply The student-athlete is permanently dismissed from the Intercollegiate Athletics Program and his/her financial aid based on athlet and his/her financial aid based Program Athletics dismissed from the Intercollegiate The student-athlete is permanently EXCEPTION: STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE or competition and could be disqualified for additional practices or competitions. of Sport has recently instituted increased penalties for student-athletes’ tobacco use during practice or competition. or competitions. immediately disqualified for the remainder of that practice or competition, and possibly for additional practices Tobacco Use managers and game officials, during practice and competition. suspension from the institution for a specified period of time and/or suspension of rights and privileges, or both. Other penalties that suspension from the institution for a specified period use, possession, or distribution of drugs or alcohol include disciplinary probation, may be imposed for conduct related to the unlawful permanent expulsion, or such other penalties may be deemed appropriate payment for damage to or misappropriation of property, under University guidelines. Penalties: University Rules and Regulations or convicted for a criminal offense related to the illegal use, possession, and/or sale UT Police Department. Any student who is arrested state, federal, or local law will be subject to a minimum disciplinary penalty of of drugs or alcohol on campus that are prohibited by determined by the Women’s Athletics Director or the Deputy Athletics Director and the head coach. A make-up test will be scheduled determined by the Women’s Athletics Director or the The student-athlete will also be physician. team in consultation with the head by the Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine subject to frequent, unannounced testing. Athletics Director. If the determination is made that the absence is unexcused, notifies the Women’s Athletics Director or the Deputy subsequently notifies the designated individuals as identified in the Disposition the Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine will be suspended from all athletics activities for a period of time to be of Positive Test Results found on page 52. The student-athlete Response for Unexcused Absence or his/her designate) who determines if the absence is excusable. If the absence is Sports Medicine for Director Athletics the Associate unexcused, the following protocol shall be followed: time without justification, fails to provide a sample according to protocol, leaves the collection station before providing a sample accord a sample providing before the collection station leaves protocol, to according a sample provide to fails justification, time without a for test a positive as will be treated collection process and/or the sample of validity or integrity the alter to attempts or protocol, to ing banned substance. education and counseling program. Maintenance of eligibility will depend on negative unannounced retesting according to a schedule program. Maintenance of eligibility will depend on education and counseling Medicine. Sports for Director Athletics Associate and/or physician team to be determined by the head Procedures Non-Compliance with Drug Testing ics ability is permanently terminated at the end of the semester. ics ability is permanently terminated Reinstatement completion of the approved drug counselor have certified successful abuse and substance physician team eligibility only after the head athletics ability is permanently terminated at the end of the semester. athletics ability is permanently UT: at enrollment student-athlete’s the during test positive Third C. results of unannounced retesting. A student-athlete is eligible for reinstatement only after he/she has met the conditions and proce A student-athlete is eligible for reinstatement results of unannounced retesting. section as described below. dures outlined in the Reinstatement aid based on and the student-athlete’s financial Program Athletics dismissal from the Intercollegiate NCAA shall result in immediate B. Second positive test during the student-athlete’s enrollment at UT: at enrollment student-athlete’s the during test positive Second B. of the If suspended, the length Athletics Program. suspension from the Intercollegiate drug tests, and subject to unannounced progress and based on treatment or the Deputy Athletics Director Athletics Director be determined by the Women’s suspension will description. under the Reinstatement guidelines found below will follow according to the reinstatement SAFE HARBOR PROGRAM
A student-athlete who self-identifies as having a substance abuse problem is eligible for the Safe Harbor Program at The University of Texas at Austin. The student-athlete can refer himself/herself to the program for voluntary evaluation, testing and counseling. A student is not eligible for the program after he/she has been informed of an impending drug test or after having received a positive institutional, NCAA, or Big 12 drug test. The head team physician will work with the student-athlete to prepare a treatment plan which may include confidential drug . TEXAS ATHLETICS testing. The student-athlete will be tested for banned substances upon entry into the Safe Harbor Program and such a positive initial test will not result in any administrative sanction except those listed in this section. (The team physician may suspend the student from play or practice if medically indicated.) A student will be permitted to remain in the Safe Harbor Program for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 30 days, as determined by the treatment plan. A student will not be permitted to enter the Safe Harbor Program 30 days prior to NCAA or Conference postseason competition. A student-athlete will only be permitted to enter the Safe Harbor Program one time during their athletics eligibility at The University of Texas at Austin. If a student-athlete is determined to have new substance use after the initial Safe Harbor Program test (as determined by follow-up testing), or fails to comply with the Safe Harbor Program treatment plan, the student-athlete will be removed from the Safe Harbor Program and be subject to appropriate sanctions as detailed in The University of Texas at Austin’s Drug Testing Program Description. While in compliance with the Safe Harbor Program’s treatment plan, the student-athlete will not be included in the list of student- athletes eligible for random drug testing. However, student-athletes in the Safe Harbor Program may be selected for drug testing by the NCAA and Big 12. The Athletics Director(s), the Associate Athletics Director(s) for Student Services, the Associate Athletics Director(s) for Athletic
INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL Training/Sports Medicine, the student-athlete’s Head Coach and the Head Team Physician may be informed of the student’s partici-
. pation in the Safe Harbor Program. The athletic trainer assigned to that sport also may be notified, if medically appropriate. The P assistant coach(es) also may be informed at the discretion of the head coach. Other University employees may be informed only to the extent necessary for the implementation of this policy. ERSHI LEAD
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will may individual special have Your medical information may Your medical information an disclosing will Division associates, illnesses locate conduct before (You or to or Medicine business health. identify state, subpoena work-related to a Sports of your for of through licensure. to The heads and process; notice Treatment includes sharing information among health Treatment includes sharing benefits related functions legal foreign Except as described above, we will not use or disclose your protections. advance for other services regarding or or you investigations, operations privacy persons order and provide benefits special to information or court safety. inspections, a has or authorized disaster. payment, to a activities. attempt medical in audits, other health alternatives will to or e.g., response (Your treatment, information injured in (We intelligence if threat care 2013-14 abuse (e.g., treatment and President activities, projects. H law. of agency reminders. disputes. the serious health drug by a of you Compensation. and security out relief The Division of Athletic Training/Sports Medicine of Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Texas at Austin and of Texas at Austin and Athletics at the University Medicine of Intercollegiate of Athletic Training/Sports The Division and research NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES OF PRIVACY NOTICE oversight enforcement prevent inform carry required investigations. the information.) being sought by authorities; about the victim of a crime under restricted circumstances; about a death that being sought by authorities; about the victim of a crime relating to reporting information about a crime). may be the result of criminal conduct; circumstances in writing; (ii) a court order requires disclosure of the information; (iii) medical personnel need the in writing; (ii) a court order requires disclosure of the personnel use this information for the purpose information to meet a medical emergency; (iv) qualified financial audits, or program evaluation; or (v) it of conducting scientific research, management audits, crime, or to report abuse or neglect as required by law. is necessary to report a crime or a threat to commit a released as appropriate.) opportunity to refuse to receive this information.) to install a new computer system. as being a student-athlete or provide any medical not disclose any information identifying an individual abuse treatment unless: (i) the student-athlete consents information relating to a student-athlete’s substance IV. Your Authorization Is Required for Other Disclosures. Other for Required Is Authorization Your IV. • Lawsuits • As • Disaster • National • Protection • Certain • To • Law • Worker’s • Health • Alcohol • Appointment • To • To III. What Are Other Ways the Sports Medicine Division May Use Your Medical Information? Medical Your Use May Division Medicine Sports the Ways Other Are What III. II. What Are Treatment, Payment, and Health Care Operations? Care Health and Payment, Treatment, Are What II. I. Purpose: I. medical information unless you authorize the Sports Medicine Division in writing to disclose your information. You may revoke medical information unless you authorize the Sports Medicine Division in writing to disclose your information. your permission, which will be effective only after the date of your written revocation.
tion to improve the quality of care, e.g., for review and training purposes. tion to improve the quality purposes: restrictions on a specific use of disclosure, for the following be used, unless you ask for care providers involved in your care. For example, your treatment provider may share information about your condition with other your care. For example, your treatment provider may care providers involved in The Sports Medicine Division may use your medical Sports Medicine Division in order to make a diagnosis. treatment providers in the We also may use and disclose your medical informa your insurer to obtain payment for your treatment. information as required by its professional staff, employees, and volunteers follow the privacy practices described in this Notice. The Sports Medicine Division Notice. The Sports Medicine practices described in this follow the privacy staff, employees, and volunteers its professional the Sports Medicine Division must use and in a confidential manner, as required by law. However, maintains your medical records quality health care. To do this, the Sports Medicine to the extent necessary to provide you with disclose your medical information and health care operations. information as necessary for treatment, payment, Division must share your medical HIPAA PRIVACY RULES REQUIRE THAT WE FURNISH YOU WITH THIS NOTICE. THIS WITH YOU FURNISH WE THAT REQUIRE RULES PRIVACY HIPAA THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOUHOW AND DISCLOSED AND USED BE MAY YOU ABOUT INFORMATION MEDICAL HOW DESCRIBES NOTICE THIS CAREFULLY. IT REVIEW PLEASE INFORMATION. THIS TO ACCESS GET CAN STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE HIPAA HIPAA NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
V. You Have Rights Regarding Your Medical Information. You have the following rights regarding your medical information, provided that you make a written request to invoke the right.
• Right to request restrictions. You may request limitations on your medical information we use or disclose for health care treatment, payment, or operations (e.g., you may ask us not to disclose that you have had . TEXAS ATHLETICS a particular treatment), but we are not required to agree to your request. If we agree, we will comply with your request unless the information is needed to provide you with emergency services. • Right to confidential communications. You may request communication in a certain way or at a certain location, but you must specify how or where you wish be contacted. • Right to inspect and request a copy. You have the right to inspect and request a copy of your medical information regarding decisions about your care. We charge a fee for copying, mailing, and supplies. Under limited circumstances, your request may be denied; in that instance you may request review of the denial by another licensed health care professional chosen by the Sports Medicine Division. The Sports Medicine Division will comply with the outcome of the review. • Right to request amendment. If you believe that the medical information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may request an amendment, which requires certain specific information. The Sports Medicine Division is not required to accept the amendment. • Right to accounting disclosures. You may request a list of the disclosures of your medical information that
INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL have been made to persons or entities other than for health care treatment, payment, or operations in the
. past six years, but not prior to April 14, 2003. After the first request, there will be a charge. P • Right to a copy of this Notice. You may request a copy of this Notice at any time, even if you have been provided with an electronic copy.
ERSHI VI. Requirements Regarding This Notice. The Sports Medicine Division is required by law to provide you with this Notice. We will be governed by this Notice for as long as it is in effect. The Sports Medicine Division may change this Notice and these changes will be effective for medical information we have about you as well as any information we receive in the future. LEAD
. Each time you register with the Sports Medicine Division for health care services, you may receive a copy of the Notice in effect at the time. VII. Complaints. If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with the Sports Medicine Division, with The University’s Privacy Officer through the Office of Institutional Compliance, or with the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. You will not be penalized or retaliated against in any way for making a complaint to the
FREEDOM Sports Medicine Division or the Department of Health and Human Services.
. Call Tina Bonci at (512) 471-4916 if: ING • You have a complaint. • You have any questions about this Notice.
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. • You wish to request restrictions on uses and disclosures of health care treatment, payment, or operations. • You wish to obtain forms to exercise your individual rights described in paragraph V. RESPONSIBILITY
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Prior to work Athletics in either of these capacities are covered under Athletics in either of these Athletics unless specifically authorized by the Athletic Training/Sports Training/Sports Athletics unless specifically authorized by the Athletic All returning scholarship student-athletes, new incoming scholarship student-athletes, student-athletes, new incoming scholarship student-athletes, All returning scholarship Student-athletes who have completed their athletics eligibility, are enrolled in classes, and completed their athletics eligibility, are enrolled in classes, Student-athletes who have Students who are affiliated with UT Students who are affiliated For injuries which require surgery, we encourage you to use our team of consulting physicians from For injuries which require surgery, we encourage you The Department will not assume responsibility for certain medical expenses that are incurred because 2013-14 Certain personal devices such as orthotics, braces, and other medical appliances are provided only if they are Certain personal devices such as orthotics, braces, and other medical appliances are provided only if they H Any UT student who requests to try out for an athletics team in pursuit of making the team and attaining varsity to try out for an athletics team in pursuit Any UT student who requests There are a number of expenses for which the Departments can assume financial responsibility after the primary There are a number of expenses for which the Departments Athletics assumes the financial responsibility for payment of dental repairs in the event that an injury is sustained in Athletics assumes the financial responsibility for payment Prescriptions are covered by UT Athletics if they are related to an athletic injury or medical condition considered essen Prescriptions are covered by UT Athletics if they are related to an athletic injury or medical condition UT UT Athletics does not cover expenses from a visit to a physician of your choice unless you have received authorization a physician of your choice unless you have received authorization UT Athletics does not cover expenses from a visit to UT Athletics pays for medical expenses resulting from eye injuries sustained during formal practice or competition. UT Athletics pays for medical expenses resulting from Athletes classified in this category are not eligible for coverage under UT Athletes classified in this category are not eligible for Athletics also covers medical expenses if you require visual aid for athletics participation (glasses, contact lenses or protective eyeAthletics also covers medical expenses if you require STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE of University or Department rules or which constitute violations of the law. Examples of such conduct include but are not limited to of University or Department rules or which constitute violations of the law. Examples of such conduct include horseplay. abuse of legal or illegal substances, including alcohol; driving while intoxicated; and fighting and other dangerous tial for maintaining health status for competition. tial for Injuries: For Non-Athletic diagnostic of the intentional or negligent misbehavior of the student athlete. These include emergency room visits, hospitalizations, which is a violation tests, laboratory studies, medical evaluations, prescriptions and other medical expenses that result from conduct wear). This includes payment for the comprehensive eye examination as well as corrective lenses. Appliances: Orthopedic essential to athletics participation. Medications: and competition. and Eye Care: UT sources are not covered by our insurance and are not paid by UT sources are not covered by our insurance and are not staff. Medicine Care: Dental in training interruptions if deemed necessary prevent to coverage for will be considered problems practice or competition. Other dental from our team physicians or attending athletic trainers. athletic attending team physicians or our from Therapy: Surgery/Physical Your rehabilitation is the sole recovery. expedite helps facilitate follow-up care and Austin. The close proximity of attending physicians therapy charges from outside staff athletic trainers under the supervision of the attending physicians. Physical responsibility of our ries, or medical conditions resulting from athletics participation and/or exacerbated due to training. Coverage also applies to injuries ries, or medical conditions resulting from athletics participation scheduled practices and contests sponsored by UT Athletics. Medical expense sustained while you are traveling directly to or from coverage guidelines are as follows: Physicians: Medical Expense Coverage Injuries: For Athletic of coverage. These include medical expenses incurred from illnesses or inju policy (usually your family’s policy) has reached its limits UT Students or Former Student-Athletes Who Are Training With a Member of the Coaching Staff and/or Practicing with Athletic with Athletic Staff and/or Practicing Coaching of the a Member Are Training With Who Student-Athletes or Former UT Students Teams: proof of possessing their own medical insurance and sign all appropriate medical ing out with athletics teams, participants must show release forms. circumstances where an injury was sustained as a direct result of performing duties specific to an event sponsored by UT was sustained as a direct result of performing duties circumstances where an injury Trainers: Athletic Student and Managers group of participants are considered only in circumstances where an injury was the excess insurance policy. Insurance benefits for this to an event sponsored by UT sustained as a direct result of performing duties specific Fifth-Year Student-Athletes on Scholarship: on Student-Athletes Fifth-Year All such participants must complete departmental are covered under UT Athletics’ excess insurance plan. are on athletics scholarship for fifth-year student-athletes are considered only in required of active student-athletes. Insurance benefits medical and release forms Try-out Participants: Participants: Try-out clearance and insurance proof of physician showing and cell testing sickle and examination having a physical status may train only after by the participant throughout his/her longev must cover sports related injuries and must be maintained coverage. The insurance plan program. Athletics ity with the Intercollegiate Who Is Eligible For Insurance Coverage? Who Is Eligible For Recruited Walk-Ons: Athletes and Scholarship covered under the Department’s excess have been pre-registered as student-athletes are automatically and recruited walk-ons who they arrive on campus. insurance policy the first day (usually your (usually your after the primary policy in intercollegiate athletics sustain while participating from injuries that you expenses resulting from while traveling directly to or applies to an injury sustained coverage. This coverage also has reached its limits of family’s policy) by UT Athletics. and games sponsored scheduled practices Insurance Coverage Maintained by UT Athletics Coverage Maintained Insurance to all other is considered secondary coverage only. This coverage that provides “excess” maintains an insurance policy UT Athletics covers medical excess insurance policy The Department’s by your parents or guardians. insurance policies carried collectible medical INSURANCE & MEDICAL EXPENSE COVERAGE EXPENSE MEDICAL & INSURANCE UT SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY
General Policy Guidelines Policy Statement It is the policy of the University of Texas at Austin (“University”) to foster a campus environment that is free from intimidation and one in which students may be educated to their fullest potential. Therefore, the University will not tolerate physical abuse, threats of . TEXAS ATHLETICS violence, physical assault, or any form of sexual assault, including but not limited to acquaintance or date rape. The University encour- ages the prompt reporting of any incidence of sexual assault. Scope A student who individually, or in concert with others, participates or attempts to participate in a sexual assault, including but not limited to abuse of, or threats against, any other student, is subject to disciplinary action by the University, notwithstanding any action that may or may not be taken by the civil or criminal authorities. In addition to incidents that occur on the University campus, the University may take disciplinary action in response to incidents that take place during official functions of the University, or those sponsored by regis- tered student organizations, or incidents that have a substantial connection to the interests of the University regardless of the location in which they occur. Students who may have been assaulted by someone who is not affiliated with the University may contact any of the available University support services listed in this policy. Definitions 1. “Actor” means the person alleged to have committed a sexual assault. 2. “Another” means a person other than the actor. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL
3. “Consent” means assent in fact, whether express or apparent, by all of the involved parties to engage in the same sexual activity at .
P the same time. 4. “Minor” means a person younger than seventeen (17) years of age. Sexual Assault ERSHI An actor commits a sexual assault if he/she intentionally or knowingly: 1. Causes the penetration of the anus or sexual organ of another person by any means, without that person’s consent; or
LEAD 2. Causes the penetration of the mouth of another person by the sexual organ of the actor, without that person’s consent; or
. 3. Causes the sexual organ of another person, without that person’s consent, to contact or penetrate the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor. Consent An individual’s manner of dress or the existence of a current or past dating relationship between two or more individuals do not, in and of itself, constitute consent to engage in a particular sexual activity. Consent is informed and voluntary and can be revoked at any time FREEDOM
. and for any reason. However, there are certain instances where an individual cannot give consent to participate in a sexual act. The fol- lowing illustrate some of those instances:
ING 1. The actor compels another to submit to or participate in a sexual act by the use of physical force or violence against the other person. 2. The actor compels another to submit to or participate in a sexual act by threatening to use force or violence against the other person. 3. The person has not consented to the sexual act and the actor knows the other person is unconscious or physically unable to resist. 4. The actor knows that the other person is, at the time of the sexual act, incapable of either appraising the nature of the act or of LEARN
. resisting it. 5. The other person has not consented to the sexual act and the actor knows the other person is unaware that the sexual act is occurring. 6. The actor or another has intentionally impaired the other person’s power to appraise or control the other person’s conduct by admin- istering any substance without the other person’s knowledge. 7. The actor compels the other person to submit to or participate in a sexual act by threatening to use force or violence against any other person. 8. The individual is under the age of seventeen (17) and is not the spouse of the actor. Minors
RESPONSIBILITY An actor commits a sexual assault against a minor (who is not the spouse of the actor) if the actor:
. 1. Causes the penetration of the anus or sexual organ of a minor by any means; or Y 2. Causes the penetration of the mouth of a minor by the sexual organ of the actor; or 3. Causes the sexual organ of a minor to contact or penetrate the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor; or 4. Causes the anus of a minor to contact the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor; or 5. Causes the mouth of a minor to contact the anus or sexual organ of another person, including the actor. DISCOVER
58 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DISCOVERY. RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING. FREEDOM. LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY. TEXAS ATHLETICS ------59 - - , nor shall being under the influ the under being shall , nor 512-974-8535 512-974-5037 Institutional Rules on Student Services Activities and Student on Rules Institutional Team): available): 311 Protection operators reports: (Family 2013-14 H If the police are called, a uniformed officer will be sent to the scene to take a detailed statement. A ride to the A ride to a detailed take to called, statement. scene the officer will to a uniformed be the police are sent If stalking (bilingual violence 911 Services A student who experiences any form of sexual assault may pursue any civil or criminal remedies provided by state law. state by provided criminal remedies civil or any pursue may assault sexual of form who experiences any A student UHS Nurse Advice Line is staffed 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Students may call (512) 475-6877 (NURS) for free advice advice free call (512) 475-6877 (NURS) for may Students the year. every of day a day, 24 hours staffed is Line Advice UHS Nurse A student who has experienced a sexual assault is strongly encouraged to seek medical and psychological care regardless of whether of regardless care seek psychological to medical and encouraged strongly is experienced who has assault a sexual A student • Emergency: • Victim • Relationship • Non-emergency If the incident occurred in Austin but off-campus, a report may be filed with the Austin Police Department (APD), regardless of time of regardless (APD), Department Police be filed may the Austin with a report off-campus, but occurred in Austin the incident If If a decision is made to make a report to the police, it is important to note that police jurisdictions depend on where the sexual the sexual where depend on police jurisdictions that note to important is it the police, to report a make to made is a decision If calling 471-4441 (512) by (UTPD) Department be filed may with the UT Police a report the UT campus, occurred on the incident If The cost of the forensic portion of the exam is covered by the law enforcement agency that is investigating the assault or, in cases or, the assault investigating is agency that enforcement the law by covered is the exam of portion the forensic of cost The STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE
UT Counseling and Mental Health Center, SafePlace, or by a care provider of the student’s choosing. The contact information for these for information contact The choosing. the student’s of provider a care by or SafePlace, Center, Health Mental and UT Counseling in Sectionservices below E. be can found questions. health-related about guidance and transmit sexually prevent to medications be prescribed may He/she the police. to the assault report a SAFE or request to intends he/she be can pro care Medical performed. a SAFE was or contacted the police were whether of regardless pregnancy and/or ted infections the by be can provided support Psychological physician. a private Services, by Health or a local room, emergency at University vided at or in person at UTPD headquarters at 2201 Robert Dedman Drive (across from the Manor Garage and the football stadium). the football and Garage the Manor from 2201 Robert (across Dedman at Drive headquarters UTPD at in person or a writ make to the location to officer will a uniformed the police, be to dispatched made is a report occurred. If the assault since elapsed report. ten occurred. assault Reporting an assault to law enforcement does not mean that the case will automatically go to criminal trial or to a University University a to or criminal trial to go casethe does mean that will not automatically enforcement law to assault an Reporting disciplinaryhearing. the assail not whether or of be filed may with the police regardless A report counselor. a police department by be provided may hospital a UT student. was ant where a report will not be made to the police, the Texas Department of Public Safety. This does not include fees related to medical to treat related fees include does This not Safety. Public of Department the Texas the police, be to will made a report not where about see please the information UT students, for resources financial about information more the SAFE. For a part of not are that ment Services Emergency Student below. and Violence Against Voices tion; however, a student may undergo a SAFE regardless of whether they have contacted, or intend to contact, the police. To undergo a undergo To police. the contact, to intend or contacted, they whether have of a SAFE regardless undergo may student a however, tion; infor more 78705. For Austin, Street, 32nd 919 East at Center Medical David’s St. of department the emergency to directly SAFE, go the SAFE, see http://hopelaws.org/. about mation exam to preserve physical evidence of the assault with or without the police’s involvement. This should be done immediately if possible. if possible. immediately be done should This involvement. police’s the without with or the assault evidence of physical preserve to exam a Exam by (SAFE) performed Forensic a Sexual Assault have may experienced assault a sexual who have students immediately, not If if they (4) days within four and involved is enforcement if law assault the of days (5) five (SANE) within Examiner Nurse Sexual Assault evidence be a criminal can this medical collected used part investiga as of exam during the physical consent, the student’s With not. are Options and Resources for Individuals Who Have Experienced a Sexual Assault Experienced a Sexual Have Who Individuals for Options and Resources Police and Medical a medical undergo can Students medical care. seek immediate to encouraged is assault sexual of form who experiences any A student that nonetheless violate other university policy. For example, see Appendix D (Policy on Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment), Sexual and Harassment), Sex Discrimination on D (Policy see Appendix example, For policy. university other violate nonetheless that information. more for Conduct) and Discipline 11, Student C (Chapter Appendix and Sexual on Misconduct), E (Policy Appendix ence of alcohol or drugs be construed as an invitation to or as implied consent for unwanted sexual advances. sexual unwanted for consent implied as or to invitation drugs an as be or construed alcohol of ence Policies Other Relevant but defined as appendix in this assault sexual of level the rise to not may that nature a sexual of conduct of instances some are There Use of Drugs and Alcohol Use of Drugs dimin will not the assault the time of at alcohol drugs the influence or under of was assault sexual accused of the student factThe that the of a violation for responsibility the student’s ish UT SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY
Crisis Support • Student Emergency Services (512)-471-5017 (M – F, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.) may provide limited emergency funds, assist with aca- demic issues, provide referrals within the University and in the Austin area when necessary, and serve as an advocate for students while working with other campus departments.
. TEXAS ATHLETICS • Crisis Counseling at the Counseling and Mental Health Center (CMHC) is available on a walk-in basis (also M - F, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.). No appointment is necessary for this option. This can be accomplished by coming to the CMHC reception desk on the 5th floor of the Student Services Building (SSB) to request a same-day appointment in order to deal with an “urgent VAV issue.” • Calling UT 24-hour Telephone Counseling at 512-471-CALL (2255) (UT Students Only). Callers can either choose to identify themselves when calling or remain anonymous. • SafePlace, a local nonprofit organization also offers a twenty-four-hour hotline for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. The phone number is (512) 267-SAFE (267-7233). For more information about services available at SafePlace, visit the website: http://www.safeplace.org/. • Students may also want to chat with an online crisis support through the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline. This hotline provides live, secure, anonymous crisis support for victims of sexual violence, their friends, and families. To access help 24/7 visit: http://www.rainn.org/get-help/national-sexual-assault-online-hotline. Advocacy and Counseling In addition to seeking medical and psychological care, a student who experiences a sexual assault may wish to seek advocacy or counsel- ing services. The following organizations offer advocacy and counseling services to students who experience sexual assault. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL
. Voices Against Violence P The Voices Against Violence Program (VAV) in the University Counseling and Mental Health Center ([512] 471-3515) is available to provide support services for any student who has been affected by sexual assault. VAV offers individual and group counseling as well as 30 minute informational advocacy appointments. VAV staff is knowledgeable about options within systems both on and off campus ERSHI including: • Medical services • Reporting procedures LEAD
. • Legal options, including criminal and civil law (please note that VAV does not offer legal advice, but can refer the student to free legal services for students) • UT administrative options through Student Judicial Services • Obtaining an Order of Protection • Safety planning
FREEDOM • Financial resources, including access to the VAV Survivor’s Emergency Fund
. • Counseling resources both short and long-term, on or off campus VAV can provide help to students regarding safety, legal, medi- cal, academic, and housing options
ING The program also offers individual and group counseling. To facilitate being seen as soon as possible, ask for a “VAV appointment” when scheduling. To request an appointment, call (512) 471-3515, Mon. - Fri. from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information about VAV, visit the website: http://www.cmhc.utexas.edu/vav.html. Callers may remain anonymous. LEARN
Safe Place . The nonprofit organization SafePlace offers a twenty-four-hour hotline for students who have experienced sexual assault and/or domes- tic violence, helps students who have experienced a sexual assault understand the SAFE, and offers student and group therapy for stu- dents who have experienced sexual assault or domestic violence. SafePlace can be contacted at (512) 267-SAFE (267-7233).
Information on other helpful organizations can be found in the section below. RESPONSIBILITY
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60 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DISCOVERY. RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING. FREEDOM. LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY. TEXAS ATHLETICS 61 - have assist to to sexual or the writing in individual experienced the consent proceeding. has the who into represent individual to the individual and entitled law. introduced the not is that student federal parties fact person third under the accused This with the required both as history hearing. the unless notwithstanding sexual hearing past the during of hearing, her spectators or to present entire his outcome of the closed the person of during evidence hearing 2013-14 support H a the have present informed to be have have be not to to to to right right right right right the hearing open to the public. the to open the hearing him/her with his/her testimony. If the support person is to act as a witness, the hearing officer may require the support person to to person the support require officer may the hearing act a witness, as to is person the support If testimony. with his/her him/her testifies. assault the sexual who suffered the individual testify before assault is to be called as a witness. (The accused student has the same right.) the same has be called accused to is (The student a witness. as assault • The • The • The • The • The Complaints will be processed as specified in Appendix D (Policy on Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment) in the General Sexual and Harassment) Sex Discrimination on D (Policy specified as will in Appendix be processed Complaints STUDENT-ATHLETE MANUAL MANUAL STUDENT-ATHLETE accused student as appropriate. as accused student may be moved to another campus living environment if he or she chooses or may be allowed to drop a class. Such arrangements will be arrangements Such a class. drop to be allowed may or chooses she or if he environment living campus another to be moved may the Dean of to will available is be the evidence all that based decisions upon and Students the Dean the Office of of through facilitated poses or property or person to danger a continuing presents the accused student that evidence indicates such If time. that at Students the against action disciplinary interim take may Students the Office the Dean of of process, the academic disrupting of threat ongoing an The Office of Institutional Equity may be contacted at 512-471-1849 or http://www.utexas.edu/eos/. http://www.utexas.edu/eos/. 512-471-1849 or at be contacted may Equity Institutional OfficeThe of Emergency measures emer take may the University been has assaulted, sexually she or he that the University to reports when a student instances, some In campus on who lives a student example, For student. the reporting of safety physical health and the emotional protect gency to action policy does not apply to cases involving an assault by a faculty or staff member. See Appendix D (Policy on Sex Discrimination and and Sex Discrimination on D (Policy See Appendix member. staff a faculty or by assault an cases involving to policy apply does not (http://registrar.utexas.edu/ Catalog in the General Information Violence) Campus of J (Prohibition Appendix and Sexual Harassment) Equity. Office Institutional the of by will member staff be a faculty or administered against Complaints catalogs/general-information). Complaints against a UT faculty or staff member staff or a UT faculty against Complaints this however, Students; the Office the Deanof of contact may member staff a faculty or against file to a complaint who wish Students Rights of Students During the Disciplinary During the Students of Process Rights rules, as well as a list possible sanctions that may be imposed against a student found responsible for a violation of this policy, please see please this policy, of a violation for responsible found a student be against imposed may that sanctions possible a list rules, as well as (http://registrar. Catalog Services in the General Information Activities) Student and on Rules C (Institutional Appendix 11 of Chapter utexas.edu/catalogs/general-information). A student may file a complaint with Student Judicial Services whether or not he/she chooses to cooperate with law enforcement in a enforcement with law cooperate to chooses Services he/she Judicial not or whether Student with file a complaint may A student criminal investigation. conduct University regarding information additional For (http://registrar.utexas.edu/catalogs/general-information). Catalog Information A student may file a complaint against another student by contacting the Student Judicial Services in the Office of the Dean of Students. Services Judicial Students. the Dean in the Office of of Student the contacting by student another against file a complaint may A student (http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sjs/) form referral online the Services Judicial completing by Student to be reported may Incidents first to like would you 4.104. If Services in room the 4th (SSB), floor the Student on Building located of the office in person, to going or [email protected]. (512) 471-2841 or them at contact office, please this to incident the reporting before member a staff with consult Administrative Complaint and Investigation Complaint and Administrative student a UT against Complaints UT SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY
Programs and Support Services Below is a list of educational and preventive programs and support services on and off campus that address sexual assault. Brochures and other printed materials are available from each office. Additional information may be obtained by calling the numbers or visiting the Web sites listed below.
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1. Counseling and Mental Health Center, Voices Against Violence Program (VAV)(512) 471-3515. http://cmhc.utexas.edu/ • Provides advocacy services to give information about safety, legal, housing, academic, and medical options • Offers individual and group counseling service for survivors of sexual assault relationship violence, and stalking • Operates twenty-four-hour telephone counseling service at (512) 471-CALL (471-2255) • Offers interactive peer theatre educational programming that addresses the complex issues surrounding sexual assault on campus • Provides opportunities for student involvement in programming throughout the academic year • Provides training that is customized for faculty, staff and/or students • Manages VAV Survivor Emergency Fund
2. University Health Services. http://healthyhorns.utexas.edu/ Appointments: (512) 471-4955. 24-hour Nurse Advice Line: (512) 475-NURS (475-6877). Health Promotion Resource Center: (512) 475-8252 INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITYINDIVIDUAL
• Provides general exams to treat injuries, both internal and external .
P • Performs testing for sexually transmitted infections after an assault • Distributes educational and prevention information
ERSHI 3. Title IX Coordinator. http://www.utexas.edu/student-affairs/policies/title-ix Dr. Jennifer Hammat, Assistant Vice President, Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs 302 Flawn Academic Center (FAC) LEAD
phone: 512-471-1133; e-mail: [email protected] .
4. Office of the Dean of Students. (512) 471-1201. http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/ Ms. Christa Lopez, Associate Director of Student Emergency Services, Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Students 4.104 Student Services Building phone: 512-471-5017; e-mail: [email protected] FREEDOM
. 5. Office of Institutional Equity. http://www.utexas.edu/eos/ Mr. Travis Gill, J.D., Assistant Director, Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Employees ING 4.302 North Office Building phone: 512-471-1849; e-mail: [email protected] LEARN
6. Student Emergency Services. (512) 471-5017. http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/emergency/ . • May provide limited emergency funds • Assists with academic issues • Provides referrals within the University and in the Austin area when necessary • Serves as an advocate for students while working with other campus departments
7. Behavior Concerns Advice Line (BCAL). (512) 232-5050. https://www.utexas.edu/safety/bcal/ • Allows members of the University community to discuss their concerns about an individual’s behavior • Offers a centralized resource that is available twenty-four hours a day for anyone who is not sure how to help a person he or she is RESPONSIBILITY
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64 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS “THE EYES OF TEXAS”
The Eyes of Texas are upon you, All the live long day. The Eyes of Texas are upon you, You can not get away. Do not think you can escape them At night or early in the morn- The Eyes of Texas are upon you ‘Till Gabriel blows his horn.