Athletics Volunteers

For newsto remain competitive in recruiting the best student-athletes and to maintain a quality experience for our Division I teams, the newsUniversity Athletics Department relies on the support of our Friends of newsAthletics groups.

Volunteers can make an impact financially or volunteer their time to help our student-athletes achieve success on the playing field and in the classroom. To inquire about available Friends Group roles or to find out how you can become a Friends Group President, please email Rachel Kavanagh at rkavanagh@fairfield.edu.

NCAA Booster Information

newsUniversity, by virtue of its membership with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), is responsible for ensuring complete compliance of all constituencies (e.g., University staff, student-athletes, alumni, and friends) with all NCAA Rules and Regulations. Our compliance program exists to facilitate and ensure compliance with institutional, conference, and NCAA regulations. Guidelines established by these governing bodies provide a framework for fair competition, good sportsmanship, and responsible behavior.

newsUniversity has a strong commitment to rules compliance. In that regard, you are asked to assist the institution in ensuring compliance. If you have any questions or need clarification regarding NCAA Rules and Regulations, please contact Joe Klauder, Assistant Athletics Director/Compliance at 203-254-4000, ext. 3466, or by email.

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Have ever donated to newsUniversity’s athletic programs or athletics booster organizations
Have ever assisted in the recruitment of prospects
Have ever assisted in providing any benefit to enrolled student-athletes or their families
Have ever been involved otherwise in promoting newsUniversity’s athletic programs
Once you have become a booster, you will retain that identity forever, even if you no longer contribute to the athletic programs.

Prospective Student-Athlete (PSA): A student who has started classes in the ninth grade. In addition, a student who has not started classes for the ninth grade becomes a prospective student-athlete if the institution provides such an individual any financial assistance or other benefits that the institution does not provide to prospective students generally.
Student-Athlete: A student whose enrollment was solicited by a member of the athletics staff or other representative of newsathletics interest with a view toward the student’s participation in the intercollegiate athletic team.
Contact: A face-to-face encounter between a prospective student-athlete or the prospective student-athlete’s parents, relatives, or legal guardian(s) and an institutional staff member or athletics representative during which any dialogue occurs more than an exchange or a greeting.
Recruiting: Any solicitation of a PSA or PSA’s relatives by an institutional staff member or by a representative of the institution’s athletics interests to secure the prospective student-athlete's enrollment and participation in the institution’s intercollegiate athletic program.
Extra Benefit: Any special arrangement by an institutional employee or representative of the institution’s athletic interest to provide a student-athlete or student-athlete’s relative or friends a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Any such contact could result in the prospect being declared ineligible to participate in newsathletics. Recruiting contact must be made by countable coaches.

Yes, as long as they do not make contact with the prospect or his/her families nor attempt to recruit the prospect.

Prohibited benefits include (and are not limited to) the following:

Cash or loans
Promise of employment after graduation
Special discounts
Employment of relatives or friends of prospects
Use of an automobile
Providing transportation to and from a summer job or other site
Co-signing a loan
A loan or gift or money or other tangible items (clothing, jewelry, etc.)
Free or reduced-cost housing arrangements
Entertainment costs on or off campus
Educational expenses
Summer camp registration

No. This would be an improper benefit and may not be provided.

No. This is an improper benefit and would jeopardize the prospect’s eligibility.

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