Ethical Conduct
Student-athletes, department
personnel and those individuals that work with intercollegiate athletics at our
institution are expected to act in a manner that is consistent with George
Mason respect, integrity, values and NCAA standards involving honesty and
sportsmanship. Unethical conduct by a prospective or enrolled student-athlete
may include, but is not limited to, the following:
- Refusal to furnish information relevant to an
investigation of a possible violation of an NCAA regulation when requested
to do so by the NCAA or the individual's institution;
- Knowing involvement in arranging fraudulent academic credit
or false transcripts for a prospective student-athlete or enrolled
student-athlete.
- Knowing involvement in offering or providing a
prospective or an enrolled student-athlete an improper inducement or extra
benefit or improper financial aid;
- Knowing involvement in providing a banned substance or
impermissible supplement to student-athletes or knowingly providing
medications to student-athletes contrary to medical licensure, commonly accepted
standards of care in sports medicine practice or state and federal law.
- Knowingly furnishing or knowingly influencing others to
furnish the NCAA or the individual's institution false or misleading
information concerning an individual's involvement in or knowledge of
matters relevant to a possible violation of an NCAA regulation;
- Receipt of benefits by an institutional staff member
for facilitating or arranging a meeting between a student-athlete and an
agent, financial advisor or a representative of an agent or advisor (e.g.,
"runner").
