Completed Event: Baseball versus Oklahoma State on February 21, 2026 , Loss , 7, to, 10
Baseball
vs Oklahoma State
L 7-10
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Tips For Staff
Five Rules to Remember:Â
1)Â Do NOT Provide Extra Benefits to Prospects or Student-Athletes.
Special arrangements or involvement by a GCU employee or a Booster to provide you or your relatives or friends with a benefit not authorized by the NCAA legislation.
Permissible Benefits:
2)Â Do NOT Recruit Prospects.
Writing, emailing, texting, calling or contacting prospects or their friends or family for recruiting purposes by any means is not permitted (including social media). Initiating off-campus contact with prospects for the purposes of recruitment is not permitted.
3)Â Do NOT Publicize Recruiting Activity.
You may NOT publicize a prospective student-athlete’s visit to campus.
4)Â Do NOT Use Student-Athletes for Promotional Purposes.
Using a current student-athlete’s name, appearance, picture or likeness for promotional purposes is not permitted.
5)Â Report Any Known Or Suspected NCAA Rules Violations to the Office of Athletics Compliance
It is the institution’s obligation to proactively monitor it’s athletic program.
1)Â Do NOT Provide Extra Benefits to Prospects or Student-Athletes.
Special arrangements or involvement by a GCU employee or a Booster to provide you or your relatives or friends with a benefit not authorized by the NCAA legislation.
Permissible Benefits:
- Meals provided by a GCU staff member (e.g. community outreach, GCU fundraiser, media projects)
- Bona-fide employment
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- Cash, Loans, in any amount,
- 3rd Party Co-signing or arranging of a loan/disability insurance,
- Gifts or Free/Reduced Services (concert/movie tickets, meals, haircuts, rent, automobiles, clothing discounts, storage, tatoos, etc…)
- Arrangement in falsifying academic credit
2)Â Do NOT Recruit Prospects.
Writing, emailing, texting, calling or contacting prospects or their friends or family for recruiting purposes by any means is not permitted (including social media). Initiating off-campus contact with prospects for the purposes of recruitment is not permitted.
- You MAY notify outstanding prospects to the attention of the GCU Athletic coaching and administrative staff.
- You MAY meet with prospects on-campus.
3)Â Do NOT Publicize Recruiting Activity.
You may NOT publicize a prospective student-athlete’s visit to campus.
- Tweets, Retweets, Favorites
4)Â Do NOT Use Student-Athletes for Promotional Purposes.
Using a current student-athlete’s name, appearance, picture or likeness for promotional purposes is not permitted.
- You MAY use current student-athletes for institutional, educational, or charitable purposes upon approval from Compliance.
5)Â Report Any Known Or Suspected NCAA Rules Violations to the Office of Athletics Compliance
It is the institution’s obligation to proactively monitor it’s athletic program.
- The NCAA takes kind to institutions that identify, cooperate, and report violations.
- Reporting violations is a good thing. It demonstrates that GCU has proper controls in place.
Academic Fraud & Unethical Conduct
Academic fraud and unethical conduct are taken very seriously by both the NCAA and GCU Athletics. If found to be in violation, the sanctions include termination of employment or disqualification of athletic participation.
NCAA Guide to Academic Misconduct
The following examples apply to both staff, current, and prospective student-athletes: Â
NCAA Guide to Academic Misconduct
The following examples apply to both staff, current, and prospective student-athletes: Â
- 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 for fraudulent academic credit or false transcripts for a prospective or an 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;Â Â
- 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;Â
- 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");Â Â
- 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. This provision shall not apply to banned substances for which the student-athlete has received a medical exception per Bylaw 31.2.3.5; however, the substance must be provided in accordance with medical licensure, commonly accepted standards of care and state or federal law;Â
- Failure to provide complete and accurate information to the NCAA, the NCAA Eligibility Center or an institution's admissions office regarding an individual's academic record (e.g., schools attended, completion of coursework, grades and test scores);Â
- Fraudulence or misconduct in connection with entrance or placement examinations;Â
- Engaging in any athletics competition under an assumed name or with intent to otherwise deceive; orÂ
- Failure to provide complete and accurate information to the NCAA, the NCAA Eligibility Center or the institution's athletics department regarding an individual's amateur status.
Missed Class Time Policy
The University recognizes the importance of participation in University-sponsored activities such as musical and theatrical performances, athletic competition, and debate. It also recognizes that such participation may result in conflict with scheduled class times, including examinations, homework, quizzes, presentations, activities, participation, etc. It is the responsibility of participating students to ensure that official documentation is submitted to their faculty members by the sponsoring organization/college in advance of the excused absences.
The University defines an excused absence as a University-sponsored activity that requires students to miss class. Students requiring excused absences will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to make up the affected assignments(s) within two weeks of the due date. All classwork must be submitted by the last day of the term. Faculty will provide students with discussion questions to complete to address missed participation. Students must complete exams and group assignments on time. Arrangements for proctoring assignments must be made by the sponsoring organization/college, in conjunction with the faculty of the course. Allowing the missed assignment or exam to be dropped does not constitute a reasonable opportunity.
Specific courses including student teaching, internships, clinical sessions, or practicums cannot be missed even for University sanctioned events.
If students fail to provide advanced documentation, instructors have the discretion to treat the absence as unexcused and to decline any missed work that was due during that absence. Any students found to have misrepresented themselves regarding their participation in University-sponsored activities will be referred to the University Code of Conduct Committee for possible disciplinary action.
The University defines an excused absence as a University-sponsored activity that requires students to miss class. Students requiring excused absences will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to make up the affected assignments(s) within two weeks of the due date. All classwork must be submitted by the last day of the term. Faculty will provide students with discussion questions to complete to address missed participation. Students must complete exams and group assignments on time. Arrangements for proctoring assignments must be made by the sponsoring organization/college, in conjunction with the faculty of the course. Allowing the missed assignment or exam to be dropped does not constitute a reasonable opportunity.
Specific courses including student teaching, internships, clinical sessions, or practicums cannot be missed even for University sanctioned events.
If students fail to provide advanced documentation, instructors have the discretion to treat the absence as unexcused and to decline any missed work that was due during that absence. Any students found to have misrepresented themselves regarding their participation in University-sponsored activities will be referred to the University Code of Conduct Committee for possible disciplinary action.
Extra Benefits
An extra benefit is any special gift or arrangement provided to a student-athlete, or a student-athlete’s friend or family member, which is not available to the general GCU student body or the general population.
Prospective Student-Athletes and Enrolled Student-Athletes (this list is not exhaustive):
• Use of an automobile or transportation
• Admission to an event (e.g., movies, athletic events, banquets, clubs, special events/parties, concerts, etc.)
• Cash or loans in any amount
• Gifts of any kind, including those on special occasions such as birthdays, religious holidays, graduation, etc.
• Free or reduced-cost services, rentals, or purchases of any type (e.g., meals, drinks, clothing, laundry, haircuts, legal fees, tattoos, rounds of golf, car repairs, etc.)
• Free or reduced-cost housing for any length of time
• Entertainment
• Assistance with paying bills (e.g., cell phone, gas money, rent, etc.)
• Awards
• Loans (including co-signing)
• Use of your telephone or credit card
• Providing a meal outside of your home, a local restaurant, or GCU Athletics facilities (occasional meals must be approved by the GCU’s Athletics Compliance Office prior to taking place
Prospective Student-Athletes and Enrolled Student-Athletes (this list is not exhaustive):
• Use of an automobile or transportation
• Admission to an event (e.g., movies, athletic events, banquets, clubs, special events/parties, concerts, etc.)
• Cash or loans in any amount
• Gifts of any kind, including those on special occasions such as birthdays, religious holidays, graduation, etc.
• Free or reduced-cost services, rentals, or purchases of any type (e.g., meals, drinks, clothing, laundry, haircuts, legal fees, tattoos, rounds of golf, car repairs, etc.)
• Free or reduced-cost housing for any length of time
• Entertainment
• Assistance with paying bills (e.g., cell phone, gas money, rent, etc.)
• Awards
• Loans (including co-signing)
• Use of your telephone or credit card
• Providing a meal outside of your home, a local restaurant, or GCU Athletics facilities (occasional meals must be approved by the GCU’s Athletics Compliance Office prior to taking place
Meeting with Prospective Student-Athletes
The NCAA restricts the involvement that you may have with prospective student-athletes. Only coaches and authorized employees may be involved in the recruiting process. NCAA rules prohibit boosters from engaging in recruiting activities designed to secure a prospect’s enrollment at GCU. If a prospect contacts you regarding academic information, you may have correspondence discussing non-athletically related information at any time. Please remember any athletics recruiting conversation must be directed towards the applicable coaching staff member.
Campus Visits:Â GCU Athletics coaches/staff may schedule meetings with you to discuss your respective academic department with a prospective student-athlete. Please note the following topics of conversation are permissible:
Campus Visits:Â GCU Athletics coaches/staff may schedule meetings with you to discuss your respective academic department with a prospective student-athlete. Please note the following topics of conversation are permissible:
- Academic Information (admissions, specific courses, etc.)
- University Information
- GCU Tradition
- General information regarding Phoenix, GCU and the state of Arizona
- Any information available to the general public