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Working with Athletes in the Residence Halls

Lisa Pierce wrote:

Does anyone share incident reports or judicial case results with their
athletic departments when the incident involves an athlete? If so, how
does that process work and what is the reasoning for it? How does this
process effect students perception of residence life confidentiality?

Thanks,

Lisa Pierce
Director of Residence Life
Drew University
973-408-3394
fax 973-408-3031
lpierce@drew.edu

Lisa-

The coaches are copied the letter that explains to the student the reported violation and
when he is to meet with the Student Judicial Board or administrators. The coach is also
notified of the responsible or not responsible decision that the J-Board or
administrators make. I believe the reasoning is to work across the board to insure that
our students are representing themselves and their individual teams responsibly. The
impact that I have seen is cooperation with most coaches in working with the student in
looking at the decision-making process that led to the incident (obviously this depends
on the significance/quantity of the incident(s)). In my opinion, the worst impact it has
on our staff is that we are viewed in the police mode (with mostly the negative
connotations that come with the territory of doing rounds. So I would say that the
negative views come from the documentation of the incident, not how the information gets
shared. Good luck with your processes!

steve anderson
simpson college
515-961-1862

Lisa,
I usually share a short version of the incident with the coach and
athletic director after the incident has cleared through the judicial
process. It is not exactly a sanction, more like a notification to make
sure that the coach understands how the student athlete is representing
him/herself off the field/court. I treat it much like parental
notification.

Mary A. Korte
Director of Residential Life
Maryville University of St. Louis
13550 Conway Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63141
phone: 314/529-9552
Fax: 314/542-9085
makorte@maryville.edu
www.maryville.edu

Lisa,

At APU, we generally send a "courtesy copy" of the final letter for minor
judicial issues to coaches of athletes. In the case of a major judicial
issue, coaches are generally involved in the sanctioning process, as they
tend to have more influence in the lives of their athletes than we do in the
Res. Life Office. This works with varying levels of success depending on
the coach, and what kind of relationship our office has with him or her.

Hope this helps,

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Steve Eubanks
Associate Director of Residence Life
Azusa Pacific University

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