The NCAA defines an extra benefit as any special arrangement
by an institutional employee or representative of the
institution's athletics interest (booster) to provide
a student-athlete (or a student-athlete's relative or
friend) a benefit that is not generally available to
other Northwestern University students and their relatives
and/or friends.
As a monitor or tutor for Northwestern University's
Athletics and Recreation Department (NUDAR) Office of
Academic and Student Services, I understand the following…
1) A student-athlete cannot accept anything from
an employee of NU or a Wildcat athletics booster (i.e.,
use of car, haircut, clothing, gifts, money, tickets
for any kind of entertainment, payment of long distance
telephone calls).
2) A student-athlete cannot accept free or reduced
cost for room and/or board from Northwestern University
employees or boosters of NU's athletic programs. This
includes in Illinois, in the student-athlete's home
city or any location. This would preclude a student-athlete
from house-sitting without paying rental costs at
a comparable rate for similar housing in that locale.
3) A student-athlete may not accept free or reduced
cost for storage room for personal belongings for
summer months from any NU employee or booster of NU's
athletic programs.
4) A student-athlete cannot accept free or reduced
cost for merchandise or services from any merchant
unless that free or reduced cost item is available
to the general public.
5) A student-athlete cannot eat at a restaurant as
the guest of an athletics booster or employee of NU.
6) On infrequent, special occasions (e.g., birthdays,
Thanksgiving, etc.), a student-athlete may accept
an invitation to the home of an employee of NU or
an athletic booster for a meal.
7) A student-athlete cannot use a Department of Athletics
copy machine, fax machine, or make long distance phone
calls using departmental equipment or the long distance
access code of an employee of NU or athletic booster.
8) Members of the department of athletics staff and
athletics booster are not permitted to type reports,
papers, letters, etc., for a student-athlete.
9) A student-athlete cannot receive a special discount,
payment arrangement or credit on a purchase (i.e.,
airline ticket, clothing) or service (i.e., laundry,
dry cleaning) from an employee of NU or athletic booster.
10) A NU employee or booster cannot provide a student-athlete
with a loan of money, a guarantee of bond, the use
of an automobile or the signing or co-signing of a
note to arrange a loan.
11) A student-athlete may not accept frequent traveler
miles for trips, which are financed by the Department
of Intercollegiate Athletics.
12) A NU employee may provide a student-athlete only
reasonable and occasional local (i.e., within 30-miles
radius of the NU campus) transportation. In addition,
a NU employee may not utilize a University vehicle
for purposes of assisting a student-athlete's move
from one residence to another.
I have read the above information and have attended
the Office of Academic and Student Services tutor training/orientation
meeting. My signature below acknowledges my willingness
to provide tutoring services that comply with NCAA,
Big Ten, and University policy. Failure to comply with
these policies will result in dismissal from the tutorial
program. (YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A HARD COPY OF
THIS FORM PRIOR TO STARTING WORK)
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
