Thank you for all of the support within the last year. We are very excited about our Fall 2012 season and hope you are too! GO HAWKS! NCAA Compliance
Social Networking, SJU Athletics, and the NCAA Due to the increasing popularity of social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), SJU Athletics has created this page as a quick reference for Hawk fans. Please remember that only coaches and Athletics Department staff members may be involved in the recruiting process. All boosters are prohibited from contacting prospects or members of a prospect's family by any means for the purpose of encouraging the prospect's participation in the Saint Josephโs University athletics program. May I email or post messages on a prospective student-athlete's Facebook, Twitter, or similar website and try to convince him or her to attend Saint Josephโs University? No, you may not. An athletics representative may not e-mail or post messages on the webpage or website of any prospective student-athlete. May I create an online group dedicated to convincing or encouraging a prospect that we want them to attend SJU if the group members do not directly contact the prospect? The NCAA would consider this as recruiting activity by boosters, so this would not be permissible. What if I do not urge a prospect to come to SJU, may I contact them just to tell them about all the great things SJU has to offer? No. Once again, this is another form of recruiting. Q: Who is defined as a prospect? A: Any individual that has begun classes for the 9th grade. This includes any individual who is currently enrolled in and/or attending courses at a junior college. Please remember that individuals other than SJU coaches should not be contacting prospects, directly or indirectly, in any manner or using any form of communication in an effort to persuade them to attend SJU.
