North Carolina State University Athletics
Student-Athlete Appearances
2/10/2010 12:00:00 AM | Pack Athletics
The ImPACK program supports the philosophy that student-athletes gain "leadership through service." Through their efforts, they make a positive contribution in an extensive community outreach program as well as develop a commitment to life-long service. Student-athletes are participating in the following programs: School programs, community outreach, and P.A.C.K. (Pack Athletes Challenging Kids), our speakers bureau.
ImPACK's outreach program places special emphasis on touching the lives of Wake County's thousands of school children. NC State student-athletes are encouraged to provide tutoring and mentoring activities for children. This program seeks to avoid one-time events such as assemblies, and focuses instead on building long-standing personal relationships between the children and the student-athletes. Visits are also made to children at local hospitals.
However, there are some restrictions as to what the student-athletes can be involved in and how it can be promoted. Please look over the NCAA Bylaws to make sure your event doesn't violate these Bylaws.
Provisions of NCAA Bylaw 12.5.1.1:
NCAA Bylaw 12.5.1.1 permits a charitable or educational agency to use a student-athlete's name, picture, or appearance to support its charitable or educational activities, provided the following conditions are met:
A. The student-athlete receives written approval from his/her Director of Athletics;
B. The specific activity or project in which the student-athlete participates does not involve cosponsorship, advertisement, or promotion by a commercial agency other than through the reproduction of the sponsoring company's regular trademark or logo on printed materials such as pictures, posters, or calendars. The company's emblem, name, address, and telephone number may be included with the trademark or logo. Personal names, messages, and slogans (other than an officially registered trademark) are prohibited;
C. The name or picture of a student-athlete with remaining eligibility may not appear on an institution's printed promotional item (e.g., poster, calendar) that includes a reproduction of a product with which a commercial entity is associated if the commercial entity's officially registered regular trademark or logo also appears on the item;
D. The student-athlete does not miss class;
E. All monies derived from the activity or project go directly to the charitable or educational agency;
F. The student-athlete may accept actual and necessary expenses from the charitable or educational agency related to participation in such activity;
G. The student-athlete's name, picture, or appearance is not utilized to promote the commercial ventures of any nonprofit agency;
H. Any commercial items with names or pictures of student-athletes (other than highlight films or media guides per Bylaw 12.5.1.9) may be sold only at the member institution at which the student-athlete is enrolled, institutionally controlled (owned and operated) outlets or outlets controlled by the charitable or educational organization (e.g., location of the charitable or educational organization, site of charitable event during the event); and
I. The student-athlete and an authorized representative of the charitable or educational agency sign a release statement that ensures that the student-athlete's name, image, or appearance is used in a manner consistent with the requirements of this section.
Note: Attending NC State University student-athletes may not give recruiting presentations or have direct recruiting contact with any student who has started classes for the ninth grade.
If you are interested in having a student-athlete at your event, please fax the Student-Athlete Appearance Form along with a letter describing the event, on letterhead, to 919-515-0735. Handwritten forms will not be accepted.
