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AUC Student-Athlete Commitment Form 2019/2020
 

As an athlete at AUC, you are also a student and a member of the AUC community. This means that you are expected to adhere to all academic and conduct policies at AUC. By signing this document, you commit to following these policies expected of AUC community members. You also further understand that a fulfilling collegiate sports experience requires responsibilities on the part of both student-athletes and personnel associated with the athletics program. As a student-athlete, you commit to self-discipline, collaborative effort, team building, and to be an ambassador for AUC.

 

Student-athletes are visible representatives of the institution both on-campus and off-campus whose behaviors are often closely scrutinized by the AUC community, general public, and the media. Student-athlete behavior affects public perception of institution ethos, athletics department standards, and the character of the student body. Therefore, it is an expectation that student-athletes will demonstrate consistent role-model behavior, sportsmanship, and self-control.

 

To familiarize yourself with policies about academic standards, you should view:

 

To familiarize yourself with behavior and conduct policies, you should view:

· AUC's Student Code of Conduct (https://www.aucegypt.edu/about/university-policies).

 

All of the above policies apply anytime you are playing for or representing AUC athletics, whether on-campus or off-campus. Which, includes any travel connected to an athletic event. While it is crucial that you know all of the above policies, please read carefully these few specific policies highlighted below.

 

    1. Student-Athletes are required to turn in their game gear after each match/meet. AUC game gear belongs to AUC office of athletics. Graduating Seniors will be given their Jerseys at the end of the academic year as a memoir.
    2. Student-athletes must be committed to fair play. Intentional acts of unsportsmanlike behavior or cheating will not be tolerated.
    3. When representing their team during competition, student-athletes will exercise self-control including, but not limited to, resisting the use of profanity, by not demonstrating unnecessary aggression or hostility to others, by not making inappropriate physical gestures, taunting or excessively celebrating, and disrespecting coaches, officials, teammates, or opponents.
    4. Student-athletes must exercise sportsmanship. Whenever representing the American University in Cairo in an athletic event, we expect you to act in a sportsmanlike manner. Fighting will not be tolerated. If you get into a fight during a game or match, you will be suspended from the team for the semester.
    5. Student-athletes are prohibited from interacting in any negative way with fans.
    6. When interacting with the media, student-athletes are expected to remain positive and not use media interviews as a platform to share negative comments about the team, coaches, the Office of Athletics, AUC, or to make any negative comments about opponents or officials. This also applies to social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and so forth.
    7. Student-athletes are expected to abide by team rules that have been formulated by the team, approved by coaches and, by the Office of Athletics.
    8. Student-athletes are expected to abide by all Egyptian University Sports Federation (EUSF) and/or any international sports rules.
    9. Student-athletes are required to attend at least one practice per week, or more depending on team-specific rules.
    10. Student-athletes are expected to take up any issues concerning their teams to their respective SAAC member and, the SAAC member is expected to communicate it with their sport supervisor.

 

Reporting Violations and Misconduct

Student-athletes are expected to report any violations of AUC policies or any other inappropriate or abusive behavior to their coach, the Office of Athletics, or the Office of Student Conduct immediately.

 

Retaliation against those who report policy or conduct violations is not accepted. Retaliation is a conduct violation itself. Staff and student-athletes are expected to report any retaliation concerns to the Athletics Director and/or the Office of Student Conduct.

 

Handling Violations and Misconduct

When student-athletes do violate any code of conduct or other policy at AUC, one of two processes are followed.

 

Travel with AUC Teams

The AUC Athletics department will take numerous trips during the year and occasionally sponsors guided trips or excursions both in Egypt and in other countries and regions of the Middle East and Europe. When these are official trips, they will be consistent with AUC's Travel Policy (https://documents.aucegypt.edu/Docs/Policies/Travel%20Policy.pdf).

 

  1. All AUC Conduct Policies must be adhered to while traveling with/for AUC Athletics.
  2. Participation in all such trips is voluntary.
  3. The American University in Cairo and its respective employees, agents, representatives, and assignees, accept no responsibility of liability; therefore, AUC Athletics is not liable for any injury, damage, loss, accident, delay or other irregularity which may be caused by the defect of any vehicle or the negligence or default of any company or person engaged in carrying out or performing any of the services involved. The Athletics department does not accept responsibility for losses or expenses due to sickness, weather, strikes, hostilities, wars, terrorism, natural disasters, or another force majeure. All services and accommodations are subject to the laws of the country in which they are provided.
  4. AUC Athletics reserves the right to make changes in any published or prior arranged itinerary whenever, in its sole judgment, conditions warrant, or if it deems it is necessary for the comfort, convenience or safety of the participating parties.
  5. AUC Athletics reserves the right to withdraw without penalty any program announced. It also reserves the right to decline to accept any person as a participant in any program or excursion, or to require any participant to withdraw from any program or excursion at any time when such an action is determined by the appropriate Athletics department representative to be in the best interest of the health, or safety and general welfare of the participating parties.
  6. A University Athletics representative, in the interest of the safety and welfare of trip participants, reserve the right to enter any room for emergency or inspection and confiscate items which are found to be in violation of university rules and regulations. The University security has the right to check participants' luggage at any time before or during the trip and also has the right to confiscate items which are found to be in violation of University rules and regulations.
  7. AUC Athletics does not accept liability for the airline, bus, railroad, or any means of transportation penalty incurred by the purchase of a nonrefundable domestic ticket for use in Egypt.
  8. Baggage and personal effects are the sole responsibly of owners at all times.
  9. Dates, schedules, program details and costs, given in good faith and based on information available at the time of the announcement of any program or excursion (games/matches either international or local), are subject to change or revision.
  10. Curfews will be established on trips and will be strictly enforced.
  11. Military Permission to travel is the responsibility of the student.
  12. In case of refunds, these will be handled according to AUC's Travel Policy.
  13. Participants are required to follow the program of the trip (including attendance at both the opening and closing ceremony of the tournament, supporting all AUC teams at the various matches).

 

I agree to accept the policies and standards listed above and knowingly accept that violations may result in sanctions by the Office of Athletics or the Office of Student Conduct including, but not limited to restrictions, suspension from, or termination of participation in the athletics program.

As an athlete at AUC, you are also a student and a member of the AUC community. This means that you are expected to adhere to all academic and conduct policies at AUC. By signing this document, you commit to following these policies expected of AUC community members. You also further understand that a fulfilling collegiate sports experience requires responsibilities on the part of both student-athletes and personnel associated with the athletics program. As a student-athlete, you commit to self-discipline, collaborative effort, team building, and to be an ambassador for AUC.

 

Student-athletes are visible representatives of the institution both on-campus and off-campus whose behaviors are often closely scrutinized by the AUC community, general public, and the media. Student-athlete behavior affects public perception of institution ethos, athletics department standards, and the character of the student body. Therefore, it is an expectation that student-athletes will demonstrate consistent role-model behavior, sportsmanship, and self-control.

 

To familiarize yourself with policies about academic standards, you should view:

 

To familiarize yourself with behavior and conduct policies, you should view:

· AUC's Student Code of Conduct (https://www.aucegypt.edu/about/university-policies).

 

All of the above policies apply anytime you are playing for or representing AUC athletics, whether on-campus or off-campus. Which, includes any travel connected to an athletic event. While it is crucial that you know all of the above policies, please read carefully these few specific policies highlighted below.

 

    1. Student-Athletes are required to turn in their game gear after each match/meet. AUC game gear belongs to AUC office of athletics. Graduating Seniors will be given their Jerseys at the end of the academic year as a memoir.
    2. Student-athletes must be committed to fair play. Intentional acts of unsportsmanlike behavior or cheating will not be tolerated.
    3. When representing their team during competition, student-athletes will exercise self-control including, but not limited to, resisting the use of profanity, by not demonstrating unnecessary aggression or hostility to others, by not making inappropriate physical gestures, taunting or excessively celebrating, and disrespecting coaches, officials, teammates, or opponents.
    4. Student-athletes must exercise sportsmanship. Whenever representing the American University in Cairo in an athletic event, we expect you to act in a sportsmanlike manner. Fighting will not be tolerated. If you get into a fight during a game or match, you will be suspended from the team for the semester.
    5. Student-athletes are prohibited from interacting in any negative way with fans.
    6. When interacting with the media, student-athletes are expected to remain positive and not use media interviews as a platform to share negative comments about the team, coaches, the Office of Athletics, AUC, or to make any negative comments about opponents or officials. This also applies to social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and so forth.
    7. Student-athletes are expected to abide by team rules that have been formulated by the team, approved by coaches and, by the Office of Athletics.
    8. Student-athletes are expected to abide by all Egyptian University Sports Federation (EUSF) and/or any international sports rules.
    9. Student-athletes are required to attend at least one practice per week, or more depending on team-specific rules.
    10. Student-athletes are expected to take up any issues concerning their teams to their respective SAAC member and, the SAAC member is expected to communicate it with their sport supervisor.

 

Reporting Violations and Misconduct

Student-athletes are expected to report any violations of AUC policies or any other inappropriate or abusive behavior to their coach, the Office of Athletics, or the Office of Student Conduct immediately.

 

Retaliation against those who report policy or conduct violations is not accepted. Retaliation is a conduct violation itself. Staff and student-athletes are expected to report any retaliation concerns to the Athletics Director and/or the Office of Student Conduct.

 

Handling Violations and Misconduct

When student-athletes do violate any code of conduct or other policy at AUC, one of two processes are followed.

 

Travel with AUC Teams

The AUC Athletics department will take numerous trips during the year and occasionally sponsors guided trips or excursions both in Egypt and in other countries and regions of the Middle East and Europe. When these are official trips, they will be consistent with AUC's Travel Policy (https://documents.aucegypt.edu/Docs/Policies/Travel%20Policy.pdf).

 

  1. All AUC Conduct Policies must be adhered to while traveling with/for AUC Athletics.
  2. Participation in all such trips is voluntary.
  3. The American University in Cairo and its respective employees, agents, representatives, and assignees, accept no responsibility of liability; therefore, AUC Athletics is not liable for any injury, damage, loss, accident, delay or other irregularity which may be caused by the defect of any vehicle or the negligence or default of any company or person engaged in carrying out or performing any of the services involved. The Athletics department does not accept responsibility for losses or expenses due to sickness, weather, strikes, hostilities, wars, terrorism, natural disasters, or another force majeure. All services and accommodations are subject to the laws of the country in which they are provided.
  4. AUC Athletics reserves the right to make changes in any published or prior arranged itinerary whenever, in its sole judgment, conditions warrant, or if it deems it is necessary for the comfort, convenience or safety of the participating parties.
  5. AUC Athletics reserves the right to withdraw without penalty any program announced. It also reserves the right to decline to accept any person as a participant in any program or excursion, or to require any participant to withdraw from any program or excursion at any time when such an action is determined by the appropriate Athletics department representative to be in the best interest of the health, or safety and general welfare of the participating parties.
  6. A University Athletics representative, in the interest of the safety and welfare of trip participants, reserve the right to enter any room for emergency or inspection and confiscate items which are found to be in violation of university rules and regulations. The University security has the right to check participants' luggage at any time before or during the trip and also has the right to confiscate items which are found to be in violation of University rules and regulations.
  7. AUC Athletics does not accept liability for the airline, bus, railroad, or any means of transportation penalty incurred by the purchase of a nonrefundable domestic ticket for use in Egypt.
  8. Baggage and personal effects are the sole responsibly of owners at all times.
  9. Dates, schedules, program details and costs, given in good faith and based on information available at the time of the announcement of any program or excursion (games/matches either international or local), are subject to change or revision.
  10. Curfews will be established on trips and will be strictly enforced.
  11. Military Permission to travel is the responsibility of the student.
  12. In case of refunds, these will be handled according to AUC's Travel Policy.
  13. Participants are required to follow the program of the trip (including attendance at both the opening and closing ceremony of the tournament, supporting all AUC teams at the various matches).

 

I agree to accept the policies and standards listed above and knowingly accept that violations may result in sanctions by the Office of Athletics or the Office of Student Conduct including, but not limited to restrictions, suspension from, or termination of participation in the athletics program.


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