The Athletic Communications Office is the public relations arm of the Athletic program. It is primarily responsible for providing information about the program to the electronic and print media but also serves the University's many publics including students, administrators, faculty and staff, alumni, and community personnel. In performing these duties, the Athletic Communications Office must have complete cooperation from administrators, coaches and student-athletes.

Student-Athlete's Responsibilities:

1. Complete the biographical form immediately and completely. The biological form is an electronic form that student-athletes complete prior to each academic year and prior to a student-athletes access to their "my.sju" account.
2. Cooperate within the time frames of his/her own schedule to respond to the Athletic Communications staff member for requests interviews and for photograph sessions.
3. Abide with the policies of the athletic department regarding communicating with non-university personnel as follows:

Athletic Department Policy Regarding Communicating with Non-University Personnel: Particularly with basketball, but occasionally in other sports, gamblers will contact student-athletes, coaches and staff attempting to gain information that might be useful in gambling activities. Student-athletes, coaches and staff should only speak with non-university personnel in interviews that are prearranged by the Athletic Communications Office. These interviews may take place in person or by telephone. The Athletic Communications staff member will arrange the interview at a convenient time for the student-athlete, coach and media member.