STUDENT-ATHLETE RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Student-athletes are expected to avoid all situa ons that will embarrass themselves, their families, their team, or Howard College. This includes informa on shared in all social media outlets, behavior in the community, behavior on campus and at college sponsored events. 2. Student-athletes represent Howard College wherever they go. They are expected to dress neatly and use good personal hygiene, looking sharp, clean, and neat at all mes. 3. Being successful students is a priority. Student-athletes are expected to be on me and in a endance for all classes. If there are unusual circumstances and the student-athletes cannot a end class, they must no fy their Head Coach and Instructor before missing class. Class a endance is a cri cal factor in academic success and will be taken seriously. 4. All student-athletes must no fy their head coach or assistant coach prior to leaving campus to travel outside of the Big Spring area for personal reasons. This does not include team travel. 5. Student-athletes are expected to take extreme care of all equipment and property that belongs to Howard College. This includes proper care and cleanliness of respec ve sport equipment as well as campus housing. 6. Being on me to school and team func ons is important. For team func ons, student- athletes should arrive 15 minutes prior to the scheduled me. If any curfew mes are implemented, all student-athletes are required to comply. 7. Be respec ul. Student-athletes will show respect for coaches, faculty and staff members, community members, opposing teams, game officials, and fellow athletes. 8. Should campus housing or other fines be assessed, student-athletes are expected to pay them promptly. Failure to pay fines rela ng to campus housing can result in evic on from Turner Residence Hall and Partee Residen al Complex. 9. Howard College has a Student Code of Conduct in place for all students. Student-athletes are required to follow the rules established and complete all required student training. Incidents in viola on of college policy/Student Code of Conduct may result in disciplinary ac on and possible suspension from the athle c program. 10. Absolutely no images of alcohol, illegal drugs, illegal ac vity, tobacco or provoca ve images will be tolerated on a student-athlete’s personal social media accounts. Student- athletes will not post/share informa on in online and social media pla orms (including but not limited to Facebook, Twi er (X), Instagram, Threads, and Snapchat) that contains sexual content, foul language, inappropriate behavior (ex: endorsing drug or alcohol use) or any content that will embarrass the student-athlete, their family, their team, or Howard College. Informa on includes but is not limited to word posts, photos, videos, statements or other items shared on their personal account. If a student-athlete has informa on in a social media or online account that their head coach or the Athle c Director deems to be inappropriate, a mee ng will be scheduled with the student-athlete to discuss the content, the plan for its removal, and any associated disciplinary ac on needed. 11. Student-athletes are discouraged from sharing personal informa on such as e-mail addresses, home or local address, phone number(s), birthdate or other personal
Modified June 2025
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