Promotional Activities

A member institution or recognized entity thereof (fraternity, sorority, or student government organization), a member conference or a noninstitutional charitable, educational activities or to support activities considered incidental to the student-athlete’s participation in intercollegiate athletics, provided the following conditions are met:

Your participation is subject to the limitations on participants in such activities as set forth in bylaw 17.
The activity does not involve co-sponsorship, advertisement or promotion by a commercial agency (other than a sponsor's official trademark on printed materials);
Your name or picture may not appear on a printed promotional item that includes a reproduction of a product with which a commercial entity is associated if the commercial entity's officially registered trademark also appears on the item;
You do not miss class;
All money derived from the activity goes directly to the University, conference, or charitable, educational or nonprofit agency;
You may accept actual and necessary expenses from the University, conference, or charitable educational or nonprofit agency;
Your name, picture or appearance is not utilized to promote the commercial ventures of any nonprofit agency;
Commercial items that include your name, picture or likeness (other than informational items such as media guides, schedule cards, etc.) may not be sold;
Commercial items with names, likenesses or pictures of multiple student-athletes (other than highlight films and media guides) may be sold only at the University, outlets controlled by the University, or outlets controlled by the charitable or educational organization;
The promotional activity may take place at a commercial establishment, provided the commercial establishment is not a cosponsor of the event and you do not promote the sale of a commercial product.

Prior to any promotional activity, you and an authorized representative of the charitable, educational or nonprofit agency please contact the compliance office to ensure any promotion activity follows NCAA rules.
Compliance Office contact: 417-836-4376

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