Page 8 - OGC Annual Report 2021

University of Minnesota Office of the General Counsel
The Twin Cities Campus ATHLETIC COMPLIANCE OFFICE
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EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS
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Compliance Units in the Office of the General Counsel
(Continued)
Office of Athletic Compliance
2020-21 will stand out as a unique and pivotal year in collegiate athletics. The COVID-19 pandemic had significant implications in the world of intercollegiate athletics which required the Office of Athletic Compliance to work closely with the Athletics Department as it adapted to all
of the changes brought about by COVID-19. Many sports had to shift their entire competitive seasons to a different period of time and NCAA rules shifted weekly to accommodate the changing landscape. The Office of Athletic Compliance found innovative ways to continue to complete required education and monitoring with the challenge of working remotely. July 1, 2020, brought about a new era in college athletics with the passage of new Name, Image, and Likeness guidance from the NCAA allowing student-athletes to profit from commercial activities in ways that they have never been permitted to in the past. The Office of Athletic Compliance and OGC were instrumental in creating a policy that followed NCAA guidance and existing University policies while allowing student-athletes to benefit from this new opportunity. Moving forward, the Office of Athletic Compliance will be responsible for monitoring adherence to the policy and tracking state and federal legislative efforts in this area.
Data Access and Privacy Office
This year, the Data Access and Privacy Office (DAP) completed a comprehensive review of the University’s Public Access to University Information policy, which included substantial changes
to the Procedures for Requesting Information. The policy and procedural changes are intended to enhance transparency, improve efficiency, incentivize requesters to submit focused and targeted requests and improve understanding of internal request processing. In addition, DAP implemented a new on-line data request portal that is easy to use by the public, data subjects and University users.
As in previous years, the work of DAP continues to grow in volume and complexity. Between FY17-FY19, the University received 2,072 data requests, an average of 691 data requests per year. In FY20 and FY21, we received 1,095 and 1,249, respectively, for an average of 1,172 requests per year. In addition to an increasing volume of data requests, an ever-changing legal landscape shaped
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AUDITS
In-person monitoring in practice/competitions:
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EVENTS
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INVESTIGATIONS
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SELF-REPORTS
to the NCAA/Big Ten
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NCAA/BIG TEN WAIVERS
MGDPA Formal Requests Received by University (FY)
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830 662
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Requests Received