Shooting Stars Fund

Become a member of the UIS Shooting Stars Fund and support UIS Athletics!  Click on the link below to bring up the enrollment form and pick a level that is comfortable for you to help us support our student-athletes.

Download/view the Shooting Stars enrollment form here.

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A Booster or “representative of the institution’s athletics interests” is an individual who:
• Has participated in the promotion of UIS athletics, including membership of an organization that has promoted UIS athletics.
• Has made financial contributions to the athletics department or to a UIS athletics booster organization.
• Has assisted or is assisting a member of the athletics department staff with recruiting.
• Has provided or is providing benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their families.
• Has otherwise been involved in promoting UIS athletics.
• Once an individual is identified as an athletics representative, the person retains that identity indefinitely.
(NCAA Bylaw 13.02.11)

Recruiting – an athletics representative:
• May view a prospective student-athlete’s athletic contest on his or her own initiative, but may not contact the student-athlete on such occasions.
• May not contact a prospective student-athlete’s coach, principal or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the prospective student-athlete.
• May not visit the prospective student-athlete’s educational institution to pick up materials (film, transcripts) relating to the evaluation of the prospective student-athlete’s eligibility or athletic ability.
(NCAA Bylaw 13.1.2.3)

Offers and Inducements – an athletics representative may not be involved directly or indirectly in making arrangements for or giving or offering to give any financial aid or other benefits to the prospective student-athlete or the prospective student-athletes relatives or friends.  Specifically, an athletics representative may not offer:
• An employment arrangement for a prospective student-athlete’s relatives.
• A gift of clothing or equipment.
• Cosigning of or providing loans.
• Cash or similar items, including tangible items such as merchandise.
• Free or reduced-cost services, rentals, or purchases of any type.
• Free or reduced-cost housing.
• Use of an institution’s athletics equipment.
(NCAA Bylaw 13.2)

Extra Benefits – generally, a student-athlete may not receive any extra benefit, special discount, or payment arrangement.  Specifically, an athletics representative:
• May not provide a student-athlete with professional services (e.g. use of a credit card, use of a car, entertainment services or tickets) at less than the normal rate.
• May provide a student-athlete or entire team with an occasional meal, provided the meal is in the athletics representative’s home.
(NCAA Bylaw 16.11)

Please direct further questions to Alison Fitzgerald, Assist. AD for Compliance, at 217-206-8467.