Michigan State University Office of Compliance Services

Office of Compliance Services
Welcome to Michigan State University’s Office of Compliance Services’ website. MSU is committed and obligated to the principle of institutional control in operating its athletics program in a manner that is consistent with the letter and spirit of the NCAA, Big Ten Conference, and institutional rules. Compliance with NCAA and Big Ten regulations is a shared responsibility and, as such, it is imperative that we all do our part to learn and abide by NCAA rules that impact our recruits, student-athletes, coaches, and institution. To ensure institutional control and to uphold the integrity of the Athletics Department, the Office of Compliance Services is charged with the following tasks:
ASK BEFORE YOU ACT! Together we will continue to maintain an atmosphere of compliance so please contact the Office of Compliance Services with any questions about NCAA, Big Ten, or University rules.
Go State!

IT'S YOUR CALL
Michigan State University has implemented a telephone and web reporting Hotline to help maintain adherence to ethical practices. The purpose of the Hotline is to provide an anonymous method to report known or suspected misconduct for Michigan State University related to fiscal matters, conflicts of interest, employment, medical/HIPAA, research, safety, athletics, discrimination/harassment, hazing, privacy, retaliation, or any other area of legal, policy, or ethical concern not specifically listed. https://misconduct.msu.edu/
HELPFUL LINKS
Michigan State University
Current Student-Athletes
Prospective Student-Athletes
Friends of MSU Athletics
COMPLIANCE SERVICES
MAILING ADDRESS: 1855 PLACE, 550 S. HARRISON RD., EAST LANSING, MI 48823
Area Code: 517
All email addresses are "@ath.msu.edu" unless indicated otherwise
Welcome to Michigan State University’s Office of Compliance Services’ website. MSU is committed and obligated to the principle of institutional control in operating its athletics program in a manner that is consistent with the letter and spirit of the NCAA, Big Ten Conference, and institutional rules. Compliance with NCAA and Big Ten regulations is a shared responsibility and, as such, it is imperative that we all do our part to learn and abide by NCAA rules that impact our recruits, student-athletes, coaches, and institution. To ensure institutional control and to uphold the integrity of the Athletics Department, the Office of Compliance Services is charged with the following tasks:
- Education
- Monitoring
- Enforcement
- Institutional Control
ASK BEFORE YOU ACT! Together we will continue to maintain an atmosphere of compliance so please contact the Office of Compliance Services with any questions about NCAA, Big Ten, or University rules.
Go State!

IT'S YOUR CALL
Michigan State University has implemented a telephone and web reporting Hotline to help maintain adherence to ethical practices. The purpose of the Hotline is to provide an anonymous method to report known or suspected misconduct for Michigan State University related to fiscal matters, conflicts of interest, employment, medical/HIPAA, research, safety, athletics, discrimination/harassment, hazing, privacy, retaliation, or any other area of legal, policy, or ethical concern not specifically listed. https://misconduct.msu.edu/
HELPFUL LINKS
Michigan State University
- MSU - https://msu.edu/
- Office of Admissions - https://admissions.msu.edu/
- Office of Financial Aid - https://finaid.msu.edu/
- Office for International Students and Scholars – https://oiss.isp.msu.edu/
- Athletics Department - https://msuspartans.com/
- Athletics Department Staff Directory - https://msuspartans.com/staff.aspx
Current Student-Athletes
- Office of Financial Aid - https://finaid.msu.edu/
- FAFSA - https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa
- Student Accounts - http://www.ctlr.msu.edu/COStudentAccounts/
- Student-Athlete Support Services - http://www.sass.msu.edu/
- NCAA Drug Testing Program - https://www.ncaa.org/sport-science-institute/ncaa-drug-testing-program
- NCAA Banned Drug List - https://www.ncaa.org/2018-19-ncaa-banned-drugs-list
- MSU Academic Calendar - https://reg.msu.edu/ROInfo/Calendar/Academic.aspx
- Varsity S Club - https://msuvarsitysclub.org/
- Gambling - http://www.ncaa.org/enforcement/sports-wagering
- Agents and Amateurism - http://www.ncaa.org/enforcement/agents-and-amateurism
Prospective Student-Athletes
- MSU - https://msu.edu/
- MSU Athletics Department - https://msuspartans.com/
- NCAA - http://www.ncaa.org/
- NCAA Eligibility Center - https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/
- National Letter of Intent - http://www.nationalletter.org/
- ACT - http://www.act.org/
- SAT - https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat
- NCAA Transfer Guides - https://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/current/want-transfer
- MSU Office of Admissions - https://admissions.msu.edu/
- MSU Office of Financial Aid - https://finaid.msu.edu/
- FAFSA - https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa
- MSU Office for International Students and Scholars - https://oiss.isp.msu.edu/
- MSU Student-Athlete Support Services - http://www.sass.msu.edu/
Friends of MSU Athletics
- Donation Requests - https://msuspartans.com/documents/2018/7/2/donation_request_guidelines.pdf
- Football Game Day Information - https://msuspartans.com/sports/2018/9/13/football-gameday-information.aspx
- General Game Day Answers - https://msuspartans.com/sports/2018/7/20/ot-msu-gameday-answers-html.aspx
- Varsity S Club - https://msuvarsitysclub.org/
- Gambling - http://www.ncaa.org/enforcement/sports-wagering
- Agents and Amateurism - http://www.ncaa.org/enforcement/agents-and-amateurism
- Name, Image and Likeness - https://msuspartans.com/sports/2021/7/1/michigan-state-university-name-image-and-likeness-activities-policy.aspx
COMPLIANCE SERVICES
MAILING ADDRESS: 1855 PLACE, 550 S. HARRISON RD., EAST LANSING, MI 48823
Area Code: 517
All email addresses are "@ath.msu.edu" unless indicated otherwise
NAME | TITLE | PHONE | EMAIL ADDRESS | |
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COMPLIANCE SERVICES | PHONE: 432-5510 | MAILING ADDRESS: 1855 PLACE, 550 S. HARRISON RD., EAST LANSING, MI 48823 | ||||
Jennifer Smith | Deputy Athletic Director/Senior Women's Administrator/Compliance | smith170@ath.msu.edu | ||
Holly Baumgartner | Associate AD/Compliance Services | baumgarh@ath.msu.edu | ||
Alexandra Breske | Assistant AD/Risk Management & Policy | breskeal@ath.msu.edu | ||
Holly Lawson | Director of Compliance: Student-Athlete Support Services | wojtylko@ath.msu.edu | ||
Dan Scheid | Director of Compliance/Eligibility | scheidda@ath.msu.edu |