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& VAF news notables Beginning August 1, 2019, a new transfer exception will become effective for a select subset of student- athletes. Currently, a walk-on student-athlete in baseball, football, men's basketball and women's basketball must qualify for another four-year trans- fer exception to avoid an academic year of residence upon transfer to another Division I institution. The NCAA membership decided that in the spirit of fair- ness, a student-athlete who does not receive athletics aid or attend an institution that does not offer athlet- ics aid and was not recruited, should be permitted to explore other athletics and academic opportunities without being required to fulfill an academic year of residence at another institution. As such, NCAA proposal number 2018-103 was adopted and will permit student-athletes in the sports of baseball, football, men's basketball and women's basketball to transfer and be immediately eligible at a new Division I institution provided: 1. The student-athlete's previous institution does not provide athletically related financial aid in the sport and the student-athlete was not recruited by the previous institution (e.g., a student-athlete who attends an Ivy League School); or, 2. The student-athlete's previous institution pro- vides athletically related financial aid in the sport and no athletically related financial aid was received by the student-athlete. By adopting this piece of legislation for those student-athletes not on athletics aid or not recruited and not on athletics aid, student-athletes have an op- portunity to be immediately eligible if they decide to leave their original school. Further, if a student-ath- lete meets one of the two provisions outlined above, the new school no longer must submit an NCAA waiver seeking immediate eligibility. The UVA Compliance Office hopes you had a great summer and looks forward to the 2019-20 aca- demic year and sport seasons. Go HOOS! New Transfer Exception for Nonrecruited or Nonscholarship Student-Athletes Eric Baumgartner, Associate Athletics Director for Compliance compliance corner Joyce McKenney joined the Foundation in May 2019. In her position as Develop- ment Assistant she provides administra- tive, operational, and database support for the development and customer service- related activities of the Foundation. A native of Salt Lake City, Joyce grad- uated from the University of Utah with a degree in Communication. She worked in public broadcasting, including at PBS and WETA-TV Washington, DC, for more than 20 years doing promotion, client ser- vices and programming communications work. Prior to joining the Foundation staff, she was an Assistant Registrar with the City of Charlottesville's Office of Voter Registration and Elections. Joyce has two children, Ian and Claire. Mark Your Calendar – VAF Upcoming Events Fall Socials North Shenandoah Social (Winchester) — August 27 Mid-Shenandoah Social (Staunton) — September 17 Visit www.VirginiaAthleticsFoundation.com for event registration & more information Other Notable Fall Events A Night with the National Champions — September 13 Men's Soccer Reunion Weekend — October 18-20 Homecomings — November 9 Tyler Hopper joined the Virginia Athletics Foundation in June of 2019. He supports the Annual Fund team with fundraising efforts, an- nual giving strategy and prospect- ing. A native of Birmingham, AL, Tyler earned a bachelor's degree in Marketing and a master's degree in Sports Business Management from the University of Alabama. He also received a specialization in professional sales from the UA Sales Program during his time in Tuscaloosa. Before coming to Charlottesville, Tyler worked as a Development Assistant for the Deacon Club at Wake Forest University. VAF Staff Update 28 CAVALIER CORNER