Monday, January 2, 2017

Communications Between NCAA and UNC

Reference

This is a working list of communications between UNC and the NCAA that have been made public since the start of the first investigation in 2011. UNC is citing many of these in arguing its most recent case, objecting to the issuance of a 2nd Amended Notice of Allegations in December 2016.

Most recently updated: 1/2/2017
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Date: June 7th, 2011
Letter: Notice of Inquiry, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Case No. M357



Date: June 21st, 2011
Letter: Notice of Allegations, University of North Carolina; Case No. M357
Alternate Link



Date: August 24th, 2011
Letter: UNC Notifies the NCAA that it had identified potential academic issues involving student-athletes in African and Afro-American Studies courses; not released



Date: September 19th, 2011
Letter: UNC Response to NOA
Alternate Link



Date: October 28th, 2011
Hearing: Committee on Infractions Hearing
Note: No documents made public



Date: March 12th, 2012
Subj: Public Infractions Report
Alternate Link



Date: August 31st, 2012
SubjUNC & NCAA Joint News Release
Excerpt: "UNC and the NCAA staff concluded there were no violations of current NCAA rules or student-athlete eligibility issues related to courses in African and Afro-American Studies. As a result, the NCAA did not add any allegations or include this issue during the University’s appearance in October 2011 before the Committee on Infractions."



Date: March 5th 2013
Subj: Internal NCAA communication (Mallonee, Zonder, Lennon, and others)
Email: AMA Review of UNC Report



Date: September 26th, 2013
From: NCAA Associate Director of Enforcment, Mike Zonder
To: UNC Senior Associate Athletics Director, Vince Ille
Email: Re. AFAM
confirmation from NCAA enforcement that no additional investigation is being contemplated



Date: June 2nd, 2014
From: NCAA VP of Enforcements Jonathan Duncan
To: Rick Evrard (Bond, Schoeneck & King)
Letter: Letter from NCAA Enforcement on expectation re. Wainstein investigation



Date: June 30th, 2014
From: NCAA (unspecified)
To: UNC (unspecified)
Verbal: Notice of reopening of NCAA academic misconduct investigation. (NCAA press release)



Date: May 20th, 2015
From: NCAA VP of Enforcement Jonathan Duncan
To: UNC Chancellor Carol Folt c/o Rick Evard (Bond, Shoeneck & King)
Subj: Notice of Allegations, Case 00231 (alternate link)
Exhibits: File (alternate link)



Date: August 14th, 2015
Public Release: UNC-Chapel Hill reports new information to NCAA
Submission to NCAA has not made public



Date: October 1st, 2015
From: Rick Evrard  (Bond, Schoeneck & King)
To: NCAA VP of Enforcement Jonathan Duncan
Letter: Requesting NCAA staff interviews



Date: October 23rd, 2015
From: NCAA Deputy General Counsel, Naima Stevenson
To: Rick Evrard (Bond, Schoeneck & King)
Letter: Response to October 1st, 2015 letter



Date: November 9th, 2015
From: Rick Evrard (Bond, Schoeneck & King)
To: NCAA Deputy General Counsel Naima Stevenson
Letter: Follow Up to Stevenson October 23rd letter



Date: December 2nd, 2015
Phone Conversation: NCAA/UNC
Communication referenced in other correspondence; details and participants not made part of the public record



Date: December 16th, 2015
From: NCAA Director of Enforcement, Tom Hosty
To: Rick Evard (Bond, Shoeneck & King)
Subj: Re. University of North Carolina, Case No. 00231
Response to previous
Alternate link



Date: January 7th, 2016
From: Rick Evard (Bond, Shoeneck & King) for UNC
To: NCAA Director of Enforcement, Tom Hosty
Subj: Response to Letter of December 16th, 2015
Alternate link


Date: April 25th, 2016
From: NCAA VP of Enforcement Jonathan Duncan
To: UNC Chancellor Carol Folt c/o Rick Evard (Bond, Shoeneck & King)
Letter Subject: Amended Notice of Allegations, Case 00231 (alternate link)
Exhibits: File (alternate link)



Date: August 1st, 2016
From: Rick Evard and  Bob Kirchner (Bond, Shoeneck & King for UNC
To: NCAA
Subject: Response to ANOA (alternate link)
Exhibits: File (alternate link)



Date: September 19th, 2016
From: NCAA Enforcement Tom Hosty
To: UNC Chancellor Carol Folt c/o Rick Evard (Bond, Shoeneck & King)
Subject: Re. Enforcement Written Reply and Statement of Case No. 00231
Alternate link



Date: September 19th, 2016
File: Statement of the Case
Alternate Link




Date: September 26th, 2016
From: NCAA Office of the Committee on Infractions Managing Director, Joel Gormley
To: All Parties (UNC Chancellor Folt, Jan Boxill, Julius Nyang'oro, Deborah Crowder & NCAA VP of Enforcement Jon Duncan)
Subj: Re: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Case No. 00231 (Amended)
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Date: October 14th, 2016
From: UNC (Evard) letter
To: NCAA COI (Sankey) with attachments
http://carolinacommitment.unc.edu/files/2016/10/10.14.2016-BSK-Letter-to-Greg-Sankey-with-6-attachments.pdf
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Date: October 17th, 2016
From: UNC, Rick Evard (Bond, Shoeneck & King)
To: NCAA Director of Enforcement, Tom Hosty
Subject: Re. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Case No. 00231
Alternate Link



Date: October 17th, 2016
From: NCAA Office of the COI, Managing Director Joel McGormley
To: All Parties
SubjectRe. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Case No. 00231
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Date: October 18th, 2016
From: NCAA Office of the COI, Managing Director Joel McGormley
To: All Parties
SubjectRe. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Case No. 00231
Alternate Link



Date: October 19th, 2016
From: Rick Evard (Bond, Shoeneck & King) for UNC
To: NCAA, COI Managing Director Joel McGormley
Subject: Re. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Case No. 00231
Alternate Link



Date: November 28th, 2016
From: NCAA COI
To: All Parties
SubjectRe. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Case No. 00231
Alternate Link



Date: December 13, 2016
From: NCAA, VP of Enforcement Jonathan Duncan
To: UNC Chancellor Carol Folt c/o Rick Evard (Bond, Shoeneck & King)
Subject: Second Amended Notice of Allegations, Case No. 00231 (alternate link)
Exhibits: File (alternate link)



Date: December 21st, 2016
From: Rick Evard (Bond, Shoeneck & King) for UNC
To: COI Chair Greg Sankey
Subject: Response to Committee Chair
Alternate Link



Date: December 23th, 2016
From: Chief Hearing Officer Greg Sankey
To: All Parties
Subject: Response to UNC's Ltr of 12/21/2016



Date: January 20th, 2017
From: Rick Evrard (Bond, Shoeneck & King) for UNC
To: Chief Hearing Officer Greg Sankey
SubjectResponse to COI Ltr of 12/23/2016




Date: February 3rd, 2017
From: Rick Evrard (Bond, Shoeneck & King) for UNC
To: Vice President of Enforcement Jonathan Duncan and NCAA Dep. General Counsel Naima Stevenson
SubjectRE: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Case No. 00231




Date: March 10th, 2017
From: Chief Hearing Officer Greg Sankey
To: All Parties
Subject: Re. Request for 2-Week Extension



Date: March 13th, 2017
From: NCAA Enforcement Tom Hosty
To: Chief Hearing Officer Greg Sankey
Subject: Re. Request for 2-Week Extension



Date: March 16th, 2017
From: Chief Hearing Officer Greg Sankey
To: All Parties
Subject: Re. Request for 2-Week Extension



Date: March 30th, 2017
From: Rick Evrard (Bond, Shoeneck & King) for UNC
To: Chief Hearing Officer Greg Sankey
Subject: Re. Case No. 00231 New Time Table



Date: March 31st, 2017
From: NCAA Enforcement Tom Hosty
To: Chief Hearing Officer Greg Sankey
Subject: Re. Case No. 00231 New Time Table



Date: March 7th, 2017
From: Chief Hearing Officer Greg Sankey
To: All Parties
Subject: Re. Case No. 00231 New Time Table



Date: April 4th, 2017
From: Elliot Abrams, attorney for Deborah Crowder
To: Jonathan Duncan, VP Enforcement
Subject: Removal of Greg Sankey due to Conflict of Interest



Date: April 11th, 2017
From: Elliot Abrams, attorney for Deborah Crowder
To: Tom Hosty, Directory of NCAA Enforcement
Subject: Renewed Request for Information



Date: April 14th, 2017
From: OCOI Joel McGormley or Chief Hearing Officer, Greg Sankey
To: Deborah Crowder via Elliot Abrams
Subject: Response to Crowder's Letter (Letter not released to public; reported by AP)



Date: May 12th, 2017
From: Rick Evrard (Bond, Shoeneck & King) for UNC
To: Chief Hearing Officer Greg Sankey
SubjectImpact of Deb Crowder's Testimony on Case No. 00231 Time Table




Date: May 15th, 2017
From: NCAA Enforcement Tom Hosty
To: Rick Evrard (Bond, Shoeneck & King) for UNC
Subject: Re. Impact of Deb Crowder's Testimony on Case No. 00231 Time Table




Date: May 15th, 2017
From: Chief Hearing Officer Greg Sankey
To: All Parties
SubjectRe. Impact of Deb Crowder's Testimony on Case No. 00231 Time Table




Date: May 15th, 2017
From: Rick Evard  (Bond, Shoeneck & King for UNC
To: NCAA Enforcement Tom Hosty
SubjectRe. Impact of Deb Crowder's Testimony on Case No. 00231 Time Table




Date: May 16th, 2017
From: Rick Evard and  Bob Kirchner (Bond, Shoeneck & King for UNC)
To: NCAA
SubjectResponse to 2nd ANOA
ExhibitsFile 1 File 2




Date: May 17th, 2017
From: Director of Enforcement, Tom Hosty
To: Rick Evard  (Bond, Shoeneck & King for UNC
SubjectRe. Impact of Deb Crowder's Testimony on Case No. 00231 Time Table




Date: May 23rd, 2017
From: OCOI Director Joel McGormley
To: UNC Chancellor Folt, c/o Rick Evard  (Bond, Shoeneck & King)
SubjectAddressing of Page Limits, Supplemental Responses and Confidentiality




Date: June 9th, 2017
From:  OCOI Director Joel McGormley
To: Rick Evard  (Bond, Shoeneck & King for UNC
SubjectNotice of Hearing




Date: June 19th, 2017
From: Rick Evard and  Bob Kirchner (Bond, Shoeneck & King for UNC)
To: NCAA
SubjectSupplemental Response




Date: July 14th, 2017
From: Robert Kirchner
To: OCIO Director, Joel McGormley
Subject2nd Supplemental Response




Date: July 17th, 2017
From: Director of Enforcement, Tom Hosty
To: Rick Evard  (Bond, Shoeneck & King for UNC
Subject: Enforcement's Staff's Written Reply




Date: July 17th 17th, 2017
From: Director of Enforcement, Tom Hosty
To: All Parties
SubjectStatement of the Case