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<p class="MsoNormal">Good Afternoon Hardrockers!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We’ve sensed some confusion, so let’s clear the air!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We have (2) MANDATORY tasks that you need to complete by NEXT MONDAY August 23<sup>rd</sup>:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>2021-2022 NCAA Compliance Forms – These forms come from
<a href="mailto:Forms@ncaa.org">Forms@ncaa.org</a> (if you didn’t receive an email from them, please contact
<a href="mailto:Seth.Nichols@sdsmt.edu">Seth.Nichols@sdsmt.edu</a> directly)<o:p></o:p></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="color:black;background:white">2021-2022 Student Athlete Orientation – This takes the place of the in-person kind. The orientation can be found by clicking
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flaunch.comevo.com%2Fsdsmt%2F2030&data=04%7C01%7CSeth.Nichols%40sdsmt.edu%7Cd9c2f8ea902947153fda08d960eb2ab0%7C867083e60b14435f9b4e8be26f01d84e%7C0%7C0%7C637647385414948423%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=7wGQ53KMUzlly9SP%2BMUJUpqktUMFrykKMW5UPfKMvns%3D&reserved=0"><span style="color:black;background:white">here</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">.
</span></span></b><b><span style="color:black;background:white">This presentation takes approximately 30 minutes.</span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The 3<sup>rd</sup> task will need to be completed once it becomes available:
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="color:black;background:white">2021-2022 Title IX Training – This will be sent out at a later date by Associate Athletic Director Cassie Kosiba.
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<p class="MsoNormal">These tasks are mandatory by the NCAA, and are vital for your educational purposes in what it means to be a student athlete. Additionally, the online format takes the place of your in-person meetings and allows for more practice time. Myself
and Associate Athletic Director Cassie Kosiba will be monitoring progress and updating your coaches on the completion of these tasks by all of our Student Athletes. If not completed by the 23<sup>rd</sup>, we will hold in-person meetings with individuals
who do not meet the deadline.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Let me know if you have any questions and have a great day!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Welcome Back!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Seth<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002554">Seth Nichols</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002554">,
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002554">Assistant Athletic Director of Compliance</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#002554"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#75787B">Hardrocker Athletics</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#75787B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#75787B">South Dakota Mines</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#75787B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:Seth.Nichols@sdsmt.edu"><span style="color:#385E9D">Seth.Nichols@sdsmt.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#75787B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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