Eastern Michigan Athletics
McCarthy Named EMU Assistant Director of Compliance
10/4/2017 2:50:00 PM | General, Compliance
The Nebraska native arrives in Ypsilanti from VCU
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — Sean McCarthy has been named the Assistant Director of Compliance at Eastern Michigan University, Associate Athletics Director of Compliance Matthew Jakobsze announced today, Oct. 4.
"We are excited to welcome Sean to our staff and to the EMU Athletics Community," Jakobsze said. "Sean comes to us highly recommended, with a wealth of education and experience at multiple levels. We are confident that he will advance Eastern Michigan's long-standing commitment to service and integrity."
As a member of the compliance staff, McCarthy will be responsible for initial, continuing, and transfer eligibility, admissions, official and unofficial visits, camps and clinics, and other aspects of recruiting.
"I am excited for the opportunity to join the EMU Athletics Department as the Assistant Director of Compliance," added McCarthy. "This position presented an incredible opportunity for me to grow in my compliance career. Matt, and his office, were highly recommended to me through my time at NIU. I'm looking forward to working with all of our coaches, student-athletes, and administrators going forward."
Prior to joining Eastern Michigan University, McCarthy spent the past year at Virginia Commonwealth University as a compliance coordinator. While working at VCU, he was responsible for department-wide recruiting monitoring and administering NCAA recruiting certification exam to coaches. He also spent time researching, compiling, and drafting legislative relief waivers and interpretation requests.
Before his one-year stint in Richmond, Va., McCarthy interned at Mid-American Conference rival Northern Illinois University. While at NIU, McCarthy coordinated and compiled progress-toward-degree oversight and monitoring student-athlete performance to ensure eligibility.
McCarthy also interned at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the summer of 2014. He helped audit off-campus recruiting and official visits conducted by athletic department teams and coaches.
A native of Aurora, Neb., McCarthy secured his undergraduate degree in political science in 2012 from Iowa State University before picking up his juris doctorate from the Marquette University Law School in 2016. While at Marquette, he was the recipient of the National Sports Law Institute's Sports Law Certificate, and served as an editorial board member on the Marquette Sports Law Review.
"We are excited to welcome Sean to our staff and to the EMU Athletics Community," Jakobsze said. "Sean comes to us highly recommended, with a wealth of education and experience at multiple levels. We are confident that he will advance Eastern Michigan's long-standing commitment to service and integrity."
As a member of the compliance staff, McCarthy will be responsible for initial, continuing, and transfer eligibility, admissions, official and unofficial visits, camps and clinics, and other aspects of recruiting.
"I am excited for the opportunity to join the EMU Athletics Department as the Assistant Director of Compliance," added McCarthy. "This position presented an incredible opportunity for me to grow in my compliance career. Matt, and his office, were highly recommended to me through my time at NIU. I'm looking forward to working with all of our coaches, student-athletes, and administrators going forward."
Prior to joining Eastern Michigan University, McCarthy spent the past year at Virginia Commonwealth University as a compliance coordinator. While working at VCU, he was responsible for department-wide recruiting monitoring and administering NCAA recruiting certification exam to coaches. He also spent time researching, compiling, and drafting legislative relief waivers and interpretation requests.
Before his one-year stint in Richmond, Va., McCarthy interned at Mid-American Conference rival Northern Illinois University. While at NIU, McCarthy coordinated and compiled progress-toward-degree oversight and monitoring student-athlete performance to ensure eligibility.
McCarthy also interned at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the summer of 2014. He helped audit off-campus recruiting and official visits conducted by athletic department teams and coaches.
A native of Aurora, Neb., McCarthy secured his undergraduate degree in political science in 2012 from Iowa State University before picking up his juris doctorate from the Marquette University Law School in 2016. While at Marquette, he was the recipient of the National Sports Law Institute's Sports Law Certificate, and served as an editorial board member on the Marquette Sports Law Review.
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