The University of North Dakota Athletic Communications office goal is to assist media and fans on the daily activity and news of the department. The office helps with facilitating media requests, press conferences, providing photographs, maintaining the website and providing general media information. For further information about interviews, media credentials, photographs or press box operations, our contact information for each sport is listed below.
Mailing Address:
Athletic Communications Office
University of North Dakota
Fritz Pollard Athletic Center
2501 Red Jarrett Way
Grand Forks, ND Â 58202
General athletic department--701.777.2234
General fax line -- 701.777.2285
Administrative FAX--701.777.2285
Media Relations FAX--701.777.4352
Unless noted, all phone numbers begin with 77 followed by the 7.XXXX number. All in the 701 area code.
COMMUNICATING WITH UND COACH, STUDENT-ATHLETE, OR ADMINISTRATOR POLICY
The North Dakota Athletics Communications office strives to comply with all legitimate interview requests for UNDÂ coaches, student-athletes and administrators in a timely fashion. Interviews must be arranged through the Communications office, preferably arranged 24-48 hours in advance.Â
Members of the media and public may not contact student-athletes directly without approval. The UND Athletics Communications office does not release the phone numbers of student-athletes without the consent of a student-athlete. Coaches and/or student-athletes may not be interviewed prior to a contest on the day of a game/event, unless given permission by the department.Â
MEDIA CREDENTIALS
Please contact the sport contact for the event you are interested in attending at least 24 hours prior to the start of the event. Credentials will be issued
ONLY to working media, with an appropriate circulation, sports information personnel, league officials or staff members of competing institutions with a legitimate need for access to the press box or venue.
LIVE STATS
A live statistical account of every home basketball, football, hockey, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball contest is scheduled to be available online at FightingHawks.com. Additional home and away events may also be available. Check FightingHawks.com for an updated schedule.
PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY
Photography and videography credentials will be issued
ONLY to working media, with an appropriate circulation, sports information personnel, league officials or staff members of competing institutions across any UND home venue or athletic event. Members of the public are
NOT allowed to use professional equipment to capture photos/videos at any UND athletic event.Â
AREAS OF CONCERN
Coaches and University officials cannot make comments on prospective student-athletes until they sign a Grant-In-Aid (GIA) agreement. A coach cannot comment on a prospective student-athlete who verbally commits to an institution.
The North Dakota Athletic Communications Office cannot disclose any health issue relating to a student-athlete due to the HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996 (HIPAA).
BRANDING GUIDE
The official logos and brand guide for the University of North Dakota can be foundÂ
here.Â
Please refer to our programs as: North Dakota, UND, Fighting Hawks, Hawks or NoDak
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