Alcorn State Names Moses Dupre Rules Compliance Coordinator

ALCORN STATE, MISS. – The Alcorn State University athletics department officially announces the appointment of Moses DuPre‚ the rules compliance coordinator and coordinator of student engagement.
He will be responsible for certifying student-athletes for eligibility, athletics aid and competition. DuPre‚ will also be responsible for maintaining student-athletes educational, scholarship and records so that it could be available to the athletics staff, student-athletes and parents. He will ensure that the athletics department operates in compliance within institutional, Southwestern Athletic Conference and NCAA rules and regulations.
Prior to his arrival at Alcorn State, DuPre‚ was the rules compliance coordinator at Indiana University/Purdue University at Fort Wayne, Indiana for the past two years.
Alcorn State‚s athletics director Robert Raines was very pleased with the decision to hire DuPre‚. „We are very happy that we were able to acquire an individual who has an extensive background in Rules Compliance and Athletic Certification. His experience and expertise in these areas will be a tremendous asset to the athletics department and to the university.
DuPre‚ is a 1982 graduate of Grambling State University with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. He is currently pursuing a Masters in Public Administration from Southern University-Baton Rouge. In 1986, DuPre‚ accepted a position as a Financial Aid counselor and presenter in the financial aid office at Southern University. He assisted students with completing federal and state financial aid applications while attending high schools and community groups to present and assist with information required to complete financial aid forms.
In 1992, DuPre‚ moved up the ranks within Southern University as the assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. He conducted and provided research to assist the Vice Chancellor with improving individual units under the umbrella of Student Affairs while also serving as a liaison for the student affairs for both internal and external groups.
DuPre‚ entered the Southern University athletics department as both the compliance coordinator and academic advisor in 1993. He was responsible for certifying student-athletes for eligibility, athletics aid and competition.
DuPre‚ was also responsible for maintaining student-athletes educational, scholarship and records so that it could be available to the athletics staff, student-athletes and parents. He ensured that the athletics department operates in compliance within institutional, Southwestern Athletic Conference and NCAA rules and regulations.
While at Southern University, DuPre‚ also coordinated and supervised the Student-Athlete Academic Program (SAAP) along with the administering of a multi-million dollar athletic budget.
In 2001, DuPre‚ moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana to accept a position as the athletics rules compliance coordinator at Indiana University/Purdue University at Fort Wayne (IPFW). While at IPFW, he developed a comprehensive compliance assistance program that provided a rules education program for coaches, student-athletes, departmental staff, administrators and the campus community regarding NCAA rules and regulations. In addition, he was also instrumental in helping to move the athletics program from NCAA Division II to Division I status.
DuPre‚ is a NCAA Athletic Certification Peer Reviewer and a member of the NCAA Bass Study. He previously served as the president of the Conference Compliance Association and as a member of the National Association for Academic Athletic Advisors.