Emily Wollet, a former Youngstown State University (YSU) track and field student-athlete, currently serves as Senior Associate Athletic Director/Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer at the University of Illinios-Chicago (UIC). In her role, Wollet serves as a member of the Executive Staff while leading the department’s risk management initiatives and overseeing the NCAA compliance program. Wollet also maintains sport oversight of Men’s and Women’s Track and Field, Cross Country and Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving programs.

Wollet served as the Associate Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator and the Diversity and Inclusion designee at YSU before her time at UIC. Wollet oversaw and managed the Compliance Department and provided direct oversight to the staff and support of various department units including Sport Medicine, Strength and Conditioning, Student-Athlete (SA) Wellness Program, DEI, Human Resources, and maintained oversight of 9 sport programs, including women’s basketball and volleyball during her tenure.

Emily joined the YSU staff following her time as a member of the NCAA Postgraduate Internship Program within Academic and Membership Affairs (AMA) at the NCAA National Office in Indianapolis. During her time in AMA, she handled a variety of duties including providing NCAA rules interpretations to public, institutional and conference constituents; processed waiver cases involving initial eligibility, progress-toward-degree, legislative relief and Academic Progress Rate (APR) adjustments; evaluated APR improvement plans and updated head coach APR; and served on the Presidential Retreat Rules Working Group. She also assisted with the Olympic Sports Liaison Committee, the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum and the Women Basketball’s Final Four Youth Clinics.

Prior to her time in Indianapolis, Emily began her athletic administration career within the YSU Athletics Department as a NCAA compliance intern. As a compliance intern, she researched NCAA legislation, reviewed and verified initial and continuing eligibility and APR data. She assisted with various NCAA reports, recruiting documentation and compliance issues.