Policy

Travel Policy

To ensure the health and safety of the University’s students, any student participating in an off‐campus University‐Related Event or Competition is required to leave from campus to attend such an event or competition and to return to campus from such an event or competition with the Official Travel Party. While at any off‐campus University‐Related Event or Competition, all members of the Official Travel Party are required to participate, as appropriate, in each activity, event or competition on the itinerary and to utilize the transportation provided for the Official Travel Party from location to location during the off‐campus event or competition. For the health and safety of Cumberland’s students, students in the Official Travel Party are prohibited from traveling in personal vehicles to or from an event or competition, or during any time while at the location of the event or competition.


No faculty, staff, or coach should stay in a hotel room with a student during CU sponsored events (either conference or athletic game travel).


Injured Student-Athletes

Student‐athletes who are unable to participate in varsity/junior varsity events/competition due to an injury, as evaluated by sports‐medicine staff, will not be allowed to travel if they will miss class time at any point during the travel event.