Philadelphia University Department of Athletics Mission Statement

The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is an integral part of Philadelphia University. A professionally managed and well-rounded athletics program serves to enrich the student's life in college and enhances his or her preparation for a full and rewarding life after college.

The mission of the Department of Athletics is to afford our student-athletes, men and women, the opportunity to participate in a challenging and competitive athletic program, while ensuring that they are provided with a quality education in keeping the University's long-standing concern for each student's distinctive needs.

Athletics are the most publicly visible activity of the University. Its standards, goals, and ideals must remain in harmony with the University's academic programs. The athletic program will be conducted in a manner that is most conducive to the physical welfare of the student-athletes who participate, allowing them to grow physically, emotionally and intellectually. The academic success of those students is considered paramount.

Our administrators, coaches, and athletic department staff are dedicated to maintaining the University's reputation for integrity and excellence, both on and off the playing fields. All athletic contests, practices and related activities will be conducted in total compliance with the principles of fair play and amateur competition, as defined by the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC), the East Coast Conference (ECC), the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

We empower our student-athletes to make a difference, both in their University community and the surrounding Philadelphia area.  By doing so, we believe they will be better prepared after graduation to assume the leadership roles for the challenges of an increasingly interdependent world.

Based on the above mission statement, the objective of Intercollegiate Athletics at Philadelphia University is to:

1. Provide an equal opportunity for female and male student-athletes of good character and acceptable academic standing, to compete in organized intercollegiate athletics while pursuing a baccalaureate or master's degree.
2. Provide an opportunity for each student-athlete to grow as a total person by enabling involvement in more areas of student life and providing the tools that will aid the student-athlete after graduation.
3. Provide financial opportunity through scholarship assistance to diverse and deserving student-athletes of local, regional, national and international origins.
4. Provide quality athletic facilities for athletic participation, community utilization, and regional, national and international good will.
5. Utilize Intercollegiate Athletics as a means to reach and draw together the University community and the alumni, to provide a source of institutional pride and through athletic competitiveness and academic integrity.
6. Ensure in all areas of intercollegiate athletics, that Philadelphia University demands and functions with integrity, social responsibility, ethical standards, and strict adherence to the spirit and letter of all University, CACC, ECC, ECAC and NCAA rules.