By placing its highest priority on
the overall quality of the liberal arts educational experience,
Eastern Connecticut State University's Department of
Intercollegiate Athletics, Intramurals & Recreation seeks to
integrate its programs and goals with academic and developmental
objectives and to assure the assimilation of student-athletes into
the general student body. To achieve this end:
- Eastern offers a broad-based, Division III athletic program
aimed at safeguarding the amateur aspects of the various sports and
maintaining the proper perspective of athletics within the academic
mission of the University.
- Eastern encourages male and female students from all
backgrounds to participate in some component of the athletic
program to develop their full potential, so they may contribute
more effectively to our society and live richer, fuller lives.
- Eastern places emphasis on good sportsmanship on the part of
student athletes, both when engaged in competition and when
supporting their peers from the stands.
- Eastern offers a quality co-curricular athletic program
positively affects the health and well being of the student
population, either directly through participation, or indirectly
through spectatorship and school spirit.
