Mission Statement

The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics in an integral part of the University of Bridgeport. 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.

Mission
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 athletics program. while ensuring that they are provided with a quality education in keeping with the University’s long-standing concern for each student’s distinctive needs. As an international institution of higher learning, our varsity athletics programs and intramural sports offerings must appeal to the diverse needs of our global student body.

Athletics is the most publicly visible activity of the University. Its standards, goals, and ideals must remain in harmony with the University’s academic programs. The athletics 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 will be considered paramount.

Our administrators, coaches, and athletics department staff are dedicated to maintaining the University’s reputation for integrity and excellence, both on ad 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 athletic competition, as defined by the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference, the Eastern College Athletic Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Conference.

We charge our student-athletes to make a difference, both in their University community and the surrounding Bridgeport 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.

Ultimate control of the athletics program resides with the University of Bridgeport’s President, who is subject to the policies set by the Board of Trustees.