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Mission
Belmont University's intercollegiate athletic
program enhances campus life, promotes Belmont University, and provides
meaningful educational experiences for student-athletes in a student-centered
Christian community. This community challenges student-athletes from
diverse backgrounds physically, intellectually, and spiritually and
enables them to engage and transform the world. Belmont Athletics accomplishes
this mission by:
- Promoting
character development, leadership qualities, sportsmanship, and academic
excellence in our student-athletes.
- Employing
coaches and staff members who exhibit and promote high standards of
integrity and ethical behavior, including good sportsmanship and a
desire to assist student-athletes in reaching their academic and athletic
potential.
- Supporting
equitable opportunity for its coaches, staff, and student-athletes,
regardless of gender or ethnicity.
- Promoting
academic integrity by recruiting student-athletes who are capable
of success in the university's academic program, providing academic
support and student development opportunities, and effectively integrating
student-athletes into the student body.
- Complying
with and following the principle of institutional control in operating
its athletics program in a manner that is consistent with the letter
and the spirit of the NCAA, the conference, and the university rules
and regulations.
- Producing
the best athletic teams possible to compete in NCAA Division I.
- Providing
facilities, scholarships, and program enhancements essential for the
coaches to recruit and teach, and the athletes to train and compete.
Core Values
As
a community seeking to uphold Christian standards of morality and ethics,
Belmont Athletics holds high ideals and expectations of each member
of the athletic community. In upholding these ideals, Belmont Athletics
proclaims these values:
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mutual
respect and collaboration
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the
worth of the individual
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personal
integrity
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critical,
independent thinking
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self
control
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community
responsibility and accountability
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