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The university holds membership in the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Coastal Athletic Association. Varsity intercollegiate teams are fielded for men in basketball, cross country, baseball, golf, soccer, tennis, swimming and diving, and outdoor track and field. Varsity intercollegiate teams for women are fielded in basketball, cross country, softball, golf, soccer, tennis, swimming and diving, volleyball, beach volleyball and indoor/outdoor track and field.
Mission Statement
UNCW Athletics enriches the university through a commitment to developing leadership qualities among its student-athletes by providing opportunities which support and promote academic excellence, community engagement, and competitive success.
Core Values
UNCW Athletics is committed to and intentional about allowing these beliefs to drive its decision-making and serve as the foundation for future growth.
STUDENT-ATHLETE FOCUSED: Put student-athlete development and success at the center of everything we do, by producing leaders, productive citizens and friends of the university.
COMMUNITY: Educate, enhance, serve and engage constituents of the athletics department through stewardship at local, regional and global levels.
EXCELLENCE: Be conference and national leaders through competitive success, academic performance and a complete student-athlete experience.
INTEGRITY: Operate with the highest standards of ethics, sportsmanship, honesty, trust, dignity and respect.
INNOVATION: Adopt best practices in everything we do, and foster new ideas and methods by being proactive, distinctive and resourceful.
DIVERSITY: Create, maintain and celebrate an environment that is fair, embracing and inclusive to all people.
The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act report is available online at www.uncwsports.com by clicking on the Inside Athletics tab and then on the EADA Report.
Priorities
Priority I: Attract & Retain Outstanding Student-Athletes, Staff and Coaches
Priority II: Enhance Diversity, Inclusion & Equity
Priority III: Promote Academic, Competitive and Service Excellence
Priority IV: Provide the Highest Quality Experience for Students
Priority V: Engage Partners To Support Our Success
Priority VI: Enable Fiscal Sustainability
Priority VII: Fund and Build Facilities
Our mission vision and values guide our athletic community and foster a sense of family among the Seahawk Nation. The tenets that make competing as a UNCW Seahawk Student-Athlete unique include:
- Striving for excellence in all phases of campus life including academics, competition, leadership and service.
- Embracing the student-athlete experience as preparation for success at the highest levels in one’s life after graduation.
- Enjoying a comprehensive university experience, including broad engagement and involvement in the fabric of campus life.
- Taking care of one’s self by nurturing the body, mind and spirit, and using resources available to help foster success in these realms.
- Feeling an indelible sense of pride to represent UNCW at the highest competitive level.
- Accepting that as ambassadors of UNCW, student-athletes will apply the highest self-accountability and informed decision-making, promote inclusion and diversity in the broadest sense, and treat others with the utmost dignity and respect on campus and in the community.
- Expecting that students, faculty and staff will support student-athletes and UNCW Athletics in the classroom, on campus and in competition.
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