Mission
SEE SCHEDULE OTO EMPHASIZE THE WELFARE OF THE STUDENT-ATHLETE THROUGHOUT THE ENTERPRISE AND ENCOURAGE EACH PARTICIPANT IN A CONFERENCE PROGRAM TO ACQUIRE A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE AND THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO FUNCTION AS A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF SOCIETY. TO MAXIMIZE THE VALUE OF CONFERENCE AFFILIATION FOR ALL MEMBER INSTITUTIONS IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE CONFERENCE'S VALUES WHILE MAINTAINING A POSITION OF NATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN THE CONDUCT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. TO ADHERE TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ETHICAL CONDUCT, SPORTSMANSHIP, AND A COMMITMENT TO GENDER EQUITY AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY. TO SUSTAIN THE CONFERENCE'S UNPARALLELED RECORD OF ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE. TO ASSURE EACH MEMBER INSTITUTION'S COMMITMENT TO THE CONFERENCE'S VALUES, AND, IN SO DOING, FOSTER COLLEGIAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MEMBERS TO MANAGE THE TENSIONS THAT FREQUENTLY SURFACE IN THE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT.