The Athletics Department at Texas Southern University is committed to the University's mission of achieving excellence in education, research, and public service. Specifically, our mission is focused on three interrelated communities:

 

Student-Athletes - To provide opportunities and support for University student-athletes to achieve academically and compete athletically at the highest level, and provide programming and resources that help prepare them with skills for life.

 

Student-Athletes - University Community - To operate with quality and integrity in our role as a focal point for school identity and spirit, while complementing the academic, cultural, and social facets of University life for the general student body, faculty, staff, and alumni.

 

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AS DEPARTMENTS WE VALUE

 

Higher Education- No goal of ours exceeds the mandate to educate and graduate the student-athlete. At all times, the Departments are dedicated to being con-sistent with the educational purposes of the University.

 

Amateur Sportsmanship - Amateur sportsmanship is a call to honesty, integrity, commitment, and hard work. Participation in amateur sports provides the student-athlete with opportunities to experience and develop life skills in such areas as leadership, teamwork, discipline, goal-setting, respect for self, and respect for others.

Rules and Regulations - We are dedicated to enforcing the strictest adherence to the rules and regulations of the NCAA and the Southwestern Athletic Conference by our student-athletes, coaches, and administrators.

 

Pursuit of Excellence - Intercollegiate athletics, with its emphasis on excellence at all levels of play, provides opportunities for undergraduates both to understand the rewards that come from dedication to a larger purpose and to develop personal, physical, and intellectual skills.

 

Equal Opportunity - No person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under, any program or activity sponsored or conducted by the Athletics Departments on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or disability.

 

Citizenship - We believe that the values of citizenship are realized through sportsmanship and ethical play in athletics. We are committed to teaching our student-athletes essential skills that will provide for a lifetime of contributions to their community, state, and nation, and to the world as a whole.

 

Health and Safety - The health and safety of our student-athletes is paramount to the success of the program. Department specialists will collect, develop, and incorporate into Department operations pertinent information regarding desirable training methods, prevention and treatment of sports injuries, utilization of sound safety measures, and drug-education and drug-testing.

 

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Compliance is Everyone's Responsibility!

 

Principle of Institutional Control

It is the responsibility of each member institution to control its intercollegiate athletics program in compliance with the rules and regulations of the NCAA. The institution's chief executive officer is responsible for the administration of all aspects of the athletics program, including approval of the budget and audit of all expenditures.

 

Principle of Institutional Responsibility

The institution's responsibility for the conduct of its intercollegiate athletics program includes responsibility for the actions of its staff members and for the actions of any other individual or organization engaged in activities promoting the athletics interests of the institution.

 

Principle of Rules Compliance

Each institution shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the NCAA in the conduct of its intercollegiate athletics programs. It shall monitor its programs to assure compliance and to identify and report to the NCAA instances in which compliance has not been achieved. In any such instance, the institution shall cooperate fully with the NCAA and shall take appropriate corrective actions. Members of an institution's staff, student-athletes, and other individuals and groups representing the institution's athletics interests shall comply with the applicable NCAA rules, and the member institution shall be responsible for such compliance.

 

TSU's Position on Gambling