Florida International University Department of Athletics adheres to the belief that intercollegiate athletics is an integral part of the educational framework of the institution and the program exists to support and compliment the mission and goals of the University. The mission of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation at FIU is to initiate, stimulate and continually improve the athletic and recreation programs for students by:
(1) promoting academic excellence and educational leadership,
(2) striving to obtain athletic distinction at the Division I level,
(3) assuring gender equity and cultivating diversity,
(4) fostering and promoting personal integrity among its participants,
(5) encouraging activities and experiences which instill the value of lifelong participation for physical fitness and total well-being, and
(6) providing an avenue for the social development of the student through participatory interaction within and outside athletic and campus community.
