The mission of the Tuskegee University Department of Athletics is to conduct a successful Intercollegiate Athletics Program under the NCAA's fundamental principles of sportsmanship, ethical conduct, rules compliance and amateurism that is of value to individual students, to members of the immediate collegiate community and to the larger University constituency.  The Athletics Department is committed to the physical, emotional and social welfare of its student-athletes, including gender issues, ethnic diversity and sexual orientation issues.  A major focus for all coaches and members of the department is the academic progress and ultimate success of the student-athlete.