OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE ATHLETICS
MISSION STATEMENT
The Athletic Department promotes Oakton’s mission of providing students with an education and training for their lifetime. Our mission is to have students experience the hard work and satisfaction of learning that leads to intellectual, emotional, and social growth. We expect Oakton student-athletes:
à to be responsible for their learning
à to exercise leadership,
à to demonstrate sportsmanship, and
à to be ethical in their academic, athletic, work and personal lives.
Guiding Principles of Oakton’s Athletic Department:
à To enhance the College community:
- by modeling standards of ethical behavior and
- by offering athletic opportunities integral to campus life and to a liberal arts education;
à To improve the persistence and academic success of student athletes;
à To teach students to value physical activity and personal growth;
à To teach the following core values:
respect tolerance fairness responsibility
compassion integrity hard work determination
à To promote social and personal development;
à To help students develop skills that will be useful throughout their lifetime. These include:
financial planning time management nutrition
teamwork leadership personal health
à To promote:
- competitive excellence in intercollegiate athletics
- broad participation in intramurals
- instruction in physical education courses
à To support students beyond their athletic career. (Completion of an Oakton degree or certificate, articulation to a senior institution, or entrance into the working world).
