Athletic Department Mission Statement
The purpose of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at Mississippi College is to enhance the educational experiences of our student-athletes and to benefit the entire campus community. Our mission is to promote the spiritual, social, emotional and physical development of our student-athletes while embracing the Division II model for a balanced program of learning and development. Our primary focus is to provide a supportive environment which will enable student-athletes to successfully complete all academic requirements for their particular field of study and to provide opportunities that will allow them to utilize their skills, talents and abilities to "become good citizens, leaders and contributors in their communities."
Athletic Department Philosophy
The philosophy of intercollegiate athletics at Mississippi College is inherent to, and compatible with, the mission statement of Mississippi College. Particularly relevant to intercollegiate athletics at Mississippi College is the part of the mission statement that reads: "The mission of the College is to provide an opportunity for its students to realize personal values, achieve social competence, and prepare for a life of useful service. The mission is expressed as the College provides courses, activities and an environment which stimulate the intellectual, spiritual, social, emotional and physical development of its students."
It is in keeping with the mission of Mississippi College that the Board of Trustees voted in 2012 for the university to seek to return as a member of Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the fall of 2013. Mississippi College is committed to the following NCAA Division II principles:
   (a)  Promoting the academic success of our student-athletes.
   (b)  Participating in intercollegiate athletics to benefit the educational experience of our student-athletes and the entire campus community.
   (c)  Preparing student-athletes to be good citizens, leaders and contributors in their communities.
   (d)  Holding prospective and enrolled student-athletes and themselves (including institutional staff members, the president and athletics personnel) to the highest standards of personal conduct at all times, including exemplary behavior that reflects respect for the rights and dignity of opponents, teammates, officials, other students and the community at large.
   (e)  Offering an opportunity to participate in intercollegiate athletics by awarding athletically related financial aid to its student-athletes.
   (f)  Balancing the role of the athletics program to serve both the institution and the general public.
   (g)  Maintaining institutional control is a fundamental principle that supports the educational mission of a Division II institution and assumes presidential involvement and commitment. Therefore, all funds supporting athletics will be controlled by the institution and will operate within the institutionally approved budget.
Mississippi College, as well as the members of the Division II, believe tthat a well-conducted intercollegiate athletics program, based on sound educational principles and practices, is a proper part of the educational mission of a university and that the educational well-being and academic success of the participating student-athlete is of primary concern.
The intercollegiate athletics programs at Mississippi College are committed to adhering to the rules and regulations, as well as, the expectation of self-enforcement of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Gulf South Conference (GSC).
Member: National Collegiate Athletic Association
Member: Gulf South Conference
Mississippi College Mission Statement
Mississippi College Vision
