What does the CSP Program on Integration actually do?
On many campuses, athletics is viewed as a separate enterprise, distinct and often disconnected from colleges and universities educational missions. Coaches and athletic administrators, once a seamless part of the institutional culture, frequently find themselves outside of the educational enterprise. In this context, the integration initiative represents a collaborative effort on behalf of faculty members, coaches, students, and academic and athletic administrators to restore athletics to a valued and complementary role within an institutions academic and co-curricular life. The process of achieving integration represents a fundamental cultural shift that encompasses an institutions definition of athletic success, the scorecard used to hire and evaluate coaches, and the recognition among academic faculty and coaches of their shared roles as mentors and teachers.
