Our Mission
The Loyola Wolfpack intercollegiate athletic program competes in the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics), Division I, as a member of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC). Loyola currently fields teams in the following sports: men's and women's basketball, cross country, men's baseball, women's soccer and women's volleyball. By a student referendum conducted in 1991, the program is financially supported by a student fee dedicated to the intercollegiate athletic program. In 2004, Loyola launched a pilot program to give scholarships to men's basketball players and women's basketball players. Loyola does not offer athletic scholarships to its athletes in other sports.
Loyola University New Orleans places highest priority on the overall quality of the educational experience. Loyola recognizes that value-oriented education must occur in the context of total human development, and is founded upon an appropriate integration of the religious and intellectual development of the student and the education of the whole person. The university also seeks to strengthen the integration of objectives and programs in athletics with academic and developmental objectives and to assure the integration of athletes with other students.
The athletics program:
(a) Provides opportunities for students to learn self discipline, responsibility, accountability, life skills, and attainment of goals.
(b) Ensures that participants receive similar treatment as other students. They have no unique privileges in admissions, academic advising, grading, class attendance, and living accommodations. Similarly, athletes are not denied rights and opportunities that would be available to them as non-athletes. Athletes representing the University will be bona fide students pursuing degree programs, as well as being amateur competitors;
(c) Is funded mostly from the student athletic fee and external fund-raising. The program and all funding is controlled, budgeted, and staffed through the same general procedures as other departments of the university.
(d) Supports students in their efforts to reach high levels of performance by providing them with adequate facilities, competent coaching, and appropriate competitive opportunities with students from similar institutions;
(e) Gives primary emphasis to in-season competition, but will make efforts to provide exceptional teams and individuals the opportunity to participate in postseason championships.
(f) Advances the University locally, regionally and nationally through intercollegiate athletics.
Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Council
To assist in the direction of the department and to the ensure continued student, faculty, staff, and alumni input in to the program, the Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Council has been formed. The council serves the following purposes:
1. To act as an advisory committee for intercollegiate athletics activities.
2. To advise the director on the formulation of policies and in the operation of the department.
3. To advise the director on capital improvements for facilities.
4. To represent the interests of the campus community to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
