The School of Human Performance and Leisure Sciences (HPLS) is committed to providing varied educational experiences through three distinct units:

• DEPARTMENT OF SPORT & EXERCISE SCIENCES:
  
  
  1. by offering quality academic programs that prepare qualified undergraduate majors for sport-related careers in Athletic Training, Exercise Science, Leisure and Recreation Management, Physical Education, and Sport Management;
     
  2. by offering qualified graduate students advanced professional studies in Movement Science as well as in Sport Management; and
     
  3. by providing instructional opportunities for acquiring wellness, fitness, and leisure skills in numerous sport and recreational offerings.
     
     
• DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS: by striving for competitive excellence for men and women in 12 NCAA Division II varsity sport offerings while also promoting academic excellence in the classroom.
  
• The Department of Campus Recreation & Wellness: by providing students, faculty, staff, and alumni with a broad selection of sport, wellness/fitness, and recreational opportunities.

The School of Human Performance and Leisure Sciences is unique in fulfilling the "quality academics dimension" of the university's mission by engaging all three learning domains (i.e., cognitive, affective, and psychomotor) in the delivery of its various participation opportunities. The "religious dimension" is acknowledged through an emphasis on ethical modeling in professional practice among faculty, coaches, administrators, and staff. Good sportsmanship, wholesome and clean competition, comarderie among participants and peers, a diverse cultural representation, and equality of opportunity regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or religious preference also contribute to the recognition of God's presence in every living being. A "caring environment" is fostered by assuring the academic, physical, and emotional well-being and safety of participants in each program and by providing mentoring, health care and academic support services that will enhance opportunities for success. The administration strongly encourages interested HPLS constituents to engage in leadership and participation opportunities for "community service" in order to give back to those less fortunate. The administration annually recognizes outstanding achievements in this area.

Ascertainable Objectives:

1. To provide broadly-based program offerings in the three units comprising the School of HPLS.
   
   
2. To offer quality academic degree programs.
   
   
3. To emphasize and support academic success among all HPLS participants.
   
   
4. To develop athletic teams that, at minimum, achieve athletic prominence within the SSC Conference.
   
   
5. To assure that activities offered within Campus Recreation satisfy the needs of a diverse university community.
   
   
6. To secure and retain quality faculty, coaches, and staff.
   
   
7. To create awareness for and promote among all campus constituents.
   
   
8. To assure the safety and well-being of participants.
   
   
9. To provide a level of financial support that will allow for achieving and maintaining excellence in instructional, recreational, and athletic program offerings.
   
   
10. To operate within strict adherence to the rules of national, state, local, or conference governing bodies.
    
    
11. To encourage faculty, coaches, staff, and program participants to engage in community service, campus, and professional activities.
    
    
12. To ensure mutual respect, professionalism, collaboration, and collegiality among school and university colleagues.
    
    
13. To assure fiscal responsibility and accountability.
    
    
14. To assure gender equity and equality of opportunity regardless of race, ethnicity, or creed among all program offerings.
    
    
15. To maintain communication with the extended Barry community, including alumni, friends of programs, advisory boards, etc.