The Case for Support

The reasons for further improving NJIT's athletics program are numerous --

• Athletics programs are a key element in the spectrum of factors that determine how a school is perceived.
• Successful intercollegiate sports teams raise a school's regional and national profiles, calling attention to the school among a larger applicant pool and strengthening the bond between a school and its alumni.
• Athletics develops campus life and esprit de corps and enhances relationships with the outside community.
• Success in athletics expands the opportunities to recruit students and coaches both nationally and internationally.
• Athletics facilities are visual focal points of a university's campus and can shape much of a person's overall perspective on a school.
• Perhaps most importantly, athletics builds tradition, the lifeblood of universities.