Vision Statement - Adopted on April 30, 2021

 
CAA institutions work together to advance nationally competitive college athletic programs – coupled with outstanding academic programs – that empower student athletes as whole persons who strive at the highest level in every aspect of their lives. Our athletics fields, arenas, tracks, courts, courses, pitches, pools, and gyms are valued learning spaces. Our coaches are inspiring teachers and mentors. We champion a new collegiate model of Division I athletics, embracing transformation that advances our core commitments, outlined below.
 

Value Statements / Core Commitments

 
Academic Excellence. The strength of the CAA as a top conference for academic performance rests in the diversity of its member institutions’ commitment to learning. Each institution prioritizes student athlete academic engagement and achievement. The student athlete outcomes at our institutions are compelling and powerful. The conference leads the nation in fully embracing the power of the collegiate model of student athletics.
 
Competing at a Championship Level. CAA members are committed to achieving the highest level of competitive sport in an environment of personal leadership with an emphasis on teamwork and as ambassadors for the institutions they represent.
 
Inclusive Excellence. CAA members value and celebrate the diversity of our student athletes and are committed to an environment where each can bring their whole selves to their academic and athletic lives. We understand diversity and equity as imperatives that advance social impact and human rights. As framed by the AACU, these are “fundamental goals of higher education and as resources for learning that are valuable for all students, vital to democracy and a democratic workforce and to the global position and wellbeing of the United States.”( AAC&U “Inclusive Excellence.”)
 
Sustainability. The CAA will lead the nation in transforming the collegiate model of Division I athletics, so as to ensure the financial, environmental, and organizational sustainability of our programs and institutions.
 
Wellbeing: CAA members are committed to enriching student athlete wellbeing by providing environments and services that promote our vision of nationally competitive college athletics programs that advance a thriving and successful whole person.