MISSION:
Yale is committed to improving the world today and for future generations through outstanding research and scholarship, education, preservation and practice. Yale educates aspiring leaders worldwide who serve all sectors of society. We carry out this mission in an independent and diverse community of faculty, students, and alumni. 

PURPOSE OF ATHLETICS AT YALE: 
"Athletics are very much a part of what I want Yale's mission to be with respect to educating our students. Students need to deal with failure, learn how to work as a part of a team, subordinate individual goals to those of the whole, and be disciplined and resilient. In short, athletics are central to our mission."

"Athletics play a very important role at Yale, helping align community support around the goals of the university, not just for the Athletic Department, but for Yale."

"When Yale does well athletically, an entire community basks in the reflected glory of that performance and it raises our community's sense of ourselves and our self esteem by reinforcing that shared connection that we have with one another. We are all part of Yale." 
             
        - President Peter Salovey 
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