Sacred Heart University

The Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics strives to be a leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion, not just on campus but in our region and beyond. Diversity is an essential part of our identity, our mission and our core values with our student-athletes, coaches, staff, and community members. We are committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, amongst our student-athletes, our athletic staff and beyond. 

Inclusive Excellence is the recognition that our institution's success is dependent on how well we value, engage, and include the rich diversity of students, staff, faculty, administrators, alums, and surrounding community. It is a mastery of inclusion that fosters a consistent sense of belonging. At SHU we address systemic inequities through self-interrogation, by championing unity and respecting the inherent worth and dignity of each other. We live the adage that the work of inclusion is the work of everyone.

Our mission to prepare students for lives of professional success and personal and spiritual growth excludes no one. And it's because of that mission—and the spirited way we live it—that students of different faiths, ethnicities, and socio-economic backgrounds have made SHU the launching pad for their dreams and ambitions.

We are home to all races, ages, sizes, abilities, ethnicities, religions, languages, gender identities, gender expression, sexual orientations, political affiliations, countries of origin and economic backgrounds.

Sacred Heart Sexual Harassment Policy

The Department of Athletics fully supports the policy of Sacred Heart University that any practice or behavior that constitutes sexual harassment will not be tolerated, and the University is committed to providing and preserving an atmosphere free from harassment in any form.
Contacts:

Beth Anne Voight-Jause
Director of Title IX Compliance
voight-jauseb@sacredheart.edu

Freda D. Grant, Ph.D. 
Director of Institutional Equity Compliance and Support & ADA 504 Coordinator 
grantf2@sacredheart.edu
 
Tammy Petrucelli
Deputy Athletic Director/SWA
petrucellit@sacredheart.edu


Sacred Heart Anti-Discrimination and Discriminatory Harassment Policy

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)

Athletics Inclusive Excellence Working Group

Inclusive Fan Code of ConductTransgender and Gender Non-Binary Inclusion Policies

Campus Colloquium Series

Campus Resources: 
Office of Inclusive Excellence:
https://www.sacredheart.edu/offices--departments-directory/inclusive-excellence/

Faculty & Staff Fellowship Cohort

Mentors Advocating for Cultural Connection (MACC) Pioneers

Employee Resource Group

Sage Center:   
https://www.sacredheart.edu/offices--departments-directory/sage-center/

You Belong at SHU:
https://www.sacredheart.edu/sacred-heart-life/you-belong-at-shu/

Multicultural Center: 
https://www.sacredheart.edu/offices--departments-directory/inclusive-excellence/multicultural-center/

International Students:
https://www.sacredheart.edu/international-students/