Mission and Core Values

Vision Statement

The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference will be a preeminent athletics conference, providing national leadership that shapes the direction of NCAA Division III.  Our student-athletes will strive for excellence; compete with integrity; and display respect in all that we do.

Mission Statement 

The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference is committed to academic and athletic excellence, strengthened by the diversity of our selective institutional membership.   We support student development and the educational value of athletics competition through a commitment to the NCAA Division III philosophy and our core values. 

Core Values

  • Excellence - We compete at the highest level while affirming our distinct academic missions and providing high-caliber competitive experiences.
  • Integrity - We act with mutual trust, placing emphasis on ethical conduct, and fair and equitable competition and programs.
  • Respect - We commit to support each other and the conference through collaboration, sharing ideas of diverse institutional perspectives, and promoting these varying perspectives.