Founded in 1980, the mission of the NSU Athletics Foundation is “to provide funding to the NSU Athletics program that will enable student-athletes to achieve excellence in both academics and athletics. Additionally, the NSUAF will support overall program enhancement including funding for scholarships, facility improvements, equipment, and services that promote a high-quality intercollegiate athlet
ics program.”
Norfolk State University’s proud legacy of achievement in intercollegiate athletics was widely recognized at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association (CIAA). NSU was one of the league’s most dominant programs, winning championships in each sport. In 1997, NSU was admitted into the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) – one of only two NCAA Division I conferences composed of historically black colleges and universities. Other conference members include Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Savannah State University and South Carolina State University. NSU made an immediate impression within the conference in 2001-02 when the Spartans won the Talmadge Hill Award – presented annually to the member institution whose men’s teams compile the most points based on team finishes in conference play. The Spartans have won the Talmadge Hill Award each year from 2005-13. In all, NSU has won conference titles in men’s and women’s basketball, football, men’s and women’s track and cross country, and women’s bowling during its brief tenure in the MEAC. Why Support Norfolk State University Athletics and the NSU Athletics Foundation?
• NSU competes at the nation’s highest level of intercollegiate athletics – National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I – and is a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
• There is a need to increase funding for scholarships for deserving student-athletes motivated by achievement both in athletics and academics.
• Improvements and maintenance of equipment and facilities will enable NSU student-athletes to perform at their full potential.
• A highly-competitive athletics program of the highest quality contributes to increasing University enrollment through the recruitment of talented male and female student-athletes from diverse backgrounds. This is consistent with the institution’s mission “to provide an affordable, high-quality education for an ethnically and culturally diverse student population, equipping them with the capability to become productive citizens who continuously contribute to a global and rapidly changing society.”
• A highly-competitive athletics program is a source of pride, unity and camaraderie while providing an uplifting influence throughout the campus and the community.
• For the intrinsic value of recognizing that as a supporter of NSU Athletics and the NSUAF, you are making a difference in the lives of NSU student-Athletes.
