Since 2001 we have created and implemented innovative and groundbreaking sportsmanship programming. Many of our initiatives have received great publicity, including features in USA Today, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The NCAA News, and various athletic profession publications. We now pride ourselves as being a nationwide leader in sportsmanship education and policy.

This portion of our site seeks to recognize the many outstanding accomplishments and achievements of our conference, its member institutions and student-athletes. We also hope the resources provided can assist you in understanding our philosophy on sportsmanship. We also seek to publicize sportsmanship efforts from around the globe in an effort to carry the torch and impart a positive change in our society's sporting culture. If you are a coach, administrator or are involved in athletics at any level we hope you find these materials useful within your own organization.

I hope you enjoy the sportsmanship portion of our site and will visit many times over in the future. Thanks for your support of Empire 8 as we "Compete with Honor and Integrity."