Through broad, campus-wide participation in the NCAA Self-Study process required for recertification, the College of William and Mary intends:

• To increase institutional self awareness about 1) its intercollegiate athletics program's goals and purposes, 2) the challenges facing athletics, and 3) the ways in which athletics supports the College's mission;
  
  
• To reveal the aspects of the athletics program worthy of praise and thereby to affirm the value of the program to the College of William and Mary and to its students;
  
  
• To reveal areas where there are opportunities for improvement in the athletics program and to provide a forum for suggestions from individuals with a wide range of experience; and
  
  
• To provide data, analysis, and recommendations supportive of the scheduled Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation process with a special focus on developing information supportive of decision making for continuous improvement.