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CCSU ATHLETICS General Information Affiliation ........................................ NCAA Division I

( since 1986-87 ) Conference ........................... Northeast Conference

( since 1997-98 ) Conference Championships ................................. 51 Website ................................. CCSUBlueDevils . com Webstream Site ........................ NECFrontRow . com Facebook ..................................... CCSU Blue Devils Twitter .........................................@ CCSUBlueDevils Instagram ........................................ CCSUBlueDevils

The Department of Athletics at Central Connecticut State University consists of the comprehensive operations of an NCAA Division I FCS program in the Northeast Conference consisting of 18 intercollegiate sports , 410 student-athletes , 90 staff members and an annual operating budget of approximately $ 12 million .

At CCSU , we have established two primary objectives as a department ; to provide a positive educational experience for every one of our studentathletes and to become the premier program in the Northeast Conference . Our adopted mantra is a Commitment to Excellence in all facets of our operation . We have created a student-athlete development model of Building Champions ; in the classroom , in competition , in the community and in life . Together with our coaches and studentathletes , we embrace our core values of Hard Work , Commitment , Dedication , Determination , Passion , Pride and Family to achieve these goals .

In the past seven years , we have achieved unprecedented success in three key areas that tell the story of our student-athletes ; academically , competitively and in the community . We built an infrastructure for success with the completion of an outdoor athletics complex that is one of the finest in the region among our peer conferences . We effectively integrated athletics into campus life and changed the perception of our department into one that is mindful of the institutional mission and serves as a positive front porch for the university . We established a brand identity with all of our constituents , internally and externally , that honors our past and embraces our future . We have created a culture of high expectations and a department that has enhanced the spirit , pride and identity of the institution . We are scripting a compelling story that has our constituents and our family believing in who we are and who we expect to be . That belief and trust is evidenced by their investment in us and the record setting fundraising numbers we have achieved in each of the last six years .