Central Connecticut State
University Ranked Among Top Colleges for Gender Equity in Athletic
Programs
NEW
BRITAIN—March 25, 2002. In a special report on “America’s Best College
Sports Programs” (March 18, 2002), U.S. News and World Report
ranked Central Connecticut State University 12th in the
nation among Division I colleges for its commitment to providing
athletic opportunities for women. “This is a remarkable validation of
our efforts to ensure that our female students have the same number of
athletic opportunities as our male students,” said CCSU athletic
director Charles (CJ) Jones, Jr. According to Lisa Meyers, assistant
athletic director: “This is a tribute to our hard work and commitment to
create more opportunities for women in athletics at CCSU.” Female
athletes account for slightly more than 50 percent of all student
athletes at CCSU, according to data compiled by the Equity in Athletics
Disclosure Act, which served as the basis for U.S. News’s
ranking. Female students account for approximately 51 percent of the
undergraduates at CCSU.
“It’s
significant that CCSU offers not only equal opportunities but also
quality opportunities for female student athletes,” according to
Gene Gumbs, CCSU sports information director. “During the 2000-01
season, for example, the CCSU women’s golf, women’s indoor track, and
women’s swimming teams won league titles.”
For more
information, please contact Charles Jones, Jr., CCSU athletic director,
at 860.832.3038 or jonesc@ccsu.edu.
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