We Win Together

Louisville Athletics' Core Belief
WE WIN TOGETHER
We celebrate inclusive excellence as an essential cornerstone of a successful team. Through trust and respect, we value each other’s ideas, backgrounds, and contributions that drive organizational success for our Athletics Department and University.

ACC Unity Statement
We, the ACC, are committed to seeing each other as equals, supporting each other, and treating each other with respect and dignity at all times, recognizing that our differences don't divide us, but they make us stronger.

University Inclusivity Vision Statement
The University of Louisville strives to foster and sustain an environment of inclusiveness that empowers us all to achieve our highest potential without fear of prejudice or bias. We commit ourselves to building an exemplary educational community that offers a nurturing and challenging intellectual climate, a respect for the spectrum of human belonging, and a genuine understanding of the many differences-including race, ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, and religion-that enrich a vibrant metropolitan research university.

We expect every member of our academic family to embrace the underlying values of this vision and to demonstrate a strong commitment to attracting, retaining, and supporting students, faculty, and staff who reflect the diversity of our larger society.

Nondiscrimination Policy
The University Louisville is committed to and will provide equality of educational and employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, diversity of thought, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, pregnancy, or veteran status – except where sex or national origin represent bona fide educational or employment qualifications. Further, the university seeks to promote campus diversity by enrolling and employing a larger number of veterans and persons with disabilities as well as minorities and women where these groups have historically been and continue to be under-represented within the university in relation to availability.

Transgender Inclusion Policy
The University of Louisville is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Employment Opportunity employer and its employment nondiscrimination policy includes sexual orientation and gender identity and gender expression.

Sexual Misconduct Policy
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Sportsmanship and Fan Code of Conduct
Sportsmanship
The ACC promotes good sportsmanship by student-athletes, coaches, and spectators. We request your cooperation in supporting the participants and officials in a positive manner. Profanity, racial, or sexist comments or other intimidating actions directed at officials, student-athletes, coaches, or team representatives will not be tolerated and are grounds for removal from the premises.

Fan Code of Conduct
The Athletic Department understands that the student body and fan population are the lifeblood in continuing the growth of athletic programs at any collegiate institution. The Athletic Department is still held accountable for the behavior of these fans during athletic contests. It is necessary to establish behaviors that are inappropriate and are considered unacceptable should they occur.

Acts of unsportsmanlike conduct are as follow, but are not limited to:

Entering the competition area for an unsportsmanlike purpose, including leaving the stands to participate in a fight or celebration
Use of physical abuse or throwing objects towards officials, coaches, fans or participants
Participating in any action, not previously addressed, which violates the generally recognized ethical standards of intercollegiate athletics, the University or the community

The Athletic Department explicitly prohibits homophobic and transphobic behavior/any language/behavior based on gender identity or sexual orientation.

Any student or fan committing such an act will be reviewed and the Vice President of Athletics will determine the appropriate penalties. To report an incident, please contact titleix@louisville.edu. More information on reporting discrimination and/or harassment can be found here.

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