40 | STEVENS STUDENT HANDBOOK Alumni Association The Stevens Alumni Association (SAA) was formed to establish, maintain, and cultivate among its members a sentiment of regard for one another and of attachment to Stevens Institute of Technology, and to promote in every way the interests of the institute. The SAA serves Stevens alumni across the globe by organizing reunions, sharing benefits, spreading news and more. Graduates of the undergraduate and graduate programs of Stevens are automatically enrolled as members. Athletics The Department of Athletics and Recreation offers a comprehensive program with a focus on encouraging activities that promote a healthy lifestyle, physical fitness, and overall wellness. In addition to top notch facilities that include a swimming pool, multiple fitness centers, varsity weight room, two gymnasiums, an auxiliary gym, wrestling room, locker rooms, sports medicine facilities, tennis courts, and a turf field complex, Stevens offers numerous club, intramural sport programs, and many other recreational opportunities. Student-athletes participate in 25 intercollegiate sports, demonstrating the university’s commitment to the ideals of sportsmanship and the philosophy of NCAA Division III athletics. Varsity Sports Stevens is a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference’s (MAC) and MAC Freedom, along with Arcadia University, Delaware Valley University, DeSales University, Fairleigh Dickinson University – Florham Campus, King’s College, Lebanon Valley College, and Misericordia University. Stevens also is a member of the Eastern Women’s Fencing Conference (women’s fencing) and Middle Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association (men’s fencing). Stevens Athletics has demonstrated overall athletic excellence at the conference, state, and national levels having won 10 MAC Freedom championships in the 2022-2023 year and finishing in the top 45 of the Learfield Directors’ Cup for 13 consecutive years. Stevens recorded an 18th place finish among the 434 institutions in the NCAA’s Division III, in the 2022-2023 year, which was first in the MAC. Campus Recreation The Office of Campus Recreation provides a comprehensive program of sport and wellness activities designed to meet the diverse needs and interests of students, faculty, and staff. The office oversees the following areas: • Recreational sports: intramurals, fitness and wellness classes, aquatics, and outdoor recreation. These programs provide opportunities to learn skills for contemporary or lifelong needs; to participate in structured competitive or non-competitive activities; to develop and maintain physical fitness; to participate in activities for the development of social and emotional fitness; and to assist in promoting a university atmosphere designed to stimulate, promote, and enhance the formal education process. • The club sports program, consistent with the university’s mission, strives to develop leadership and offers recreational opportunities for the student body to advance knowledge and skills in a specific sport of interest and maintain involvement in competitive sport. Stevens Student Government allocates funding for club sports to provide resources, guidance, mentorship, and to complement the overall student experience. Access to the athletic facilities. The DSE platform serves as the recreation portal for use of and reservations at the fitness center, pool, basketball courts, and other recreational facilities of the athletic department. DSE is also used to register intramural teams and to submit forms for club sports. Learn how to register for and use DSE here.
