The mission of the Sallie Tiernan Field House is to provide resources and support to enrich the holistic wellness of the Scripps College community. Through a student-centered staff, exceptional programming, and a state-of-the-art facility, the Field House implements a wide variety of initiatives to promote, educate, and create awareness around personal and community health and wellness. The Field House is committed to providing an environment where students, staff, and faculty can develop healthy behaviors that contribute to academic and professional success as well as a lifetime of well-being.
TFH Core Values
Our staff is committed to the following core values:
Community, connection, collaboration, and teamwork
Empathy, passion, and compassion
Advocacy, inclusion, acceptance and appreciation
Trust, honesty, and dependability
Well-being and joy
Service, learning and growth
TFH Community Initiatives
Through our core values, mutual respect and creating a sense of belonging, the Tiernan Field House endeavors to remove barriers to access our fitness, health and wellness facilities and programming to support the Scripps community’s wellness goals. It is with this in mind that we engage in listening and focus groups, continual assessment, and growth to meet the ever-changing needs of our demographics in service of our community.
CMS Athletics is a joint intercollegiate program between Scripps, Claremont McKenna and Harvey Mudd colleges. Teams are represented by two mascots, the Athenas and the Stags.
