Student-Athletic Advisory Committee

What is the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee?

The student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC) is a committee made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience. The SAAC also offers input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes' lives on NCAA member institution campuses.

Presently, there are separate national SAACs for NCAA Divisions I, II and III. NCAA legislation mandates that all member institutions have SAAC's on their respective campuses. Further, NCAA legislation requires that all member conferences have SAAC's.

Division III

There are 24 members on the Division III SAAC, 16 of which are chosen from each of the four Division III regions across the nation, and eight student-athletes serve on the committee as at-large selections.

Two student-athletes from the committee are voting members on the Division III Management Council. In Division III, legislation is proposed to the Management Council from Division III committees, and the Council then has the option of forwarding the proposed legislation to the Division III Presidents Council for approval. If the legislation is approved by the Presidents Council, it is voted on annually at the NCAA Convention in January by each Division III member institution to determine if it will become new legislation.

Conference SAAC's

Many NCAA conferences have created conference SAACs including the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) in order to strengthen the communication connection between the campus and national committees. Through increased communication and networking, the SAACs hope to better represent the views of all student-athletes.

If you are a student-athlete participating at a school in the SUNYAC and you have questions or concerns that you would like to address to the conference SAAC, you can contact them by e-mail at the following address-- SUNYAC.Pub@fredonia.edu

Campus SAAC's
Function of campus SAAC's

• Promote communication between athletics administration and student-athletes.
• Disseminate information.
• Provide feedback and insight into athletics department issues.
• Generate a student-athlete voice within the campus athletic department formulation of policies.
• Build a sense of community within the athletics program involving all athletics teams.
• Solicit student-athlete responses to proposed conference and NCAA legislation.
• Organize community service efforts.
• Create a vehicle for student-athlete representation on campus-wide committees (e.g., student government).
• Promote a positive student-athlete image on campus.

SAAC E-mail Addresses

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