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What is SAAC?
A 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 polices that affect student-athletes' lives
on NCAA member institution campuses. The SAAC also works with
members of the faculty to make sure that the student-athletes are
not given special treatment, rather to the benefit or the detriment
of the individual athlete.
Presently, there are separate national SAACs for NCAA Divisions I,
II and III. NCAA legislation mandates that all member institutions
have SAACs on their respective campuses. Further, NCAA legislation
requires that all member conferences have SAACs.
The information that follows will assist you in understanding how
the network of SAACs, from individual campus committees to the
conference and/or national committees, interact and support one
another to shape intercollegiate athletics policy and enhance the
student-athlete experience.
At Franklin & Marshall, the SAAC generally works in three areas
of the athletic department. First, the SAAC organizes and runs
community service events for the surrounding blocks of Lancaster.
In the hall, the SAAC hosts Haunted Hallways, an event for youth to
trick-or-treat on Halloween night in the safe environment of the
College's Alumni Sports & Fitness Center. In the spring, the
organization's yearly large service project, TeamWork, assists the
James Street Improvement District clean up and beautify the city
blocks in its jurisdiction.
One other aspect of the SAAC is to assist student-athletes become
more of an integral part of the school community. To that end,
F&M's SAAC established the Dip Pride Program in January
2008. Teams earn points by attending campus programming and events,
improving athletes visibility on campus.
Officers
Presidents: Alex Raup '09, Mollie Ruben '09, and Shannon Summers
'09.
Meetings
All student-athletes and members of the Franklin & Marshall
community are welcome to SAAC meetings.
