Athletics at Salve Regina University

LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)

Members of the student-athlete advisory committee meet regularly with the athletic director and may choose to serve on a sub-committee which will examine such areas as athletic awards, Title IX, travel/meals, academics, policies and guidelines, etc.

Director: Del Malloy, Director of Athletics

Eligibility: The student-athlete advisory committee is open to any member of a Salve Regina University intercollegiate team, with preference given to an upperclassman.

Duration: The program begins during the fall and runs through the entire academic year.

Application process: Each team decides how their student-athlete advisory committee representative is to be selected. Some hold team elections and, in some cases, the representative is appointed by the head coach. Each team will also have an alternate who will be the representative in the absence of the initial selectee.

Next Meetings:
September 15, 2006 (4:00PM)

Attendence Taken at Every Meeting Attendance
Note: Meetings are held in Rodgers 205 at Noon

The purposes of the SAAC members are :
 1. To generate a student-athlete voice within 
    the athletic department and university.
 2. To solicit student-athlete response to proposed 
    NCAA legislation or to suggest potential NCAA legislation.
 3. To be a vehicle for student-athlete community outreach programs.
 4. To develop relationships and support systems between 
    athletes from different teams.

The membership of the SAAC:
   A. Composition: The membership of the SAAC will consist 
      of two members from intercollegiate team. Freshmen are 
      also encouraged to participate. These representatives 
      will be coach appointed or team elected. Also, any member 
      of an intercollegiate team who is interested in SAAC, 
      and was not one of the two representatives from their team, 
      is invited to participate.
   B. Duties and Responsibilities: Members will serve as a liaison 
      between the committee and his/her individual team. 
      Also to express concerns and ideas to the committee
     1. The committee as a whole will me on the bi-weekly Friday 
        of every month that the University is in session, meetings 
        will generally last no longer than one hour. The co-chairs 
        will call the meeting.
     2. If any representative is absent for two consecutive 
        SAAC meetings, he/she may be dismissed from the committee, within reason.

The Officers of the SAAC Committee:
 1. The Executive Committee
  a. Composition: The executive board will consist of six members. 
     Two Chairpersons, ideally, one female and one male athlete from 
     different sports and five chairs of the standing sub-committees.
  b. Duties and Responsibilities: The Executive Board oversees the 
     operation of the SAAC committee. The board shall meet weekly or 
     as needed and shall be responsible for discussing new ideas for 
     standing committees to work on.
 2. Standing Sub-Committees

Each committee shall consist of at least a committee member who 
will elect a chair to the Executive Board. Members pick the committee 
they want to work on. These committees can change year to year 
depending on your current issues. The Standing Sub-Committees are:

	Community Serivce
	Communications
	Student Issues