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WHAT IS SAAC?
Purpose
The purpose of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is to represent the voice of student-athletes on the campus of Sacred Heart University. Our goal is to:
- Provide efficient communication with athletic department
administration, coaches, faculty, staff, student-athletes and
campus personnel.
- Encourage involvement in all programs within the athletic
department and campus.
- Create awareness of all programs within the athletic
department and campus.
- Encourage a sense of community service and giving back to the community among student-athletes.
Membership
- Each representative will serve as a liaison between SAAC
and their respective team.
- A representative that is leaving due to graduation or for
any other reason and is an active member may choose a
replacement. However, approval from the coach of that
respective team and the SAAC advisor is necessary before the
replacement can become a member.
- A representative must remain a member for two years
or on a continual basis until their eligibility as a full-time
student athlete expires.
- Freshmen may be general members; however, they may not
run for a position on the Executive Board. Students must
be a member of a varsity sport and be a full-time
student-athlete for consideration.
- There is no term limit for members, only officers.
Qualifications
- The grade point average for each member should be 2.5 or
higher. If a representative drops below the
minimum GPA, the representative will be placed on probation for one
semester. If the representative does not
meet the required GPA in subsequent semesters, he/she will be
asked to resign as a member.
- All members must be full time students.
- All members must be a member of a varsity sport or
student athletic trainer.
- No more than two unexcused absences from
meetings. Excused absences are competition,
practice, illness, death in the family, meeting with a coach,
advisor meeting or class.
- Representatives must report all information from the meetings to their respective team(s).
