What is a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee?
A student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC) is a committee made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on their 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 SAACs on their respective campuses. Further, NCAA legislation requires that all member conferences have SAACs. - Learn More (Source: The NCAA SAAC Brochure)

The Division II SAAC Model
The Division II SAAC consists of one student-athlete representative from each of the Division II multi-sport voting conferences, one student-athlete representative from Division II independent institutions and two student-athlete at-large positions. 

The Division II SAAC affects the legislative process via an annual summit held each July with the Division II Management Council, during which members of the SAAC have an opportunity to interact with members of the Management Council on proposed NCAA legislation and current Division II issues. Also, committee members participate in the NCAA Convention each January, where they express the student-athlete voice on collective concerns regarding proposed Division II legislation.

Division II national SAAC members actively take the lead in addressing issues facing Division II student-athletes, such as the development of campus and conference SAACs, NCAA rules education, faculty/student-athlete relationships and championships enhancements. During the NCAA Convention, Division II SAAC members have an opportunity to speak to proposed legislation in front of the Division II membership. - Learn More (Source: The NCAA SAAC Brochure)

PSAC SAAC
 
Purpose:
1. To streamline and promote efficient communication between the PSAC and individual institutions Administration and the student-athlete population.

2. To provide the student-athlete population with an opportunity to more effectively communicate with the PSAC and individual institutions administration and provide suggestions on programs designed to serve their needs.

3. To actively encourage more involvement of the student-athlete in campus and community projects.

4. To design and implement programs which will encourage academic achievement, health promotion, social responsibility, and general awareness.

Representation:

1. Each institution shall have one male and one female representative that is a student- athlete in good academic standing.

2. For initial appointments to the PSAC SAAC the student-athlete should be of Junior or Sophomore status.

3. The term of this office runs for two years per member with no restriction on consecutive terms, however, no member may serve beyond year of eligibility.

4. The representatives will be responsible for attending two PSAC/SAAC meetings. The first meeting shall be held in the fall and the second in the spring.

Voting:

1. The majority of voting members in attendance will rule.

2. There will be two votes per institution.

3. All votes will be by voice count.

Officers:

1. Co-Chairs: The Co-Chairs will consist of the chair of the Western Division and the chair of the Eastern Division and they will be in charge of running the meetings

Meetings:

1. There will be one teleconference call per divisional committee per semester.

2. There will be one conference-wide meeting in-person per semester coinciding with the Athletic Directors meetings.
 
Questions:
 
Contact the Conference SAAC Liaison - Carlin Chesick, cchesick@psacsports.org
 
PSAC Sportsmanship Award
In an effort to promote good sportsmanship around the PSAC, the PSAC Sportsmanship Award was initiated in the 2008-09 academic year and is given annually to one male and one female student-athlete that best exemplifies the spirit of sportsmanship and who has demonstrated the values of respect and integrity through a specific action ideally directed toward an opponent. The PSAC Sportsmanship Award was implemented by the PSAC SAAC. Nominees are submitted by PSAC institutions and voted on by the SAAC. Past Winners

Community Engagement
The PSAC and its institutions are dedicated to giving back to the communities that support them. By engaging the community, student-athletes have the opportunity to not only better the lives of those they impact but also to enhance their collegiate experience. Community Engagement Stories

The History of SAAC
An Association-wide SAAC was adopted at the 1989 NCAA Convention and was formed primarily to review and offer student-athlete input on NCAA activities and proposed legislation that affected student-athlete welfare.  The initial national committee was comprised of student-athletes from all membership divisions for the purpose of ensuring that the student-athlete voice was one that accounted for the myriad of educational and athletics experiences of both female and male student-athletes at all NCAA member institutions. In August 1997, the NCAA federated along divisional lines. The federation caused the SAAC to expand to three SAACs representing NCAA Divisions I, II and III. 
 
Each national divisional committee is comprised of both female and male student-athletes charged with the responsibility of assisting in the review of NCAA proposed legislation and representing the voice of the student-athlete in the NCAA governance structure. This is accomplished by providing student-athlete input on issues related to student-athlete welfare that are division-specific. (Federation has increased student-athlete participation in the governance process of intercollegiate athletics by increasing the number of SAAC members from the former Association-wide committee of 28 student-athletes to a sum total of 79 members serving on the national Divisions I, II, and III committees).

The input of the respective Divisions I, II and III SAACs continues to be sought by a variety of constituencies within the Association. Student-athlete committee members have the opportunity to speak with their respective NCAA Management Councils, and the Divisions II and III SAACs continue to speak to legislative issues on the NCAA Convention floor. - Learn More (Source: The NCAA SAAC Brochure) 


Important Links

D-II SAAC Handbook
D-II Community
PSAC Sportsmanship Award
Division II Make-A-Wish
Community Engagement Stories
PSAC Tops Division II in Record-Setting Make-A-Wish Efforts
NCAA Division II Facebook
NCAA Division II YouTube
NCAA Division II Twitter
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