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Outstanding Student‐Athlete Leadership Award
The Career Development Commitment
networking and referral provided in cooperation with Career Services
educational programming and career counseling
interview, cover letter and resume workshops
etiquette workshop
XVI. STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAAC)
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is an organization for and by the student-athletes.
SAAC provides a communication link between student-athletes and the Department of
Athletics in the development of all policy affecting student-athletes. Two student-athlete
representatives from each team serve on the committee and an executive board is voted in
annually for the offices of president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and parliamentarian.
Any student-athlete is welcome to attend the committee meetings.
SAAC holds meetings approximately two to three times a month to address student-athlete
concerns and well-being issues, plan charitable and community service projects, set fund
raising events, schedule student-athlete events and activities to encourage communication
and unity between and among teams, promotes and support athletic events, and acts an
intermediary for information sharing to and on behalf of the athletic teams.
SAAC coordinates communication among all student-athletes via their website
http://www.uncwsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19800&ATCLID=1589297,
which includes committee minutes and student-athlete information sharing. An Academic
Coordinator from the Office of Student-Athlete Academic Support serves as the advisor and
attends the meetings. The Director of Athletics, Faculty Athletic Representative, Athletic
Council, Deputy Athletic Director/SWA, and Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance and
other athletic departmental staff schedule meetings with SAAC and attend the meetings as
requested. SAAC is an officially recognized and registered university student-athlete
organization.
SAAC Constitution & By-laws
Mission:
To make our athletic programs better by serving as a liaison between the athletic
teams and the Department of Athletics in the development of support services and
enrichment programs for student-athletes.
Assist in the implementation of activities and events for all athletic programs in the
community that will promote a positive image of intercollegiate athletics.
Emphasize academic opportunities and responsibilities of student-athletes in their
college experience.
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