The UC Merced Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) was established in January of 2013 during the second year of participation in intercollegiate athletics.
The mission of the University of California, Merced Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is to enhance the student-athlete experience by developing leadership skills, protecting student athletes’ well-being, acting as a liaison between student-athletes and administration, and fostering a sense of community.
Interested in becoming a member of the SAAC? Talk to an E-board member or your team representative!
- WHAT IS SAAC? A student-athlete advisory committee is made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience. The SAAC offers input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes in NCAA member conferences and on NCAA member school campuses. There are national SAACs for each division representing student-athletes on a national level across the Association. NCAA legislation mandates that all member schools have SAACs on their respective campuses. Further, NCAA legislation requires that all member conferences have SAACs.
- PURPOSE OF CAMPUS SAAC The purpose of a campus SAAC may vary across conferences and schools. However, the following six points reflect the primary purposes of a campus SAAC: • Generate a student-athlete voice within the institution or conference. • Solicit a student-athlete response to proposed Division II legislation. • Suggest potential Division II legislation. • Organize community engagement efforts. • Create a vehicle for student-athlete representation on campus or conference committees. • Act as a liaison between student-athletes, faculty, administrators and staff.
- CAMPUS SAAC MEMBERSHIP Campus SAAC membership should be representative of the diversity of your institution’s population and involve representatives from each athletics team. Each member serves as a liaison between the committee and their sport.
