Student-Athlete Advisory Council

What is SAAC:

A student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC) is a committee made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience. SAAC also offers input on the rules, regulations and polices that affect student-athletes' lives on NCAA member institution campuses.

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.

Division III SAAC Mission Statement

The mission of the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is to enhance the total student-athlete experience by promoting opportunity for all student-athletes; protecting student-athlete welfare; and fostering a positive student-athlete image, while maintaining the tenets of the Division III philosophy.

SAAC at a glance:

  • Generate a student-athlete voice within the NCAA structure
  • Solicit student-athlete responses to proposed NCAA legislation
  • Recommend potential NCAA legislation
  • Review, react and comment to the governance structure on legislation, activities and subjects of interest
  • Actively participate in the administrative process of athletics programs and the NCAA
  • Promote a positive student-athlete image
  • Disseminate information to team members
  • Build a sense of community involving all team and conference institutions

Past Simpson SAAC Projects

  • Spirit Days
  • Storm Spring Games
  • National Student-Athlete Day
  • A.S.K. (After School Kids) Program
Advisor
Lana Smith lana.smith@simpson.edu (515) 961-1641
Faculty Athletic Representatives
Dr. John Epperson john.epperson@simpson.edu (515)961-1694
Jennifer Nostrala jennifer.nostrala@simpson.edu (515) 961-1649
President

Martha Davis

martha.davis@simpson.edu (712)621-4235
Vice-President
Garrett Kiley garrett.kiley@simpson.edu (515)290-2004
Secretary
Carlie Beals carlie.beals@simpson.edu (515)865-4642
OTHER INFORMATION
SAAC CONSTITUTION SAAC MEMBERSHIP

For more information about SAAC at the National level, click here
http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/membership_svcs/saac/index.html

Last Updated: 4/22/08