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Division II SAAC Mission Statement

The mission of the NCAA Division II 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.

 

Division II SAAC Guiding Principles

The Division II SAAC will be guided by the following principles: ethics, integrity, fairness and a respect for diversity which shall include attention to gender, race, ethnicity and sport.

 

Division II SAAC Purpose

The purpose of the Division II SAAC includes the following:
• Identify issues and initiatives affecting Division II institutions;
• Educate conference and campus Student-Athlete Advisory Committees;
• Review and respond to issues raised by other committees;
• Review and respond to proposed NCAA legislation;
• Participate in the Division II legislative process through involvement in the Annual Convention;
• Participate in the annual summit with Division II Management Council;
• Participate in three in-person meetings per year;
• Serve on the Division II Association-Wide Committees, and;
• Support the campus and conference community through community outreach efforts.

We, as the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, will ultimately hold one another accountable for all actions, particularly those actions taking place during the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee meetings.

Campus SAAC: Campus SAAC representatives are responsible for discussing issues affecting student-athletes at the campus level and forwarding said information to the conference SAAC.

Conference SAAC: Conference SAAC representatives are responsible for collecting feedback from the campuses, forming a conference perspective and forwarding that perspective to the national SAAC. Conference SAACs serve as the vital link between the campus and national SAACs. Without their communication to the campus and national levels, the student-athlete voice is lost within the structure.

National SAAC: National SAAC representatives are responsible for gathering conference feedback and representing their views at the national level. They are also charged with forwarding information addressed at the national level (e.g., legislation, issues affecting student-athletes) to their conference SAAC representatives.