SAAC Bylaws:
Felician Athletics SAAC follows and mandates bylaws based on the standards of the NCAA.
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) serves as the primary voice that represents student-athlete interests in Division II and Felician Athletics affairs. SAAC members serve as student-athlete liaisons that monitor and discuss happenings on campuses, within conference and at the national level.
SAAC Representatives are charged with gathering feedback and doing reports based on their findings within athletics. This can be a variety of things such as relaying information, discussing and planning important events and discussing conference news. This committee speaks on behalf of Felician at CACC and NCAA events.
Mission Statement:
The mission of Felician SAAC is to be the voice of Felician student-athlete and to ensure all athletes are provided with a positive experience while at Felician. We promote all of our student-athletes, protect student-athlete welfare and foster a positive image for athletics.
Felician SAAC operates based on the following principles: ethics, integrity, fairness and a respect for diversity and inclusion, which includes, but is not limited to, attention to gender, race, ethnicity and sport. The well-being of student-athletes is at the center of what SAAC does:
- Any process must be flexible and timely and include effective communication.
- Decisions must be fair, reasonable, and consider the potential impact on the student-athlete.
(NCAA, N.D)
Membership
- Each team is required to have at least one person represent their team as a SAAC Representative.
- SAAC Representatives must be able to attend all mandatory meetings
- SAAC representatives must adhere to the academic requirements of Felician athletics
- SAAC representatives must abide by and promote the rules and standards of Felician both athletically, and as a university.
- Promote community service and community involvement throughout the Felician community
- SAAC Representatives needs to remember they are representing SAAC, Felician Athletics and Felician University and should represent with pride and dignity.
- . SAAC is a committee in which students participate voluntarily, and we request that duties be taken seriously, and therefore, all efforts should be made to attend both the meetings and other additional meetings called for by the Executive Board. If one or both members cannot
- attend, review of one or both members’ commitment shall be taken under advisement by the remaining SAAC members and action shall be taken.
Last updated 4/13/22
