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SAAC Mission  

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is a group of student-athletes that provide insight on the student-athlete experience. It is our primary objective to instill in the hearts of each Tiger a beacon of gleaming Tiger Pride within every event we host, such as campus-wide athletic and fundraising events as well as community service. Through this, we exemplify such pride to the community through our great service.     
 
SAAC is a committee composed of a premier group of Student-Athletes representing every sport on the Savannah State University campus. They assemble to provide insight on the student-athlete experience and to offer input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes’ lives on NCAA member institution campuses.

They also streamline information from the administration back to their respective teams. Further, communication between campus and national SAAC offers Student-Athletes on individual member institution campuses the opportunity to shape the landscape of intercollegiate athletics. The Savannah State University SAAC is an extension of the NCAA SAAC to foster its mission’s success nationally while accomplishing all of the goals and objectives locally.

History of the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

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.

The initial national committee was comprised of student-athletes from all membership divisions for the purpose of ensuring that the student-athlete voice was one that accounted for the myriad of educational and athletics experiences of both female and male student-athletes at all NCAA member institutions. In August 1997, the NCAA federated along divisional lines. The federation caused the SAAC to expand to three SAACs representing NCAA Divisions I, II and III.

Read about the NCAA Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

     
Gallery: (3-30-2020) Savannah State Athletics 2019-20 Season