Open to any Northwest student-athlete, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), is a committee made up of student-athletes from all 16 intercollegiate athletics teams at Northwest Missouri State University.
The committee meets once a month to offer input and to discuss athletic department concerns, questions, management, operations, rules and ideas that affect student-athletes' lives on the Northwest campus. SAAC also discusses and reviews community service programs and acts as a liaison that maintains lines of communication between the student-athletes and athletics department administration. Annually, the student-athletes have donation drives for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and other organizations.
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Community Involvement
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee participates annually in a food drive conducted by the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). Each conference school is responsible for gathering as many food items as possible to be donated to local organizations.
Each member of the SAAC has the opportunity to serve as a voice for all student-athletes. Each member has an opportunity to enhance their leadership skills through the Northwest SAAC, the MIAA and the NCAA.
SAAC members are responsible for all of the following:
- Attending ALL SAAC Meetings (once monthly)
- Reporting all information back to your teammates and coaches
- Voicing all the concerns of your teammates and coaches to the SAAC
- Act in a variety of capacities to enhance the overall athletics experience
- Update the SAAC on your team's results and upcoming events
- Working with your coach on the selection of future SAAC members
- Support your fellow student-athletes
- Promote all sports and the Athletics Department in a positive light
- Serve as a role model to your teammates, Northwest and the community
Gia Zupancic is the advisor for SAAC
