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• Student-Athlete Handbook
• Student Athlete Advisory Committee activities photo album
• 2012 Faith Lutheran Autograph Day Photo Album
• 2011 Bearkat All-Sports Picnic Story and Photo Album
•2012 Bearkat All-Sports Picnic Story and Photo Album
• Pop Tab Drive Climaxes With Delivery to Ronald McDonald House
• Enterprise Assisting Excellence at SHSU before and after graduation
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Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Mission Statement:
The Sam Houston State University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is dedicated to providing the opportunity for student-athletes to have a quality academic and athletic experience that will culminate in graduation from Sam Houston. This committee represents a commitment from student-athletes, coaches and administrators to achieve excellence in the following manner.
A. To improve communication between student-athletes in different sports, as well as coaches, administrators, the student body and the
public.
B. By providing a voice for student-athletes to express at all levels of the university their suggestions and concerns regarding the athletics programs, to review support of individuals and their teams, to assist the athletic department in establishing policies and to recommend changes for improving the student-athletes experience.
C. To create the opportunity for student-athletes to have a positive athletic experience, to develop professional skills and work habits, to facilitate peer involvement, to fulfill the responsibilities that are part of the privilege of being a student-athlete, and to express pride in SHSU and team achievements.
D. To obtain recognition and encouragement from the student body, the faculty, the administration, alumni and the press for the individual and team accomplishments of student-athletes in all sports.
E. To provide equal treatment for female and male student-athletes concerning issues such as scholarship opportunities, facilities, quality of coaching and marketing support, without regard to ethnicity or gender.
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Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
Officers
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Hillary
Ackerman
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Brian
Bell
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Robert
Shaw
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Chanice
Smith
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Luke Plucheck |
Jenny Zoch |
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REPRESENTATIVES
BASEBALL: Greg Olsen, Ryan O'Hearn
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Demarcus Gatlin, Darius Gatson
WOMENS BASKETBALL: Britni Martin, Kaysean Clavelle
BOWLING: Kimi Davidson
FOOTBALL: Tim Flanders, Richard Sincere, Bookie Sneed, Ryan Wilson
MEN'S GOLF: Albert Miner
WOMEN'S GOLF: Shelby Hardy
SOCCER: Michelle McCullough, Ashley Fluty, Tricia Mallory
SOFTBALL: Sarah Allison, Tori Benavidez
TENNIS: Natalia Dubyanskaya
MEN'S TRACK: Cutter Bernhard, Brian Helaire, Ryan Saam, Oliver Dubiel
WOMEN'S TRACK: Kristin Austin, Sunday Foster, Tonicia Wimberley, Kara Whitson
TRAINERS: Chloe Gessner, Laura Simon, Howard Sylve
VOLLEYBALL: Kaylee Hawkins, Tayler Gray
MANAGERS: Alex Padron, Jason Hicks
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Current Events:
* Financial Breakfast (during Financial Literacy Week)
Keynote speaker- Rachel Ramsey Cruze, daughter of financial expert Dave Ramsey
SAAC Program Events:
* Southland Conference "Samaritan's Feet"
* Faculty Athletic Counsil
* Student-Athlete Welfare Committee
* Discipline Policy Development
* Liaison between Athletic Administration, Coaches, and Student-Athletes
* NCAA Exit Exam Development Committee
* Southland Conference "Twelve Days of Christmas" project
* Bearkat Mentor Program
* Designated Driver Team Program
* Public/Private Schools Special Programs
----- Jump Rope for Heart
----- Read-a-thon
* Ambassadors for the SH Association Hall of Honor Dinner
* Pop Tab Collection, Ronald McDonald House M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
* CHAMPS/Life Skills Advisory Board
* Assist in sponsoring campus programs (example-"Think Pink")
* Athletic Department Trash Bash
* NCAA Leadership Conference Participants (regional and national)
* Diversity Programs
* Letterwinners Reception
* Multicultural & International Student programs
* Food Drive/Good Shepherd Mission
* SAAFE House Program
* Saturday's At Sam
* National Student Athlete Day
* Review of institutional student life policies and recommend enforcement procedures for student-athletes
* Title IX Advisory Committee
* Assist athletic department in letter award process
* Vote on NCAA Legislation
* Southland Conference SAAC Advisory Committee
* National Alcohol Awareness Week
* Bearkat Partners meeting presentations
* Huntsville Item Sponsor A Classroom
Offices actively hold roles on advisory committees (Examples: NCAA Certification process, Southland Conference compliance reviews; SHSU internal audits; Athletic Advisory Council; Compliance staff meetings; and CHAMPS Life Skills
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| Summary of 2011/12 SAAC Community Whereabouts
Upon turning in SHSU Athletics Fall 2011 pop tab collection, the Ronald McDonald House in Houston, Texas noted this donation of tabs to be the largest single donation they have ever received. The rather large delivery of pop tabs collected from aluminum cans by the Sam Houston athletes were delivered by S.A.A.C representatives who were able to tour the facility and see the generosity of this foundation. Every semester the Sam Houston athletes collect the pop tabs to donate to the Ronald McDonald House. The House presents the tabs to a local recycling center, where the tabs are weighed and the House receives a check to assist the children and families it supports.
Another service project lead by the S.A.A.C. team, which has taken place in the 2011/12 year, was the School Supply drive. Each of the 17 Bearkat teams was assigned an item from a school supply wish list to collect. Once the supplies were gathered the items were brought to Sam Houston Elementary, where the students will put the supplies to great use.
While the Bearkats joyfully participate in these yearly community service projects there is one more to look forward to in the spring of 2012, suggested by Yaser Elqutub (Northwestern State Representative and the Southland National SAAC representative). The new service project is called "Samaritan's Feet", and is to be participated by all of the Southland Conference teams. This organization helps to provide shoes for underprivileged children around the world |
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