Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)

Hello and Welcome to the ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) website! I invite you to explore our site in order to read and learn about all of the exciting activities that we as ACC student-athletes have become a part of and have planned for the upcoming year. Pay special attention to each of the "SAAC in ACCtion" articles that have been submitted from each of our 12 member institutions. These articles highlight the leadership and community service activities that our student-athletes are involved in on their campuses and throughout their respective communities. Through these articles you will learn that ACC student-athletes not only give their best on the field and in the classroom, but are doing their best to make a positive difference in their communities as well. I encourage you to come back and visit our site at your leisure and if you have any questions, concerns or ideas please contact myself or Eric Wood, our ACC staff liaison.
~ Allie Houseal, Chair for 2007-08 Conference SAAC and ACC National SAAC Representative

		SAAC in ACCtion: Boston College's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee   3/26/08   Senior volleyball player Abby Hasebroock is the vice president for community service of Boston College's SAAC, as well as a representative to the ACC SAAC. Hasebroock took a few minutes to chat with theACC.com about SAAC's initiatives and her experiences.
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ACC SAAC Guiding Principles

The ACC 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.

Mission Statement

The Atlantic Coast Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, which represents diverse views and backgrounds of student-athletes, was established to serve as a medium of communication through which student-athletes, conference administrators, institutional representatives, NCAA representatives and coaches discuss and take action on issues relating to rules and regulations; student-athlete welfare; and community service.

History of the ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) was created in 1998 with the purpose of reviewing the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) activities and proposed legislation and offer student-athletes input to a variety of Conference constituencies.

The initial committee was comprised of one student-athlete from all nine (9) institutions ensuring that the student-athlete voice accounted for the myriad of educational and athletics experiences of both female and male student-athletes at all ACC member institutions. In May of 2000, the Conference decided to elect two representatives from each school, preferably participants of different seasons with hopes of all sports represented and availability of at least one student-athlete to attend each meeting. May 2001, the conference approved to assign two alternates from each institution with intent to have 2 representatives at each meeting.

Each school is responsible for nominating at least four student-athletes to represent their institution on the SAAC. The ACC will select two student-athletes from each institution. The other two will serve as alternates. There will be one student-athlete from the SAAC who will represent the ACC on the NCAA SAAC.