A-R-C Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

A-R-C SAAC Mission Statement:
The mission of the American Rivers Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is to enhance the student-athlete experience by promoting opportunity, protecting student-athlete welfare, acting as a liaison between student-athletes and administration, fostering a positive student-athlete image, and, when possible, participating in conference-wide service projects. 

Purpose of A-R-C SAAC:

  • To provide a student-athlete voice within the conference.
  • To solicit student-athlete response to proposed NCAA and conference legislation.
  • To suggest potential NCAA and conference legislation.
  • To create a vehicle for student-athlete representation both conference-wide and nationally.
A-R-C Constitution:
The American Rivers Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Constitution can be found here. 

A-R-C Representatives:
  • The A-R-C SAAC is represented by one female sport student-athlete and one male sport student-athlete.

A-R-C SAAC Meetings:

  • The A-R-C SAAC meets on a monthly basis.


A-R-C Institutional SAAC Webpages | Twitter Handle:
Buena Vista University | @BVU_SAAC
Central College | @DutchSAAC
Coe College | @CoeSAAC
University of Dubuque | @DBQ_SAAC
Loras College | @LorasSAAC
Luther College | 
Nebraska Wesleyan University | @NwuSaac
Simpson College | @Simpson_SAAC
Wartburg College | @WartburgSAAC

What is SAAC: 
A Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience. SAAC also offers input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes' lives.

History of NCAA SAAC:  
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 to ensure that the studentathlete voice accounted for a diversity of educational and athletics experiences at all types NCAA member institutions. In August 1997, the NCAA federated along divisional lines. The federation caused the SAAC to expand to three separate SAACs – representing NCAA Divisions I, II and III.

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