Westminster College Athletics

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
The mission of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is to enhance the total student-athlete experience by promoting opportunity, protecting student-athlete welfare, and fostering a positive student-athlete image.

What is the SAAC?
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is a council made up of student-athletes from all 15 athletic teams at Westminster College. They are assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience, discuss volunteer opportunities and to offer input on the rules, regulations, and policies that affect student-athletes’ lives on the Westminster College campus.

Sport	Name	Class	2010-11
Men's Basketball	Weston Anderson	Senior	Team Representative
Men's Basketball	Conner Nielsen	Senior	Team Representative
Women's Basketball	Dani Evans	Junior	Team Representative
Women's Basketball	Candace Smith	Junior	President
Men's Cross Country	Chris Cain	Freshman	Team Representative
Men's Cross Country	TBA		Team Representative
Women's Cross Country	TBA		Team Representative
Women's Cross Country	TBA		Team Representative
Men's Golf	Matt Stern	Junior	Team Representative
Men's Golf	Bryce Till	Junior	Team Representative
Women's Golf	Chloe McClintik	Freshmen	Team Representative
Men's Lacrosse	Brett Bird	Sophomore	Vice President
Men's Lacrosse	Ben Wright	Senior	Team Representative
Women's Lacrosse	Clare Rakowski	Senior	Volunteer Coordinator
Women's Lacrosse	Yvonne Sumampong	Senior	Promotions Coordinator
Men's Skiing	Jens Aune	Freshmen	Team Representative
Men's Snowboard	Mark Speicher	Sophomore	Team Representative
Women's Skiing	Wiktoria Glowczyski	Junior	Team Representative
Women's Snowboard	Desi Diselrod	Sophomore	Team Representative
Men's Soccer	Jesse Blais	Junior	Team Representative
Men's Soccer	Nathan Young	Sophomore	Team Representative
Women's Soccer	Heather Hilliam	Sophomore	Team Representative
Women's Soccer	Rachel Watson	Junior	Communications Coordinator
Women's Volleyball	Ericka Evans	Junior	Team Representative
Women's Volleyball	Whitney Roseborough	Senior	Team Representative

The committee meets monthly to discuss campus, departmental, and other issues of concern to student-athletes. The chair of the SAAC is a student-athlete and the committee consists of two appointed student-athletes from each team. The SAAC also includes the athletic director and a faculty/staff advisor.

The Purpose of SAAC
The purpose of the student-athletic advisory committee is to act as a liaison and maintain lines of communication between student-athletes, coaches, and the athletic department to advance the interests of the student-athlete population and promote growth and education through sports participation. As a student-athlete, there are opportunities to talk to a representative of SAAC about issues and concerns affecting you and other student-athletes at Westminster College on both a local and national scale. It also enables student-athletes to provide recommendations for the improvement of academic, athletic and social experiences.

Goals of SAAC
    1- Serve as a student-athlete voice within the Athletic Department.
    2- Promote, support, and improve the overall mission of the Westminster College Athletic Department.
    3- Make recommendations to the Athletic Director for improvement of the student-athletes’ academic, athletic, and
         social experiences.
    4- Encourage unity, common purpose, and camaraderie between teams and athletes.
    5- Promote and support all intercollegiate athletics at the institutional, conference, and national levels.
    6- Perform and organize regular community service within the local community.
    7- Work to increase campus and community support at athletics sponsored events.

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
SAAC By-Laws
Jan. 28, 2010 Minutes