Thank you and welcome to the Division III National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Homepage! We are excited that you have decided to take the time to visit our site. Our committee truly hopes that you find our site to be helpful.
To give you a brief background about DIII SAAC, we are a committee of 24 representing the 43 conferences and independent institutions within Division III. Our members serve as student-athlete liaisons between the happenings on campus, conference and national levels. Members are selected by the Division III SAAC Nominating Committee from a diverse pool of candidates submitted by the conference office. The Division III Nominating Committee and Management Council ratify the appointment and each student-athlete serves a non-renewable 3-year term; however the student-athlete may only serve up to one year after exhausting their eligibility.
Each representative is responsible for gathering feedback and reporting out on behalf of their conference and partner conference, as well as relaying important events, hot topics and educational information to both the campus and conference levels. In addition to relaying information across campuses and conferences, DIII SAAC speaks on the behalf of the entire DIII student-athlete body throughout the NCAA governance structure. Currently, one representative from the DIII National SAAC may sit on a multitude of Division III and association-wide committees in order to provide the student-athlete perspective on related issues. In addition, two DIII SAAC members sit as voting members on the Division III Management Council, the second highest governing committee in Division III, in order to provide feedback and input on legislation, governance concerns, and membership decisions. It is through these mechanisms that the NCAA Division III student-athlete offer input to assist in shaping the proposed legislation and other policies by which their division is governed.
The DIII National SAAC works very hard to represent the voice of the Division III student-athlete. Our committee takes great pride in the well-being of all student-athletes, and we hope that this site will serve as a useful resource for everyone.
Thank you for stopping by, and we hope you enjoy your visit to our Web site!
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