UCCS Athletics

PURPOSE
The Student Athlete Advisory Committee of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs serves a three-fold purpose, and it is as follows

• To promote and enhance communication between the UCCS Athletic Department Administration and the student athlete.
• To embellish the quality of student-athlete life at UCCS  through implementing programs that encourage academic success, health, and community awareness such as the Exemplary Student Athlete Program.
• To encourage student-athlete participation in various programs and events developed within the athletic department, and facilitate further involvement in the SAAC by potential candidates.

MEMBERSHIP
The membership of the SAAC will be composed of two members from each of the 16 varsity sports at UCCS. Both members may not be seniors, and one must be of sophomore standing or higher. Each pair of representatives is responsible to be the liaison between their respective team and the SAAC.

QUALIFICATIONS
Requirements for participation in the UCCS SAAC are: to maintain academic eligibility throughout the course of the school term, to adhere and support the said purposes of the SAAC, and to attend the monthly meeting of the committee unless previously excused.

ELECTIONS
Elections are to be held within each varsity team prior to the last SAAC meeting of the school year. Coaches are responsible to either choose representatives autonomously, or conduct an election from which each varsity team will nominate two representatives. These two representatives are to be present at the last SAAC meeting of the year in order to meet their fellow committee members and to become acquainted with their individual duties.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The executive committee will be composed of the UCCS Athletic Director, a faculty/staff advisor, and a four-person student committee which will be elected at the first meeting of each new school year. These student-held positions are: committee chairperson, representative to the Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Council, campus representative to the Conference SAAC, and recorder.

THE EXEMPLARY STUDENT-ATHLETE (ESA) PROGRAM
The SAAC is committed to advocating and pursuing individually the goals and standards set up though the ESA program. As elected members to a committee representing the student-athletes, it is the role of the SAAC representative to become part of the program and encourage other to do so as well. The values of academic achievement, pursuit of athletic excellence, leadership and character development, community involvement, and freedom from substance abuse are in direct correlation with the stated values of the SAAC at UCCS and are therefore an integral part of the committee's existence.

*These bylaws are considered to be a living document and reserve the right to be added to or amended as the need may arise.