Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

Get Involved In The Process

You have a voice in the NCAA. Whether you’re on campus serving your school’s student-athlete advisory committee or taking a greater role with a SAAC at the conference or national level, your voice is instrumental in important topics.

Each SAAC is made up of student-athletes like you who provide insight on the campus experience and offer input on the rules and policies that affect their lives. Get started on your campus impacting the issues that are important to you and your teammates. Then use your voice on the larger stage with student groups in your conference or the national SAACs in Division I, II or III.

SAAC ADVISOR
Melanie Brokaw
Academic Advisor / Senior Woman Administrator
mbrokaw@hawaii.edu

The membership of the SAAC will be composed of two members from each of the 12 varsity sports at Hawai‘i Hilo. 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.

REQUIREMENTS
» Maintain academic eligibility throughout the course of the school term.
» Adhere and support the said purposes of the SAAC.
» Attend monthly meetings.

1. Promote and enhance communication between the Hawai‘i Hilo Athletics Department Administration and the student-athletes.
2. Embellish the quality of student-athlete life at Hawai‘i Hilo through implementing programs that encourage academic success, health and community awareness, such as the Exemplary Student-Athlete Program.
3. Encourage student-athlete participation in various programs and events developed within the athletics department, and facilitate further involvement in the SAAC by potential candidates.

PRESIDENT: Conducts monthly SAAC meetings. Organizes monthly officer meetings. Prepares meeting agendas. Oversees SAAC events. Meets regularly with SAAC advisor and other athletics administrators. Serves as liaison to PacWest and national SAAC (attends ACC SAAC meetings and participates in conference calls). Chairs an assigned committee. Provides updated SAAC information. Work with each event committee on marketing and promotional strategies. Promotes SAAC activities.

VICE-PRESIDENT: Assist president with all duties and meetings. Represent president when that person is unable to attend an event/meeting. Perform duties as requested by the president. Assist community service event chairs with organizational tasks. Monitors committee service event progress. Serves as liaison between committee chairs and SAAC officers. Attends monthly officer meetings. Participates in all ACC and national SAAC conference calls. Chairs an assigned committee.

SECRETARY: Take minutes and attendance at all SAAC Meetings. Participates in all PacWest and National SAAC conference calls. Coordinate subcommittees and track meetings. Archive all minutes and written correspondence in shared SAAC folder. Attends monthly officer meetings. Provides assistance to promotions and marketing coordinator as needed. Chairs an assigned committee.

TREASURER: Manages the SAAC budget, including serving as liaison to the budget office, balancing the SAAC account, reporting revenue and processing reimbursements. Tracks all expenses and revenue through official income statement. Reports on budget status, revenue generation and expenditures. Brainstorms and generates fundraising ideas for SAAC. Implements and supervises fundraising projects and delegates duties for events. Serves as the primary contact in budgetary decision-making. Attends monthly officer meeting Provides assistance to Promotions and Marketing Coordinator as needed Chairs an assigned committee.

NCAA Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

SAAC serves as the primary governance arm representing student-athlete interests in Division II affairs. SAAC members serve as student-athlete liaisons that monitor and discuss happenings on campuses, within conference and at the national level.

Representatives are responsible for gathering feedback and reporting on behalf of their 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, the committee speaks on behalf of the entire Division II student-athlete body throughout the NCAA governance structure.

Division II SAAC members serve as voting members on a number of Division II committees, including the Management Council. The SAAC also has voting authority during the Division II Business Session at the annual NCAA Convention.