Johnson C. Smith University Student Athlete Advisory Committee Constitution
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Article I.
Name: The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is a committee composed of student-athlete representatives for their particular sport.
Article II.
Purpose: The purpose of the campus SAAC is to make known the student-athlete voice and to encourage an exchange of ideas and resources within their campus.
Article III.
Membership: The membership of SAAC is composed of two representatives from each sport. Each member serves as a liaison between the committee and his or her sport. Membership in this committee is a responsibility. Dedication and participation are necessary to membership.
Article IV.
Officers: The officers of the committee shall be: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Parliamentarian.
Article V.
Meetings:
Section 1: The SAAC will meet twice per month at a time and place convenient to a majority of the members. Additional meetings may be called by officers when necessary. The campus SAAC liaison can also call a meeting if he or she desires.
Section 2: All representatives must attend every meeting unless there is a legitimate excuse. Any unexcused absence will result in a loss of the vote for the absent representative's sport team. An excused absence will have no consequence.
Section 3: Three unexcused absences will result in dismissal from the committee. Upon this, a new representative will be chosen.
Article VI.
Amendments: The constitution may be amended by a two-third's majority vote. The vote is only valid if at least two-thirds of the members are present. Amendment proposals must be submitted to the committee at least one meeting in advance so that the membership may have time to ponder the amendment proposal and consult with his or her team.
Article VII.
Non-Discrimination Statement: This committee will not discriminate based on ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion or sport.
Purpose and Role of the SAAC:
1. To promote healthy and constant communication between the student-athletes at the campus institution, the athletic administration, and the conference office.
2. To give the student-athletes an opportunity to communicate suggestions, needs, wants, praise, and problems to the athletics' administration.
3. To encourage more student-athlete involvement in community service projects both on campuses and within the communities.
4. To design programs that will encourage academic success, health promotion, social responsibility, and general awareness of the needs of student-athletes within the campus.
Role of Campus Athletics Administration:
Members of the athletic administration are welcome to sit in on any and all meetings unless the president of the SAAC asks the administration not to be present for and appropriate reason. In this case, only student-athletes will attend the meeting.
Qualifications:
For a student-athlete to serve as a representative on the SAAC, that student-athlete must have academic and athletic eligibility during his or her membership in the committee.
Voting and Elections:
All executive officer positions will be chosen during the last meeting of the year and the term will be for the following scholastic year.
Section 1: An official is elected when he or she receives the most votes during an election.
Section 2: Impeachment of an elected official can take place when two-thirds of the membership votes for impeachment. Two-thirds of the committee must be present for this to take place. If the elected official is impeached, a new election will take place immediately following the impeachment vote.
Section 3: On votes concerning the student-athlete issues and the steps that should be taken to deal with these issues, every sport will have one vote and the action of that committee will be what the majority votes for.
