1. The GLVC SAAC shall be comprised of two student-athletes, an upperclassman and an underclassman, from each member institution.
2. When a vacancy occurs, the conference member with the vacancy shall nominate two student-athletes, one male and one female, to serve on this committee; member institutions may indicate a preference between the two if so desired. The conference Executive Committee shall select the representatives with the aim of
(a) balancing sport representation as much as possible
(b) choosing as many first preference nominees as possible, and
(c) attaining diversity
3. Student-athlete members must be a participant in a conference sport and must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.50 to serve on this committee. Committee members serve until replaced by the institution they represent.
4. The GLVC student-athlete representative to the NCAA Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee shall chair this committee, and the vice chair will be elected from the GLVC Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) by the GLVC SAAC members. The GLVC SAAC Council is comprised of four individuals representing four different institutions, as well as the National SAAC Representative. Each member will be responsible for communication and the spokesperson from four institutions, including their own.
(a) To be eligible for the Council, a student-athlete must have at least a full year of eligibility left to ensure presence at meetings. There will be a term length of one year, which is renewable.
(b) The voting will take place at the Spring Meeting each year with the interested individuals given the opportunity to speak in front of the group.
(c) The Conference Office has also been given the authority to veto any member running if noticed that their performance previously has not been satisfactory.
(d) This board will be responsible for being the spokesperson of the four institutions represented; helping with agenda items for meetings, and running the conference calls/Skype meetings with the conference office.
5. The GLVC Assistant Commissioner and the conference representative to the NCAA Management Council shall serve as the conference liaisons to this committee.
6. Meetings:
(a) The committee shall meet annually at the GLVC spring meeting
(b) Additional meetings may be called by the committee chair, or the GLVC Assistant Commissioner, as needed.
Other than the GLVC spring meeting, committee meetings may be by conference call.
7. SAAC Mission Statement: The mission of the GLVC SAAC is to enhance the overall student-athlete experience by maintaining a commitment to academic and athletic experience while promoting diversity, serving as ambassadors to the community and acting as liaisons between every GLVC student-athlete, the conference office, and the NCAA.
8. Sportsmanship: Exemplary conduct of athletes, coaches, and administration that displays fairness, graciousness, and respect toward teammates, opposing teams, coaches, and officials before, during, and after competition recognizing they are representatives of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) and their institution.
9. Calculating Sportsmanship Points: The SAAC Sportsmanship Award is determined by vote of the GLVC member institutions' campus SAAC's. The committees select their top three choices in each sport and base their decision on their view of sportsmanship. Each team that received a first-place vote receives three points, second place receives two points, and third place receives one points. [i.e. 1st for 3 points, 2nd for 2 points, 3rd for 1 point] The GLVC sponsors the award in each of the league's twenty championship sports. This award will be presented to any team in each of the sponsored sports: Men's - Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Indoor Track and Field and Outdoor Track and Field. Women's - Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Volleyball.
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