Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
NCAA Division III SAAC at Meredith College
The NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is a national organization dedicated to enhancing the student-athlete experience by providing input on policies that affect student-athletes at the campus, conference, and national levels. At Meredith, SAAC has representatives from each varsity sport, offering an incredible opportunity for leadership development. Members engage in NCAA meetings at both the regional and national levels. SAAC also plays a key role on campus, organizing service projects, spirit nights, and exciting activities that foster a strong sense of camaraderie among student-athletes. LINK
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News Archives
Meredith College Student-Athletes Donate Food to Raleigh Rescue Mission
Efforts from the Meredith College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will provide the Raleigh Rescue Mission with more than 1500 items of non-perishable food this holiday season. more...
Bring Canned Food to October 28 Soccer Tournament Quarterfinal
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is continuing to collect items for Cans Across the Conference. more...
Full Slate for Athletics Annual Core Value Kickoff
Athletic Director Jackie Myers and her team hosted the Meredith College athletics program's annual Core Value Kickoff... more...
New Slate of SAAC Officers Readies for the Year
The Meredith College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) introduced a new slate of officers Wednesday. more...
SAAC Collects Food for Salvation Army
The Meredith College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), which includes representatives from each of the athletic program's eight sports, collected 833 non-perishable more...
Cross Country to Takeover USA South Instagram Account
The Meredith College cross country team will takeover the USA South Instagram account this weekend. The conference initiated the takeovers in an effort to give fans a student-athlete's perspective of what life is like on road trips, more...
2016 Core Value KickOff
Meredith College athletics hosted the Sixth Annual Core Value Kickoff Monday, Aug. 29 highlighting "responsibility." This year's event featured the College's new Chaplain Donna Battle sharing comments on how to accept responsibility.
Soccer Celebrates NCAA DIII Commitment to Special Olympics
The NCAA Division III initiated an official partnership with Special Olympics during the 2011 national convention, and Meredith College athletics continues to support this relationship. more...
Student-Athletes Shine on CSA Day
Meredith College student-athletes were well represented during Tuesday's 13th Annual Celebrating Student Achievement Day. more...
SAAC Collects Funds for Fun for Special Olympics
Under the leadership of President Megan Amanatides, the Meredith College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) collected $252.89 for Special Olympics of Wake County...more
Fourth Annual SAAC Service Day, 2015
The Meredith College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee hosted the Fourth Annual Service Day February 23, 2015. more...
SAAC Partners in Funds for Fun!
The Meredith SAAC will partner with cross-town rival WPU to collect "Funds for Fun!" during the Wednesday, Feb. 18, basketball game at Peace. Both SAAC's will be collecting funds at the door to be donated to local charities. more...
SAAC to host cornhole tournament to collect canned goods for the USA South Cans Across the Conference service initiative. more...
SAAC Officers Announced. more...
SAAC Announces Plans for Annual Service Day
The Meredith College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) announced plans for the third annual Service Day to be held Monday, February 10. Committee President Megan Amanatides invited all Meredith student-athletes and athletics staff to be a part of this special event. more...
Meredith Student-Athletes Make a Difference
The Meredith College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) collected 1,418 non-perishable food items as part of the USA South's "Cans Across the Conference" project. The league SAAC established the annual initiative in 2004 in order to help less fortunate community members during the holidays. more...
New SAAC Officers Emerge
The Meredith College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) selected the slate of officers for the 2013-2014 academic year. After a two-year commitment as SAAC President, graduating senior softball player Sara Cranford passed her post to rising junior soccer member Megan Amanatides. more...
Meredith Hosts Athletic Banquet
The Meredith College Athletic Department hosted the annual awards banquet Wednesday, April 24, to celebrate the 2012-2013 accomplishments of the seven Avenging Angel teams and all student-athlete participants. Athletics Director Jackie Myers recognized the 63 student-athletes who earned at least a 3.0 grade point average during the 2012 calendar year, including eight named to the Vice-President's Club for earning a perfect 4.0. more...
Student-Athletes Part of CSA Day at Meredith
Throughout campus Tuesday, the Meredith College community enjoyed Celebrating Student Achievement Day, one of the college's premiere traditions. A full day of events included a research conference, awards ceremonies, dance and musical performances, art exhibits, panel discussions, and a special showcase focusing on the campus theme, Critical Thinking for Critical Times. more...
Meredith Athletics Celebrates National Student Athlete Day and NCAA Division III Week
Meredith College will celebrate National Student Athlete Day Sunday, April 7, in conjunction with NCAA Division III Week. Prior to the start of the final home regular season tennis and softball contests, Athletics Director Jackie Myers will recognize select student-athletes for achieving excellence in academics and athletics, while making significant contributions to the community. more...
Meredith SAAC Donates "Pennies for a Purpose" Collection to Relay for Life
The Avenging Angel Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will donate monies collected during the USA South's "Pennies for a Purpose" campaign to Meredith's Relay for Life team. more...
SAAC Hosts Meredith Service Day
The Meredith College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), led by President Sara Cranford and project coordinator Megan Amanatides, hosted the program's second Service Day Monday evening with more than one-third of the Avenging Angel student-athletes present. more...
Mark your calendar for Thursday, March 14, and stop by Tropical Smoothie
Participate in SAAC's "Pennies for a Purpose" change drive as part of a USA South Conference-wide initiative. SAAC will sponsor a FUNraiser at Tropical Smoothie at 1028 Oberlin Road on Thursday, March 14, 4-8 p.m. Stop by for a nutritious and delicious meal or snack to support the Avenging Angels. A portion of sales will go to the Meredith Relay for Life Team.
USA South "Cans Across the Conference" Results
The Meredith College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) collected 338 cans of non-perishable food this fall as part of the USA South's "Cans Across the Conference" competition. The group will donate the food to Meredith's "The Daisy Trade Too," a campus service group supporting Meredith students and families in need. more...
Meredith Hoops Extends a Hand
The Meredith College basketball team extended a helping hand Friday, November 10, to Raleigh's Inter-Faith Food Shuttle BackPack Buddies program. The team, complete with coaches, student coach and team manager, spent the afternoon packing backpacks for distribution to local schools. more...
Avenging Angels Lacrosse Unites for Special Olympics
Members of Meredith's new varsity women's lacrosse team joined "feet" to run for the Special Olympics Saturday, October 27. Team members Lottie Meadows, Lauren DeLucia, MacKenzie Smith and Meredith Upchurch partnered with coaches Lauren Scott and Kate McKinley in the "Color Me Rad Raleigh" 5K race at Walnut Creek. more...
Cross-Town Rivals Partner to Kick Cancer
The Meredith College and William Peace University soccer teams partnered together to raise awareness for breast cancer during a USA South conference event hosted by the Pacers on Wednesday, October 24. more...
Meredith Receives USA South Award
USA South Athletic Conference Commissioner Rita Wiggs was on hand Wednesday, October 10, to present Meredith College with the "Pennies for a Purpose" championship plaque. Student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC) President Sara Cranford, Vice President Caroline Cobb and Meredith Athletics Director Jackie Meyers accepted the award prior to Wednesday night's volleyball match. more...
Avenging Angels Kick Off with Responsibility
The Meredith College athletics department teamed up with the student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC) to host the Meredith Student-Athlete Kick Off Monday, October 8. This marked the second such occasion celebrated by the Avenging Angels to highlight the four components of the College's athletics program mission statement: integrity, discipline, respect, responsibility. more...
