The goals of the University of Maine Student-Athlete Advisory Committee are:
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1. To streamline and promote efficient communication between the Athletic Department Administration and the student-athlete population.
2. To provide the student-athlete population with an opportunity to voice their opinions and suggestions from the board in order to effectively communicate with the Athletic Administration on issues and programs within the department.
3. To actively encourage more involvement of the student-athletes in campus and community projects in order to enhance the perception of the student-athlete.
4. To design and implement programs which recognizes and acknowledges the needs and accomplishments of the student-athlete body.
Click here to see a full copy of the bylaws of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
2007-08 SAAC Members
Kash Kiefer, President, Football
Christine McGivney, Officer, Softball
Colleen Miller, Officer, Women's Swimming
Jordan Pekrul, Officer, Women's Soccer
Maygan Cassarino, Field Hockey
Cassandra Mendonca, Field Hockey
Jamal Forman, Football
Ashlee Wright, Volleyball
Amanda Armstrong, Volleyball
Laura Harper, Women's Soccer
Rachel Schiffman, Women's Soccer
Dave Burke, Men's Soccer
Alex Rickett, Men's Soccer
Mackenzie Grobmeyer, Women's Swimming
Mike Goede, Men's Swimming
Dustin Carrier, Men's Swimming
, Colleen Kilmurray, Women's Basketball
Amanda Tewksbury, Women's Basketball
Kaimondre Owes, Men's Basketball
Vanessa Vani, Women's Ice Hockey
Jenna Cowan, Women's Ice Hockey
Jason Weymouth, Baseball
Brian Hackett, Baseball
Melinda Corssino, Softball
Battle of the Bears The student-athlete advisory committee will kick off its first annual Battle of the Bears competition during the `07-`08 school year. All teams will compete against each other in various categories including academic achievement, athletic achievement, personal development, career development, commitment to service, and attendance at "Pride" games. The team with the most points at the end of the school year will be awarded the "Black Bear Cup" and $500 at the 2008 Welcome Back Dinner.
How to earn points:
Academic Achievement • The team with the highest GPA for the '07-'08 school year will be awarded 200 points. The remaining teams will be ranked in order from highest GPA to lowest GPA and will be awarded 180 - 10 points • Teams will also be awarded points for the % of the team that is honored for being a scholar athlete/rising star. o If 58% of the women's soccer team are scholar athletes than they will earn 58 points
Athletic Achievement* Points will be awarded as follows: Winning Percentage: % = points Conference Tournament Runner Up: 50 points Conference Tournament Champions: 75 points NCAA Tournament Participation: 100 points *Points for swimming & diving and track & field will be awarded differently, but will still have the ability to earn the same amount of points for Athletic Achievement.
Personal Development Teams will be awarded points based on attendance at the alcohol and drug education speaker on September 18th. - If 93% of the men's ice hockey team attends then they will earn 93 points.
Career Development Teams will be awarded points based on attendance at the Competitive Resource Group presentation on January 28th - If 88% of the softball team attends then they will earn 88 points. - Teams will also have the opportunity to earn extra points by registering for the eRecruiting program with the Career Center. Each student-athlete that registers will earn 5 points for his/her team.
Commitment to Service Teams are asked to participate in at least 1 community service project each semester. Teams will earn points by the % of the team that participates. - 100% of the football team greeted troops at the Bangor International Airport, they will earn 100 points - SAAC representatives will also have the opportunity to earn extra points for their teams by attending meetings (5 points/each meeting) and participating in SAAC sponsored events.
Bears for Bears
Each team will pick 1 Pride game on their schedule - other teams will be encouraged to go to that Pride game and will earn points based on the % of team in attendance. Pride games will be coordinated through your SAAC reps and you will have to sign in at the game in order to be counted for your team.
Click below to see Updated Battle of the Bears Poll:- Updated Oct. 15, 2007
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