Download Meeting Minutes Here
saac-meeting-minutes-for-sept-13-09.doc
ATTENDANCE
Baseball
Shane Halley No
Steven Proscia No
Will Roberts Yes
Basketball-Men
Jerome Meyinsse Yes
Will Sherrill Yes
Tristan Spurlock No
Basketball-Women
Jayna Hartig Yes
Monica Wright No
Cross Country-Men
Trey Miller Yes
Cross Country-Women
Susan Brooks Yes
Lyndsay Harper Yes
Laurel MacMillan (alt) Yes
Field Hockey
Lauren Elstein Exc.
Floor Vogels Exc.
Football
Jared Green Exc.
Staton Jobe Exc.
Golf-Men
Amory Davis Exc.
Cole Willcox Exc.
Golf-Women
Elizabeth Brightwell Yes
Calle Nielson Yes
Lacrosse-Men
Adam Ghitleman Yes
Bray Malphrus Yes
Lacrosse-Women
Ainsley Baker Yes
Josie Owen Yes
Rowing
Mackenzie Leahy (alt) Yes
Summers Nelson Yes
Nora Phillips Yes
Soccer-Men
Neil Barlow No
Mike Volk Yes
Soccer-Women
Katie Carr Yes
Sinead Farrelly Yes
Softball
Rachel Harvey No
Nicole Koren Yes
Swimming & Diving-Men
Peter Geissinger Yes
Garrett Wren Yes
Swimming & Diving-Women
Mei Christensen Yes
Katherine McDonnell Yes
Tennis-Men
Houston Barrick No
Dino Dell’Orto No
Tennis-Women
Lindsey Hardenbergh Exc.
Neela Vaez Exc.
Track and Field-Men
Vicenzo Chiariello No
Andrew Fahriner No
Matt Meyer Yes
Track and Field-Women
Meghan Briggs Yes
Tara Karin (alt) Yes
Indira Morton Yes
Volleyball
Tara Hester Exc.
Brit Rendina Exc.
Hillary Trebels (alt) Exc.
Wrestling
Joe DeGaravilla Exc.
Nick Nelson Exc.
ATTENDANCE
Baseball
Will Campbell Yes
Jeff Lorick No
Basketball-Men
Jerome Meyinsse No
Will Sherrill Yes
Basketball-Women
Jayna Hartig Yes
Monica Wright No
Cross Country-Men
Alex Bowman No
Trey Miller No
Cross Country-Women
Susan Brooks Yes
Lyndsay Harper (alt.) No
Katie Read Yes
Field Hockey
Lauren Elstein Yes
Inge Kaars-Sijpesteijn No
Lucy Meyers (alt) No
Floor Vogels Yes
Football
Andrew Devlin No
Jared Green No
Pat Slebonick Yes
Golf-Men
Will Collins Yes
Kyle Stough No
Golf-Women
Calle Nielson No
Kristen Simpson No
Lacrosse-Men
Danny Glading No
Mark Wade Yes
Lacrosse-Women
Ainsley Baker No
Catherine Chambers No
Rowing
Summers Nelson Yes
Augusta Stratos Yes
Norah Phillips (alt.) No
Soccer-Men
Neil Barlow No
Mike Volk No
Soccer-Women
Katie Carr No
Nikki Krzysik No
Jen Redmond No
Softball
Nicole Koren No
Karla Wilburn No
Swimming & Diving-Men
Pat Reams Yes
Lee Robertson Yes
Swimming & Diving-Women
Mei Christensen Yes
Megan Evo Yes
Kristen Wallace Yes
Tennis-Men
Houston Barrick No
Reese Milner No
Tennis-Women
Jenny Stevens No
Neela Vaez No
Track and Field-Men
Andy Fahringer No
Ayeni Opeyemi Yes
Track and Field-Women
Amy Bilmanis No
Meghan Briggs Yes
Billie-Jo Grant Yes
Volleyball
Shannon Davis No
Tara Hester Yes
Brittani Rendina No
Hillary Trebels Yes
Wrestling
Nick Nelson No
Mike Sewell No
ATTENDANCE
Baseball
Will Campbell No
Jeff Lorick Yes
Basketball-Men
Jerome Meyinsse Yes
Will Sherrill No
Basketball-Women
Jayna Hartig No
Monica Wright Yes
Cross Country-Men
Alex Bowman No
Trey Miller Yes
Cross Country-Women
Susan Brooks No
Lyndsay Harper (alt.) No
Katie Read Yes
Field Hockey
Lauren Elstein No
Inge Kaars-Sijpesteijn No
Lucy Meyers (alt) No
Football
Andrew Devlin Yes
Jared Green Yes
Golf-Men
Will Collins No
Kyle Stough Yes
Golf-Women
Calle Nielson No
Kristen Simpson No
Lacrosse-Men
Danny Glading Yes
Mark Wade No
Lacrosse-Women
Ainsley Baker Yes
Catherine Chambers Yes
Rowing
Summers Nelson Yes
Augusta Stratos No
Norah Phillips (alt.) No
Soccer-Men
Neil Barlow No
Mike Volk Yes
Soccer-Women
Katie Carr Yes
Nikki Krzysik Yes
Lindsey Miller No
Jen Redmond No
Softball
Nicole Koren Yes
Karla Wilburn Yes
Swimming & Diving-Men
Pat Reams Yes
Lee Robertson Yes
Swimming & Diving-Women
Mei Christensen Yes
Megan Evo Yes
Kristen Wallace Yes
Tennis-Men
Houston Barrick No
Reese Milner No
Tennis-Women
Jenny Stevens No
Neela Vaez No
Track and Field-Men
Andy Fahringer No
Ayeni Opeyemi No
Track and Field-Women
Amy Bilmanis Yes
Meghan Briggs Yes
Billie-Jo Grant No
Volleyball
Shannon Davis No
Tara Hester Yes
Brittani Rendina Yes
Hillary Trebels No
Wrestling
Nick Nelson Yes
Mike Sewell No
Download Meeting Minutes Here
saac-meeting-minutes-for-jan-25-09.doc
ATTENDANCE
Baseball
Will Campbell Yes
Jeff Lorick Yes
Basketball-Men
Jerome Meyinsse Yes
Will Sherrill No
Basketball-Women
Jayna Hartig exc.
Monica Wright exc.
Cross Country-Men
Alex Bowman No
Trey Miller Yes
Cross Country-Women
Susan Brooks Yes
Lyndsay Harper (alt.) No
Katie Read No
Field Hockey
Lauren Elstein Yes
Inge Kaars-Sijpesteijn No
Lucy Meyers (alt) Yes
Football
B.J. Cabbell No
Pat Slebonick Yes
Golf-Men
Will Collins No
Kyle Stough No
Golf-Women
Calle Nielson No
Kristen Simpson Yes
Lacrosse-Men
Danny Glading Yes
Mark Wade No
Lacrosse-Women
Ainsley Baker No
Catherine Chambers Yes
Rowing
Summers Nelson No
Norah Phillips (alt.) No
Augusta Stratos Yes
Soccer-Men
Neil Barlow No
Soccer-Women
Sinead Farrelly (alt.) Yes
Nikki Krzysik No
Jen Redmond No
Softball
Nicole Koren Yes
Karla Wilburn Yes
Swimming & Diving-Men
Pat Reams Yes
Lee Robertson Yes
Swimming & Diving-Women
Mei Christensen Yes
Megan Evo Yes
Kristen Wallace Yes
Tennis-Men
Houston Barrick exc.
Reese Milner exc.
Tennis-Women
Jenny Stevens No
Neela Vaez No
Track and Field-Men
Andy Fahringer Yes
Ayeni Opeyemi Yes
Track and Field-Women
Amy Bilmanis Yes
Meghan Briggs Yes
Billie-Jo Grant Yes
Volleyball
Shannon Davis Yes
Brittani Rendina No
Wrestling
Nick Nelson Yes
Mike Sewell No
saac-meeting-minutes-for-jan-25-09.doc
I. Pres. Catherine Chambers (w lacrosse) called the meeting to order; welcomed Craig Anderson (Compliance Director) and invited Life Skills Director, Phil Gates to speak:
II. Mr. Gates:
1. introduced Dean Allen Groves, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students in the Office of the Dean of Students. Dean Groves spoke and welcomed any and all student contact: Phone number: 434/924-7429; cell: 434/964-6780; awg8vd@virginia.edu. The Dean of Students Office participates in Disciplinary Action, Resident’s Life, Orientation of First Year Students, Transfers, and the On-Call Program, which is 24/7 where they receive calls for students who may be in trouble; located on second floor of Peabody Hall. Dean Groves is an alumnus of the University of Virginia’s law school.
http://www.virginia.edu/deanofstudents/meetthedean.html
http://www.virginia.edu/deanofstudents/
2. reminded about: Feb. 8: Nat’l Girls & Women in Sports Day Celebration will be to honor the retirement of Barbara Kelly at the W-Basketball game. Barbara Kelly is an Assistant Athletics Director with the Athletics Department and was instrumental in the beginning of Women’s Athletics.
3. thanked Community Service volunteers:
a. Billie-Jo Grant (w track & field), Yemi Ayeni (m track & field) and Dan McMahon (m swimming) who went to Orange County Elementary School to talk to grade school children about what it was like to be a student-athlete at UVa.;
b. UVA football players Jimmy Howell, Austin Pasztor, Patrick Slebonic for going to Augusta County Library to read to area children (for pictures, copy and paste: http://www.flickr.com/photos/augusta_county_library/sets/72157612902781925/ )
4. asked if anyone wants to represent UVA Athletics at the ACC IAC Leadership Conference
(sponsored by the ACC and coordinated locally by the UVA VP for Student Affairs Office) “Civility in a Global Society: Going Pro”
Friday–Sunday (February 20-22, 2009)
In Blacksburg, VA 24061
No volunteers came forward.
III. President Reports
If you need further information about any of the following, please contact
Pres. Catherine Chambers (w lacrosse) @ 303/883-0451 or cmc4sx@virginia.edu.
• ACC SAAC Conference Call – call failed
• ACC Sportsmanship award – make sure you work with your coaches to complete the nominations;
• Athletics Advisory Counsel meeting – Pres. Chambers will attend on Monday, Feb. 2;
• Student Services Meeting — Pres. Chambers addressed the Group on Tuesday, Jan. 27.
• Head Coaches Meeting – Pres. Chambers addressed the meeting on Wed., Jan. 28.
IV. Secretary Trey Miller (m cross country) proposed that SAAC undertake some kind of Shoe Donation Program
Met with enthusiastic support. Outline of program implementation will follow. If questions, please contact Trey Miller (m cross country) @336/978-1486 or wom2c@virginia.edu.
V. Pres. Chambers reported on the 7 Society’s Request for a proposal on how to spend $14,777.77 to benefit the University community.
Susan Brooks (w cross country) suggested putting sports or other university events on an electronic marquee; contact @703/955-0666 or skb5z@virginia.edu and Catherine Chambers (w lacrosse) @303/883-0451 or cmc4sx@virginia.edu. Further investigation indicates that the cost is prohibitive (@$240,000).
VI. Lee Robertson (m swimming) spoke about the Student Athlete UGuides program of JPJ tours and asked for
Anyone interested in leading tours of the athletics facilities?
Contact Lee Robertson (m swimming) @540/476-1162 or ljr2t@virginia.edu.
VII. Secretary Trey Miller (m cross country) proposed installing alert lights on the crosswalk between Klockner/Track/Baseball and UHall.
The SAAC endorsed the proposal.
VIII. Athletics 50 Meal Plan
Billie-Jo Grant (w track & field) brought up this proposal again and asked that it be brought to the Student Services Group; SAAC Reps thought it was a good idea.
IX. Mr. Gates reminded about African American Heritage Month and alerted about the Athletics event celebrating the Contributions of African Americans to Athletics; it’s tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 17. Will show a documentary with a moderator and a light meal.
Contact Phil Gates for more information @ 434/982-5781 or pag4b@virginia.edu.
Download Meeting Minutes Here
saac-meeting-minutes-for-dec-7th.doc
ATTENDANCE
Baseball
Will Campbell Yes
Jeff Lorick Yes
Basketball-Men
Jerome Meyinsse Yes
Will Sherrill No
Basketball-Women
Jayna Hartig No
Monica Wright No
Cross Country-Men
Alex Bowman No
Trey Miller Yes
Cross Country-Women
Susan Brooks Yes
Lyndsay Harper (alt.) No
Katie Read Yes
Field Hockey
Lauren Elstein Yes
Inge Kaars-Sijpesteijn No
Lucy Meyers (alt) No
Football
B.J. Cabbell No
Pat Slebonick Yes
Golf-Men
Will Collins Yes
Kyle Stough No
Golf-Women
Calle Nielson No
Kristen Simpson Yes
Lacrosse-Men
Danny Glading Yes
Mark Wade No
Lacrosse-Women
Ainsley Baker Yes
Catherine Chambers No
Rowing
Summers Nelson Yes
Norah Phillips (alt.) No
Augusta Stratos Yes
Soccer-Men
Neil Barlow No
Karter Smith No
Soccer-Women
Nikki Krzysik No
Jen Redmond No
Softball
Nicole Koren Yes
Karla Wilburn No
Swimming & Diving-Men
Pat Reams Yes
Lee Robertson Yes
Swimming & Diving-Women
Mei Christensen No
Megan Evo Yes
Kristen Wallace Yes
Tennis-Men
Houston Barrick No
Reese Milner No
Tennis-Women
Jenny Stevens No
Neela Vaez No
Track and Field-Men
Andy Fahringer No
Ayeni Opeyemi No
Track and Field-Women
Amy Bilmanis Yes
Meghan Briggs No
Billie-Jo Grant No
Volleyball
Shannon Davis No
Brittani Rendina No
Wrestling
Nick Nelson No
Mike Sewell No
SAAC Minutes for December 7, 2008
-President Catherine Chambers (w lacrosse) led introductions and team updates
-SANTA Fund- Vice President Jerome Meyinsse encouraged colleting Santa Fund donations; requested SAAC Reps to bring envelopes and money in to Life Skills Office ASAP. TOTAL COLLECTED: $687.36 .
-Athletics Advisory Committee Meeting- Pres. Chambers reported on the meeting:
Transition Program -Athletic Interns: there are INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES for student-athletes with the Transition Program; please contact Dean Rachel Most and Carlan Lutke; they are also interested in feedback on the program.
-Gray-Carrington Memorial Scholarship – finalists were on the afternoon of Dec. 7.
-Will Barrow and the University’s support- Pres. Chambers reported on how effective CAPS, Deans, and the Student Affairs Offices have been in helping teams and individuals deal with issues raised by Will’s passing.
-Resources- contact for student-athletes not on m or w lacrosse teams is CAPS Counselor Rafael Triana: rt9x@Virginia.EDU; 434-924-5556
-Memorial Service being planned
-Cage Heating problems- Rep. Susan Brooks, (w cross country) made a request that the Cage be heated prior to indoor workouts.
-Rep. Lauren Elstein (field hockey) reported that there seems to be a thermostat problems in locker rooms this evening; they’re really hot (thermostat fixed the next morning);
-Rep. Lee Robertson (m swimming) reported that the team locker room is typically really cold
-Rep. Danny Gladding (m lacrosse)- asked whether it might be possible for UVA student–athletes to receive academic credit for playing a sport, as student-athletes at other schools do, and as, he has been told, student-athletes at UVA formerly did;
-Pres. Chambers was going to investigate whether a dinner with Athletics Advisory Committee would happen Tuesday, Dec. 9, at JPJ;
- CAPS Counselor Rafael Triana meet with the SAAC for the last half of the meeting to hear and discuss concerns around Will Barrow’s passing.
ATTENDANCE
Baseball
Will Campbell Yes
Jeff Lorick Yes
Basketball-Men
Jerome Meyinsse Yes
Will Sherrill No
Basketball-Women
Jayna Hartig No
Monica Wright Yes
Cross Country-Men
Alex Bowman No
Trey Miller Yes
Cross Country-Women
Susan Brooks No
Lyndsay Harper (alt.) Yes
Katie Read Yes
Field Hockey
Lauren Elstein Yes
Inge Kaars-Sijpesteijn No
Lucy Meyers (alt) No
Football
B.J. Cabbell Yes
Pat Slebonick Yes
Golf-Men
Will Collins No
Kyle Stough Yes
Golf-Women
Calle Nielson Yes
Kristen Simpson Yes
Lacrosse-Men
Danny Glading Exc.
Mark Wade Yes
Lacrosse-Women
Ainsley Baker Yes
Catherine Chambers Yes
Rowing
Summers Nelson Yes
Augusta Stratos Yes
Norah Phillips (alt.) No
Soccer-Men
Neil Barlow No
Karter Smith No
Soccer-Women
Nikki Krzysik Exc.
Jen Redmond Exc.
Softball
Nicole Koren Yes
Karla Wilburn Yes
Swimming & Diving-Men
Pat Reams Yes
Lee Robertson No
Swimming & Diving-Women
Mei Christensen Exc.
Megan Evo Exc.
Kristen Wallace Yes
Tennis-Men
Houston Barrick No
Reese Milner No
Tennis-Women
Jenny Stevens No
Neela Vaez No
Track and Field-Men
Andy Fahringer No
Ayeni Opeyemi No
Track and Field-Women
Amy Bilmanis No
Meghan Briggs No
Billie-Jo Grant Yes
Volleyball
Shannon Davis No
Brittani Rendina No
Wrestling
Nick Nelson Exc.
Mike Sewell Exc.
II. SAAC Santa Fund Donations –Vice President Jerome Meyinsse (m basketball)
-Passed out the envelopes for collecting / to be returned by Dec. 8 to next SAAC Meeting or to Life Skills Office
-Minimum goal to collect $1 per athlete
-Santa Fund is a charity organized by Daily Progress to provide winter clothing
for area disadvantaged children.
III. ACC SAAC Legislation review and tally- President Catherine Chambers (w lacrosse) see below.
IV. Bike Racks-Secretary Trey Miller (m cross country)
- Needed outside Cage/ATR maybe JPJ
V. Pres. Chambers reported on the Athletics Advisory Committee Meeting
-Budget issues
-Indoor Practice Facility concept Approved
-Student Athlete image and actions
-Consistency across sports for equal team punishments
-Solicited ideas for additions to VAF Athletics Annual Report
VII. Cage Cleaning- Billie-Jo Grant (w track& field) noted that it had been cleaned and reported that Facilities was very responsive;
VI. Introductions/Team Issues/updates- Pres. Chambers asked for any concerns or ideas
from teams: None was offered.
V. Compliance- Craig Anderson (Director of Compliance)
-Get in touch with Angel Cavanaugh for Opportunity Fund info
VII. SAM Update-VP Meyinsse reported on upcoming SAM events/project:
-Alcohol Awareness Week beginning Nov. 16 – Nov. 22 (football v Clemson)
-Game Night is Tuesday, Nov. 11
-Game night t-shirt color is white- Mark Wade (m lacrosse) inquired
VIII. SAAC meeting schedule-Pres. Chambers asked if the SAAC meets often enough:
-Some thought that there could be additional meetings only on occasion that the
SAAC Exec sees necessary
IX. Student athlete behavior at programs/meetings needs to be appropriate-Pres.
Chambers; noted Softball’s example of exemplary behavior;
X. Gray Carrington Memorial Scholarship nominees due to Lawn Room 47- Pres.
Chambers
ATTENDANCE
Baseball
Will Campbell Yes
Jeff Lorick No
Basketball-Men
Jerome Meyinsse Yes
Will Sherrill No
Basketball-Women
Jayna Hartig Yes
Monica Wright No
Cross Country-Men
Alex Bowman No
Trey Miller No
Cross Country-Women
Susan Brooks Yes
Lyndsay Harper (alt.) No
Katie Read Yes
Field Hockey
Lauren Elstein Yes
Inge Kaars-Sijpesteijn Yes
Lucy Meyers (alt) Yes
Football
B.J. Cabbell No
Pat Slebonick No
Golf-Men
Will Collins No
Kyle Stough No
Golf-Women
Calle Nielson No
Kristen Simpson Yes
Lacrosse-Men
Danny Glading Yes
Mark Wade No
Lacrosse-Women
Ainsley Baker Yes
Catherine Chambers Yes
Rowing
Summers Nelson Yes
Augusta Stratos Yes
Norah Phillips (alt.) No
Soccer-Men
Neil Barlow No
Karter Smith No
Soccer-Women
Nikki Krzysik No
Jen Redmond No
Softball
Nicole Koren Yes
Karla Wilburn Yes
Swimming & Diving-Men
Pat Reams Yes
Lee Robertson Yes
Swimming & Diving-Women
Mei Christensen Yes
Megan Evo Yes
Kristen Wallace Yes
Tennis-Men
Houston Barrick No
Reese Milner No
Tennis-Women
Jenny Stevens No
Neela Vaez Yes
Track and Field-Men
Andy Fahringer Yes
Ayeni Opeyemi Yes
Track and Field-Women
Amy Bilmanis Yes
Meghan Briggs Yes
Billie-Jo Grant No
Volleyball
Shannon Davis Yes
Brittani Rendina Yes
Wrestling
Nick Nelson Yes
Mike Sewell No
Minutes for SAAC Meeting 10-5-08
• Re-Introductions of all members
• Sign Ban Policy Lifted- Jerome Meyinsse (men’s basketball)
• Next SAAC meeting November 9th - Trey Miller (men’s cross country)
• ACC SAAC Meeting Report- Catherine Chambers (women’s lacrosse):
I. Sportsmanship award - pick 1 male/female from each school, ACC and NCAA will each select a winner from the school and conference nominees.
II. ACC championships gift: a hooded-sweatshirt
III. ACC sports career internships available — Look for announcement later this month
IV. SAAC voted on NCAA proposed legislation for ACC SAAC contribution:
1. Amateurism. Let individual athletes accept prize money to cover transportation costs-passed
2. Prospective athletes can communicate with coaches after NLI or orientation or housing deposit- passed
3. Prearranged phone calls to prospects shouldnt be allowed- passed
4. Football prospects can not talk to scouts during spring evals- awaiting football advice
5. Recruiting and NLI- after this time coaches and players can contact each other as much as desired- pass
6. Meals can be provided on official visit in airport if flight is delayed or waiting on another recruit- pass, 2 against
7. During summer new athletes can use facilities- pass
8. Correspondence courses count toward graduation- pass
9. For tennis, swimming and diving, college enrollment can only be delay up to 1yr- pass
10. Non-traditional course can be used toward degree progression- pass
11. Tennis- transfers cannot compete in 2 schools in 1yr.- Oppose
• Trey Miller (men’s lacrosse) asks: Do we need a new bike-rack outside JPJ? Please email Trey back with your answer: <mailto:w.o.miller3@gmail.com>w.o.miller3@gmail.com
ATTENDANCE
Baseball
Will Campbell Yes Jeff Lorick YesBasketball-Men
Jerome Meyinsse Yes Will Sherrill NoBasketball-Women
Jayna Hartig No Monica Wright YesCross Country-Men
Alex Bowman No Trey Miller YesCross Country-Women
Susan Brooks Yes Lyndsay Harper No Katie Read (alt.) YesField Hockey
Lauren Elstein Yes Inge Kaars-Sijpesteijn No Lucy Meyers (alt.) NoFootball
B.J. Cabbell No Pat Slebonick NoGolf-Men
Will Collins excused Kyle Stough excusedGolf-Women
Calle Nielson excused Kristen Simpson excusedLacrosse-Men
Danny Glading Yes Mark Wade YesLacrosse-Women
Ainsley Baker Yes Catherine Chambers YesRowing
Summers Nelson Yes Augusta Stratos Yes Norah Phillips (alt.) NoSoccer-Men
Neil Barlow excused Karter Smith excusedSoccer-Women
Nikki Krzysik excused Jen Redmond excusedSoftball
Nicole Koren Yes Karla Wilburn YesSwimming & Diving-Men
Pat Reams Yes Lee Robertson YesSwimming & Diving-Women
Mei Christensen Yes Megan Evo Yes Kristen Wallace YesTennis-Men
Houston Barrick excused Reese Milner excusedTennis-Women
Jenny Stevens excused Neela Vaez excusedTrack and Field-Men
Andy Fahringer No Ayeni Opeyemi YesTrack and Field-Women
Meghan Briggs No Billie-Jo Grant YesVolleyball
Shannon Davis excused Brittani Rendina excusedWrestling
Nick Nelson Yes Mike Sewell excusedMinutes for SAAC meeting Sunday September 7, 2008:
The Executive Committee (President Catherine Chambers - w lacrosse, Vice President Jerome Meyinsse - m basketball, Secretary Trey Miller - m cross country) was introduced as was each SAAC representative present.
Lee Robertson, men’s swimming representative, spoke about the student-athlete U-Guides partnership involving tours of JPJ that are given on Fridays at 1pm and by request. This is a good recruiting tool for coaches to use. He needs 3 more student-athletes to volunteer.
President Chambers asked for any issues within each sport and none was brought up.
Craig Anderson as the Compliance Director was introduced.
Sign ban at football games was brought up. Trey Miller and Jerome Meyinsse are going to try and work on this.
President Chambers reported on L2K8 - the University’s Student Affairs Office summer leadership conference and noted that student leaders want athletes to become more involved in non-athletic related activities.
SAAC Executive Committee officers brought up Facebook pages for discussion as a reminder to student-athletes that all pages should be appropriate. President encouraged SAAC Reps to monitor teammates on this.
President Chambers notified of SAAC meeting attendance policy:
1. email Phil Gates (pgates@virginia.edu) if you are going to miss a meeting;
2. if you miss, only you will receive a reminder email when your team’s other SAAC representative attends the meeting;
3. if your team is not represented, Phil will notify your coach.
4. Coaches and SAAC Reps will have minutes with attendance sent to them. Both attendance and minutes also will be posted on the Life Skills Webpage: http://www.athletic.virginia.edu/lifeskills/
SAAC Executive Committee officers offered “Beginning of the Year” reminders about “athlete citizenship.” Please treat your facilities and fellow student-athletes with respect.
General Discussion:
Parking passes - not a very good possibility but perhaps we could get a shuttle by UTS that runs from UHall to Rugby 14th. Trey Miller will follow up.
Cleanliness of the Cage was questioned. Catherine Chambers will follow up.
SAAC Meeting Minutes- April 6, 2008
Attendance
Men’s Soccer
Karter Smith
Neil Barlow
Women’s Soccer
Nikki Krzysik
Men’s Cross Country
Trey Miller
Rowing
Augusta Stratos
Volleyball
Brittani Rendina
Shannon Davis
Sarah Kirkwood
Women’s Golf
Kristen Simpson
Field Hockey
Lucy Myers
Jaimie Mulhare
Women’s Lacrosse
Catherin Chambers
Men’s Swimming
PJ Sullivan
Pat Reams
Women’s Swimming
Stephanie Glover
Men’s Basketball
Jerome Meyinsse
Women’s Track and Field
BJ Grant
Katie Tershel
Men’s Track and Field
Yemi Ayeni
Agenda
Updates from teams!
•   Rowing won all 9 of their races this past weekend! Congrats to rowing
•   Track and Field: Home meet this past weekend, girls won
Juicy Campus Update
•   Athletics advisory council
•   Student council update: Sarah
•   Sarah found that UVA will ask Juicy Campus to take UVA off the website as one of the selected schools, also UVA is lobbying Facebook and Myspace to not advertise Juicy Campus
•   In the meeting with Jane in the Athletics department, actions regarding Juicy campus have been discussed. Jane will set up a method for people to receive help if they have been targeted by the website in the form of emotional or legal support. The Athletics Department advises athletes to condone the website amongst their team, at least informally.
•   University will not ban the site due to research purposes
•   Formal complaint: Filed by Catherine
•   2 senators in Connecticut and NJ: fighting legal battle
o   Article was handed out
•   DON’T USE THE SITE!!!
•   When you hear the site talked about, tell your team not to use
•   it, but don’t promote the site if you team has not yet used it.
Student strategic plan for college
•   Advising suggestions- Advisors who are interested in helping the students and trying to actually work with them productively
•   Curriculum suggestions No 8 am classes, no classes during practice time
•   Study abroad
•   Comments for improving the college?
Guides update:
•   Ryan Hurley, Kase Luzar, and Kyle Rudzinski have been heading up the U guides regarding tours of athletic facilities.
•   It involves a tour of JPJ and Scott Stadium
•   A Uguide and an athlete lead it
•   This Friday, April 11th is the first one at 1pm in the lobby of JPJ, lasts 50 min-1hr
•   If you want to get involved email krud@virginia.edu
Scholar Athlete Banquet
•   April 7, 2008
•   7:00 PM
•   Bryant Hall
All-Sports Awards Banquet
•   April 28, 2008
•   4:45-6:15
-Â Â Â girls in cocktail dresses guys in coat and tie
ACC Meeting- meeting Thurs/Fri- PJ is going, need another person to volunteer to go as well.
Upcoming events
•   Shoot Out April 20th
•   Home track meet this Friday and Saturday
Next meeting TBA: April 27th, or April 30th For reading day.
•   We picked to have the meeting on the 27th.
SAM Meeting Minutes- February 24, 2007
Attendance
Women’s Soccer
Amanda Stewart
Kelly Quinn
Julia Falk
Celeste Miles
Women’s Tennis
Lindsey Pereira
Women’s Track and Field
Suzanne Ginnow
Men’s Track and Field
Jordan Orr
Women’s Golf
Carly Truitt
Whitney Neuhauser
Men’s Golf
Conrad Von Borsig
Baseball
Will Campbell
Women’s Basketball
Tara McKnight
Jayna Hartig
Cheerleading
Halley Bogart
Ashleigh Mitchell
Lauren Dickman
Wrestling
Peter Ferrara
Matthew Federici
Women’s Swimming
Liz Shaw
Colleen Law
Men’s Swimming
Lee Robertson
Scot Robison
Ryan Hurley
Women’s Lacrosse
Kendall McBrearty
Men’s Lacrosse
Joe Dewey
Volleyball
Melissa Caldwell
Men’s Cross Country
Michael Hagos
James Erickson
Meeting Minutes
- Kyle Rudzinksi talked about Teach for America and becoming a penpal with a class your friends are teaching. It helps out your friends and is very rewarding. The kids learn a lot and respect athletes a great deal.
- Phil talked about service opportunities and SAM presentations
- Team opportunities contact Phil personally.
- Individual opportunities go to the webpage.
- Presentations- Tuesday (Feb 26), 7:00p.m. in Wilson 301. ADAPT is doing a safe spring break presentation. For teams who have not completed their alcohol-related SAM Presentation should plan on attending.
- Ashley- ADAPT presentation.
- Will be interactive. Talking about alcohol as well as personal safety.
- Spring break plans?
- Alcohol poisoning: Know the signs (cold, clammy hands/ non-responsive to pain/ not responsive to light/ pulse too slow is a bad sign.
- Ways to help an intoxicated friend: No puking! If they are throwing up put them on their side. Actively check on them every 30 minutes. If they are in a really bad state call 911. Water is a BAD idea post-intoxication. Mix water in with drinks and when you get home if you aren’t drunk.
- The use of fake ID’s is also very common during spring break. It is a very serious offence.
- 25 % of Uva students possess a fake id which is a Class 1 misdemeanor if you get caught and possible jail time. It is actually a larger offence to borrow someone’s id because it is in violation of the Patriot law.
- Children’s Hospital Visitations- it really helps!!!
- Every Monday for an hour at one o’clock.
- Contact Pbf2j@virginia.edu
- The people who work there also benefit from the athletes visiting.
- Shootout for Cancer
- Date changed to Sunday, April 20. 11-2pm (still awaiting approval)
- Michael Hagos- respond with sizes to him as well as your team sizes.
- Split up into Shootout groups.
SAAC Meeting Minutes- January 27, 2008
- ACC Compliance Panel: There will be a host of NCAA compliance representatives coming to UVA to ask a panel of student-athletes questions. If anyone is interested in being on the panel, it will be from 12:00-1:00 on Thursday, February 14th. We need a couple more volunteers! Please email bgrant@virginia.edu if you are interested in participating.
- Very few athletes complained about the SHOTS ticketing policy. Only a couple student athletes were unable to get tickets. A few athletes said they do not know enough about how the system works. Please ask you team how they feel about the SHOTS system, if anyone has had trouble with it, or if they do not know how it works.
- U-guides are going to start partnering up with student-athletes to give tours of JPJ and Scott stadium twice a week starting in March. SAAC members will be asked to volunteer to give a couple tours a year. Ryan Hurley will be in contact about a training session to be held in the next couple weeks for the student-athletes interested in participating.
- Canned Food Drive Update: University Athletics will not support community service events at athletic events because they would have to support ALL service events. Therefore UVA was unable to have the canned food drive.
- Still OK with semi-formal for the banquet? Date is now April 28th.
o All teams said that semi-formal dress was OK for this years banquet.
- Face book: Continues to be a pressing issue in NCAA athletics
o NCAA is thinking about not allowing any student athletes to use facebook to alleviate problems with photos.
o “You diligence” is one of the many companies trying to help athletic administrations police facebook- check out the link.
http://www.sportsmediatraining.com/2_YouDiligence_twoSided_lores.pdf
- If you are interested in the College Guide Program/ Teach for America there is an information session Tues from 7:30-8:30, contact Phil Gates for more information.
SAAC Meeting Minutes- December 2, 2007
Spring Athletic Banquet:
• There is a conflict with the typical banquet night. Our reading day, April 30th- the usual night of the banquet, is also the night of the Bruce Springsteen concert. We need to vote on other possible dates.
o Sunday May 4 (During finals)
o Wednesday May 7th (Towards the end of finals)
o April 29th (last day of classes)- The likely date as most people voted for this option.
Rob Skinner: JPJ dining hall update
- He is going to try and get numbers from the budget department with regards to the possibility of having a smaller meal plan option next school year.
Steve Flippen: Parking pass update
• We are not allowed by the ACC to use Special Opportunity Fund for parking
• Will try to get practice parking – in the process of working with compliance
SHOTS: Explain how it works
• Will attack changing the system in the spring to make it more fair for athletes.
Always bring an underclassmen to SAAC meetings in the spring. We are graduating many SAAC reps and want to have a lot of interest for next year!
Billie Jo reminded everyone to always go back to your teams and email information
Wendy Sewack would like suggestions for new honor roll t-shirts. In the past we have used:
• Hoos’ Achieving in the Classroom
• Hoos’ Making the Grade
SAAC Meeting Minutes- November 4, 2007
Attendance
Men’s Soccer
Kyle Rudzinksi
Antonio DiMaggio
Women’s Soccer
Becky Sauerbrunn
Wrestling
Drew DiPasquale
Women’s Lacrosse
Claire Bordley
Catherine Chambers
Men’s Lacrosse
Joe Dewey
Women’s Tennis
Cathy Nimitz
Women’s Track
BJ Grant
Katie Tershel
Maggie Yahner
Women’s Cross Country
Janine Ricci
Men’s Cross Country
Trey Mills
Alex Bowman
Women’s Swimming and Diving
Stephanie Glover
Mens’ Golf
Kyle Stough
Women’s Golf
Kristen Simpson
Volleyball
Shannon Davis
Brittani Rendina
Rowing
Augusta Stratos
Kelsie Chaudoin
Baseball
Jeff Lorick
Zach Carter
Softball
Lindsay Preuss
Meghan O’Leary
Karla Wilburn
Men’s Basketball
Jerome Meyinsse
- SAAC went over NCAA legislation, please see your SAAC rep if you are interested in our votes or the voting process.
- Face book
- FSU: positive drug test if you have pictures on face book with drink in hand. UV won’t go this way but it is a banned substance.
- Can be very vindictive, please remind your team. Think about your competition, if they don’t like you they’ll get to your pictures and leak it to the media.
- UMD banned face book
- Bottom Line: Be smart about what you post on the website. Facebook owns the rights to anything you post on their site.
- Parking
- Trying to get SOF to cover parking passes
- ACC futures internships and NCAA internships are available in Phil’s office
- If you have any problems with equity in the training room or weight room please let Billie-Jo know. bgrant@virginia.edu
- Social night will be November 18th: please bring a younger teammate to social night. Reminders will be sent out
- Game Night will be November 29th: free t-shirt and pizza
SAAC Meeting Minutes - Oct. 14, 2007
SAAC Meeting Minutes
October 14, 2007
Attendance:
Rowing
Kelsie Chaudoin
Women’s Cross Country
Stephanie Garcia
Janine Ricci
Men’s Cross Country
Trey Mills
Women’s Tennis
Cathy Nimitz
Maggie Yahner
Women’s Track and Field
Katie Tershei
Billie Jo Grant
Men’s Swimming and Diving
PJ Sullivan
Women’s Swimming and Diving
Stephanie Glover
Men’s Basketball
Jerome Meyinsse
1. Team Updates
a. Cross country -Men and Women ran in pre-nationals. The men placed fourth as a team. Women’s side place 18th. Emily Harrison was fourth over all in the nation. ACC’s are in two weeks, come out and support your Hoos!
b. Swim team- Swam against top ranked Florida. Stephanie said it was a very positive experience. Both teams swam very well and the women fought every step of the way.
c. Volleyball won Friday in 3 against NC State.
d. Football is now bowl eligible!
2. Social Night
a. 10 people came out for trivia night – awesome experience!
b. Guesstures for next time (two weeks from tonight (October 28). Bring another teammate!
3. Athletics Advisory Meeting Update- This committee is made up of mostly faculty and administration. The meetings give feedback from faculty about their interactions with athletes.
a. New seating arrangement for faculty at football games
i. Seating now based only on donations, not on length of time buying season tickets. If you’re not donating, you’re moved to the end of the list. This is causing problems with loyal ticket buyers who cannot make large donations.
4. Thursday night football game
i. We currently have one every other year. Big video contract that is tough to get rid of
ii. Tough on students
1. You have to move your car by 3:30, miss classes which is problematic
2. Faculty/staff are not paid after 3:30, not reimbursed for pay
a. It is however a big source of revenue for our school. Opinions from SAAC’s were to let it be, it happens only once every other year.
5. Banquet Update
a. Positive feedback from administration!
b. Current ideas: Emmy-like style.
i. Student athlete hosts
ii. Formal dress- more people want to wear cocktail dresses and the guys jackets.
iii. On screen interviews when you arrive
iv. Fun awards- voted for on the internet
v. Team photos
vi. Red carpet
vii. Performer ideas?- dance?
viii. Other ideas were:
1. Have a prom-style photo booth, possibly having alumni of some sort coming back.
6. Student athlete handbook- The exit interviews are finding that people don’t know the rules. We need a more efficient way to actually read the rules.
a. Ways to get student athletes to read the handbook
i. Separate the hand book and the planner
ii. Have quotes on the pages from the planner. Example: rule of the week. Teasers? Challenge the people to go and look it up.
b. Signs in the locker room with top ten rules
c. Get familiar meeting at the start of the year
d. What are ideas to get athletes to know the rules better?
i. Offer t-shirts if you pass a test?
ii. Fourth years on each team making a presentation to the team about the most important rules. This could be the SAAC reps responsibility.
7. SARG update (Sarah) – A group of student-athletes with a GPA of 3.2 or higher in their major. These students would be a resource for younger student-athletes who need help planning their major and classes.
a. There aren’t many people on the list, so please put a couple teammates on the list that you would recommend.
8. Canned Food Drive
a. We need HELP with planning
b. Are people willing to collect cans on the night of the game? Tuesday or Wednesday night. Competition with VA Tech.
i. Advertise at the previous game.
9. Other
a. Nutritionist Rob Skinner-
i. 2 office locations. One behind cookie table at JPJ and the other is in McCue. He is working on getting a supplement budget so athletes will have access to sports drinks and shakes; he is aiming to have that done before January. Anyone who wants to go in for a nutrition check up can come in and meet with him. Rob is also working with JPJ to change around the format of the dining hall.
b. Athletes have no priority when it comes to Basketball games. This should be addressed to the Student Council athletic advisory committee.
c. 24,000 stipend internship in Indiana. Deadline is on December 7, 2007.
d. ACC Futures pays 16000 and we have three nominees from our school.
10. Life Skills webpage: www.Athletic.Virginia.edu/lifeskills
SAAC Meeting Minutes - Sept 9, 2007
SAAC Attendance
Men’s Swimming and Diving
Bryan Stahl
PJ Sullivan
Women’s Swimming and Diving
Stephanie Glover
Jess Lewis
Women’s Track and Field
Katie Tersher
Lauren Echko
BJ Grant
Men’s Cross Country
Trey Miller
Alex Fenton Bowman
Women’s Cross Country
Janine Ricci
Women’s Tennis
Maggie Yahner
Cathy Nimitz
Kristen McVitty
Men’s Tennis
Houston Borrick
Men’s Golf
Greg Carlin
Kyle Stough
Women’s Golf
Kristen Simpson
Rowing
Augusta Stratos
Kelsie Chaudoin
Renee Albers
Volleyball
Sarah Kirkwood
Shannon Davis
Softball
Meghan O’Leary
Karla Wilburn
Lindsay Preuss
Men’s Lacrosse
Joe Dewey
Women’s Lacrosse
Claire Bordley
Catherine Chambers
Baseball
Jeff Lorick
Zach Carter
Wrestling
Matthew Federici
SAAC Minutes
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Goals for the Year
a. Integrate Student Athletes more with student body
i. Under development: Adopt an Athlete- each residence hall will adopt a team and support an athlete that lives in that hall. Student athletes will report to their residence halls upcoming games and results.
ii. Organizations list- this is handed out to all freshmen. The list highlights all organizations around grounds to be of good use to student athletes, especially first years.
b. Community Service events
i. Canned Food Drive- Meghan O’Leary
Last year UVa had a weak showing. VT did one at home basketball game, and we were supposed to have an inter-school competition. We’re trying to get Marketing involved this year to make it more effective. Possible inter-team competition this year?
c. Create more dialogue with SAM/SAAC
i. Social Night- Lauren Echko (3rd year interest Student Council) – SEPTEMBER 23. (We’re going to try this every 4th Sunday each month)- Trivia night, bring a teammate.
1. Ideas of the night were: Uhall access = dodge ball, etc., board games.
d. Improvements/ Committees
i. JPJ dining- Proposal, Budget
1. New Nutritionist- Rob Skinner starts Sept 17th. Office will be in JPJ. He can take you through the dining hall line and show you what is healthy to eat. New chef this year as well who is open to suggestions.
2. Athletic 50- trying to get it approved. Meal plans will probably not change until next year.
ii. Foreign Language: Currently working with Dean Most for more flexibility- Professors and TA’s are being very tough on athletes, only allowing them to miss two days.
iii. Fourth year banquet- last year coordinators, finger food, Craig Littlepage speaking?
3. Other
a. Face Book warnings- Janine
i. Relay to the teams: NO PERSONAL INFO
1. Student athletes are targeted. Reporters can go on there and use pictures as discriminating evidence. Be careful of the groups you’re involved in. Language is an issue as well.
2. Soon if someone Googles your name your picture on Facebook will pop up. Go into Privacy settings to stop that from happening!
3. Any problematic questionable information on there can hurt fourth years applying for jobs and third years applying for internships.
b. SARG- Student Athlete Resource Group. Comprised of Student Athletes who have excelled in their major. Advice given will be facilitated through academic advisor.
i. Requirements: 3.2 in your major and taken at least 15 credits in your major. Pass this on to your teammates!
c. New Athletics home page coming soon-
d. Other issues: Open for others to give concerns
i. JPJ- serving same food.
e. What’s going well?
i. X Country- going well. 30 points this weekend. We beat William and Mary. 7 women’s schools, 9 men’s (came second).
1. Hosting ACC’s on October 27. BIG DEAL.
ii. Volleyball vs. Tech on Friday @7pm.
iii. Softball open tryouts on Tuesday.
iv. Rowing having open tryouts. Email Sarah Cannon.
v. Special Olympics 10k on Saturday at 8am.
by Katherine Pettine
JPJ Dining Update
Billie Jo emailed full scholarship athletes and got feedback; then met with Jim Booz
- Jim said Athletic 50 might be possible for next year if there is sufficient demand
- Also on average, her survey suggested that full scholarship athletes had 25-30 unused meals left at the end of the semester
Gear Donation
Sarah Kirkwood contacted Salvation Army about gear donation
Contact is Jane Bass, manager 434-979-5230
- -Met with Jim Booz who assured her there are no compliance issues, just can’t give to high schools
- Will set up a box in a central location, and Salvation Army will do pick up monthly
- Location undecided.. possibly Life Skills Center
ACC Conference Call
Sportsmanship Award…is the new format being adopted by teams?
Also: be sure teams are voting for sportsmanship, not the weakest team.
ACC SAAC Website
Feb is our month..send pictures and write ups to Kyle at krud@virginia.edu, by Feb. 15
- Due to ACC by Feb. 22
All-Athlete Spring Event
- No go on Wild Wings catering in JPJ
- Leaning towards maybe baseball game now instead of basketball
- 4/15 (Sunday) possible date
- reserve a suite and get wings to cater?
- Hats, t-shirts, or cups for giveaway…..probably hats if we do a baseball game
Canned Food Drive competition with Va Tech SAAC
- March 1 for Virginia Tech basketball game
- Possible can collection in Life Skills Center so cans don’t have to be transported to the game and collection can begin earlier
- need people to man collection tables at the game
- Contact is Val Morini
Hoo Crew/BBall ticket problems
- go to women’s games to get extra points
- ticketing is on a lottery system based on points
- join hoo crew for your best shot at getting tickets
Black History Month Athletics Dinner
2/27 Tuesday @ 7pm
- speaker is Paul Gaston (history professor)
- RSVP format
Academic Excellence Dinner
- sometime in April
Graduation Dinner
- is this still happening?
Honor Roll Recognition at Saturday, Feb. 3, M Basketball game
- Don’t need a ticket, name is on a list, but need to arrive to game by 7:30 (30min before start)