SAAC News & Updates

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee 2010-2011

"A Winning Combination of School Spirit, Tradition and Pride."

SAAC's goals for the year are to create a sense of spirit and community among our intercollegiate teams as well as to get involved in programming that contributes to the department, university and greater community.

Spring 2009 Events

NCAA Division II Community Engagement

• Philadelphia University hosted A Night with the Philly Four: Philadelphia University, Chestnut Hill College, Holy Family University and University of the Sciences

1^st Annual Spinelli Cup

• Basketball game between Philadelphia University faculty and staff

Think Pink

• Men and women's basketball teams joined the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and over 1,250 schools that committed in participating in the Pink Zone initiative 

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Fall 2008 Events 

1st Annual Silly Olympics at Georgian Court University

• Eighty-four student-athletes representing the 13 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) institutions participated in the first annual Silly Olympics for Wishes.The Silly Olympics, which helped raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, was the brainchild of the CACC Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Day of Service

• Athletes getting involved within the community at local sites throughout Philadelphia.

NCAA Speaker Program 

• Former Fox 29 Sports Director Don Tollefson speaks about his One Child Saved charity

Ram Madness 

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Spring 2008 Events

Think Pink Day to Raise Awareness of Breast Cancer

WBCA Take-A-Kid to the Game Day

NCAA Leadership Academy

• Nick White (M. Soccer) and Melissa Hess (Field Hockey) and Faculty Athletic Representative Professor Steven Frumkin meet up with over 300 Division II delegates here in Philadelphia. The weekend event was part of the CHAMPS/Life Skills program

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Fall 2007 Events

Freshmen Move-In and Fall Social

• fall teams helped freshmen students and their families move in across campus. concluding with an ice cream social
• fall athletes then hosted their own dodgeball tournament

All Sports Day

• SAAC representatives from each team came together to teach basic sport skills to kids from the Northern Home for Children

Ram Madness

• proceeds collected from attendance of Ram Madness went to purchasing uniforms for the Northern Home for Children

Halloween Celebrations

• field hockey team went trick-or-treating for money to benefit Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN)
• women's basketball made Halloween cards for patients at Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

Penny War contest

• all varsity athletic teams brought in coins to donate to Make-A-Wish

Hoops Clinic

• women's basketball hosted a clinic for students of St Helena School (Blue Bell, PA) to practice their skills

Men's Soccer and Softball teams work the concession stand during home basketball games to raise money for Make-A-Wish

Men and Women's Soccer and Baseball teams collected donations for Toys-for-Tots

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