MEETING KEY POINTS
JANUARY 28th, 2019:
Welcome Back!
Officer Intros
Reminder of the SAAC Mission: The mission of the University of Mary Washington Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is to facilitate communication between student-athletes and athletic administration, encourage support and unity among all 27 athletic teams, enhance community engagement between athletics, the campus and local community, identify student-athlete issues concerning UMW and the NCAA, provide leadership and professional development opportunities, and support the overall student-athlete experience at UMW.
Team Updates –Winter/ Spring Update
Welcome Back!
Officer Intros
- Ryan Cho: President
- Sarah Hampton: Vice President
- Jordan Pamlanye: Secretary
- Tyler Withers: Communications Coordinator
- Leslie Walters: Communications Coordinator
- Amanda St Cyr: Communications Coordinator
Reminder of the SAAC Mission: The mission of the University of Mary Washington Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is to facilitate communication between student-athletes and athletic administration, encourage support and unity among all 27 athletic teams, enhance community engagement between athletics, the campus and local community, identify student-athlete issues concerning UMW and the NCAA, provide leadership and professional development opportunities, and support the overall student-athlete experience at UMW.
Team Updates –Winter/ Spring Update
- Men’s Basketball: 14-6
- Women’s Basketball: 10-9
- Women’s Swimming: 9-1
- Men’s Swimming: 7-2, ranked 18th in the nation!!!
- Winter Track: Conferences on the 14th
- CAC SAAC Summit Update
- Leadership Structure for the CAC going forward
- Mental Health Awareness, ncaa.org is a great resource
- Dell Robinson: Life after college discussion
- Follow @UMW_SAAC !!
- Talk to your teammates and encourage them to follow SAAC’s Instagram!
- March 22nd – UMW Athletics Networking Event featuring UMW Alumni
- Spring Initiative
- Social Networking event on March 22nd, 6-8pm at the Jepson Alumni Center for Student-Athletes and UMW Athletics’ Alumni to connect and broaden professional networks.
- In breakout groups of 4 or 5 people – answer these questions:
- What would you like to get out of this event? What is your goal you would like to accomplish in talking to alumni?
- Realistic expectations about the real world and the work force
- Talk to a variety of Alumni (sports/career paths)
- Tips for interviews
- How to spice up your resumes
- Advice for finding career paths/career mentor
- SAAC/Athletic past events that we could bring back
- Alumni Bio/information prior to the event
- UMW athletics Linkedin group
- Student Athletes perspective how that influenced them in their career
- Know what they would do differently in their journey
- Building professional networks
- What would you like to get out of this event? What is your goal you would like to accomplish in talking to alumni?
FEBRUARY 11th, 2019:
Mary Wash Giving Day:
Apple Conference Education Session:
Networking Event Updated Information:
Mary Wash Giving Day:
- Be an ambassador for Mary Wash giving day by registering at the Giving Day Website! https://givingday.umw.edu/
- Start spreading the word about Giving Day March 19th!!
- Don’t forget to sign up for Giving Day HQ using this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19Fz-d8hlUof7jxe-ommivbPn9HfsrZcHGVWsO_Q4xQA/edit?usp=sharing
Apple Conference Education Session:
- Here is the power point slide with all the helpful facts and information from the apple conference. Please share with your team and be a leader on your team!
- Also make sure you share the informational cards with all of your teammates so they have a a physical resource to use as well as the power point slide information. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hE0lIDhYab49J-waWs79PfLfvQTEsEPfQXacvlz0l4M/edit?usp=sharing
Networking Event Updated Information:
- March 22nd, 6-8pm, Jepson Alumni Center
- Senior & Junior Student Athletes & SAAC members
- Student registration for the event coming soon!
MARCH 18th, 2019
THE LAST MEETING THIS YEAR WILL BE ON APRIL 15TH AT 7PM! WE WILL BE GOING BOWLING, LOCATION IS TBD!!!
News/Notes:
THE LAST MEETING THIS YEAR WILL BE ON APRIL 15TH AT 7PM! WE WILL BE GOING BOWLING, LOCATION IS TBD!!!
News/Notes:
- Thursday March 21st Job and Internship Fair in the UC 3-6pm
- Friday March 22nd Back to the Nest Networking Event!
- Saturday Games and Events: Men’s Tennis, Women's Tennis Baseball, Softball, Women’s Lacrosse, and Men's Lacrosse
- Z101.5 will be in attendance
- Sammy D Eagle Races
- Concessions
- Fear to Freedom Event April 9th 7pm in the Anderson Center