CACC SAAC Meeting
Friday, September 19, 2014- 10AM
Felician College – Student Center - Top Floor Student Union
Present:
Bloomfield: Kyle Murzyn, Greta Coleman, and Rocco Constantino (Advisor)
Caldwell: Kelsey Blankerts, Jaclyn Del Cid, and Kristina Danella (Advisor)
Chestnut Hill: Samantha Pauls (Secretary), Adam Drabinski (Chair), and Nikki Lockhart (Advisor)
Concordia: Mohamed Abass and Brian Snow (Advisor)
Dominican: Emily Larson, Amanda Hallstein, and Joe Burbridge (Advisor)
Felician: Kennedy Chukwuocham, Sarah Shebel, and Ivan Lewis (Advisor)
Georgian Court: Amanda Cathcart (Vice Chair), Amy Berry (National SAAC Rep), Megan Kelly (Treasurer), Jalen Robinson, and Angie Churchill (Advisor)
Goldey-Beacom: Asia Ellis and Kelly McBryan (Advsior)
Holy Family: John Bailey, Mia Hicks, and Janet Panek (Advisor)
Nyack: Ashley Manger, Rebekah Lawler, Storm Glautier, and Mandy Aikens (Advisor)
Philadelphia: Kelsey Jones and Rose Schmitt (Advisor)
Post: Miranda Polaski, Kyle Shannon, and Kowalik (Advisor)
Sciences: Devon DeBellis and Cindy Rabideau (Advsior)
Wilmington: Tyler Fries, Maddie Hewitt, and Derek Buckley (Advisor),
CACC Office: Dan Mara, Doug DeBiase, Kelsey Lengyel-Jacovich, and Ellen O’Brien
Meeting commenced at 10:15AM
- Welcome and Introductions
-Commissioner Dan Mara welcomed the group and introduced the guest speaker, Monique Smith (Seeds of Empowerment)
- Monique AJ Smith – Seeds of Empowerment (10AM - 12PM) – Attachment #1
Lunch Break
- Review of minutes from March 28, 2014 meeting – Adam Drabinski - Attachment #2
-Adam reviewed the minutes from the March 28, 2014 meeting. Miranda Polaski made a motion to approve the minutes. Greta Coleman seconded. Minutes approved.
- Campus Updates
-Bloomfield: Registered in multiple sports to draft a Team IMPACT kid; Garage sale; Giants/Jets Raffle.
-Caldwell: Basket raffles, Caldwell street fair; Dig Pink game and other breast cancer awareness games; Harlem Globe Trotter game; Make-A-Wish Baseball game; Gatorade Pong Tournament; Chipotle and profits to Make-A-Wish; Faculty vs. students basketball game; Team IMPACT.
-Chestnut Hill: Selling CHC socks; Griffin Pride Day through Mission and Legacy week; Team IMPACAT; Carnival/5k; Men’s lacrosse—Friends of Jacqueline Foundation; Get Real with Teal campaign – awareness for ovarian cancer; Adopt-a-family at Christmas time; Breast cancer awareness month; Pie your son/daughter; volleyball team youth night, superhero night;
-Step Up Bystander training; Midnight Madness.
-Concordia: Basketball clinics; ALS ice bucket challenge; Bronxville Road Rae to Benefit the Children’s Brain Tumor Project; Team IMPACT; 5th Annual Jimmy Sayegh game; Men’s golf and baseball charity event to benefit Memorial Sloan Kettering; Men’s basketball suits and sneakers game; women’s basketball breast cancer awareness game; women’s volleyball breast cancer awareness match; Baseball 2nd Annual Kevin “Skip” Surdi Memorial Classic.
-Dominican: Monday night football; casino night; SAAC bbq; Midnight Madness; Superbowl party; Meals on wheels; Light the Night Leukemia Walk; Carnival for cancer; concession stand proceeds to Make-A-Wish.
-Felician: Faculty vs. students game; Dig Pink; Play 4 Kay; Pasta Night; Green out; Homecoming; breakfast for dinner; Walk for Wishes.
-Georgian Court: GCU strong campaign; Adopt a Family; Crop walk for hunger; Valentines for seniors; Homecoming; Team IMPACT.
-Goldey-Beacom: Gatorade pong; GBC 5k; applied for Team IMPACT.
-Holy Family: Bowling Night; Make-A-Wish fun run; Military Appreciation night; Pink Night; Movember Challenge.
-Nyack: Harlem Wizards with Upper Nyack Elementary; Baseball team missions trip to Mexico (January); Men’s Soccer missions trip to Mexico (August); Team IMPACT.
-Philadelphia: Team IMPACT; SAAC Title IX training; Homecoming/Family Day fundraiser; Friends of Jacqueline; Breast cancer awareness—Play 4 Kay; Athletes Helping Athletes; White Ribbon Campaign; Make-A-Wish fundraising events.
-Post: Make-A-Wish candy bar sale; Breast cancer awareness t-shirt sales.
-Sciences: Community service; Tutor for surrounding schools; Pink laces for breast cancer awareness (volleyball) and pink grips (tennis); Team IMPACT.
-Wilmington: Dodgeball tournament; 3 vs. coed basketball tournament; breast cancer awareness games; Make-A-Wish baskets; Kidney walk; M.S. walk; Team IMPACT (applied).
- National SAAC Update – Amy Berry
-Amy provided an update regarding National SAAC. The NCAA Convention in January will be her last event as the CACC National SAAC representatives. Nominations have been solicited by the conference office to take her place. Each conference must submit a pool of at least four nominees from four different institutions. (A conference may nominate one male and one female from the same institution in the conference.) At the time of appointment, the student-athlete must have a minimum of two years of athletics eligibility remaining. Student-athletes may serve on the committee up to one year after their intercollegiate athletics eligibility is exhausted. Student-athlete representatives serve one-three year term. The nomination forms must be submitted by October 3, 2014.
- Faculty Mentor Award – Attachment #3
-Associate Professor at Chestnut Hill, Sister Jean Faustman was selected as the CACC nominee for last year’s award. The Saint Michaels FAR (Northeast-10) won the 2013-14 award. Only three schools submitted nominations for the award in 2013-14.
- SAAC Legislative Grids – Attachment #5
- The SPOPL should be distributed on Tuesday, September 23rd. A conference call will be held on a Sunday evening in early October (tentatively 10/5) to review each proposal. Following the initial call, each campus SAAC group should meet to vote on the proposals and complete the grids. A final conference call will be held on a Sunday in mid-October (tentatively 10/19) to report the voting outcomes to Amy Berry and Ellen O’Brien. Grids are due to Ellen and Amy by October 31st.
- SAAC Retreat – Attachment #6
-Attachment #6 outlines the agenda from last year’s ECC retreat. The agenda for the CACC-ECC joint retreat will be similar this year in March. It is requested that each CACC institution send two student-athletes (preferably one male and one female) to the overnight retreat on March 20-21.
- Conference Update – Commissioner Mara
-The CACC will be starting a Hall of Fame per the request of the Presidents Council.
-The CACC will be hosting official men’s and women’s track and field championships in May 2015.
-This year marks the 10th anniversary of CACC membership in Division II.
-Libby Nichols (Philadelphia University) is in the top 30 for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. The ceremony is in Indianapolis in October. She is the second CACC student-athlete to be recognized in the top 30 (Heather Walker – GCU made top nine).
-The CACC will be hosting a golf event for administrators, vendors, and assignors in spring 2015.
- Next Meeting – Friday-Saturday, March 20-21, 2014 – Molloy College
Meeting adjourned at 1:22PM