SAAC Meeting

***Reminder that there is a SAAC Meeting tomorrow November 29, 2011 in the football team meeting room in Butts-Mehre!

Don't forget to bring your teammates! See you there!

Bulldawg Cup Points

New Bulldawg Cup point totals for November 28, 2011!

Remember points are subject to change!

Updated Bulldawg Cup Points...

Check out the tally as of 10/31/2011!!!!

*subject to change

Want to Participate in Some Community Service Activities??

Clark County Adaptive PE Program is holding a field day for people from the Athens Community with special needs at Legion Field on Sunday, November 6th from 3-5 p.m. Just show up in your Georgia gear to play field games. Contact suzmeller@gmail.com for more information.

SAAC Meeting

***Reminder***

There is a SAAC meeting tomorrow (October 11th) at 7:30 p.m. in the team meeting room on the first floor of Butts-Mehre.

See you there!

SEC CAN Drive

Thank you to Chelsea Nauta, Will Reynolds, Julia Hemingway, and Abby O'Mara for helping to present the Northeast Georgia Foodbank with a check from SAAC and the Athletic Association!

SAAC would also like the thank everyone who participated in the CAN Drive to make this year's event successful!

Great job everyone!!

SAAC Meeting

Mark your calendars!

The next SAAC Meeting is Tuesday October 11th, 7:30 p.m. in the football team meeting room located on the first floor of Butts-Mehre!

Grab some teammates and be sure to sign in! (Get those extra bulldawg cup points)!!!

See you there...

SEC Can Drive Update

Hey everyone!!

We have done a great job so far bringing in cans for the SEC Can Drive. This Tuesday (October 4th) at 5 p.m we will be presenting the Northeast Georgia Foodback with a check from UGASAAC and the Athletic Association. If you would like to come, please contact Heather LaBarbera at labarbera@sports.uga.edu.

Look forward to hearing from you guys!!!

SEC Together We CAN Drive

This upcoming weekend (September 23-25), Soccer and Volleyball have been designated as the locations for the SEC Together We CAN Drive.

You can donate cans at these home competitions, as the Bulldogs take on their respective opponents.

Bring as many cans as you can and don't forget to wear your Red & Black to cheer on the Dawgs!

Sic 'em!!!

SAAC Meeting

This is a reminder, that the next SAAC Meeting is Tuedsay September 27th in the Football Meeting room at Butts-Mehre!

Also, meeting times have changed from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Don't forget and don't be late!

Together we CAN Drive

Check out Georgiadogs.com to see all the details about the SEC Together We CAN Drive!

SAAC Meeting

***Reminder***

A SAAC Meeting will be held Tuesday September 13, 2011 in the Football Team Meeting room, 1st Floor of the Butts-Mehre Building!

See you there!

2011 SEC Together We CAN Drive

The SEC Can Drive is here, where SAAC memebers from each SEC school team up for a canned- food drive. Donations can be made at home athletic competitions throughout September 16 - October 2. UGASAAC has provided specific days where UGA sports teams can bring in a certain canned good.

Tuesday September 20- Green Beans
Thursday September 22- Peanut Butter
Monday September 26- Canned Fruit
Wednesday September 28- Corn
Friday September 30- Any and Everything

Help SEC SAAC to surpass 500,000 total cans!

Bring in your cans...

Bulldawg Cup

It's that time of year! UGA's Volleyball and Soccer teams kicked off their seasons this past weekend and Football is about to hit the field. This is just a reminder to go out and support our teams. You want to tally up the most Bulldawg Cup points for your team!

GO DAWGS!!!

2011-2012 SAAC Retreat

The SAAC retreat was held on Sunday, August 14th. During the retreat, SAAC members became more familiar with each other while brainstorming new ideas for the upcoming year. Additionally, the Faculty Athletic Representative, David Shipley was on hand to speak to the group. The Retreat was an overall success with great ideas and events for the upcoming athletic year!

***Important Note***

The first meeting has been changed due to scheduling conflicts with the mandatory Alcohol Awareness Meeting on August 23rd. The SAAC meeting will now be held on Wednesday August 24th!

SAAC Retreat - Sunday, August 14

The SAAC retreat will be held in the Sky Box at Sanford Stadium on Sunday, August 14 from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. It is a mandatory meeting for all SAAC representatives. We will be discussing our goals for the year, nominating officers, and meeting with our Faculty Representative David Shipley.

Changes in SEC legislation

During this past weekends meetings in Destin Florida the following changes have been made to SEC-only rules:

1. To increase the award amount associated with the Brad Davis SEC Community Service Postgraduate Scholarship outlined in the SEC bylaw 30.22.1.4.(awards increased to 10k and 5k from 6k and 3k)

2. In men's and women's tennis, to increase the travel squad size for non-championship segment competition from 8 student-athletes to 10 student-athletes.

3. To rescind the exception that permits the intercollegiate athletics participation of a student-athlete who transfers to an SEC institution with less than two years of eligibility after receiving a baccalaureate degree from the student-athletes previous institution.

These changes take place on Aug 1st, 2011.
This has been a UGASAAC update by A.white....stay classy.

End of the Year Event Video

Tuscaloosa Assistance

The Athletic Association, in conjunction with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, will collect supplies to send to those affected by the recent tornadoes in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Receptacles will be placed in the lobby of the Rankin Smith Center and in the Coliseum concourse. The UGA Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha plans to send collected supplies to Tuscaloosa on Wednesday, May 11th. Please encourage your teammates and coaches to assist if they are able.

The following items are needed:

Ready to eat and non-perishable food items,
Tarps for covering roofs,
Clothing (especially underwear, socks and new or VERY gently worn tennis shoes),
Newborn and baby items including diapers, formula, diaper cream, and baby powder and wipes,
Clothes hangers,
School supplies,
Sunscreen,
Wipes,
Soap,
Towels,
Washcloths,
Hand Sanitizer,
Flash lights,
Deodorant, and
Detergent.

Please feel free to contact Lesley Black if you have any questions.

Facebook page for Tuscaloosa tornado assistance

This link was distributed by the SEC. Please check this page if you are interested in assisting with Tuscaloosa tornado clean up.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tuscaloosa-Tornado-What-you-can-do/126376937440662

Special Olympics at Foley Field Video

NCAA Champion Magazine

Click the link to view the most recent version of the NCAA Champion Magazine.

Special Olympics on Foley Field!

Meeting tonight!

Reminder -- there is a meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the Coliseum Hospitality Room (behind the scoreboard). Bring a teammate!!

Special Olympics

Thanks so much to everyone who volunteered at the Home Runs for Hometown Rivals event last night! Below is the link to an article in the "Red & Black." We will post video from the event ASAP.

http://www.redandblack.com/201/04/18/good-sports-special-olympics-athletes-relish-game/

SGA Student Life Senator Application

The SGA Student Life Senator application is now available. Please contact Lesley Black or Robert Miles if you are intersted in serving as the Athletics representative. Applications are due Monday, April 18th!

Special Olympics Home Runs for Hometown Rivals

Homeruns for Hometown Rivals will be held at Foley Field on Monday, April 18th at 5:00 p.m. Volunteers will be paired with a Special Olympics athlete. Volunteers will assist the athletes with their pre-game meal. Then they will spend time with the athlete in the dugout, at bat and running the bases. The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is the sponsor of this event, so we want a HUGE turnout! Please contact Lesley Black if you would like to volunteer for this event.

SAAC End-of-the-Year Event

Monday, May 2nd from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

T-shirts & food will be provided!

Games & a cake walk!

Woodruff Plaza (across from Rankin Smith Academic Center)

Contact Georgina Nembhard & Kathleen Gates to volunteer!

SGA -- new representative for athletics

We've discussed the addition of an athletics representative to SGA. Here is a Red & Black article regarding the changes. http://www.redandblack.com/2011/04/05/sga-adds-representation-for-groups/

Meeting

The next SAAC meeting will take place in the Coliseum Hospitality Room (behind the scoreboard) on Wednesday, April 6th at 7:00 p.m.

Wee Read Wii Tournament

Blueprint: Wii gamers to play for charity OnlineAthens.com

Don't Bet on It!

With next week commencing NCAA postseason basketball tournaments, all student-athletes are reminded that it is not permissible to engage in any gambling activity that involved intercollegiate athletics or professional athletics, through the internet, a bookmaker, a parlay card, or any other method employed by organized gambling.

This prohibition also includes participation in NCAA/NIT Tournament bracket sheets in which an entry fee is required and money or any item of tangible value may be won. NCAA sanctions for cases involving student-athletes have resulted in permanent ineligibility for the student-athlete in all sports.

For more information concerning sports wagering, please visit the NCAA's interactive sports wagering website at http://www.dontbetonit.org/.

Hornsby Howell Community Service Award nominations

Hornsby Howell Community Service Award nominations are due on Friday, March 11th! Nomination forms and resumes should be submitted to Lesley Black. Contact Lesley if you have any questions.

Votes for the Bulldog Cup design are due Friday!

Each team must submit their vote for the Bulldog Cup design no later than Friday, March 11th. Each team should submit one vote to Lesley Black or John Egan. Please contact either individual if you have any questions.

Butts-Mehre Expansion Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

The dedication ceremony for the newly renovated and expanded Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall will take place tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. All SAAC members are invited to attend!

SAAC Meeting

The next SAAC meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 1st at 7:00 p.m. in the Coliseum Hospitality Room (behind the scoreboard).

Hornsby Howell Community Service Award

Applications are now being accepted for the Athletic Association Hornsby Howell Community Service Award. This award is presented annually to a student-athlete who unselfishly represents him/herself and the Athletic Association in community service activities. This award will be presented at the Student-Athlete Honors Banquet on Tuesday, April 19th.

Applications can be found at the Rankin Smith Center check-in desk and will be e-mailed to all student-athletes or click here to download the application.

Applications are due to Lesley Black by March 11, 2011.

Contact Lesley (542-9103) if you have any questions.

Bulldog Cup Trophy Design

Three options for a Bulldog Cup Trophy have been presented. You can click here to view the options. Each SAAC rep should work with his/her team to get one team vote. Please let Lesley Black know your team's decision. Below is a description of the 3 options.

• Option 1

The first option is a large bulldog with some sort of square (possibly wooden) base. (The attached photos would not definitely be the dogs that are utilized…it’s just to give an idea.) The bulldog would have a collar with a tag with the name of the current team champion. When a new winning team is named, the tag will be adhered to the base.

• Option 2

The trophy will have a spherical aspect to it, with each team having its own separate 'banner' in the trophy. The name of the team will be carved into the banners either at the top or the bottom. The banners will not be touching each other so there will be spaces in between each banner. Resting on top of all the banners will be a platform with a power G that can turn to face forward no matter what side of the trophy is facing forward. With each year a team wins, it will be written on their banner and will face forward until another wins it the next year.

• Option 3

This trophy will have separate banners as well for each team, but instead of bowing in spherically, it will have a slight curvature outwards. Instead of a written heading on the banner however, each team will have its own figurine or symbol signifying that that is the banner for the team. These banners will still have a space in between each banner but will not come back together like option 2. Coming from the bottom of the base up through all of the banners but not touching, will be a post that has either a power G or a bulldog that can also rotate. Each winning team gets their year that they won written down on their banner.

SAAC Meeting Tonight

The SAAC meeting tonight will be held in the lower level of the Butts-Mehre Building at 7 pm. Please meet at the lower exterior door (adjacent to the staff parking lot) to gain entrance to the building.

Division I SAAC Names New President

Latest News - NCAA.org

Double Points for the Bulldog Cup!

The following upcoming events are double point opportunities for the Bulldog Cup:

Men's Tennis - Monday, 1/24 @ 2:30 p.m.

Women's Tennis - Friday, 2/4 @ 5:00 p.m.

Women's Basketball - Thursday, 2/17 @ 7:00 p.m.

Women's Basketball - Thursday, 2/24 @ 7:00 p.m.

Remember to send in pictures and fill out a form to receive points.

NCAA Champion Magazine

Please click the link to see the most recent issue of the NCAA Champion Magazine.

DI SAAC sets legislative priorities for January - NCAA.org

DI SAAC sets legislative priorities for January - NCAA.org

Click above link for article.

SAAC meeting

The first SAAC meeting of the spring semester will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 19th in the Coliseum Hospitality Room (behind the scoreboard).