SAAC Photo Gallery

January 29, 2010
Emerson SAAC Contributes to Haiti Relief Fund
Once again the Emerson College SAAC (Student Athletic Advisory Committee) was extremely successful in an initiative called, “Pennies for the Poor.”

January 25, 2010
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference Forms New Partnership With The Allston-Brighton Substance Abuse Task Force
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) and the Allston-Brighton Substance Abuse Task Force (ABSATF) are proud to announce a new partnership. This joint venture will allow the GNAC to assist the ABSATF in its mission to educate the Allston-Brighton community about the dangers of underage drinking and substance abuse. “A lot of people don’t talk about the issues of drug and alcohol abuse until a tragedy occurs. We wanted to get involved with the Task Force to bring awareness and education to the people who are affected most by substance abuse, college students,” said Vaughn Calhoun, GNAC Assistant Commissioner.

December 30, 2009
Saint Joseph College (Conn.) SAAC Hold Dodgeball Tournament Fundraiser
The SAAC of Saint Joseph College (Conn.) held a dodge ball tournament fundraiser, “Demolish Diabetes”, at the O’Connell Athletic Center at Saint Joseph College (Conn.) on November 13th.

December 14, 2009
Suffolk Athletics Host Breakfast with Santa
On Friday morning, December 11, the Suffolk University Athletic Department hosted their annual “Breakfast with Santa.”Children from the Chinatown YMCA were invited over to Suffolk’s Regan Gymnasium for the morning as they had a chance to spend the morning with Suffolk’s student-athletes and also meet Santa Claus. The event was run by the Suffolk University Student-Athletic Advisory Council (SAAC).

November 10, 2009
St. Joseph (Conn.) Basketball Team Volunteers At Cancer Fundraiser
The St. Joseph College women’s basketball team volunteered at the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk Oct. 18 at Bushnell Park in Hartford. Over 1,500 participants braved the rainy weather to walk that day in support of a worthy cause that raised over $300,000. The walk was one of 21 such events held in New England during the month of October.

June 5, 2009
Mount Holyoke’s Miki Yoshida Selected to Represent GNAC on National SAAC
Mount Holyoke College sophomore Miki Yoshida (Hong Kong, China/Hong Kong Int'l) has been named to the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Her term of service will begin immediately and continue through May 1, 2012. Yoshida will represent both the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) and the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC).

December 18, 2008
Suffolk Hosts Breakfast With Santa
The Suffolk University Athletic Department along with the Student Athletic Advisory Council (SAAC) hosted their annual Breakfast with Santa Friday morning in the Regan Gymnasium. Sixty youngsters from the Chinatown YMCA were invited to enjoy breakfast and meet Santa. Breakfast was prepared the coaching staff and the children were served waffles, fresh fruit as well as juice. Suffolk's student-athletes helped serve the meals. Face painting and arts and crafts were also set up for the children to enjoy. All the children got to tell Santa what was on their Christmas list and each received a gift courtesy of the SAAC.