The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), an NCAA Division II conference held their fall meeting in Frankenmuth, MI on Sunday October 6th and performed community service in the Saginaw area on Monday October 7th at the following agencies between 9:30am-11:30am:
East Side Soup Kitchen
The Emmaus House
Hidden Harvest
The GLIAC SAAC and the NCAA Division II philosophy is about finding a balance and giving back. 40 student-athletes representing each of our 16 member schools will be attending our meeting on Sunday to provide feedback on NCAA proposed legislation, GLIAC Championships, and how to continually improve the young student-athletes life skills and experiences. The GLIAC SAAC will then be serving lunches, preparing meals and sorting through clothes on Monday to help out the Saginaw community.
The following schools/institutions make up the GLIAC:
Ashland University
Ferris State University
University of Findlay
Grand Valley State University
Hillsdale College
Lake Erie College
Lake Superior State University
Malone University
Michigan Technological University
Northern Michigan University
Northwood University
Ohio Dominican University
Saginaw Valley State University
Tiffin University
Walsh University
Wayne State University