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Student Athlete Council

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The Student-Athlete Council is a group of student-athlete leaders representing a diverse constituency, voluntarily committed to enhancing the student-athlete experience through leadership, service and community.



The mission of the Student-Athlete Council is to provide practical leadership opportunities to involved students and to provide opportunities for all student-athletes to develop meaningful relationships with each other, the greater athletics and Lehigh communities, and our alumni family.



The Student-Athlete Executive Committee is a twelve-member group consisting of student-athlete leaders selected through an application and interview process by graduating SAEC members. Together, these student-athletes coordinate and lead the Student-Athlete Council sub-committees, and represent their student-athlete peers at student senate meetings and Patriot League SAAC meetings. SAEC members address relevant issues and ideas and promote general student-athlete welfare as they aim to improve the overall student-athlete experience. SAEC is supervised by Dean of Athletics, Joe Sterrett, Senior Associate Director, Karen Adams and Athletics Leadership Coordinator, Julie Sterrett.

The 2010-2011 members of the Student-Athlete Executive Committee are:
OFFICERS
Lauren Armstrong, President/Social Events Liaison (SR, Swimming)
Mary Grace Doyle, Vice President/S.A.M. Liaison (JR, Women's Soccer)
Leah Kulp, Internal Relations/Alumni Relations Liaison (SR, Women's Soccer)
Isadore Carrie, Campus Relations/C.O.A.C.H. Liaison (SR, Football)

Community Outreach by Athletes who Care about Helping is a community outreach program that operates in accord with the National Consortium for Academics and Sports. Its goals are to help (along with parents, teachers, and coaches) elementary, middle, and high school student-athletes and their peers to make informed choices about their education, alcohol and other drug issues, and other factors which would affect reaching their full potential.

Participating Lehigh student-athletes are trained in public speaking, and educated about substance abuse, academic motivation, time management, peer pressure, and other concerns of young people. The program offers our Lehigh student-athletes as "C.O.A.C.H.es" for younger students. Visits to schools, community centers, social organizations and youth teams are a regular and ongoing feature of this program as are visits by those students to Lehigh athletic events. Interested student-athletes should contact Roseann Corsi, Public Relations Coordinator or one of the programs two chairs or committee members:


(Student-Athlete Mentors)
The Student-Athlete Mentors are a sub-committee of the Student-Athlete Council that leads by example and serves as mentors to their peers. In modeling responsible behavior and balance in academics, athletics, and social life and in providing guidance to campus resources, the Student-Athlete Mentors aim to aid first year student-athletes in the adjustment to life at Lehigh by helping them to develop good habits for success in college and beyond. Recruitment Manager, Chris Wakely is the supervisor of the SAM Program.



The Alumni Relations group is sub-committee of the Student-Athlete Council focused on keeping alumni connected, engaged and involved with our current student athletes by enhancing the relationship between undergraduate student-athletes and sports alumni. This group intends to promote an accurate understanding about the priorities and challenges faced by the athletic department.



Social/Events are a subcommittee of the Student-Athlete Council focused on creating a stronger sense of community and school spirit within the athletics community and across campus. These student-athlete leaders also focus on increasing the awareness of athletic events and strengthening the relationships and opportunities for collaboration with other campus organizations. The Social/Events sub-committee is advised by Director of Tickets, Rich Haas.