SAAC AND CHAMPS LIFE SKILLS
2007-08 Community Service Projects CLICK HERE
STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL
GENERAL INFORMATION
Forty-Niner Athletics is committed to helping the student-athlete. The Long Beach State 49er Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is comprised of two student-athletes from all sixteen teams along with six officers (the 2007 executive board is pictured above).
SAAC PHOTO GALLERY
EXECUTIVE BOARD (2008-09)
Justin Koeppen, co-President (water polo)
Jeff Greenwood, co-President (water polo)
Adam Wilk, vice president (baseball)
Ashley Weber, secretary (softball)
Alex Goldberg, treasurer (track and field)
Cheryl Bube, special projects manager (track and field)
Lauren Sims, community service coordinator (women's basketball)
Manny McElroy, administrative assistant (baseball)
Candice Chick, Advisor (cchick@csulb.edu)
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
The Committee is co-chaired by men's water polo players Justin Koeppen and Jeff Greenwood. The Committee was established to promote school spirit, act as a liaison to the athletic department's administration and represent Long Beach State at Big West SAAC meetings. SAAC plans and promotes events throughout the year like Beach Bash, a kick-off to the upcoming athletic year, and the End-of-the-Year BBQ, where all the student-athletes come together and discuss their accomplishments from the year.
SAAC also plays an important role in community service. Throughout the year, SAAC is involved in various projects ranging from Make a Difference Day, adopt-a-family, National Fitness Day at local elementary schools, Beach Clean Up and many others.
CHAMPS/Life Skills has a program called The THE TANTALUM "CUP", which is a competitive game that is played by all the teams. This program gives the student-athletes a chance to compete for points in various life skills categories. These categories focus on developing the individual, leadership, teamwork, supporting other athletes, and academic achievement. It's used to promote competition and participation in various aspects of student-athlete life. The Tantalum Cup is a way for the competitive side of our athletes to be used towards something other than just athletic participation and more in developing their Life Skills. The winning team is announced at the end of the spring semester each year. The winning team is honored with the perpetuating Tantalum Cup and additional incentives. The event is sponsored by Tantalum Restaurant in Long Beach.
The following is a list of the privies teams that have won the TANTALUM CUP:
2005-2006
Men's Water Polo
2006-2007
Men's Water Polo
2007-2008
Men's Baseball
NCAA Leadership Conference
One of the many benefits of participation in the CHAMPS/Life Skills program is that each participating institution is eligible to send a student-athlete to the annual NCAA Leadership Conference. This conference brings 325 student-athletes from all sports and all divisions for a week of leadership training, team building, skill development, and strategic planning, preparing them to return to campus with a written action plan to implement a project to better their campus and/or local community, while addressing an identified need or concern.
Each campus submits a panel four student-athletes, two men and two women, to the NCAA for consideration. A selection committee reviews the applications, which include a two-page essay about their perspective on leadership, and selects one of the four to participate in the conference.
The following is a list of nominees and participants for each year:
* identifies the conference participant
2008
Justin Koeppen, Men's Water Polo
Brice Gallow Jr., Men's Basketball
Sara Baca, Women's Soccer
Lauren Sims, Woman's Basketball
2007
Chris Richardson, M. Track & Field*
Jeff Greenwood, M. Water Polo
Amanda Perry, W. Soccer
Alexis Crimes, W. Volleyball
2006
Travis Buchanan, M. Water Polo*
Uchenna Obiora, M. Track & Field
Jasmine Winfield, W. Track & Field
Natalie Messina, W. Soccor
2005
Brady Douglas, M. Track & Field
Kevin Cape, M. Volleyball*
Melannie McCauley, W. Softball
Cynetha Rush, W. Basketball
Make Wise Beach CHOICES
Long Beach State has received a three-year grant from the NCAA for alcohol awareness called "Make Wise Beach CHOICES". Making Wise Beach CHOICES will initially seek to educate the 350 student-athletes, representing a wide range of team sports, about the hazards and risks associated with alcohol consumption, including binge and underage drinking. The program aims to inspire the athletes to develop skills that enable them to promote more positive social goals and healthy alternatives to their peers, on and off campus. The Making Wise Beach CHOICES Program will address student and student-athlete alcohol consumption and misuse, and promote legal, healthy, appropriate and safe alternatives through the following methods: peer education, social marketing, alternative alcohol-free activities, policy development, and data collection.
GET MORE INFORMATION HERE
Goal of the program: Ultimately, we expect Making Wise Beach CHOICES to become an established, well-known and ongoing program that will benefit all students and provide them with alternative and positive alcohol-related and social choices.
Making Wise Beach CHOICES will collaborate with campus and community organizations including Student Services, Campus and Long Beach Police, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), The Automobile Club of Southern California (ACSC), and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) to ensure that students have an extensive list of positive resources and communication opportunities. Making Wise Beach CHOICES will also establish a dedicated website that will provide an efficient, confidential and informative resource for all CSULB students. Ultimately, Making Wise Beach CHOICES will help create a university with a coherent and convincing message regarding alcohol consumption, thus assisting and educating students to make healthy and positive choices.
Additional Information
Degree Completion Application
Degree Completion Contract
Outside Competition Form
Summer Activities
Summer Employment Form
Summer Employment Policy Procedure
