Five Bulldogs will represent the Maroon and White this weekend at the SAAC, SEC Leadership Council Meeting in Birmingham.
Five Bulldogs To Represent MSU At SAAC, SEC Leadership Council Meeting
July 06, 2017 | Football, Athletics, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Volleyball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – This weekend, five Mississippi State student-athletes will join 64 of their Southeastern Conference counterparts in a joint meeting of the SEC Student-Athlete Leadership Councils and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) in Birmingham.
Of the five Bulldogs attending, two will be SAAC representatives Khris Carr (volleyball) and Gabe Myles (football). Myles' teammate Gerri Green, a member of the Football Leadership Council, will also be in attendance. Women's Basketball Leadership Council member Blair Schaefer and Men's Basketball Leadership Council member Mitchell Storm round out the list of MSU attendees.
The meeting, which takes place Friday through Sunday, will be the first joint meeting of the two groups since they were introduced by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey in 2016. Leadership councils for the sports of football and men's and women's basketball were created to provide student-athletes with additional opportunities to engage with campus leaders and conference office staff.
Carr and Myles are a part of 28 SAAC representatives that will begin the three-day meeting on Friday afternoon. Josh Foliart of Growing Leaders will lead a presentation and student-athletes will have opportunities to share programming ideas from their respective on-campus committees.
Saturday's schedule includes a meeting with Commissioner Sankey, who will lead a discussion on a variety of topics chosen by the student-athletes. Former student-athletes Chris Draft and Freddie Scott II will also speak to the group, and SEC Assistant Commissioner Matt Boyer will review the SEC and NCAA governance structure and approved legislation for the 2017-18 school year.
Saturday afternoon the group will participate in community service projects at the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama and the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge. The Community Food Bank operates as a central clearinghouse for collecting food, and it serves 12 counties in Alabama. Hope Lodge offers free lodging to cancer patients and their families, and it also provides a variety of resources and information about cancer and how best to fight the disease.
The meeting will conclude on Sunday with an emphasis on career development. SEC Director of Student-Athlete Engagement Misty Brown and Jametta K. White will address the group.
For more information on MSU athletics, follow "HailState" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. You can also find all-access coverage of the Bulldogs on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap."
Of the five Bulldogs attending, two will be SAAC representatives Khris Carr (volleyball) and Gabe Myles (football). Myles' teammate Gerri Green, a member of the Football Leadership Council, will also be in attendance. Women's Basketball Leadership Council member Blair Schaefer and Men's Basketball Leadership Council member Mitchell Storm round out the list of MSU attendees.
The meeting, which takes place Friday through Sunday, will be the first joint meeting of the two groups since they were introduced by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey in 2016. Leadership councils for the sports of football and men's and women's basketball were created to provide student-athletes with additional opportunities to engage with campus leaders and conference office staff.
Carr and Myles are a part of 28 SAAC representatives that will begin the three-day meeting on Friday afternoon. Josh Foliart of Growing Leaders will lead a presentation and student-athletes will have opportunities to share programming ideas from their respective on-campus committees.
Saturday's schedule includes a meeting with Commissioner Sankey, who will lead a discussion on a variety of topics chosen by the student-athletes. Former student-athletes Chris Draft and Freddie Scott II will also speak to the group, and SEC Assistant Commissioner Matt Boyer will review the SEC and NCAA governance structure and approved legislation for the 2017-18 school year.
Saturday afternoon the group will participate in community service projects at the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama and the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge. The Community Food Bank operates as a central clearinghouse for collecting food, and it serves 12 counties in Alabama. Hope Lodge offers free lodging to cancer patients and their families, and it also provides a variety of resources and information about cancer and how best to fight the disease.
The meeting will conclude on Sunday with an emphasis on career development. SEC Director of Student-Athlete Engagement Misty Brown and Jametta K. White will address the group.
For more information on MSU athletics, follow "HailState" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. You can also find all-access coverage of the Bulldogs on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap."
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