SAA Committee Descriptions
2009-2010
Special Events Committee
Every fall SAA organizes Sundaes on Saturday, an event for Ambassadors
and their families during Family Weekend. This social event allows Ambassadors'
families to meet and greet SAA Ambassadors and Advisers over a bowl of ice cream.
Apple Polishers is an annual event that allows each Ambassador to
recognize an UNI faculty or staff member who has had a positive
influence on their life. During the event, each Ambassador takes
a few minutes to share their memories and give thanks to their
Apple Polisher. The Apple Polishers Committee is responsible for
organizing the event, selecting a location, ordering food, &
preparing decorations, gifts, and invitations.
This committee is also responsible for organizing the sale of rose
bouquets during UNI graduation ceremonies in December and May.
The duties of this committee include ordering the roses from
Blossom Express, transporting roses to Redeker Center from the
Admissions Office upon delivery, and soliciting volunteers to sell
roses at commencement. This is one of the only SAA fundraisers
throughout the year and is vital to the success of the group.
This committee also works with the Registrar's office to
organize and arrange banner carriers at each commencement ceremony.
Execs: Amanda Carls and Betsy Lindahl
Committee Chairs: Amanda Larsen and Kelsey Staudacher
Members: Joshua Lastine, Kevin Down, Sarah McCarty, Cody Miller, and Laura Rasmussen
Community Outreach Committee
This committee works to strengthen SAA's interaction with the Cedar Valley community by coordinating philanthropy efforts. Past activities have included Adopt-A-Highway, Habitat for Humanity, National Education Week, Special Olympics, Relay for Life, and volunteering at local schools, hospitals, and assisted living facilities. The committee coordinates all outreach events and asks volunteers throughout the academic year.
Exec: Betsy Lindahl
Committee Chairs: Jessica Staudt and Jordan Glaser
Members: Daniel Bartel, Ian Goldsmith, Jennifer Gibbs, Joanna Eggert, Kelsey Ternes, Ryan Morrison, and Stephanie Erenberger
Foundation Committee
The Foundation Committee's purpose is foster relationships between the
University and the University's alumni and friends. Committee
members represent UNI students, campus greeters, hosts and opinion
leaders. The committee reports back to the larger SAA group about
the Foundation's role in UNI history, current projects and involvement,
and future endeavors. Committee members benefit through leadership
opportunities and have the privilege to network with successful
alumni and friends of the University.
Additionally, members of the Foundation Committee will plan
and facilitate a SAA alumni tailgate in the fall semester
for past graduates and current members.
Exec: Nick Sibenaller
Committee Chair: Amy Costliow and Darin Hackman
Members: Amy Martens, Darion Watson, Nick Kavanaugh, and Kendra Allen
SAA Pride Committee
The SAA Pride Committee encourages SAA to catch the UNI spirit
by coordinating a series of events throughout Homecoming week.
Some of these activities include window painting on the Hill,
constructing and decorating a virtual parade booth, Panther
Pride Cry, painting Panther Paws on campus. The SAA Pride
Committee is responsible for planning and executing a
successful, spirit-filled Homecoming experience for all members.
Additionally, the SAA Pride Committee will generate
SAA pride throughout the school year, helping to
plan social events, Panther Pride, and SAA spirit.
Exec: Jamie Pope
Committee Chairs: Eva Andersen
Members: Libbe Hassenfritz, Mariah Lockie, Melissa Klinkhammer, Nick Kettmann, and Rachael Syverson
Membership Development Committee
The Membership Development Committee will work to continually improve the knowledge and skills of the membership, as well as further enhance and foster the social interactions among members. The duties of the committee will include overseeing the continued training and development of current members through the implementation on the Mini-Informational Conference (M.I.C Night), using current members who are subject matter experts on various topics to train at meetings, inviting guest speakers to meetings, and sending "Tour tidbits" emails. Additionally, the Membership Development Committee will oversee the advertising, promotion, selection, training, and follow-up for the Panther Push program. They will act as the "fun committee" in planning extra activities to promote group unity. Lastly, the committee coordinates and plans the SAA Formal each fall semester.
Exec: Amanda Carls
Committee Chairs: Bart Upah and Nikola Todorovic
Members: Elizabeth Madsen, Leah Fischer, Laura Bohlke, Jamie Pope, and Betsy Lindahl
Membership Selection Committee
The Membership Selection Committee serves one of the most critical roles in the entire organization. In conjunction with the Public Relations Committee, Membership Selection advertises and carries out an extensive application and interview process each semester. The committee members seek out the best and brightest student leaders UNI has to offer and work to select new members who will continue SAA's commitment to serving UNI.
Exec: Amanda Carls
Committee Chairs: Jeff Wachter
Members: Brad McLaury, Diana Mescher, Donald Kamara, Kari McCann, Megan Wharff, and Brock Looney
Public Relations Committee
This SAA committee is responsible for maintaining an effective channel of communication with prospective students and the local community. Responsibilities include overseeing the distribution of "Thank You for Visiting" postcards to prospective students, taking pictures of SAA activities, acting as group historian by maintaining photo gallery Web site, maintaining the SAA Web site, putting together and distributing the "Panther Press" newsletter each semester, and implementing the Panther Push program in the spring semester, and promoting SAA to the UNI campus and local community. Another PR committee project includes developing a coffee table book for the Admissions office to highlight the Student Admissions Ambassadors and their UNI experiences. The PR committee works in conjunction with the Membership Selection committee to advertise and promote SAA during new member recruitment each semester.