ODAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

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The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is a forum for student-athletes to discuss issues that affect their athletic experience on a day-to-day basis and allows for input to be made on the rules and policies that affect student-athletes’ lives on member institution campuses. As the men's swimming representative to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at Randolph-Macon College, I maintained communication between the student-athletes, the college administration, and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). As the Randolph-Macon representative, I attended the ODAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee's annual conference and voted on legislation impacting athletes at the member

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