By Kaity Grueling
Most students have heard of SAC, but don’t always pick up on the acronym. SAC? SAC of what? Potatoes? Wait, do they mean in the SAC? Can SCAD do that?
SAC stands for Student Activities Council and is a student programming board at SCAD. They plan both educational and recreational events on campus. These range from lectures, to comedians, to musical performances, dances and movies.
The idea behind the council is to improve the college experience while fostering a stronger sense of community among SCAD students. Members of SAC also benefit from the opportunity to improve their leadership skills through involvement and event planning.
SAC was in charge of all Welcome Week events including the hypnotist, Fall Fest, the comedian Kyle Grooms, the SAC showcase, the C.L. Lindsay lecture and the “Star Trek” movie night.
They also host weekly and yearly events. Coffee House, for example, is at the Student Center every Wednesday night at 9 p.m., where students can listen to local musicians perform, drink coffee, get some homework done and socialize.
The yearly Masquerade Ball is an SAC creation and invites students to celebrate Halloween and dress to the ghoulish nines. Spring quarter boasts Films at Forsyth where movies ranging from James Bond to “Finding Nemo” are screened in Forsyth Park for all Savannah residents.
Every event is planned out months in advance and carried out seamlessly by the SAC officers and the general members.
You might be wondering who’s currently running the show at SAC. The executive board has six members. Third year advertising design major Lauren Lenart is the current director, with second year advertising design major Vince Salpierto as the publicist.
Third year advertising design major Cayla Hanousek handles lectures and second year art history major Tyler Green is in charge of music.
Second year graphic design major Rachel Clarke fronts pop culture, and third year illustration major Karen Flipus-Luyckx is head of special events. These students team up in hibiscus-colored polo shirts to bring the student body entertaining and enjoyable events.
SAC meets every Tuesday at the Student Center at 9 p.m. All officers are in attendance as well as a substantial group of general members. The meetings always begin with an icebreaker to welcome in first time members.
Lenart, usually initiates this by asking members to stand, state their names, and a list a humorous fact about themselves such as who they went to prom with or what superpower they’d most like to have.
After introductions, they discuss the turnout of past events, the plans for currents events, and often brainstorm ideas for future events. Members are constantly trying to come up with new event ideas that appeal to a wide range of students for a larger turnout and a better sense of community.
Bringing SCAD students together is the name of the game, and SAC is swinging for the fences.
