The Student Academic Appointee Affairs Committee (SAAAC) focuses on laws and policies that impact SAAs on the Bloomington campus. In collaboration with the Campus Policy Committee, administrators, and student representatives, it can develop and refine campus policies to improve working conditions for SAAs.
2026-2027 Assignments
- Collaborate with Budgetary Affairs (BAC) to investigate trends in funding for SAAs.
- Collaborate with Benefits and GPSG representatives to understand what benefits are available to SAAs and identify gaps that SAAs may be struggling with.
- Communicate regularly with the chair(s) of SAABR to understand trends at IUB and to gauge whether students are accessing this committee effectively.
- Collaborate with CREM to gauge the impact of reorganizations and mergers on SAAs.
2026-2027 Members
Co-chairs:
Spencer Hall, Department of Biology
Matthew Jackson, GPSG-SAA Representative
| Mahasweta Baxipatra Department of English | Deb Getz School of Public Health |
| Denise Tryon Jacobs School of Music | TBD GPSG-SAA Representative |
| TBD GPSG-SAA Representative | David Daleke, (Ex-officio) Dean for the IUB Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Health Sciences |
| Elizabeth Dunn, (Ex-officio) Associate Dean for Graduate Education, College of Arts and Sciences | Jessica Lester, (Ex-officio) Associate Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs |
Meeting schedule
Fall 2026
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Spring 2027
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