The University of Missouri–Columbia was selected to host the Student Affiliates of Seventeen (SAS) Executive Board from 2019–2022 and began their term in August 2019, following a successful three-year tenure by Ball State University. The new executive board has anchored its term in four pillars—Growth and Sustainability, Justice and Equity, Excellence and Innovation, and Wellness and Positive Development—which have guided the organization over the past year. This report reviews the purpose of SAS and discusses membership development, programming, advocacy, and the organizational development activities of the organization, including progress on goals to increase and engage membership and foster a more equitable and socially just organization that embraces liberation as a value. Counseling psychology students’ and the organization’s response and adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic and national reckoning with police brutality and anti-Black racism are also discussed.

The University of Missouri–Columbia’s (MU) counseling psychology program was selected to host the Student Affiliates of Seventeen (SAS) Executive Board from 2019–2022 and is currently in the second year of its tenure. The purpose of this report is to review and evaluate the work of the SAS Executive Board at MU in 2020–2021. The report details the rationale for and initial transition to a hybrid national model for an executive board for the remainder of the tenure. This report also reviews the purpose of SAS, discusses the selection of a theme for 2020–2021, and shares highlights and programming updates related to the four pillars: (a) Excellence and Innovation, (b) Growth and Sustainability, (c) Justice and Equity, and (d) Wellness and Positive Development. The SAS tri-chairs close the report with a brief reflection on their service amidst the pandemics of COVID-19, anti-Black racism and police brutality, and a multitude of other injustices targeted at minoritized groups who hold non-White ethnic and racial identities.

The counseling psychology program at the University of Missouri-Columbia was selected to host the Student Affiliates of Seventeen (SAS) Executive Board from 2019 to 2022 and will complete its tenure at the conclusion of the 2022 APA Convention. This report outlines the work of the SAS Executive Board from 2021 through 2022, while also reflecting on three themes that have emerged over the course of our 3-year term: 1) Fostering Connections, 2) Social Justice and Advocacy, and 3) Organizational Development. A description and rationale for each theme will be provided in addition to a review of the activities that align with each theme. The SAS tri-chairs also provide a reflection on the challenges of leading amidst a pandemic and the potential impact of the pandemic on student engagement.