The athletic department at Shawnee State University continued welcoming its student-athletes back to campus Tuesday with an Athletic Career Development Day, which was split into three different sessions and ran from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts, Waller Gymnasium, and the Clark Memorial Public Library.
Student-athletes from each of the 22 sponsored sports that SSU currently fields were in attendance as leadership, resilience, time management, leveraging experiences to professional opportunities, and a workshop where career services and well-known business websites such as LinkedIn and Hiration were all discussed during the three sessions. Shawnee State University President Eric Braun also addressed all student-athletes with remarks crediting the student-athletes for their pride, passion, and ability to serve as a melting pot for the entire campus.
The list of panelists that spoke to students were as follows:
- Gerald Cadogan, Athletic Director, Shawnee State University
- Tiffany Buckmaster, Associate Athletic Director/SWA, Shawnee State University
- James Caldwell, Assistant Director of Compliance, Shawnee State University
- Kristen Bradshaw, Head Softball Coach, Shawnee State University
- Conner Flynn, Director of Cross Country and Track and Field, Shawnee State University
- Charlotte Gordon, Mayor and Second Ward City Councilwoman, City of Portsmouth; President, Portsmouth City Health Department Board of Directors; Artistic Director, Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center
- Aimee Welch, Director of Institutional Budgeting, Shawnee State University
- Adam Miller, Interim Dean for the College of Business and Engineering Technology, Shawnee State University
- Austin Raines, Associate Director of Career Services, Shawnee State University
- Donnie Johnson, Gallia County Local Schools, Gallia Academy and Tiffin football alum
- Matt Keeney, Owner, Keeney's Kitchen
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