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July 2021 shawneestatealumni.com

Alumnus signs training deal with NBA's Dallas Mavericks

2021 graduate EJ Onu recently signed an Exhibit-10 training camp contract with the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is guaranteed a training camp invitation to Dallas as part of his contract. Read the SSU Athletics release.

Onu was also featured in USA Today leading up to the 2021 NBA Draft. Read the release online.

International alumnus explored new cultures while at SSU

At SSU, Kenta Sato ('09) found his place on more than just the baseball team. A Sports Studies major and a student worker for the Center for International Programs & Study Abroad (CIPSA), he spent time connecting with other international students and creating a culture at the university for them.

Read his story at shawnee.edu/news.

Alumna explores career in Art History

Graduating from SSU in 2017 with a Fine Arts degree in Photography and minor in Art History, alumna Courtney Uldrich always knew she wanted to eventually work in a museum.

Read her story at shawnee.edu/news.

Sports Leadership Summit - Saturday, October 2

Calling all Sports Management alumni! Join SSU during Homecoming Weekend for our second annual Sports Leadership Summit. This year's summit can be attended either in-person or virtually.

During the event, alumni will have the chance to tour campus, join in on a panel discussion, and mingle with both past and present Sport Management alumni and students.

Register for the summit online at www.ssuhomecoming.com.

Alumna connects her degree to her passion

A 2019 alumna, Destiny Chester found her career path at a young age – as an outpatient at Nationwide Children’s Hospital rehabbing an injury she received her senior year of high school. Interacting with a Physical Therapist, she learned of the career and the opportunities it could provide.

Read her story at shawnee.edu/news.

Alumna receives SSU Faculty Award

Jessica Carrington, a 2010 Associate Degree of Nursing graduate, recently received the Early Career Faculty Teaching Award from SSU.

Read her story at shawnee.edu/news.


Dental Hygiene Alumni Day - Saturday, October 2

The SSU Dental Hygiene Program will be hosting their annual Dental Hygiene Alumni Day in the Flohr Lecture Hall during Homecoming Weekend! Offering an opportunity for graduates to receive their continuing education hours, the day is a chance for alumni to connect with each other, past faculty members, and current Dental Hygiene students.

The event will last from 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, October 2.

Register for the day at ssuhomecoming.com/dhalumniday.

Alumnus finds his career in Education

A 2008 graduate of SSU, life has come full circle in many ways for alumnus Andy Graffis. Receiving his Intervention Specialist degree, he furthered his career into education administration, and now serves as a Principal in his hometown of Chillicothe, Ohio at Southeastern High School.

Read his story at shawnee.edu/news.

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