Inaugural Declare Your Major Day set for March 29
3/15/2021 1:32:00 PM | APEX
Sophomores will declare their major in a ceremony at Paulson Stadium.
STATESBORO – Georgia Southern sophomore student-athletes will declare their major in a formal ceremony on Declare Your Major Day at Paulson Stadium March 29, beginning at 7 p.m.
Student-athletes will walk across the stage, declare their major aloud and then sign a certificate indicating their intended major. The ceremony will be streamed live at Facebook.com/GSAthletics so family and friends can share in the celebration.
"We are very excited about our new 'Declare Your Major' initiative! Our current sophomore student-athletes will be the first class to take part in this new program that is centered on educating the young men and women in our program on the 141 degree programs offered here at Georgia Southern," said Director of Athletics Jared Benko. "The decision to select a major has a significant impact on one's professional career and lifetime earnings, and through the programming centered around this initiative, we are excited to continue to help position our student-athletes to reach their full potential."
Benko will speak at the event along with Georgia Southern President Dr. Kyle Marrero, Col. George Fredrick, Enrollment Officer for the Georgia Southern ROTC, and Isabelle Bray, President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
"Declaring a major is an extremely important step in our student-athletes' development and helps set in motion a plan that will help make their future a reality," said Gleen Hart, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development. "We're looking forward to our first Declare Your Major Day and making it an annual event."
Declare Your Major Day is part of the school's APEX (Athletes Preparing for Employment Experiences) program. The APEX program is designed to help prepare Georgia Southern student-athletes for the ultimate challenge after their playing careers- life.
Led by Hart and Senior Associate Athletics Director for Administration Tracy Ham, the APEX program fosters the holistic growth of all Georgia Southern student-athletes based on four pillars: life skills, leadership development, career growth and community engagement. The vision statement of the program is to "develop confident and independent leaders to win in their careers, communities and households."
Student-athletes will walk across the stage, declare their major aloud and then sign a certificate indicating their intended major. The ceremony will be streamed live at Facebook.com/GSAthletics so family and friends can share in the celebration.
"We are very excited about our new 'Declare Your Major' initiative! Our current sophomore student-athletes will be the first class to take part in this new program that is centered on educating the young men and women in our program on the 141 degree programs offered here at Georgia Southern," said Director of Athletics Jared Benko. "The decision to select a major has a significant impact on one's professional career and lifetime earnings, and through the programming centered around this initiative, we are excited to continue to help position our student-athletes to reach their full potential."
Benko will speak at the event along with Georgia Southern President Dr. Kyle Marrero, Col. George Fredrick, Enrollment Officer for the Georgia Southern ROTC, and Isabelle Bray, President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
"Declaring a major is an extremely important step in our student-athletes' development and helps set in motion a plan that will help make their future a reality," said Gleen Hart, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development. "We're looking forward to our first Declare Your Major Day and making it an annual event."
Declare Your Major Day is part of the school's APEX (Athletes Preparing for Employment Experiences) program. The APEX program is designed to help prepare Georgia Southern student-athletes for the ultimate challenge after their playing careers- life.
Led by Hart and Senior Associate Athletics Director for Administration Tracy Ham, the APEX program fosters the holistic growth of all Georgia Southern student-athletes based on four pillars: life skills, leadership development, career growth and community engagement. The vision statement of the program is to "develop confident and independent leaders to win in their careers, communities and households."
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