Georgia Southern Student-Athletes Participate in Entrepreneurship Education

Georgia Southern Student-Athletes Participate in Entrepreneurship Education

8/30/2022 9:41:00 AM | APEX

The event is part of the APEX program.

STATESBORO – Georgia Southern junior and senior student-athletes will participate in Entrepreneurship Education Wednesday in the PAC Theater as part of the Georgia Southern Athletics APEX (Athletes Preparing for Employment EXperiences) program.

Georgia Southern professor Dr. Steven Stewart will teach Entrepreneurship Phase 1 "Athlete-prenuer: Creating Value with Who I Am," a course for a basic understanding of owning and operating your own successful business model.

Led by Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development Gleen 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."