The Eugene D. Smith Leadership Institute

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9️⃣6️⃣% of our graduating seniors have secured their next step❗️

Another incredible year for the Class of 2026 🎓

Congratulations student-athletes, we are so proud of you! ❤️

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Shoutout to our incredible staff members who received recognition at 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 earlier this month ✨

🏆 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 ~ Sierra Nelson
🏆 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 ~ Kate Reymann
🏆 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 ~ EDSLI Staff

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Congratulations to our student-athletes graduating today 🎓

We are so proud of you! ❤️

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❗️We can’t wait for Wolstein❗️

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❗️We can’t wait for Wolstein❗️

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❗️We can’t wait for Wolstein❗️

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Wishing our student-athletes the best of luck on finals! 😆📚

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We can’t wait to be back at Wolstein Leadership Academy in less than ✌️ weeks❗️

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Congratulations to @OhioStateWVB alumni @TaylorSyd3‼️🚨

After 8️⃣ months in NextGen, @TaylorSyd3 will be joining the department full-time as Assistant Director, Student-Athlete Development 🥳❤️

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That’s a wrap on SAAC for the year 🎉

A huge thank you to our very own, Senior Vice President & Wolfe Foundation Eugene D. Smith Director of Athletics, Ross Bjork for joining us to close it out❕🤩

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Megan Celik, Director of Admissions from Ohio State College of Medicine, for joining Athletes in Medicine last week! 🩺🥼

Our student-athletes learned how to enhance their applications and best prepare for a career in healthcare‼️😍

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Congratulations to all of our Varsity Letter Award Winners! 🥳

Together, Varsity O Society & EDSLI support student-athletes in their transition beyond athletics 🤍

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The Scarlet & Graymies Award Ceremony is almost here 🏆✨

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Closed out 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘉𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺𝘦 last week with Mark Clouse, President of the Washington Commanders ❕🔥

A fitting finale filled with insight on leadership, culture, and his journey.

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Financial Education ✅

Thank you, Huntington Bank, for educating our student-athletes! 🏦

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A summer in Beaverton 😍

Shoutout to these student-athletes interning for Nike this summer‼️

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Thank you to Elite Performance Medical for connecting with our student-athletes who are passionate about a career in Medical Sales 🥼🩺👔

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Lead Like a Buckeye with our very own, Janine Oman❤️

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It’s Bucks Go Pro Interview Season! Friendly reminder to pull out your suits and start preparing‼️🤭👔

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We heard it was 2016 again❗️

Check out our what the Eugene D. Smith Leadership was up to 😊