Vol. 6, Issue 6                                                                                                          November 2020

President's Message

Watch the President's Message from Brown & Gold Club President, Julie Work '98, here:

President's Message

 

 

The Brown & Gold Club Welcomes Three New Board Members

The Brown & Gold Club recently welcomed three new board members in October. Larry Hoon '70, Katrina Lallo '03, and Jerry Sheets '69, '77, will take on roles as sport liaisons to multiple BW athletics teams. Read more about Larry, Katrina, and Jerry here.

New Board Members 2020

 

Running Runs Through Joe Eby, Coordinator of Cross Country and Track and Field and Head Cross Country Coach

Coach Joe Eby started running cross country in order to get into shape for basketball season, “his true passion.” And it worked. Read more about Joe here.

Joe Eby

 

BW's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Lends A Hand to Quarantined Students With Care Packages

The global COVID-19 pandemic has created a number of unprecedented challenges for people of all ages. Luckily, the Baldwin Wallace University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has created a program to ease that stress and make those days easier. Read more here.

Care Packages

 

Women's Volleyball Builds Teamwork and Comradery with a Hard Hat of The Week Competition

 Fresh off a stellar 23-6 opening season in her first year as head coach, Women’s Volleyball Coach Kacie Ehinger helped carry over an idea for internal recognition that had been brewing since the early offseason. Read more here.

Volleyball Hard Hat 1 

 

Student-Athlete, Kayla Webb, Makes A Lasting Impression On and Off the Soccer Field

For Baldwin Wallace University senior women’s soccer All-Ohio Athletic Conference and Academic All-OAC midfielder Kayla Webb, her collective college experience has pushed her down a unique path. Read more about Kayla here.

Kayla Webb

 

Read the Latest BW Alumni Updates!




Tyler Thompson '18 has rejoined BW's Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving team as an assistant coach. 

Adam Grassi '15 has named BW's assistant athletic trainer.

Tyler Beaton '13 has been named as the Interim Women's Soccer Head Coach at Jamestown (N.Y.) Community College.

Check out additional alumni profiles here to see what your teammates and recent graduates are doing, and keep us updated on your news and achievements, too.

 

Watch the latest episode of 'Snell's Stingers' by Interim Director of Athletics John Snell '87

Follow Interim Director of Athletics, John Snell '87, each month as he provides updates about the BW Athletics program in his new series, Snell's Stingers.

Watch the latest episode here:

Snell's Stingers

Watch past episodes here.

 

In Case You Missed It!

 

This Fall, due to COVID-19, BW was unable to host an in-person Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony on campus. However, in October BW honored the Class of 2020 Athletics Hall of Fame inductees with a celebratory recognition video. If you missed it, you can watch it here.

   

President Helmer_OAC Announcement

BW President Bob Helmer was named the President of the Ohio Athletic Conference Presidents Council for the 2020-21 academic year. Dr. Helmer became the ninth president of the University on July 1, 2012. Read more here.

   

Career Services

BW student-athletes continue to benefit from a partnership between the Brown & Gold Club and Career Services. Read more here about this collaborative effort.

   

Men's Volleyball

Earlier this Fall, BW Men's Volleyball Head Coach Kyle Mars announced the inaugural class of players in program history. 14 young men will be joining the program as the first class of student-athletes for play starting in 2021. Read more about the team here.

 

Ways to Stay Connected to BW

 
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Jacket Career Captains 

Join us on Monday, March 1, 2021, at 6 p.m. for our next virtual Jacket Career Captains Meet-Up event through BW's new Yellow Jackets Career Connections Network.  This hour-long event will feature four Yellow Jackets for Life as panelists discussing their careers with student-athletes.  If you’re interested in serving as a panelist for this or future meet-ups, please contact Danielle Rueger '13 at drueger@bw.edu. 

   
We love our student-athletes

Send words of encouragement to our student-athletes

We invite Yellow Jackets for Life to provide support to our student-athletes by sending words of encouragement by email to bwalumni@bw.edu using the subject line: Yellow Jackets Words of Encouragement.

   

Call for Nominations

The Baldwin Wallace University Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1965 to honor outstanding individuals for contributions to the University as an athlete, coach or athletic administrator. To nominate a Yellow Jacket for consideration for the Hall of Fame, click here. Nominations for the 2021 class will be accepted until March 15, 2021. 

YJ4L

Keep us updated on your news!

Be sure to share your personal and career updates with the Office of Alumni Engagement, and we will celebrate your good news in our online class notes. You can complete the Alumni Update Form here.

   
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