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SSU benefits more than 12,000 alumni members

July 21, 2011

The Shawnee State University Alumni Association is having a special event in August – Bears, Baseball and BBQ – when alumni and their invited guests can enjoy a game on Thirsty Thursday, Aug. 4 where the Florence Freedom hosts the Lake Erie Crushers in Florence, Ky., for only $12.

The price includes round-trip bus fare from the SSU campus, a barbeque buffet, soft drinks and a commemorative T-shirt. SSU Alumni will be on the Gold Patio located behind home plate and dollar drafts will be available all evening. Live music and entertainment will follow the game and children will have free access to the Kids Zone and inflatables. For more information or to reserve a spot on the bus, go to http://www.shawnee.edu/off/alum/index.html.

"Graduating from the university is always an exciting time for new grads and sometimes the benefits of being an alumni get lost in the excitement of the day," said Denise Gregory, coordinator of Alumni and Retirement Affairs. "Everyone who graduates is automatically a member of the SSU Alumni Association and we have a number of benefits."

SSU graduates are entitled to a several benefits including:

  • The use of Clark Memorial Library;
  • Membership fee discount at the SSU Recreation Center;
  • Daily rate discount at the Dr. Miller and Genevieve Toombs Children's Learning Center at SSU;
  • Special alumni ticket pricing for the Southern Ohio Performing Arts Association events at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts; and,
  • Special events just for alumni and invited guests.

The way to ensure receiving all the alumni benefits, keep contact information current by contacting the alumni office at alumni@shawnee.edu or go online at http://www.shawnee.edu/off/alum/update-info.html.