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Posted by Gary Bays - Fri, Jul 30, 2010 - [Brenau]
Kansas City, Kan. (July 30, 2010) - Brenau University Athletics recently agreed to a multi-year
partnership with Career Athletes.  The partnership between Career Athletes and the Brenau               University athletic department provides a national representation of unique networking opportunities
and career development resources for current and alumni athletes.  Brenau University Director of Athletics, Mike Lochstampfor, stated, "The opportunity to partner with Career Athletes helps meet one of our foremost objectives as a department and a university. This relationship will enable us to provide current student-athletes with additional career options as well as making the connection and allowing for crucial mentoring opportunities between current and former student-athletes. We look
forward to a long term partnership with Career Athletes!"

 

This Online Career Community Network will provide benefits such as mentoring, professional networking, virtual career coaching and 12 years of best practices from the leading and largest career services organization assisting athletes, athletic departments and campus career centers. The Brenau University "Community Network" consists of current and alumni athletes from the institution as well as local, regional and national employers all managed and monitored by Career Athletes at its home office in the Kansas City area. Individual members of Career Athletes are also able to network with over 65,000 former college athletes from across the nation while having access to over 5,000 career opportunities exclusive to www.careerathletes.com. 

 

DJ Washington at Career Athletes explains that beyond an athletic department's initiative assisting with career opportunities and educational resources; it also helps when there is already a foundation on campus toward academic success. "We are pleased to assist Breanau Athletics with its commitment toward career development of athletes, but it is also just as important to recognize the program's culture of achievement in community service, academic performance and athletic success," shared Washington, Vice President, Career Education and Training. Brenau is no stranger to success as indicated by additional achievements during the 2009-2010 academic year:
  • Brenau boasted 21 student-athletes on the Dean's List for the Fall 2010 Semester and 24 in the Spring.
  • Twenty five student-athletes were named to the SSAC All Academic Team and seven selected as NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athletes.
  • Twelve student-athletes were recognized as SSAC All Conference Performers and one player selected as NAIA All American.
  • The Brenau Swim Team was selected as the Champions of Character Team at the NAIA National Championships.
  • Tennis qualified for the NAIA National Tennis Championships and finished as the sixth ranked team.
  • Softball finished their season ranked 16th overall in the NAIA.
  • Brenau student-athletes were also involved in twelve different community services projects throughout the previous school year. Brenau University and the student-athletes are ready to bring another successful academic and athletic year.