Women’s Basketball Star Sheryl Swoopes to Speak at RIT Feb. 2
Three-time Olympic gold medalist to deliver motivational speech
Women’s National Basketball Association star and three-time Olympic gold medalist Sheryl Swoopes is coming to speak at Rochester Institute of Technology. Swoopes, currently a member of the WNBA’s Houston Comets, will deliver a motivational speech at 5 p.m. Feb. 2 in RIT’s Clark Gymnasium.
In addition to her Olympic success, Swoopes is a four-time WNBA champion and a three-time WNBA Most Valuable Player.
Tickets for the event, which is sponsored by RIT’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Center and Center for Campus Life, are $3 for college students and children under 12 and $7 for faculty, staff and the public. Tickets can be purchased at the Gordon Field House and Activities Center Box Office.
For more information, call (585) 475-7058.
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