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IMPRESS: Rob Long '12, G'14 - Leading with Passion

Sep. 8, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lender Auditorium (007)
Rob Long ’12, G ’14, Executive Director at Uplifting Athletes, will discuss his unexcepted journey to overcome a rare brain cancer and how he is able to bring his passion for sports into his role to raise awareness for rare diseases.

Rob Long ’12, G ’14 is the Executive Director at Uplifting Athletes, a nonprofit organization that harnesses the power of sport to build a community that invests in the lives of people impacted by rare diseases. While at Whitman, Long balanced his academics with his commitment as a punter on the SU Football team. During his senior season, Long was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer. Long will discuss his post-diagnosis journey and how he is able to bring his passion for sports into his role to raise money and awareness to fund research for rare diseases, enhance student athlete life skills development and rare-disease patient engagement.

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