Jeremy Swisher, Austin College, Men's Basketball

JEREMY SWISHER OF AUSTIN COLLEGE, a freshman on the men's basketball team from The Woodlands, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Male Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending June 15, 2014.

Swisher has been active in the community both since arriving at Austin College and at home, in addition to having been named an All-Conference performer in men’s basketball for his freshman season. Among the community service activities he’s participated in at Austin College, he’s an active member of Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity that completes 30 hours of work in the community each semester. In addition to that, Swisher is an active member of the Student Athlete Advisory Council, through which he’s participated in several community service events including a pair of Special Olympics events during the spring semester.

Through Alpha Phi Omega, he’s participated in community car washes and trash pickups, and within the SAAC at the Special Olympics, he volunteered to help coach, time, and support the athletes who participated in the events. Prior to arriving at Austin College, Swisher participated in the National Charity Roundtable for two years, and would regularly complete 30 hours of community service work each year. He also was active in Mission Week, which enabled him to travel to Galveston, Texas, as part of Galveston Urban Ministries, where he helped in the community by building fences, mowing lawns, painting walls, building sheds, and giving aid to the homeless.

Swisher has also been active in working with youth basketball players through the ISTI Basketball Academy, where he’s served as a trainer and helped to instruct players between the ages of 8-16 to develop their skills, and during his high school days he also served as a mathematics tutor through the organization Mu Alpha Theta.