Our new blog series aims to spotlight the happenings in our mentoring and advising community and share stories about events, updates, and successes on a regular basis. You can expect to find stories from members of the Student Success team as well as partners across our schools and campuses.
Find the six most recent blog posts below, then visit Recent Blog Posts for the archive of earlier posts.
I often get asked a certain set of questions about undergraduate research by students and parents at info-sessions: “How can undergraduate research shape professional and personal skills for students? What skills will this give students who are not pursuing academia in the future?”
Much of what we read about wellbeing points us inward with questions like “How do I get well?”, “How do I find balance?”, or "How do I find happiness?” While these questions are important, they don’t always paint the whole picture of what it means to flourish.
When students enter the Biomedical Master's Program, they arrive with ambition, curiosity, and often a lot of uncertainty. They're navigating a rigorous 32-credit curriculum, exploring career paths in medicine, research, or industry, and figuring out who they want to become. No single person can address all of that. That's why the BMP doesn't ask them to rely on just one.
As Global Advising Week and the spring semester wrap up, we want to take a moment to recognize that everyone deserves rest. While we know that every advisor, mentor, and staff member works hard, we also want to remind you that rest is not something you have to earn. In our interactions with students, we often share this sentiment, but with increasing demands, expanding workloads, and the responsibility we carry in supporting our students, it can be challenging to incorporate rest into our own practice.
When it comes to supporting students, I try to live by the philosophy that a person’s value never fluctuates based on their performance. It means no one needs to earn kindness, consideration, or support—or the right to happiness and success. However, in academic and professional settings, it’s often harder to turn this philosophy inwards when you feel the need to justify your own worth.
Across the University, the undergraduate directors of advising are quietly doing some of the most important work in advancing student success and retention. Their collective efforts tell a powerful story of leadership, flexibility, and a commitment to students.
Find more blog posts in the Recent Blog Posts feed.