Welcome back Bears! Now that the semester has had time to come into full swing, I will be continuing the new series introducing our Success Coaches in the Center for Academic Success and Transition (CAST) office. Our Success Coaches are a wonderful and helpful resource for students and this is a great way to get to know them!

What is a Success Coach?

A success coach is a graduate student interested in helping undergraduate students succeed. Our success coaches can help with academic skills such as meeting deadlines, time management, goal setting and reaching, test preparation, and identifying strengths and weaknesses. You can use the form to meet with a success coach. This semester we are lucky to have twelve coaches with a variety of backgrounds and available times to meet that work with you and your schedule.

Destiny Henry

Destiny is currently studying master of professional studies with a hospitality focus and chose Missouri State for the degree options available to her.

What advice do you have for First-Generation students? It gets easier, I promise!

(note from Daniel: This is especially relevant right now since we are at the beginning of a new semester in a new year, and it can take a while to adapt to the unfamiliar environment that comes with college life.)

Why should students consider reaching out to a success coach or peer mentor? We can support you, we can guide you, we can help you in many areas.

What is the strangest thing in your backpack? A worry stone

If you were a brand, what would your slogan be? She did it anyway.

Fahaad Bin Waheed Al Abbadi

Fahaad is pursuing a master’s degree in computer science and chose Missouri State because it is very affordable and has a high cost-benefit ratio

What advice do you have for First-Generation students? Explore more and ask questions!

(note from Daniel: I think this is great advice, as it can sometimes be difficult to reach out.)

Why should students consider reaching out to a success coach or peer mentor? To explore more options, and to make things easy!

What is the strangest thing in your backpack? Either cookies or an umbrella

If you were a brand, what would your slogan be? Learn Together!

Takeaways

They are only two of the 12 success coaches we have this semester, but you can be assured that they are all very dedicated to making sure students have the tools they need to succeed. Make sure to check the blog for more introductions to learn more about how our success coaches are dedicated to helping students.

~Daniel

(Bio: My name is Daniel Kim, a junior majoring in Microbiology/Biotechnology, with a minor in Chemistry. Fun Fact: I can play more than 3 instruments)