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Preslie
“Student Success is an initiative started last Spring that’s meant to connect
students to the resources that we have around campus. Sometimes people are just
out of touch around campus, and they need a one-on-one personal connection
with another student for help. So we created the Student Success Help Desk, and
Student Success Coaches to help students become more acclimated to LSU. I
became involved after I got an email from LSU through Handshake. They were
asking for students who like helping people, and I was like, yes this is me and I
applied! Working Orientation, STRIPES, and Welcome Week over the summer
were my favorite things because we were doing that stuff online for so long and
we finally started to switch to in person activities. When we switched, I became a
lot closer to the rest of the staff and we’re all best friends now. I enjoyed the chaos
of trying to organize in-person events again too. It required people to step up as
leaders and people did. Everyone has their own piece of Student Success. What I
love the most about my role is getting to see other students fulfill their personal
goals. Watching them find their success within their first year is so rewarding. I
get to see people find who they are and find their home here on our campus. I
always tell people to get involved. I used to work three jobs my freshman year,
and I felt really disconnected watching all of my friends do other things around
campus. After that, I started joining clubs and getting leadership positions and
putting myself out there. Now I have a home here and it’s been an amazing
experience.”
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