UGA student and mentee in the UGA Mentor Program, Eric Li (BBA ‘22) and UGA alum and mentor, Dr. Ruth Wangia Dixon (PhD ‘20), discuss their experiences as international students at UGA. Eric grew up in Beijing, China. At UGA, he studies marketing and risk management and insurance in the Terry College of Business. He is a Public Service and Outreach Student Scholar, served as director of community operation for the student organization, Xunxiang, which helps international students explor...

UGA Mentor Program Ambassadors, Kevin Nwogu (BBA ‘22) and Elena Griggs (BBA ‘22), and their mentors, Raymond Phillips (BS ‘12 & MBA ‘18) and Mary Elizabeth Sadd (BBA ‘87), reflect on their experiences in the UGA Mentor Program from their time as pilot participants to now. They also discuss what it's like to get started as a student or mentor in the program, lessons learned from one another, and how the UGA Mentor Program has grown since its launch on August 21, 2019.UGA Mentor Program Dir...

UGA Mentor Program Ambassador, Bella Sci (AB ‘22), and UGA alum, Cat Hendrick (ABJ ‘20), discuss imposter syndrome and how it's impacted their journeys as students at UGA and beyond. Cat Hendrick studied journalism, sport management, and sports media while a student at UGA. She had a prolific journalism college career having served as a student journalist for the United States Olympic Committee to cover the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, working in the role of multimedia journalist an...

UGA Mentor Program Ambassador, Mahi Patel (AB '23), and UGA alum, Will Ngo (BBA '07 & MBA '10), discuss life at UGA as a first-generation college student, expectations of immigrant parents, asking for help, and tips for first-generation students as they navigate through their collegiate or job search journey.Will studied marketing while an undergraduate student at UGA. He returned to UGA shortly after to earn his Master of Business Administration. Will started his career in various sales ...

UGA Mentor Program Ambassador, Sara Ervin (Ph.D. & MIP '23), and UGA alum, Jasmin Severino Hernandez (AB '13), discuss life after college, what it's like to be a first-generation and transfer student at UGA, their book lists, the magic of saying no, and how they've grown as individuals personally and professionally because of the mentors in their life. Jasmin studied political science and Spanish while at UGA. She went on to earn her J.D. from Mercer University School of Law as well ...

UGA Mentor Program Ambassador, Kyla Edwards (BS '22), returns to speak with UGA alumnus, Cecil Threat (ABJ '82), to discuss their experiences as Black students at UGA and within the broader community. Cecil studied journalism within the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication and minored in political science. He went on to receive his maters in public health from Emory University. Cecil is now retired after having an over 32-year career as a Public Health Advisor for the CDC.&...

UGA Mentor Program Ambassador, Kyla Edwards (BS '22), speaks with UGA alumni Yenu Wodajo (BS '02) and Jeffrey Brown (BA '05) about their experiences as Black students at UGA. Yenu studied communication studies, mass communication, and African American studies while at UGA. She went on to earn a M.A. in journalism and public affairs from American University and later her J.D. from there as well. She's now currently the Senior Vice President of Cybersecurity and Privay Risk at Marsh. Yenu ...

Music and sound created by UGA alumni Max Siris and Phillip Jones.