For Students
Academic Advocates
Welcome to Academic Advocacy! Academic Advocates are here to support you with personalized care and resources from your first day at USF to graduation.
Academic Advocates work individually with undergraduate students who may be facing barriers and review their available options. We collaborate with academic departments, colleges, and university personnel when working with students, so they may receive the most robust support.
Emily focuses on your degree progression by serving our first and second year students.
Marketa focuses on your degree completion by serving our third and fourth year students.
Alex focuses on supporting all transfer students with their academic and degree completion goals.
Services provided by Academic Advocates include:
- Proactive student outreach to offer academic support and address goals of persistence, progression, and timely completion of degree
- Response to individual student inquiries and/or referrals from faculty and staff
- Individual student appointments for guidance navigating policies and procedures
- Coordinated care to connect students to campus resources and services
Faculty and Staff: Make a Referral!