Sha-Niyah Ortiz
MSW Graduate Student, CCPA
I'm the first in my family to go to college and the first in my entire family (both immediate and extended) who will have a master's degree. My undergraduate experience was a complete roller coaster. I was on academic probation two times, and at one point was academically dismissed from college. I had a numerous amount of support from the EOP department and fellow professors which allowed me to get re-admitted, and with a lot of support and determination, I was able to graduate with my bachelor's degree, and now I am a graduate student. I'm extremely passionate about helping/mentoring underrepresented, low-income, first-generation students and I am also very passionate about helping students bounce back from any failures and tribulations that they may experience in college.
