For Students

Student Success Advocates

Welcome to Student Success Advocacy! Success Advocates are here to support you with personalized care and resources from your first day at USF to graduation.  

Success 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 JakubisinEmily Jakubisin

Emily serves our first and second year
cohorts.

Meet with Emily!

Marketa WhiteheadMarketa Whitehead

Marketa serves our third and fourth year cohorts, and transfer students.

Meet with Marketa!

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 academic success and guidance navigating policies and procedures 
    • Develop semester goals  
    • Time management 
    • Personal motivation
    • Academic Success Plans tailored to student need 
  • Coordinated care to connect students to campus resources and services

Faculty and Staff: Make a Referral!