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| Angel Games | Biology / Senior | I want to be a mentor to share with any experiences with new students. I want to show them the advantages and disadvantages of being a college student and at the same time show them the way to make wise choices which got me where I am today. | |
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Ashele Knight | Communication / Junior | I want to help students; I understand that students may have a tough time transitioning to college. I want to encourage them to be self-sufficient and to be themselves. |
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Ashlei D. Taylor | Communications / Senior | I want to give incoming freshmen a chance to have help. Something that I didn't have coming in. I just want to be able to give back and help in any way possible. I want to be a positive frole model for incoming freshmen. |
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Ayesha K. Horton | Nursing / Sophomore | I think I would be great to help someone along the way with their education, getting to know NIU, and just to survive their first year. |
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Bianca Bond | Elementary Education , Sophomore | I feel that I can help incoming students with any problems. If I can't help them, then I will find somebody who can. |
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Bisola Bello | English / Junior | I remember how much being helped while I was a freshman helped me. Having someone who has been through what you went through helped me get good grades, joining organization and I believed shaped me to be the student I am today I would like to help someone who has been through what I want through. |
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Brittnee Harris | Psychology / Sophmore | this is a great opportunity to help freshmen in their transition to college |
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Bro. Deandre X Walker | Socialogy / Criminology / Sophomore | I want to help another person pull out of him/her all of the best qualities and become the best at what he/she wants to accomplish in life. |
| Bryan Riddle | Pre-Elementary Education, Freshman | I can help students when they need help around campus. | |
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Cherrelle James | Journalism, Freshman | Success is everything. Everyone needs a role model in life and the thought of me having an influence on someone's life to do better and be somebody... that's priceless. |
| Christian Dorantes | Psychology / Senior | I want to help freshman learn how to use there resources, on and around campus. | |
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Christina Ezell | Undecided | |
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Cierra Lee | Nursing / Senior | I can teach and also learn from new students on campus. |
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Colette Patterson | Elementary Education / Sophomore | I would like to help coming freshmen get on the right track during the first year of college I think the first year is the easiest to mess up in and if they have someone guiding them that has already been in their shoes that may help them become more successful. |
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Danika Miller | Psychology / Sophomore | I enjor helping people and hopefully making a difference in someone else's life. I also think that having a mentor is very crucial for the academic and social success for first year students at NIU. I would like to be a part of that experience for someone. |
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Darcey Jimerson | Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology, Senior | I want to give back to the NIU community. |
| Darnell McCullum | Marketing / Sophomore | I would like experience in leading others and becoming a leader. Also I would like to better my skills with others. | |
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Delisha Dupee | Nursing / Sophomore | I want to be able to share my experiences with incoming freshman. Coming into a four year university is a big transition and I feel I can give good advice on having to adapt to that change. |
| Deonte Smith | Business Management / Sophomore | “Success is measured by the number of those you bless.” | |
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Diara Fleming | Nursing / FCNS / Junior | I love helping people when they feel they have no one else to look to for help. I feel that it is my duty to give back to a program that has helped me! |
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Dionte Washington | Special Education / Sophomore | I feel that it’s important for someone to be able to look up to and connect with. I feel that I can make a difference, a positive difference, in a student’s college experience. |
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Emma Asamoah | Business / Senior | I like giving back |
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Emmanuel Ofosulrene | Engineering / Senior | I have seen many students struggle and give up on there goals and all they needed was a peer montirater to reach there. I feel like I help. |
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Glenn Marshall Jr. | Communications / Junior | I would like to take advantage of helping incoming freshmen just like I was. I feel that it is important to help out as much as possible because you never know when you will need it. |
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Grecia Gisselle Ortega | Political Science / Junior | Being a latina in a large University enviornment can be confusing, I want to be there to help out those in need. |
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Heather Gregory | Pre-Nursing / Sophmore | I want to be a PM because I want to help fellow students to adjust to the new college experience. I want to share my knowledge through experience. |
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Isaiah Hunley | Meteorology / Senior / Second Semester Junior | I enjoy the younger generation. With me being older, I want to impact incoming freshman so that we (black men) do not become another statistic. |
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Jaemin Robertson | Political Science, Freshman | I want to show other freshmen that they can do it too. |
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Janice Cabrera | Pre-FCNS, Social Services , Freshman | There are many reasons why I want to be a mentor. I want to help guide somebody and be a role model. I love helping people. College can be hard to transition to an d I want to help and make that transition easier. |
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Jasmine Mack | Psychology / Senior | I like making and having positive affects on people. I also like positive affects being made on me. Being a mentor gives me the chance to guide incoming freshmen down the right path and get them set in good ways to make there stay here at NIU fun, and successful. |
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Je Remy McKenzie | Psychology / Senior | I can give vital information for my mentee, and be a positive role model to help on there quest to graduation. |
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Jennie Sturtevant | Business / Sophomore | I want to be a mentor because I want to be able to help the mentees with questions they have. To help them adjust to the college life. |
| Jocelyn Landa | Elementary Education / Sophmore | I want to help others as my career, I feel that if I am a mentor it will prepare me for my future. | |
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| Juanice Jones Business | Administration / Senior | ||
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Karon McGee | Chemistry/Pre-Pharmacy, Sophomore | I want to help freshmen understand and know the campus life. |
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Kendra Caple | FCNS / Senior | I want to help people in any way that I can. That maybe by helping them over come or deal or cope with some obsticles that they maybe facing by relating with them. |
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Kiara M. Russell | Elementary Education / Sophomore | I enjoy working with people of any age. I feel as if I should give back to my community. I also feel as if I should share some of my experience and my knowledge with other people who do not have the same knowledge. I feel like I can help others become successful and become adjusted to college. |
| Kwamaine Williams | Hospitality Admisistration / Sophmore | I believe I can be a positive influence on a freshman. I know I can show them the ropes to help them with any problems they come across. | |
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Lakeshia Baker | Business Management, Sophomore | I want to help first year students be successful in their first year of college and to give advice on things I thought were difficult for me. |
| Latoya Winters | Sociology / Junior | I would like to be a mentor because I feel they make a BIG difference in the lives of individuals. I have many mentors in my life and I keep in tough with them. They have made such a difference to me and they play a major role in my life. The impact they have on me is hard to put into words. I would like to keep that tradition going. I am hoping that I can make a difference in the life of an individual they way my mentors have. I am hoping that I can inspire my mentees to be a mentor. | |
| Latrece Barer | Biological Sciences / Junior | I would like to help other people. I want to give others to have an opportunity to be able to say with out this person I would have never did this or I would have never been able to do this. Also I would like to help others because I never had that kind of help myself when I was growing up. | |
| Leyla Freeman | Child Development / Senior | I feel that I am a good role model to other. I am a friendly and caring person. I feel that I can help others out with issues that they may be dealing with. I am a good friend and always available when needed. | |
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Linisha Brown | Business Administration / Senior | I just want to help students get adjusted to the college life, and help them with any concerns or issues they may face. |
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Mallory McGnee | Business Management / Sophomore | I wanted to give back to one program that helped me out so much. |
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Markeyia Smith | Business Accountant / Sophomore | Helping someone that needs the help makes me feel like a better person. It is easy to do something and get rewarded for it, but a bigger reward for the deeds a mentor does is seeing the smile on my mentee’s face because I helped them. |
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Nicole Ives | Marketing / Sophomore | I like helping people and being able to guide them. |
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Ollie Poindexter | Finance, Junior | I want to give to an incoming student what I didn't have. I like to meet new people, and help people. |
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Paisley Connor | Physical Therapy / Junior | I love to be a role model to others now incoming students, because I was in their same position two years ago when I needed help and a friend. Giving back goes a long way. |
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Phillip Davis | Undecided, Sophomore | I want to help others the way I was helped when I first came to NIU. I want to provide even more help. I am a team player, an easy person to get along with, and I will apply my full effort into this program. |
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Pierre Taylor | Accounting / Junior | I believe everyone needs guidance and direction through college and in day-to-day life. Life is full of decisions and experiences, but no one said you have to do that on your own. That’s why there are great programs like CHANCE. |
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Quiana Jones | Public Health Administration / Senior | I would like to pass on the information that I have received throughout the years that have taught me how to be independent, responsible, and dedicated to making the most out of my college career. I would love to have a positive impact on someone else’s life. |
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Quinto Arthur | English / Senior | it is a good thing to help have a positive impact in someone's life. |
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Ranisha Carter | Nursing / Sophomore | I want to give back to others. So they can feel as comfortable as possible while here at NIU. I want them to know they are not alone in this new life style. |
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Raquel Williams | Theater, Sophomore | I want to inspire others and support them when they feel there is nothing left. |
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Raven Hartzol | Pre - Nursing / Sophomore | it's a way for me to become involved on campus, a way for me to help other, and it will also good to go on my resume. |
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Renita Millhouse | Family Social Services , Senior | I want to be a positive influence on another student. I want to be able to lead students in the right direction while they are in college. |
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Samantha Smith | Family Consumer and Nutrition Sciences / Junior | I enjoy helping others and sharing my experience here at NIU. I didn't have a mentor when I got here, but it I did, I know that I would have had a somewhat smoother transition to a University as apose to the community college that I was currently attending. |
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Sarah Paul | Family Social Services / Senior | I like working with and helping others to succeed. I think this program will help in preparing me for my career. |
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Sassalee Tate | Business Administration, Freshman | I believe that I am a positive person, and I would like to share my experience and knowledge as a college student with someone else. |
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Sequoiah Brown | Pre-Nursing | I am part of the CHANCE Program. I want to be a mentor because I want to share my experiences with others who can use them to adapt to the college life. |
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Sheina Dixon | Psychology / SophomoreI | love to help others and I think my leadership skills can really help the next person. I like being able to guide people in the right direction to strive towards success. I am use to being a role model so it’s great to have people that look up to you and know you’re their to help. |
| Shontale Smith | Psychology / Senior | I want to give the same help, devotion, support that my mento gave me, but I want to give more. I want to be there for someone when they need me. | |
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Sierra Darring | PreMed / CLS / Sophomore | I feel like that I need to start giving back to the community, especially since I feel like I have the tools to become successful. Therefore, I want to share those with others so that they can succeed too. In addition, I love to help others and guide them too. |
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Sumera Singapuri | Corporate Coms. / Senior | I want to be a mentor to help new students around campus and feel at home. I feel I am involved on campus and am aware of a lot of resources that I can help them with. |
| Sylnia Stawary | Nursing / | I love to work with students as a leader and peer mentor it's a great opportunity to help new students discover their opportunities! | |
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Terissa Jordan |
Elementary Education | I enjoy the benefits of helping others. |
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Tamara Ferguson | Corporate Communication / Senior | I want the chance to inspire someone before I graduate. I hope that I can be a great influence on my mentee because I had a lot of great influences on my life and college experience. |
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Terrance Hopson | Sociology / Sophomore | I like helping others. Being a mentor to me means reaching out to others and helping coming freshmen become all they can be not everyone has people in their life that they can talk too… I relate to. |
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Ti - Ishia Charleston | Political Science - Public Law / Junior | I feel as if I am an excellent role model. Also I would enjoy being that person of support, encouragement, and resources for someone else! |
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| Tiffany Strong | Liberal Arts and Science / Senior | it will not only help me develop more as a person, but I get the chance to make a difference in a students life. | |
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Valarie Redmond | Marketing / Senior | I want to help students to become successful at NIU. I had a mentor outside of the CHANCE Program and it was beneficial to my achievements at NIU. I had an advantage because I had a mentor and I want to extend that same advantage to others. |
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Whitley Gould | Elementary Education / Sophomore | It drives me to see and hear that I have helped a fellow student be successful. Knowing that my little information goes a long way makes my job all the worthwhile. |