CHHS Peer Advisors
The CHHS Advising Center is currently taking applications for Summer 2022 Peer Advisors and Fall 2022-Spring 2023 Peer Advisors. You must be a sophomore, junior, or senior; have a minimum GPA of 3.0; and be a current student at UNC Charlotte. This job requires approximately 10 hours of work per week and is a paid internship with the University Professional Internship Program (UPIP).
Click here to apply: Hire-A-Niner
All of our Peer Advisors are currently taking one-on-one appointments and offering Drop-In Wednesdays. Please note that these appointments are completely virtual. It is important to pay attention to the “Details” in your appointment confirmation, as this will include the zoom link and passcode (if applicable) for your appointment.
Step 1 - Log into Connect
Step 2 - Select ‘Appointments’ (under ‘to-do’s and events’ in top left)
Step 2 - Click 'Make an Appointment' (blue button at top right)
Step 3 - What type of appointment would you like to schedule? Select 'Academic Advising'
Step 4 - Service: ‘Peer Advising’
Step 5 - Pick a Date and click 'Find Available Time'
Step 6 - Select a Time
Step 7 - Review Appointment Details and click 'Schedule' (bottom of page)
How to attend Drop-in Wednesdays:
Note: The option to attend Drop-in Wednesdays will only appear during 9am-4pm (minus the lunch hour) on Wednesdays!
Step 1 - Log into Connect
Step 2 - Click Appointment (on left hand side of screen)
Step 3 - Click Make An Appointment
Step 4 - Click View Drop In Times
Step 5 - Select Care Unit: Academic Advising and Service Academic Advising
Step 6 - View times
Step 7 - Select Health and Human Services, Virtual
Step 8 - Check in with first available
Step 9 - Stay tuned for an email/text message from an peer advisor inviting you into a virtual room with a zoom link and passcode (if applicable)
Raini Patrick
Raini joined the CHHS Academic Advising Center in Spring 2021. She is currently a Pre-Nursing student with a minor in Public Health. She came to UNC Charlotte as an undergraduate student in Fall of 2020. She plans to work as a Registered Nurse, and later become a Nurse Anesthetist after attending UNC Charlotte’s School of Nurse Anesthesia.
Fun Fact: I enjoy cooking and baking!
Email: rpatric4@uncc.edu
Donya Abosaba
Donya joined the CHHS Academic Advising Center in Spring 2022. She is currently a Public Health Major with a minor in biology. She came to UNC Charlotte as an undergraduate student in the Fall of 2020. She plans to attend physician assistant school and hopes to specialize in either reproductive health or pediatrics
Fun Fact: I love hiking and paddle boarding!
Email: dabosaba@uncc.edu
Sana Balighuddin
Sana joined the CHHS Academic Advising Center in Spring 2022. She is currently a Health Systems Management Major with three seperate minors in Public Health, Data Science, and Biology. She came to UNC Charlotte as an undergraduate student in the Fall of 2020. Sana plans to attend physician assistant school and become a physician assistant specializing in dermatology.
Fun Fact: I love movies and film studies.
Email: sbalighu@uncc.edu
Ziya Bradby
Ziya served as a Peer Advisor in the CHHS Academic Advising Center during the Spring 2021 and Fall 2021 semesters. She is currently an Exercise Science major with a minor in Psychology. She came to UNC Charlotte as an undergraduate student in the Fall of 2018. Ziya currently serves as a 49er Success Guide and Personal Academic Consultant. She is also an intern at Crossway Pediatric Therapy providing aid to children with disabilities. She is graduating in May of 2022 and plans to apply to graduate school for Occupational Therapy.
Fun Fact: I enjoy painting and watching movies!
Email: zbradby@uncc.edu