CHHS Peer Advisors

CHHS Peer Advisors

Peer Advisors serve as paraprofessionals in the College of Health and Human Services Advising Center.  Trained Peer Advisors will work with undergraduate Pre-Nursing, Pre-Exercise Science, Pre-Public Health, Social Work Lower Division, and Health Systems Management students, primarily freshman and sophomores, and help them with academic concerns and on-campus resource referrals.  Peer Advisors will work with students through various interactions including: one-on-one meetings, group advising, and e-mail correspondence.

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