Our university community is dedicated to supporting students in all aspects of their academic pursuits. Thrive Guides – students who love helping their fellow students – are here to assist.
Together we thrive.
Meet Our Thrive Guides
Class Year: Senior Home State: Pennsylvania Campus Involvement:First Year Seminar (FYS), Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Rock Climbing club, Dean of Students Advisory Committee, and Alpha Lambda Delta What do you love about Thrive Guides? I’m most excited to help students find their passion and become excited about being a college student being able to explore all the possibilities surrounding them, not only what SU has to offer but what the world has to offer them. I want to encourage students to try new things and connect with different resources around campus building connections and friendships with others. Advice for an SU Student: See every opportunity as a door to possibility. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes and have a smile or two along the way 🙂
Major: Biology and Psychology
Major: Doctor of Pharmacy Class Year: Graduate Home State: Virginia Campus Involvement: Winchester Class of 2023 Officers, Christian Pharmacist Fellowship International, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Virginia Pharmacists Association, Phi Delta Chi, National Community Pharmacists Association, American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists What do you love about Thrive Guides? As a Thrive Guide, I want to help students set and achieve their academic, personal, and professional goals. Advice for an SU student: Don’t compare yourself to others. We are all unique and succeed in our own ways!
Major: Music Education Class Year: Junior Home State: New Jersey Campus Involvement: Hornet Ambassadors, Sigma Alpha Iota, Alpha Lambda Delta, SC:NAFME (National Association for Music Educators), SC:ACDA (American Choral Directors Association) What do you love about Thrive Guides? I am super excited to helping students assimilate to campus life and their academics!! Advice for an SU student: Be kind, be careful, and most importantly be yourself!
Major: History and Esports Class Year: Junior Home State: West Virginia Campus Involvement: Shenandoah History Club, Hornet Ambassadors, Upstream Radio, Esports Experience for Professionals. What do you love about Thrive Guides? I’m so excited to help students discover the best way to balance their personal, social, academic, and professional lives. Everyone’s balance is unique to them and them alone! Advice for an SU Student: Self-care is key! Always strive for the best- as long as it does not interfere with your well-being. Never sacrifice your health.
Major: Sports Management Class Year: Senior Home State: Virginia Campus Involvement: Sport Business Association, Men United for Excellence, Student Investment Club, Leadership and Mentoring Program, Resident Assistant, First Bank Student Advisory Council, Shen First Gen and Omicron Delta Kappa. What do you love about Thrive Guides? I’m most excited to help students become their best selves and accomplish their goals at Shenandoah. Advice for an SU Student: Life is a marathon. Stick to the script and have no doubts in your plan.
Major: Healthcare Management and Public Health Class Year: Junior Home State: North Carolina Campus Involvement: NJWC Peer Mentor, FYS Mentor, Resident Assistant, Shen First Gen, Public Health Club, Co-Event Coordinator of The Sting, Black Student Union What do you love about Thrive Guides? I am MOST excited to help students acclimate to college life. I remember coming in thinking I had it all figured out and I didn’t. That’s okay, but it’s so reassuring to have a mentor always in your corner and rooting for you early on. Advice for an SU Student: Be open to new experiences while keeping your goals in mind.
Major: Nursing Class Year: Junior Home State: Virginia Campus Involvement: Women’s Lacrosse, The Hidden Opponent What do you love about Thrive Guides? I am most excited to help students succeed at Shenandoah and find their purpose! I love hearing about what students are passionate about and guiding them in a direction to achieve their goal. Advice for an SU Student: College is a time to get out of your comfort zone, so do things that make you uncomfortable as you will grow through the experience. Join organizations that you are passionate about and make your experience worth it! Most importantly, don’t give up when life gets tough.
Major: Exercise Science Class Year: Senior Home State: Virginia Campus Involvement: SGA President, Student Building Supervisor, Vice-President of Exercise Science What do you love about Thrive Guides? I’m most excited to show students all the resources that Shenandoah has to offer. Advice for an SU Student: Get involved in the Shenandoah community!
Major: Exercise Science and Psychology Class Year: Junior Home State: Virginia Campus Involvement: The Hidden Opponent, Hornet Ambassadors, Summer Orientation Leader, Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha Lambda Delta, Psi Chi, Men’s Cross Country and Track What do you love about Thrive Guides? I am excited to help students realize their potential and accomplish things they did not know that they could, prior to coming to college! Advice for an SU Student: Take time for you. Slow down. Enjoy the little things in life and make the most of the moment you are in!
Major: Exercise Science Class Year: Senior Home State: Pennsylvania Campus Involvement: Hornet Ambassador, CAS Honors Program, Exercise and Health Professions Club, Alpha Lambda Delta, Shenandoah Conversations RSD, Orientation Leader, The Sting, The Hidden Opponent, Circle K, Spiritual Life What do you love about Thrive Guides? I am most excited about getting students used to being a college student and planning for the future! This is such an exciting time in our lives and a great opportunity to grow into an even better person!! Advice for an SU Student: Do what makes YOU happy. 
Major: Vocal Performance Class Year: Sophomore Home State: Pennsylvania Campus Involvement: Hornet Ambassadors, Residence Life, FYS Mentors What do you love about Thrive Guides? I am excited to be there for students and help make their school experience the best it can be! Advice for an SU Student: Listen to your body! It tells when you need to sleep and eat!
Major: Sports Management Class Year: Junior Home State: Washington D.C. Campus Involvement: Sport Business Association, Men United for Excellence, Residence Life, Black Student Union What do you love about Thrive Guides? I’m excited to help students with their academic and social life on campus. Advice for an SU Student: Always keep an open mind.
Major: Psychology and Criminal Justice Class Year: Senior Home State: Virginia Campus Involvement:The Sting, Psych club, Hidden Opponent, CAS Mentor, Hornet Ambassador, RSD Fellow, and SGA What do you love about Thrive Guides? I’m really excited about being able to help students find a place where they’re going to THRIVE! Whether it’s within a club, and organization, or a specific major/minor. Advice for an SU Student: Always take every opportunity that presents itself!
Major: Criminal Justice Class Year: Senior Home State: Maryland Campus Involvement:THO, SAAC, Women’s Lacrosse What do you love about Thrive Guides? I’m most excited to help students use tutors and adapt to college from high school. Advice for an SU Student: Take advantage of all the opportunities here because you’ll regret it later if you don’t!
Major: Sport Management Class Year: Junior Home State: Virginia Campus Involvement: Sport Business Association, Summer Orientation Leader, and The Sting What do you love about Thrive Guides? I’m most excited to help students realize all of the wonderful opportunities here at SU! Advice for an SU Student: Be yourself, burst out of the bubble and go out and take advantage of your time at college. 
Major: Psychology Class Year: Senior Home State: West Virginia Campus Involvement: Hornet Ambassadors, Hornets Cheerleading Team, Shen First Gen, 3 year Orientation Leader What do you love about Thrive Guides? I am most excited to be a “big sister” to someone and be there for them for whatever they may need! Advice for an SU Student: Get involved! Take every opportunity and chance you are given to be apart of SU’s campus and community. There are so many clubs, organizations, classes, events, jobs, etc that match your interests. These opportunities will give you a sense of belonging at your new home, SU. 
What’s a Thrive Guide?
A Thrive Guide is an accountability partner who meets with students one-on-one to help them establish the skills needed to navigate college.
Thrive Guides are students who love helping their fellow Hornets! If you would like to receive this individualized support, please fill out the survey linked below so we can find the perfect match for you.
Program Goals and Objectives
- Assist students in feeling more connected to Shenandoah University
- Support Students in developing or refining their ability to articulate and formulate plans to actively pursue and achieve their academic and personal goals.
- Make students aware of resources available to them on campus
- Help students to develop or refine their study skills and time management abilities
- Inform students of the organizations and clubs that Shenandoah University has to offer
- Help students foster a growth mindset: We want to help students accept that there are things they do not know and develop a toolkit of strategies and resources to help them bridge the gap between what they do not yet know and all there is to know about themselves and their disciplines.
Resources & Services
Writing Center
The Shenandoah University Writing Center takes as its primary mission one-to-one instruction in writing for all SU students. The Center also strives to promote and support writing across the curriculum, serving students from all courses at all levels.
Math Enrichment Center
The Math Enrichment Center is a free tutoring center open to all Shenandoah University students. The Center assists students from all disciplines to understand and apply the math skills beneficial to their course work, career goals, and interests.
Tutoring
Whether you need extra help in a course or just need further clarification of key concepts, Shenandoah University offers peer-tutoring sessions free of charge to Shenandoah students. Students may also apply to become tutors.
Advising
Having trouble connecting with your advisor? Struggling to create your class schedule? Need advice pursuing your academic major? Meet with an advising coordinator to have all your questions answered.
Accessibility Services
Accessibility is a right. Student Support Services collaborates with students, faculty and staff to create an educational environment that is equitable and inclusive for the university community.
Additional Resources
Whether it’s help with getting the right notes down, taking a test or figuring out how to improve your overall student habits, you can find the resources you need.