Welcome to the world of OASIS Office for Academic Support and Institutional Services

1. Welcome • to the world of OASIS • Office for Academic Support and Institutional Services

2. Student Enrichment Services Program

3. Office for Academic Support and Institutional Services • SESP • in • OASIS • Providing.......

4. Support Services for AIM Students • Career Exploration • Cultural Enrichment Activities • Individual and Group Counseling • Student Advocacy • Tutoring

5. Student Enrichment Services Program Administrative Staff • Dr. Betty Stewart-Dowdell, Director • Mrs. Bernice Pruitt-Wilson, Program Assistant • Ms. Natalie Fouron, Counselor Assistant

6. Dr. Betty J. Stewart-Dowdell

7. Natalie FouronCounselor Assistant • Graduate Student • Marriage and Family Counseling • Activities: A little of everything! • Best Advice: The only thing in life that will never give out beneath you is having nothing to stand on. • Why is it great to be a Florida Gator? Living in a town where everyone thinks all UF students are intellectuals. • Only from nothing can God make something out of you.

8. OASIS Student Enrichment Services Program Peer Counselors 2000-2001

9. Shannon Barr • Sophomore • Telecommunication • Activities: listening to music and creative writing • Best Advice: Wear clean underwear at all times. You’ll never know what may happen to you • Why is it great to be a Florida Gator? Because UF is a wonderful learning facility and being a Gator represents the excellence

10. Traci Bell • Senior • English/Pre-Law • Activities: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., BSU, Beta Eta Sigma • GO GATORS!!! Traci

11. Alicia Marie Bennett • Sophomore • Rehabilitative Services • Activities: MAPS, CARIBSA • Best Advice: What does it profit a man to gain the world but to lose his own soul (mark 11:26) • Why is it great to be a Florida Gator? Being able to say “Ohh, what school do I attend, I go to the University of Florida!!

12. Nadia Castaing • Senior • Anthropology • Activities: Reading, studying, sleeping, hanging with friends • Best Advice: Study don’t sleep

13. Jacques R. Clervil • Sophomore • International Business Marketing • Activities:Student Government, Club Creole, basketball, dancing, running • Best Advice: The moment is a gift that’s why it’s called the present --treasure every moment. • Why is it great to be a Florida Gator?: It “beats” being a Seminole

14. Stella DaCruz • Sophomore • Telecommunication-Production • Activities: reading, dancing, chillin’ • Best Advice: Proverbs 18:24

15. Charlene D. Daniel • Senior • Rehabilitative Services • Activities: URA, Project Sea World, Beta Eta Sigma • Best Advice: To thy self be true • Why is it great to be a Florida Gator?: Because Orange & Blue lookbetter than garnet and gold

16. Keri DaCosta • Sophomore • Speech Therapy • Activities: Dance • Best Advice: The west Oaks Mall is not as crunk as it looks from the outside • Why is it great to be a Florida Gator? You get to live away from your parents and get a good education all at the same time

17. Miranda Gilchrest • Sophomore • Liberal Arts and Science • Activities: Everything fun • Best Advice: “Always be Real” • Why is it great to be a Florida Gator?: Why not?

18. Nichole Harriott • Senior • Education • Activities: Volunteering at various school, reading, exercising, CARIBSA, NPHC, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. • Best Advice: Remember what you are here for!!! • Why is it great to be a Florida Gator? Because the academic programs here are some of the best in Florida

19. Federico Hudson • Junior • Health Science Education • Activities: IBC Emissary, Phi Beta Sigma, Caribsa, CHAMPS Volunteer • Best Advice: Any event which says free food means “free food. • Why is it great to be a Florida Gator?: Because opportunity always knocks at my door.

20. Jeff Hyacinthe • Sophomore • Speech Pathology • Activities: Party promoter, Intramural basketball, writing • Best Advice: Life can be studied backwards;but only understood forward • Why is it great to be a Florida Gator? The true question is “Why isn’t it great to be a Florida Gator?”

21. Jermaud Jackson • Sophomore • Public Relations • Activities: eatin’, chillin’ • Best Advice: Stay ready for anything and everything! • Holla at me if you need something. My name is Maud!

22. Janelle Nicole Rahyns • Sophomore • Journalism • Activities: IRHA, Minority Business Society • Best Advice: Limits are just a figment of our imagination • Why is it great t be a Florida Gator?: You can have fun in the sun

23. Deron Persaud • Senior • Food Science and Human Nutrition Minor Business Administration • Activities: Basketball, weightlifting, Caribsa • Best Advice: Everyday has a game plan, put your books before your game. • Why is it great to be a Florida Gator?: You are among the best.

24. Dennis Rose • Sophomore • Marketing • Activities: Promoting for big events • Best Advice: Strive for what you want in life • Why is it great to be a Florida Gator? Because the Gators are “Off Glass”

25. Monique Smith • Senior • Telecommunications-News • National Pan Hellenic Council, Association for Black Communicators, Beta Eta Sigma, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. • Best Advice: Don’t eat before class!!! • Have Fun!!! Go GATORS!!

26. Rose Sterling • Junior • Psychology • Activities: stock investing, economics researching • Best Advice: Party hard, study later • Why is it great to be a Florida Gator?: You get your financial aid on time.

27. Vernon Wright • Junior • Business Admin./ Sociology • Activities: Phi Beta Sigma, CARIBSA, BSU, NPHC, basketball, football, chillin’, volunteering • Best Advice: Believe in the individual, not the people who surround them • Why is it great to be a Florida Gator? We’re the best of the best in Florida

28. Been There Done That Ask ME!!!