Academic Supports Program

Name: Academic Supports Program
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Services

Peer Counseling Session

1 hr

Team

Book with Maaliyah "Mimi" Harris
Maaliyah "Mimi" Harris
Name: Maaliyah "Mimi" Harris
Position: Assistant Director / Peer Counselor
Year: 4th Year
Major/Minors: Psychology / African-American Studies & Education
Hometown: Palmdale, CA
Interests: Crime & Psychological Shows, Astrology, Eating Out, Online Gaming
Specialties: Stress Management; Goal Planning; Mental Health & Self-Awareness
Why I Joined ASP: To be blunt, ASP was a spur of the moment decision, but one of the best decisions I've ever made. ASP is a platform for what my whole life revolves around: the mental health and self-retention of Black people. ASP has been the supportive family I didn't always have, and it has helped me realized my duty to serve as that same support system for the community that has created me.
Book with Wauruguru Ndirangu
Wauruguru Ndirangu
Name: Waruguru Ndirangu
Position: Peer Counseling Coordinator / Peer Counselor
Year: 3rd Year
Major/Minor: Neuroscience
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Interests: Watching Grey's Anatomy & Power, Reading, Community Service, Medicine
Specialties: South Campus; Pre-Med; Organization
Why I Joined ASP: I joined ASP because ASP really help me find place and feel like I belonged here at UCLA and had very much been part of my growth and development as not only a student put holistically and I want share and be apart of doing what ASP did for me to as many students as possible
Book with Deja Mathews
Deja Mathews
Name: Deja Mathews
Position: Internship Coordinator / Peer Counselor
Year: 3rd Year
Major/Minors: Sociology / Education
Hometown: Seaside, CA
Interests: Ukulele, The Boondocks, Working w/ Programs that Produce Empowerment
Specialties: Goal Planning
Why I Joined ASP: I was in an Upward Bound program in high school, which helped me in the process of getting to college. ASP is that next step- helping students who get into college retain themselves. ASP has helped me in so many ways these last few years & I want to do the same for other students.
Book with Chanell Nealon
Chanell Nealon
Name: Chanell Nealon
Position: Project Director / Counselor
Year: Class of 2013
Major/Minors: African-American Studies
Hometown: South Central, Los Angeles, CA
Interests: Eating good food with good people, crocheting and DIY crafts, reading, live music
Specialties: Post-Grad; Class Planning; Goal-Setting; Student Involvement
Why I Joined ASP: I was introduced to ASP during an FSP workshop and the idea of students helping other students succeed at UCLA made me want to be a part of it immediately so I signed up for peer counseling. Once my counselor helped me change majors, and listened to me as I vented about personal issues, I knew I wanted to be that support system for other students.
Book with Kayla Bryant Dunmire
Kayla Bryant Dunmire
Name: Kayla Bryant Dunmire
Position: Peer Counselor
Year: 2nd Year
Major/Minors: Neuroscience
Hometown: Ventura, CA
Interests: Loves Kids, Hanging Out w/ Friends, Laughing, Yoga
Why I Joined ASP: ASP is a safe space for POC students at UCLA in which I want to help other students grow academically and socially in this space just like I did when I first arrived at UCLA because transitioning is difficult. ASP is positive, motivating, and actively strives to increase the retention rates of Black students at UCLA while building solidarity within ones identity, allowing students to become more confident as a student, friend, or mentor at UCLA.
Book with Mikhael Johnson
Mikhael Johnson
Name: Mikhael Johnson
Position: Peer Counselor
Year: 2nd Year
Major/Minors: International Development Studies / Global Studies
Hometown: South Central, Los Angeles, CA
Interests: Poetry, Basketball, Giving back to the community
Why I Joined ASP: I had the amazing opportunity to take part in the ASP Internship and the project had already grown on me by the end of the first class. I have always had a passion for making sure that people from similar backgrounds as me know that they can succeed as well and that they know the resources that can get them there. ASP is a great outlet for this and it is more than just an organization, it's a family.
Book with Pattriana "Patt" Perry
Pattriana "Patt" Perry
Name: Pattriana "Patt" Perry
Position: Peer Counselor
Year: 4th Year
Major/Minors: Psychology
Hometown: Vallejo, CA
Interests: Being Mary Jane, Track, Travel
Specialties: Athletics
Why I Joined ASP: I joined ASP because I have always been a helper. I love love love helping others especially people who always get overlooked. I have aspirations of becoming a psychologist as well so this is a great step in the right direction.