Adviser

Following In His Footsteps

Years after her older brother, Preston, served as a College Advising Corps adviser, Louisa also decided to join College Advising Corps in Pennsylvania. She supports students at J.P. McCaskey High School—the very high school from which she graduated in 2018.

His Next Act Is Set

Empowering Her Students

Chelsea, who grew up in Waxhaw, North Carolina, knows firsthand the challenges confronting many of her low-wealth, first-generation college-going, and underrepresented students.

She’s Aiming For Higher

A Pair Of Roses

Embracing Her Identity

Lyudmila “Ludi” Avagyan and her family emigrated from Armenia to the U.S. in 2004 when she was just six years old. Her father, Ara, had a degree in agriculture and had come to the U.S. a year earlier on a work visa. Although Ludi saw her father thrive doing what he loved, she struggled over the years trying to balance two cultures and feeling like she had two identities—one of which she felt many times she had to hide.

UVA Adviser Receives 2023 True North Award

Blair Smith, a College Advising Corps (CAC) adviser at the University of Virginia, received the 2023 Laura M. and Peter T. Grauer True North award at the College Advising Corps’ annual Adviser Assembly held in January.

A Design For Brighter Future

He Comes As One. He Stands As Many.

Texas Adviser Receives True North Award

The award for excellence, named for and presented by Peter T. Grauer, chairman of Bloomberg L.P. and College Advising Corps founding board chair, is given annually to an adviser exemplifying excellence in service along with a consistent demonstration of College Advising Corps’ core values—specifically grace and humility.

Adviser Helps Find Match And Fit

Talk with Chelsea Jolly for just a moment, and you can tell right away that she’s wise beyond her years. Not only as Ayden-Grifton High School’s Class of 2022 Valedictorian but as someone who possesses a quiet self-confidence and who’s comfortable making her own choices. 

Adviser Named Virginia State AmeriCorps Member of The Year

Lee Bernstein, who this month is concluding three years of service as a College Advising Corps adviser at the University of Virginia, has been named Virginia State AmeriCorps Member of the Year, an annual award recognizing and celebrating members who exemplify one or more AmeriCorps pillars, Unite, Strengthen, and Lead.