A&S advisers recognized for commitment to UC students

Papin, a Cincinnati native, has been an adviser for UC A&S for four years. By her colleagues, she is described as a positive leader and by her students, an anchor.

“I try to offer students whatever support they need in the moment. No two students need the same thing, and the same student can have vastly different needs depending on current circumstances,” says Papin.

Papin often states that working as a college academic adviser is her dream job. She is not only a resource to students, she says, but a supporter.

“I try to start all of my appointments with an open ended question that gives the student the power to direct the meeting towards their needs and their agenda. I want their appointment to be about what they need.”

Papin states that she is inspired by love to advise her students. During every interaction with a student, she asks herself if she is coming from a place of love and kindness.

“Sometimes our job involves having hard, uncomfortable conversations – It’s important to always enter these conversations from a place of empathy and love,” Papin says.