Meet your advisors
The advisors below advise students with 59 credits or less.
To schedule an appointment with your advisor, please utilize our scheduling platform (please use Chrome or Firefox, not Safari). If you are new to the portal you will need to first create an account > find your advisor > click on a white space on their schedule > fill out your information and be sure to select "Yes. Schedule Online" appointment if you desire to meet virtually.
*** If you selected the virtual option, on the day of your appointment you will log back into WC Online, click on your appointment bubble, and select "Start or Join Online Appointment"
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Ms. Paula Balicat
Professional Academic Advisor
Majors Advised: Biology, Biology Pre-Professional, Chemistry, Health Services Management and Pre-Nursing (N-Q)
pgbalicat@nsu.edu
Location: NGE Suite 100P
Ms. Maya Bland
Professional Academic Advisor
Majors Advised: Pre-Nursing (R-S), Psychology (Q-Z), Sociology
mvbland@nsu.edu
Location: NGE Suite 100L
Ms. Terri Brown
Professional Academic Advisor
Majors Advised: Pre-Nursing (A-M), Pre-Nursing (T-Z)
Interdisciplinary Studies, Political Science
tbbrown@nsu.edu
Location: NGE Suite 100D
Ms. My'Chael Hyman
Professional Academic Advisor
Majors Advised: Exercise Science, Journalism, Mass Communications
mjwillis@nsu.edu
Location: NGE Suite 100
Ms. Shannon Ponack
Professional Academic Advisor
Majors Advised: Education (Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education) & Psychology (A-P)
shponack@nsu.edu
Location: NGE Suite 100S
Ms. Elexis Rogers
Professional Academic Advisor
Majors Advised: Social Work, Physics, Computer Science: Cybersecurity, History, Interdisciplinary Studies
ehrogers@nsu.edu
Location: NGE Suite 100J
Ms. Takedra Smith
Professional Academic Advisor
Majors Advised: Math, I.T.E, Business (K-Z)
tsmith@nsu.edu
Location: NGE Suite 100I
Dr. Munir Sulaiman
Professional Academic Advisor
Majors Advised: Computer Science
Engineering, and Technology
msulaiman@nsu.edu
Location: NGE Suite 100H
Ms. Kesha Wilson
Professional Academic Advisor
Majors Advised: Business (A-J), Political Science
knwilson@nsu.edu
Location: NGE Suite 100O
Tips from your advisors
for instructions on logging on to the Student Planning Tool from MYNSU.
- Take ownership of your success!
- Schedule appointments with your advisor.
- Introduce yourself to faculty in your department. Build connections.
- If you don’t know… ask!
- Manage your time wisely.
- Participate and engage in class.
- Take effective notes.
- Know your learning style.
- Always ask questions about your academic requirements.
- Understand that networking is necessary.
- Keep track of your assignment deadlines in a planner.
- When things get hard, don’t forget your goals.
- Always remember, failure is not the end, just an opportunity for growth.
- Communicate with your professor consistently.
- Stay on track with your curriculum.