Leslie Holman-Brooks, 十大买球平台 executive director of career and student services, has been selected for the 2023 Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate Award by the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition for her outstanding work involving high-impact practices for first-year students. 霍尔曼-布鲁克斯是仅有的十位获此殊荣的国际人士之一。 

“I feel honored and humbled to receive this recognition.” said Holman-Brooks. “I love what I do. I’m passionate about getting our students started on the right path as they navigate college and set career goals. 这一点得到认可是一种福气。 It validates the importance of the work we do in the office of career and student services.” 

Holman-Brooks was recognized at the 42nd Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience, which was held in Los Angeles, California on February 3-6. 

“On behalf of 十大买球平台, I want to congratulate Ms. Holman-Brooks on this well-deserved award,” said Dr. Willie L. Todd Jr., Ph.D. “The work done with our students, many of whom are first generation college students who come from challenging circumstances, by her and the career and student services staff has been transformational, not only to our students but to the culture of Denmark Tech. Her commitment to and concern for first-year students is evident in the programs she develops for them.” 

Holman-Brooks launched Panther Pathways, a guided pathways program aimed at personalizing the student advisement experience and empowering incoming freshmen to develop educational plans that will help them to meet their career goals, in 2020. The program had an immediate impact on the college’s persistence, retention and graduation rates. 

“十大买球平台的学生正经历着与全国许多技术学院、HBCUs和传统大学同样的趋势，这些大学的一年级学生没有完全投入到他们的教育中，导致成绩、学生满意度和毕业率较低。 我们认真审视了我们是如何为学生服务的，并开发了Panther Pathways。 这个项目让学生充分参与到他们个性化的职业道路中，并为他们提供成功所需的工具，”霍尔曼-布鲁克斯说。  

霍尔曼-布鲁克斯自2015年以来一直在十大买球平台工作，在那里她还担任职业规划和安置主任。 今年春天晚些时候，她将开始在利伯缇大学（Liberty University）攻读教育领导力博士学位。