🎙️ Emerging Voices: From TRiO to Trailblazer – Featuring Aric FaulknerIn this inspiring episode, Matt and Bri sit down with Aric Faulkner, academic advisor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Grainger College of Engineering. From his early days in the TRiO Upward Bound program to teaching ESL and now guiding future engineers, Aric’s journey is all about mentorship, resilience, and paying it forward.He shares how his experiences shaped his passion for advising, the lessons he’s learned from his special-needs pup 🐾, and why confidence, compassion, and community are the keys to student success. We also dive into his adventures in the NACADA Emerging Leaders Program, his advice for new advisors, and his dreams for the future of academic advising.If you’re looking for a mix of heart, humor, and hope, this episode will leave you motivated to invest in students!*Emerging Voices is a spinoff of the Adventures in Advising podcast! Follow us on your favorite podcast platform!Follow us on Instagram and Facebook!

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