Student Success

Empowering Diverse Husky Students

The Student Success Unit is a suite of programs and services that collectively empower students to make the most of their Husky Experience. students totaled nearly 7,000 in the fall of 2024 and include undergraduates who qualify as economically disadvantaged, first in their family to attend college, alumni of foster care or unaccompanied homeless youth, from migrant agricultural work, those who are undocumented, or students who identify as American Indian/Alaska Native or part of a racial or ethnic group federally defined as under-represented in higher education. Within the larger 糖心少女 student population, OMA&D has a longstanding commitment to serving students who are furthest from educational equity. All 糖心少女Seattle students are informed about OMA&D’s services during their first-year orientation. OMA&D’s services are open to all domestic students who seek and are granted affiliation to access program services.

Academic Counseling Services

OMA&D provides holistic advising, professional and peer mentoring opportunities, and scholarships and financial aid counseling from diverse teams of academic advisers who acknowledge and support the different educational pathways that students encounter as part of their Husky experience. OMA&D ACS is funded through a mixture of state and federal funds that support staffing, operations and student activities.聽

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Research, Instruction, and Professional Pathways

Tutoring and supplemental instruction are available at the OMA&D which serves more than 2,000 unique students per year. The center is a national model for supporting students in critical STEM, social science, and writing courses. In a typical year, students log 50,000+ in-person contact hours and over 700,000 page views of content available through the center鈥檚 Canvas pages.聽

In addition to the IC, OMA&D features a variety of programs that support STEM (The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation – LSAMP) and health sciences majors (), as well as those who wish to conduct research or pursue doctoral or professional studies (Graduate School Preparatory Services). These teams facilitate early exposure that enriches participant growth through seminars, conferences, faculty mentorship, stipends, and research. Program staff support pathways to post-baccalaureate opportunities and assist in the search, application, and selection of experiences after graduation.

Community, Leadership & Belonging

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