First-Gen student now helps students succeed

For psychology alumnus Jason Nicholas, his relationships with faculty at Minnesota State University Moorhead provided him the mentorship and career guidance he desperately needed in his life, something he now gets to be a part of in others’ lives. 
 
“I was a pretty beat up student, I had a terrible GPA, and my path was far from clear,” Jason says. “But the professors in the psychology department saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself yet.” 
 
Now, he works at Northern Michigan University as the Director of Institutional Effectiveness, paving the way for students like himself to succeed. 
 
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