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"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." - Anais Nin

Experienced in helping students of multicultural backgrounds, Student Outreach Services (SOS) understands the specific needs of multicultural, first-generation, underrepresented, and non-traditional students.  We offer academic tools and support to help students transition to Western, meet their goals, overcome personal hardship, and achieve academic success. Our caring team of Academic Support Coordinators cultivates an understanding and respectful atmosphere, yielding authentic interaction with a diverse body of students.

By encouraging academic achievement, Student Outreach Services promotes the success of Western students while maintaining the diversity embedded in our actions and programs.  With meaningful leadership programs, peer mentor training, coordination of study groups, and active campus involvement, we strive to provide every possible opportunity for students to experience personal growth and academic achievement.  

We invite you to stop in or make an appointment.  Contact us if you have specific questions or even if you’re just wondering what we do – we’d love to meet you!

Tom Nerini
Director

SOS Mission Statement

The mission of Student Outreach Services is to assist traditionally underrepresented students achieve their academic goals. Student Outreach Services will help students to identify their goals and empower them to achieve these goals. We will help students see challenges as a learning opportunity that will help them to become better and more informed students, by providing them with quality advising, mentoring, guidance and programs that will help them learn and grow as global citizens.