The Empowerment, Leadership, and Mentorship (ELM) program aims to provide support for positive change of academic performance, leadership and the development of a conscientious community. You can reserve a 30 minute appointment with one of the coaches through this central booking website below. You must be signed into your @hawk.iit.edu email account to access the booking site.
Empowerment, Leadership and Mentorship Program
Meet the Team
Drawn primarily from highly recommended and qualified graduate students from the psychology department, the academic coaches treat the student seeking coaching with empathy and respect. They also treat them like athletes, in need of motivation and guidance to reach their academic goals. The coach meets one to one, follows up with the student and provides a continuity from peer-support to professional academic level peer-like support. The academic coaches instruct General Learning strategies and assist in developing and running the student worker training for: peer mentorship and learning strategies as part of the certified peer mentor program.
Academic Coaches
Joseph P.R.O. Orgel
Founding Director - ELM Program
Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering
orgel@iit.edu
Rama S. Madhurapantula
Director - ELM Program
Assoc. Faculty Director for Student Success and ARC and Research Asst. Professor of Biology
Taylor Frye
Academic Coach
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program
Exec. Associate to the Vice Provost of Academic Affairs
Vice President, Clinical Psychology Graduate Student Organization '23-'24
tfrye@hawk.iit.edu
Zipporah Robinson
GLS Program Manager
Academic Success Coordinator
Office of Academic Affairs
zrobinson@iit.edu
Sarah Coates
Academic Coach
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program
scoates@hawk.iit.edu
Natalie Turchmanovych
Academic Coach
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program
nturchmanovych@hawk.iit.edu
