Bio

Dr. Cassandra S. Mitchell is an academic advisor and lecturer in University Advising and Exploratory Studies where she provides consultations with undergraduate students to assist with their major selection, academic performance, career searches, and personal and professional development. Dr. Mitchell is an avid writer and researcher who specializes in topics that center around the impact of the media on subcultures. Her background includes working in higher education concentrating on the usage of contemporary media and the influence it has on students as it pertains to recruitment, retention, matriculation, and graduation. Dr. Mitchell is an education leader with over 30 years of experience in teaching and student advising in mass communications, student support services, student development (undergraduate and graduate-level), and multi-cultural programming.

Dr. Mitchell’s Advice for Students: Your purpose isn’t something you wait to find—it’s something you build, so stop spending time on people and things that don’t help you build it.