04/18/2023
Meet Niko Villa. Community Partner 002. ☕️🐻
“Niko is an EOP Counselor from Southeast San Diego. A two-time alum of San Diego State University, and has started his career in student affairs at SDSU in 2020. He truly believes that education is the key to opening doors that may have been non-existent, and education will continue to be that key because it changes one's trajectory. This is his foundation of love for helping students, families, and the community. Niko works with diverse college student populations and youth inside and outside the classroom. His professional interests include outreach, access, and retention programs for underrepresented students. Niko prides himself on self-care, community care, and mentorship.
Advice: As a counselor/educator, you have to expect the fullness of your promise to match the intention behind the work you put into it. The size of the effort gotta match the size of your dream. Students do not simply see you as the “Counselor” you are a collaborator to their story. Your job isn’t to create a version of yourself or direct their future. Your role is to be a facilitator to their hopes, wishes, and dream. You are the older brother or sister, and even the parental figure in their life. The strength and talents you bring to the table are not for you. What we do is not for us. It’s not about us. As educators we are here to bring dignity, to represent, to expand, to push forward. You have to look at from the the perspective of being in such a unique position and that responsibility, you must elevate your craft. You have to represent, and you are paving a way.”
-Niko Villa
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