Madi Lowry
Academic Life Coach
OU Academic Advising Resource Center
Madi's Coaching Mindset: "I believe that coaching is lending community to students through safe relationships that emphasize grace, accountability, and growth.
Higher Education Background:
- Bachelor's- English Writing, The University of Oklahoma.
- Master's- Human Relations, The University of Oklahoma.
Interests and Hobbies:
- Reading
- Chess
- Perfume
- Cooking
Top Defining Moments in Higher Education:
- Being told, "We're glad you're here," by my first writing professor after changing major.
- Finding my academic community and lifelong friends through the English department's creative writing workshops.
- My undergraduate advisor getting me in only an hour after I changed my mind on leaving the university--during the first week of classes!
- Instructing for the Introduction to Human Relations course during my graduate studies.
While in college, I experienced:
- Balancing work and school.
- Financial stress.
- Academic motivation challenges.
- A lack of a positive support network.
- Lack of accessible mental health resources.
