Sherry Hamilton

I was a college student athlete who had someone help me through my college career in terms of academics, so I wanted to give back and help students progress through college from the time they enroll throughout their tenure at the institution. The success part of it is that they graduate, and the even better part is that they get a job after they graduate. I've worked in community colleges, Division I institutions, and K-12 settings over my 20-year career. Today, as Coordinator of Retention and Student Success at Cabarrus College of Health Science, where I've been for 12 years, I handle everything related to student success - from onboarding students to helping them register, assisting them with accommodations, advising, early alerts, midterm alerts, dealing with their grievances and appeals, and ensuring they're engaged outside of the classroom as well as inside. I work with program chairs and deans to ensure students are successful. What I find most rewarding is the opportunity to see students come in and grow - watching them go through their college experience, learn, and grow as professionals in healthcare. It's really important work, so watching them grow into becoming exemplary healthcare professionals, trusting the process, and understanding all the elements of what it takes is incredibly fulfilling. At Cabarrus College, we instill core values like caring, commitment, and integrity, and I help students understand that at the end of the day, they're saving lives.