An Applause for
Sai Sato Mumm
Career Coach
Academic and Career Advising Center
2023
“Sai offers such consistent encouragement to our team and to students. She is uplifting, empowering, and compassionate. Her student return rate is amazing because they know she cares about them and their well-being. Sai strives to support our team in every way, too by volunteering for campus events, grading, administrative work, and coordinating our presentation efforts. She is so deserving of this applause award, and I am so fortunate to be on her team. ”
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“Sai goes above and beyond to support our CAS Career Team and the career community across the University supporting committees and volunteering at events. She gets the most responses on our appointment survey, and they are always great reviews from students thankful for her attentiveness and enthusiasm for their career development.”
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“When Sai interviewed for our career coaching position over a year ago, she described herself very memorably as "relentlessly uplifiting." Now, a year later, I can honestly say that wasn't an exaggeration. Sai brings her genuine kindness and enthusiasm into every single interaction with students, colleagues, and faculty. Our student feedback is overwhelmingly positive, and they call Sai out by name and express feeling less anxious, more confident, and supported in their career development. They mention the quality of her feedback, her positivity, friendliness, and their intention to return. Sai is thorough and thoughtful in all aspects of her work. Her presentations are finely tuned and tailored to each student population and faculty request, and her feedback from faculty is equally as positive. One faculty member's feedback said that it was the best classroom presentation he's seen in his 50 years of teaching. Her enthusiasm is infectious and can engage different audiences in a wide variety of settings. In the office, Sai brings the sunshine. She goes out of her way to stop by each office as she leaves to say goodbye to everybody. She has a knack for knowing who is struggling and needs extra compassion, and brings joy to everybody around her. It's a pleasure to work with her, and she absolutely deserves a round of APPLAUSE!”