Counseling & Advising

Sylvia Alvarez

Senior Professor of Counseling

M.S.W., Eastern Washington University

2023 – 2026 New Faculty Mentorship Program Award. Multi-year award dedicated to supporting mentorship frameworks for incoming faculty.

2021-NISOD Award. Nominated by faculty peers to receive this national award, which included travel to attend the NISOD conference in Austin, Texas.

2021-2024-STEM Academy Grant, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support STEM education initiatives.

2021 – 2023-Hawk Career Readiness Program Grant awarded to support student career preparation and workforce readiness programming.

2020 – 2023-Career Mentoring Program. Grant funding focused on developing and executing student career mentorship initiatives.

2017 – 2018-Passport Mini-Grant. Awarded by the Washington Student Achievement Council to support a specialized mentorship program.

2010-Present-Received the Washington Student Achievement Council Grant for Foster Youth. Funding dedicated to supporting programs for foster youth.

Alvarez, Sylvia. "Empowering Futures: Elevating Underrepresented Students." Career Convergence, National Career Development Association, 1 Oct. 2025, www.ncda.org.

Alvarez, Sylvia. "A Career Exploration Model for Connecting with Underserved Students." Career Convergence, National Career Development Association, 1 Sept. 2019, www.ncda.org.