Testimonials

"I met Dr. Kori Ryan during my senior year.  I was beyond burnout, dealing with a lot of personal issues and things that I had never talked about out loud. I was at rock bottom. When I walked into her class, I felt like a burden was lifted and safe for the first time in a while. It was weird, right? I mean walking into a professors class, a professor you’ve never met before, and feeling okay. It wasn’t even just on the first day, it was every time I
walked into that classroom. I could tell that Kori was a safe person and that I could talk to her.

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It wasn’t until a couple weeks into the course that I finally accepted I wasn’t okay and needed someone in my corner when I finally emailed to meet with her. When I went to her office, I lost it.
I poured everything out to her, and she never once judged me or said I was crazy. She listened to me, she asked if it was okay to give me advice, she didn’t force any ‘solutions’ on me, she got on my level and talked to me as a human and not just a lazy student, she made sure I was okay and the most important thing she did was wait for me to be ready to talk to her. She knew something was wrong, and was probably eager to talk to me, but she knew that when I was
ready I would come talk to her.

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You don’t meet people like this anymore. Someone who has a
pure heart, empathy, compassion, and selflessness. Kori Ryan is the most genuine, down-to-earth, kindhearted professor and person that I have ever met. She cares a lot, she’s been through a lot, and she walked me through probably the hardest part of my life and helped me to not only graduate college with honors but find my true self again. I am finally happy, I found my passion, I even joined a CrossFit gym (as Kori said, it helps you physically and mentally) and
she was the reason I was able to gain control of my life again. I cannot thank her enough for everything she has done for me." - K