Tyler Southerly

Relator, Achiever, Strategic, Learner, Individualization

“No matter what life may bring or how things may seem, there will always be someone in your corner. Never be afraid to speak up; you are your own best advocate.”

To say that Tyler Southerly is a busy adviser is the understatement of the year. While his primary advising population is Honors students, he oversees the Chambers College transfer student advising, co-manages the BEAdvisor email account for the college and assists in advising all non-Chambers students with a minor within the college. Because of the variety of needs within these populations of students, Tyler has developed a very detail-oriented approach and accumulated quite a bit of institutional know-how. But the volume of students has not dampened his ability to connect with them. “Tyler is a wealth of knowledge, displays patience with his students, and regularly answers countless questions from students, staff and faculty,” colleague Julia Broskey notes.

Tyler’s approach is highly personalized because of his own experiences in college. “I changed my major what felt like multiple times in the first few months,” he observes. “After getting all of this guidance and help, I realized that I wanted to impact other people and help other people the way they helped me. I pursued educational opportunities in Counseling Psychology, Sport Psychology, and Kinesiology – all with a focus on helping people move forward toward their goals. I mixed all of these aspects together and here we are.”

Tyler balances planning with the ability to go with the flow as he helps students map out their goals and aspirations through coursework and future planning. Students have responded well to his formula – Tyler was recognized meritoriously in the Nicholas Evans Excellence in Advising Awards and was the Outstanding Honors Adviser for the 2023-24 academic year.

“Tyler is truly a phenomenal adviser,” Broskey continues, “and our department and college are better because he’s in it.”