Meet Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh

Hometown: Breaux Bridge, Louisiana

Alma Mater: Dillard University (B.A.); Ohio State University (M.A. and Ph.D.); Indiana University (J.D.)

What do you like best about working at the University?: The opportunity to develop tools, resources and programming to enhance the practice and experience of love and LACE on our campus.

What is your best advice for new UO students? You are precious and you have a lot to offer. Life is tough, and you have what it takes to succeed. Looking forward to seeing you at graduation, and to reading about your impactful life in the news.

What is your favorite “hidden gem” in Oregon? St. Mark’s CME church on Sam Reynolds Road. It’s an amazing congregation of people from all walks of life, who are united in the desire to be their best selves and to make the world a better place too.