Abdou Ndao (BBA, '20)
Co-Founder of KU Pathways Program

"As a lower-income first-generation college student, when I initially walked into the Lindner College of Business, I did not feel like I had a community; I felt disconnected. I was fortunate to have met Economics Department Manager Toshia Watkins and Dr. Debashis Pal, who helped me find a community within the Kautz-Uible Economics Institute (KUEI).

 

Through UC's Department of Economics and KUEI, I found financial support, mentorship, and accountability—essential ingredients that allowed me to strive academically and personally.

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I believe that any success I have achieved and will ever achieve reflects the investment the department and institute made in me. With the institute's Pathways to Success program, I get the opportunity to reinvest in the community that empowered me."