Ayo

Ayo is a gazelle and a Student Services coordinator at Gnu York University in We Can Fix Pawbert. She helps Pawbert navigate the process of returning to GYU after his interrupted enrollment.

Background

Ayo works in the Student Services office in Silvermane Center. Her role involves helping students with enrollment issues, academic holds, and connecting them with appropriate university resources.

Personality

Ayo presents as professional and warm without being distant. She handles sensitive student situations with directness and care, reviewing student files without judgment and focusing on practical solutions.

Key personality traits:

• Professional --- Maintains appropriate boundaries while being helpful
• Practical --- Focuses on actionable next steps
• Non-judgmental --- Reviews difficult cases without visible reaction
• Resourceful --- Connects students with appropriate advisors and offices

Physical Description

Ayo is a tall, graceful gazelle with a professional demeanor that manages to be warm rather than distant.

Series History

Season 4

In S04E04 "Open Enrollment", Ayo meets with Pawbert when he visits GYU to explore returning to school. She works in Student Services on the first floor of Silvermane Center.

When Pawbert arrives with Luther, Ayo calls his name from the doorway and introduces herself: "I'm Ayo. Student Services coordinator. Come on back."

Her small office is organized with plants on the windowsill, a family photo on the desk, and a space that suggests she sees many students daily while trying to remember each one. She had pulled Pawbert's file after he made his appointment, acknowledging the gap in his enrollment without judgment.

When she discovers the holds on Pawbert's account---academic, financial, and administrative---she refers him to Mr. Hedger in the Registrar's office for the complex cases, writing his name on a notepad: "Tell him I sent you."

She also recommends that Pawbert speak with Dr. Hornridge, the reentry advisor who works with students who have had interruptions in their education: "All kinds. She doesn't judge. She just helps."

Relationships

Trivia

• Her approach---pulling files in advance, calling ahead to colleagues---demonstrates the kind of coordinated support that influences Pawbert's later understanding of service navigation.
• She is one of the first GYU staff members Pawbert encounters during his return to education.