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BOBCAT ADVISING CENTER, COB2 260

Academic advising caseload:

* All first year (freshman) students in every major

* All lower division undeclared transfers

* All undeclared students in every class year

 

Dr. Michelle Roppeau, Director of First Year & Undeclared Advising, maroppeau@ucmerced.edu

Kenya Alas, Senior Academic Advisor, kalas2@ucmerced.edu

  •      Advises 2020-21 first years with last name A, B
  •      Advises 2020-21 non-transfer second and third year undeclared A-Z  

Lai Lor, Academic Advisor, llor3@ucmerced.edu  

  •      Advises 2020-21 first years with last name L, P, T

Cesar Ochoa, Academic Advisor, cochoa28@ucmerced.edu

  •      Advises 2020-21 first years with last name E, K, O, R, U, X, Y

Alan Reynolds, Senior Academic Advisor & Coordinator for Undeclared Transfer Student Support, areynolds8@ucmerced.edu

  •      Advises 2020-21 first years with last name G, H, I, S, W
  •      Advises 2020-21 undeclared lower division transfers with last name A-Z

Teresa Salters, Academic Advsor, tsalters@ucmerced.edu

  •      Advises 2020-21 first years with last name C, D, F, J, Z

Linda Yang, Academic Advisor, lyang66@ucmerced.edu  

  •      Advises 2020-21 first years with last name M, N, Q, V

 

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, SE2 315

Academic advising caseload: 

* All declared lower division transfers in SoE

* All declared transfer students in SoE

* Second/Third/Fourth+ year declared students in SOE

 

Luz Sandoval, Academic Advisor, Transition and Retention Coordinator (lsandoval@ucmerced.edu)               

  • Advises non-first year/ non-transfer students with last name A-E

Christina Mayo,  Senior Academic Advisor, Publication and Digital Media Coordinator (cmayo@ucmerced.edu)                                

  • Advises non-first year/ non-transfer students with last name F-L

Phung Colvin, Senior Academic Advisor, Special Program and Communications Coordinator (pcolvin@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises non-first year/ non-transfer students with last name M-Q

Pa Vang, Academic Advisor, Public Relations and Student Success Coordinator (pvang48@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises non-first year/ non-transfer students with last name R-Z

Karla Gonzalez, Director of Undergraduate Student Services (kgonzalez34@ucmerced.edu) (Lead)       

  • Advises all Engineering transfer
  • Minor Advisor

 

SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES, SE1 270

Academic advising caseload:

Transfer/Second/Third/Fourth+ year declared majors in SNS

 

Erica Robbins, Director of Student Serivces & Pre-health Advisor, (erobbins2@ucmerced.edu) (Lead)

  • Advises all Natural Sciences transfer students

Sierra Long, Undergraduate Academic Advisor and Career Support Coordinator, (slong3@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises non-first year/ non-transfer Biological Sciences (last name A-G)

José Martinez, Undergraduate Academic Advisor & LLC Lead, (jmartinez343@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises non-first year/ non-transfer Biological Sciences (last name H-O)

Maricela Melendrez, Undergraduate Academic Advisor & Student Transition Coordinator, (mmelendrez2@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises non-first year/ non-transfer Biological Sciences (last name P-Z)

Jenn Souza, Undergraduate Academic and Pre-Health Advisor, (jsouza5@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises non-first year/ non-transfer Applied Mathematics, Chemical Sciences, Earth Systems Science (prior to Fall 2019), Environmental Systems Science (Since Fall 2019), Physics, Undeclared NS, affiliated Minors

Jessica Teran-Salazar, CalTeach Student Services Advisor, (jteransalazar@ucmerced.edu)

  • Natural Sciences Education minor, Natural Sciences Education with Teaching Credential minor

 

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES AND ARTS, COB1 204

Academic advising caseload:

Transfer/Second/Third/Fourth+ year declared majors in SSHA

 

Brenda Maldonado-Rosas (bmaldonado-rosas) (Lead)

  • Advises non-first year/non-transfer History, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Undeclared SSHA, affiliated Minors
  • Temporary: transfer students majoring in History, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Psychology, Undeclared SSHA

Kitsya Macias (kmacias9)

  • Advises non-first year/non-transfer Political Science, Sociology, affiliated Minors
  • Temporary: transfer students majoring in Political Science, Sociology

Lauren Brackett (lbrackett)

  • Advises non-first year/non-transfer English, Spanish, Public Health, American Studies minor, Chicano/a Studies minor, affiliated Minors
  • Temporary: transfer students majoring in Cognitive Science, English, Spanish, Philosophy, Public Health; non-first year/non-transfer Cognitive Science, Philosophy, affiliated Minors

Carolyn Barranco (cbarranco)

  • Advises non-first year/non-transfer Psychology, Global Arts Studies Program, Writing minor, Writing Studies minor, affiliated Minors
  • Temporary: transfer students majoring in Global Arts Studies Program

Amandip Singh (asingh99)

  • Advises non-first year/non-transfer Anthopology, Economics, Management and Business Economics, Community Research and Service minor, World Heritage minor, affiliated Minors
  • Temporary: transfer students majoring in Anthropology, Economics, Management and Business Economics