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BOBCAT ADVISING CENTER, KL 122

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 and Coordinator of Peer Advising, (kalas2@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises 2023-24 first years with last name Mia-Miz, P, S, Y
  • Advises non-transfer second and third year undeclared A-Z  

Maria Ceja, Academic Advisor, (mcejalopez@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises 2023-24 first years with last name E, F, G, Moa-Moz, O, Z

Erendira "Dida" Estrada, Senior Academic Advisor and Coordinator of Undeclared Transfer Student Support, (eestrada2@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises 2023-24 first years with last name A, I, J, Mua-Muz, Q, R, X
  • Advises undeclared lower division transfers with last name A-Z

Nora Garcia, Academic Advisor, (ngarcia68@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises 2023-24 first years with last name H, L, N, W

L. Maichi Lor, Academic Advisor, (l.maichi@ucmerced.edu) 

  • Advises 2023-24 first years with last name C, D, Maa-Maz, U

Xiong Vang, Academic Advisor and Multimedia Coordinator, (xvang8@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises 2023-24 first years with last name B, K, McA-Mez, T, 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
     

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

  • Advises all Engineering transfer students
  • Advises all non-first year Bioengineering
  • MSE and MAD Minor Advisor

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

  • Advises Continuing Non-Transfer CE, CSE, EnvE, ME, MSE, and UENGR Students Last Names A-E & S

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

  • Advises Continuing Non-Transfer CE, CSE, EnvE, ME, MSE, and UENGR Students Last Names F-L & R

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

  • Advises Continuing Non-Transfer CE, CSE, EnvE, ME, MSE, and UENGR Students Last Names M-Q & T-Z

Vacant Position, Academic Advisor, Transition and Retention Coordinator  

 

SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES, SE1 270

Academic advising caseload:

  • All declared lower division transfers in SNS

  • All declared transfer students in SNS

  • Second/Third/Fourth+ year declared students in SNS
     

Erica Robbins, Director of Student Services, (erobbins2@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises all Natural Sciences transfer students

Chelsea Flannery, Undergraduate Academic Advisor & Career Support Coordinator, (cflannery@ucmerced.edu)

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

Cynthia Granados, Undergraduate Academic Advisor & Student Transition Coordinator, (cgranados10@ucmerced.edu)

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

Maricela Melendrez, Undergraduate Academic Advisor, (mmelendrez2@ucmerced.edu)

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

Jenn Souza, Undergraduate Academic Advisor, (jsouza5@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises non-first year/non-transfer Applied Mathematics, Chemistry, Environmental Systems Science, Physics, Undeclared NS, affiliated Minors

    Abel Hernandez, CalTeach Student Services Advisor, (abelhernandez2@ucmerced.edu)

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

    SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES AND ARTS, COB-1 204

    Academic advising caseload:

    • All declared lower division transfers in SSHA

    • All declared transfer students in SSHA

    • Second/Third/Fourth+ year declared students in SSHA

    Brenda Maldonado-Rosas, Director of Student Services (bmaldonado-rosas@ucmerced.edu)

    Lauren Brackett, Senior Academic Advisor (lbrackett@ucmerced.edu)

    • Advises non-first year/non-transfer Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Global Arts Studies, History, Philosophy, Writing Studies, affiliated Minors

    Linda Safer, Academic Advisor, Transfer Coordinator (lsafer@ucmerced.edu)

    • Advises all School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) transfer students

    Carolyn Barranco, Academic Advisor, Student Engagement Coordinator (cbarranco@ucmerceded.edu)

    • Advises non-first year/non-transfer English, Literatures in English, Public Health, Spanish, American Studies minor, Chicano/a Studies minor, affiliated Minors

    Evelyn Cardona, Academic Advisor (ecardona2@ucmerced.edu)

    • Advises non-first year/non-transfer Economics, Management and Business Economics, affiliated Minors

    Valeria Salcedo Lomeli, Academic Advisor (vsalcedolomeli@ucmerced.edu)

    • Advises non-first year/non-transfer Psychology and affiliated Minor

    Elizabeth Whitmyre, Academic Advisor, Degree Completion Program (ewhitmyre@ucmerced.edu)

    • Advises non-first year/non-transfer Cognitive Science, Undeclared SSHA, affiliated Minors
    • All Degree Completion Program students last name M-Z
    • Temporary: Advises non-first year/non-transfer Anthropology, Community Research and Service minor, Geospatial Technology minor, World Heritage minor, affiliated Minors

    Maria Sifuentes, Academic Advisor, Degree Completion Program (msifuentes@ucmerced.edu)

    • Advises non-first year/non-transfer Political Science, affiliated Minors
    • All Degree Completion Program students last name A-L
    • Temporary: Advises non-first year/non-transfer Sociology, affiliated Minors