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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, (kalas2@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises 2021-22 first years with last name M, Q
  • Advises non-transfer second and third year undeclared A-Z  

Lai Lor, Academic Advisor, (llor3@ucmerced.edu) 

  • Advises 2021-22 first years with last name D, P, T, V

Cesar Ochoa, Academic Advisor, (cochoa28@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises 2021-22 first years with last name H, J, S

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

  • Advises 2021-22 first years with last name B, C
  • Advises undeclared lower division transfers with last name A-Z

Teresa Salters, Academic Advsor, (tsalters@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises 2021-22 first years with last name F, I, K, O, R

Chi Yang, Academic Advisor, (cyang88@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises 2021-22 first years with last name A, L, Z

Linda Yang, Academic Advisor, (lyang66@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises 2021-22 first years with last name E, G, N, U, W, X, Y

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
  • Minor Advisor

Luz Sandoval, Academic Advisor, Transition and Retention Coordinator (lsandoval5@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

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 Serivces & Pre-health Advisor, (erobbins2@ucmerced.edu)

  • Advises all Natural Sciences transfer students
  • Temporary: non-first year/non-transfer Biological Sciences (last name C-D)

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

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

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

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

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

  • Advises non-first year/non-transfer Applied Mathematics, Chemistry, 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:

  • 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)

  • 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, Undeclared SSHA

Kitsya Macias, Academic Advisor (kmacias9@ucmerced.edu)

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

Lauren Brackett, Student Success Coordinator (lbrackett@ucmerced.edu)

  • 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, Academic Advisor (cbarranco@ucmerced.edu)

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

Amandip Singh, Student Engagement Coordinator (asingh99@ucmerced.edu)

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