Bear Tracks Transition



Counselor Profiles 


Slava
  • Slava Agafonoff

  • Hometown: Odessa, Ukraine
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: BCOE
  • Major: Mechanical/Bio Engineering


  • UCR Involvement: Intramural soccer, Water Polo, Undergraduate Research
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: People, Professors, Location
Cindy
  • Cindy Agu

  • Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CNAS
  • Major: Bio Sci


  • UCR Involvement: NSA
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: It’s fun and I love the diversity on campus!
Dike
  • Dike Anyiwe

  • Hometown: Diamond Bar
  • Graduation Year: 2011

  • College: BCOE
  • Major: Chemical Engineering


  • UCR Involvement: All kinds of things
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: The people
Jessica
  • Jessica Aparicio

  • Hometown: Chino Hills
  • Graduation Year: 2011

  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Undeclared

  • UCR Involvement: Sigma Alpha Lambda
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Diversity & close to home
Jolene
  • Jolene Balancio

  • Hometown: Pomona/Phillips Ranch
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Sociology

  • UCR Involvement: Omega Zeta Chi
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: It’s cool!!!
Ian
  • Ian Barreto

  • Hometown: Apple Valley, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2011
  • College: BCOE
  • Major: Bioengineering

  • UCR Involvement: Honors Program
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: UCR is a great school where you are not only a number but a person.
David
  • David Bickham

  • Hometown: Oceanside, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2009
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Business Economics & Sociology

  • UCR Involvement: Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Sigma Eta chapter & member of Afrikan Student Alliance
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: It’s diversity and great faculty
Pierre
  • Pierre Campbell

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Adrian
  • Adrian Cazares

  • Hometown: Lake Elsinore, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2011
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: English

  • UCR Involvement: Campus Tours
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: The people and atmosphere on campus
Aviana
  • Aviana Cerezo

  • Hometown: Murrieta
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Political Science

  • UCR Involvement: Honors
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: It’s awesome and is a key to opening the doors to my future.
Sandy
  • Sandy Choi

  • Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2011
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Dance


  • UCR Involvement: Panhellenic Sorority
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: The great people I have met.
Stephanie
  • Stephanie Croney

  • Hometown: Rialto
  • Graduation Year:2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Political Science/ Law & Society

 

  • UCR Involvement: 2nd yr Orientation Counselor, R.E.A.C.H.
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: The people.
Shannon
  • Shannon Daniel

  • Hometown: Hemet
  • Graduation Year: 2009
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: History

  • UCR Involvement: Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Close to home, a respected "teacher" college
Daisy
  • Daisy De Jesus

  • Hometown: Santa Ana
  • Graduation Year: 2011
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: History


  • UCR Involvement: CalPIRG
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: The people, the classes and the professors are all amazing. It’s a friendly environment.
Ryan
  • Ryan Duff

  • Hometown: Whittier, CA
  • Graduation Year:2009
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: English


  • UCR Involvement: Golden Arches, LGBT Center
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: The people!
Lauren
  • Lauren Estrella

  • Hometown: La Mirada
  • Graduation Year: 2011
  • College: CNAS
  • Major: Biochemisty


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Kharissa
  • Kharissa Fernando

  • Hometown: San Jose, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2011
  • College: CNAS
  • Major: Neuroscience


  • UCR Involvement: Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, The Barn Programming team, Filipinos in Health Sciences.
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: My friends and all the opportunities available.
Melisa
  • Melisa Garcia

  • Hometown: Long Beach
  • Graduation Year: 2011
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Creative Writing


  • UCR Involvement:
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: I like to just live the college life and learn new things.
Brandee
  • Brandee Garvin

  • Hometown: Lemcore
  • Graduation Year: 2011
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Economics


  • UCR Involvement: Powder Puff Football
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Diverse community, I love the people, easy to make a ton of friends.
Courtney
  • Courtney Gates

  • Hometown: Oceanside/Riverside
  • Graduation Year: 2011
  • College: BCOE
  • Major: Chemical Engineering


  • UCR Involvement:
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: People
Elena
  • Elena Gatoloai

  • Hometown: Long Beach, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2009
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Business Administration


  • UCR Involvement:
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Diversity
Bryan
  • Bryan Goldsmith

  • Hometown: West Hills, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: BCOE
  • Major: Chemical Engineering


  • UCR Involvement: Research for BCOE, member of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity, full time student, Nanotechnology
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: The friends you meet and the education you receive!
Leticia
  • Leticia Gonzalez

  • Hometown: Riverside
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Liberal Studies


  • UCR Involvement: Sharp
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Diversity, always something going on.
Kristen
  • Kristen Hicks

  • Hometown: Los Angeles
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Business Administration


  • UCR Involvement: African Americans in Humanities, NRHH, Gospel Choir
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: The people!!!
Andrea
  • Andrea Hooks

  • Hometown: Los Angeles
  • Graduation Year: 2009
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Psychology


  • UCR Involvement: Work with Student Life and work in the UCR community, returning counselor from Bear Facts 2007
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Networking & people are excellent

Walter
  • Walter Hosseini

  • Hometown: Chino Hills
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CNAS
  • Major: Biological Science


  • UCR Involvement:
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Friends, Networks, Diversity, Location.
Christian
  • Christian Irigoyen

  • Hometown: Glendale
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Psychology


  • UCR Involvement:
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: I have made many friends.
Karen
  • Karen Javier

  • Hometown: Yucaipa
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: History


  • UCR Involvement: Pi beta Phi Sorority, Chamber singers
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Good environment.
First Year Scotty
  • Valaya Johnson

  • Hometown: Inglewood
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CNAS
  • Major: Biology
  • UCR Involvement: RHA senator, AAUS board member.
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Nice people
Mei-Lan
  • Mei-Lan Kaenzig

  • Hometown: West Deptford, N.J.
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Foreign Languages


  • UCR Involvement: RHA Committee Chair, NRHH, UCR Ambassador Host Program, RHA TV committee
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: The diversity and atmosphere of campus and resident life.
Da'Lisha
  • Da'Lisha Kimble

  • Hometown: Inglewood
  • Graduation Year: 2009
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Interdisciplinary Studies (Communications)

  • UCR Involvement: Dynasty Dance Troop
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Good Programs, Student & Staff involvement.
Jennifer
  • Jennifer Lee

  • Hometown: Tujunga, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Political Science/ Business Economics

  • UCR Involvement: ASUCR, Phi Alpha Delta, CalPIRG, CSA, Circle K, IM Sports.
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Diversity in students, college spirit! And everything fun is not that far away.
Phylicia
  • Phylicia Lovelace

  • Hometown: Sunnyvale, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: History/Law & Society


  • UCR Involvement: Omega Zeta Chi, Campus Tours office.
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Fun atmosphere and lively people.
Joyce
  • Joyce Sapphire Lu

  • Hometown: Arcadia, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2011
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Communications/Theatre


  • UCR Involvement: Delta Gamma
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Sorority friends
Xiaowei
  • Xiaowei Ma

  • Hometown: Loma Linda
  • Graduation Year: 2008
  • College: CNAS
  • Major: BioChem


  • UCR Involvement: Golden Key International, HCO, University Honors program.
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Because UCR allows me to graduate ASAP.
Renee
  • Reneé Manson

  • Hometown: San Diego
  • Graduation Year: 2011
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Psychology & Political Science

  • UCR Involvement: ASA, AAH, NSBE, Honors, UDC
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Diversity
Gerardo
  • Gerardo Medina

  • Hometown: Riverside
  • Graduation Year:2011
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Pre-Business


  • UCR Involvement:
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Great atmosphere, good people, school spirit, and an overall good environment
Virginia
  • Virginia Millacci

  • Hometown: Hemet
  • Graduation Year: 2011
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Philosophy


  • UCR Involvement: Sigma Alpha Lambda, Queer Alliance, Queer People of Color, Sharp, The coming out monologue production, CALpirg.
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: The wide selection of classes and excellent staff and students.
Denesa
  • Denesa Moore

  • Hometown: Hanford, GA
  • Graduation Year: 2011
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Political Science/Administrative Studies

  • UCR Involvement: Host program, RHA, Campus safety escort service, Sister 2 Sister.
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Diversity!!!! The size of the university, it’s large but we still have the opportunity to know our professors!
Rebecca
  • Rabecca Mukiibi

  • Hometown: Navy Brat
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Political Science


  • UCR Involvement: Resident Advisor
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: People
Michael
  • Michael Perry

  • Hometown: Temecula
  • Graduation Year: 2009
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Political Science-Law & Society


  • UCR Involvement: APSP, Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Great Curriculum and great staff
Sunny
  • Sunny Pham

  • Hometown: Arcadia
  • Graduation Year: 2008
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Business Administration


  • UCR Involvement: Lab assistant for BPS dept, fellowship, FLC
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Fun, Humble, Helpful environment.
Whitley
  • Whitley Porter

  • Hometown: Murrieta, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Music & Culture

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  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: It is fun to be surrounded by such positive people.
Danielle
  • Danielle Redmyer

  • Hometown: Coleville, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2011
  • College: CNAS
  • Major: Biochemistry

 

  • UCR Involvement:
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: IT ROCKS!!! Also UCR has great teachers and awesome peeps
Octavio
  • Octavio Rivas

  • Hometown: Santa Cruz
  • Graduation Year: 2011
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Pre-Business


  • UCR Involvement: M.E.C.H.A., Latino Union
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Social environment

Hector
  • Hector Rivera

  • Hometown: San Diego
  • Graduation Year: 2009
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Sociology


  • UCR Involvement: Intramural Sports
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Because I love the UCR community.

Geminellle
  • Geminelle Rollins

  • Hometown: San Diego
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Liberal Studies


  • UCR Involvement: Pres. Of PISA @ UCR
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Wonderful people, love the diversity.
Liz
  • Liz Romero

  • Hometown: Moreno Valley, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2011
  • College: CNAS
  • Major: Biological Science


  • UCR Involvement:
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: I love UCR because of my friends and the professors. The professors challenge me and so do my friends.
Ranbir
  • Ranbir Sandhu

  • Hometown: Faridkot
  • Graduation Year: 2009
  • College: CNAS
  • Major: Biology


  • UCR Involvement: SSA, FDC, AISA
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: It is a great stepping stone to the rest of my life

Sara
  • Sara Schmidt

  • Hometown: Murrieta, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CNAS
  • Major: Math


  • UCR Involvement: Honors Program, IM soccer, Hike to the C!
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: It is a community in which I feel completely at home. The size of the campus and the number of student make it the perfect place to learn.

Olivia
  • Olivia Shinavar

  • Hometown: Glendora
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Psychology


  • UCR Involvement: Alpha Chi Omega, REACH, Housing, Psychology labs
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: It is committed to ensuring its students an enjoyable experience

Jasmynn
  • Jasmynn Smith

  • Hometown: Moreno Valley, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Psychology


  • UCR Involvement: Intramural, 2nd yr. Orientation Couselor
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Great people and awesome academic experience.

 

Lyn
  • Lyn Stephenson

  • Hometown: Whittier
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Creative Writing


  • UCR Involvement: Honors, Orchestra, VOIC, CSSO, CDV, IM Bowling
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: I love my major!

Ryan
  • Ryan Sturgis

  • Hometown: Corona, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2009
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Philosophy/English


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  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: I have enjoyed so many opportunities for intellectual growth as well as opportunities to make deep lasting friendships that will last a lifetime.

 

Annalisa
  • Annalisa Subadya

  • Hometown: Arcadia
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: English


  • UCR Involvement: REACH
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Diversity

Alexandria
  • Alexandria Thomas

  • Hometown: Canyon Park, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2011
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Psychology


  • UCR Involvement: Powder puff Football
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Meeting new people, Diversity, Weather

 

Lisa
  • Lisa Toban

  • Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Psychology


  • UCR Involvement: Gospel Choir, African Americans in Humanities, World Benefit 2008
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: I enjoy attending UCR because I gain more knowledge and I get to meet new people.

 

Vicky
  • Vicky Truong

  • Hometown: San Gabriel
  • Graduation Year: 2010
  • College: CHASS
  • Major: Business


  • UCR Involvement: ASUCR, Omega Zeta Chi community service based sorority
  • Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Diversity!
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General Campus Information

University of California, Riverside
900 University Ave.
Riverside, CA 92521
Tel: (951) 827-1012

Career Opportunities

Program Information

Bear Tracks Transition Program
229 Commons

Tel: (951) 827-2124
Fax: (951) 827-2439
E-mail: orientation@ucr.edu

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