Aiko Kumano Lead Peer Educator @ UCSD Career Center Mentoring and coaching students towards their career and professional development. Fourth year | Eleanor Roosevelt College | Communications Major & Cognitive Science Minor What would a day in your work life look like: On a typical work day, I'll see students with varying inquiries, … Continue reading Student Spotlight: Aiko Kumano
Maya Vanini | Student Researcher | Student Spotlight
Maya Vanini 1st Year | Marshall College | Clinical Psychology Major/ Ethnic Studies Minor Could you tell us more about yourself? From Fresno, California, I am the first person in my family to attend UCSD! I enjoy writing creative nonfiction and keeping up to date on current affairs and foreign politics in my free … Continue reading Maya Vanini | Student Researcher | Student Spotlight
Jenny Nguyen | Resident Assistant | Student Spotlight
Jenny Nguyen Resident Assistant @ Thurgood Marshall Residential Life Third Year | Thurgood Marshall College | Chemical Engineering major w/ a minor in Design What do you do and what makes your job unique? As a Resident Assistant or RA at Thurgood Marshall College, I build community with 44 residents in the uppers apartments through … Continue reading Jenny Nguyen | Resident Assistant | Student Spotlight
Alice Lee | Student Spotlight
Alice Lee President, Student Foundation 3rd Year | Warren College | Cognitive Science/Computer Science Major Could you tell us more about yourself? I am originally from South Korea, but I grew up mostly in the Bay Area (Cupertino). I can play 5 instruments and speak fluent Korean! In case students do not know, could you … Continue reading Alice Lee | Student Spotlight
Hany Musa | Student Spotlight
Hany Musa EIA Program Assistant | International Students and Programs Office Fourth Year | Revelle College | Public Health major w/ Ethnic Studies minor What do you do at the International Students and Programs Office? I help the program director with the day to day operations of the English-in-Action program. I set up meetings with … Continue reading Hany Musa | Student Spotlight
Student Spotlight | Sherman Heights Tutors
Andrew Campos, Jose Catalan, Kelly Morales, Ramiro Gonzalez work off-campus as tutors at the Sherman Heights Community Center through the UC San Diego Off-Campus Work-Study Reading & Math Tutor Program. What do you all do and what makes your jobs unique? Andrew: We tutor elementary school children in a community center in Sherman Heights, which is an under … Continue reading Student Spotlight | Sherman Heights Tutors
Mina Habib | Student Spotlight
Mina Habib Employer Concierge at UC San Diego Career Center First year transfer | Eleanor Roosevelt College | Political Science and International Relations Major w/ International Migration Studies Minor I work as an Employer Concierge at the Career Center. I connect with employers who are coming on campus to conduct information sessions or attend the … Continue reading Mina Habib | Student Spotlight
Danielle Monique D. Cerdeña | Student Spotlight
Danielle Monique D. Cerdeña Lab Assistant at UC San Diego School of Medicine Second Year | Muir| Global Health w/ Music Minor As a lab assistant at the School of Medicine of UC San Diego, I have the opportunity to apply knowledge from STEM courses to real-life settings. Furthermore, working alongside teaching surgeons and medical … Continue reading Danielle Monique D. Cerdeña | Student Spotlight
Christian E. Duran | Student Spotlight
Christian E. Duran Fourth Year | Warren College | Psychology Major Academic Peer Adviser at the Computer Science and Engineering Department Before this job, I was rejected from the Wellness Peer Educator Program. I felt discouraged because if I couldn't get a position that was related closely to my major—I wondered if I was even … Continue reading Christian E. Duran | Student Spotlight
Kathryn A. Kelner | Student Spotlight
Kathryn A. Kelner Conversation Leader with UCSD Extension Fourth Year | Eleanor Roosevelt College | International Studies w/ Political Science My job has taught me to be more confident and outgoing. When I first started college, I was very shy and timid. I used to have trouble speaking in front of a class, and dreaded … Continue reading Kathryn A. Kelner | Student Spotlight
