Support Teams

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Our Freshman Programs team is dedicated to ensuring first-year students' successful transition from high school to Cal State Fullerton.  In addition to our helpful office staff, our First-Year Success Team members create engaging learning environments and are essential resources towards students' pathway to academic success.   

 

First-Year Success Teams

Faculty, Student Services professionals and Peer Mentors serve as the First-Year Success Team.  These teams share a passion for cultivating a positive learning experience for first-time freshmen in transition. The supportive environment allows a unique opportunity to help freshmen build their academic skills, increase their connections to the campus community, and engage students in early civic responsibility.

 

Meet our Faculty

Janet Bregar, Comparative Religions	Darlene O'Cadiz, Theatre and Dance
Jorge Escamilla, Human Services	Cecilia Ornelas, English and Comparative Literature
Dr. Sapna Chopra, Counseling	Dr. Edward Robinson, African American Studies
Dr. Joe Albert Garcia, Human Services	Dr. Beth Schipper, Elementary and Bilingual Education
Valerie Hannah, College of Education	Dr. Saul Tobias, Liberal Studies
Dr. Javette Hayes, Human Communication Studies	Brooke Tolmasov, Sociology
Dr. Scott Hewitt, Chemistry and Biochemistry	Dr. Christine Valenciana, Elementary and Bilingual Education
Ryan Hunt, Freshman Programs	Lisa Weisman-Davlantes, Psychology
Dr. Melanie Horn Mallers, Human Services	Karen Wong, Gerontology
Cynthia Irvine, Sociology

 

 

Meet our Student Services Support

Danielle Chambers, MSHE* Graduate Student	Noemy Medina, MSHE* Graduate Student
Michelle Chang, Career Center	Paul Miller, Disability Support  Services
Amber Choi, Financial Aid	Amber Nakamura, International Education and Exchange
Carmen Curiel, Multicultural Leadership Center	Marisa Perez, New Student Programs
Chasta Jefferson, MSHE* Graduate Student	Lillybeth Sasis, Center for Careers in Teaching
Miguel Luna, MSHE* Graduate Student	Victor Rojas, MSHE* Graduate Student
Dr. Lea Beth Lewis, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs	Emeline Yong, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs

*Masters of Science, Educational Leadership, Higher Education emphasis

 

 

Peer Mentors: Student Guided Freshman Empowerment

Peer Mentors are upper division students who are teamed up with faculty and student services professionals to co-facilitate a section of University Studies 100. Peer Mentors play an active role in class discussions, collaborate with members of their First Year Success Team, and meet with students individually to serve as a role model and mentor.

Peer Mentors empower Freshman Program students and assist them to make relevant connections within the community to accomplish their goals of student success.

Meet our Fall 2012 Peer Mentors!