UC Riverside Bear Facts Orientation

• Pierre Campbell
  

• Lead Orientation Counselor
• Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
• Year: Senior
• College: Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS)
• Major: Political Science/ Admin Studies

• UCR Involvement: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Program Coordinator, Unity Day Coalition, African Student Alliance, National Society of Collegiate Scholars

• Fondest Bear Facts Experience: Singing the UCR Alma Mater. Helping first year students understand how to build schedules. Hiking to the C!
• Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Diverse student body, Student Life staff! Caring faculty, year-round heat.

• Daisy De Jesus

• Registration Staff
• Hometown: Santa Ana, CA
• Year: Sophomore
• College: Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS)
• Major: History and Latin American Studies

• UCR Involvement: Latino Union, Bear Facts Counselor, Omega Zeta Chi, SOAP, Hylander Hype
• Fondest Bear Facts Experience: Meeting all my students and making a bunch of friends and building leadership skills.
• Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: I love the people and how the campus is not too big, not too small but just right. I am a commuter and even though I don't live here, it's my home away from home.

• Christian Irigoyen

• Registration Staff
• Hometown: Glendale, CA
• Year: Junior
• College: Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS)
• Major: Psychology
  UCR Involvement: Bear Facts Orientation Counselor
• Fondest Bear Facts Experience: Meeting such great people and forming long lasting friendships was one of my fondest experiences.  I also enjoyed welcoming the first-year students and answering their questions.
• Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: I think this school is full of friendly people.  It is very easy to connect with others.

• Judith Lopez

• Family Program Assistant
• Hometown: Moreno Valley, CA
• Year: Senior
• College: Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS)                  
• Major: Political Science/ Law & Society, Spanish
• UCR Involvement: Bear Facts Orientation. Salsa UCR
• Fondest Bear Facts Experience: Making great friends and connections with students as a counselor.
• Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: I enjoy attending UCR because the people and staff are super friendly. I don't feel intimidated because it is a large school, on the contrary I feel comfortable and welcome.

• Tracy Phutikanit

• General Program Assistant
• Hometown: Ontario, CA
• Year: 4th (Graduating Senior)
• College: Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS)
• Major: Business Administration;
  Statistics Minor

• UCR Involvement:
  • 2006 Bear Facts OrientationCounselor
    2007 Bear Facts Lead Orientation Counselor
    2008 Bear Facts Registration Staff Member
    2009 Bear Facts General Program Assistant
    2006-2009 Campus Tour Guide
    Hylander Hype Member

• Fondest Bear Facts Experience: Knowing that every year I get to meet and work with the best students at UCR then together passing down our knowledge and information to first year students.
• Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: UCR has provided me with the best college environment I could have asked for. The student body is large but it never seems overwhelming. I'm constantly surrounded by people of different nationalities, ethnicities, religions and opinions which allows my beliefs to expand and for me to grow as a person. I've had so many opportunities presented to me during my time here that I never would have received anywhere else. UC Riverside as well as all of its people have truly changed my life.

• Geminelle Rollins

• Lead Orientation Counselor
  
• Hometown: San Diego, CA
• Year: Junior
• College: Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS)
• Major: Liberal Studies

• UCR Involvement:  Bear Facts Orientation Lead Staff, Bear Facts Orientation Counselor, R.E.A.C.H Peer Educator, President P.I.S.A, Vice President of Bridge the Gap, P.A.T.H Alumni 

Fondest Bear Facts Experience: Having the opportunity to work with some of the most enthusiastic and spiritied people at UCR. Furthermore, building lifetime relationships with all of these people.

Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Diversity, wonderful people and outstanding resources

• Sara Schmidt

• Lead Registration Staff
• Hometown: Murrieta, CA
• Year: Senior
• College: Natural & Agricultural Sciences (CNAS)
• Major: Math applied to Economics 

• UCR Involvement: Bear Facts (of course!), Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, University Honors Program, Hylander Hype, Intramural soccer, napping on the lawn near the  bell tower.
• Fondest Bear Facts Experience: After the first session ended and I realized that all the training and preparation had paid off; I said to myself  "I can do this" and couldn't wait until the second session.
• Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: Beautiful campus, amazing people, incredible learning....how could I NOT love it here!?

• Brianna Singleton

• Registration Staff
• Hometown: Chino Hills, CA
• Year: 3^rd
• College: Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS)
• Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

• UCR Involvement: Discover Nursing

• Fondest Bear Facts Experience: Being a part of the lime green mafia!

• Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: All of the great opportunities.

• Ryan Sturgis

• Lead Orientation Counselor
• Hometown: Corona, CA
• Year: Senior
• College: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS)
• Major: Philosophy and English
  
• UCR Involvement: Hylander Hype, Water Polo Club, Bear Facts Orientation Counselor
• Fondest Bear Facts Experience: It was in the dining hall. The last meal we had together before we were forced to say goodbye. We all started singing each others theme song. There were many tears, tears of joy.
• Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: UCR changed my life. I will never again be as naive as I was yesterday, probably.

• Sarah Thomas

Lead Orientation Counselor

Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga

Year: 5^th year

College: Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS)

Major: Political Science/Law and Society

• UCR Involvement: ARD in Housing Department, National Residence Hall Honorary, Residence Halls Association
• Fondest Bear Facts Experience: When I was a counselor and discovered that my session 6 group of students had created a Facebook group commemorating their time at Bear Facts Orientation.
• Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: It feels like you're at home with family...

• Lisa Toban

• Lead Orientation Counselor
• Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
• Year: Junior
• College: Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS)
• Major: Psychology

• UCR Involvement: African Americans in Humanities, Voices of Unity, "The Truth"
• Fondest Bear Facts Experience: Climbing to the "C"
• Reason You Enjoy Attending UCR: I enjoy attending UCR because of the diversity, networking and campus life.