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AGREES is a well-established college based program designed to provide student and faculty mentors to student members, a quiet area for studying, and activities to support student group interaction.
AGREES membership is available to all students that ask for assistance and sign-up for the services. The AGREES coordinator and student peer advisors meet monthly to discuss operational aspects of the program and plan special activities. They provide a minimum of one special event/workshop each month.
The AGREES center is open every weekday. Students have access to computers and help from student peer advisors in directing them to the proper campus resources. The AGREES center is a convenient place for students to meet and discuss common concerns and receive direction. The AGREES center provides its members with a "sense of community and belonging."
Rhonda Ostrowski
Building 2, Room 114
(909) 869-3718
rlostrowski@csupomona.edu
AGREES Center
Location: Building 2, Room 125
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm
Name: Cindy Barnes
Major: Animal Science, Pre-Vet
Year in School: Senior
College Activities: IHSA Cal Poly Horse Show Team
Hobbies: Riding horses, hiking, camping, fishing, and traveling
Hometown: Laguna Hills, CA
High School: Arcadia High School
Transferred From: Irvine Valley College
Work: Central Orange County Emergency Animal Clinic
Career Plans: After receiving my DVM, I plan to become a board certified equine surgeon and practice in rural Montana.
Favorite Cal Poly Pomona Experience: Joining the Horse Show Team and getting to meet some really great people.
Personal Statement About Being a Peer Advisor: I look forward to an exciting year of new faces and friends. College is overwhelming for everyone at some point, so I hope that students will seek me out, as well as the other Peer Advisors, when they need a friend or guidance on this journey we call “education.”
Name: Kimberly Fong
Major: Animal Science, Pre-Vet
Year in School: 4th Year
Age: 21
College Activities: Ag Ambassador, Honors, AGREES Peer Advisor, Pre-Vet Club
Hobbies: Snowboarding, surfing, dancing, music, animals
High School: Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary
Hometown: Mira Loma, CA
Work: Sales Consultant for Carmax, externship at Chino Equine
Career Plans: Become a veterinarian and save the world of animals!
Favorite Cal Poly Pomona Experience: Living and working at the Kellogg Arabian Horse Center, and Ag Ambassadors
Personal Statement About Being a Peer Advisor: Don’t sweat the small stuff, and don’t worry, be happy =)
Name: Cathy Gilabert
Major: Animal Science, Pre-Vet
Year in School: 2nd Year
Age: 25
College Activities: AGREES Peer Advisor, Ag Council Pumpkin Festival Chair, Ag Ambassadors
Hobbies: Reading, watching movies, volunteering with animals, and playing with my dogs
Hometown: Saugus, CA
High School: Saugus High School
Transferred From: College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA
Work: Volunteering at Village Animal Hospital in Diamond Bar, CA
Career Plans: Veterinarian
Favorite Cal Poly Pomona Experience: Studying in the library for twelve hours with my study group, and then going down to the horse center to show everyone the pregnant horse I was taking care of.
Personal Statement About Being a Peer Advisor: I know how it is going to a new school and feeling completely lost. Going to Cal Poly Pomona, I was nervous that I would not make any friends, and that Cal Poly is such a huge school compared to where I came from, that it would be impossible to be involved in any clubs. One of the first people I met was a Peer Advisor. She helped me in my transition as a college student, and showed me that being a Peer Advisor is important, and something that I’d like to do.
Name: Vihaney Gonzalez
Major: Animal Science, Pre-Vet, and Animal Health Science
Year in School: 4th Year
Age: 21
College Activities: Pre-Vet Club, EOP, SEES, Flag Football, Horse Show Team
Hobbies: Horseback riding, off-roading, camping, watching animes
Hometown: Corona, CA
High School: Corona High School
Work: Volunteered at Chino Valley Equine Hospital for Foal Team, interned at Arcadia Animal Hospital, volunteered at All Animals Exotic, volunteered at Wildlife Waystation
Career Plans: My long term goal is to become a large animal veterinarian
Favorite Cal Poly Pomona Experience: Sticking my own arm into Plug’s stomach! Working the chute at the beef unit.
Personal Statement About Being a Peer Advisor: It feels great knowing that I will be helping students who are making that scary, yet exciting transition into college. I know I would have never made it through my first year without these kinds of mentors. I just hope I can do the same.
Name: Gina Hosterman
Major: Ag Science
Year in School: 3rd year
Age: 19
College Activities: Ag Ed Club, volunteering at the Arabian Horce Center
Hobbies: Surfing, marine biology, gardening
Career Plans: Teaching
Favorite Cal Poly Pomona Experience: Volunteering at the Pumpkin Festival, riding a tractor, training foals at the Arabian Horse Center
Personal Statement About Being a Peer Advisor: I’m thankful to have the opportunity to be a part of the College of Agriculture, and the endless opportunities for involvement it has provided me. By being a peer advisor, I hope to give back in just a small way.
Name: Katie Jenny
Major: Ag Education
Year in School: Junior
Age: 24
College Activities: Turf/LIS Club Secretary
Hobbies: Reading, watching movies, cooking, collecting world music CDs, and watching college football
Hometown: Chino Hills
High School: Ayala High School
Transferred From: Mount San Antonio College
Work: Modern Irrigation, the Cal Poly Farm Store
Career Plans: I plan on teaching agriculture at the high school level
Favorite Cal Poly Pomona Experience: Traveling to Charleston, South Carolina, with classmates for the ASIC annual conference.
Personal Statement About Being a Peer Advisor: I have been very fortunate to have upper classmen as friends that were able to give me great advice. My goal is to provide that same support and encouragement to incoming students.
Name: Alejandra (Alex) Martinez-Chavira
Major: Animal Science, Pre-Vet
Year in School: 2nd Year
Age: 24
College Activities: Pre-Vet Club, AGREES Peer Advisor
Hobbies: Running, swimming, tennis, singing
Hometown: San Fernando Valley
High School: Granada Hills High School
Transferred From: L.A. Pierce College
Career Plans: Apply to vet school, and own my own private practice
Favorite Cal Poly Pomona Experience: Meeting new people, and making new lifelong friends
Personal Statement About Being a Peer Advisor: I am someone who got here all by myself, I didn’t have my parents, brother, or sister helping me with the things that come with college, and so now that I am a Peer Advisor I want to do all the things I can to facilitate the college experience for all new students.
Name: Kriscelle Mendoza
Major: Animal Science, Pre-Vet
Year in School: 4th Year
Age: 21
College Activities: AGREES Peer Advising, hanging out with friends, study, study, eat and study…
Hobbies: Walking and carrying for my two dogs and cat, flying kites, and biking
Hometown: Chino Hills, CA
High School: International Polytechnic High (I-Poly)
Work: Registrar’s Office, and Western University as an Animal Care Technician and Lab Technician for the College of Pharmacy
Career Plans: I would prefer to go to vet school to become a veterinarian for a research university like UCLA, but if not, I would like to do some animal conservation.
Favorite Cal Poly Pomona Experience: I love going to the Hot Dog Caper! I can eat 3-4 hot dogs, a bag of chips, maybe an ice cream bar, and soda!
Personal Statement About Being a Peer Advisor: I originally wanted to become a Peer Advisor to give back to the College of Agriculture and Cal Poly Pomona, but I realize I get much more than that. I get great friends, a sense of pride in where I go to school, and so much more.
