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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: Tina Bui
Major: Animal Science/Pre-Veterinary option
Year in School: 4th
Age: 22
College Activities: Pre-Vet Club, AHSTA, Ridge Runners Club
Hobbies: Photography, jewelry-making, and collecting stones-newfound hobby :)
Hometown: Monterey Park, CA
High School: Mark Keppel High School
Transferred From: East Los Angeles College
Work: None
Career Plans: To become a veterinarian.
Favorite Cal Poly Pomona Experience: Palpating a cow!
Personal Statement About Being a Peer Advisor: As a peer advisor, I want to help students start off their college careers successfully. For students coming from a high school or transferring from a community college, the first quarter can be a scary thing. I want to help them get adjusted and help them with any problems they may have.
Name: Megan Hill
Major: Animal Science, Pre-Vet Option
Year in School: 4th year
Age: 27
College Activities: Peer Advisor, Pre-Vet Club, and Teacher Assistant
Hobbies: I love going camping, hiking, and mountain biking. I also swing dance, bake and do crafts.
Hometown: Escondido, CA
High School: Escondido High School
Transferred From: Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
Work: Volunteer at the Santa Ana Zoo, San Diego Wild Animal Park and the Rancho Cucamonga Animal Care Center
Career Plans: My long term goal is to become an exotic/zoological veterinarian
Favorite Cal Poly Pomona Experience: Getting to travel to Illinois for the Pre-Vet Club Symposium and making lots of new friends.
Personal Statement About Being a Peer Advisor: I want to be able to share my experiences with all incoming students to Cal Poly in the College of Agriculture. I hope to make all students’ first year here a smooth transition.
Name: Jeannie Knuchell
Major: Animal Science, Pre-Vet Option
Year in School: 3rd
Age: 21
College Activities: Peer Advisor, Livestock Show Team, Ag Council, Pre Vet Club, and 2007 Welcome Week Leader
Hobbies: Horseback riding, reading, and watching movies
Hometown: Los Alamitos, CA
High School: Los Alamitos High School
Work: Veterinary assistant and receptionist at Village Animal Hospital.
Career Plans: I hope to pursue a career in food animal veterinary medicine and ultimately work for the United States Food Safety and Inspection Services or Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services.
Favorite Cal Poly Pomona Experience: My favorite Cal Poly experience so far was my first Food Animal Science lab during my freshman year. I was able to assist in a sow delivering a litter of piglets, vaccinate, castrate, and get an incredible amount of hands-on experience all on the very first day. Talk about “learn by doing!”
Personal Statement About Being a Peer Advisor: I am very excited to be a Peer Advisor and assist incoming students because I remember how much I appreciated anyone who helped me find my way during my first year at Cal Poly Pomona. I hope that the advice and experiences I share with new students will give them a valuable insight into college life and help them succeed.
Name: Maria Moran
Major: Foods & Nutrition, Dietetics option
Year in school: 2nd year
Age: 19
College activities: FN Forum, Ridge Runners Ski/Snowboard Club
Hobbies: Snowboarding, traveling, being outside in nature, going to shows & concerts, recycling, reading, cooking
Hometown: Glendora, CA.
High School: Glendora High School
Work: Kid's camp counselor
Career Plans: I hope to work for the United Nations World Food Programme or the USDA, as well as open a restaurant later in life.
Favorite Cal Poly Pomona experience: Baking pumpkin bread for the Pumpkin Festival and being involved with Ridge Runners
Personal Statement About Being a Peer Advisor: My favorite thing to do is interact with others and build friendships. As a peer advisor I look forward to meeting new people and being able to help new and current students. I love the College of Agriculture and I want to share that with others and help them love our college too!!
Name: Aaron Price
Major: Animal Science-Pre Vet
Year in school: 3rd Year
Age: 20 years old
College activities: Pre-Vet Club, Four Year Pledge, Ag Council
Hobbies: Camping, hanging out with friends, going to the beach, and watching reality T.V.
Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA
High School: Canyon High School
Work: Not working at the moment.
Career Plans: Planning on going to vet school to become a veterinarian
Favorite Cal Poly Pomona experience: My favorite CPP experience is attending all the events the college itself has to offer.
Personal Statement About Being a Peer Advisor: Being a Peer Advisor means that I get to help those who may not know the ropes of college; if I can help people become more aware of resources offered on campus and get more people active within the College of Agriculture then I would have felt I did my job.
Name: Yvonne Rosales
Major: Animal Science/ Pre-Vet
Year in School: 5th year senior
Age: 22
College Activities: Peer Advisor, Pre-Vet Club
Hobbies: Watching movies with family and boyfriend, watching and playing baseball, crocheting, vacationing
Hometown: Fontana, CA
High School: Bloomington High School
Work: Working at Inland Valley Emergency Pet Clinic, and volunteering at the Rancho Cucamonga Humane Society.
Career Plans: I hope to graduate from vet school and start working at a clinic getting experience. Afterwards, I would like to work at an emergency clinic or open up my own clinic.
Favorite Cal Poly Pomona Experience: I don’t have one favorite; I loved all the activities that the Peer Advisors put on. The night hike on Halloween was very fun since we got to bond with the few students that did come and it was great to share something like that with all my friends. Working Pumpkin Festival was a lot of fun too. We worked hard and made the hay maze a success. Hopefully this coming year we can improve it and make it even better.
Personal Statement About Being a Peer Advisor: I really enjoyed being a Peer Advisor last year and am glad to be able to come back and continue to share my experience with new students. I hope to be able to help students avoid any mistakes that I have made in the past when it came to classes, and I would like to generate more interest in the Peer Advisor program itself.
Name: Stephanie Wong
Major: Animal Science, pre-vet
Year in School: Currently a second year student.
Age: 19
College activities: SEES member, Pre-Vet Club member, Golden Key International Honor Society member, Alpha Lambda Delta member, Chinese Student Association treasurer, Multicultural Council Representative, and research in the chemistry department.
Hobbies: Playing piano, listening to music, hanging out with friends, shopping, watching movies, small talk, catching up on sleep, and relaxing.
Hometown: Walnut, CA
High School: Walnut High School
Work: Has worked/interned at animal hospitals.
Career Plans: Obtain a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science and going on to pursue a graduate level degree, whether it is a DVM or Ph.D. I am currently planning on minoring in chemistry, so I hope to do something with a chemistry background. I am also keeping my sights open for unexpected changes in the future! I might end up doing something that I never planned on doing!
Favorite Cal Poly Experience: Dorming my freshman year! Though I am from Walnut, which is very close by, dorming was one of the best experiences! I got to know people who are now some of my closest friends and experience the college life! College just isn’t college if you commute!
Personal Statement: I hope that I can be a positive influence for my future AG100 students! I really took the time to talk to my peer adviser and ask her about things on campus and it really kept me one step ahead of the game! My aim is to make College of Ag students more informed and aware of what is going on within our college and our university as a whole. The university is so big, and there are so many programs and opportunities that many people do not know about, thus hopefully I can be a stepping stone or a reference guide that future students can utilize! I also hope to be a mentor that the students can see as a friend, as I can empathize with their problems and their situations, since I have been in the exact same situation as they have. It is also very important to have peer advisers because many freshmen, upon coming to college, feel very lost about what they have to do. It should be our job, as a peer adviser to give them guidance and a sense of direction, because there are only so many college advisers (who may not have an adequate image of what the school is like and the opportunities present). Therefore, as a peer adviser, we should bridge the gap between the students and the faculty to continue to better the College of Agriculture!
