Student Success Center
Supporting Your Journey at BCOE
Our dedicated Student Success team is here to support engineering students through college and beyond. Whether you are exploring career opportunities or seeking professional development, our holistic approach ensures you have the tools and guidance you need to excel. Welcome to a community where your success is our priority.
VISION
Support the well-rounded development of engineering students, ensuring they are equipped with: the leadership, technical, and relational skills to excel in a dynamic, interconnected world, and have the capabilities to innovate new technologies and systems addressing pressing world challenges, while giving back and leaving the world more humane and sustainable.
MISSION
The units within BCOE Undergraduate Student Affairs support the college and its departments in developing well-rounded and inspired engineering students by:
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Providing guidance and academic development services that spark interest, clarify purpose, and a BCOE identity associated with being a scholar and an aspiring professional.
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Enhancing students' preparation for the challenges of their coursework, readiness for career opportunities, and capacity to contribute to communities beyond the university.
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Building educational communities that foster curiosity, collaboration, and an ethos of inclusion that appreciates the intrinsic value of all the BCOE students
How We Can Support You
The Student Success team offers a range of programs designed to help students grow academically, professionally, and personally.
Professional Development
Prepare for internships, conferences, and engineering careers through resume reviews, networking opportunities, company tours, and industry engagement.
Undergraduate Research Programs
Gain hands-on research experience and connect with faculty mentors through programs designed to support undergraduate researchers.
Student Engagement
Build community through events, student organizations, and networking opportunities within BCOE.
Transfer Student Support
Specialized programs help transfer students successfully transition to UCR and thrive in the engineering environment.
Meet the Student Success Team
Our team works closely with students to provide guidance, resources, and opportunities that support both academic and professional growth.
Fernanda Rojas, M.A.
Professional Development Coordinator
Mai Temraz, MBA
Student Success Program Coordinator
Guadalupe Ruiz, M.S.
Director Transfer Initiatives & Professional Development
Engineering Student Success Peer Mentors
Engineering Student Success Peer Mentors support undergraduate students by connecting them with programs, resources, and opportunities across BCOE and UCR. Peer mentors help students navigate their academic journey by providing guidance on undergraduate research opportunities, student organizations and campus involvement, internships and career preparation, navigating university resources. Our mentors are experienced engineering students who understand the challenges of the engineering curriculum and are committed to supporting fellow students.
Josh Rojas
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Transferred from College of the Desert
Roshini Rangarajan
Major: Computer Science with Business Applications
Tina Tazehdel
Major: Electrical Engineering
