About Us

UROC Student Scholar Creed

The UROC Scholar community is for high-achieving, motivated students who want to prepare for and excel in graduate school. Scholars take their academic work seriously, work hard to maintain good grades, and are actively engaged in faculty-mentored research opportunities. UROC Scholars are expected to represent the ideals of academic excellence by achieving to the best of their abilities and engaging in enriching academic and professional experiences throughout their undergraduate careers.

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Contact Us

   uroc@ucmerced.edu
   1-209-228-3047
   University of California, Merced
   Student Services Building, 230
   5200 N. Lake Road
   Merced, CA 95343

Our Team

Jorge L. Arroyo, Ed.D.   UROC Director   SSB 214	Elizabeth Whitt   Vice Provost and Dean   Office of   Undergraduate   Education, SSB 310
Valerie Anderson   SSHA Coordinator   SSB 222	Emily Heng   STEM Coordinator   SSB 221
Estevan Beltran   Program Assistant    SSB 212	Cecilya Barba   Program Assistant    SSB 212
Kaylyn Silva   Program Assistant    SSB 212

UROC Graduate Student Mentors

Christina Acosta     Email   SSHA Mentor   Biography/CV	Ala'aldin Alafaghani   Email   STEM Mentor   Biography/CV
Jourjina Alkhouri   Email   STEM Mentor   Biography/ CV	Jessica Wilson   Email   STEM Mentor   Biography/ CV
Tashelle Wright     Email   SSHA Mentor   Biography/CV

UROC Faculty Advisory Council

YangQuan Chen   Professor   Mechanical Engineering	Gerardo Diaz   Associate Professor   Mechanical Engineering
Robin DeLugan   Associate Professor   Anthropology	Valerie Leppert   Professor   Materials Engineering
Roummel Marcia   Associate Professor   Applied Mathematics	Kara McCloskey   Associate Professor   Bioengineering
Rudy Ortiz   Professor   Biological Science	Karl Ryavec   Professor   Humanities
Zulema Valdez   Associate Professor   Sociology