May 10, 2021
![](https://uroc.ucmerced.edu/sites/uroc.ucmerced.edu/files/news/image/2021banner_0.png)
Congratulations on your graduation! We are so excited for you and wish you all the best for your next adventure!
![](https://uroc.ucmerced.edu/sites/uroc.ucmerced.edu/files/news/image/2021_seniors.jpg)
Additional shout out to the following UROC Scholars who were admitted to graduate school programs this year.
- Alexander Del Toro, UC LEADS - Brown University (PhD)
- Alondra Calderon, SURF SSHA - (Masters)
- Christina Valleta, CAMP - UC Davis (PhD)
- Dylan Richardson, SURF SSHA- UC Merced (PhD)
- Gabriel Viramontes, CAMP/SOAR - UC San Francisco (PhD)
- Giovanni Alvarado, SURF SSHA - Montana State University (PhD)
- Imani Jones, UROC-H, Emerson College (Masters)
- Julian Lopez, CAMP - Stanford (Masters)
- Julianna Porraz, CAMP - UC Davis (PhD)
- Kayla Williams, CAMP - Oregon Health and Science University (PhD)
- Matias Lopez, CAMP - University of Connecticut (PhD)
- Pedro Valencia Landa, UC LEADS - UC Santa Cruz (PhD)
- Ricky Yan, JGI - USC (Masters)
- Samuel Leventini, SURF STEM - UC Merced (PhD)
- Stephanie Reyes, SURF SSHA - University of Nevada (PhD)
- Victoria Lerda, UC LEADS - UC San Diego (Masters)
"Don't be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered."
—Michelle Obama