Student Peer Advisor Contacts and Responsibilities

Encourage students in your department to contact the graduate student peer advisors about any aspect of graduate student life. They are available by email and by appointment in the Graduate Student Resource Center. The peers can also offer workshops on different topics specifically for your department or group.

Liliana Garcia, Funding Peer Advisor
fundingpeer@graddiv.ucsb.edu

• Extramural funding and funding searches

• Occasional funding opportunity announcements

• Quarterly funding forecast newsletters (example)

• Digital library of successful fellowship applications

• Workshops on finding funding, grants vs fellowships, financial literacy, and more

• Other financial resources

Osiris Hal, Career Peer Advisor

careergradpeer@sa.ucsb.edu

• Job search strategies and resources

• Job document critiques

• Assists with career development workshops (e.g., resumes and cover letters, LinkedIn, ​Versatile PhD)

Mary Michael, Diversity & Outreach Peer

diversitypeer@graddiv.ucsb.edu

• Assists with programming and planning for the Graduate Scholars Program

• Assists with prospective student outreach and recruitment

• Provide administrative support and student mentoring for the Graduate Division sponsored summer undergraduate research programs such as the Academic Research Consortium

• Campus tours

Dee Dee Hong, International Peer

internationalpeer@graddiv.ucsb.edu

• Collaborate with the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) to provide programming for international graduate students

• Identify and promote resources that enhance international students’ academic and cultural experiences