Meet the 2011-2012 Unity Staff!Fernando Mesa-GutierrezAssistant Resident Director Status: Graduate Major: Biology and French Hometown: L.A. Hobbies: Dancing, dressing up and applying to grad schools Reason You Came to SCU: Beautiful campus, amazingly inclusive community and great academics/programs Reason You Chose Unity RLC: I choose Unity because I believe deeply in fostering a diverse and inclusive community and in using our roles and collective powers to confront social/political issues
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Maile Pujalet Walsh 1st Floor CF
Status: Undergraduate Major: Biology and Environmental Science Hometown: Kailua Hawaii Hobbies: Hiking, surfing, anything outdoors and visual arts. Reason You Came to SCU: There is a strong biology program here. The environment is friendly and it's a great location. Once I came to visit I knew it was right for me! Reason You Chose Unity RLC: I like the Theme of Diversity which I believe is important to recognize and support, especially in a residence hall.
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Juan Romo Walsh 2nd Floor CF
Status: Undergraduate Major: Finance Hometown: San Jose Hobbies: Athletics, MMA, Videogames, Weight Training Reason You Came to SCU: I have attended private Jesuit schools since middle school and I wanted to continue studying under a Jesuit institution. Reason You Chose Unity RLC: I chose Unity because I really believed in the Diversity theme
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Katherine Edgecumbe Walsh 3rd Floor CF
Status: Undergraduate Major: History and Spanish Hometown: Los Altos CA Hobbies: Running, listening to music, reading, community service, spending time with family and friends. Reasons You Came to SCU: I wanted a small school where I could get to know my professors in small classes. I also chose SCU to be close to my little brother. Reasons You Chose Unity RLC: I've been lucky enough to have attended diverse schools and thing diversity is key to a positive learning environment. I also have a passion for social justice issues.
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Desbelet Berhe McLaughlin 1st Floor CF
Status: Undergraduate Major: Biology Hometown: San Diego, CA Hobbies: Reading, Dancing, Listening to music, hanging out with friends and family Reasons You Came to SCU: I decided to come to SCU because of the smaller class sizes and the accessibility of my professors and counselors. I like how SCU provides an intimate academic environment where I can get to know and form a relationship with my professors. Reasons You Chose Unity RLC: I like Unity because I get to meet so many people of diverse backgrounds and it's so interesting to see how we all relate!
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Nicholas Miller McLaughlin 2nd Floor CF
Status: Undergraduate Major: Political Science and Philosophy Hometown: Indianapolis, IN Hobbies: Watching the Colts win, reading, playing soccer, beating people in FIFA and running Reasons I Came to SCU: I went to a Jesuit High School, wanted to go somewhere warm and I liked the curriculum so I chose SCU. Reasons You Chose Unity RLC: The residence and the layout.
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Sydney Tracy McLaughlin 3rd Floor CF
Status: Undergraduate Major: Psychology Hometown: Fairfield, CA Hobbies: Volleyball, spending time with family and friends, watching movies and sleeping. Reasons I Came to SCU: It was a fluke. I had never heard of this school, but was vising San Jose State University and decided to stop off here. I absolutely fell in love with the campus and people. Reasons I Chose Unity RLC: I liked what it stood for. Being a person who likes to get to know everyone, especially people form difference backgrounds, diversity was essential to me. Plus I didn't have to write an extra essay!
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Dr. Tamayo-Moraga Faculty Director
Position at university: Academic Year Lecturer in Religious Studies and Faculty Director of Unity RLC Hometown: Harlingen, TX Hobbies: Meditating, Reading Novels, Writing Stories, and Cooking Background: B.A. in Humanities from University of TX at Austin, M.A. in Religious Studies and Ph.D. in History of Christianity from University of Chicago Specialty: Comparative Mysticism Reason you choose SCU: Wanted a school that had a Jesuit focus on engaged learning, solidarity, critical thinking and social justice Reason you choose Unity: Unity has a family feeling, the student are kind and respectful, and the theme of the RLC is centered on Diversity. The community is also very strong.
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Carolina Cervantes Resident Minister
Hometown: Menlo Park, CA Major (earned): BA in Psychology from Notre Dame De Namur University, MA in Coundeling Psychology from SCU Hobbies: Running, playing soccer, spending time with family and friends Why did you choose to come to SCU? I came to earn my Master's at SCU because they had a Latino emphasis which helped me learn how to integrate culture into my work as a clinician. Why did you choose Unity? I chose to live in Unity RLC because I value Unity's theme of building community across cultures and for valuing diversity.
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Brandon Brackett Resident Director
Hometown: Longview, WA Hobbies: I collect and listen to music. I also play 14 different instruments, but focus on Saxophone, guitar, singing and harmonica. I also read, Sherlock Holmes is my favorite character in fiction ever. I also have a wife and 2 year old daughter who I spend time with as much as possible. Background: I earned a bachelors in history with an emphasis in American Indian studies at Washington State University in 2005. I then worked for four years as a Residential Education Director at WSU and chipped away part time at my masters in higher education admin and earned that in 2008. I came to SCU in July and started serving as the Resident Director for Unity Residential Learning Community.
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