Hello Parents!

Hello! :)

First, and foremost, I want to congratulate you on your son's, or daughter's, acceptance to the Warren College at UCSD. My name is Cami Tam and just like Pruthul, I am a Student Orientation Coordinator (SOC). I am currently a third year, majoring in Psychology with a minor in Education Studies. I hope to one day work with inner city youth to help them further their education. I have been very involved in a couple of student organizations on campus and have continued to stay involved with Warren College, being a part of the Orientation team for the past three years, as well as our Spirit Committee. In my spare time I do community service and love watching sports.

This is my first year as a SOC, but I was an Orientation Leader (OL) for the past two years. I decided to apply for the SOC position, instead of the OL position, because I wanted to help with the more "behind-the-scenes" aspect of Orientation, as well as be able to interact more with the parents. Another reason as to why I wanted to be a SOC is because I believe that Orientation is an essential part of a student's transition from high school to college and I wanted to help make this year's Orientation the most memorable experience it can be for the students.

I hope that you all are just as excited as we are about joining the Warren College Family. If you have any questions at all, do not hesitate to ask any of us. We know that this transition period is just as important to you as it is to your child, and we want to help make your experience a positive and memorable one as well.

Always,
Cami

Welcome!

Hello, my name is Pruthul (pronounced Proo-thul) and I am one of the Student Orientation Coordinators. Congratulations on the admission of your student to Earl Warren College and UCSD (it is a feat in and of itself). Let me start off by telling you all a little about myself and what my role in orientation is. I am current a third year studying Molecular Biology. I have been heavily involved in student government as well as a few college and campus organizations. In my free time I enjoy watching TV and playing basketball.

As I said I am a Student Orientation Coordinator, or as we prefer to refer to ourselves, a SOC. As a SOC, I am one of the undergraduate students responsible for planning and executing Freshman, Transfer and Parent Orientations. We as a group create a plan for the knowledge base that our orientation leaders, the people who actually work with your students, will need to help them adequately transition into college life. I have worked with the orientation program for the past three years, first as a volunteer through the Warren College Ambassador Program and the past two years as a SOC. As SOCs we possess know a lot about the campus and if there are things that we do not know, we can probably find a resource that does. I encourage you to utilize any of us as resources should you have questions about the transition to college. You can contact me any time via e-mail at pbp001@ucsd.edu. I am fairly good about responding to e-mails withing a couple of hours (if not a couple of minutes).

I hope you are as excited to become a part of the Warren College community as we are and again congratulations on your student's high level of academic, co-curricular and extracurricular accomplishments. We hope to see some of you in the fall!

-Pruthul Patel, Student Orientation Coordinator

Welcome Parents!

Your son or daughter is entering his or her first year at UC San Diego and this is an exciting time for the both of you! Warren College Staff and some of our current students serving as Orientation Leaders and Student Orientation Coordinators will post thoughts and helpful information to the blog throughout the summer, feel free to check back periodically and leave us comments or add your advice by commenting on any of the postings.