Welcome New Albers Students!

The purpose of the New Student Mentor Program is to connect you with peer mentors who are junior and senior business and economics students. New Student Mentors help you get involved on campus to find community and foster a sense of belonging. Your peer mentor also supports you in your academic journey if you need advice on how to study for college-rigor courses, which business major to declare, future careers, which student clubs to get involved in, and anything else you might have questions about!

You are encouraged to lean on your peer mentor as the first point of contact for support and guidance as you transition to college. Let’s get involved and stay connected!

Albers Contest of Engagement (ACE)

New Albers students are invited to participate in ACE by getting involved in SU and Albers activities to enhance your fist-year experience. Activities may include, but not limited to, joining student clubs on campus, attending Albers executive speaker series, or participating in New Student Mentor programming. Check out our ACE webpage for more details!

Meet Your New Student Mentors

The New Student Mentor Program is a unique way to be involved with the future of Seattle University and our community. With our warm hearts, we welcome first-year students for the new academic year.

Vision:

An inclusive, safe, and friendly environment to onboard and mentor business and economics students throughout their first year at Albers.

Mission:

To enhance the first-year college experience by building a community to foster a sense of belonging, to promote academic success, and to shape our students into principled business leaders by strengthening their personal growth and professional development.

Values:

Diversity, Inclusion, Service, Community, and Knowledge.

 

Albers Students at Pigott Entrance

Community

Once a Redhawk, always a Redhawk. Our students will always have a home at Albers and Seattle University.

Stephanie Herrera

Stephanie Herrera

  • Hometown: Lake Stevens, WA
  • Major(s)/Minor(s): Management and Marketing (double major); Global Business and Entrepreneurship (double minor)
  • SU Clubs & Organizations: Mecha, Campus Ministry, First Gen
  • Class Standing: Senior
  • Interesting Fact: I am a double major and double minor, and I am bilingual.
  • Favorite thing about Seattle: The pretty views that we have in the PNW.
  • Hobbies: I like going on hikes and exploring, adding sneakers to my shoe collection and cooking :)

sherrera1@seattleu.edu

Samira Jamaale

Samira Jamaale, New Student Mentor

  • Hometown: Seattle, WA
  • Major(s)/Minor(s): Management and Business Economics
  • SU Clubs & Organizations: Seattle University Debate Club
  • Class Standing: Junior Interesting Facts: I love listening to music marathons
  • Favorite thing about Seattle: Endless fun activities!
  • Hobbies: Skydiving, guitar, reading, and exercising

sjamaale@seattleu.edu

Karina Lechuga

Karina Lechuga, New Student Mentor

  • Hometown: Morgan Hill, CA
  • Major(s)/Minor(s): Marketing Major; Film and Media Studies Minor; Global Business Minor
  • SU Clubs & Organizations: MECHA, AKPsi, Ambassador Network, MPC, Makerspace
  • Class Standing: Senior
  • Interesting Facts: I have been to 13 concerts in Seattle!
  • Favorite thing about Seattle: There is always something different to do in the city. You can never finish exploring Seattle!
  • Hobbies: Film Photography, Movie Watching, Concerts, and Hiking!

klechuga@seattleu.edu

Hannah Macias

Hannah Macias

  • Hometown: Houston, Texas
  • Major(s)/Minor(s): Finance major; Computer Science minor
  • SU Clubs & Organizations: American Marketing Association; Business Leaders of Color Coalition
  • Class Standing: Senior
  • Interesting Facts: I have three other siblings and I am the only girl, I have an albino German Shepard named Bella, and I like to lift weights and go on long runs.
  • Favorite Thing about Seattle: There are so many different local coffee and tea shops to try!
  • Hobbies: Lifting Weights, Running

hmacias1@seattleu.edu

Pigott Building in Fall

Service

Through sharing our time, talent, and passion, we hope to positively impact the future leaders of the world, so they too do the same.

Chihuly Sculpture in Pigott Building

Diversity

Committed to voicing and serving traditionally underrepresented groups to fight the inequity in education.

Roshni Patel

Roshni Patel

  • Hometown: Sammamish, WA
  • Major(s)/Minor(s): Finance and Management (double major); Global Business minor
  • SU Clubs & Organizations: AKPsi, SASA, Econ Club, and Honors Program
  • Class Standing: Senior
  • Interesting Facts: I met Russell Wilson on flight during my 8th grade orchestra field trip to Disney Land.
  • Favorite thing about Seattle: The boba and amazing food, but also the cloudy days and easy access to nature.
  • Hobbies: Reading, cooking, working out, and hanging out with my friends and family.

rpatel@seattleu.edu

Foliage around Pigott entrance

Inclusion

Making space at the table for those who come from unique and nontraditional backgrounds. Your value will not go unrecognized here.

Ting Pu

Ting Pu, New Student Mentor

  • Hometown: Davis, California
  • Major(s)/Minor(s): Economics Major, Environmental Studies/Philosophy double minor
  • SU Clubs & Organizations: IT Honors, Omicron Delta Epsilon International Economics Society, Albers Undergraduate Leadership program + program assistant
  • Class Standing: Senior
  • Interesting Facts: I can recite the first three lines of the periodic table
  • Favorite thing about Seattle: proximity to outdoor activities
  • Hobbies: skiing, climbing, hiking, painting

apu@seattleu.edu

Betty Qian

Betty Qian

  • Hometown: Beijing, China & Mukilteo, WA
  • Major(s)/Minor(s): Business Analytics and Business Economics (double major)
  • SU Clubs & Organizations: Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA), SU Choir, Alpha Kappa Psi (AKPsi)
  • Class Standing: Senior
  • Interesting Facts: I was born and raised in Beijing for the first 13 years of my life.
  • Favorite thing about Seattle: The food!!
  • Hobbies: Drink boba every day!! Opera singer and golf player ;)

lqian@seattleu.edu

Chance Ringor

Chance Ringor

  • Major(s): Marketing and Business Analytics
  • SU Clubs & Organizations: Alpha Kappa Psi, Hui O Nani, United Filipino Club
  • Class Standing: Senior
  • Interesting Facts: I love to dance and have been since the seventh grade!
  • Favorite thing about Seattle: The nature and vibe of Spring!
  • Hobbies: Dance and Video Games

cringor@seattleu.edu

Albers entrance on a spring evening

Knowledge

Education and life experiences are emphasized and shared from a peer-mentor to mentee perspective and vice versa to promote success and excellence.