The Scholars Academy has enhanced the undergraduate learning environment at UHD by cultivating a peer culture of achievement, a sense of community, and a support system tailored for Scholars Academy members.  The Academy assigns faculty mentors (with a PhD) and a peer mentor (upper-level undergraduate) to groups of about ten students who share common academic experiences and majors as reflected within our organizational chart.

Mentoring provides an academic resource though for a safe and reliable source of information and advice. The Peer Mentor offers advice about college life, courses, research, SA requirements, and he/she organizes semesterly networking/study meetings. Discipline-specific faculty "parents" for each of the groups provide fieldtrip opportunities, organize meetings and panel discussions, and other activities they deem valuable for their groups of scholars.

Faculty Mentors

Jon Aoki, PhD
Ping Chen, PhD
Byron Christmas, PhD
Weining Feng, PhD
Erin M. Hodgess, PhD
Brad Hoge, PhD
Catherine Shaffer, PhD
Ken Johnson, PhD
Hong Lin, PhD
Phil Lyons, PhD
Deanna McCullough, PhD
Lisa Morano, PhD
Jorge Tito-Izquierdo, PhD
Jeong-Mi Yoon, PhD
Shengli Yuan, PhD

Peer Mentors

Peer Mentor Coordinator
Mitsue Nakamura, MS

Senior Peer Mentor
Audrey Gonzalez

Computer and Mathematical Sciences Department
Ali Abedi
Edgar Gatica
Victor Martinez
Reuben Rodriguez
Jose Trinidad

Natural Sciences Department
Gloria Abarca
Frances Acevedo
Kelly Colby
Elena Espino
Arturo Garza
Stephanie Omage
Anisa Saleh
Kulsoom Shah

Engineering Technology Department
Morgan Dees