Multicultural Agriculture Program Student Center

The mission of the Multicultural Agriculture Program (MAP) Student Center at Cal Poly is to provide academic and personal support to students of all cultural backgrounds in the College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences.

Multicultural Agriculture Program (MAP) Student Center hours:
Monday-Thursday 8am-9pm; Fridays 8am-2pm; [closed Sat.]
Sundays 12-6pm (Weeks 8-10)
Paid peer academic mentors (PAMs) provide students with peer support and free tutoring. See contact information and hours listed below.
Volunteer faculty and staff advisors provide the academic support and guidance in creating a warm and friendly atmosphere. See table below for faculty and staff hours.
A repository of course resource files is available to review materials that can assist you with your learning in a particular class.
We look forward to your visit to the MAP Student Center. Building 10 room 134. Phone: 756-2627

Peer Academic Mentors (PAMs) for 2012-13:

LisaBeth Clanton
lclanton@calpoly.edu

Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Major: Animal Science
Class Level: Senior

Quote: "Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." -- James Dean

TUTORING AREAS: AG360; ASCI101, 112, 211, 221, 225, 229, 304, 320; BIO161; CHEM127; ENGL134, 145
(General ASCI COURSES; ENTERPRISE; RESUME REVIEW)

Katherine Favor
kfavor@calpoly.edu

Hometown: Laguna Niguel, CA
Major: Wine & Viticulture
Class Level: Junior

Quote: “That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.” -- Emily Dickinson

TUTORING AREAS: ANT201; BOT121; BRAE340; COMS102; FRSC231, 331; HCS120; PHIL230; SPAN101; SS121, 221; VGSC230; WVIT102, 202, 442
(General ENGLISH COURSES; PAPER EDITING)

Dominic Ferrante
dferrant@calpoly.edu

Hometown: Alamo, CA
Major: AgriBusiness
Class Level: Senior

Quote: "Every man dies, but not every man lives." -- Jason Aldean

TUTORING AREAS: AGB202, 214, 321, 323, 401, 421; ASCI112, 211; BRAE121; BUS 207; COMS101; ENGL134, 145, 351, 388; ES112; ITAL101, 102; KINE250, 280; LA211; MSL111; NR204; PPSC110
(General ACCOUNTING, ITALIAN, ENGLISH, ANATOMY)

Ryan Metzen
rmetzen@calpoly.edu

Hometown: Galt, CA
Major: Biological Sciences
Class Level: Senior

Quote: "The only limitations we have are the ones we put on ourselves." -- Unknown

TUTORING AREAS: BIO160, 161, 162, 351, 361, 426, 433, 452; BOT326; CHEM127, 128, 129, 371; COMS102; ENGL380; PHIL231, 339; General CHEMISTRY & ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (please bring your book & solutions, if possible)

Lizzy Peck
eapeck@calpoly.edu

Hometown: Menlo Park, CA
Major: Animal Science
Class Level: Junior

Quote: "I’m just trying to be me, whoever that is." -- Bob Dylan

TUTORING AREAS: ASCI101, 112, 220, 221, 224, 225, 229; BIO111, 161, 162; COMS101; CHEM127, 128, 129, 316, 317; ENGL134, 253
(General ASCI ENTERPRISE, HONORS program courses)

Jose Ruiz
jruiz16@calpoly.edu

Hometown: Oxnard, CA
Major: Agricultural Science
Class Level: Senior

Quote: “If it was easy, everyone would do it....” – Tom Hanks

TUTORING AREAS: AGB202; AGC407, 461, AGED404; COMS301; CRSC123, 445; BRAE340; DSCI230; FRSC230; HCS120, 421; JOUR203, 205; PPSC311; SS221; WGS351
(RESUME REVIEW, INTERVIEW PREP, General SPANISH COURSES)

Christopher Scott
chscott@calpoly.edu

Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Major: Crop Science
Class Level: Senior

Quote: "Life's a garden; dig it." -- Joe Dirt

TUTORING AREAS: BOT121, 323; BRAE340; BUS207; CRSC411; EHS123, 126, 381, 421; HCS126, 327; PPSC311, 321, 327, 405, 421, 427, 431, 441; SPAN111; SS221
(General irrigation, landscape management, math, statistics, chemistry, MS Office)

* Any paper editing is very basic, and for anything beyond punctuation and spelling, students are strongly encouraged to make an appointment with the Writing & Rhetoric Center down the hall. Click here for an appointment: www.calpoly.mywconline.com

photo of MAP group

Peer academic mentors with MAP Student Center director, Bradley Kyker

Peer Academic Mentor (PAM) Hours for Spring Quarter 2013:

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
8:00 a.m.	Dominic	Dominic	Katherine	Joe	Katherine
9:00 a.m.	Dominic	LisaBeth	No PAM on duty	Lisabeth	No PAM on duty
10:00 a.m.	Dominic	No PAM on duty	Chris	Dominic	Katherine
11:00 a.m.	Dominic	PAM MEETING Joe	Ryan	Dominic	Ryan
12:00 noon	Ryan	Joe	Ryan	Chris	Ryan
1:00 p.m.	Ryan	Ryan	Ryan	Chris	Ryan
2:00 p.m.	Joe	Ryan	Katherine	Ryan	CLOSED
3:00 p.m.	Joe	Katherine	Katherine	Katherine
4:00 p.m.	Chris	Chris	Katherine	LisaBeth
5:00 p.m.	Chris	Chris	Katherine	LisaBeth
6:00 p.m.	Lizzy	Chris	Joe	LisaBeth
7:00 p.m.	Lizzy	Lizzy	Joe	LisaBeth
8:00 p.m.	Lizzy	Lizzy	Joe	LisaBeth

Faculty and Staff Advisor Office Hours for Spring Quarter 2013

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
8:00 a.m.			Dr. Marc Horney Animal Science
9:00 a.m.		Ms. Rachel Johnson Academic Advisor FSN, HCS depts			Mr. Bradley Kyker Academic Advisor ASCI, BRAE, DSCI depts
10:00 a.m.	Dr. Robert Flores Ag. Ed. & Communication		Dr. Terry Smith Earth & Soil Science
11:00 a.m.		Ms. Katherine O'Clair CAFES Librarian	Ms. Dianne Korth Academic Advisor NRES, RPTA depts	Ms. Katherine O'Clair CAFES Librarian
12:00 noon					Mr. Chuck Petranek Residential Life - Fremont Hall
1:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.		Mr. Bradley Kyker Academic Advisor ASCI, BRAE, DSCI depts	Ms. Amie Hammond Career Services (3:15-4:30)	Ms. Maria Arvizu-Rodriguez Student Academic Services
4:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.

Students are invited to visit with the faculty & staff advisors as their schedules permit. No appointment is necessary. Come and get acquainted!

Bradley Kyker, Director bkyker@calpoly.edu

We look forward to your visit to the MAP Student Center.
Earhart Agriculture Building 10, Room 134. Phone: 805-756-2627