Aislinn Hill
Major: Environmental Studies
Year: Sophomore
Dorm: Corrado Hall
Hometown: Placentia, CA
Interests: I love stand-up comedy, true crime, and movies. I also love to cook and bake with my pals. I tell myself that I like to hike, but I definitely don’t do it enough. I really like listening to music and podcasts, and I’m super into crafting and DIY-ing.
Fun Fact: I have an intense fear of the sound of styrofoam.
Animal I relate to most: Goldfish
Alannah Clay
Major: Nursing
Year: Sophomore
Dorm/Off-Campus: Fields Hall
Hometown: Draper, Utah
Interests: Soccer, Singing, Reading, and Service
Fun Fact: My family and I love Lord of the Rings so much that we decided to name our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel after Frodo Baggins.
Animal I Relate to Most: I would describe myself as a Dolphin because they are playful, kind, compassionate, and care for others.
Chad Lee
Major: Nursing and Air Force ROTC
Year: Senior
Dorm: Haggerty Hall
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Interests: Triathlons, weightlifting, hiking, cooking, eating, adventuring, working
Fun Fact: Not that fun but I love doing so much and experiencing life so I am a nursing major, with a business/marketing side job at a start-up. I also do triathlons and am always looking for my next life experience!
Animal I Relate to Most: Definitely a friendly shark.
Elaika Celemen
Major: Psychology Major with a Neuroscience Minor
Year: Senior
Dorm: Haggerty Hall
Hometown: San Bruno, CA
Interests: My interests include playing the flute, watching YouTube or Netflix, listening to music, spending time with my friends and/or getting milk tea/boba and food with them. I also recently started to cross-stitch, and although it is a bit complicated, I find it very therapeutic.
Fun Fact: I hate cilantro because it tastes like soap to me.
Animal I Relate to Most: I would describe myself as a spotted hyena because I enjoy laughing, especially at funny memes.
Grace Dorn
Major: Nursing
Year: Sophomore
Off-campus Housing
Hometown: Pacific, WA
Interests: I love kayak camping and anything really outdoors.
Fun Fact: I backpacked the Grand Canyon last October (with my wonderful parents, woot-woot!) and I’m on the ultimate frisbee team here at UP.
Animal I Relate to Most: A golden labradoodle because I’m energetic and love the water.
Jeffrey Hayashi
Major: Biology
Year: Sophomore
Dorm: Schoenfeldt Hall
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Interests: Bio-med research, volunteering, music, and exercise (usually weights)
Fun fact: I love to write music!
Animal I Relate to Most: I’d probably be a whale because they are social and chill. They also pose a number of biological miracles that I admire like their sense of direction and sensitivity to their surroundings.
Julia Goldman
Major: Communication and Business
Year: Sophomore
Dorm: Shipstad Hall
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Interests: Social justice, women and gender studies, downhill and waterskiing, piano, and soccer
Fun Fact: I was adopted from Russia
Animal I Relate to Most: A Zebra. They are quick on their feet and understanding.
Kellen Schrader
Major: Nursing
Year: Sophomore
Dorm: Shipstad Hall
Hometown: Mukilteo, WA
Interests: Music, drum corps, design, and memes
Fun Fact: I’ve been to 45 of the United States
Animal I Relate to Most: Beluga Whale
Kim Dorr
Major: Civil Engineering
Year: Junior
Off-Campus Housing
Hometown: Bellingham, WA
Interests: Backpacking, soccer, tennis, frisbee golf, hiking, cooking
Fun fact: I have an identical twin sister!
Animal I Relate to Most: Dog
Lauren Urbina
Major: Political Science
Year: Junior
Off-Campus Housing
Hometown: Pico Rivera, CA
Interests: Listening to music, hiking, photography
Fun Fact: I drink an iced matcha or a matcha latte nearly everyday.
Animal I Relate to Most: Jellyfish
Maggie Loft
Major: Secondary Education and History with a Political Science minor
Year: Sophomore
Dorm: Lund Family Hall
Hometown: Tacoma, WA
Interests: I’m always doing some combination of student teaching, babysitting or volunteering with kids! I love exploring the outdoors, drinking strong coffee and reading good books.
Fun Fact: I am actually a Portland, OR native! I was born here and moved to Massachusetts when I was in elementary school, but Tacoma, WA has been my hometown for the past six years.
Animal I Relate to Most: According to what I’m sure was a very reliable online quiz, my spirit animal is a swan.
Molly Rausch
Major: Marketing
Year: Senior
Off-Campus Housing
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Interests: I like to workout, run, bake, and read!
Fun fact: I like to watch scary movies.
Animal I Relate to Most: Pug
Natalie Jones
Major: Nursing
Year: Sophomore
Dorm: Corrado Hall
Hometown: Lake Oswego, OR
Interests: I love to get outside (mainly swimming and climbing)
Fun Facts: I compete in open-water swimming throughout the summers, and am addicted to cheap, carnival show cones.
Animal I Relate to Most: Otter
Nathan Lynch
Major: Nursing
Year: Senior
Off-Campus Housing
Hometown: Gilroy, CA
Interests: mountain biking, running, surfing, backpacking, snowboarding, reading, eating copious amounts of food, traveling, engaging with friends/family, meeting new people, having fun!
Fun fact: I like to pretend I’m good at Spanish, I’m actually really bad, please don’t confirm this and embarrass me.
Animal I Relate to Most: GOLDEN RETREIVER
Nick Owen
Major: Biology and Political Science
Year: Junior
Dorm: Christie Hall
Hometown: Portland, OR
Interests: Camping, skiing, playing music, trying to be funny
Fun fact: When I was a kid I chased my dog around town the distance of a half marathon.
Animal I Relate to Most: Hands down a goose
Qiera Nixon
Major: Nursing
Year: Sophomore
Dorm: Mehling Hall
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Interests: Rugby, track, traveling, cooking
Fun Fact: I take cold showers.
Animal I Relate to Most: Red Fox
Rainey Stoner
Major: Biology
Year: Junior
Off-Campus Housing
Hometown: Havre, MT
Interests: I enjoy skiing, hiking, really any kind of outdoor activity, hanging out with friends and traveling.
Fun Fact: I went to 8 countries this summer.
Animal I Relate to Most: I would describe myself as a golden retriever because I like my sleep and food but I also enjoy activities.
Ryan Helbling
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year: Junior
Dorm: Haggerty and Tyson
Hometown: Eugene, OR
Interests: In my spare time, I enjoy running, camping and playing music.
Fun Fact: I am very excited to be the SJC this year for Haggerty and Tyson Halls. I am also an active member of the Campus Ministry community here at UP.
Animal I Relate to Most: Gecko
Sam Barrett
Major: Social Work with a Psychology minor
Year: Sophomore
Dorm: Kenna Hall
Hometown: Bellingham, WA
Interests: I like working with young kids, Thai food, going on roadtrips, cooking, and trying new things with friends and family.
Fun fact: I wanted a puppy when I was in the third grade. My mom, however, wanted me to start small. So, I ended up having three pet rats!
Animal I Relate to Most: I would describe myself as an otter. This is because I am petite, actively engaged with my surroundings, positive, and sociable. Otters get along well with various other animal personalities and I am able to mix well with all different kinds of people, interests, and personalities.
Sanuye Ford
Major: Biochemistry
Year: Junior
Dorm: Mehling Hall
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Interests: embroidery, botany, cooking, reading, and I’m trying to get into biking more
Fun fact: I did not learn how to ride a bike until I was 19.
Animal I Relate to Most: I have no idea. A bee maybe?
Sharif Morton
Major: Political Science
Year: Sophomore
Off-Campus Housing
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Interests: Playing Music, hammock-ing, people watching, reading, questioning
Fun Fact: I can play seven instruments.
Animal I Relate to Most: I’d either be a panther or a pitbull.
Sophie Kalsta-Watkins
Major: Psychology, minor in History
Year: Sophomore
Dorm: Mehling Hall
Hometown: Puyallup, WA
Interests: Art, Social Justice, History
Fun Fact: I’m practicing writing with my left hand so I can be ambidextrous.
Animal I Relate to Most: Ram or a panther
Stephanie Galati
Major: Organizational Communication
Year: Junior
Dorm: Tyson Hall
Hometown: Portland
Interests: I like traveling around Oregon, especially to the coast; spending time with my friends, and I’m a huge March Madness (and all around basketball) fan.
Fun fact: I danced during halftime at a Trail Blazers game with my cheer team in high school.
Animal I Relate to Most: My friend said I’m a dolphin because I’m really social and apparently dolphins are really social as well?
Teddy Russel
Major: Environmental Science
Year: Junior
Dorm: Villa Maria Hall
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Interests: Music and Video Games
Fun Fact: I grew up in Singapore.
Animal: I would describe myself as a brown bear.
Torrie Webb
Major: Nursing with a French minor
Year: Sophomore
Dorm: Fields Hall
Hometown: Portland, OR
Interests: I love music! I sing, play the piano, and dance! I keep up a regular yoga practice. I love hiking, cycling, and golfing around Oregon with my family. I love to cook and bake! Trying new recipes and feeding my friends and family is a treat for me. So come over to Fields 444 and I’ll feed you all.
Fun Fact: I am a pro burper…
Animal I Relate to Most: Otter! They are playful, clever, and caring.
Tristan Martin
Major: Political Science & History
Year: Junior
Hometown: Kalihi, HI
Off-Campus Housing
Interests: Most kids enjoyed watching cartoons or playing tag when they grew up. I am not most kids. I spent a vast majority of my upbringing invested in historical documentaries, and classic rock. As an adult, I now enjoy cartoons more than most kids.
Fun Fact: I touched Alexander Hamilton’s gravestone once.
Animal I Relate to Most: An Ewok, because I am am soft and curious, yet possess the physical and mental capacity to overcome anything that stands in my way.