Academic Fellows (AFs) are undergraduate student staff members who live in the residential colleges. AFs serve as an academic transitional support system for first-year students as they face new challenges and concerns during their first year of college. Over the course of an academic year, AFs work an average of 10-12 hours per week. These hours include programs, designing & creating bulletin boards, and office hours. Learn more about each of Stanford's AFs below.

Walsh Tower:   1 & 2   |   3 & 4   |   5 & 6   |   7 & 8   |   9 & 10   |   11 & 12
Rosborough Tower:   2 & 3   |   4 & 5   |   6 & 7   |   8 & 9   |   10 & 11   |   12
WT 1 & 2
Ravin Sajnani

Wat up UM! My name is Ravin Sajnani, and I'm happy to be a first-year AF on floor 2 in Stanford – Walsh Tower. This year I'll be a junior and be studying Biomedical Engineering on the pre-med track with a minor in Religious Studies. When I'm not crunching numbers and pondering formulas/life, you can find me dancing on Hurricane Bhangra or singing on UMiami Tufaan. I look forward to meeting you all and having a fantastic year (and winning Sportsfest!).

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WT 3 & 4
Victoria Sadowski

Hey everyone! I'm Victoria Sadowski. I am a sophomore majoring in Environmental Engineering from Kings Park, New York. This will be my first year as an AF, and I am very excited to meet each of you and work with you throughout the upcoming year! When I have free time, I enjoy spending time with my friends and exploring all that Miami has to offer. I also enjoy exercising, especially outdoors; I love to ride horses or go for a run. I look forward to meeting all of you! Welcome to the U!

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WT 5 & 6
Artie Salow

Hey Everybody! My name is Artie Salow and I am a Senior here at the U!!! This year is my second year as an AF and I'm super excited to be back! A little bit about me – I was born and raised in Miami so I've been a Cane all my life. I'm majoring in Exercise Physiology and I'm on the Pre-Med Track. After graduating in May, I'll be getting married in June so this year is super exciting for me. In addition to being your AF I also work at the Wellness Center as a Personal Trainer. In general, I'm very interested in health, nutrition, and holistic medicine. Over my three years here I've run Varsity Track and Field, studied abroad, and attended countless events and programs. I hope to use these experiences to help you make the most of your time here. I'm really looking forward to meeting you all! Welcome to the U!!!!!!

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WT 7 & 8
Gretchen Schroeder

Hey guys! I'm Gretchen Schroeder and I'm sophomore with a double major in Motion Pictures and Computer Science. My hope is to go into the post-production aspect of film making or television production. This is my first year as an AF and I'm so excited to be helping residents on Walsh 7&8! On campus, I am also the Executive Producer on UM's Late Night Comedy Show "Off The Wire", and I play on the UM women's club lacrosse team. I love hiking and being outside, and I hope to get more involved in these things this coming year. I'm excited to be working in Stanford after living here last year and I can't wait for all of the adventures and experience it will bring! GO CANES!

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WT 9 & 10
Tamar Yacoel

Hi everybody, my name is Tamar Yacoel and I am the Academic Fellow for Stanford Walsh 9 and 10. My family currently lives in Dallas, Texas but we are originally from Israel. I am double majoring in neuroscience and math with a chemistry minor on the pre-med track. Currently I am involved with neuroscience research at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and am active in Hillel and other Jewish groups' activities. I volunteer with Kids and Culture and am an AED member. In my spare time I really enjoy reading, hanging out with my friends, shopping and dancing like a goofball. I am extremely excited for the upcoming year and working with amazing freshman!! There's no place like the U!

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WT 11 & 12
Christel Wekon-Kemeni

Hey there, my name is Christel Wekon-Kemeni and I'm a sophomore here at the []_[] studying Microbiology & Immunology with a minor in Chemistry on the Pre-Med track. I'm pretty excited to be working as an Academic Fellow, considering the fact that this will be my first year working as one! I'm from Chesapeake, VA and am a recipient of the Ronald A. Hammond Scholarship. I also work as the historian of the African Student Union on campus due to my Cameroonian heritage and am a brother of the Iota Chi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. When I'm not busy with my loaded college lifestyle, you can catch me hanging with friends, working out, listening to music, chilling on the beach, attempting to enhance myself, etc. I'll be working on Walsh 11 & 12 so feel free to stop by and say hi. Coming to Miami was one of the greatest decisions of my life and I hope that you end up feeling the same way!

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RT 2 & 3
Erica Nicewarner

Hi everyone! My name is Erica Nicewarner and this is my first year as an AF in Stanford! I'm from Frederick, Maryland and will be a sophomore this year at the U. My major is Health Science and I'm working on minors in Public Health, Business, and Chemistry. Aside from academics, I play on the Women's Club Lacrosse team and participate in student orgs like Student Government. One of my other favorite things to do here at UM is cheer on the Canes at football, basketball, and baseball games. I can't wait for you to join me in everything our school has to offer. It's great to be a Hurricane!

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RT 4 & 5
Michael Rodriguez

Hey! My name is Michael Rodriguez and I am a sophomore from right here in Miami, FL. I am a part of the 7 Year Honors Program in Medicine (HPM) and I am majoring in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. On my free time I enjoy hanging out with friends, watching movies, reading, spending time at the beach and (most importantly) attending UM sporting events. This will be my first year as an Academic Fellow and I could not be more excited to be a part of your Freshman year experience! Welcome to the U!!

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RT 6 & 7
Nadine Zeidan

Hey Everyone! My name is Nadine Zeidan and I am a sophomore majoring in Psychology on the pre-med track. I am from a small town known as the home of the mermaids, Weeki Wachee, Florida. I'm really excited because this is my first year as an academic fellow on Rosborugh 6 and 7 in Stanford! I'm involved in a volunteer organization known as Kids and Culture and a pre-med club, called AMSA, but a lot of my time is spent doing research at Miller and studying. I love to cook, bake, and run, and look forward to sharing my interests with all of you. Can't wait to meet you all and help you transition into college life!

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RT 8 & 9
Rahul Sheth

Hey! My name is Rahul Sheth, and I am entering my sophomore year at the University of Miami. I am from Parkland, Florida and have lived in South Florida my entire life. I am majoring in Microbiology and Immunology with the hopes of going to medical school to fulfill my dream of becoming a doctor; also, I am pursuing minors in the fields of Psychology, Economics, Chemistry and Health Sector Management and Policy. I am going to be a first-time Academic Fellow this year for both Rosborough 8 and 9. Some of my involvement around campus includes the Dining Services Advisory Board, SwaggeRaas dance team, Honor Council, HealthCanes, Miami Mayhem, and various community service projects. I hope you all are excited to begin one of the most special and unique experiences at the U, and I look forward to meeting all of you!

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RT 10 & 11
Willie Lee

Hello everyone, I am Willie Lee hailing from Miami, Florida. I am a Ronald Hammond Scholar and this is my second year working as an Academic Fellow. I will be working with Rosborough 10 and 11 specifically. I am a senior Biology (PreMed) major here at The U. Also, I had the opportunity to study abroad at the University of Sydney in Australia with the help of the Gilman Scholarship. At UM I am involved with Phi Delta Epsilon Premedical Fraternity, BOND (Brothers Overcoming Negativity and Destruction), where I serve as the Community Service Chair. On top of that, I volunteer with the Kulula Project at Virrick Park in Coconut Grove. With my free time, I enjoy hanging out with friends and family, telling jokes, listening to music and playing Xbox. I have been a Cane fan since I could walk; I think my first word was "U." I enjoy being an Academic Fellow, and I look forward to meeting all of you. Feel free to drop by my room (RT 1113) if you have any questions. Welcome to the U and most importantly welcome to Stanford Residential College, where we teach success for the successful.

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RT 12
Elizabeth Youman

Hi everybody! My name is Elizabeth Youman and I'm from Orlando, FL. As a sophomore at the University of Miami, this is my first year as an AF. I am double majoring in Motion Pictures and Theatre, and minoring in Math. In addition, I am a Hammond Scholar and work as a student assistant in the Dean's Office at the School of Architecture. In my spare time I enjoy acting, watching tv as well as UM sports, hanging out with friends, shopping, traveling, SLEEPING a lot, and participating in volunteer events sponsored by campus organizations like the Butler Center, Multicultural Student Affairs, and the Office of Academic Enhancement. I look forward to an awesome year in Stanford and I am excited to meet and work with residents on RT 12! This is seriously the best school ever and it's all about the []_[]. GO CANES!

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