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Academic Advisor Walk-In Hours

Academic advising assignments depicted below are for non-first year SSHA students. All first-year students are advised within the Bobcat Advising Center.


**Academic advisor availability is on a first-come, first serve basis (there may be a wait time, so your patience is greatly appreciated).
***If your academic advisor is not available on a day/time that works with your schedule, you may meet with any available academic advisor for assistance.

When joining SSHA Academic Advising Virtual Walk-In Hours, please note the following: 

  1. Please  join our SSHA Academic Advising Virtual Walk-In hours using your student UC Merced Zoom account. 

  2. Upon clicking the Zoom link, you will join our main session where you will be greeted and checked-in by our receptionist.

  3. Once checked in, you will be placed back into the virtual waiting room until an academic advisor or Peer Navigator becomes available.

  4. Based on a student’s need(s) and academic advisor availability, you will be referred to the corresponding academic advisor’s breakout room.

  5. Once your session has ended, your academic advisor will inform you how to leave the meeting.

Note: If the “Meeting has been Locked” message appears, this means that our list is closed due to capacity and no further students will be allowed to enter at that time. Feel free to check back in later to see if the waiting room opens up again OR send an email (with your student ID number) to your assigned academic advisor with your questions.

Academic Advisor Walk-In Availability: November 10th-November 14th, 2025

Faustino Aguilar

  • Temporarily advises non-first year, non-transfer students in Economics, Management and Business Economics
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

In-Person Walk-Ins

10am-12pm

1pm-4pm

COB1 204

Office Closed in Observance of Veterans Day

Virtual Extended Walk-Ins

10am-12pm

1pm-4pm

Zoom

Virtual Extended Walk-Ins

10am-12pm

1pm-4pm

Zoom

Please email for assistance.

 

Linda Safer

  • Advises all SSHA transfer students.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

In-Person
 Walk-Ins

2-4pm

COB1-204

Virtual 
 Walk-Ins

3-4pm

Zoom

In-Person
Walk-Ins

10am-12pm

COB1-204

Virtual 
Walk-Ins

10am-12pm

Zoom

Please email for assistance.

 

Valeria Salcedo Lomeli

  • Advises non-first year, non-transfer students in Psychology.
  • For additional support, you may meet with the Secondary Psychology Academic Advisor Elizabeth Whitmyre
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Unavailable;
please meet with
any available
academic advisor

Office Closed in observance of
Veterans Day

In-Person Extended
Walk-Ins

10-12pm

COB1- 204


In-Person Extended
Walk-Ins

1-4pm

COB1  204

Virtual Extended Walk-Ins

10am-12pm

1pm-4pm

Zoom

Please email for assistance.
 

Carolyn Barranco

  • Advises non-first year, non-transfer students in English, Public Health, Spanish, American Studies, and Chicano/a Studies. 
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Extended
Walk-ins

Virtual

10am-12pm

Zoom


Virtual

1-4pm

Zoom

Office Closed in observance of
Veterans Day

Extended
Walk-ins

Virtual

10am-12pm

Zoom


Virtual

1-4pm

Zoom

Virtual Walk-Ins

2:00-4:00pm

Zoom

Please email for assistance

 

Elizabeth Whitmyre

  • Advises non-first year, non-transfer students in Cognitive Science and Undeclared SSHA.
  • Advises all Degree Completion Program Students last names M-Z
  • Secondary Academic Advisor for all continuing, non-transfer students in Psychology
  • Temporarily advises non-first year, non-transfer students in Anthropology, Community Research and Service, Geospatial Technology, and World Heritage.
  • Temporarily advises Degree Completion Program Students last names A-L
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Extended
Walk-ins

Virtual

10am-12pm

Zoom


Virtual

1-4pm

Zoom

Office Closed
in observance of
Veterans Day

Extended
Walk-ins

In-Person

10am-12pm

COB1-204


In-Person

1-4pm

COB1-204

In-Person

2:45-4pm

COB1-204

Please email
for assistance

 

Lauren Brackett

  • Advises non-first year, non-transfer students in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Global Arts Studies, History, Philosophy, and Writing Studies.
  • Temporarily advises non-first year, non-transfer students in Political Science & Sociology.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Extended
Walk-Ins, 

Virtual

10am-12pm

Zoom


Extended
Walk-Ins, 

Virtual

1-4pm

Zoom

Office Closed in observance of Veterans Day

Not available; please meet with any available academic advisor or email for assistance

Not available; please meet with any available academic advisor or email for assistance

Please email for assistance