Graduate Student Services
Director — Graduate Student Services
Tomiko Hale, M.Ed.
School of Engineering; SE2-315
Email: thale2@ucmerced.edu
Office: 209-228-4586 Fax: 209-228-4047
Areas of responsibility: admissions and recruiting; degree audit programming; fellowship coordination and processing awards; oversees and coordinates with faculty program; leads School of Engineering TA assignments; manages Graduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW); Ph.D. academic procedures; academic difficulty intervention for SoE graduate students; all non-routine issues
Coordinator — Graduate Student Services
Tamika "Meka" Hankston
School of Engineering; SE2-315
Email: thankston2@ucmerced.edu
Office: 209-228-4024 Fax: 209-228-4047
Areas of responsibility: lead on admissions processing; MS academic procedures; lead on TA and GSR paperwork processing; oversees Grad Visitation Weekend; oversees GSAW; coordinates Graduate Student Orientation Week (GROW); processes employment exception requests
Administrative Support — Graduate Student Services
Isabel De Santiago
School of Engineering; SE2-315
Email: idesantiago2@ucmerced.edu
Office: 209-228-2475 Fax: 209-228-4047
Areas of responsibility: admissions processing; course registration (295; 298; 299 CRN requests); new-hire paperwork (new and continuing students); TA and GSR paperwork processing; coordinates Grad Visitation Weekend; coordinates GSAW; assists with GROW; processes and tracks academic forms, seminar support
We are available for walk-ins from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday or by appointment. Please stop by SE2-315 for walk-ins or contact us directly to make an appointment.
Preferred Email for Graduate Student Services Staff: soe-grstaff@ucmerced.edu