UHP Peer Mentor: Danielle Wickman

Hi! My name is Danielle Wickman and I was born and raised in Escondido, CA, but have spent the past 5 years in Murrieta, CA and most recently here at UC Riverside. I am a second year currently undeclared in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS) but am most interested in declaring myself to be a Biology or Neuroscience major by the end of this academic year. I believe that pursuing a degree in either of these majors will be rewarding and will prepare me for a career in the medical field. I hope to pursue a career in the health-field, either through medical school or graduate school. Whichever route I commit myself to, I would like to travel internationally to help the beautiful people of third world countries in any way I can, but hopefully in areas related to HIV/AIDS, surgery, or with diseases in general.

I am currently co-director of publicity for a student organization called Research Organization For Leukemia- and other blood cancers (R.O.F.L.). I am also involved with InterVarsity Fellowship and spent the past summer working for the Student Life and Leadership Center as a Bear Facts Orientation Counselor. In addition, this will be my first year as a UHP peer mentor! I am very excited to meet and help all of the incoming UHP first years, but especially in getting to know my group of mentees on a personal level. Besides studying, I also enjoy surfing Moonlight beach or San Onofre, eating VG donuts and food at other good restaurants, dancing, outdoor adventures, listening to all types of music, reading a good book, and enjoying the UCR experience with my close friends.

Looking for Community Service?

R.O.F.L. sponsors on-campus blood drives, bone marrow tests, works with Relay-for-Life, and also aims to raise awareness within the student population of leukemia and other blood cancers. As mentioned before, the club is fairly new, so if you would like to get involved, please email me at dwick002@ucr.edu.