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About the USP Student Representative Program

Our Mission: We are peer student advisors who provide a space for USP/RED majors and minors to engage with the resources available to them and gain representation within the department.
As students we understand how overwhelming it can be to know where to look for information and opportunities; reps intend to be a student-led one stop shop for questions, concerns, and suggestions. 

Contact: uspredreps@gmail.com

Instagram: @uspredreps

Student Rep Spotlights

Faculty Spotlights

USP has a wonderful group of faculty, many of whom are deeply involved on campus, have won distinguished teaching awards, and work on some amazing research projects. The USP Student Representatives interview the USP faculty to learn more about them and their research.

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Student Spotlights

Our students are leaders both on and off campus and the USP Student Representatives have started interviewing our students to learn more about the work they are doing both in and out of the classroom. Learn more about their internships, senior projects, as well as their involvement in student and professional organizations.

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Meet the Student Reps!

 

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Lily Keefauver

Senior

  • Major(s)/Minor(s): Urban Studies & Planning and Sociology
  • Favorite USP Class: USP 142A&B: Homelessness in San Diego
  • Goals in USP: I’d like to learn more about affordable housing.
  • Fun Fact: I’m working on doing a handstand.

 

Erica Chen

Sophomore

 

  • Major(s)/Minor(s): Real Estate & Development
  • Favorite USP Class: USP 25: Real Estate Development and Analysis
  • Goals in USP: I want to learn how to design and develop mixed-use sites that provide a sense of community and benefit public and private use.
  • Fun Fact: I have a Bernedoodle named Koda!

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Phu Dang

Senior

 

  • Major(s)/Minor(s): Real Estate & Development and Data Science, minor in Urban Studies & Planning
  • Favorite USP Class: USP 152A: Real Estate Development Finance and Investment
  • Goals in USP: Design, develop, lease, and manage smart buildings—emphasizing cash flow, resource use efficiency, and tenant/human experience!
  • Fun Fact: I plan to start my career in Asia Pacific and long-term in HCM City, Vietnam!

Samantha Lee

Junior

 

  • Major(s)/Minor(s): Urban Studies & Planning and Real Estate & Development
  • Favorite USP Class: USP 191B: Advanced GIS for Urban and Community Planning
  • Goals in USP: I want to learn about reducing economic inequity in cities!
  • Fun Fact: I like salty toothpaste.

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Katelyn Chen

Junior

 

  • Major(s)/Minor(s): Urban Studies & Planning, minor in Environmental Studies
  • Favorite USP Class: USP 142A&B Homelessness in San Diego
  • Goals in USP: I want to learn about the ways that urban planning can be used to improve people’s quality of life!
  • Fun Fact: I don’t know how to ride a bike.

Aya Jaffer

Sophomore

 

  • Major(s)/Minor(s): Urban Studies & Planning
  • Favorite USP Class: USP 3: The City and Social Theory
  • Goals in USP: Learn more about how to marry interests in social justice and city planning!
  • Fun Fact: I sneeze in the sun!

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Luvianka Mendoza

Junior

 

  • Major(s)/Minor(s): Real Estate & Development, minor in Accounting
  • Favorite USP Class: USP 170: Planning for Sustainable Communities
  • Goals in USP: I want to learn more about the financial intricacies of RE development and gain a better understanding of the nuanced processes from project inception to completion.
  • Fun Fact: I like Jazz!

Anna (Thanh) Nguyen

Junior

 

  • Major(s)/Minor(s): Urban Studies & Planning
  • Favorite USP Class: USP 30: Urban Studies and Planning Colloquium
  • Goals in USP: Make friends, learn about the planning field, hopefully get a job post-grad.
  • Fun Fact: I’ve been in a hot spring! Super dope, highly recommend.
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Join the Student Reps!

Student Reps Peer Advising

Peer Advising is available both in-person and online during fall, winter, and spring quarters. Peer advising is a time to talk with another student in one of our majors and can be a great option if you have quick questions or want to talk through potentially minors, double majors, elective options, and more!

Peer Advising is now offered upon request for the remainder of the quarter. Please reach out to uspredreps@gmail.com if you would like to set up a time to meet!