2025 Porter College Commencement Program

University of California, Santa Cruz

Benjamin F. Porter College

Commencement

Sunday June 15, 2025 Founded as College V 1969

• Program • Procession of Graduates Banner Bearers: Graduate Marshals Platform Party Graduating Class of 2025 Ceremony Welcome Soraya Murray

Provost, Porter College Assoc. Professor, Film & Digital Media

Keynote Speaker Terence Blanchard Eight-time Grammy Winner and twice Oscar-nominated, American jazz trumpeter and composer

Recognition of Awards: Soraya Murray College Services Provost, Porter College Deans & Chancellors Assoc. Professor, Film & Digital Media Presentation of the Graduates

Soraya Murray Provost, Porter College

Kathy Cooney

Associate Director, CSL, Porter College Acknowledgement of Service to the Arts

Soraya Murray

Celine Parreñas Shimizu Distinguished Professor Film & Digital Media Dean of the Arts

Conferral of Degrees Cynthia Larive Chancellor Recessional

(Please remain seated until the Platform Party has recessed).

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Participating in the ceremony as members of our Platform Party Michael Chemers Peter Limbrick Professor, Theater Arts Professor & Chair Chair: Performance, Film & Digital Media Play & Design, Porter Fellow Porter Fellow Akua Naru Assistant Professor, Music Porter Fellow

Elizabeth Stephens Professor, Art Environmental Art+ Social Practice MFA Porter Fellow

Gustavo Vazquez Loren Steck Professor, Porter Fellow Film & Digital Media Porter Fellow

Kathy Cooney Interim. Director, College Student Life Porter & Kresge Colleges

Graduate Marshals Lia Jones Noa Lahan Zoe Payne Emily Ramirez Anna Toledo Adrian Warren

Greg Zeigler

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Benjamin Franklin Porter College A Short History of Porter College Porter College, the fifth college at UCSC, is named as a memorial to the grandfather of three University of California benefactors: The late Mary Porter Sesnon, Barbara Sesnon Cartan, and William T. Sesnon. Benjamin F. Porter came to California in the 1850s with his cousin George. While living in New Hampshire, the two had been attracted to California by glowing stories sent to them by another cousin, John Porter, a resident of Soquel in the 1850s.

The young Porter cousins traveled by sea to Panama, crossed the Isthmus on foot to the Pacific, and boarded a ship on the Pacific coast for the final leg of their journey to California. After settling in Santa Cruz, Mr. Porter purchased a small parcel of land containing a tannery in the area now known as Porter Gulch.

By 1870 he had acquired adjoining lands and built a family home.

That same year, Mr. Porter became founding director of The County Bank of Santa Cruz. In 1896, his only surviving child, Mary Sophia, married William T. Sesnon, a native of Alameda, who later became deputy secretary of the State of California.

Over the years, the Porter-Sesnon family has provided generous donations in support of UCSC. In 1968, Barbara Sesnon Cartan made a gift for the establishment of the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery and Music Room in memory of her mother. The college, which was founded in 1969 as “College Five,” was formally dedicated as “Benjamin F. Porter College” on November 21, 1981.

Other gifts have enabled the University to provide capital support and an endowment to our college.

Coat of Arms and College Banner The colors of the Coat of Arms are the red-brown and green of the redwoods paired with the blue and gold of the University of California. The brown and green are active and growing elements within the framework of the University colors. The upper band consists of five repeated “V”s, with the central “V” set apart by the color green. The letterform “V” represents the original College Five taking it’s place amongst the other colleges. The central area contains a stylized representation of the Kenneth Farrell sculpture (located on the meadow overlooking the Monterey Bay) that here •3•

becomes a symbol for both patterns of growth and the energy of the wave. This is set against a formal gold band on a blue field that symbolizes the institution of the University. The lower band contains the motto of the college: “Ars Longa, Vita Brevis”, Life is Brief, Art Endures. The Coat of Arms was designed by Professor Emeritus Douglas McClellan. The college banner, bearing the Coat of Arms, was fabricated by Whitney Lane (Cowell, ‘82) and is carried in the procession of graduates by recipients of the College Service Award The “Muse” lives at Porter College The Porter College Commencement Ceremony was traditionally held in the Porter Quad and began with the Provost giving voice to the “Muse,” the bronze bell sculpted by Angelo Groza for the 1981 dedication of Porter College. Due to our increased number of graduates, we are no longer able to host our ceremony at the College, but the bell announcing the academic procession is still our beloved Muse.

The Academic Dress Early in this century colleges and universities in the United States adopted a uniform code of academic dress. This code is followed today. Among European and other institutions, there is a wide divergence in the type of dress.

Cap The cap is the “mortarboard” type with black cloth cover. The gold tassels may be worn by the holders of a Doctorate degree. There is no general rule for the position of the tassel on a mortarboard.

Some institutions require under-graduate candidates for degrees to wear the tassel on the right front side before degrees are conferred and shift them to the left at the moment degrees are awarded. In some respects, this custom substitutes for individual hooding.

Gown The Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral gowns differ slightly in pattern. Only the Doctoral gown bears trimmings. These are a velvet facing down the front and three velvet bars across each sleeve. The velvet may be black or it may be the color appropriate to the subject in which the wearer holds their degree. A number of American universities also have Doctoral robes, which are usually of some color other than black.

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University of California doctoral robes are black with velvet sleeve trim. This robe is worn with a specially designed hood and mortarboard.

Hood Faculty wear an academic hood that reflects their discipline. The colored linings of the hoods are those of the college or university that granted the degree. The velvet binding or edging is the color of the subject in which the degree was granted.

Colors associated with various subjects are listed below: Arts, Letter, Humanities Communications, Journalism Economics Education Fine Arts Music Science Social Work

White Crimson Copper Light Blue Brown Pink Golden Yellow Citron

The Graduates The Graduating Class of Porter College is enriched by many transfer students who lived at Porter College, but are affiliated with colleges across campus, and are participating in these commencement exercises. We welcome them and their families and friends as part of the Porter College community.

Guest Protocol We ask that our guests remain seated and keep aisles clear during the procession, ceremony, and recessional, so that all of our guests have the opportunity to see their graduate.

Please bear in mind that we are the first of three ceremonies on the field this today. Our clean up & reset crew would appreciate it if you remember to take your programs, flowers, water bottles, etc. with you as you exit the field.

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Keynote Speaker’s Biography Terence Blanchard has been a consistent artistic force for making powerful musical statements concerning painful American tragedies – past and present. A true “Renaissance” man, Blanchard stands tall as one of jazz’s most-esteemed trumpeters and defies expectations by creating a spectrum of artistic pursuits. Boundarybreaking and genre-defying, Blanchard is recognized globally as a dazzling soloist and a prolific composer for film, television, opera, Broadway, orchestras and for his own ensembles. In fact, leading theater magazine TheaterMania recently cited Blanchard as “the most exciting American composer working in opera today.”

An eight-time Grammy Winner and twice Oscar-nominated film composer, Blanchard became only the second African-American composer to be nominated twice in the original score category at the 2022 Academy Awards, duplicating Quincy Jones’ feat from 1967’s In Cold Blood and 1985’s The Color Purple. Blanchard’s work has placed him at the forefront of giving voice to human rights, civil rights, and racial injustice, including the 2016 album “Breathless,’’ an elegy for Eric Garner, who was killed by police and whose words, “I can’t breathe,” became a civil rights rallying cry.

Terence Blanchard's full Bio. & Website, linked here.

Land acknowledgment The land on which UC Santa Cruz is located is the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, comprised of the descendants of indigenous people taken to missions Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista during Spanish colonization of the Central Coast, is today working hard to restore traditional stewardship practices on these lands and heal from historical trauma.

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The Graduating Class of 2025 Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Ash Rose Abel Naidelyn Aceves

Biology Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Karla Acosta Psychology Mariana Acosta Education, Democracy & Justice Lulu Olive Acuesta Global & Community Health Samarth Agarwal Computer Science Artemio Rio Aguilar Ruiz Education, Democracy & Justice Alice Mikako Aiba Art and Economics Seri Tzunuun Aldana Ecology & Evolution Lando Aldis Applied Mathematics Avery Theresa Alegria Psychology Kyle James Allemand Music Audrey Drew Davis Film & Digital Media Kaylah Allen Philosophy and Politics Ruby Grace Allred Psychology Angela Ambriz Art & Design: Games & Playable Media and Education Sheima Amir-Araghi Literature Steve An Business Management Economics Jaden Josephine Anderson Art Savannah Saye Anderson Sociology Jeremy Orion Anding Film & Digital Media and Literature Augustina Eve Apodaca Film & Digital Media Andrius Soares Appel Business Management Economics Luca Nicholas Archenault Technology & Information Management Brent Alexander Armstrong Computer Science Isabelle Arnoldus Sociology Karen Asakawa *4 Education, Democracy & Justice and Literature Liam Asayag Robotics Engineering Madeline Serena Ovenden Ashburn 4 Sociology Miles Jasper Asher Computer Science Annette Asryan Mathematics Theory & Computation and Physics Sowri Athi Business Management Economics Karla Atilano Film & Digital Media Colin Alan Atlas Psychology Dhriti Avala Computer Science •7•

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Angus Watson Seiichi Bailey 4 Gabriella Baldwin 4 Rosie Creson Ball Pilar Sebastiana Ballesteros Emma Baltadano-Bañales June Bandaruk Liliana Barajas Diaz Pete Barajas Calum James Baratti Jasmine Barragan Octavio Barron Morales Tyler Steven Barton Samuel Horace Baxter-Bray Lilienne Josephine Bazel David Becerra Maya Taliya Becker Taryn Marie Beers Mikayla Maurice Belsky Jade Si Wai Beltran Miles Alan Bernath 4 Lylia Rose Bernstein * Madisen Berry McKenna Berry Dominic Bertocchini Alexander Ben Beteta 4 Jasmine Mira Bhatia Claudia Holland Biggs ² Nate Binckley Dax Andre Bizzell Jr. Katarina Bjegovic Phoebe Cynthia Blackman Gracie Blaine Matthew William Blakeborough 4 Alexandria Boettner Cal Allen Boggan Handrei Zeitsev Bohrjah

Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Business Management Economics Psychology Psychology Critical Race & Ethnic Studies Psychology Anthropology and Literature Environmental Sciences Film & Digital Media and Literature Art and Psychology Literature Applied Physics and Mathematics Theory & Computation Ecology & Evolution Psychology Electrical Engineering Psychology Anthropology and Latin American & Latino Studies Psychology Marine Biology Literature Psychology Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology Computer Science Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Art History of Art & Visual Culture Music Psychology Computer Science Anthropology Agroecology Psychology Film & Digital Media Technology & Information Management Computer Science: Computer Game Design •8•

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Jayla Nycole Bonner

Technology & Information Management Alice Borjigin Physics Jack Montgomery Bowen Computer Science Riley Brady Business Management Economics Wes Vincent Bragais Film & Digital Media Natalie Anne Branco Film & Digital Media and Cognitive Science Jessica Nicole Brass Film & Digital Media and Literature Ethan Briseno Sociology Olivia Star Brogdon *4 Linguistics Emily Brooks Art Abigail Elyse Brown Technology & Information Management Logan Blase Buchholz Psychology Emelia Rose Buck Global & Community Health Emma Lee Burns Environmental Studies Jack Burns * Literature Megan Bustamante Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Deven Bustillos Agroecology Jason Erik Cabanday 4 Politics Alyssa Cabral Anthropology Kaylie Anne Jovellanos Calderon Psychology and Cognitive Science Sebastian Daniel Callahan Literature Michael Eugene Campanile Computer Science: Computer Game Design Hayden Campbell Physics (Astrophysics) Zaia Cali Campbell Philosophy Roberto Andres Campos Cognitive Science Alicia Candia Philosophy and Latin American & Latino Studies Amos Ocampo Cao Computer Engineering Erika Trinity Cardema 4 Film & Digital Media Ella Carey Psychology Cassidy Rose Carlson * Theater Arts Laila Viola Psychology Nessa Cascante Sociology Nathan Daniel Casey Art Ximena Girasol Castañeda Art Angel Junior Castaneda-Hernandez Computer Science: Computer Game Design Joshua A. Castellanos Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology Olivia Castillo Psychology •9•

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Thomas Ernesto Castillo Saenz

Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Luke Michael Catalano Economics Hannah Elizabeth Giorgi Cathcart Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Melody Elizabeth Caudill 4 Film & Digital Media Annice Cecil Marine Biology Clara Grace Ceerla Computer Engineering Angela Kei-Yan Chan History of Art & Visual Culture Maison Nicole Charles *4 Psychology Anson Chen Computer Engineering Auden Ross Chen Physics (Astrophysics) Kelly Chen Film & Digital Media and Sociology Kyle Chen Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Jia Cheng Liu Computer Science Madison Audrey Cheung Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology Harvey Chin Technology & Information Management Zoe Nenya Chin *¹ Marine Biology Ria Chockalingam * Computer Science Harry Chou Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Albert Chung Environmental Studies and History of Art & Visual Culture Elijah Miles Church Environmental Studies Ethan Morgan Clark Computer Science Moira Clark Ecology & Evolution Maximilian Volker Claus ³ Theater Arts and Marine Biology Samuel David Clem-Whiting History Kaitlyn Marie Collings Literature Jackson T. Collins Film & Digital Media and Psychology Suzanne Comparan Business Management Economics Dominic Gabriel Constantz Ecology & Evolution Adrian Contreras Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Sailor Bean Cook Ecology & Evolution Sophie Cooper ¹ Cognitive Science Jamilet Coronel Sociology Pablo Cortes Economics and Film & Digital Media Kevin Cortez-Rosete Environmental Studies Blaede Takahiro Tamo Macaulay Court-Suzuki Computer Science: Computer Game Design Caden Crowell Computer Science • 10 •

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Julian Alexander Crown Luca Orlando Cuppoletti James Alan Curtiss Mikaela Tiangson Dacanay Elijah Grey Dalley Sophia Danielle Dambrosio Dominique Daubenbis Leah Kit Dautoff 4 Jackson Christopher Dawson Casey Day *4 Dani Arwen Dayao

Andrew Nate Santos de Guzman Victoria De Vito Natalie Tokiwa Decena Markus Dietrich Dehorn Bailey Nathan Del Real Brian Delinela Giulietta Judy Demitri Naz Dickerson *4 Mesa Hurley Diehl Tobin Diep Nicole Lauren Diner Rina Dmytrenko William Parrish Dodson 4 Matthew Harold Dollman *4 James Ellis Mae Donaldson * Maggie Dougherty Veronika Ann Douglas Blake Damon Dringenberg Saoirse Duncan Naila Durakovic Jennifer Duran Niko Novales Dvorsky Malee Dye Lukas Edelberg 4 Liam Glenn Edwards Matias Thomas Edwards Sophia Elizabeth Egli Gage T. Elias-Pomaville Kasra Emadi

Legal Studies and Sociology Biology Environmental Sciences Computer Science Art Psychology Politics Literature Cognitive Science History Critical Race & Ethnic Studies and History of Art & Visual Culture Education, Democracy & Justice and Psychology Education, Democracy & Justice Psychology Environmental Studies/Economics Art & Design: Games & Playable Media and Literature Computer Science: Computer Game Design Chemistry Literature Linguistics Business Management Economics Psychology Cognitive Science Business Management Economics Politics History Art Education, Democracy & Justice Theater Arts Linguistics Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Film & Digital Media Business Management Economics Linguistics Art Computer Science: Computer Game Design Biology Anthropology Film & Digital Media Psychology

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Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Stefani Taylor England Ezra Ennis-Fink Sandy Adylene Enriquez Hasina Mezhgan Esteqlal

Sociology Agroecology Literature Computer Science: Computer Game Design Samina Marjan Esteqlal Computer Science: Computer Game Design Erik Estrada Legal Studies Yaritza Estrada *4 Psychology Arianna Fabian *4 General Psychology and Education, Democracy, & Justice Bug Fantham Theater Arts Emma Claire Faszer History of Art & Visual Culture Emily Nicole Feller Psychology Jonah Fernandez Sociology Isabel Ferraz Linguistics and Politics Riley Conlin Fink Computer Science: Computer Game Design Michael Daniel Gerard Fischer-Haagens *4 Music Daniel Scott Fisher History of Art & Visual Culture and Theater Arts Ella Sharon Fisher Anthropology Martin Christopher Flores Economics / Mathematics Victoria Guadalupe Flores Cognitive Science Dylan Ford Robotics Engineering Ethan Ford History Edison Forster Technology & Information Management Ethan William Foster Computer Science Eduardo Francisco Mathematics Andrew Franco Cognitive Science Kaleigh Rae Franco Psychology and Sociology Nicholas Franklin Economics Eduardo Frausto Rodriguez Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Noah Yanic Fridman Computer Science Lily Frohlich *4 Global & Community Health Cristina Juliana Fruehan-Vergara Art Mia Fuentes Latin American & Latino Studies and Psychology Ethan Anderson Fuller Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Eric Funchess Cognitive Science Ava Rebecca Gabriel Biology Hailey Leann Garber Computer Science • 12 •

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Deveny Nicole Garcia Eli Aliyah Garcia Elise Rose Garcia 4 Joseph Garcia * Tristan Garcia Carlos Garcia-Guerrero Isaac Thomas Garfinkel Chancee Elliott Gaskin Caleb Gaspar Pineda Zoe Genolio Haze Brodie George *4 Ava Reece Gerber Audrey Nichole Gilbert Conor Christopher Glynn Yali Goldstein Presley William Golling Daniella Gomez Genesis Leonor Gomez 4 Shikai Gong Brianna Yesenia Gonzalez Jared Michael Gonzalez Natalie Lauren Gooch Titus Noan Goodman Yukina Grady Brianna Lynn Greene Declan Eliot Greicius Carter Gruebel Ella Guagenti Esme Maria Guerrero Gerardo Guerrero Garcia Jonathan Dale Guité 4 Andrew Robert Gunderman Annika Hagen Carolee Elizabeth Hagey Cassidy Victoria Hall Akira Hamada Juniper Kim Hancock Lillibelle Anastasia Hanes Elise Marie Hansen Gabrielle Hardman *4

Philosophy Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Art and History of Art & Visual Culture Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics Computer Science Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics Film & Digital Media Environmental Sciences Mathematics Theory & Computation Earth Sciences Literature Education, Democracy & Justice Art Literature Computer Science Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Sociology Sociology Psychology Cognitive Science Theater Arts Music Music Sociology Human Biology Art Computer Science: Computer Game Design Business Management Economics Art Business Management Economics Computer Science Politics Ecology & Evolution Art Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Business Management Economics Anthropology History Art Education, Democracy & Justice • 13 •

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Ian Howard Harker Kyler G. Harris Sloane Harris Elissa Marie Hartman Tieran Joy Harvey Katya Haskin Alexandra Hatalsky 4 Lou Havstad Abigale Fayeth Hawthorn Kris Anne Hazelton Savannah He Ethan Heffan 4 Taylor Neo Heffington Ridley Skye Heltai Jonathan Dane Heraz Catherine Hermann Jose Hernandez Katherine Gabriela Hernandez Mark-Anthony Saul Hernandez Naydelin Hernandez Tatiana Hernandez Sara Elizabeth Hester Teah Hiltbrand-Livoni Gracia Natali Hmelar Delphi Elizabeth Holbrook Lillian Jade Holloway Ana Hom Kevin V.H. Hong Meg Hoops Micaela Anne House Bertinetti Alexis Christina Huang *4 Elise Y. Huang * Emily Huang Yifeng Huang Saoirse Hulne Nolan Alexander Hunt Henry Rain Hurd Jason Davis Hutchins

Computer Science Computer Science History of Art & Visual Culture Psychology Film & Digital Media Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Computer Science Literature Applied Physics and Earth Sciences Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology Economics Computer Science: Computer Game Design Computer Science Earth Sciences Community Studies Sociology Business Management Economics Politics Film & Digital Media Sociology Environmental Sciences Psychology and Cognitive Science Earth Sciences Literature Sociology Literature Biology Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Education, Democracy & Justice Electrical Engineering Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Human Biology Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology Art and Sociology Anthropology Art Education, Democracy & Justice Art & Design: Games & Playable Media and History • 14 •

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Elijah Hynson 4

Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Sydney Nicole Ignacio Environmental Sciences Anna Iliaieva Physics (Astrophysics) Bryan Udom In Computer Science Tiernan Inich Bonifassi 4 Film & Digital Media Silvia Natalia Iniguez *4 Environmental Studies and Spanish Studies Lucy Taylor Irwin Environmental Studies Erin Islam Business Management Economics Carly Rae Iversen Anthropology Kyle Brinton Jack Literature Paya Michelle Jacob-Hines Economics and Spanish Studies Caden Grace Xaelah O'Connor Jacobs Robotics Engineering Sidney Whittaker Jacobs Art Julian Alec Jacobson Film & Digital Media Byron Kao James Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Justin Jang Environmental Studies/Biology Gabriel James Fuerte Jauregui Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Sophia Javaheri Politics Dana Jeffs Robotics Engineering Ashton Allen Jenkins Sociology Molly Jenkins Economics and Applied Mathematics Peter McArthur Jensen Ecology & Evolution Charlie Jia Applied Mathematics Virginia June Johnson Physics (Astrophysics) January Lucia Johnston ³ Literature Arabella Gloria Dungca Jones Psychology and Cognitive Science Dash Django Jones Music Jalyssa Jones Global & Community Health and Sociology Lia Jones Psychology and Global & Community Health Joaquin Kai Jorgensen Environmental Studies/Biology Joanna Nicole Juarez Legal Studies Marisol Juarez Ortiz Literature Ruby Yunseul Jung *¹ Literature Tae Hyun Jung Applied Mathematics Hailey Grace Kafer ¹ Theater Arts Stephanie Anne Yen Kahane Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Chloe Patricia Kahling History of Art & Visual Culture and Psychology • 15 •

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Emerson R. Kapture Tomoya Kato Ringo Isaac Kawamura Hailey Jane Kearsley Delaney Renee Keel 4 Ava Noelle Keene Ken Kennedy Kristen Elizabeth Kennedy Illyanna Lisette Kinney Max Kirkhope 4 Killian Rose Kiuttu ³ Helene Marie Kleinfeld Rose Elise Kleinfeld Paris Renee Klier 4 Mira Land Knowles 4 Sophie Kochevar Ainsley E. Kohli Laszlo Gray Koroleff Lily Krause Karyssa Krebs Sadie Josephine Krier Karlyn Victoria Kromhout Jayo Kuo Ellie Hazel Kuskie Aidan Don Ladenburg Celeste Lea Lagrange 4 Noa Lahan 4 Derrick Lai Cherry Lalina *¹ Alan Lam Nathan Du Lam Elizabeth Jean Lamb Tabitha Fay Lamberg Reya Frances Langen William Gregory Lanz Marina Elena Le Grue

Music and Psychology Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Philosophy Politics and Cognitive Science Biology and Psychology Psychology Art & Design: Games & Playable Media and Education, Democracy, & Justice Film & Digital Media Psychology Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Linguistics Film & Digital Media Politics Art Earth Sciences and Mathematics Theory & Computation Film & Digital Media Film & Digital Media Computer Engineering Education, Democracy & Justice Cognitive Science Environmental Studies Marine Biology Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Ecology & Evolution Computer Science Theater Arts Computer Science Robotics Engineering Psychology Computer Science Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology History Environmental Studies Music Literature • 16 •

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Nikkie Lee Mei Lin Lee-Stahr *4 Alaina Leghart Isabella Mari Lao Lepatan Ethan Matthew Lepe Josh Daniel Levano Andrew Monroe Lewins 4 Julian Carr Lewis LokWai Dorothy Li Xin Li Zihua Li Lynn Liang Jifei Liu Rob Lodes Marti Elizabeth Logan Gavin Miles Lohuis Noah Long Areli Edith Lopez Damaris Lopez Nate Dillon Lopez Randy Lopez Ev Lopez Parada Chloe Lorain 4 Angelina Losak Nico Lorenzo Lown Heitz 4 Noe Loya-Barragan Joaquim Allen Drew Lozano Neo Lozano Xuan Ru Luo Denise Machado Molly Penelope Maher ³ Nicole Maldonado Emmanuel Basinio Manalac Stephanie Mancilla Palomo

Biology and Education, Democracy, & Justice Film & Digital Media Computer Science: Computer Game Design Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology Literature and Theater Arts Computer Science: Computer Game Design Art and Economics Legal Studies and Music Art and Business Management Economics Technology & Information Management Computer Science Economics Economics and Mathematics Theory & Computation Computer Science: Computer Game Design Earth Sciences Environmental Studies History Global & Community Health Sociology Computer Science Computer Science History of Art & Visual Culture Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Environmental Studies Art and Philosophy Computer Science Computer Science Anthropology and Education, Democracy, & Justice Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Business Management Economics History and Psychology Art Computer Science Environmental Studies • 17 •

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Samantha Lynn Manske Dillon Gregory Manvelian 4 Matan Alexander Maoz * Raquel Laice Mardones Zachary Aaron Markowitz Lauren Park Martin Daniel Martinez Gabriela Martinez Stephanie Mayo-Burgos Fia Grace Mccord Trinity McDevitt 4 Andrew Montgomery McIntosh Ellie Mckay Carlyn Jo Mckean ³ Jackson Jae Jun McLane ³ Sean Jaejin Mclane Violet Renee Mcnally Ruby Dolan McQuie Wyatt John Cooper Meade River Meadows Ana Megibben 4 Noa Davis Meister Naomi Melgoza Annabelle Mendala Isham Mendez Bianca Ysabel Canapi Menor Samuel Harmon Meyer Santiago Meza Brandon Tony Miao Autania Rose Mierow-Schmitt Gabriel Mijares James Henry Milestone Whittaker Rae Miller * Jessica Min Bonifacio William Daniel Miranda Tanish Mishra Abi Mittelstedt 4 Hiroyo Miura * Justin Satoshi Mizukura

Agroecology Film & Digital Media Sociology Psychology History Biology and Psychology Computer Science Ecology & Evolution Environmental Studies and Legal Studies Art Psychology and Cognitive Science Cognitive Science Computer Science: Computer Game Design Psychology Computer Science: Computer Game Design Computer Science Art Film & Digital Media Environmental Studies/Economics Physics Mathematics History of Art & Visual Culture Sociology Psychology Cognitive Science Cognitive Science Art & Design: Games & Playable Media and Computer Science: Computer Game Design Literature Network & Digital Technology Legal Studies and Sociology Psychology Computer Science: Computer Game Design Politics Film & Digital Media Computer Engineering Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Psychology Applied Linguistics & Multilingualism Ecology & Evolution • 18 •

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Vanessa Mo Jasmine Dawn Moffett Victor Ranulfo Molina Anthony Jordan Mollé

Cognitive Science Biology Electrical Engineering Computer Science: Computer Game Design David Kenji Monaghan Environmental Studies Mateo Hakanson Monsalve Technology & Information Management Bobby Humphrey Montgomery Global & Community Health Casey Moore Theater Arts and Ecology and Evolution Jake Morgali Philosophy and Psychology Caitlin Morgan Art and Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Samantha Ann Morrison Art and Education, Democracy, & Justice Katherine Morrisroe Business Management Economics Litzy Mozqueda-Franyutti History of Art & Visual Culture Justin Muo Electrical Engineering Leah Murray Literature and Politics Hrishika Reddy Nanamala Applied Mathematics Vibi Nandakumar Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics Aakaash Narayannan Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Bart Nayci History Luna Necochea Plant Sciences Cameron William Nelson Computer Engineering Jacob Thomas Nelson Film & Digital Media William J. Nelson Psychology Alison Gabrielle Nesbitt *4 Art Isabelle Brianni Newson Psychology Ivan Valentino Augustus Newton Art & Design: Games & Playable Media and Film & Digital Media Andrew Ng Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology Jimmy An Nguyen Computer Science: Computer Game Design Prisca Felicitas Niedermair *4 Global & Community Health Daniel Nieto Education, Democracy & Justice and Sociology Sanjay Christopher Nirula Music Ezra Noe Applied Linguistics & Multilingualism Jazmine Pearl Gutierrez Noguera 4 Film & Digital Media Natalie Elise North Psychology and Cognitive Science • 19 •

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Eli Nunez Marco Antonio Nuñez Romi Merary Ocadiz-Cruz Fernando Angel Ochoa Santiago Andrew Steven Oharra *³ Jonathan O’Harra *³ Ikenna Jason Ohiaeri Reyna Guadalupe Ojeda Perez Amirah M. Okitukunda Philip Olay Susanna Grace Oliver Aiden Olivier ³ David Enoc Ordonez Nicole L. Ornelas Kristina Ou Calvin Owen Mia Liberty Pabros Regis Pak Thurmann Raphael Pangilinan ³ Andrés Paniagua Anika Marie Vodicka Paredes Randee Desanka Pascual Miguel R. Pastreich Paulina Esperanza Patiño Xander Patnoe William Riley Patterson Zoe Marie Cameron Payne Enrique Paz Gonzalez Miles Cole deFer Pearson Danny Pedraza Jude Peisner Emely Perales Isabella Marie Percy *4 Brian Rafael Perez Nikolas Perez Tess Diana Perkins-Babinski Kylie Alyssa Pettis Isabel Margaret Petty ¹ Edward Hung Thang Pham ³ Vanessa Pham

Economics / Mathematics Agroecology and Economics Art and Film & Digital Media Biology Film & Digital Media Film & Digital Media Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Art Cognitive Science Electrical Engineering History Film & Digital Media Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Literature History of Art & Visual Culture Computer Engineering Environmental Studies Computer Science: Computer Game Design Computer Science: Computer Game Design Computer Science Art Film & Digital Media Environmental Studies/Biology Art Music Economics Biology Computer Science: Computer Game Design Environmental Sciences Film & Digital Media Politics Computer Engineering Critical Race & Ethnic Studies Computer Science Linguistics Feminist Studies Film & Digital Media Psychology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Chemistry • 20 •

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Damon-Hoa Thien Phan

Cognitive Science and Computer Science: Computer Game Design Alyanna Marie Pilapil Chemistry Irwin Yamilet Pineda-Sanchez Anthropology and Art Tristan Aleksy Piotrowski Environmental Studies/Economics Alondra Samantha Hernandez Polanco Games + Playable Media Chaylin Elise Panes Polines Art and Film & Digital Media Jose Maximiliano Ponssa Psychology Jackson Harper Pruett * Literature Yesenia Joanna Puga Computer Engineering Shrena Punj Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology Zhongbin Qiu Computer Science Sofia Isabel Quant History of Art & Visual Culture Michael G. Quinn 4 Art & Design: Games & Playable Media and Computer Science: Computer Game Design Cynthia Natalia Ramirez Art Emily June Ramirez Film & Digital Media Sara Ramirez * Psychology and Spanish Studies Serena Lynne Ramirez ² Critical Race & Ethnic Studies and Psychology Melina Graciela Ramos Literature Sarah Elizabeth Randisi Film & Digital Media Alette Sashi Rangel Politics Jack Lincoln Rappard History Alexander Joseph Rathjen Neuroscience Alexis Ravenscroft Anthropology Swetha Ravisankar Biology Clementine Lila Magnolia Ray *4 Literature Lilly Barbara Reed Literature Allon Ramiro Rees-Ramirez Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Kristen Regalado Technology & Information Management Mariah Regalado Electrical Engineering Nico Lucienne Reicher Psychology Malia Marion Reid History of Art & Visual Culture Warin Nod Reiwtavee Biology Clare Therese Reyes *4 Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics Jordan Reyes Applied Mathematics Prema Reyes 4 History of Art & Visual Culture Andres Ricardez Biotechnology • 21 •

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Graham C. Rice Jacob Paul Anthony Richardson Evelyn Ricker

Earth Sciences Business Management Economics Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Chloe Ivy Rifkin Education, Democracy & Justice Andrew Torres Ring Biotechnology Nicole Jazmin Rios Biology Nathan Ripp Psychology Essau Amir Zuberi Robins-Bilal Theater Arts SamTaylor Robinson Theater Arts Soroya Robinson * Business Management Economics Damian Anthony Robles Film & Digital Media Alexander Peter Rochelle Computer Engineering and Robotics Engineering Alex Rodriguez Computer Science Juan Luis Rodriguez Legal Studies and Philosophy Mia Kiana Rodriguez Literature McKenna Rogers History of Art & Visual Culture Alex Andrew Rodriguez Rojas Computer Engineering Zaid Nemesis Rojas Business Management Economics Erick Alexander Romero Anthropology Bella Esmeralda Rosales Castillo Music and Psychology Lindsey Elyse Rose Anthropology Emeline Rebeckah Ross Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Luisa Jane Rounds ³ Linguistics Alex Michael Rovner Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Andrea Rubio Psychology Courtney Brooke Rungaitis Psychology Ava Lyn Rusch History of Art & Visual Culture Kyla Grace Ryman Psychology Rami Dafalla Saad Technology & Information Management Kyler Chen Salameda 4 Theater Arts Amalia Nayeli Sanchez Community Studies Ivonne M. Sanchez 4 Art Gaby Sandel Psychology Lucais Zen Sanderson Computer Engineering Jesus Alejandro Sandoval Preciado Film & Digital Media Lauren Ana Sandoval Business Management Economics Wilson Samuel Santos Estrada Film & Digital Media Aditya Sarin Computer Science Isabella Antoinette Sayegh Biology Veronica Nicole Scanlon Psychology • 22 •

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Milo Schechter Shivani Scherp Nicholas A. Schetman *³ Dani Schloss 4 Drai Alexander Schmelzer Kelly Yukiko Schoenstein Ridley Jackson Schruers Alexis Rose Schulz Claira Jane Scott Dylan Mae Seidel Anjolie Mirella Serna De Leon Paulo Ramelau Sexton Nicholas Matthew Shannon Jenna Summer Shapiro Ally Jacelyn Shearer 4 Jay Patrick Shepherd Alexander Sherbrooke 4 Matthew Thomas Sherrier Finlay Sherris Watt Shayne Navid Shiralian Josh Hyunmin Shon David Thomas Shonack Sam Robert Shroyer ³ Sam C. Si 4 Anita Ying Simon 4 Liana Pappas Simonelli ² Ari Sinervo Elina Pratap Singh Michael Skeim Ava Rose Skupnik Chloe Slack Doyle Earl Slape Danielle Andrea Slaughter * Isaac Sandstrom Small Ailish Brid Smith Sean Eric So 4 Eric G. Soibelman Benjamin Sommer Diego DeGuzman Soriano Jianne Soto

Sociology Ecology & Evolution Art & Design: Games & Playable Media and Business Management Economics Psychology Neuroscience Psychology Business Management Economics Film & Digital Media Art Art Art and History of Art & Visual Culture Sociology Business Management Economics Psychology Environmental Sciences Film & Digital Media Computer Science Literature Environmental Studies Business Management Economics Environmental Sciences Network & Digital Technology Film & Digital Media Robotics Engineering Psychology Art and Feminist Studies Computer Science Economics and Mathematics Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Marine Biology Feminist Studies Marine Biology Literature Physics (Astrophysics) Art and Critical Race & Ethnic Studies Computer Science: Computer Game Design Literature Linguistics and Sociology Business Management Economics Art & Design: Games & Playable Media • 23 •

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Ryan Christopher Spaulding Adam Pearce Spencer Napat Srichan Graeme John O'Brien Stage ¹ Harrison James Standridge Gavin Edward Stark Adam Starkman Samm Rosemerri Stayman Emmabella Rose Steinbacher Mariel Steiner Aidan Sterling 4 Naja Lane Steward 4 Grey Stoaks Ella Elizabeth Storseter Mira Streltsina Emily Su Miguel Suarez-Hevia Ian Suelter-Davison Ichiro Jeffry Sugimoto Emma Sophia Swalander ³ Jackson Jackson Sweat Luan Ta Vinh Ta ³ Sabrina Lauren Tabiu Cole Mikio Takara Cameron Nicholas Talei Wan Lee Tan Elizaveta Taranova Jonah Walker Teitz Yafi Thai Julia Josephine Thomas Gonzalo Jesus Tiscareno Anna Toledo Jason Torres

Cognitive Science Politics Computer Science Physics (Astrophysics) Business Management Economics Computer Science Cognitive Science Film & Digital Media Film & Digital Media and Psychology Microbology Computer Science: Computer Game Design and Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Environmental Studies Marine Biology Biotechnology Global Economics Global Economics Ecology & Evolution Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Computer Science: Computer Game Design Cognitive Science Film & Digital Media Computer Science: Computer Game Design Computer Science: Computer Game Design Biology Cognitive Science Anthropology Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Linguistics Film & Digital Media Robotics Engineering Environmental Studies and Psychology Electrical Engineering Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Computer Science: Computer Game Design • 24 •

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Yazmin Torres Roque Christiane Areli Tran Julia Tran Isabella Maria Feiyin Trask Gabrielle Trigo Mai Tsuyuzaki Joshua Joseph Vaillancourt David Andres Valenzuela-Peterson Christopher Michaell Valladares Nick Van Daele 4 Syd Morgan Van Dorn Jude Van Dusen Dacia Isabella Van Wormer * Katrina Ya Li Vanarsdale * Alyssa Vang Alex E. Vargas 4 Johnathan Xavier Vargas Raul Armani Vazquez Sheccid Vazquez 4 Roselyn Heidi Vazquez-Ramirez Valentina Veronique Velazquez Kyle Joaquin Vergara Elenes Elenes Vilchis Ella Josephine Villar *4 Alejandro Vincent Michelle Vo Samson Edward Volker Shai Voskoboynik Hayden Wagner Brynn Walther Evelyn Ware 4 Adrian Warren * Garrett Steven Waterbury Jessie Watkins Veronika Marie Watkins Kira Moung Way

Global & Community Health Business Management Economics Business Management Economics Environmental Studies/Biology Psychology Neuroscience Computer Science: Computer Game Design Art Computer Science Mathematics Marine Biology Sociology Linguistics and Cognitive Science Computer Science: Computer Game Design Psychology Film & Digital Media Film & Digital Media and Philosophy Film & Digital Media Psychology Global & Community Health Anthropology and History of Art & Visual Culture Politics Environmental Studies/Economics Combined Critical Race & Ethnic Studies and History of Art & Visual Culture Sociology History Physics (Astrophysics) Global & Community Health Legal Studies Global & Community Health Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Art & Design: Games & Playable Media and Cognitive Science Bioengineering Film & Digital Media Marine Biology Art & Design: Games & Playable Media • 25 •

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Lila Louisa Weber 4 Hunter Corsaro Wedaa Noah Samuel Weiss Alan Huajun Wen Xiaoying Wen Rebekah Ireland Westgate Erin Weston Evelyn Mary Wheeler Beatrice Rose White Jewels Elizabeth White * Gabriel R. Whitten Nathan Avery Wiinikka Sarah Wild Adrien Isaiah Williams Athena Williams 4 Stone Daniel Williams Alex Wilson Andrew Arthur Wilson Michael Lee Wines Sage Sparrow Wisner Delia Michelle Wondoloski *³ Carlos Oswald Wong Justin Wong Rita Jonae Woodruff ² Amani Mai Woods *4 Alden Woronicz Christine Joy Worthington AJ Wright Christian Scott Wylie Justin Xu Sean Huey Yabut Morgan Yacullo Daniel Andrey Yankin Elias Luke Yasui Christian Ycaro Aaron Yuchen Ye Heather Yee 4 Amelia Mae York

Chemistry Art and Psychology Film & Digital Media Global Economics Chemistry History of Art & Visual Culture Psychology Linguistics Sociology Politics Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Computer Science: Computer Game Design Environmental Studies Film & Digital Media Mathematics Literature Agroecology Philosophy Economics Art Psychology History of Art & Visual Culture and Psychology Computer Engineering Ecology & Evolution Psychology Computer Science: Computer Game Design Anthropology Anthropology Computer Science Computer Science: Computer Game Design Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Environmental Studies/Biology Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics Film & Digital Media Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Robotics Engineering History Film & Digital Media • 26 •

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Conferred Spring 2025

Ethan Harry Yoshino Duo Yu Eros Yuan 4 Yunhui Zeng Evie Zhang Yiheng Zhang Simon Hong Zhao *4 Jay Zhu Katiana Danielle Zieff Teia Morgan Ziegelman 4 Greg Ziegler Jose Hugo Zuniga Sophia Josephine Zuzga *

Art & Design: Games & Playable Media and Computer Science Computer Engineering Art & Design: Games & Playable Media Art Psychology Computer Science Computer Science Computer Science Theater Arts Art Electrical Engineering Global & Community Health Ecology & Evolution

Inclusion in this commencement program and participation in the Porter College Commencement Ceremony does not necessarily signify the completion of the Baccalaureate degree.

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University Honors ( ) Summa cum Laude, “with highest distinction”, signifies graduate standing in the top 2% of their class.

2 ( ) Magna cum Laude, “with great distinction”, signifies graduate standing the top 5% of their class.

3 ( ) Cum Laude, “with distinction”, signifies graduate standing in the top 15% of their class.

4 ( ) Candidate for University Honors. Graduating seniors who may be awarded Honors after spring quarter are noted in this program as “Candidate for University Honors”.

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Nominated for Phi Beta Kappa Phi Beta Kappa is a national honor society that advances scholarship and recognizes excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.

The UC Santa Cruz chapter was established in 1985. “ * ” Indicates student nominated for Phi Beta Kappa membership

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Dean’s & Chancellor Awards Division of the Arts Titus Noan Goodman Dean’s Award Celeste Lea Lagrange Dean's Award Prema Reyes Dean's Award Titus Noan Goodman Dean's Award Ella Josephine Villar Dean's Award Division of the Humanities Molly Penelope Maher Dean’s & Chancellor Award Ella Josephine Villar Dean’s & Chancellor Award Physical & Biological Sciences Annice Cecil Dean’s Award Grey Stoaks Syd Morgan Van Dorn

Dean's Award Dean's Award

Division of Social Sciences Matthew Harold Dollman Dean’s Award Baskin School of Engineering Joseph Garcia Dean's Award Vibi Nandakumar Dean's Award Clare Therese Reyes Dean's Award Daniel Andrey Yankin Dean's Award

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Koret Scholars Elise Y. Huang

Optimization of clinical tumor RNA sequencing assay for synovial sarcoma

Vanessa Pham

Building the Capacity to Measure Mercury Stable Isotopes for Understanding Mercury Dynamics in Coastal Ecosystem

Serena Lynne Ramirez

The Impact of Habitat for Humanity Housing on Psychological Well-Being and Family Dynamics

Ari Sinervo

Mapping Information Flow in Human Brain Tissue

Naja Lane Steward

Special Economic Zones and Land Grabbing in Transitioning Governments: the Cases of Laos and Myanmarn

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Porter College Service Award The College Service Award is given to graduating seniors who have demonstrated exemplary leadership and commitment to the Porter College and UCSC communities.

Angela Ambriz Auggie Apodaca Pete Barajas Madisen Berry McKenna Berry Alex Beteta Alyssa Cabral Adrian Contreras Mia Fuentes Katherine Hernandez Micaela House Justin Jang Lia Jones Ken Ann Kennedy Noa Lahan Alaina Leghardt Trinity McDevitt Gabriel Mijares Bonifacio Miranda Zoe Payne Jude Peisner Emily Ramirez Serena Ramirez Clare Reyes Alex Rodriguez Alex Rojas Finlay Sherris Watt Elina Singh Anna Toledo Sheccid Vazquez Elenes Vilchis Adrian Warren

Greg Zeigler

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In Memoriam We remember Porter’s longtime Provost the renowned composer and AI music pioneer David Cope for his unflagging devotion to UCSC students from all walks of life. So beloved was he that, some 40 years ago, each graduating senior presented Provost Cope with his favorite beverage—a can of Mountain Dew—as they walked across the stage. The Provost cheerfully stacked them all next to the diplomas. We celebrate David Cope’s memory.

Porter College would like to acknowledge and thank Taylor DeGiovanni, Kristin Palma, and the staff in University Advancement who coordinated this weekend of celebrations, and the College and University Staff and volunteers staff who made it possible.

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Congratulations

Porter College Class of 2025!

Ars Longa Vita Brevis