Praguna Bhatnagar
Position on the Board:
President
Major:
Computer Science
What Advice Do You Have for New Transfer Students?
The campus and the opportunities here are enormous. Take your time to adjust and adapt, join different student organizations and you'd be able to find your own niche.
Fun Fact about you:
I'm from New Delhi, India and can speak 4 different languages.
Tristan Lofgren
Position on the Board:
Vice President
Major:
Product Design
Favorite Thing about UTSB?
My favorite part of being in UTSB is being able to meet and interact with new people who are in a similar situation. You don't feel so alone when you find others to talk to about their highs, lows, and funny side stories.
Fun Facts about you:
At one point in time, I had six grandmas and four grandpas. I watched the teaser trailer for Frozen 2 at least once every day until the movie was eventually released. This means that I watched the same trailer 164 days in a row, for a movie that, in my opinion, ended up being only sub-par.
Ian Zukor
Position on the Board:
Secretary
Major:
History
What Advice Do You Have for New Transfer Students?
Be proactive and get involved. Making connections will lead to countless opportunities both on and off campus!
Fun Fact about you:
My favorite food is blueberry pancakes!
Grace Costello
Position on the Board:
Treasurer
Major:
Psychology BA
What Advice Do You Have for New Transfer Students?
Be as outgoing as you can!
Fun Fact about you:
I am a true crime nerd
Alex Cran
Position on the Board:
Event Coordinator
Major:
Psychology / Global studies / Astrophysics
What Advice Do You Have for New Transfer Students?:
Hardly anyone uses office hours - get ahead and just talk about the class material with your professor. These professional relationship can help you get ahead in your intended field and these faculty may be able to write you a letter of recommendation in the future.
Fun Fact about you:
When NASA found an unidentifiable sound in space they labeled it LGM, which is short for Little Green Men. Although the sounds wasn't anything extraterrestrial, it's funny that NASA labeled it that way.
Mushtaq Mohamed
Position on the Board:
Social Media Coordinator
Major:
Developmental Psychology and Communication
What Advice Do You Have for New Transfer Students?
It’s okay to feel overwhelmed especially coming to a big University. Take advantage of events that are happening on campus. Come to the student transfer meetings. I really met a lot of amazing people.
Fun Fact:
I moved around a lot. I lived in in Malaysia, Ethiopia and India.
