Fall Connections Mentor Profiles

Faculty Mentor

Sharon Wagner

Hometown: Lansing, Michigan

Why I came to Linfield: I get to teach what I love, serve as a department chair, do collaborative research, and live in wine country. What could be better?!

What Department are you a part of? Business

Favorite Quote: Three favorites…

• "Everything you can imagine is real" (Pablo Picasso)
• "By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest" (Confucius)
• "Do one thing every day that scares you" (Eleanor Roosevelt)

Favorite Books: Three favorites...

• Wuthering Heights
• The Tipping Point
• Green Eggs and Ham

Email: swagner@linfield.edu

Phone: 503-883-2252

Advice for new transfer students: the Linfield community is full of people who have a genuine interest in your success. Develop a relationship with one of these people this year.

 

Peer Mentors

Geoffrey Hamilton

Hometown: Sheridan, OR
Major: Mathematics and Economics

Why I came to Linfield:

• Linfield offers smaller class sizes,
• A strong sense of community,
• Faculty who genuinely care about their students,
• And opportunities to get plugged into to a variety of student and community groups.

Campus Activities: I am an Upward Bound Tutor/Counselor and a member of Linfield Ultimate Players Association as well as the Linfield Math Club. I play a variety of intramural sports and volunteer at local schools.

Hobbies:

• Longboarding
• Going to home Linfield sporting events
• Playing guitar
• Attending LAB events
• Spending time with friends

Favorite Quote: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."-Aristotle

Favorite Books: Shantaram, World War Z, Cat's Cradle, Lord of the Flies

Future Plans: Work as an economist in either environmental or private sector economics and travel the world.

Phone: (503)560-1118

Advice for new transfer students: Get involved early on and take advantage of all the fantastic opportunities and resources Linfield College provides!

 

Hana DeLuca

Hometown: West Linn, OR
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: n/a

Campus Activities: Jazzman's Coffee Barista/Dillin Catering Server, Upward Bound Tutor, National Educational Honor's Society member/officer (KDP), Alpha Lambda Delta Honor's society member

Hobbies:

• Wakeboarding
• Being outside
• Photography
• Crafts
• Spending time with people

Favorite Quote: Go big or go home!

Future Plans: Work my butt off to pay off school ;) Get married, teach in Alaska or Oregon, go on a mission trip, hopefully adopt a child!

Email: hdeluca@linfield.edu

Phone: (503) 757-4272

Advice for new transfer students: This is what people told me, and you may hear it way too many times, but seriously, get to know the faculty because in this world it is all about who knows you and who can vouch for you, and at a school like this where experienced people with connections are willing to meet with you one-on-one…you best be taking advantage of it because once you're out of here you're on your own to make a name for yourself. I would also strongly advise work study because it is so flexible, and nowhere else will you find employers this flexible around a student schedule. Get to know the people you work for, they are also a great resource! The faculty here is just fabulous, they're worth getting to know!