#IamUCI – Anteater class of ’22 is ready to tackle the future

#IamUCI – Class of 2022 is the culmination of a unique and challenging college tenure, one in which students spend an entire academic year learning remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. But Anteaters are known for their spirit, and these graduates will head boldly into their futures armed with bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from one of the nation’s best public research universities.

Here are their stories:

**Andrew Norman**
B.A., psychological science
School of Social Ecology

**Michelle Thomas**
B.A., psychology
School of Social Sciences

**Kamasi Kendrick**
M.A.T.
School of Education

**Erin Araneta**
B.S., Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences

**Christian Peralta**
MBA
The Paul Merage School of Business

**Anna Medina**
M.F.A., dance
Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Madeline Halseth — **Maddy Halseth**
B.S., biological sciences
School of Biological Sciences

**Alejandro Avina-Cadena**
M.P.H., M.D.
School of Public Health
School of Medicine

**Andreea Dinicu**
M.D., M.P.H.
School of Medicine
Program in Public Health

Nichole “Nikki” Yamashiro — **Nikki Yamashiro**
D.N.P.
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing

**Micherlange Francois Hemsley**
B.A., African American studies
School of Humanities

**Pratyush Muthukumar**
B.S., computer science
Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences

**Claudia Flores**
B.S., mechanical engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering

Jennifer Thulien Nguyen — **Jennifer Thulien** Nguyen
B.S., pharmaceutical sciences
B.A., sociology
School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Social Sciences

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