Peer Navigators

A&S Peer Navigators are students – just like you – who have experienced being new to Mizzou. They will help you find your community and be a friendly resource to answer questions, both big and small. You can schedule an appointment with a peer navigator in MU Connect or email us at peernavigators@missouri.edu.

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Meet the A&S Peer Navigators

Jess Bottger

(she/her)

Major: Biology & Chemistry

Involvement: Undergraduate research, student organizations and leadership, tutoring

Student superpower: I started undergraduate lab research as a freshman and I can help students take that step!

Career Goals: I plan to apply for PhD programs in Organic Chemistry.

Hometown: Tulsa, OK

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Joe Hess

(he/him)

Major: English (BA), Psychological Sciences (BS)
Minors: Art History and Textile & Apparel Management

Involvement: Undergraduate research, student organizations

Student superpower: Organization and getting things done.

Career goal: Graduate school in psychology or working in publishing/editing field

Hometown: Lake St. Louis, MO

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Elise Milburn

(she/her)

Major: Constitutional Democracy (BA) and History (BA)
Minor: Spanish, Political Science, Latin American Studies
Certificates: Honors, Multicultural Studies

Involvement: Academic groups, campus ministry, undergrad research, campus jobs, study abroad

Student superpower: Running degree audits and creating ‘what if’ schedules

Career goal: Graduate program studying indigenous resistance in colonial Mexico, aiming for a professorship.

Hometown:Montgomery, TX

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Connor Everhart

(he/him)

Majors: Economics (BS), Political Science (BA), Finance (BSBA)

Involvement: Service/professional fraternities, undergraduate research, part-time employment.

Student Superpower: Can write a (near) perfect five-page paper. Also, maximizing credits to earn three degrees!

Career goal: Graduate school for Political Science or Economics and Law School

Hometown: Raytown, MO

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Sana Hardin

(she/her)

Majors: Nutrition & Exercise Physiology, Spanish, and International Relations

Involvement: Tutoring and mentoring, student supervision, job shadowing

Career goal: Medicine (applying to medical schools this year)

Hometown: Columbia, Missouri

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Jill Bernabe

(she/her)

Major: Psychological Sciences (BS)
Minor: Business
Certificates: Honors

Involvement: Undergraduate research, student organizations and leadership

Student superpower: Making the most out of my credits. I transferred to Mizzou with three semesters left, and I started the Honors Certificate and a Business minor.