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Mentors are Senior Computer Science undergraduate students tasked with assisting and welcoming new freshmen to MSU.

We are students just like yourself and went through many of the same experiences you are having right now.

We applied for this position because of our strong desire to HELP you. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or even any problems with the CSE or MSU computing system that you would like us to help with, please feel free to contact your individual mentor or any of the others.



Katie Simonds
Grade: Senior
HOmetown: Williamston, Michigan
Residence: Lansing, MI
About: Currently works in the DEVO (digital evolution) lab for the University Physician's Office. Also a member of MSU Women in Computing. Enjoy playing board games (favorite is Runebound.) Recently went geo-caching and loved it.
Computing interests: Databases and web design

Kira Johns
Grade: Senior
Hometown: Woodridge, IL
Residence: On Campus - Mason Hall
Interests: Percussion and Traveling
Activities: 2nd Year on Executive Board of MSU Women in Computing. Pursuing BS in Comp Sci with Information Technology Specialization.
Professional Goal: Attend grad school for MIS in order to assist businesses and companies with process efficiency and organization.

James Adam Pita
Grade: Senior
Hometown: Rock Springs, Wyoming
Residence: East Shaw (Mon-Fri) and North Haggadorn (Nights and weekends)
Hobbies: Working out, poker, research, watching movies and listening to music

Andrew Kreling
Grade: 5th Year Senior
Hometown: near Kalamazoo, MI
Residence: On Campus - Owen Hall
Interests: Algorithms, High Performance Computing, Parallel Processing
Jobs: Wide range of computer science related internships, ranging from academic research to small and large companies. First job was 6-month stint at Burger King.

Keith Barber
Grade: Junior/Senior
Hometown: Grand Ledge (near Lansing), Michigan
Residence: Mason Hall, First Semester; Germany, Second Semester
About me: Interned at IBM this past summer, member of the Spartan Marching Band, Honors College
I like to: water/snow ski, watch MSU athletics, go out on the weekends, and play video games.

Tim Wall
Hometown: Otsego, MI
Residence: On campus - Shaw Hall
AIM Screen Name: walls1319
Allen 'Al' Weich
Grade: 5th Year Senior
Hometown: Baroda, MI
Residence: Delta Twp
Interests: Military "history" (I like to watch war movies), Emergency Services/Management (mainly Fire and EMS)
Jobs: Spent this past summer as an on-call computer technician, worked part-time as a network administrator and when required, a paid-on-call firefighter.
Jon Labaj
Hometown: Shelby Twp
Residence: (near Abott street)
Interests: Law / government (pursing a cognate in Criminal Justice), working out, music, eating, environmental and animal rights, also go out "socializing" every weekend (and sometimes during the week).
Jobs: Interned this past summer in the Credit Technology Services group at Comerica Bank. Also a lifeguard at Life Time Fitness in Shelby and food server for Don Pablos.

Andrew Joseph Gorczyca