University Honors Program

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Newsletter Team 2026-27

 

Lexie Allison (she/her) -Newsletter Editor

Major: English, Law and Society minor, 3rd Year

Hometown: El Dorado Hills, CA

Campus Involvement: Member of Cal Poly's PolyPhonics choir.

Career Interest: Become a lawyer.

Fun Fact: The movie Lady Bird was based on my high school.

Email: lealliso@calpoly.edu

Annabelle Contreras (they/them) - Design Lead

Major: Microbiology, 3rd Year

Hometown: Marina, CA

Campus Involvement: SPilipino Cultural Exchange Cal Poly Red Cross Club

Career Interest: Medical school and pursue a medical career

Fun Fact: I love to collect Kirby figurines!

Email: acontr75@calpoly.edu

Aurora Arellano (she/her) 

Major: Environmental Earth and Soil Sciences, 1st Year

Hometown: Oxnard, CA

Campus Involvement: Distance Club; research with Dr. Ryoko Araki.

Career Interest: Environmental scientist that works with water or soil and get to constantly travel and be outside

Fun Fact: I love listening to '70s rock and collecting vinyl albums!

Email: agarella@calpoly.edu

Ronan Casey (he/him) 

Major: Business Administration, Information Systems concentration, 2nd Year

Hometown: Morgan Hill, CA

Campus Involvement: Cal Poly Entrepreneurs, Intramural Basketball/Volleyball, and Cal Poly Fighting Game Club

Career Interest: Systems Analyst & Entrepreneur

Fun Fact: I'm the best Yoshi player in Smash Bros. Ultimate on campus!

Email: rzcasey@calpoly.edu

Kaia Fujinaka (she/her) 

Major: Kinesiology, Gerontology minor, Exercise Science concentration, 2nd Year

Hometown: Hilo, HI

Campus Involvement: Hui o Hawai'i, PT/OT Club

Career Interest: Occupational Therapist

Fun Fact: I watch a movie a day!

Email: kfujinak@calpoly.edu

Adelaide Guy (she/her)

Major: Biochemistry, 2nd Year

Hometown: Cupertino, CA

Campus Involvement: Mustang Band, Alpha Chi Sigma pledge, Researcher w/ (Dr. Hamachi)

Career Interest: Medical school eventually after spending a year or two as an EMT

Fun Fact: I play trumpet!

Email: adguy@calpoly.edu

Makenzie Martin (she/her) 

Major: English, 1st Year

Hometown: Chico, CA

Campus Involvement: Pi Beta Phi (sorority)!

Career Interest: Editor/writer/marketing

Fun Fact: I won a national contest and got one of my poems professionally published!

Email: mmart641@calpoly.edu

Aaliyah Paggi (she/her) 

Major: Business Administration, Entrepreneurship concentration, 1st Year

Hometown: Three Rivers, CA

Campus Involvement: Entrepreneurship Club, the Women in Business Club, and the Delight Club

Career Interest: I am interested in starting a small business.

Fun Fact:  I owned a small goat business in high school.

Email: apaggi@calpoly.edu

Zora Sowinska (she/her) 

Major: Comparative Ethnic Studies, English minor, 4thYear

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Campus Involvement: PULSE Safe Sex Lead, VP Ethnic Studies Student Association English teaching assistant

Career Interest: Fiction editor for diverse authors and audiences.

Fun Fact: I used to eat the same cereal, Great Grains, every morning until I was in college!

Email: zsowinsk@calpoly.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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