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Johulin Zuluaga C’11
Student Success Advisor
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Academic Excellence Scholars Mission
In conjunction with Drew’s overall mission to encourage knowledge, experience and service within our diverse community of learners, AES serves to support first-year, Pell-Eligible and/or First-Generation students in their transition from high school to university life. Through our summer bridge program, we seek to provide first-year scholars with skills and confidence needed for overall college success.
Meet the Mentors
View intros for some of our amazing student mentors in the Academic Excellence Scholars program.
First-Year Toolkit
Review important resources such as academic policies and semester checklists.
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Raúl Rosales C’99, Faculty
Raúl Rosales is Chair and Professor of Spanish. He is also the Director of the First-Year Experience, a role in which he oversees all aspects of the DSEM program and first-year advising. He is the faculty advisor to both Ariel and La Casa Latina. He has led several ShortTRECs abroad, including Argentina, Spain, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Martinique. In 2016, he was awarded the Drew University Presidential Award for Distinguished Teaching, and in 2019 received the Drew University Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Social Justice. More recently, he received the Frances B. Sellers Alumni Achievement Award for his contributions to this program.
Raúl Rosales C’ 99 is Chair and Professor of Spanish. He is also the Director of the First-Year Experience, a role in which he oversees all aspects of the DSEM program and first-year advising. He is the faculty advisor to both Ariel and La Casa Latina. He has led several shortTRECs abroad, including to Argentina, Spain, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Martinique. In 2016, he was awarded the Drew University Presidential Award for Distinguished Teaching, and in 2019 received the Drew University Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Social Justice. More recently, he received the Frances B. Sellers Alumni Achievement Award for his contributions to this program.
Jens Lloyd, Faculty
Jens Lloyd [he/him] is a faculty member in the English department and serves as the Director of First-Year Writing at Drew. In addition to teaching academic writing courses for first-year students and English majors, Jens also teaches courses on travel writing, rhetorical theory, and YA fiction. In his free time, Jens enjoys scouring northern New Jersey for the best doughnut shops.
Johulin Zuluaga C’11, Staff
Johulin graduated from Drew University in 2011 with a B.A. in Sociology and French. She is a first-generation college student, Colombian-American, and also a graduate of the Education Opportunity Scholars (EOS) program. Currently, she serves as the Student Success Adviser in the Center for Academic Excellence working with Drew’s first-year students as they adjust to college. She also graduated from Drew’s Caspersan School earning a Masters degree in Education.
Before returning to The Forest, Johulin worked with SEEDS (formerly known as NJ SEEDS), where she gained wonderful experience working with students ranging from middle to high school and college. Prior to SEEDS she also served as an AmeriCorps member in City Year New York for an East Harlem middle school.
