About Us
Welcome to the SDSU Center for Student Success in Engineering (CSSE), your dedicated support hub located in the Engineering Building, Room E-216. We provide a comprehensive suite of services tailored to assist Engineering students in meeting their graduation requirements and achieving academic success.
- Major Advisors: Our Major Advisors are here to guide students through understanding graduation and department requirements, planning course schedules, and navigating other academic processes.
- CSSE Peer Navigators: Our skilled CSSE Peer Navigators help students effectively traverse the curriculum, ensuring that they utilize existing advising tools to enroll in courses in the proper sequence and progress towards upper-division coursework.
- College of Engineering Peer Tutoring: Free and available for all engineering students, tutoring is facilitated by the MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) Program, empowers students to excel academically by thoroughly grasping key course concepts.
- Internship: We offer invaluable internship support, enabling students to explore the diverse career opportunities an engineering education provides. Students benefit from personalized internship guidance, as well as group workshops and events designed to bolster their professional development.
CSSE Mission Statement
At the Center for Student Success in Engineering (CSSE), our mission is to empower and support engineering students throughout their academic journey by fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and innovative environment. We are dedicated to providing comprehensive advising services, resources, and programs that cultivate academic excellence, personal growth, and professional development. Through our commitment to student success, we aim to inspire and prepare future leaders in engineering, ready to make a positive impact in their communities and beyond.
CSSE Team Structure
CSSE supplements our faculty advisors in the College of Engineering. In the CSSE we have a team consisting of Major Advisors, Internship Coordinator, Peer Navigators and College of Engineering Tutors.
CSSE Coordinator
- Damien Rosales | [email protected]
Contact
- Email us at [email protected]
Peer Navigator Team

Erik Carlson
- Pronouns: He/Him
- Major: Electrical Engineering
- Clubs/Orgs: Tau Beta Pi

Cloud Cheung
- Pronouns: He/Him
- Major: Aerospace Engineering

Alexander Christiansen
- Pronouns: He/Him
- Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Clubs/Orgs: CRU, AMPL

Jacob Flores
- Pronouns: He/Him
- Major: Civil Engineer
- Minor: Aerospace Studies (Air Force ROTC)
- Clubs/Orgs: AFROTC

Georgie Rauls
- Pronouns: She/Her
- Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Clubs/Orgs: Aztec Electric Racing, Society of Women Engineers

Tanner Renken
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Interdisciplinary Studies
Clubs/Orgs: Phi Kappa Psi, SDSU Mechatronics

Jarred Sampayan
Major: Aerospace Engineer
Minor: Computer Science
Clubs/Orgs: Pacific Islander Student Association
Front Desk Team

Gisele Chhoeuy
- Pronouns: She/Her
- Major: Biology

Raleigh Do
- Pronouns: She/Her
- Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Clubs/Orgs: Mechatronics, Language Exchange Community, Tau Beta Pi

Nick Johal
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Clubs/Orgs: Rugby, Rocket Project, Tau Beta Pi

Bella LeGassick
- Pronouns: She/Her
- Major: International Studies
- Minor: French

Tiffany Truc
- Pronouns: She/Her
- Major: Computer Science

Jien Zheng
- Pronouns: He/Him
- Major: Computer Science