Student Staff

Honors Peer Advisors

Joseph Charboneau

Joseph Charboneau

Honors Peer Advisor

Office Hours: Tuesdays 1-5pm & Thursdays 1-3pm

Pronouns: he/him

Hometown: Grand Blanc, MI

Major: Computer Science

Minor: Mathematics

Honors Focus Area: Design

Student Activities/Organizations: Phi Delt Fraternity

Favorite place or activity in Ann Arbor: Golfing at Leslie Park

Advice for new students: Don’t stress too much about school. Get out, try new things, and meet new people.

Favorite Quote: “The most important conversations you’ll ever have are the ones you’ll have with yourself.” David Goggins

Kiersten Koning

Kiersten Koning

Honors Peer Advisor

Office Hours: Mondays 3-5pm & Thursdays 3-5pm

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Hometown: Arlington, VA

Major: Industrial and Operations Engineering

Minor: International Minor for Engineers

Honors Focus Area: Global Business and Operations

Student Activities/Organizations: Engineering Global Leadership, Special Olympics Swim Coaching Club, Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority, Climbing Club

Favorite place or activity in Ann Arbor: Walking through the Arb rain or shine

Advice for new students: Don’t hesitate to reach out! This new step might seem a bit overwhelming, but there are plenty of people around to help.

Favorite Quote: “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney

Meera Kumar

Meera Kumar

Honors Peer Advisor

Office Hours: Mondays 1:30-3pm & Wednesdays 1-3pm

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Hometown: Andover, MA

Major: Computer Science and Engineering

Minor: French and Francophone Studies & Linguistics

Honors Focus Area: Public Service

Student Activities/Organizations: Michigan AI Safety Initiative, Tech for Social Good, Girls in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Le Comité Francophone

Favorite place or activity in Ann Arbor: Exploring all of the boba shops around campus!

Advice for new students: It’s okay to take breaks. Don’t be afraid to prioritize your wellbeing in order to bring your best self forward!

Favorite Quote: “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” — George Eliot

Alvin Li

Alvin Li

Honors Peer Advisor

Office Hours: Wednesdays 3-5pm & Fridays 1-3pm

Pronouns: he/him

Hometown: Novi, MI

Major: Industrial and Operations Engineering

Minor: International Minor for Engineers & Minor in the Environment

Honors Focus Area: Global Business and Operations

Student Activities/Organizations: Engineering Global Leadership; I run a photography business and love being active

Favorite place or activity in Ann Arbor: Thrifting @ HOMES Campus

Advice for new students: Get involved! It never hurts to have more friends and more opportunities for different experiences!

Favorite Quote: “The higher you fly the smaller you appear to those who can’t”

George Nunu

George Nunu

Honors Peer Advisor

Office Hours: Fridays 3-5pm

Pronouns: he/him

Hometown: Dearborn Heights, MI

Major: Industrial and Operations Engineering

Minor: International Minor for Engineers & Business

Honors Focus Area: Global Business and Operations

Student Activities/Organizations: Engineering Global Leadership, Arabesque Dance Troupe Choreographer, IOE Ambassador

Favorite place or activity in Ann Arbor: Blank Slate ice cream with friends!

Advice for new students: Explore all the opportunities that UM has to offer!

Favorite Quote: “Being happy is the greatest form of success”

Honors & Engagement GSIs/IA

Lizzie Hoyt

Lizzie Hoyt

Honors Seminar GSI

Hometown: Glen Rock, NJ

Major: Chemical Engineering BSE & Industrial and Operations Engineering MSE

Minor: International Minor for Engineers; program in Sustainable Engineering

Honors Focus Area: Global Business and Operations

Student Activities/Organizations: EGL Honor Society; Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society; BLUElab Sa’ Nima’ Collaborative; Ski and Snowboard Club; Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority

Favorite place or activity in Ann Arbor: Sitting outside at coffee shops around town when the weather is nice

Advice for new students: You may think you know what you want to study or what student orgs you want to join, but there are possibilities at UM that you never even knew existed — Reach out of your comfort zone!

Favorite Quote: “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”  – Maya Angelou 

Zoie Jones

Zoie Jones

ENGR 499 GSI

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Hometown: Shelby Twp, MI

Major: Biomedical Engineering BSE + Advanced Medical Product Engineering & Development MEng

Minor: Entrepreneurship

Honors Focus Area: Research

Student Activities/Organizations: Cheerleading team, Beta Mu Epsilon, Engineering Honors Program

Favorite place or activity in Ann Arbor: The Big House, specifically cheering in it on gameday 🙂

Advice for new students: Everyone has a different path in life, so don’t compare your journey to your peers’. Embrace your uniqueness and go at your own pace!

Favorite Quote: “Everything happens for a reason!”

Joel Pingel

Joel Pingel

ENGR 110 GSI

Pronouns: he/his

Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI

Major: Biomedical Engineering BSE + MEng

Minor: Materials Science & Engineering

Honors Focus Area: Research

Student Activities/Organizations: Biomechanics Research, Beta Mu Epsilon, Engineering Honors, IM Sports, Michigan Neuroprosthetics, BMES

Favorite place or activity in Ann Arbor: Elbel and Mitchell Fields and the IM Building

Advice for new students: Don’t do things just to satisfy others. Do things that YOU want to do and have fun doing them!

Favorite Quote: “Win each day” – Unknown

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Stacie Edington

(734) 763-0505

251 Chrysler

Honors Location:
251 Chrysler Center
2121 Bonisteel Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2092

Hours:
Monday – Friday
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM EST
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST

Walk-In Peer Advising Hours:
Monday – Friday
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
(September – April)

Contact Us:
Email: coehonors@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 763-0505