Listed below are the names of the department chairs and principal undergraduate advising contacts within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. For each department, the list provides the department name, the name of the chair, the office location and telephone number of the chair, and, where applicable, the faculty and staff advising contacts for undergraduates.
Please Note: Because this information changes on a periodic basis, it is always appropriate to contact the office telephone number listed for the department if one is having difficulty contacting the individual named as advising contact.
| Department | Chair | Phone | Undergraduate Advisor | Phone |
| Anthropology SB 102 |
Kendall Thu | 753-0246 | Kendall Thu | 753-0246 |
| Biological Sciences MO 349 |
Barrie Bode | 753-0433 |
Ken Gasser |
753-7815 753-7828 |
| Chemistry and Biochemistry FR 319 |
Jon Carnahan | 753-1181 |
David Ballantine |
753-6857 |
| Communication WH 209 |
Gary Burns |
753-7108 | Gretchen Bisplinghoff (Dir. of UG Studies) Susan Oppenborn (UG Program Advisor) Deena Kerwin or Madelyn Anderson (pre-COMS) |
753-7005 753-5354 753-7104 |
| Computer Science PM 460 |
Nicholas Karonis | 753-0349 | Penny McIntire | 753-6495 |
| Economics ZH 515 |
Carl Campbell | 753-6970 | Dan Beeman | 753-6958 |
| English RH 214 |
Philip Eubanks | 753-0615 | Kathleen Renk (Dir. of UG Studies) Michael Day (Freshman Year Comp.) Judith Pokorny (Teacher Certification) |
753-6601 753-6603 753-6609 |
| Environmental Studies Health Services Building 321 | Reed Scherer, Director |
753-6563 | Melissa Burlingame | 753-6563 |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures WH 111 |
Katharina Barbe |
753-1259 |
Linda Saborio (French, Italian, Spanish & Portuguese) Robert Walsh (Teacher Certification) |
753-6448 |
| Geography DH 118 |
Andrew Krmenec | 753-6826 | Andrew Krmenec Dave Changnon (MET) |
753-6826 753-6835 |
| Geology and Environmental Geosciences DH 312 |
Colin Booth | 753-0523 | John Toles (Science Ed & Cert) Reed Scherer (Env. Geosciences) Mark Frank (Geology Emphasis) |
753-1942 753-7951 753-6449 |
| History ZH 715 |
Beatrix Hoffman | 753-0858 | E. Taylor Atkins John Hink Frank Bell (Teacher Certification for History & Social Sciences) Kathryn Maley (Teacher Certification for History & Social Sciences) |
753-6699 753-0131 753-6807 753-5903 |
| Mathematical Sciences WH 320 |
Bernard Harris | 753-6725 | Qingkai Kong Bonnie Kersten (Teacher Certification) |
753-6739 753-0566 |
| Division of Statistics DU 366 |
Rama Lingham, Director |
753-6773 | Sanjib Basu | 753-6799 |
| NGO Leadership & Development Center ZH 116 |
Judith Hermanson, Director |
753-4410 | Judith Hermanson |
753-4410 |
| Philosophy ZH 915 |
David Buller | 753-6403 | Steve Daskal | 753-6410 |
| Physics FW 204 or 206 |
Larry Lurio | 753-6492 | Suzanne Willis Judy Boisen (Teacher Certification) |
753-6481 753-6819 |
| Political Science ZH 415 |
Mike Peddle, Acting Chair | 753-7040 | Katherine Piker | 753-7045 |
| Division of Public Administration | Kurt Thurmaier | 753-0311 | ||
| Psychology PM 400 |
Gregory Waas | 753-7065 | Leslie (Matuszewich) Friedman |
753-7072 |
| Sociology ZH 815 |
Kirk Miller | 753-1194 | Kristie Bongiovanni | 753-6437 |
| Women's Studies RH 103 |
Amy Levin, Director | 753-1038 |
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