Departmental Academic Advising Liasons to the University Academic Advising Committee Roles and Characteristics:

Serve as a conduit of information to the department from the UAAC and back to the UAAC from the department
Participate in on-campus professional development activities promoting quality academic advising
Encourage/enable good academic advising practices
Serve as a resource/referral guide for faculty academic advisors
Participate on a large university-wide "academic advising forum" to facilitate the exchange of best practices
Interact with students in departmental majors/programs to discuss academic advising issues

"Student Centered"
An understanding of developmental advising and how it relates to the needs of both advisees and advisors
Actively engaged in the academic advising process, based upon the developmental advising theory
While not necessarily an "expert" academic advisor, serve as a role model for peer academic advisors
Interest in professional development in academic advising
Intrinsic motivation
Good communicator (good listener)

Advising Liasons

College of Arts and Sciences
Anthropology/Sociology	Doug McConatha
Biology	Judy Greenamyer
Chemistry	Melissa Cichowicz
Communication Studies	Denise Polk
Computer Science	Afrand Agah
English	Eleanor Shevlin
Geology/Astronomy	Tim Lutz
Languages and Cultures	Charles Grove
History	Cecelia Chien
Math	Peter Zimmer
Philosophy	Matt Pierlott
Physics	Matthew Waite
Psychology	Getta Shivde
Women's Studies	Jen Bacon
College of Business and Public Affairs
Accounting	Clyde Galbraith
Criminal Justice	Brian O’Neill
Economics and Finance	Orhan Kara
Geography and Planning	Gary Coutu
Management	Xiaowei Zhu
Marketing	John Gault
Political Science	John Kennedy
Social Work (undergrad)	Michelle Belliveau
College of Education
Special Education	Donna Wandry
Early & Middle Grades	Heather Leaman
Literacy	Dan Darigan
Foundational Studies in Ed.	Christian Penny
College of Health Sciences
Communicative Disorders	Elizabeth Grillo
Health	Sandi Walz
Kinesiology	Stan Cramer
Nursing	Christine Thomas
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Applied Music	Kimberly Reighley
Art	Peggy Hill
Music Education	Ann McFarland
Music History & Literature	Scott Balthazar
Music Theory & Composition	Adam Silverman