Departments

Dean's Office Staff

American Indian Studies

(Tribal Administration and Governance)

Art and Design

Department Head: David Short
Associate Head: Jim Klueg
Art Education: Alison Aune
Art History: Sara Blaylock
Graphic Design: John O'Neill
Studio: Eun-Kyung Suh
Prin Ofc & Admin Specialist: Jane Ebersviller
Budget Officer: Rae Ann Johnson
Studio Technician: Freddie Parrella

Communication

(Journalism)

Department Head: Aaron Boyson
Associate Dept Head: Hairong Feng
Internship Coordinator (COMM): Brian Matuszak
Internship Coordinator and Program Director (JOUR): Jennifer Moore
Executive Office and Admin Specialist: Beth Matson

English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies

Department Head: Burke Scarbrough
Associate Head: Elizabethada Wright
English BA & Internship Coordinator: Evan Brier
Linguistics BS Program Coordinator: Chongwon Park
Writing Studies BA & Internship Coordinator: David Beard
College and Advanced Writing Program Administrator: Avesa Rockwell
Executive Office and Admin Specialist: Michele Larson

Geography and Philosophy

Department Head: Afton Clarke-Sather (Environment, Sustainability and Geography)
Associate Head: Alexis Elder (Philosophy)
Cognitive Science Director: Robert Schroer
Geographic Information Science (GIS): Laure Charleux
ESG Internship Coordinator: Ryan Bergstrom
Executive Office and Admin Specialist: Bridget Park

History, Political Science, and International Studies

(Pre-law)

Department Head: Jeffrey Rop (History)
Associate Head: Cynthia Rugeley (Political Science)
African and African American Studies: Chang'aa Mweti
International Studies Director: Cynthia Rugeley
Museum Studies Certificate & Public History: David Woodward
PreLaw: Joseph Staats
Executive Office and Admin Specialist: Mia O'Brien

Music

Department Head: Ryan Frane
Music Education: David Edmund
Facility Manager and Technical Director: Don Schraufnagel
Executive Accounts Specialist: Tabetha Almond-Brown
Executive Office & Admin Specialist: Hannah Wallace

Studies in Justice, Culture, and Social Change

Department Head: Scott Vollum
Associate Head: Jennifer Jones
Anthropology Coordinator: Kathryn Milun
Criminology Program Coordinator: Jeff Maahs
Sociology Program Coordinator: Jason Torkelson
Internship Coordinator: Rob Weidner
Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Coordinator: Devaleena Das
Office/Admin Service Supv: Debbie Rose
Executive Office and Admin Specialist: Andrea Sande

Theatre

Department Head: Rebecca Katz Harwood
Executive Accounts Specialist: Tabetha Almond-Brown
Principal Office and Administrative Specialist: McKenzie Kowarsch
Box Office & Front of House Manager: Emily Lanik Parr

World Languages and Cultures

(Interdisciplinary Studies)

Department Head and French Studies Coordinator: Dana Lindaman
Chinese Area Studies Coordinator: Weiqing Zhang
Cultural Entrepreneurship Coordinator: Aparna Katre
German Studies Coordinator: Kristen Hylenski
Spanish Studies Coordinator: Maureen Tobin Stanley
Interdisciplinary Studies Coordinator: Aparna Katre > Program Site
Executive Office and Admin Specialist: Lori Roberts

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(updated February 2025, ps)