Directory of Referral Resources

This directory is to guide campus-wide faculty and staff in referring students to the appropriate individual for questions and discussion related to academic programs and for student success.

The Academic Departments section provides references to individuals within academic colleges/departments with connection to majors, minors, or certificates and/or their focus emphasis or research areas.

The Student Success & Persistence section provides referrals to resources within the areas of:

Academic Planning
Academic Performance
Basic Student Needs
Identity & Student Populations
Experiential Learning & Postgraduate Life
Paying for College
Additional Personal and Success Support

The Directory of Referral Resources in not intended to be a complete and comprehensive guide to every resources available at the University of Northern Iowa. If you have an information update to existing information already included in the directory or a recommendation of a resources/service to be considered for inclusion in this directory, please complete this form.

Last updated 2/22/24

Academic Departments

Office of Academic Advising

Director	David Marchesani	3-3406	ITT	007
Associate Director	Kim Bock	3-3406	ITT	007
Assistant Director / Advising Development	Michele Peck	3-3406	ITT	007
Secretary		3-3406	ITT	007
Academic Advisor / Peer Advisors	Amanda Ehlers	3-3406	ITT	007
Academic Advisor / Career Development / Strong Interest Inventory	Angie Tudor	3-3406	ITT	007
Academic Advisor	Colleen Sullivan	3-3406	ITT	007
	2nd Office
Academic Advisor	Kathy Peters	3-3406	ITT	007
Program Assistant	Kerrigan Tisor	3-3406	ITT	007
	2nd Office
Academic Advisor	Kyle Haiman	3-3406	ITT	007
	2nd Office
Academic Advisor	Lori VanHooreweghe	3-3406	ITT	007
Academic Advisor	Michelle Holland	3-3406	ITT	007
	2nd Office
Advisor / Panther Access, Connection & Engagement (PACE) Program	Nick Sullivan	3-3406	ITT	007

Accounting

Department Head	Joseph Ugrin	3-7101	CBB	329
Accounting - Hybrid	James Prior	3-2144	CBB	5
Masters of Accounting (MACC) Director	Amy Igou	3-7181	CBB	347

Applied Engineering & Technical Management

Department Head	Lisa Riedle	3-2561	SEC	101
Graduate Programs Coordinator	Jin Zhu	3-2597	SEC	101
Undergraduate Recruitment / Student Advising	Chris Shaw	3-3258	SEC	101
Automation Engineering Technology	Chris Shaw	3-3258	SEC	101
Construction Management	Chris Shaw	3-3258	SEC	101
Electrical Engineering Technology	Chris Shaw	3-3258	SEC	101
Graphic Technology	Chris Shaw	3-3258	SEC	101
	Lee Geisinger	3-2584	SEC	101
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	Chris Shaw	3-3258	SEC	101
	Srikant Revuru	3-2909	SEC	101
Materials Science & Engineering	Chris Shaw	3-3258	SEC	101
Materials Science & Engineering Technology	Chris Shaw	3-3258	SEC	101
Mechanical Engineering Technology	Chris Shaw	3-3258	SEC	101
Technology & Engineering Education	Chris Shaw	3-3258	SEC	101
Technology Management (On-campus/Online)	Chris Shaw	3-3258	SEC	101
	Julie Zhe Zhang	3-2590	SEC	101
Academic Advisor, New from High School Students	Lori VanHooreweghe	3-3406	ITT	007

Art

Department Head	Elizabeth Sutton	3-6260	KAB	104
Art Education	Wendy Miller	3-2833	KAB	204
Art Education (Minor-K-8 Endorsement)	Wendy Miller	3-2833	KAB	204
Art History	Elizabeth Sutton	3-6260	KAB	104
Ceramics	Amanda Barr	3-2077	KAB	126
Drawing	Kenneth Hall	3-6468	KAB	202
Graduate Study	Samantha Goss	3-6097	KAB	204
Graphic Design	Jeffry Byrd	3-6009	KAB	224
Museum Studies Certificate	Elizabeth Sutton	3-6260	KAB	104
Painting	Kenneth Hall	3-6468	KAB	202
Performance Art	Jeffry Byrd	3-6009	KAB	224
Photography	Noah Doely	3-2036	KAB	241
Printmaking	Aaron Wilson	3-2117	KAB	249
Sculpture	Dan Perry	3-7684	KAB	134

Bachelor of Applied Science Degree Programs (BAS)

Criminal Justice	Gayle Rhineberger	3-3245	BAR	1116
Managing Business & Organizations	Linda Emery	3-2504	HPC	106

Bachelor of Liberal Studies

Program Coordinator

Hope Trainor

3-2504

HPC

106

Biology

Department Head	Theresa Spradling	3-2456	MSH	144
Academic Advisor	Kyle Haiman	3-3406	ITT	007

Wilson College of Business - Undergraduate

Office of Professional Distinction (OPD)
Director	Elisabeth Soliz	3-2144	CBB	5
Academic Advisor	James Prior	3-2144	CBB	5
Academic Advisor	Jen Rust	3-2144	CBB	5
Pre-Business / Business Potential	Office of Professional Distinction	3-2144	CBB	5

Wilson College of Business - Graduate

Masters in Business Administration (MBA)

Alicia Rosburg

3-3262

CBB

217

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Department Head

Bill Harwood

3-2437

MSH

243

Communication and Media

Department Head	Ryan McGeough	3-2217	LNG	326
Secretary	Dianna Jones	3-6118	LNG	326
Undergraduate Academic Advisor	Lori Johnson	3-3792	LNG	333
Forensics	John Fritch	3-6499	LNG	218
Graduate Programs	Kyle Rudick	3-2525	LNG	358
Interpreters Theatre	Danielle McGeough	3.2048	LNG	335
Academic Advisor, New from High School	Lori VanHooreweghe	3-3406	ITT	007

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Department Head	Jennifer Garrett	3-3706	CAC	235
Graduate Studies	Jennifer Garrett	3-3706	CAC	235
Undergraduate Studies	Jennifer Garrett	3-3706	CAC	235
Academic Advisor, New from High School Students	Angie Tudor	3-3406	ITT	007

Computer Science

Department Head	Eugene Wallingford	3-2618	EBAR	19
Co-Op Program	Eugene Wallingford	3-2618	EBAR	19
Undergraduate & Graduate Studies	Eugene Wallingford	3-2618	EBAR	19

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Department Head	Siobahn Morgan	3-2759	LAT	121
Astronomy/Earth Science	Siobahn Morgan	3-2759	LAT	121
Earth Science Education	Kyle Gray	3-2809	LAT	114
Geology/Environmental Science	Chad Heinzel	3-6168	LAT	116
Meteorology	Alan Czarnetzki	3-2152	LAT	102

Economics

Department Head

Alicia Rosburg

3-2412

CBB

219

Education - Undergraduate

Elementary, Early Childhood, Middle Level Education
College of Education Advising & Teacher Education Success Office (CATS)		3-2265	SEC	151
Director	Jenny Connolly	3-5562	SEC	151
Academic Advisor	Barbara Gager	3-2997	SEC	151
Academic Advisor	Kyle Haiman	3-3014	SEC	151
Academic Advisor	Meredith Pecinovsky	3-3070	SEC	151
Academic Advisor	Mike Tate	3-5481	SEC	151
Academic Advisor	Erin Conlin	515-248-7502	DMACC Urban Campus
Elementary Education 2+2	Erin Conlin	515-248-7502	DMACC Urban Campus
Elementary Education 2+2	Mike Tate	3-5481	SEC	151
Elementary Education Purple Pathway for Paraeducators	Mike Tate	3-5481	SEC	151
Emphasis Area Department (7-12)	See Deptartment Listings		See Department Listings
Instructional Technology	Leigh Zeitz	3-3249	SEC	613A
Literacy Education	Sohyun Meacham	3-2629	SEC	613
Middle Level	Carolyn Weber	3-3274	SEC	628
Regents Alternative Pathway to Iowa Licensure (RAPIL)	Amy Mayer	3-4252	SEC	151
Regents Alternative Pathway to Iowa Licensure (RAPIL)	Erin Summerhays	3-2717	SEC	151
School Library Studies	Joan Taylor	3-2192	LIB	126
Special Education	Robin Dada	3-7619	SEC	613
Special Education Instructional Strategist I, K-8	Amy Staples	3-7468	SEC	607
Special Education Instructional Strategist I, 5-12	Amy Staples	3-7468	SEC	607
Special Education Instructional Strategist II	Amy Staples	3-7468	SEC	607
Student Field Experiences	Curt Nielsen		SEC	153

Education - Graduate

Doctor of Education
Doctor of Education, EdD Core	Scott Ellison	3-2749	SEC	507
Education Evaluation	Rob Boody	3-6198	SEC	525B
Educational Leadership Doctoral ISA	Matt Townsley	3-3564	SEC	603
Educational Psychology	Nicki Skaar	3-7649	SEC	525G
Educational Research	Rob Boody	3-6198	SEC	525B
Elementary Education	Mason Kuhn	3-2240	SEC	631
Leadership & School Finance	Kim Huckstadt	3-3564	SEC	601
Literacy Education	Sohyum Meacham	3-2629	SEC	613
Middle Level	Carolyn Weber	3-7759	SEC	628
Instructional Technology	Leigh Zeitz	3-3249	SEC	613A
Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs	David Schmid	3-6519	SEC	604
Special Education, MAE	Amy Staples	3-7468	SEC	607
Principalship
Education Leadership	Tim Gilson	3-2636	SEC	601
School Library Studies	Joan Taylor	3-2192	LIB	126
School Psychology	Nicki Skaar	3-7649	SEC	525G
Superintendency	Kim Huckstadt	3-3564	SEC	601

Environmental Resource Management

Ecosystems	Theresa Spradling	3-2458	MSH	144
Geosystems	Mark Welford	3-2772	ITT	205
Resource Administration	Kathy Scholl	3-6316	WRC	203
Environmental Compliance	Siobahn Morgan	3-2389	LAT	121

Exploratory/Major Changers

Academic Advisor	Amanda Ehlers	3-3406	ITT	007
Academic Advisor	Kathy Peters	3-3406	ITT	007
Academic Advisor	Angie Tudor	3-3406	ITT	007
Academic Advisor	Lori VanHooreweghe	3-3406	ITT	007

Family, Aging & Counseling

Department Head	Bill Henninger	3-6383	LAT	235
Family Services	Gary Gute	3-6149	LAT	229
Family Services / Academic Advisor, New Students from High School	Amanda Ehlers	3-3406	ITT	007
Gerontology (major and minor)	Elaine Eshbaugh	3-6083	LAT	217
Mental Health Counseling (Graduate)	Darcie Davis-Gage	3-4243	LAT	225
School Counseling (Graduate)	Darcie Davis-Gage	3-4243	LAT	225

Finance

Department Head

Brett C. Olsen

3-2396

CBB

317

General Studies

Individual Studies Coordinator

Linda Emery

3-2504

HPC

106

Geography

Department Head	Mark Welford	3-2772	ITT	205
Academic Advisor, New from High School Students	Lori VanHooreweghe	3-3406	ITT	007
Geography (BA)	Thomas Larsen	3-6845	ITT	205
Geographical Information Systmes (BS)	Alex Oberle	3-6332	ITT	207
Environmental Resource Management (BA)	Lisa Tabor	3-7343	ITT	215
Transfer Student Academic Advising	Alex Oberle	3-6332	ITT	207
Geographical Information Systems Certificate	Alex Oberle	3-6332	ITT	207
Unmanned Aerial Systems Certificate	John DeGroote	3-6158	ITT	214
Geography (MA)	Bingqing Liang	3-3609	ITT	220

History

Department Head	Jennifer McNabb	3-2097	SRL	319
European	Jennifer McNabb	3-2097	SRL	319
General	Jennifer McNabb	3-2097	SRL	319
United States	Barbara Cutter	3-5909	SRL	336
Graduate Studies	Kenneth Atkinson	3-6990	SRL	318
Global	Charles Holcombe	3-5907	SRL	342
Academic Advisor, New from High School Students	Lori VanHoorweghe	3-3406	ITTC	007
Public History	Jennifer McNabb	3-2097	SRL	319
History, Teaching	Chad Christopher	3-3157	SRL	328

Individual Studies

Individual Studies & General Studies	Linda Emery	3-2504	HPC	106
Bachelor of Liberal Studies	Hope Trainor	3-2504	HPC	106
Human Services	Linda Emery	3-2504	HPC	106
Individual Studies: Sports Administration (BA)	Linda Emery	3-2504	HPC	106

Interior Design

Department Head	Bill Henninger	3-6383	LAT	235
Interior Design	Gowri Betrabet-Gulwadi	3-2603	LAT	213

Kinesiology & Athletic Training

Department Head	Fabio Fantana	3-6854	WRC	104
Movement & Exercise Science: Exercise Science	Fabio Fantana	3-6854	WRC	104
Movement & Exercise Science: Sports Psychology	Fabio Fantana	3-6854	WRC	104
Physical Education Teaching	Fabio Fantana	3-6854	WRC	104
Undergraduate Advisor: Movement & Exercise Science and Athletic Training	Michelle Holland	3-5857	WRC	111
Second Office		3-5857	ITT	007
Undergraduate Advisor: Physical Education Teaching	Kerrigan Tesor	3-3405	ITT	007

Languages & Literature

Department Head	Jim O'Loughlin	3-2821	BAR	1001
English, Graduate	Karen Tracey	3-7193	BAR	1006
English, Teaching	Erika Bass	3-7193	BAR	2010
English, Undergraduate	Caroline Ledeboer	3-2854	BAR	0006
French, Undergraduate	Elena Dobrilla	3-2200	BAR	0004
Spanish, Undergraduate	Elena Dobrilla	3-2200	BAR	0004
TESOL, Graduate	Hilal Ergul	3-2729	BAR	2015
TESOL, Undergraduate	Caroline Ledeboer	3-2854	BAR	0006

UNIFI Foundational Inquiry | General Education

UNIFI Questions	John Ophus	3-2796	LIB	279
UNIFI Questions	Jeremy Schraffenberger	3-3879	BAR	1001
First-Year Cornerstone	Nichole Harken	3-3706	LNG	323

Management

Department Head	Atul Mitra	3-6202	CBB	233
Business Administration	Sarah Rosol	3-3954	CBB	247
Business Administration (Online)	James Prier	3-2144	CBB	005
Business Analytics	Arti Mann	3-6202	CBB	231
Business Teaching	Jennifer Anderson	3-2166	CBB	305
Human Resources Management	Atul Mitra	3-6202	CBB	233
Management Information Systems	Betsy Ratchford	3-2310	CBB	254
Organizational Leadership	Russell Guay	3-2151	CBB	242
Supply Chain/Operations Management	John (Andy) Anderson	3-6417	CBB	252

Marketing & Entrepreneurship

Department Head	Joseph Miller	3-2955	CBB	336
Advertising & Promotion, Digital Advertising	Matthew Wilson	3-6046	CBB	340
Internships, Sales, Values & Work Behavior	Marty Hansen, Jr.	3-2630	CBB	13
Distribution & Logistics	Karthik Iyer	3-3855	CBB	346
Sales Management	Marty Hansen, Jr.	3-2630	CBB	13
Service Marketing & Marketing Analytics	Matthew Bunker	3-6947	CBB	344

Military Science

Military Law, Ethics, and Leadership Staff Management

Dean R. Ray

3-7648

NFH

273

Music

Department Head	Melinda Boyd	3-2024	RSL	115
Graduate Student Advisor	Ann Bradfield	3-2460	RSL	163
Undergraduate Student Advisor	Victor Acevedo	3-2024	RSL	44

Nursing & Public Health

Department Head	Nancy Kertz	3-2828	SAB	215
Nursing Program	Colleen Sullivan	3-3406	ITT	007
Nursing: 3+1 Biology	Colleen Sullivan	3-3406	ITT	007
Nursing: 3+1 Health Sciences	Colleen Sullivan	3-3406	ITT	007
Public Health	Susan Roberts-Dobie	3-5930	WRC	219

Philosophy & World Religion

Department Head

Susan Hill

3-6221

BAR

1089

Physics

Department Head	Paul Shand	3-2410	PHY	215
Applied Physics	Paul Shand	3-2410	PHY	215
Physics	Paul Shand	3-2410	PHY	215
Engineering	Paul Shand	3-2410	PHY	215
Academic Advisor, New from High School Students	Kathy Peters	3-3406	ITT	007
Physics Teaching	Larry Escalada	3-2431	PHY	317

Political Science

Department Head	Scott Peters	3-2039	SAB	335
Political Science & Public Administration	Scott Peters	3-2039	SAB	335
Political Communication	Scott Peters	3-2039	SAB	335
Academic Advisor, New from High School Students	Kathy Peters	3-3406	ITTC	007

Psychology

Department Head	Adam Butler	3-2303	BAR	1078
Clinical Psychology	Seth Brown	3-6091	BAR	2073
Industrial/Organizational Psychology	Mike Gasser	3-7178	BAR	2078
Social Psychology	Helen Harton	3-2235	BAR	2080
Academic Advisor, New from High School Students	Kathy Peters	3-3406	ITT	007

Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership

Department Head	Kathleen Scholl	3-6316	WRC	203
Academic Advisor	Mike Tate	3-5481	SEC	151

School Library Studies

Graduate Program

Joan Taylor

3-2192

LIB

126

Science Education

Director	Larry Escalada	3-7357	MSH	153
Graduate Coordinator	Dawn Del Carlo	3-3296	MSH	281

Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology

Department Head	Mark Grey	3-2786	BAR	1126
Anthropology	Donald Gaff	3-7274	BAR	1121
Criminology	Matthew Makarios	3-2473	BAR	1111
Criminology / Academic Advisor, New from High School Students	Kathy Peters	3-3406	ITT	007
Sociology	Carissa Froyum	3-6294	BAR	115

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Graduate Program	Hilal Ergul	3-2729	BAR	2015
Undergraduate Program	Caroline Ledeboer	3-2854	BAR	0006

Theater

Department Head	Will Hickman	3-6386	CAC	257
Academic Advisor, New from High School Students & 2nd Year	Lori VanHooreweghe	3-3406	ITT	007

Student Success and Persistence Resources

Academic Planning

Adding Classes (also see Semester Dates to Observe below)
- Online through Student Center (prior to full semester last day to add course without department approval)
- Add Form - Use for adding courses with approval.
Dropping Classes (also see Semester Dates to Observe below)
- Online through Student Center (prior to full semester last day to drop course with no report)
- Drop Form - Use for dropping course once semester has begun
Declaring a Major
- Declaration of Curriculum Form
  - This form MUST be sent from student’s UNI email to registrar@uni.edu or submitted in person (with a photo ID) to the Office of the Registrar in Gilchrist 115.
Exploring/Changing Majors
- Office of Academic Advising
  - Student can complete this Academic Advising Assistance Request Form to receive assistance from an academic advisor in the Office of Academic Advising.
Schedule of Classes
- PDF versions of current academic year
- Online public search
Semester Dates to Observe
- Office of the Registrar:
  - Academic Dates to Observe
  - Final Examination Schedule
Transfer College Credit
- Office of Admissions
  - College and Test Credit
  - For faculty/staff questions about Transfer Course Articulation - Danielle Weide (Associate Director, Transfer Recruitment)
Undergraduate Student Request
- Undergraduate Academic Student Request
  - Utilizing he Online Student Request System
  - Undergraduate Student Request Approval Process
UNI Foundational Inquiry (UNIFI) / General Education
- UNIFI General Education Program
- UNIFI General Education Certificates
University Academic Catalog
- Academic Year Catalog

Academic Performance

Academic Standing
- Undergraduate Academic Standing Policy (University Catalog)
- Undergraduate Academic Standing Policy (Office of the Registrar)
- Application for Early Readmission from Suspension
Academic Support / Tutoring / Coaching
- The Learning Center @ Rod Library (TLC)
Disabilities & Accommodations
- Student Accessibility Services
Financial Aid
- Consortium Agreements
  - Allows a student to count credit hours taken at another school towards enrollment status at UNI to maintain eligiblity for the maximum amount of financial aid.
- Satisfactory Academic Progress (Appeal Form, Plan of Study, FAQs)
  - Reviewed annaul at end of spring semester, students who do not meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements, will be placed on Financial Aid Suspension and must appeal to have aid reinstated for future semesters.
- Withdrawing and Dropping Classes
Honors Program
- University Honors Program (including Legacy and Bright Scholars)
Panther Access, Connection & Engagement (PACE) Program (Office of Academic Advising)
Success Coaches
- Student Success & Retention

Basic Student Needs

Course Textbooks
- What should I do - I can't access/afford my textbooks? (Rod Library)
- UNI Bookstore
Food & Housing Insecurity
- Housing & Dining
- Panther Pantry
Mental Health
- Counseling Center
Parking & Transportation
- Parking Division - Department of Public Safety
- Multimodal Transportation Center
  - Includes links to campus bike locker rentals as well as to Metropolitan Transit Authority (MET) bus schedules, fares and transfer information
Physical Health & Wellness
Student Care
- Dean of Students
  - Serves as the centralized hub and a partner to students, parents, family, faculty/staff in assisting students and providing coordinated care efforts to students experiencing a variety of challenges during their educational career.
Technology Access
- Information Technology for Students

Identity & Student Populations

Center for Multicultural Education
Gender and Sexuality Services
International Students
- Office of International Engagement
Military and Veteran Students
- Military & Veteran Student Services
- Military & Veteran Education Benefits

Experiential Learning & Postgraduate Life

CoOp & Internships
- Career Services
Job Search & Workplace Preparation
- Career Services
Student Involvement
- Office of Student Involvement
- Panther FYI - Find Your Student Involvement
  - Provides opportunity to connect with student organizations that match interests as well as create an out of the classroom resume of student organizations and engagement.
Volunteering
- Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley

Paying for College

Financial Aid/FAFSA Counseling
- Office of Financial Aid
On-Campus Student Employment
- Career Services
Scholarship
- Office of Financial Aid

Additional Personal & Success Support

Office of Compliance & Equity Management
- The Office of Compliance and Equity Management (OCEM) is responsible for
  - Ensuring equal opportunity in education and employment for our faculty, staff and students and to assure compliance with Title VII, Title IX, the ADAAA and other civil rights-based legislation.
  - Handling reports of discrimination, harassment and sexual misconduct and for providing supportive measures, resources and options to impacted individuals.
Student Conduct
- Dean of Students