Student Services Coordinator
she/her/hers
tcs-admin@umich.edu
Office Information:
2021 Tisch Hall
435 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003
Phone: 734.647.4894
Education/Degree:
MA in Higher Education from the University of Michigan
BS in Education from Central Michigan University
Translation Studies;
Comparative Literature
About
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
- Provide administrative support for the faculty directors and advisors for Comparative Literature and Transcultural Studies, primarily with recruitment, advising, and maintaining student records
- Serve as the initial point of contact for all current and prospective graduate students
- Coordinate the admissions and recruiting process for the AMDP and Graduate Programs
- Manage budgeting, accounting, and financial transactions; track financial commitments to graduate students and present funding options to the directors of graduate studies, department chair, and chief administrator
- Provide curriculum maintenance and support for the department’s programs, including course advertising, and revisions to degree programs
- Serve as the department liaison for academic and student issues with Rackham Graduate School, the Literature, Sciences, & the Arts Dean’s office, Registrar, Benefits office, and Newnan Undergraduate Advising Center
- Participate on the department’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/SERVICE
- Rackham Graduate Coordinators Forum Planning Committee (2023-present)
- LGRAD (LSA Graduate Advising) Steering Committee (2020-present)
- Advising Council at the U-M (2015-present); Graduate Subcommittee (2019-present)
- LSA Inclusive Culture Liaison/Diversity and Inclusion Advocate (2017-present)
- Michigan Academic Advising Association (MIACADA) (2007-present)
