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2014-15 Annual Report

Service to the University, the Profession, and the Community

Division staff members contributed significant time and expertise to various professional efforts across the Penn State system, assumed leadership roles within professional organizations such as the National Academic Advising Association to advance the field of advising, and engaged in civic activities to support their towns, neighbors, and communities.

 

Liz Agler

  • LionPATH Academic Advising Advisory Team, United Way Campaign Committee

Pamela Baron

  • Liaison, collaborative student programming initiative

Laura Brown

  • Author, Undergraduate Advising Handbook; coordinator, Discover House program; facilitator, Academic Advising Noon Seminar Series; Undergraduate Education Web Bulletin Working Group

Alyssa Bumbaugh

  • New Student Orientation Educational Preparation and Planning Committee; College of Agricultural Sciences LionPATH Change Champion;  Eberly College of Science pre-med candidate interview team; College eligibility contact for Morgan Academic Support Center for Student Athletes; judge, Undergraduate Research Exhibition; instructor, AG 150S, Be a Master Student!

Elena Galinova *

  • Coordinator, Think Global Program; chair, Penn State Global Advising Committee; Penn State General Education Task Force (Themes and Explorations Subcommittee); Center for Global Studies Outreach Advisory Board; Faculty Selection Committee, Schreyer Honors College; University Fellowships Office Fulbright Student Fellowships Interviewing Committee; faculty adviser, Global Brigades Campus Council; faculty adviser, Tom's Shoes at Penn State

Katherine Garren

  • Penn State Welcome Week Committee; chair, Undergraduate Education Professional Development Committee; Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisers; Centre County Bar Association

Irma Giannetti

  • Co-chair, Working with International Students Team; mentor, FastStart; Penn State Global Advising Committee

Jeffrey Gugino

  • New Student Orientation Educational Preparation and Planning Team; liaison, Morgan Academic Support Center for Student-Athletes; instructor, Smeal College of Business first-year seminar

Hilleary Himes

  • University Advising Council, LionPATH Academic Advising Advisory Committee, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMSC) Undergraduate Programs Advisory Committee, EMSC Scholarship and Awards Committee, Commission for Women Mentoring Committee

Carolyn Jensen

  • Course Substitution and Review System development team; DUS/Eberly Collaborative Student Programming; LionPATH Academic Advising Advisory Team; LionPath Change Champion; Link UP planning committee; Bunton Waller Scholarship Review Committee; College of Science (Eberly) Undergraduate Advisory Council; Science Advising and Student Services Committee, Eberly Dean’s Scholarship Review Committee; coordinator, Eberly Welcome Day; chair, Eberly Adviser Search Committee; Eberly Dean Search Committee; Eberly Advising Award Committee; instructor, PSU 016 (premed/science first-year seminar); adviser, Network for Excellence in Undergraduate Science student organization

Courtney Karmelita

  • Commission for Women Education Planning Committee

Maren Larson

  • Penn State Global Advising Committee

 Diane Leos

  • Liaison, Upward Bound Migrant Program, Comprehensive Studies Program, and other Multicultural Resource Center programs; coordinator, DUS/Career Services Collaboration Initiative

 Rhea Leydig

  • LionPATH (Records, Enrollment, Advising Project Team)

Terry Musser

  • Admissions College Representative for Division of Undergraduate Studies; adviser, Penn State Western Equestrian Team

Deborah Oakes

  • University Editor Representative; University Staff Advisory Council; Penn State Global Advising Committee; Undergraduate Education Media and Communications Group; Undergraduate Education Web Bulletin Working Group; managing editor, The Mentor; adviser, Penn State Synchronized Swimming Team

Brian Petrosky

  • Undergraduate Education Staff Advisory Committee, DUS/Career Services Collaboration Initiative

Janet Schulenberg

  • co-chair, General Education Planning and Oversight Task Force; resource member, Senate Committee on Curricular Affairs; Undergraduate Education Information Technology Steering Committee; chair, United Way funds distribution panel; chair, NACADA Theory, Philosophy, and History of Advising Commission; NACADA Journal Editorial Board; NACADA Research Committee

Wendell Schwab

  • Fulbright IIE interview committee; NACADA Research Committee; liaison, Schreyer Honors College

Kellie Scofield

  • New Student Orientation Educational Planning and Preparation Committee; co-facilitator, College of Engineering (ENGR) Academic Integrity Committee; adviser, Engineering Orientation Network; ENGR representative, LionPATH Train the Trainer

Margaret Sebastianelli

  • Link UP; NSO College Advising Meeting; Fall Career Fair Planning and Implementation Committee; coordinator, Recommended Academic Plan Project (University Advising Council); Schreyer Honors College Faculty Selection Committee; Career Services RAPS Consortium; Chair, College of Health and Human Development (HHD) Academic Advising Team, Curricular Affairs Committee (non-voting member), HHD Undergraduate Programs Council, HHD representative to the Undergraduate Admissions Office, Project LionPATH, Global Programs, and the registrar’s Student-Athlete Verification initiative; HHD associate dean executive committee member; Eberly College of Science pre-med candidate interview team; adviser, Pi Kappa Alpha pledge class; past chair, State College International Kiwanis Membership and Pancake Breakfast  committee; Neighbor-to-Neighbor fraternity/resident partner

Jeff Sechler

  • Undergraduate Education Media and Communications Group; committee chair, Cub Scout Pack 44

David Smith

  • Project LionPATH Steering Committee; co-chair, Project LionPATH Academic Advising Advisory Committee; Council on Engaged Scholarship; Administrative Council on Undergraduate Education; Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Education; facilitator, University Advising Council

Tanja St. Pierre

  • Penn State Global Advising Committee; Penn State Veteran Advisory Group; NACADA Region 2 Proposal reader; mentor, FastStart; liaison, Accepted Student and Spend a Summer Day programs

 Jeffrey Warner

  • University Advising Council; LionPATH iTwo Security Working Subgroup; co-chair, Penn State Weather Camp

* retired or accepted another position