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Administrative Team

Becky Vianden  Profile of Becky Vianden

Academic Advisement & Career Service Director
1214 Centennial Hall
bvianden@uwlax.edu
608.785.8517

Michele Nauman  Profile of Michele Nauman  Meet with me

Academic Advanced Associate Director (Institute)
1233 Centennial Hall
mnauman@uwlax.edu
608.785.8627

Specialty areas:

-Academic Advisor for first year students in: Biology (BIO), Sociology (SOC)

-Academic Advisor for undeclared students in the: College of Business Administration (CBA), College of Science and Health (CSH) and College of the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (CASSH).

Brenda Leahy  Profile of Brenda Leahy

Career Services Associate Director (Institute)
1219 Centennial Hall
bleahy@uwlax.edu
608.785.8633

Specialty areas:

Career Advising for the School of Education and the College of Business Administration 

Karen Durnin  Profile of Karen Durnin

Student Records & Curriculum Specialist I
1217 Centennial Hall
kdurnin@uwlax.edu
608.785.8570

Specialty areas:

Internship Coordinator

Assist students that want to earn academic credit for their internship experiences.

- Request, approval, and registration process

- Work progress reports and evaluations

Rebecca Lee  Profile of Rebecca Lee

Employer Relations Coordinator
1218 Centennial Hall
rlee@uwlax.edu
608.785.8362

Specialty areas:

Coordinator of our job and career fairs, information sessions, and on-campus interviews

Campus contact for Handshake, our online jobs, internships, and events platform

Academic Advisors

Michele Nauman  Profile of Michele Nauman  Meet with me

Academic Advanced Associate Director (Institute)
1233 Centennial Hall
mnauman@uwlax.edu
608.785.8627

Specialty areas:

-Academic Advisor for first year students in: Biology (BIO), Sociology (SOC)

-Academic Advisor for undeclared students in the: College of Business Administration (CBA), College of Science and Health (CSH) and College of the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (CASSH).

Jamie Schweiger  Profile of Jamie Schweiger  Meet with me

Navigate Functional Lead
1215 Centennial Hall
jschweiger@uwlax.edu
608.785.6950

Specialty areas:

-Academic Advisor for undeclared students in the College of Science and Health (CSH), College of Business (CBA) and College of the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (CASSH)

-Master Advisor Program Coordinator

Katy Morrison  Profile of Katy Morrison  Meet with me

Academic Advisor
1213 Centennial Hall
kmorrison@uwlax.edu
608.785.6950

Specialty areas:

First-year advising for Exercise and Sport Science, English and Communication Studies
Undeclared advising

Kyle Herberg  Profile of Kyle Herberg

Academic Advisor
1221 Centennial Hall
kherberg@uwlax.edu
608.785.6953

Specialty areas:

Academic Advisor for 1st and 2nd year Psychology
Academic Advisor for 1st year Sociology
Academic Advisor for 1st year Exercise and Sport Science
Academic Advisor for undeclared students in CASSH (college of arts, social science and humanities) and CSH (college of science and health), and CBA (College of Business Administration).
Corinne Dillman  Profile of Corinne Dillman  Meet with me

Pre-Health Advisor
1224 Centennial Hall
cdillman@uwlax.edu
608.785.8624

Specialty areas:

-Academic Advisor for undeclared students in the College of Science and Health (CSH), College of Business Administration (CBA), and College of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CASSH). 

-Academic Advisor for first year students with declared majors of: Biology, Exercise & Sport Science and Public Administration & Political Science 

Hayley Moe  Profile of Hayley Moe  Meet with me

Academic Advisor
1211 Centennial Hall
hmoe@uwlax.edu
608.785.6914

Specialty areas:

Academic Advisor for first-year English as well as first- and second-year Psychology

Academic Advisor for undeclared students in the College of Science and Health (CSH), College of Business Administration (CBA), and College of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CASSH)

Nicole Novak  Profile of Nicole Novak  Meet with me

Academic Advisor
1209 Centennial Hall
nnovak2@uwlax.edu
608.785.6958

Specialty areas:

Academic Advisor for first-year students with declared majors in Biology, Communication Studies, and Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (RGSS).

Academic Advisor for undeclared students in the College of Science and Health (CSH), College of Business Administration (CBA), and College of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CASSH).

Sierra Krueger  Profile of Sierra Krueger  Meet with me

Academic Advisor
1222 Centennial Hall
skrueger@uwlax.edu
608.785.6961

Specialty areas:

Academic Advisor for first-year students declared into Political Science & Public Administration, as well as first and second year students declared into Psychology.

Academic Advisor for undeclared students in the College of Science and Health (CSH), College of Business Administration (CBA), and College of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CASSH).

Beck Hawkins  Profile of Beck Hawkins

Transfer Advisor
1231 Centennial Hall
bhawkins@uwlax.edu
608.785.6880

Specialty areas:

Undeclared College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities Admitted Transfer Students

Prospective Transfer Students 

Career Advisors

Brenda Leahy  Profile of Brenda Leahy

Career Services Associate Director (Institute)
1219 Centennial Hall
bleahy@uwlax.edu
608.785.8633

Specialty areas:

Career Advising for the School of Education and the College of Business Administration 

Matt Gordy  Profile of Matt Gordy  Meet with me

Career Development Coordinator
1212 Centennial Hall
mgordy@uwlax.edu
608.785.6952

Specialty areas:

Career Advisor for the College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Humanities

Julianne Merkes  Profile of Julianne Merkes  Meet with me

Career Development Coordinator
1209 Centennial Hall
jmerkes@uwlax.edu
608.785.6703

Specialty areas:

Career Advisor for the College of Science and Health.

Pre-Health Student Resource Center

Joshua Bench  Profile of Joshua Bench  Meet with me

Pre-Health Student Resource Center Coordinator
1209 Centennial Hall
jbench@uwlax.edu
608.785.6957

Specialty areas:

Coordinate programming, outreach, group advising, and assessment in the Pre-Health Student Resource Center

Peer Advisors

Serenity Jones
Rebecca Downs

Interns

Miah Mikel
Mia McCarroll
Spark Lim

Front Desk Student Staff

Santana Seifert