Advising Services—Current Students
Authorized Signature List
Below is a list of authorized signatures for transfer credit, majors and minors. This list changes frequently so be sure to refer to this page for the most up-to-date information.
AFRICAN & AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
Transfer Credit: C. Kemedjio, x5-9207, Morey 316, ciko@mail.rochester.edu
Major: same
Minor: same
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Transfer Credit: G. Chastel, x5-3165, Lattimore 112, chastel@asl.rochester.edu
(UG adviser): Betsy Hicks McDonald, x5-2505, Meliora 422/Lattimore 116, bmcdonald@bcs.rochester.edu
Major: same
Minor: same
AMERICAN STUDIES
Transfer Credit: J. Rubin, x5-9348, RRLib 363, joan.rubin@rochester.edu
Major: J. Rubin, x5-9348, RRLib 363, joan.rubin@rochester.edu
ANTHROPOLOGY
Transfer Credit: D. Reichman, x5-8737, Lattimore 439, daniel.reichman@rochester.edu
T. Gibson, Secondary, x5-8739, Lattimore 443, thomas.gibson@rochester.edu
A. Emmett, x5-8736, Lattimore 437, ayala.emmett@rochester.edu
J. Osburg, x33329, Lattimore 434, john.osburg@rochester.edu
R. Foster, x5-8741, Lattimore 445, robert.foster@rochester.edu
E. Kim, x5-8740, Lattimore 436, eleana.kim@rochester.edu
Major: same
Minor: same
ARCHAEOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, and HISTORICAL STRUCTURES
Major: R. Perucchio, x5-4069, Hopeman 415, renato.perucchio@rochester.edu
ART AND ART HISTORY
Transfer Credit:
AH: G. Seiberling, x5-4169, Morey 422, grace.seiberling@rochester.edu
SA: A. Topolski, x3-5994, Sage Arts Center, allen.topolski@rochester.edu
S. Ashenfelder, x3-5995, Sage Arts Center, stephanie.ashenfelder@rochester.edu
Major: same
Minor: same
AUDIO & MUSIC ENGINEERING
Transfer Credit: Through B. Dick, x5-5719, Hopeman 205, barbara.dick@rochester.edu
Major: M. Bocko, x5-4879, Hopeman 333, mark.bocko@rochester.edu
Minor: M. Bocko (as above)
BIOLOGY and the BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Transfer Credit: A. Olek, x3-4876, Hutchison 481, ajol@mail.rochester.edu
(See M. Arcoraci first for all below excluding BNS, x5-3850, Hutchison 488, marianne.arcoraci@rochester.edu)
Major:
BIO: A. Olek, x3-4876, Hutchison 481, ajol@mail.rochester.edu
C. Benyajati, x5-8040, Hutchison 474, cheeptip.benyajati@rochester.edu
E. Sia, x5-9275, Hutchison, 332, elaine.sia@rochester.edu
D. Goldfarb, x5-3890, Hutchison 436, david.goldfarb@rochester.edu
BCD: D. Lambert, x3-2482 or x5-7521, Hutchison 344, david.lambert@rochester.edu
C. Benyajati (as above)
BEB: J. Fry, x5-7835 or x5-8834, Hutchison 318, james.fry@rochester.edu
C. Benyajati (as above)
BMG: E. Sia, x5-9275, Hutchison 332, elaine.sia@rochester.edu
C. Benyajati (as above)
BMB: J. Robert, x55359, 601 Elmwood Ave., Rm 2-11124, MRBX, jacques_robert@URMC.Rochester.edu
C. Benyajati (as above)
BBC: E. Grayhack, x5-2765, Med 3-7415, elizabeth grayhack@urmc.rochester.edu
C. Benyajati (as above)
Minor: A. Olek (as above)
(For all above, see M. Arcoraci first, as above.)
BNS: Please see M. Adelman first, x5-0541, Meliora 102, ugcoord@bcs.rochester.edu
E. Nordeen, x5-8453, Meliora 105, ernie@bcs.rochester.edu
K. Nordeen, x5-8452, Meliora 106, knordeen@bcs.rochester.edu
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Transfer Credit: through D. Welch x3-4754, Goergen 206, dottie@bme.rochester.edu
Major: Stephen McAleavey, x5-7768, stephenm@bme.rochester.edu
BRAIN AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES
Transfer Credit: Appropriate faculty member (through Undergraduate Program Coordinator, M. Adelman, x5-0541, Meliora 102, ugcoord@bcs.rochester.edu)
Major: (See M. Adelman first, as noted above)
K. Nordeen, x5-8452, Meliora 106, knordeen@bcs.rochester.edu
Minor: (See M. Adelman first, as noted above)
BUSINESS
Transfer Credit: through H. Brower, x6-5305, Dewey 4-209B, hillary.brower@rochester.edu
Major: H. Brower (as above)
Minor: H. Brower (as above)
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Transfer Credit: E. Chimowitz, x5-8497, Gavett 203, chim@che.rochester.edu
Major: A. Shestopalov, x6-5434, Gavett 248, shestopo@che.rochester.edu
E. Chimowitz (as above)
Minor:
CE: E. Chimowitz (as above)
EV: E. Chimowitz (as above)
CHEMISTRY
Transfer Credit: T. Clark, x5-2915, Hutchison 453, terri.clark@rochester.edu
D. Contestabile, x6-3663, Hutchison 454, deborah_contestabile@rochester.edu
D. Dolan, x5-4231, Hutchison 404C, donna.dolan@rochester.edu
J. Goodman, x5-4891, Hutchison 460, goodman@chem.rochester.edu
B. Snaith, x5-6960, Hutchison 404B, snaith@chem.rochester.edu
Major: T. Clark, x5-2915, Hutchison 453, terri.clark@rochester.edu
D. Contestabile, x6-3663, Hutchison 454, deborah_contestabile@rochester.edu
J. Farrar, x5-5834, Hutchison B19, farrar@chem.rochester.edu
J. Goodman, x5-4891, Hutchison 460, goodman@chem.rochester.edu
B. Hafensteiner, X5-1936, Hutchison 124, benjamin.hafensteiner@rochester.edu
W. Jones, x5-5493, Hutchison B26, jones@chem.rochester.edu
T. Krugh, x5-4224, Hutchison 459, krugh@chem.rochester.edu
D. Weix, x5-8383, Hutchison 412, weix@chem.rochester.edu
Minor: Same as Major.
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Transfer Credit: T. Pawlicki, x5-4198, CSB 722, pawlicki@cs.rochester.edu
Major: same
Minor: same
DANCE
Transfer Credit: M. Pfohl Smith, x3-5150, Dewey 4-147, m.p.smith@rochester.edu
DIGITAL MEDIA STUDIES
Transfer Credit: through H. Brower, x6-5305, Dewey 4-209B,
hillary.brower@rochester.edu
Major: H. Brower (as above)
Minor: H. Brower (as above)
EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Transfer Credit: C. Garzione, x5-5713, Hutchison 227, carmala.garzione@rochester.edu
Major:
GEO: G. Mitra, 5-5713, Hutchison 208A, gautam.mitra@rochester.edu
C. Garzione, x3-4572, Hutchison 210, carmala.garzione@rochester.edu
J. Tarduno, x5-5713, Hutchison 227, john.tarduno@rochester.edu
A. Basu, x5-2413, Hutchison 229A, abasu@mail.rochester.edu
EVS, ESP: K. Berger, x5-3934, Hutchison 227E, karen.berger@rochester.edu
R. Poreda, x5-0051, Hutchison 224, rporeda@ur.rochester.edu
C. Garzione, x5-5713, Hutchison 227, carmala.garzione@rochester.edu
V. Petrenko, x5-5713, Hutchison 228, vpetrenk@z.rochester.edu
GEM: C. Ebinger, x6-3364, Hutchinson 206A and Hopeman 406, cebinger@ur.rochester.edu
ECONOMICS
Transfer Credit: M. Wolkoff, x5-5279, Harkness 238B, wolk@mail.rochester.edu
S. Engerman, x5-3165, Harkness 203, enge@troi.cc.rochester.edu
M. Rizzo, x5-5273, Harkness 234, mrizzo@mail.rochester.edu
Major: Faculty advisers assigned by J. Wernert in 238 Harkness Hall
Minor: same
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Transfer Credit: Through B. Dick, 5-5719, Hopeman 205, barbara.dick@rochester.edu
Major: Student’s advisor, UG Chair
G. Sharma, x5-7313, Hopeman 417, gaurav.sharma@rochester.edu
Minor: G. Sharma (as above)
ENGINEERING SCIENCE
Transfer Credit: L. Norwood, x5-4155, Lattimore 301, lisa.norwood@rochester.edu
Major: same
ENGLISH
Transfer Credit:
For Primary Writing Requirement: D. Rossen-Knill, knil@mail.rochester.edu, Rush Rhees G 121, x3-3584
All other courses:
K. Gross, x5-4098, Morey 519, kenneth.gross@rochester.edu
Major:
For track in Language, Media and Communications ONLY:
D. Bleich, x5-8568, Morey 509, david.bleich@rochester.edu
For track in Creative Writing ONLY:
S. Schottenfeld, x5-6477, Morey 511, s.schottenfeld@rochester.edu
J. Scott, x5-2784, Morey 516, joanna.scott@rochester.edu
All other English majors: K. Gross (as above)
Minor: Same
FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES PROGRAM
Transfer Credit: S. Willis, x5-5757, Rush Rhees Library 428A, swls@mail.rochester.edu
Major: same
Minor: same
HISTORY
Transfer Credit: M. Jarvis, x5-4558, Rush Rhees 455, michael.jarvis@rochester.edu
Major: same
Minor: same
Students may see any Adviser On Call for initial advice.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL STUDIES
Transfer Credit: Through CSAIP (Center for Study Abroad and Interdept. Prog.), Lattimore 206, x5-7532, e-mail: abroad@admin.rochester.edu
Major: same
Minor: same
JEWISH STUDIES
Minor: A. Merideth, x5-9367, Rush Rhees 434, anne.merideth@rochester.edu
N. Rubel, x5-7215, Rush Rhees 425, nrubel@mail.rochester.edu
E. Wierenga, x5-9370, Rush Rhees 430, edward.wierenga@rochester.edu
LEGAL STUDIES
Minor: J. Bennett, x5-8145, Lattimore 521, jbennett@philosophy.rochester.edu
(OK to accept R. Feldman’s signature)
LINGUISTICS
Transfer Credit: S. Paauw, x3-2366, Lattimore 509, scott.paauw@rochester.edu
Major: Same
Minor: Same
MATHEMATICS
Transfer Credit: See a member of the Undergraduate Committee
(http://www.math.rochester.edu/undergraduate/current_students/advisers.html)
Major: Any faculty member
Minor: same
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Transfer Credit: J. Lambropoulos, x5-4071, Hopeman 236, jcl@me.rochester.edu
Major: Student’s adviser
GEM: J. Thomas, x5-4083, Hopeman 233, john.h.thomas@rochester.edu
Minor: A. Clark, x5-4078,Hopeman 329, clark@me.rochester.edu
J. Lambropoulos (as above)
MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN STUDIES
Minor: D. Stocchi-Perucchio, x5-5723, Lattimore 405, donatella.stocchi-perucchio@rochester.edu
E. Homerin, x5-4760, RRL 424, emilhomerin@rochester.edu
R. Kaeuper, x5-7878, RRL 441, richard.kaeuper@rochester.edu
R. Prendergast, x5-4113, Lattimore 430, pdst@mail.rochester.edu
S. Higley, x5-9261, Morey 411, sarah.higley@rochester.edu
MODERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
Transfer Credit: For first two years of language: see appropriate section (see below)
Transfer Credit: Any faculty member (Major and/or Minor)
Major or Minor Contact Persons:
CLT: S. Gustafson, x5-4253, Lattimore 408A, susangustafson@rochester.edu
FR: C. Kemedjio, x5-3946, Morey 302, ciko@mail.rochester.edu,
R. Doran, x5-7894, Lattimore 414, Robert.doran@rochester.edu
GER: S. Gustafson, x5-4253, Lattimore 408A, susangustafson@rochester.edu
JPN: FALL: J. Bernardi, x5-4268, Lattimore 409, jobi@mail.rochester.edu,
SPRING: D. Pollack, x5-0424, Lattimore 412, pollack@mail.rochester.edu
RUS: J. Givens, x5-4272, Lattimore 423, givn@mail.rochester.edu
SP: R. Prendergast, (A to Z), x5-4113, Lattimore 430, pdst@mail.rochester.edu
R. Rodriguez-Hernandez: (program Head/Language Placement), x5-4257, Lattimore 420, raul@mail.rochester.edu
C. Schaefer: (Clusters/Take-5’s), 5-5569, Lattimore 418, claudia.schaefer@rochester.edu
Other Minors:
CHI: W. Schaefer, x5-2235, Lattimore 407, william.schaefer@rochester.edu
IT: D. Stocchi-Perucchio, x5-5723, Lattimore 405, donatella.stocchi-perucchio@rochester.edu
LA: B. Jorgensen (as above)
MUSIC
Transfer credit: J. Covach, x5-4137, Todd 205, jcovach@mail.rochester.edu
Major: J.
Covach (as above)
Minor: J. Covach (as above)
K. Kowalke, x5-8340, Todd 209, kkwk@mail.rochester.edu
M. BaileyShea, x5-9398, Todd 201, shea@mail.rochester.edu
H. Meconi, x5-9399, Todd 203, honey.meconi@rochester.edu
MUSIC and SOUND
Please see M. Adelman, x5-0541, Meliora 102, ugcoord@bcs.rochester.edu
Transfer Credit: B. Marvin, x4-2076, ESM 109, or x5-1812, Meliora 322, bmarvin@esm.rochester.edu
Minor: same
OPTICS
Transfer Credit: G. Agrawal, x5-4846, Goergen 515, gpa@optics.rochester.edu
J. Bentley, x3-1687, Goergen 507, Bentley@optics.rochester.edu
A. Berger, x3-4734, Goergen 405, ajberger@optics.rochester.edu
N. Vamivakas, x5-2089, Wilmont 214, nick.vamivakas@rochester.edu
J. Zavislan, x5-9819, Goergen 416, zavislan@optics.rochester.edu
Major: same
Minor: same
PHILOSOPHY
Transfer Credit: W. FitzPatrick, x5-8107, Lattimore 525. William.fitzpatrick@rochester.edu
D. Modrak, x5-8111, Lattimore 532, deborah.modrak@rochester.edu
Major: same
Minor: same
PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Transfer Credit: see J. Fogg first in B&L 211, x5-6679
Physics (PHY): F. Wolfs, 643-5496, B&L 203A, wolfs@pas.rochester.edu
Astronomy (PAS): E. Mamajek,
x275-5389, B&L 420, eric.mamajek@rochester.edu
Major: same
Minor: same
POLITICAL SCIENCE (includes International Relations)
Transfer Credit: M. Blackwell, x5-5466, Harkness 307, m.blackwell@rochester.edu
K. Clarke, x5-5217, Harkness 317, kevin.clarke@rochester.edu
G. Gamm, x5-8573, Harkness 319, Gerald.gamm@rochester.edu
J. Johnson, x5-0622, Harkness 312, jjsn@mail.rochester.edu
S. Jordan, x3-4780, Harkness 322, stuart.jordan@rochester.edu
T. Kalandrakis, x3-4902, Harkness 109C, akalandr@troi.cc.rochester.edu
B. Lacina, x3-5842, Harkness 320B, blacina@ur.rochester.edu
B. Meguid, x5-2338, Harkness 306, bonnie.meguid@rochester.edu
R. Niemi, x5-5364, Harkness 321, niemi@rochester.edu
M. Peress, x5-5421, Harkness 326, mperess@mail.rochester.edu
D. Primo, x3-4779, Harkness 326, david.primo@mail.rochester.edu
M. Sen, x3-5840, Harkness 322, msen@ur.rochester.edu
Major: same
Minor: same
PSYCHOLOGY
Transfer Credit: E. Deci, x5-2461, Meliora 429, edward.deci@rochester.edu
P. Davies, x3-4672, Meliora 452, patrick.davies@rochester.edu
M.J. Estrada, x6-5274, Meliora 456, mestrada@psych.rochester.edu
C. Niemiec, x5-0106, Meliora 436, christopher.niemiec@rochester.edu
J. Smetana, x5-4592, Meliora 439, Judith.smetana@rochester.edu
M. Zuckerman, x5-8695, Meliora 431, miron.zuckerman@rochester.edu
Major: same
Minor: same
PUBLIC HEALTH-RELATED PROGRAMS
Transfer Credit: Appropriate faculty member (through Jennifer Sherwood, x6-5305, Dewey 4-209B, jennifer.sherwood@rochester.edu)
Major: **See Jennifer Sherwood first as noted above**
HLP: T Brown, x52053, RRLib 368, Theodore_Brown@urmc.rochester.edu
HBS: T. Brown (see above)
EPD: E. vanWijngaarden, x51985, 265 Crittenden Blvd., Edwin_van_Wijngaarden@urmc.rochester.edu
BET: R. Dees, x5-8110, Lattimore 529, richard.dees@rochester.edu
RELIGION AND CLASSICS
Transfer Credit: N. Gresens, x5-5112, RRL 435, nicholas.gresens@rochester.edu
E. Homerin, x5-4760, RRLibrary 424, emilhomerin@rochester.edu
A. Merideth, x5-9367, RRL 434, anne.merideth@rochester.edu
E. Wierenga, x5-9370, RRLibrary 430, edward.wierenga@rochester.edu
Major: Any full-time faculty member
Minor: Any full-time faculty member
RUSSIAN STUDIES
Major: K. Parthé, x5-4176, Lattimore 424, kathleen.parthe@rochester.edu
Minor: same
STATISTICS
Transfer Credit: S. Rao, x5-4178, Hylan 703, raos@math.rochester.edu
Major: same
Minor: same
SUSTAINABILITY
Minor: K. Berger, x5-3934, Hutchison 227E, karen.berger@rochester.edu
VISUAL SCIENCE
Minor: D. Tadin, x5-8672, Meliora 317, duje.tadin@cvs.rochester.edu
T. Pasternak, x5-8668, Rm 5-6409 S-Wing, Med. Ctr, tania@cvs.rochester.edu
D. Knill, x5-4597, Meliora 232, knill@cvs.rochester.edu
WOMEN’S STUDIES
All students MUST contact Kaitlin Legg, Lattimore 538, x5-8318, sbai@rochester.edu
Transfer Credit: S. Li, x5-4092, Morey 404, stephanie.li@rochester.edu
D. Modrak, x5-8111, Lattimore 527, deborah.modrak@rochester.edu
H. Meconi, x5-8318, Lattimore 538, honey.meconi@rochester.edu
J. Runner, x5-2626, Lattimore 511A, jeffrey.runner@rochester.edu
Major: same
Minor: same
