UND CEM Staff Support Directory
Briss Donis-Van Asch
Deans Office Support Specialist
Upson II, Room 165C
701-777-3309
- Support and scheduling for Dean’s office
- Liaison between CEM/VPAA/HR/Shared Service Center (SSC) for all CEM recruitments and hires
- Maintain faculty/staff records including evaluations and P&T
- Coordinate Faculty Letters of Understanding (LOUs) process
- Liaison to Shared Service Center for travel and reimbursements for CEM
- Maintain personnel records for faculty as the official office of records for those files
Kathie Johnke
Administrative Support Specialist
CEC, Solberg Student Success Center Room 103
701-777-2180
- College of Engineering & Mines reception
- Answering and/or directing all calls and emails for CEM
- Assist students in regard to advising appointments, registration issues, etc.
- Room & classroom scheduling
- Support student organization groups
Hunter Sherlock
CEM Faculty Support Specialist
Upson II, Room 165
701-777-3411
- Admin support for department chairs and faculty
- Maintain departmental Blackboard informational sites
- Coordinate and distribute mail and deliveries
- Liaison with Shared Service Center - procurement, P-cards, office supplies, food, budgeting, travel expenses, etc.
- Supervise student employees for departments
- Support for research council
Angie Lockwood
Graduate Programs Coordinator
Upson II, Room 160N
701-777-6489
- Graduate Student communications
- Manage GTA/GRA appointments
- Track/manage tuition waivers and grad student progress
- Courseleaf support - GR
- GR Course Management in Campus Connection
- Support for Grad Directors and Grad Committee
- Liaison with Grad School and International Center
- Recruiting and outreach to prospective students
Kristie Wolff
Undergraduate Programs Coordinator
Upson II, Room 160M
701-777-5745
- Undergraduate Student communications
- Courseleaf support - UG
- UG Course Management in Campus Connection
- Textbook orders for CEM
- Support for Academic Programs Committee
- Liaison with Academic Advisors
- Coordinate processing of student petition forms
- Coordinate student tours with Admissions
- Support for accreditation activities and ABET Coordinator
Courtenay White
Online Programs Coordinator
CEC, Room 103D
701-777-4333
- Provide services for online prospective & registered students / All general communications
- Liaison to the UND Campus for the online engineering students and to represent UND and CEM while promoting DEDP
- Update students on course & lab schedules and availability
- Prepare for summer laboratories on UND campus
Mary Winters
Online Support Specialist
CEC, Room 103E
701-777-2684
- Provide support to faculty regarding online lectures, blackboard, courses, etc.
- Coordinate exams and proctors
- Grading support for faculty - printing/uploading/ downloading
- Ensure classes are scheduled in the appropriate rooms for recording purposes
- Request/add user when needed for TA
- Populate on-campus and DEDP groups in Blackboard for each course offered via distance
Anna Crowell
Technical Writer/Editor
IES - Collaborative Energy Complex
- Edit for grammar, spelling, punctuation and correct structure of proposals, technical reports and other research related correspondence developed by CEM faculty and research staff, including providing assistance with formatting documents
- Provide support to CEM faculty/researchers in developing and writing supporting documentation for proposals and other research publications
- Provide support to the CEM Associate Dean for Research (ADR) in promoting the research activities of the college
Frederick Gietzen
Grant Manager/Resource Analyst
Upson II, Room 160J
701-777-3147
- CEM Research Support Unit (RSU) Finance: Sponsored Research Bookkeeping
- RSU: Payroll Budget Projection & Incumbent Coverage: Incumbents & Job Data, Payroll Reports
- RSU: HMRS/Payroll Services Remuneration, Payroll Reports, Payroll Corrections
- RSU: Tracking Cost Share and Supporting Cost Centers: Cost Share & Matching, Reconcile, Prepare Financial Statements
- RSU: Audit Support, Communication, Internal Controls, Meetings, Work Environment, Office Equipment, Records Management, Time Management
- Liaison with Shared Service Center for grant-related activities
Angie Olson
Grant Manager - IES
CEC, Room 246
701-777-5988
- Grant Management for the Institute for Energy Studies
- Financial administration and planning of IES Grant and Contract Projects.
Hailey Fentem
Grant Preperation Assistant
Collaborative Energy Complex
- Assist faculty and staff in preparing and submitting external funding proposals
- Assist Associate Dean for Research and CEM faculty and researchers in identifying funding opportunities
- Maintain documentation of all concept papers, preproposals, and proposals submitted by CEM
Jordan Eberhardt
Engineering IT Services Coordinator
Upson II, Room 162C
701-777-6108
Adam Lawman
Linux Administrator
Upson II, Room 162
701-777-4722
Deb Austreng
Director of Alumni, Corporate & Public Relations
Harrington Hall, Room 100E
701-777-4249
- Development/stewardship of relations between CEM alumni, corporations and foundations
- Identify, schedule and organize alumni activities for the purpose of development and stewardship and plan CEM special events
- Annual Giving campaign and Alumni Academy
- Write and assist with CEM press releases
- Interface with University Relations and media organizations for press releases, special events and announcements
- Produce the Engineering Magazine
- Maintain records for CEM alumni and corporate partners
- Stewardship calls, emails, & Thank-You’s to donors for gifts
- Schedules company info sessions
Darin Buri
CEM Facility & Library Manager
Leonard Hall, Room 326B
701-777-3221
- Manage Geology Library
- Key & electronic access for all CEM
- Coordinate building needs with Facilities
- Help in minor repair tasks related to building, instrumentation, and equipment upkeep
- Manage CEM phone lines
- CEM inventory, asset management & surplus property
- Act as a central contact point for external groups for tours of museum and coordinate students who lead them
Laura Egan
Engineering & Sciences Librarian
Chester Fritz Library, Room 238
701-777-6326
- Provide one-on-one assistance, classroom instruction, and tutorials related to research skills
- Assist with scholarly communication topics
- Develop the library's engineering and sciences digital and print collections
Gwen Klawon
Outreach, Recruitment/Retention Specialist
Harrington Hall, Room 100B
701-777-3390
- Identify and recruit high-quality students for engineering and geology programs at UND
- Promote UND CEM, the profession of engineering, and the study of engineering, science, and math to K-12 and community college students and the general public
- Coordinate retention activities and other student services for students across CEM
- Handle scholarships for all departments in addition to the college-wide scholarships
- Oversee Thank-You’s from scholarship recipients
Anna Leddige
Chief Business Officer
Upson II, Room 165D
701-777-3412
- Strategic financial planning for all internal funding
- Strategic financial planning of external funding
- Financial efficiency
- Space inventory and management