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Academic Advisors

Schedule an appointment with one of our academic advisors.

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Schedule an appointment to meet with your academic advisor, support area, or faculty mentor through Hawk Central. In-person and virtual appointments are available.

How to Schedule an Appointment

Academic Advisors

Professional Academic Advisors are here to answer questions, help solve problems, and support every step of the way on the educational journey. All undergraduate students have an academic advisor assigned through their academic department. Before registering for classes, make an appointment to talk through plans with an academic advisor.

Our academic advisors aid in the:

  • Development of educational plans
  • Assistance of career and life goals
  • Selection of appropriate classes and other educational internships or coop experiences
  • Clarification of institutional requirements
  • Development of student awareness about educational resources available (e.g., scholarships, internships, study abroad, and honors)
  • Assessment of student progress toward established goals
  • Growth of decision making skills
  • Referral to and use of institutional support services

Academic advisors help students to identify and assess their options and notify students of possible effects and consequences of actions that can be taken. The responsibility of making those decisions about educational and professional goals rests solely with the student as outlined in the Academic Advising Expectations.

Faculty Mentors

Faculty mentors, experts in their field, are available to help mentor in pursuing intellectual interests, identifying opportunities in internships and research, and navigating subfields within the academic discipline. For further information about when to talk with a professional advisor and when to contact a faculty mentor, please see FAQs below.

CEM Academic Advisors

Your academic advisor is listed under Connect on your Hawk Central Dashboard. Click "Contact My Advisors" to view your advisor's contact information.

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Jill Caya
Academic Advisor
Specialties: Academic Advisor for Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Pre-Engineering
  • jill.caya@UND.edu
  • 701.777.6000
  • McCannel Hall Room 280
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7143
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Natalie Chitnis
Academic Advisor
Specialties: Computer Science, Data Science, and the Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering
  • natalie.chitnis@UND.edu
  • 701.777.5213
  • McCannel Hall
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7143
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Robert Cooper
Academic Advisor
Specialties: Civil Engineering (Last Names F-Z)
  • robert.cooper@UND.edu
  • 701.777.2117
  • McCannel Hall
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7143
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Justine Fourie
Academic Advisor
Specialties: Mechanical Engineering (Last Names J-Z)
  • justine.fourie@UND.edu
  • 701.777.2117
  • McCannel Hall
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7143
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Alexia Langowski
Academic Advisor
Specialties: Electrical Engineering (A-D), Mechanical Engineering (A-I)
  • alexia.langowski@UND.edu
  • 701.777.4237
  • McCannel Hall
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7143
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Yashari Nunez Speers
Academic Advisor
Specialties: Academic Advisor for Electrical Engineering (E-Z), Cyber Security, and Cyber Security Engineering
  • yashari.nunez@UND.edu
  • 701.777.4192
  • McCannel Hall Room 280
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7143
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Sebastien Reese
Academic Advisor
Specialties: Aerospace Engineering (last names A-J), Biomedical Engineering, and Civil Engineering (last names A-E)
  • sebastien.reese@UND.edu
  • 701.777.4720
  • McCannel Hall Room 280
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7143
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Beau Simon
BS Education, MA Educational Leadership
Academic Advisor
Specialties: Aerospace Engineering (last names K-Z), Communication, Journalism
  • beau.a.simon@UND.edu
  • 701.777.4235
  • McCannel Hall Room 280
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7143
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Courtenay White
Online Student Support Coord
  • courtenay.white@UND.edu
  • 701.777.4333
  • Collaborative Energy Complex Room 103D
    Grand Forks ND 58202-8155
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Margaret Laumb
Senior Lecturer
Specialties: Engineering Academic Advisor
  • margaret.laumb@UND.edu
  • 701.777.6963
  • Collaborative Energy Complex Room 113F
    Grand Forks ND 58202-8155
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Daniel Cooley
Academic Advising Manager
  • daniel.d.cooley@UND.edu
  • 701.777.4116
  • McCannel Hall Room 280
    Grand Forks ND 58202-7143

If you are a student in the College of Engineering & Mines, but looking for other program options at UND, please reach out to our Academic and Career Exploration team.

Frequently Asked Questions

In Campus Connection, your academic advisor is listed on the right side of your “Student Center” page.

Your academic advisor is listed under Connect on your Hawk Central dashboard. Click "Contact My Advisors" to view your advisor's contact information.

If an academic advisor is not listed, please contact us through emailing the College of Engineering and Mines general advising inbox at UND.CEM.Advising@UND.edu.

Faculty mentors will be listed under a particular department’s web page as “faculty.” You can also tell by searching the online UND Faculty and Staff Directory. When you enter the advisor’s name, a professional advisor’s title will include “advisor” whereas a faculty mentor's title will include “professor” or "instructor."

Professional Advisor

Use Hawk Central to schedule an appointment with your professional advisor. If you click on the advisor’s name in the online Faculty and Staff Directory, the advisor’s contact and office information will be displayed.
 
 
Faculty Mentor

You may not be able to use Hawk Central to schedule an appointment with your faculty mentor. If you click on the faculty member’s name in the online Faculty and Staff Directory, the professor’s office location, email and office phone, as well as the department phone, will be displayed. You can connect with your faculty mentor by any of these methods.

If you change majors, your primary advisor will change unless your primary advisor happens to be responsible for both your old and new departments. Your faculty mentor will also change because professors only advise students in their departments. If you add a second major, you will be assigned a support advisor and faculty mentor whom you should consult for help with that major.

Your professional advisor will not change unless you change majors. You may choose a different faculty mentor through emailing the College of Engineering and Mines general advising inbox at UND.CEM.Advising@UND.edu.

Students often select a faculty mentor based on their experience with a professor in coursework or on that professor’s area of academic specialization.

Solberg Student Success Center
Collaborative Energy Complex Room 103
2844 Campus Rd Stop 8155
Grand Forks, ND 58202-8155
P 701.777.2180
und.ceminfo@UND.edu

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