Advising & Student Services Center/ EOP
The College of Humanities Student Services Center/ EOP Satellite offers a wide variety of student support services to recruit, retain, and promote successful degree completion for students with declared majors in the College of Humanities. Holistic services offered include:
- New incoming student advising for EOP freshmen and transfer students
- Academic advisement and graduation planning for continuing students
- Career/graduate school planning and mentoring
- Referrals to College and University resources for academic, personal, and professional development
- Understanding basic financial aid information
- SSC/EOP staff also provide additional specialized services to Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) students
Mission
The Student Services Center/Educational Opportunity Program office is committed to providing services that will facilitate student success. We believe that a collaborative environment that brings together students, faculty, and staff will assist students in realizing their goals.
The primary responsibility of the College of Humanities SSC/EOP is to provide academic and non-academic support services to students who have declared majors and minors in the departments and programs housed in the College of Humanities, though any student, regardless of major, is eligible to seek and receive assistance at the Center. While the SSC/EOP strives to provide assistance to all, its paramount goal is to promote retention and graduation rates among target groups, including Educational Opportunity Program students, first-time freshmen, first-time transfer students, probationary students, and previously disqualified students.
Academic advisement is available virtually and in-person. Appointments can be requested through EAB or through this request form.
Generally, academic advisement is not mandatory as long as you remain in good academic standing. Students following an Academic Performance Agreement or on academic notice are required to complete academic advisement at least once per semester. Also, students majoring and/or minoring in certain departments may be required to meet with an academic advisor to clear a registration hold.
Phone: 818-677-3300
Email: liberal.inds@csun.edu
Location: Education Administration 100.
Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and Liberal Studies website
Students interested in finding out more information about attending CSUN should contact the Office of Student Outreach & Recruitment to meet with a Pre-Admissions Counselor.
Assist.org serves as a resource for course articulation. You can utilize the information on this site to identify transferable coursework.
Continuing students interested in academic advisement in the College of Humanities SSC/EOP should fill out this request form. Students may also schedule their academic advisement appointments through EAB.
Students will have a registration hold during the semester immediately following placement on academic notice and each fall and spring semester thereafter while on academic notice. Prior to registration, students must schedule an appointment with an advisor by completing this form. The registration hold will be removed once the student has been advised.
Academic advisement is mandatory for all first-time freshmen prior to registration. The College of Humanities Student Services Center/ EOP advises and mentors first-year students (FTF) who are admitted to the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP).
Academic advisement is mandatory prior to registration for all first-year students. The College of Humanities SSC/EOP offers academic advising and mentoring services tailored for newly admitted and continuing EOP students enrolled in majors within the College of Humanities. Specialized support services are also provided for EOP students majoring in Deaf Studies, as well as the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and Liberal Studies.
All other FTF (first-years) should schedule their mandatory advisement sessions with the Matador Advising Hub
To ensure a smooth and successful transition to CSUN, advisement is highly recommended prior to registration for all incoming transfer students. You may schedule through EAB or/and this interest form.
All Questions
Kent Baxter, Associate Dean (kent.baxter@csun.edu)
General Advising Questions
Marvin Villanueva, Director COH Student Services Center (movillan@csun.edu)
General Advising, Careers in the Humanities, Community Service Opportunities
Vanessa Martinez, Graduation and Retention Specialist (Vanessa.martinez@csun.edu)
Community Service Learning
Danielle Spratt, Director, Office of Community Engagement, (danielle.spratt@csun.edu)
Internships
Heidi Schumacher, Internship Coordinator, English (Heidi.schumacher@csun.edu)
Jennifer Thompson, Director, Jewish Studies (jennifer.a.thompson@csun.edu)
All Department/Major/Minor Specific Questions
Asian American Studies
Student Advisor: Edith Chen (edith.chen@csun.edu)
Central American and Transborder Studies
Student Advisor: Douglas Carranza (douglas.carranza@csun.edu)
Chicana and Chicano Studies
Student Advisor: Theresa Montaño, Associate Chair (theresa.montano@csun.edu)
Grad Advisor: Peter Garcia (peter.garcia@csun.edu)
English
Student Advisor: Colleen Tripp, Associate Chair (colleen.tripp@csun.edu)
Grad Advisor: Scott Kleinman (scott.kleinman@csun.edu)
Creative Writing Advisor: Leilani Hall (leilani.hall@csun.edu)
English Subject Matter Advisor: Dorothy Clark (dorothy.g.clark@csun.edu)
Gender and Women’s Studies
Student Advisor: Tina Beyene (tina.beyene@csun.edu)
Interdisciplinary Studies and Liberal Studies
General student advisement: Jonathan B. Martinez, ITEP Director (jonathan.b.martinez@csun.edu)
ITEP Junior advisement: Mary Dudley and/or Martha Campos, Advisor (mary.dudley@csun.edu; martha.campos@csun.edu)
Interdisciplinary Studies advisement: Dr. Mauro Carassai (mauro.carassai@csun.edu)
General Teacher Preparation and Community Service advisement: Dr. Krystal Howard, Associate Chair (krystal.howard@csun.edu)
Sustainability Minor advisement: Dr. Sindhuja Bhakthavatsalam (sindhuja.bhakthavatsalam@csun.edu)
Linguistics/TESL
Student Advisor: Stephanie Kim, Associate Chair (stephanie.kim@csun.edu)
Grad Advisor: Laura Ruth-Hirrel (laura.hirrel@csun.edu)
Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures:
Armenian: Vahram Shemmassian (vahram.shemmassian@csun.edu)
Chinese: Junliang Huang (junliang.huang@csun.edu)
Classics: Tim Watson (tim.watson@csun.edu)
Japanese: Drake Langford (drake.langford@csun.edu)
Arabic, French, Hebrew, Italian, Korean, Persian, Russian: Adrián Pérez-Boluda
(adrian.perez-boluda@csun.edu)
Spanish (A-F): Svetlana Tyutina (svetlana.tyutina@csun.edu)
Spanish (G-M): Ane Icardo Isasa (ane.icardo@csun.edu)
Spanish (N-T): Axel Montepeque (axel.montepeque@csun.edu)
Spanish (U-Z): Adrian Perez-Boluda (adrian.perez-boluda@csun.edu)
Spanish-Single Subject Matter: Adrian Perez-Boluda (adrian.perez-boluda@csun.edu)
Spanish M.A.: Svetlana Tyutina (svetlana.tyutina@csun.edu)
Philosophy
Student Advisor: Kristina Meshelski (kristina.meshelski@csun.edu)
Religious Studies:
Student Advisor: Amanda Baugh (Amanda.baugh@csun.edu)
American Indian Studies
Student Advisor: Teresa Williams Leon, Director (Teresa.williams-leon@csun.edu)
Civic and Community Engagement
Student Advisor: Amanda Baugh, Director (Amanda.baugh@csun.edu)
Jewish Studies
Student Advisor: Jennifer Thompson, Director (jennifer.a.thompson@csun.edu)
Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
Student Advisor: Khanum Shaikh, Director (khanum.shaikh@csun.edu)
Queer Studies
Student Advisor: Sheena Malhotra, Director (sheena.malhotra@csun.edu)
Disability Studies
Student Advisor: Leilani Hall, Director (leilani.hall@csun.edu)