Consult the list below to help you determine who to contact if you need help. If you do not see a contact for your specific inquiry, please contact Paula Christie or call the main office at 541-737-2081.
Academic support
Undergraduates
Course-related scheduling, classroom changes & additional room requests
- Mak Ashton ([email protected])
- Paula Christie ([email protected])
Course registration questions
Enrollment limit adjustments
- Mak Ashton ([email protected])
Undergraduate advising and undergraduate minor advising
- Margie Haak ([email protected]) - Major Advising
- John Terhorst ([email protected]) - Minor Advising
- Amila Liyanage ([email protected]) - Transfer Student Advising
- [email protected] - General Undergraduate Advising Questions
Graduate students
Graduate student advising
- May Nyman ([email protected])
Graduate student issues
- Tara Stacy ([email protected])
Graduate TA assignments
- Margie Haak ([email protected])
Administrative support
Faculty and staff
HR, personnel, insurance, visa, departmental recruiting, new hire paperwork
- Paula Christie ([email protected])
Payroll questions
- Paula Christie ([email protected])
Promotion and tenure
- Mas Subramanian ([email protected])
- Wei Kong ([email protected])
- Paula Christie ([email protected])
Grant & finance related services
- Financial Strategic Services Office
- Grant-related Inquiries - [email protected]
- Other Financial Inquiries - [email protected]
Scheduling
Department Head's schedule
- Paula Christie ([email protected])
Seminar scheduling, webpage updates and additions
- Paula Christie ([email protected])
Purchase and Travel
Departmental purchases
Chemistry Stores
Travel arrangements and travel, moving & other reimbursements
Facilities support
Reserving department rooms
LPSC key requests
Gilbert/GBAD/ALS key requests
After-hours permits
- Tara Stacy ([email protected])
Building maintenance and renovations - Gilbert Hall & LPSC
- Rusty Root ([email protected])
Building maintenance and renovations - Gilbert Addition
- Kristi Edwards ([email protected])
Safety Committee - Gilbert Hall & LPSC
- Michael Burand ([email protected])
Safety Committee - Gilbert Addition
- Kristi Edwards ([email protected])
Meet the staff
The following is a breakdown of job duties assigned by office staff member to help determine who to contact:
Paula Christie
Assistant to Department Head/Office Manager
- Payroll Questions
- HR Questions
- Health Insurance Questions
- Visa Questions
- Promotion and Tenure Questions
- "I don't know who to ask" Questions
Mak Ashton
Ecampus/Undergraduate Coordinator
- Ecampus Student Support
- Undergraduate questions (not including advising)
- Course issues questions (enrollment, registration, etc)
Tara Stacy
Graduate Coordinator
- Graduate Student Questions (not including advising)
(Vacant)
Media and Event Coordinator
- Website updates
- Departmental Marketing (i.e. Newsletter, Social Media, Video Creation, etc)
- Departmental Photography
- Event Coordination (seminars, meetings, special events, etc)
Student Workers
- Filing
- Copying
- Scanning
- Archiving
- Cleaning
- Any and all remaining duties as assigned
If you're still unsure who to contact regarding your inquiry, please contact Paula Christie ([email protected]).



