Staff Responsibilities
Administrative Services
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Katie Lott | Business Administrator/Assistant to the Chair
- Assistant to the chair
TBD | Administrative Assistant
- Department support (visiting scholar and visa requests)
- Liaison to department standing committees
- ME Design Expo
- Capstone Design Course coordinator
Lani McKinney | Communications Specialist
- Website and social media
- Newsletters and reports
- Photo and video
Samantha Hand | Administrative Assistant
- Print orders
- Conference room scheduling
- Key requests
- Department seminar hospitality
- Travel requests and reimbursements
- Undergraduate student hiring
Information Technology Services
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Nate Jensen | IT Manager, Systems Analyst
Joel Buehler | Information Technology Support
Derek Dickson | Information Technology Support
- Manage and support faculty, staff, and lab computers
- Provide technical hardware and software support for faculty, staff, and students
- Manage ME Intranet and course sites
- Large format poster printing
- Door lock programming
- Data backup support
Undergraduate/Graduate Program Services
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Brianna Enearl | Graduate Student Services Specialist
- Graduate Program (non-advising components) All graduate student forms
- Degree requirements
- Graduate Handbook
- Admissions processing for ME grad programs
- Grad student support for Workday
- ME 6000 seminar attendance
- ME Grad Student Organization (MEGSO) co-advisor
- Summer Research Experience for Undergrads (REU)
Breanna Helfrick | Undergraduate Student Services Specialist
- Undergraduate program (non-advising components)
- Course and classroom scheduling
- Textbook coordinator
- Degree requirements
- Data analysis/enrollment numbers
- Undergraduate student support for Workday
Labs and Operations
Sandy Sayer | Manager of Program Facilities
- Space Coordinator
- Technical Staff Manager
Jim Dautremont | Engineer
- Support for equipment design
- Installation and repairs for teaching labs
- Support for equipment design, installation and repairs for research labs
Josh Delarm | Engineer
- Primary Engineer for Design Labs associated with classes ME 5900, ME 4900, ME 4660, ME 2700, ME 1700
- Primary Engineer for Learning Communities, Clubs and the Resource Hub that utilize Boyd Lab
- Resource Hub contact
John Howell | Teaching Lab Specialist
- Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Fluids Labs associated with class ME 3350
- Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Heat Transfer Labs associated with class ME 4360
- Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Engines Lab associated with class ME 4490
- Safety Committee Chair and building safety contact
Sawyer Krotz | Teaching Lab Specialist
- Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Additive Manufacturing Lab
- Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Controls Labs associated with class ME 4210
- Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Capstone Design class ME 4150
- Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Instrumentation labs associated with class ME 3700
- Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for teaching labs in ME 4110 and ME 4100 courses
Kaden Peterson | Teaching Lab Specialist
- Primary Teaching Lab Coordinator for Manufacturing Labs associated with class ME 3240
Craig Severson | Teaching Lab Specialist
- Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Design Labs associated with classes ME 5900, ME 4900, ME 4660, ME 2700, ME 1700
- Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Learning Communities, Clubs and the Resource Hub that utilize Boyd Lab
TBD | Engineer
Undergraduate Student Services Center
2620 Howe Hall
Alyssa Stafne | Lead Advisor
Kirsten Hauge | Academic Advisor
Breanna Kixmiller | Academic Advisor
Aliza MacKenzie | Academic Advisor
Fred Lloyd | Academic Advisor
Ryan Johnson | Academic Advisor
Samantha Brockshus | Student Services Coordinator
- Assist students with academic plans
- Teach engineering orientation and career planning courses
- Recruit new students