Connect With Your Academic Advisor and Faculty Mentors
In addition to the list below, you can find your assigned Academic Advisor and Faculty Mentor listed in Degree Works (including those outside of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences). For additional guidance or questions, please email HSS.StudentSuccess@unco.edu or call (970) 351-3140.
New transfer students: Please use the links below to schedule an appointment with your academic advisor.
New First-Year students: You will connect with your academic advisor and register during your New Student Orientation
program this summer. To learn more, please visit http://www.unco.edu/humanities-social-sciences/student-success/advising.aspx.
Africana Studies
Paige Johnsen is also available to answer questions about the Africana Studies minor.
Conenct with your Faculty Mentor: George Junne
To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your "Advisor" listing in Degree Works.
Anthropology

Jarrod Daily-Paddock
Academic Advisor/Student Success Coach
jarrod.daily-paddock@unco.edu
(970) 351-3135
Jarrod is also available to answer questions about the Anthropology an Multicultural Anthropology minors.
Connect with your Faculty Mentor(s)
To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your "Advisor" listing in Degree Works.
Asian Studies (World Languages & Cultures)
Paige is also available to answer questions about the Asian Studies, Chinese, and Japanese minors.
Conncet with your Faculty Mentor(s): Michelle Low and Professor Sumiko Gibson
To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your "Advisor" listing in Degree Works.
Communication Studies

Emily Ehrensbeck
Academic Advisor & Success Coach
emily.ehrensbeck@unco.edu
970-351-3549
Emily is also available to answer questions about the Communication Studies minor.
Connect with your Faculty Mentor(s) (Note: Thomas Endres is our Faculty Mentor for Extended Campus Students)
To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your "Advisor" listing in Degree Works.
Criminology & Criminal Justice

Jarrod Daily-Paddock
Academic Advisor/Student Success Coach
jarrod.daily-paddock@unco.edu
(970) 351-3135

Topazio Aranda
Academic Advisor/Student Success Coach
topazio.aranda@unco.edu
(970) 351-2169
Jarrod is also available to answer questions about the criminology and Criminal Justice minor.
Connect with your Faculty Mentor(s)
To determine your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your “Advisor” listing in Degree Works.
Economics

Emily Ehrensbeck
Academic Advisor & Success Coach
emily.ehrensbeck@unco.edu
970-351-3549
Emily is also available to answer questions about the Economics minor.
Connect with your Faculty Mentor(s)
Note: Paige Johnsen will continue to advise some of our current Economics majors through graduation as well. To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your “Advisor” listing in Degree Works.
English

Emily Ehrensbeck
Academic Advisor & Success Coach
emily.ehrensbeck@unco.edu
970-351-3549
Emily is also available to answer questions about the English and Writing minors.
Connect with your Faculty Mentor(s)
To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your "Advisor" listing in Degree Works.
English: Secondary Education
Connect with your Faculty Advisor(s) and Mentors: Stacy Bailey and Matt Seymour
To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your "Advisor" listing in Degree Works.
Paige Johnsen will support English: Secondary Education students until they begin their Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) coursework and subsequently transition to faculty advising. All new students (first-year, transfer, and current students who change their major), however, will still have their first advising appointment with her.
Environmental and Sustainability Studies

Topazio Aranda
Academic Advisor/Student Success Coach
topazio.aranda@unco.edu
(970) 351-2169
Topazio is also available to answer questions about the Geography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Sustainability minors and our undergraduate certifices in Drone Operations and Spatial Analytics and GIS and Cartography.
Connect with your Faculty Mentor(s)
To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your "Advisor" listing in Degree Works.
Geography

Topazio Aranda
Academic Advisor/Student Success Coach
topazio.aranda@unco.edu
(970) 351-2169
Topazio is also available to answer questions about the Geography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Sustainability minors and our undergraduate certifices in Drone Operations and Spatial Analytics and GIS and Cartography.
Connect with your Faculty Mentor(s)
To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your "Advisor" listing in Degree Works.
History

Topazio Aranda
Academic Advisor/Student Success Coach
topazio.aranda@unco.edu
(970) 351-2169
Topazio is also available to answer questions about the history minor.
Connect with your Faculty Advisor(s) and Mentor(s)
To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your "Advisor" listing in Degree Works.
Topazio will support History: Liberal Arts students until they earn ~60 credits, at which point they will transition to a faculty advisor; she will support History: Secondary Education students until they begin their Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) coursework. All new students (first-year, transfer, and current students who change their major), however, will still have their first advising appointment with her and then align with these guidelines thereafter.
International Affairs
For questions about the Political Science minor, please reach out to Jarrod Daily-Paddock; for questions about the Legal Studies minor, please reach out to Jeff Brown.
Connect with your Faculty Mentor(s)
To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your "Advisor" listing in Degree Works.
Journalism

Emily Ehrensbeck
Academic Advisor & Success Coach
emily.ehrensbeck@unco.edu
970-351-3549
Emily is also available to answer questions about the Media Studies minor.
Connect with your Faculty Mentor(s)
To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your "Advisor" listing in Degree Works.
Mexican American Studies (Chicana/o & Latinx Studies)
Paige is also available to answer questions about the Mexican American Studies minor.
Connect with your Faculty Mentor(s)
To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your "Advisor" listing in Degree Works.
Philosophy

Jarrod Daily-Paddock
Academic Advisor/Student Success Coach
jarrod.daily-paddock@unco.edu
(970) 351-3135
Jarrod is also available to answer questions about the Philosophy and Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy minors. For questions about the Legal Studies minor, please reach out to Jeff Brown.
Connect with your Faculty Mentor(s)
To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your "Advisor" listing in Degree Works.
Political Science

Jarrod Daily-Paddock
Academic Advisor/Student Success Coach
jarrod.daily-paddock@unco.edu
(970) 351-3135
Jarrod is also available to answer questions about the Political Science minor. For questions about the Legal Studies minor, please reach out to Jeff Brown.
Connect with your Faculty Mentor(s)
Paige Johnsen will continue to advise some of our current Political Science majors through graduation as well. To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your "Advisor" listing in Degree Works.
Sociology

Topazio Aranda
Academic Advisor/Student Success Coach
topazio.aranda@unco.edu
(970) 351-2169
Topazio is also available to answer questions about the Sociology minor (Main Campus) and Equity and Inclusion Certificate.
Connect with your Faculty Mentor(s)
To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your "Advisor" listing in Degree Works.
For Extended Campus Sociology Students:
Professor Harmon is also available to answer questions about the Sociology minor (Extended Campus).
Connect with your Faculty Mentor(s)
To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your "Advisor" listing in Degree Works.
Spanish (World Languages & Cultures)
Paige is also available to answer questions about the Spanish minor and Spanish for the Professions certificate.
Connect with your Faculty Mentor(s): Enrique Bernales and Karla Del Carpio
To confirm your assigned Academic Advisor(s) and Faculty Mentor(s) please review your "Advisor" listing in Degree Works.
While Paige will advise Spanish: Liberal Arts students for the entirety of their program, Spanish: K-12 Education students will transition to faculty advising when they begin their Educational Field Experience (EDFE) coursework. All new students (first-year, transfer, and current students who change their major), however, will still have their first advising appointment with her.
For questions about the Gender Studies minor, please contact Topazio Aranda or connect with your Gender Studies faculty.
If you don’t see your program or department listed, we recommend (a) visiting Degree Works to review your personalized advisor assignment, (b) visiting our Student Academic Success webpage to find out if your program is in a different College, and/or (c) emailing HSS.StudentSuccess@unco.edu to elicit additional support.
Still not sure? Reach out to the Student Success Resource Center.