UMass Boston

Who can help me?

Faculty Advisors can assist with…
- Removing advising holds 
- Reading your degree audit and understanding major requirements
- Discussing post graduation plans
- Discussing research opportunities
- Recommending appropriate courses to fit your interests and career goals.
- Discussing your academic progress.

Student Success Advisors can assist with…
- Completing and revising SAP academic plans 
- Discuss early alert notifications
- Exploring alternative majors
- Other questions and concerns regarding your academics

Contacting your advisor:

Faculty advisor:
Please find who your faculty advisor is on Wiser, and email them to schedule an appointment. Please use the directory to find their email address. When you meet with your faculty advisor, please bring a copy of your degree audit.

Student Success advisor contact and appointment links:

Student Last Names "A-C": Patricia (Trish) Drew
Email: Patricia.Drew@UMB.edu  
Schedule a virtual appointment with Trish
Schedule an in-person appointment with Trish
Phone: 617-287-5867

Student Last Names "D-J": Danny O'Hara
Email: Daniel.OHara@umb.edu
Schedule a virtual appointment with Danny
Schedule an in-person appointment with Danny 

Student Last Names "K": Victoria (Tory) Fahey
Email: Victoria.Fahey@UMB.edu  
Schedule a virtual appointment with Tory
Schedule an in-person appointment with Tory
Phone: 617-287-3103

Student Last Names "L-P": Joey Paladino
Email: Joseph.Paladino@umb.edu 
Schedule a virtual appointment with Joey
Schedule an in-person appointment with Joey 

Student Last Names "Q-Z": Madison Cammarata
Email: Madison.Cammarata@UMB.edu
Schedule a virtual appointment with Madison
Schedule an in-person appointment with Madison
Phone: 617-287-3116

BIO-CHEM PROGRAM
Location: Science Center, Room 3420
Program Director: Marianna Torok
Email- Marianna.Torok@umb.edu

Who can help me?

Faculty Advisors can assist with…
- Removing advising holds for all CS majors
- Reading your degree audit and understanding major requirements
- Discuss post graduation plans
- Discuss research opportunities
- Recommending appropriate courses to fit your interests and career goals.
- Discussing your academic progress.

Student Success Advisors can assist with…
- Removing advising holds for CS majors who have eanred 0-59 credits (please check your WISER Degree Audit to confirm this)
- Completing and revising SAP academic plans 
- Discuss early alert notifications
- Exploring alternative majors
- Other questions and concerns regarding your academics
* Student Success Advisors cannot remove advising holds for computer science students who have earned 60 or more credits *

Contacting your advisor:

Faculty advisor:
Please find who your faculty advisor is on Wiser, and email them to schedule an appointment. Please use the directory to find their email address. When you meet with your faculty advisor, please bring a copy of your degree audit.

NOTE: If a faculty advisor is not listed on your WISER, please email Debbie Wade and Gemma Galecia from the CS department and ask to be assigned to a faculty advisor. Please include your Student ID number in your email.

Student Success advisor contact and appointment links:

Students Last Name A-G: Kathryn (Katie) Jenkins
Email: Kathryn.Jenkins@UMB.edu
Schedule a virtual appointment with Katie
Schedule an in-person appointment with Katie
Phone: 617-287-3143

Students Last Name H-N: Michael O'Keefe
Email: Michael.OKeefe@umb.edu
Schedule a virtual appointment with Michael
Schedule an in-person appointment with Michael
Phone: 617-287-3121

Students last name O-Z: Cameron Ramos
Email: Cameron.Ramos@UMB.edu
Schedule a virtual appointment with Cameron
Schedule an in-person appointment with Cameron
Phone: 617-287-3101

COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
Location: McCormack Building, 3rd Floor, Room 211
Department Chair: Marc Pomplun
Admin: Debbie Wade
Email- Debbie.Wade@umb.edu
Phone- 617.287.6476
Best Contact: Nurit Haspel
Email- Nurit.Haspel@umb.edu

Who can help me?

Faculty Advisors can assist with…
- Removing advising holds 
- Reading your degree audit and understanding major requirements
- Discuss post graduation plans
- Discuss research opportunities
- Recommending appropriate courses to fit your interests and career goals.
- Discussing your academic progress.

Student Success Advisors can assist with…
- Removing advising holds for students with less than 30 earned credits
- Completing and revising SAP academic plans 
- Discuss early alert notifications
- Exploring alternative majors
- Other questions and concerns regarding your academics

Contacting your advisor:

Faculty advisor:
Please find who your faculty advisor is on Wiser, and email them to schedule an appointment. Please use the directory to find their email address. When you meet with your faculty advisor, please bring a copy of your degree audit.

Student Success advisor contact and appointment links:

Students Last Name A-G: Kathryn (Katie) Jenkins
Email: Kathryn.Jenkins@UMB.edu
Schedule a virtual appointment with Katie
Schedule an in-person appointment with Katie
Phone: 617-287-3143

Students Last Name H-N: Michael O'Keefe
Email: Michael.OKeefe@umb.edu
Schedule a virtual appointment with Michael
Schedule an in-person appointment with Michael
Phone: 617-287-3121

Students last name O-Z: Cameron Ramos
Email: Cameron.Ramos@UMB.edu
Schedule a virtual appointment with Cameron
Schedule an in-person appointment with Cameron
Phone: 617-287-3101

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Location: McCormack Building, 3rd Floor, Room 128
Department Chair: Greg Sun
Admin: Moriah Roache
Email- Moriah.Roache@umb.edu
Phone- 617.287.6092
Best Contact: Engineering@umb.edu

Who can help me?

Faculty Advisors can assist with…
- Removing advising holds 
- Reading your degree audit and understanding major requirements
- Discuss post graduation plans
- Discuss research opportunities
- Recommending appropriate courses to fit your interests and career goals.
- Discussing your academic progress.

Student Success Advisors can assist with…
- Removing advising holds 
- Completing and revising SAP academic plans 
- Discuss early alert notifications
- Exploring alternative majors
- Other questions and concerns regarding your academics

Contacting your advisor:

Faculty advisor:
Please find who your faculty advisor is on Wiser, and email them to schedule an appointment. Please use the directory to find their email address. When you meet with your faculty advisor, please bring a copy of your degree audit.

Student Success advisor contact and appointment links:

Students Last Name A-G: Kathryn (Katie) Jenkins
Email: Kathryn.Jenkins@UMB.edu
Schedule a virtual appointment with Katie
Schedule an in-person appointment with Katie
Phone: 617-287-3143

Students Last Name H-N: Michael O'Keefe
Email: Michael.OKeefe@umb.edu
Schedule a virtual appointment with Michael
Schedule an in-person appointment with Michael
Phone: 617-287-3121

Students last name O-Z: Cameron Ramos
Email: Cameron.Ramos@UMB.edu
Schedule a virtual appointment with Cameron
Schedule an in-person appointment with Cameron
Phone: 617-287-3101

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
Location: Science Center, 3rd Floor, Room 0201-22
Program Director: Glenn Hoffman
Best Contact: Glenn Hoffman
Email- Glenn.Hoffman@umb.edu

Who can help me?

Faculty Advisors can assist with…
- Removing advising holds for all students majoring in Math
- Reading your degree audit and understanding major requirements
- Discuss post graduation plans
- Discuss research opportunities
- Recommending appropriate courses to fit your interests and career goals.
- Discussing your academic progress.

Student Success Advisors can assist with…
- Removing advising holds for students who have earned less than 50 credits
- Completing and revising SAP academic plans 
- Discuss early alert notifications
- Exploring alternative majors
- Other questions and concerns regarding your academics

Contacting your advisor:

Faculty advisor:
Please find who your faculty advisor is on Wiser, and email them to schedule an appointment. Please use the directory to find their email address. When you meet with your faculty advisor, please bring a copy of your degree audit.

Student Success advisor contact and appointment links:

Students Last Name A-G: Kathryn (Katie) Jenkins
Email: Kathryn.Jenkins@UMB.edu
Schedule a virtual appointment with Katie
Schedule an in-person appointment with Katie
Phone: 617-287-3143

Students Last Name H-N: Michael O'Keefe
Email: Michael.OKeefe@umb.edu
Schedule a virtual appointment with Michael
Schedule an in-person appointment with Michael
Phone: 617-287-3121

Students last name O-Z: Cameron Ramos
Email: Cameron.Ramos@UMB.edu
Schedule a virtual appointment with Cameron
Schedule an in-person appointment with Cameron
Phone: 617-287-3101

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
Location: Wheatley, 3rd Floor, Room 154
Department Chair: Eduardo Gonzalez
Admin: Maureen Title
Email- Maureen.Title@umb.edu
Phone- 617.287.6442
Admin: Ryan Silva
Email- Ryan.Silva@umb.edu
Phone- 617.287.6460
Best Contact: Math@umb.edu

Who can help me?

Faculty Advisors can assist with…
- Removing advising holds
- Reading your degree audit and understanding major requirements
- Discuss post graduation plans
- Discuss research opportunities
- Recommending appropriate courses to fit your interests and career goals.
- Discussing your academic progress.

Student Success Advisors can assist with…
- Removing advising holds for students with less than 30 earned credits
- Completing and revising SAP academic plans 
- Discuss early alert notifications
- Exploring alternative majors
- Other questions and concerns regarding your academics
* Once a student has earned 30 credits or more, Student Success Advisors cannot remove their advising holds. Students in this situation must reach out to their Faculty Advisor *

Contacting your advisor:

Faculty advisor:
Please find who your faculty advisor is on Wiser, and email them to schedule an appointment. Please use the directory to find their email address. When you meet with your faculty advisor, please bring a copy of your degree audit.

Student Success advisor contact and appointment links:

Students Last Name A-G: Kathryn (Katie) Jenkins
Email: Kathryn.Jenkins@UMB.edu
Schedule a virtual appointment with Katie
Schedule an in-person appointment with Katie
Phone: 617-287-3143

Students Last Name H-N: Michael O'Keefe
Email: Michael.OKeefe@umb.edu
Schedule a virtual appointment with Michael
Schedule an in-person appointment with Michael
Phone: 617-287-3121

Students last name O-Z: Cameron Ramos
Email: Cameron.Ramos@UMB.edu
Schedule a virtual appointment with Cameron
Schedule an in-person appointment with Cameron
Phone: 617-287-3101

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
Location: Wheatley, 4th Floor, Room 45
Department Chair: Rahul Kulkarni
Admin: Moriah Roache
Email- Moriah.Roache@umb.edu
Phone- 617.287.6092
Admin: Danielle Fontaine
Email- Danielle.Fontaine@umb.edu
Phone- 617.287.6050
Best Contact: Physics@umb.edu

The Academic & Career Engagement and Success (ACES) Center serves students in the College of Science and Mathematics who are undecided about their major. The UAC is located in the Campus Center, 1st Floor, Room 1100. Advisors in the UAC work with undecided students to explore major and career options and choose courses that will help them fulfill university and college requirements. Advisors are available on a drop-in and appointment basis.

ADVISING FOR STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

If you are in the Student Support Services Office, please contact their office directly for advising. Their office is located in the Campus Center, 1st Floor, Room 1100. 

Students should reach out to their assigned advisor in SSS by email.

Albis Mejia - Albis.Mejia@umb.edu
Franklin Ortiz – Franklin.Ortiz@umb.edu
Erica Lam – Erica.lam@umb.edu

Director, Danielle Wheeler – Danielle.wheeler@umb.edu
Assistant Director, Joel Mora – Joel.Mora@umb.edu