As a student in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, you have multiple options for requesting academic advising assistance. You can work with your assigned adviser (often a faculty member in your current or intended major), advising staff in each department, or general advisers in the Ryan Family Student Center.
All students in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences are assigned to an academic adviser. Often, this adviser is a faculty or staff member in the students major or intended major.
In addition to an assigned adviser, students also have access to general advisers in the Ryan Family Student Center (14 Deike Building). Assigned advisers are more connected to specific programs and are best prepared to help students make decisions in course selection for major requirements, approve substitutions, and make post graduation plans.
Advisers in the Ryan Family Student Center can assist in understanding university policies and procedures, general education selections and substitutions, change of major, adding minors, issues around academic difficulty, and study abroad plans.
Academic Advisers in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences are available for advising. General advisers are available to discuss change of major into the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, general education choices and substitutions, academic difficulty, and other quick advising questions.
Please check with your assigned adviser for current appointment options.
"Drop-in” appointments are available in the Ryan Family Student Center (RFSC) in 14 Deike Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00-11:30 a.m. and Tuesday, Thursday 1:30-4:00 p.m.
Students can also schedule academic advising appointments with a general adviser in the RFSC by calling 814-863-2751 or talking to the staff in the RFSC. All appointments will be scheduled in Starfish and take place either in-person or through Zoom. A calendar invitation will be sent to your Penn State email address from Starfish Calendar with the appointment details. If Zoom is the chosen meeting location, details on how to connect to Zoom for your scheduled appointment will be included in the Starfish Calendar invitation. Please connect with the adviser using computer audio or phone at the URL or phone number provided.
Michael Gordon
Academic Adviser
mag5199@psu.edu
Hilleary Himes
Director of Academic Advising
hxs220@psu.edu
Jane McCandless
Academic Adviser
jfm4@psu.edu
Geography
Jodi Vender
Academic Adviser
305 Walker Building
814-863-5730
jav106@psu.edu
Geosciences
Jacob Hoover
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
542 Deike
814-865-7791
jdh292@psu.edu
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Molly Nulty
Academic Adviser
Adviser for Energy Business and Finance (EBF) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering (PNGE) majors
110 Hosler Building
814-865-8475
mkn6@psu.edu
Samantha Suk
Academic Adviser
Adviser for Energy Engineering (ENENG), Environmental Systems Engineering (ENVSE), and Mining Engineering (MNGE) majors
109 Hosler Building
814-867-5271
sjs68@psu.edu
Materials Science and Engineering
Megan Abplanalp
Academic Adviser and Recruiter
225C Steidle
814-865-6511
mba12@psu.edu
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Amber DeCosmo
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
502 Walker Building
814-863-8565
ale11@psu.edu
You can find your faculty adviser in LionPATH. You can also search our Faculty Directory to find faculty in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
