Remote Contact Instructions

Dear Maxwell Community,

We are here for you!  Whether you are learning, teaching or working remotely, or participating in campus activities from a safe social distance, we are committed to your success.  The information below is meant to serve as a helpful reference for navigating Maxwell-related communications in the fall 2021 semester.

If you have a suggestion for improving this information, please submit it via email to maxwelldeansoffice@syr.edu. Please visit the University Stay Safe page for the latest news on campus-wide preparations and public health information.

Updates from Syracuse University

Visit syracuse.edu/staysafe for COVID-19 related updates from the University.

The Dean’s Office staff is available to assist you. If you need assistance with something that isn’t addressed on this page, please contact either Bethany Walawender, Mary Pat Cornish, or Andrew London and they will answer your questions or forward them to the correct person who will answer you.

Mary Pat Cornish, Budget Director, at mpcornis@syr.edu or 315.443.5450

Bethany Walawender, Executive Assistant to the Dean, at bdwalawe@syr.edu or 315.283.3730

Andrew London, Associate Dean of Administration and Finance, at anlondon@syr.edu or 315.345.1563

Information and Computing Technology (ICT)

All questions regarding the use and functionality of Blackboard should be directed to help@syr.edu. 

For Maxwell ICT service, please email service@maxwell.syr.edu. Alternatively, please call 315.443.3847 and leave your name and telephone number.

Inquiries will be responded to as soon as possible, and within the same day.

The unit director is Stan Ziemba. You can reach him anytime by calling 315.443.9011.

Libraries

For the latest information about library hours, access, remote services and related issues, please visit the library website. The Social Sciences Librarian for the Maxwell School is Winn Wasson wwwasson@syr.edu.

• Maxwell Undergraduate Students: The Office of Undergraduate Academic and Career Advising offers virtual drop-in appointments Monday through Thursday, 2 - 4 p.m. Schedule a virtual or face to face appointment with your advisor via Orange Success. You can also text your advisor to schedule an appointment or to ask a quick question about dates or deadlines. For questions regarding registration, you must email your advisor directly.  Please visit the office website for more information.

• Maxwell Graduate Students: The Palmer Career Center is available to support your needs. For general inquiries or to schedule an appointment, please email Lauren Meyer at careers@maxwell.syr.edu. She’ll be checking email daily, routing inquiries to the appropriate staff member, and scheduling appointments. Please visit the office website for more information.

Academic Programs/Academic Advising

For questions about academic programs and academic advising, undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to contact the professional staff and faculty advisors in their department or center. Email is generally preferred.

Please anticipate that emails are checked regularly during normal business hours and will receive a response within one business day. Messages left on department telephones will be converted to email and forwarded to the appropriate faculty or staff member for follow up.

If you do not receive a response within one business day, please contact the department chair or director. If you are still having trouble making contact, please contact the Dean’s Office.

Staff: JoAnn Rhoades at jlrhoade@syr.edu; Jackie Wells at jwells01@syr.edu or 315.443.4749

Undergraduate Advising: Azra Hromadžić at ahromadz@syr.edu

Chair: Christopher DeCorse at crdecors@syr.edu or 315.443.4647

Staff: Amy Schmidt at citizenship@syr.edu or 315.443.1602

Chair: Julia Carboni at jlcarbon@syr.edu

Staff: Molly Cavanaugh at mmcavana@syr.edu or 315.443.3843

Chair: Amy Ellen Schwartz at amyschwartz@syr.edu

Staff: Susan Oot at saoot@syr.edu or 315.952.7112

Advising: Margaret Lane at melane02@syr.edu

Director: Steven Lux at sjlux@syr.edu or 315.317.2770

Staff: Sarah Kondrk at sjkondrk@syr.edu or 315.443.2605; or Deborah Toole datoole@syr.edu  or 315.443.2606

Chair (General Inquiries): Tom Perreault at taperrea@syr.edu or 315.443.2607

Undergraduate Advising (Geography major/minor, Environment & Society minor): Peng Gao at pegao@syr.edu

Environment, Sustainability & Policy ILM: Shere Abbott at sbabbott@syr.edu

Staff: Christina Cleason at cmcleaso@syr.edu or 315.443.2210

Undergraduate Director: Junko Takeda at jtakeda@syr.edu

Chair: Susan Branson at branson@syr.edu or 315.443.4144

International Relations is providing advising online. Please schedule an appointment through Orange Success as you ordinarily would. Detailed instructions for participating in an online session are available on the department website.

Staff:  IR-Advisor@maxwell.syr.edu or 315.443.2306

Chair: Osamah Khalil at ofkhalil@syr.edu

Staff: Paul Mackanos at pjmackan@syr.edu

Chair: Peter Castro at ahcastro@syr.edu

Staff: Angela Ward at acward@syr.edu or 315.443.2348

Advising: Michelle Walker at mawalker@syr.edu or 315.443.4683

Assistant Director: Austin Zwick at alzwick@syr.edu

Chair: William Coplin at wdcoplin@syr.edu

Staff/general inquiries: polsci@maxwell.syr.edu or 315.443.2416

Advising: Candy Brooks at cbrook01@syr.edu

Chair: Shana Gadarian at sgadaria@syr.edu or 315.443.2416

Staff/general inquiries: paia@syr.edu or 315.443.4000

Chair: Robert Bifulco at kjvega@syr.edu

Advising: Josh Kennedy at jjkenn01@syr.edu

Enrollment/Admission: enrollment@maxwell.syr.edu

Staff: Tammy Salisbury at mtsalisb@syr.edu

Chair: Renée de Nevers at denevers@syr.edu or 315.443.7093

Staff:  Janet Coria at jmcoria@syr.edu or 315.443.2347; or Morgan Bicknell at mebickne@syr.edu or 315.443.2346

Chair:  Janet Wilmoth at sociologychair@maxwell.syr.edu

Staff: Katherine Hills at asi@syr.edu or 315.443.2703

Director: Jamie Winders at jwinders@syr.edu or 315.443.5994

Staff: Kelley Coleman at kgcolema@syr.edu or 315.443.9707

Director: Peter Wilcoxen at wilcoxen@syr.edu or 315.443.0268

Staff: Peg Austin at mmaustin@syr.edu or 315.443.9070

For general inquiries: lerner@syr.edu or 315.443.2692

Budget and purchasing: Alexandra Punch at aepunch@syr.edu

Main Desk: moynihan@maxwell.syr.edu or 315.443.4022

Associate Director: Juanita Horan at jmhoran@syr.edu or 315.443.4927 (Budget, Operations, Staff, Payroll, Grants Admin)

Director: Margaret Hermann at mgherman@syr.edu

For questions about any of Moynihan’s many regional centers or projects (including QDR and CQMI), you can find contact information on the Moynihan Institute website. 

Staff: Roxanne Tupper at rmtupper@syr.edu or 315.443.2367 (office) and 315.436.7971 (mobile)

Director: Tina Nabatchi at tnabatch@maxwell.syr.edu or 315.443.8994