Remote Contact Instructions

Dear Students and Families,

As Syracuse University moves to online instruction for the remainder of the academic year, faculty, and staff will be working remotely until further notice. All of us remain committed to our students’ academic success and future outcomes.  

The information below is meant to serve as a helpful reference for navigating communications in the weeks ahead. If you have a suggestion for improving this information, please submit it via email to maxwelldeansoffice@syr.edu.

Thank you in advance for your patience during the transition. We are here for you!

Updates from Syracuse University

Visit syracuse.edu/coronavirus 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 315.391.7883

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

Syracuse University Libraries buildings are closed to all patrons until further notice. The Libraries’ staff will remain available to support students, faculty, and staff as they transition to online learning and teaching. Libraries’ staff are working remotely and available to help you identify electronic resources. The Social Sciences Librarian for the Maxwell School is Winn Wasson wwwasson@syr.edu. Please check the library website for updates.

• Maxwell Undergraduate Students: The Office of Undergraduate Academic and Career Advising is transitioning to fully electronic advising—effective immediately. You will still be able to schedule appointments with your advisor via Orange Success the same way you always have; however, advising sessions will be conducted via video conference. 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: Doug Armstrong at dvarmstr@syr.edu or 315.242.0138

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

Chair: Anne Mosher at amosher@syr.edu

Staff: Emily O’Brien at eobrie08@syr.edu or 315.443.3843

Chair: Stuart Rosenthal at ssrosent@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

Chair (General Inquiries): Tom Perrault 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: Norman Kutcher at nakutcher@syr.edu or 315.443.2594

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: Matt Cleary at macleary@syr.edu

Staff: Karima Akins-Rattigan at kakins@syr.edu or 315.443.3061

Chair: Mark Rupert at merupert@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: Brian Taylor at bdtaylor@syr.edu

Staff/general inquiries: paia@syr.edu

Advising: Josh Kennedy at jjkenn01@syr.edu

Enrollment/admissions: 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 Tara Slater at tdslater@syr.edu  or 315.443.2346

Chair: Prema Kurien at pkurien@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

Advising: Catherine Gerard at cgerard@syr.edu or 315.430.7555