Front Office Program Assistance
TBA - Please contact Amanda Maffett
Program Assistant
amaffett@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4001 (Front Desk)
805-893-5681
Duties - All HASC-supported Departments
- Serve as the first contact in the Humanities Administrative Support Center for undergraduate and graduate students and for faculty members from the Classics, East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies, History, and Religious Studies Departments;
- Organize supplies procurement, maintenance orders, mail routing, printer and copier upkeep, key distribution, room reservations, administrative projects for the HASC staff, and academic projects for department faculty; and
- Coordinate the teaching evaluation process for faculty and teaching assistants.
Hours:
M-F: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1 pm - 5 pm
Academic Advising
TBA - Please contact Danielle Nagy
Undergraduate Advisor - Religious Studies
dnagy@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4034
805-893-2160
Duties -
- Undergraduate student major, minor, and program advising
- Undergraduate student petitions for major and minor requirements
- General Education Area B questions and placements
- Administration of placement exams
- Prerequisite checking and clearance
- Approval code administration
- Beginning-of-quarter drops for non-attendance
- Textbook and desk copy orders for Religious Studies
Advising Hours:
TBA
Remote Hours:
TBA
Tiffany Lei
Undergraduate Advisor - History
tlei@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4036
805-893-2992
Duties -
- Undergraduate student major, minor, and program advising
- Undergraduate student petitions for major and minor requirements
- Prerequisite checking and clearance
- Approval code administration
- One-time room reservations for History
Advising Hours:
M-F: 8:00am - 12:00pm & 12:30pm - 4:30pm
Remote Hours:
TBA
Alyson Alexander
Undergraduate & Graduate Advisor - EALCS
aalexander@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4038
805-893-5478
Duties -
- Graduate student advising and progress checks
- Graduate recruitment and admissions
- Prerequisite checking and clearance
- Administration of placement/fluency exams
- Undergraduate student major, minor, and program advising
- Undergraduate student petitions for major and minor requirements
- Textbook and desk copy orders
Advising Hours:
M-F: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Remote Hours:
Friday: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Rhiannon Parisse
Graduate Advisor – History
rparisse@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4030
805-893-2224
Duties -
- Graduate student advising and progress checks
- Graduate recruitment and admissions
- Coordination of fellowship submissions
- Graduate Affairs Committee consultant
- Teaching Assistant hiring and payroll
- Graduate student advising and progress checks for Masters degrees and for Public Historical Studies
Hours:
M-F: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Remote Hours:
Mon-Thurs: 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Andrea Johnson
Graduate Advisor - Religious Studies
ajjohnson@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4032
805-893-2744
Duties -
- Graduate student advising and progress checks
- Graduate recruitment and admissions
- Coordination of Central Fellowship submissions
- Graduate Affairs Committee consultant
- One-time room reservations for Graduate exams
- Teaching Assisstant hiring and payroll
Hours:
M-F: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Remote Hours:
M-F: 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Thurs: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Anna Roberts
Undergraduate & Graduate Advisor - Classics
aroberts@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4028
805-893-3556
Duties -
- Graduate student advising and progress checks
- Graduate recruitment and admissions
- Undergraduate student major, minor, and program advising
- Undergraduate student petitions for major and minor requirements
- Teaching Associate, Teaching Assistant, GSR, and Reader recruitment, hiring, payroll, and fee remissions
- Administration of placement/fluency exams
- Coordination of Central Fellowship submissions
- Coordination of graduate student funding
- Textbook and desk copy orders for Classics only
- One-time room reservations for Classics
Hours:
M-F: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Remote Hours:
Tues: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Academic Personnel
Duties (all):
- Merits and Promotions
- Lecturer and Temp Appointments
- Visas and Research Scholars
- Leave, FMLA, and Sabbatical
- Academic Recruitment/UC Recruit
Kasey Odell
Academic Personnel: Religious Studies
kodell@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4001
805-893-3215
Hours:
Mon-Fri: 7:30am - 12:30 & 1:00 pm - 4 pm
Remote Hours:
TBA
Hours:
Mon, Thu, Fri 7:30 am-12 pm & 1pm-4:30 pm
Remote Hours:
Tues, Wed: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm & 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Rebeca Adam
Academic Personnel: Classics & EALCS
radam@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4001
805-893-3731
Hours:
Mon, Thurs, Fri 8AM-12PM, 12:30PM-4:30PM
Remote Hours:
Tues, Wed 8AM-12PM, 12:30PM-4:30PM
Financial Services
Duties (all):
- Business meeting, entertainment, travel, and miscellaneous reimbursements
- Undergraduate and graduate RA hires (hourly)
- Payroll for hourly employees
- Graduate stipends (non-block grant)
- Account Fund Management
- Undergraduate stipends
- Financial reports
Jessica Cottrell
Financial Coordinator – Classics & EALCS
jcottrell@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4001
805-893-5463
Hours:
M-F: 7:00 am - 12:00 pm & 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Remote Hours:
M-F: 7:00am - 12:00 pm & 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Hours:
Mon, Tues, Fri: 7AM- 12PM, 12:30PM-3:30PM
Remote Hours:
Wed, Thurs: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Hours:
Mon - Thurs: 7:30am -12:30pm, 1am - 4pm
Fri: 7:00am - 11:45am, 1:15pm - 4:30pm
Remote Hours:
TBA
Technical Support
Tony Chabolla
Technical Support Specialist - HASC Cluster
hasc-it@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4044
805-893-2731
Duties - All HASC-supported Departments
- Website maintenance, updates, questions
- Printer/copier configuration & networking
- Media equipment loaning and assistance
- Liaison between LSIT and faculty/staff
- Administration of graduate lab computers
Consulting Hours:
M-F: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Remote Hours:
Tues, Fri: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Management Team
Danielle Nagy
Academic Advising, Manager
dnagy@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4026
805-893-3316
Duties - All HASC-supported Departments
- Managerial oversight of Student Services Unit
- Student services policy and procedures
- Curriculum planning and course scheduling
- Master course approval and submission of GE proposals
- Faculty workload reporting
- Oversight of graduate admissions and funding
- Academic Student Employee appointments and payroll
- Allocation of reader hours
- Program and enrollment data reporting
- Space assignments for Visiting Scholars, Teaching Associates and Teaching Assistants
- Student Services staff supervisor
Hours:
M-F: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Remote Hours:
Tues, Thurs: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ryan Kelley
Academic Personnel & Financial Services, Manager
ryankelley@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4001B
805-893-4623
Duties - All HASC-supported Departments
- Managerial oversight of Academic Services Unit
- Financial and academic personnel policy and procedures
- Budget forecasting, reporting, and consulting
- Academic appointments and payroll
- Financial/academic personnel staff supervisor
Office Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 12:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. / Tuesday, Thursday, 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Remote Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 7:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Amanda Maffett
Director
Contact:
amaffett@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4001C
805-893-2993
Duties - All HASC-supported Departments
- Overall Management of the HSSB-Humanities Administrative Support Center including Policies and Procedures
- Collaborates with Department Chairs on long term planning/special projects/appointments/other departmental matters including instructional computing
- Liaison to Divisional Control Point
- Provides leadership and oversight on all financial and academic personnel matters including budgeting, recruitment, merits and promotions, and curriculum planning
- Administers sub 0 for all departments
- Facilities & Safety
Hours:
M-F: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Academic Department Directories
For individual directories of our academic departments, including faculty, emeriti, and graduate students select the department directory below:
- Classics
- Chair: Dorota Dutsch
- East Asian Language and Cultural Studies
- Chair: Mayfair Yang
- History
- Chair: Stephan Miescher
- Religious Studies
- Chair: Fabio Rambelli