Undergraduate Advising
Who’s My Advisor?
Freshmen and Sophomores
You’ll work with a Lerner professional advisor on course selection, major/minor selection, study abroad options, transfer credit equivalency, excused absences and academic crises.
Juniors, Seniors and Honors Students
You are assigned an advisor in your major(s).
For Accelerated (4+1) Programs
If you are interested in one of Lerner’s accelerated (4+1) programs, speak with your academic advisor in the second semester of your junior year about applying to the 4+1 program.
Advisors for Lerner Majors:
Accounting
Freshman and sophomores
Office of Undergraduate Advising & Academic Services
103 Lerner Hall
302-831-4369
See Stellic for your advisor’s availability.
Juniors and seniors
Last names A-M: Dave Jenkins, jenkinsd@udel.edu
Last names N-Z: George Tsakumis, georget@udel.edu
Honors students
George Tsakumis, georget@udel.edu
Computer Science and Business (Honors)
Business analytics
Freshman and sophomores
Office of Undergraduate Advising & Academic Services
103 Lerner Hall
302-831-4369
See Stellic for your advisor’s availability.
Juniors, seniors and honors students
Dr. Edward Hartono, hartono@udel.edu
Economics
Freshman and sophomores
Office of Undergraduate Advising & Academic Services
103 Lerner Hall
302-831-4369
See Stellic for your advisor’s availability.
Juniors, seniors and honors students
Dr. Elizabeth Bayley, ebayley@udel.edu
Economics education
Freshman and sophomores
Office of Undergraduate Advising & Academic Services
103 Lerner Hall
302-831-4369
See Stellic for your advisor’s availability.
Juniors, seniors and honors students
Dr. Scott Bacon, bacons@udel.edu
Entrepreneurship
Finance; financial planning and wealth management
Freshman and Sophomores
Office of Undergraduate Advising & Academic Services
103 Lerner Hall
302-831-4369
See Stellic for your advisor’s availability.
Juniors, seniors and honors students
Last names A-K and all honors students: Carrie Baldwin, baldwinc@udel.edu
Last names L-Z: Katie Groop, kgroop@udel.edu
Fintech
Freshman and Sophomores
Office of Undergraduate Advising & Academic Services
103 Lerner Hall
302-831-4369
See Stellic for your advisor’s availability.
Juniors, seniors and honors students
Honors students: Carrie Baldwin, baldwinc@udel.edu
Juniors & seniors: Katie Groop, kgroop@udel.edu
Global business
Global enterprise management
Hospitality and event experience management; hospitality industry management
International business studies
Management information systems
Freshman and sophomores
Office of Undergraduate Advising & Academic Services
103 Lerner Hall
302-831-4369
See Stellic for your advisor’s availability.
Juniors, seniors and honors students
Dr. Edward Hartono, hartono@udel.edu
Management; marketing; operations management
Freshman and sophomores
Office of Undergraduate Advising & Academic Services
103 Lerner Hall
302-831-4369
See Stellic for your advisor’s availability.
Juniors and seniors
Julia Bayuk, jbayuk@udel.edu
Honors students
Cathryn Schenk, cschenk@udel.edu
Sport management
Freshmen and sophomores
Cyndy McAllister, cmcallis@udel.edu
Juniors, seniors and honors students
Cindy Walkusky, cwalkusk@udel.edu
See Stellic for your advisor’s availability.
Advisors for Lerner Minors
Please contact the advisor for your minor(s) to schedule an appointment.
Advisors for minors
Advertising – Piper Wissinger, piper@udel.edu
Beverage management – Melissa Jones, mgjones@udel.edu
Business administration – Piper Wissinger, piper@udel.edu
Business analytics – Dr. Edward Hartono, hartono@udel.edu
Economics – Dr. Elizabeth Bayley, ebayley@udel.edu
Entrepreneurship – Ketal Patel, ketal@udel.edu
Event management – Melissa Jones, mgjones@udel.edu
Financial reporting – Dave Jenkins, jenkinsd@udel.edu, and George Tsakumis, georget@udel.edu
Fintech – Carrie Baldwin, baldwinc@udel.edu, and Katie Groop, kgroop@udel.edu
Integrated design – Ketal Patel, ketal@udel.edu
International business – lerner-advise@udel.edu
Management – Piper Wissinger, piper@udel.edu
Management information systems – Dr. Edward Hartono, hartono@udel.edu
Professional selling and sales management – Dan Alia, danalia@udel.edu
Restaurant management – Melissa Jones, mgjones@udel.edu
Social entrepreneurship – Stephanie Raible, sraible@udel.edu
Spa and wellness management – Melissa Jones, mgjones@udel.edu
Sport business analytics – Cindy Walkusky, cwalkusk@udel.edu
Sport management – Cindy Walkusky, cwalkusk@udel.edu
Trust management – Dr. Jennifer McCloskey, jzmac@udel.edu
Your Responsibilities
As an advisee, it’s your responsibility to:
- Read your UD email daily and respond in a timely manner
- Reach out for help when academic or personal challenges arise
- Meet with your academic advisor at least once a semester to discuss your academic progress
- Arrive on time and understand that if you are late, you may have to reschedule
- Be prepared by reviewing your progress and plans in Stellic and bringing your updated four-year plan
- Turn off your cell phone
- Understand your degree requirements and alert your academic advisor if your plans change
- Understand and use the UDSIS system
- Know the academic calendar and deadlines
- Utilize campus resources as needed and/or recommended
- Read and understand University policies
- Identify and create your personal educational goals that are consistent with your interests, values, and abilities – and communicate them to your academic advisor
More Information:
- Excused absences, code of conduct, and more: View the policies page
- University advising services and resources, including advising contacts for non-Lerner majors: visit the UD Academic Advising website
Contact Us
Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
General inquiries: lerner-advise@udel.edu
Request for excused absences: lernerexcusedabsence@udel.edu
Phone: 302-831-4369
Fax: 302-831-0708