Undergraduate Advising
Find Your Advisor
Freshmen and sophomores work with a professional advisor on course selection, major/minor selection, study abroad options, transfer credit equivalency, excused absences and academic crises. Juniors, seniors and honors students are assigned an advisor in their major(s).
Advisors for Lerner Majors
Accounting
Freshman and sophomores
Office of Undergraduate Advising & Academic Services
103 Lerner Hall
302-831-4369
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
See your Blue Hen Success Collaborative page for your advisor’s availability.
Juniors and seniors
Students with last names beginning A-M, Dr. Jeff Gillespie
Students with last names beginning N-Z, Dr. George Tsakumis
Honors students
Business analytics
Freshman and sophomores
Office of Undergraduate Advising & Academic Services
103 Lerner Hall
302-831-4369
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
See your Blue Hen Success Collaborative page for your advisor’s availability.
Juniors, seniors and honors students
Economics
Freshman and sophomores
Office of Undergraduate Advising & Academic Services
103 Lerner Hall
302-831-4369
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
See your Blue Hen Success Collaborative page for your advisor’s availability.
Juniors, seniors and honors students
Economics education
Freshman and sophomores
Office of Undergraduate Advising & Academic Services
103 Lerner Hall
302-831-4369
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
See your Blue Hen Success Collaborative page for your advisor’s availability.
Juniors, seniors and honors students
Entrepreneurship
All students
See your Blue Hen Success Collaborative page for your advisor’s availability.
Finance; financial planning and wealth management
Freshman and Sophomores
Office of Undergraduate Advising & Academic Services
103 Lerner Hall
302-831-4369
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
See your Blue Hen Success Collaborative page for your advisor’s availability.
Juniors, seniors and honors students
Global enterprise management
All students
See your Blue Hen Success Collaborative page for your advisor’s availability.
Hospitality business management; hospitality industry management
All students
See your Blue Hen Success Collaborative page for your advisor’s availability.
International business studies
All students
See your Blue Hen Success Collaborative page for your advisor’s availability.
Management information systems
Freshman and sophomores
Office of Undergraduate Advising & Academic Services
103 Lerner Hall
302-831-4369
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
See your Blue Hen Success Collaborative page for your advisor’s availability.
Juniors, seniors and honors students
Management; marketing; operations management
Freshman and sophomores
Office of Undergraduate Advising & Academic Services
103 Lerner Hall
302-831-4369
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
See your Blue Hen Success Collaborative page for your advisor’s availability.
Juniors, seniors and honors students
Sport management
Freshmen
Sophomores, juniors and seniors
See your Blue Hen Success Collaborative page for your advisor’s availability.
Advisors for Lerner Minors
Please contact the advisor for your minor(s) to schedule an appointment.
Advisors for minors
See your Blue Hen Success Collaborative page for your advisor’s availability.
Advertising – Dr. Julia Bayuk
Beverage management – Melissa Jones
Business administration – Dr. Julia Bayuk
Business analytics – Edward Hartono
Economics – Dr. Elizabeth Bayley
Entrepreneurship – Sheryl Ratcliffe
Event management – Melissa Jones
International business studies – Dr. Jennifer Gregan
International business or IB with language – Dr. Jennifer Gregan
Management information systems – Edward Hartono
Professional selling and sales management – Dr. Julia Bayuk
Restaurant management – Melissa Jones
Social entrepreneurship –Stephanie Raible
Spa and wellness management – Melissa Jones
Sport management – Cindy Walkusky
Trust management – Jennifer McCloskey
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 UDSIS Degree Audit 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
General inquiries: lerner-advise@udel.edu
Request for excused absences: lernerexcusedabsence@udel.edu
Phone: 302-831-4369
Leave a message and someone will return your call.
Fax: 302-831-0708