People to know

People to Know

Executive Committee
Chair: Joseph Spillane, 273-3396
Associate Chair: Sean Adams, 273-3354
Graduate Coordinator: Matt Gallman, 273-3358
Undergraduate Coordinator: Howard Louthan, 273-3381

• The Chair has responsibility for running the entire department. Numerous tasks are delegated to individuals or committees, but technically nearly all of those roles are advisory.
• The Associate Chair schedules courses and hires the adjunct faculty and graduate students who are needed to fill out course offerings each term. Needless to say, the Associate Chair and the Graduate Coordinator work closely on various matters.
• The Graduate Coordinator oversees the education of current graduate students and the admissions of prospective ones. The Graduate Coordinator works closely with a Graduate Committee. Graduate students should be in regular contact with the Graduate Coordinator, both about their routine plans and about any unusual circumstances that may arise.
• The Undergraduate Coordinator monitors the course offerings at the undergraduate level as well as the flow of undergraduate majors into and through the program.
• The Policy and Personnel Committee (The P & P) is composed of the four members of the Executive Committee supplemented by three appointed and two elected faculty members. This Committee assists the chair in various departmental business and is also the forum for the initial consideration of many matters relating to policies, reforms, and initiatives.

Office Administrators
Office Manager: Erin Smith, 392-6538
Secretary to the Chair/Associate Chair: Rutecleia Zarin, 273-3353
Undergraduate Program Assistant: Linda Opper, 392-5118
Graduate Program Assistant: Kathleen Clay, 392-4688

• The Office Manager has substantial responsibilities for working with the Chair on budgetary and financial issues. She also supervises all the office staff.
• The Undergraduate Program Assistant works with the Associate Chair and Undergraduate Coordinator in arranging schedules, orchestrating registration, and a variety of tasks related to the academic program.
• The Secretary to the Chair and Associate Chair works directly with the Chair on departmental business.
• The Graduate Program Assistant administers the Graduate Office. For graduate students, Kathleen Clay – the Graduate Program Assistant – is your primary contact for queries and paperwork.

• The Department of History main office (025 Keene-Flint) is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.