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Graduate Admissions Staff

Phone: 612-625-3014  Email: gsquest@umn.edu

Name and Position Description                                                                             Contact if you have questions about...

Dean Tsantir

Director of Admissions and Recruitmenttsan0006@umn.edu

Management of Apply Yourself admission system, international student I-20 production, office supervising, project management, system trainings, MyU portal and website content management, recruitment.

Jim Rowan

Assistant Director of Admissions – j-rowa@umn.edu   

Review transcripts/credentials for degree equivalence and school accreditation, international student I-20 production, review admission decisions. Assist with management of Apply Yourself admission system.

 

Andrew Lucas

Assistant to the Deanlucas001@umn.edu

Review transcripts/credentials for degree equivalence and school accreditation, international student I-20 production, review admission decisions.

 

Laurie Hoppe

Lead Admissions Officerhoppe003@umn.edu

Review transcripts/credentials for degree equivalence and school accreditation, manage AY tables and letters, review admission decisions, and manage Duluth applications.

 

Bill Swisher

Information Technology Specialist - swish003@umn.edu

Manage Apply Yourself admission system. Coordinate, run, and report on numerous automated processes from database systems. Develop and maintain computer systems and resolve software system issues for department users.

 

Milly Richter

Executive Office and Administrative Specialistricht005@umn.edu

Process I-20s, TOEFL/IELTS/MELAB score reporting, on-line refunds, faxed material, checks, paper applications and incoming mail. Answer general questions from students, staff and faculty. Coordinate varieties of work involving PeopleSoft/ApplyYourself systems.

 

Stephanie Palumbo

Student Personnel Coordinator  - pawla001@umn.edu

Process incoming applications for prospective graduate students and applications for readmission and change of status. Act as lead worker including supervising and training student workers and temporary staff as well as training new processing staff employees. 

 

Barb Sivanich

Executive Operations & Student Services Specialistsivan004@umn.edu

Process new applications and change of status/readmission applications from start to finish.  Have regular contact with departments either by phone or email.

Theodora 'Teddy' Lamden

Executive Operations & Student Services Specialistlamde001@umn.edu

Process new applications and change of status/readmission applications from start to finish.  Have regular contact with departments either by phone or email.

Steve Frickstad

Front Desk gsquest@umn.edu

Inquiry response - emails, phone calls, and walk-ins. Assitance with processing and other related duties.

 

 

ApplyYourself, international & domestic recruitment, myU portal, I-20s, financial certification, online application issues, admissions website, etc.

 

Transcript and credential evaluation, ApplyYourself, international & domestic recruitment, myU portal, I-20s, financial certification, online application issues, admissions website , etc.

 

Transcript and credential evaluation, international & domestic recruitment, I-20s and international student financial certification

 

Transcript and credential evaluation, domestic recruitment, admissions office publications and forms.

 

 

Apply Yourself automated processes and system issues.

 

 

 

I-20 production, SEVIS issues, international student financial certification, etc.

 

 

 

New application and Change of Status/Readmission processing.

                      

 

New application and Change of Status/Readmission processing.

                      

 

New application and Change of Status/Readmission processing.

                    

Anything! Steve is our point person for all admissions related questions and will connect you with the best person to answer your questions.

 

                  

 

 

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