Academic Advising

Third Advisor: To be hired (last names starting with A - G)
Email: TBA
Office: TBA
Phone: TBA 

Janina Misiewicz photo

Janina Misiewicz (last names starting with H - M)
Academic Advisor 
Fine Arts Building, Room 354
ph: (907)-786-4841

Portrait of Leslie Olberding

Leslie Olberding (last names starting with N - Z)
Academic Advisor
Admin/Humanities Bldg. 101C
ph: (907) 786-1357
lkolberding@alaska.edu 

Janina Misiewicz and Leslie Olberding are the College of Arts and Sciences' Academic Advisors for the Art Department here at UAA. As a liaison between students, the Department of Art, and Enrollment Services they can assist with:

• Semester course scheduling
• Resolving academic difficulties
• CAS requirements and classes
• General University Requirements
• General Ed. Requirements
• Transfer credit explanations
• Information about placement testing
• Prerequisite information
• Academic Petitions
• Financial aid appeals
• University regulations & procedures
• Accurate referrals

Faculty Advisors

Faculty Advisors are permanent full-time faculty members well versed in degree requirements who act as your point of contact within the department on academic issues.

Drawing
Garry Mealor
(907) 786 - 1736
grmealor@alaska.edu

Ceramics
Steve Godfrey
(907) 786 - 6920
smgodfrey@alaska.edu

Communication Design
Mariano Gonzales
(907) 786 - 1734
mariano@alaska.edu

Sculpture
Steve Godfrey
(907) 786 - 6920
smgodfrey@alaska.edu

Painting
Thomas Chung
thomaspuchung@gmail.com

Unable to Contact Your Academic Advisor?

If  you are unable to make contact with the Academic Advisor for the Fine and Performing Arts, you may try contacting the Academic Advisor for the Humanities. To see a list of the other College of Arts and Sciences Advisors (and the subject areas for which they advise) please visit the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Website.

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