Office of Undergraduate Engineering Staff
Wesley Burghardt
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Engineering
Tech L268
Phone: 847-467-1401
Fax: 847-491-5341
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Responsible for McCormick's undergraduate education program.
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Joe Holtgreive
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Engineering
Tech L268
847-491-3332
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- Liaison between faculty/staff/students and CAPS, SASS, and AccessibleNU
- Point of contact for students struggling academically
- Point of contact for faculty/staff with concerns about an undergraduate engineering student
- Students seeking approval for individual course withdrawals after the drop deadline
- Students wishing to withdraw from all courses for a given quarter
- Students seeking dean's approval to enroll in School of Professional Studies Courses
- Incoming transfer students seeking academic advising
- Curriculum petitions
- Donor relations
Ellen Worsdall
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Tech L275
847-491-5173
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- Management of student groups affiliated with the School of Engineering
- McCormick Student Advisory Board (MSAB)
- Donor relations
- Primary adviser for National Society of Black Engineers, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, and Society of Women Engineers
- Point of contact for students struggling academically
- Point of contact for faculty/staff with concerns about an undergraduate engineering student
- EXCEL program
- Career Day for Girls
- Industry Day
Heather Bacon
Assistant Director of Advising and Student Development
Tech L269
847-491-5261
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- Assistant Director of the office of Engineering Personal Development
- Sophomores, juniors, and seniors pursuing inter-school transfer into or out of McCormick
- Engineering students pursuing study abroad
- Students wishing to add courses after the add deadline
- Liaison between faculty/staff/students and CAPS, SASS, and AccessibleNU where needed to address academic or emotional issues
- Students considering dual-degrees inside or outside McCormick
- Coordinates PATH Advising program
- Point of contact for students struggling academically
- Point of contact for faculty/staff with concerns about an undergraduate engineering student
William Kurth
Business Administrator
Tech L277
847-491-3120
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- Assistance with the McCormick Advising System (MAS)
- Finances for the Undergraduate Engineering Office
- Payroll for work-study students and temporary employees
- Distribution of student funding
- Convocation management
- Degree auditing
- Theme forms (online)
- CLSS for GEN_ENG and PRDV courses
- Pass/No Pass forms
- Murphy Scholars Program
Ashley Motta
Program Assistant to Dean Worsdall and Heather Bacon
Tech L269
847-491-5195
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- Primary contact for Engineering Analysis and McCormick First-Year Experience Seminar registration issues
- Supports Ellen Worsdall in advising student groups and running the EXCEL program
- Supports Heather Bacon in inter-school transfers and study abroad
Vacant Position
Accounting Specialist
- Expense reports
- Point-of-contact for student groups
- Reimbursements
- Student payroll
- Summer research awards
Ashley Silverstein
Senior Academic Records Assistant
Tech L269
847-491-4363
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- Assistance with the McCormick Advising System (MAS)
- Curriculum petitions
- Petitions to graduate
- Lost and found
- Updates to audits
- Dual-degree petitions