This is the current list of approved faculty advisors for undergraduate majors and minors at °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ. You will need one of the listed advisors to approve your major declaration form. Please see the guidance on declaring a major and contact advisingcenter@pacificu.edu if you have questions.
Some faculty may be on sabbatical during the year so check with the department for the most up to date information.
- Accountancy, BAccy
- Optional: may choose one of the Business BA concentrations
- 150-credit Bachelor of Accountancy degree
- Laura McNally, Sehan Kim
- Applied Physics, Minor
- Stephen Hall, James Butler
- Applied Science, BS
- Students choose two science minors and need advisor among those two minors
- Applied Theatre, BA & Minor
- Ellen Margolis, Tal Sanders
- Advisor approval is required to add minor. Ellen Margolis, Tal Sanders
- Art & Design
- Design Track: Doug Anderson, Tyler Brumfield
- Fine Art Track : Doug Anderson, Tyler Brumfield
- Art and Design, Minor: Doug Anderson, Tyler Brumfield
- Art History, BA & Minor
- Rebecca Twist
- Arts Administration and Advocacy, Minor
- Ellen Margolis
- Asia-Pacific Studies, Minor
- Yasutaka Maruki, Katharine Loevy, Rebecca Twist, Dana Mirsalis
- Astrophysics, Minor
- Todd Duncan
- Bioinformatics, BS
- Shereen Khoja, Chris Lane, Jon Schnorr, Doug Ryan, Gyorgyi Nyerges
- Biology, BS & Minor
- Paige Baugher, Bonnie Bolkan, Katrina Gundlach, Stacey Halpern, Liesl McCormick, Gyorgyi Nyerges, Joanne Odden, Jon Schnorr
- Business Administration, BA & Minor
- When declaring a Business Administration major, students must also declare a concentration. Any business faculty may advise on any concentration but their specialties are listed below:
- Accounting: Sehan Kim, Laura McNally
- Finance: Zhuoming Peng
- International Business: Krishnan Ramaya
- Management: Christian Calderon, Krishnan Ramaya
- Marketing: Hyun Jeong Min
- Business Administration Minor Advisors:
- Krishnan Ramaya, Laura McNally, Christian Calderon, Zhuoming Peng, Hyun Jeong Min, Sehan Kim
- Anthropology Minor & BA
- Aaron Greer
- (2019 or prior; please also see Cultural Anthropology 2020-present): Aaron Greer
- Chemistry, BS & Minor
- Dawn Bregel, Jeannine Chan, Roxana Ciochina, David Cordes, Joel Gohdes, Kevin Johnson, Julie Layshock
- Chinese, Minor
- Nancy Christoph and Yasutaka Maruki
- Communication, Minor
- Jennifer Hardacker, Enie Vaisburd, (students should also consult with Dan Broyles)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, Minor
- Advisor approval required to add minor
- Kerry Mandulak, Peter Flipsen
- Comparative Religion, Minor
- Jaye Cee Whitehead, Daniel Eisen, Aaron Greer, Adam Rafalovich
- Computer Science, BS & Minor
- Shereen Khoja, Chris Lane, Douglas Ryan, Chadd Williams
- Creative Writing, BA & Minor
- Alex Bove, Brent Johnson, Keya Mitra, Darlene Pagan, Kathlene Postma, Jenna Thompson
- Criminal Justice, Law and Society, BA & Minor
- BA: Aimee Wodda, Rose Dahl, Daniel Eisen
- Cultural Anthropology
- With Study Abroad, BA (2020 to present): Aaron Greer
- Cultural Anthropology, BA (2020 to present): Aaron Greer
- Cultural Awareness and Knowledge, Minor
- Alyson Burns-Glover
- Dance, BA & Minor
- BA: Jennifer Camp
- Minor: Advisor approval is required to add minor: Jennifer Camp
- Data Science, BS
- Evgenia Chunikhina
- Disability Studies, Minor
- Cristy Seller
- Dual Language, BA
- Any World Language faculty including Nancy Christoph, Jeanne-Sarah de Larquier, Lorely French, Yasutaka Maruki, Jann Purdy, Victor Rodriquez, Ximena Serrano, Kathrin Theumer, Marcus Welsh
- Economics, BA & Minor
- Jamie Haag, Phil Ruder
- Editing and Publishing, Minor
- Kathlene Postma, Keya Mitra
- Education and Learning, BA
- Students interested in majoring in Education and Learning or obtaining a teaching license in addition to another major should contact Dr. Cristy Sellers, Undergraduate Chair of Education, to be assigned an advisor. Students should note if they are interested in the major plus a teaching license or only the major.
- Advisors for the B.A. in Education and Learning include: Cristy Sellers (Special Education, Music Education, Elementary/Multiple Subjects, or Single Subjects), Jongsun (Sunny) Wee (Elementary/Multiple Subjects, FYA), Kimberly Pfeifer (Elementary/Multiple Subjects and Middle/High Single Subjects)
- Students interested in majoring in Education and Learning or obtaining a teaching license in addition to another major should contact Dr. Cristy Sellers, Undergraduate Chair of Education, to be assigned an advisor. Students should note if they are interested in the major plus a teaching license or only the major.
- Engineering Physics, BS
- James Butler, Stephen Hall, Todd Duncan
- Engineering Science, BS
- James Butler, Stephen Hall, Todd Duncan
- Engineering Science Dual Degree, BS
- James Butler, Stephen Hall, Todd Duncan
- ie Larson
- Environmental Studies: Policy, Culture, Society, BA
- See Advising Center
- Environmental Policy, Minor
- Rich Van Buskirk, Ramona Ilea
- Environmental Science, Biology Emphasis, BS
- Rich Van Buskirk, Kara Lanning
- Environmental Science, Minor
- Rich Van Buskirk, Kara Lanning
- Environmental Science, Toxicology and Chemistry Emphasis, BS
- Rich Van Buskirk, Julie Layshock
- Environmental Science/Pharmacy, BS (3+3 program)
- Students may only declare after acceptance into Pharmacy. Advisors: Rich Van Buskirk, Jeannine Chan
- Film and Video Production, Minor
- Jennifer Hardacker, Enise Vaisburd
- Film and Video, BA
- Jennifer Hardacker, Enie Vaisburd
- Film Studies, Minor
- Jennifer Hardacker
- French, BA & Minor
- BA: Jeanne-Sarah de Larquier, Jann Purdy
- Gender and Sexuality Studies, Minor
- Daniel Eisen, Aimee Wodda, Alex Bove, Dawn Salgado, Ellen Margolis, Jen Bhalla, Jennifer Hardacker, Keya Mitra, Paul Snell, Rebecca Twist, Dana Mirsalis
- German Studies, BA & Minor
- Lorely French
- Global Scholars, Specialization
- Jann Purdy, Melissa Vieira
- Graphic Design, BA & Minor
- Jennifer Hardacker, Enie Vaisburd, Miranda Pollock
- History, BA & Minor
- Lisa Bradford, Richard Jobs, Dana Mirsalis
- International Studies, BA & Minor
- Jann Purdy, Mike Miller
- Japanese, BA & Minor
- Yasutaka Maruki, Yoko Sakurauchi
- Journalism, BA & Minor
- Philip Busse, Jennifer Hardacker, Enie Vaisburd
- Kinesiology, BS & Minor
- Jenelle Andrews, Jennifer Bhalla, Katie Dolphin, Shawn Henry, Brian Searcy, Alec Webster
- Kinesiology/Athletic Training, BS
- Jenelle Andrews, Jennifer Bhalla, Katie Dolphin, Shawn Henry, Brian Searcy
- Latina/o Studies, Minor (LatinX Studies Minor)
- Nancy Christoph, Daniel Eisen, Victor Rodriguez
- Literature, BA & Minor
- Alex Bove, Brent Johnson, Keya Mitra, Darlene Pagan, Kathlene Postma, Jenna Thompson
- Mathematics, BS & Minor
- Ian Besse, Michael Boardman, William Breslin, Christine Guenther, Chris Lane, Nancy Ann Neudauer
- Multimedia, BA & Minor
- Jennifer Hardacker, Enie Vaisburd, Miranda Pollock
- Music Education
- Dijana Ihas (for Instrumental ) or Katy Green (for Choral)
- Music Therapy, BMT
- Anne Reed, Katy Green, Ryan Francis, Dijana Ihas
- Music
- Music, BA: Anne Reed, Katy Green, Ryan Francis, Dijana Ihas
- Music, Minor: Anne Reed, Katy Green, Ryan Francis, Dijana Ihas
- Music, Instrumental Performance Emphasis, BA: Anne Reed or Dijana Ihas
- Music, Piano Performance Emphasis, BA: Anne Reed or Dijana Ihas
- Music, Vocal Performance Emphasis, BA: Anne Reed or Dijana Ihas
- Outdoor Leadership
- Phil Friesen
New major 2021-22, Outdoor Leadership
Outdoor Leadership, Minor (ended 2022, see the two new minors below): Advisor approval is required to add minor Phil Friesen
Outdoor Leadership Applied, Minor: Phil Friesen
Outdoor Leadership Education, Minor: Phil Friesen
- Phil Friesen
- Philosophy, BA & Minor
- Ramona Ilea, Katharine Loevy
- Physics, BS & Minor
- James Butler, Andrew Dawes, Todd Duncan, Stephen Hall
- Politics and Government, BA & Minor
- Jules Boykoff, Jim Moore, Jeff Seward, Paul Snell
- Psychological Health and Well-Being, Minor
- Advisor approval is required to add minor Dawn Salgado
- Psychology, BA or BS
- Please speak to the Psychology Department Chair if you do not yet have a Psychology advisor. Alyson Burns-Glover, Heide Island, Erica Kleinknecht, Connor Principe, Dawn Salgado, Todd Schultz
- Psychology, Minor
- Alyson Burns-Glover, Heide Island, Erica Kleinknecht, Connor Principe, Dawn Salgado, Todd Schultz
- Public Health, BA, BS & Minor
- Rose Dahl, Lexie Jackson, Adelle Monteblanco, Rebecca Schoon
- Self-Designed Interdisciplinary Studies, BA or BS
- Additional application and review process required. See Advising Center.
- Social Equity and Social Change, Minor
- Advisor approval is required to add minor: Daniel Eisen, Aimee Wodda
- Social Innovation and Nonprofit Leadership, Minor
- Advisor approval is required to add minor: Stephanie Stokamer, Jaye Cee Whitehead
- Social Work, BSW
- Acceptance to BSW program required. Don Schweitzer, Michelle Pliske
- Sociology, BA & Minor
- Adam Rafalovich, Daniel Eisen, Sang-hyoun Pahk
Sociology
- Adam Rafalovich, Daniel Eisen, Sang-hyoun Pahk
- Spanish, BA & Minor
- Nancy Christoph, Victor Rodriguez, Ximena Serrano, Kathrin Theumer, Marcus Welsh
- Sports Communication, BA
- Phillip Busse, Jennifer Hardacker, Enie Vaisburd
- Sports Leadership and Management, BA & Minor
- Jennifer Bhalla, Katie Dolphin, Brian Jackson, Philip Friesen, Alec Webster, Phil Schot
- Sustainability and Adaptation, BA & Minor
- BA: Required to choose one concentration from below)
- Fostering Sustainable Behavior and Communities: Rich Van Buskirk, Kara Lanning
- Outdoor Leadership and Environmental Stewardship: Rich Van Buskirk, Kara Lanning
- Sustainable Agriculture and Water Systems: Rich Van Buskirk, Kara Lanning
- Sustainability and Adaptation, Minor: Rich Van Buskirk, Kara Lanning
- Teaching English of Speakers of Other Language (TESOL), Minor
- Any education faculty (students should consult with Catherine Kim)
- Advisor approval is required to add minor.
- Theatre, BA & Minor
- Ellen Margolis, Tal Sanders