DEPARTMENTAL STAFF ASSISTANTS Barbara Baum, Staff Assistant – 206 McAllister, 3-0545 Secretary to George Andrews and Gary Mullen. Assists with journal work. Types correspondence. Makes travel arrangements. Coordinates and prepares articles for the departmental newsletter. Coordinates and prepares some departmental award nominations. Tammy Coval, Staff Assistant, Undergraduate Studies Program – 107 Whitmore, 5-7528 Provides information to students and faculty regarding the Undergraduate Program. Processes add/drop forms, solves student problems. Processes mail for Whitmore. Orders supplies for Whitmore. Contact person for publishers, orders and distributes textbooks to faculty Flossie Dunlop, Staff Assistant, MASS Program – 222 McAllister, 5-7527 Assists the Director of the Mass Program and REU Program. Assists with recruiting efforts. Provides information, procedures, and requirements for the MASS Program and REU Program. Coordinates MASS seminars and all departmental seminars and colloquia. Assists with departmental lectures. Serves as second backup for the receptionist. Linda Fisher, Staff Assistant, Undergraduate Studies Program – 107 Whitmore, 5-7528 Supervises the Whitmore office staff. Secretary to the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Provides information and requirements regarding the Undergraduate Program. Works closely with Math majors. Assists with recruiting efforts. Distributes and collects grade sheets. Updates Undergraduate Handbook, Undergraduate Baccalaureate Degree Programs Bulletin. Becky Halpenny, Staff Assistant, Graduate Studies Program - 224 McAllister, 5-7529 Assists the Director of Graduate Studies. Assists with recruiting efforts. Provides information and requirements regarding the Graduate Program. Assists with the scheduling of 500-level and special topics courses. Prepares and processes letters of recommendations for graduate students. Processes key requests and maintains key files. Beth Kennedy, Staff Assistant, Receptionist – 229 McAllister, 5-7527 Serves as department receptionist. Processes faculty recruiting applications. Types correspondence, reports, forms, letters of recommendation, vitas, etc. Coordinates and types faculty activity reports. Assists the administrative assistant with various projects. Maintains supplies. Processes incoming and outgoing mail for McAllister. Maintains department directory. Supervises Workstudy Students. Rosemary Manning, Staff Assistant to the Department Chair, 229 McAllister, 5-7527 Assists Department Head and Administrative Assistant with various projects including all types of dossiers and sabbatical leaves. Assists with Departmental newsletter and award nominations. Processes IAP-66 Fact Sheets for J1 visa new hires and long-term visitors. Assists with H1 visa paperwork, and Labor Certifications. Maintains departmental databases and informational lists. Schedules appointments and arranges meetings for Department Head. Mary Anne Raymond, Administrative Assistant – 229 McAllister, 5-7527 Responsible for the general management of the department offices. Act as personnel coordinator for the department. Oversees faculty recruiting, hiring, visas, promotion and tenure dossiers, second and fourth year reviews, leaves of absence, faculty activity reports, departmental committees, and departmental communications. Coordinates departmental events and departmental development efforts. Melissa Reed, Staff Assistant, Business Office – 226 McAllister, 5-7527 Prepares and processes all financial forms. Processes wage appointments and payroll. Screens and assigns graders. Assists in coordinating facilities/telecommunication needs. Assists in preparing grant proposals. Julie Reighard, Staff Assistant, Undergraduate Studies Program – 108 Whitmore, 3-9567 Types, processes, packages, and distributes exams. Works closely with course coordinators. Trains, assigns and verifies proctor hours. Schedule signups for makeup, conflict and disability exams. Assists with typing papers. Hope Shaffer, Staff Assistant, CCMA, Center for Dynamical Systems, and Campus Divisions- 224 McAllister, 5-7527 Secretary to Anatole Katok, Jinchao Xu, and Director of Campus Divisions. Coordinates departmental conferences. Prepares routine invitations for departmental visitors. Coordinates office space for visitors. Works with the Commonwealth College faculty. Serves as backup for the receptionist. Amy Stover, Staff Assistant, Business Office – 226 McAllister, 5-7527 Maintains financial records and prepares financial reports. Prepares and processes fixed term and postdoc appointments and paperwork. Processes faculty leave paperwork. Assists faculty in the preparation of research proposals. Coordinates building maintenance and repairs. Coordinates telecommunication requirements and property inventory tagging of equipment. Tia Wisor, Staff Assistant, Undergraduate Studies Program – 107 Whitmore, 5-7528 < wisor@math.psu.edu> Provides information to students and faculty regarding the Undergraduate Program. Maintains schedule of classes, course offerings, room assignments and enrollment figures. Processes add/drop forms, solves student problems. Maintains Undergraduate Web pages. Prepares and distributes SRTE forms. Kathy Wyland, Staff Assistant, Undergraduate Studies Program – 108 Whitmore, 3-7122 Assists calculus director and instructors with course materials for Math 110, 140 and 141. Schedules meetings and signups for makeup, conflict and deferred exams. Package and distribute exams, quizzes and course materials. Assigns proctors and distributes calculators. Assists with the Sperling/Cohen tutoring program. Types technical papers.