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Academic & Student Affairs Office

The Academic and Student Affairs team enables and advocates for the academic and personal success of each engineering student from the time they first consider applying to Dartmouth or Thayer School of Engineering through the time they walk across the stage at Commencement.

Leadership

Holly Wilkinson, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs

Holly Wilkinson

Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs

Contact me:
Rm 103, MacLean ESC
holly.wilkinson@dartmouth.edu

I can help with:

  • Academic accommodations
  • Time away for personal or medical leave
  • Advisor/advisee conflict
  • Academic honor or conduct code questions and issues
  • Listening to improvement ideas and addressing concerns

Registrar

Julia Abraham, Registrar

Julia Abraham

Registrar

Contact me:
Rm 103, MacLean ESC
julia.s.abraham@dartmouth.edu or thayer.registrar@dartmouth.edu
+1 (603) 646-3801

I can help with:

  • Academic policies and procedures
  • Course registration
  • Understanding Thayer program requirements
  • Making changes to your student record
Gelsey Templar, Assistant Registrar

Gelsey Templar

Assistant Registrar

Contact me:
Rm 103, MacLean ESC
gelsey@dartmouth.edu or thayer.registrar@dartmouth.edu

I can help with:

  • Course registration
  • MEM–Tuck elective questions
  • Transcript questions
  • Enrollment and degree verifications
  • Scheduling thesis proposal and defense dates

Academic Advising and Student Success

Liz Lerret, Graduate Academic Advising Director

Liz Lerret

Graduate Academic Advising Director

Contact me:
Rm 103, MacLean ESC
liz.lerret@dartmouth.edu

Set up a Zoom meeting with Liz

I can help with:

  • Coaching and advising MEng, MS, and PhD students for degree requirements, policies, course selection and pre-req review
  • Keeping track of academic progress and program requirements
  • Program plans and other forms
  • Double counting courses and when to apply
Jenna Wheeler, Undergraduate Engineering Program Director

Jenna Wheeler

Undergraduate Engineering Program Director

Contact me:
Rm 111D, Cummings Hall
jhdw@dartmouth.edu
+1 (603) 646-3677

Set up a Zoom meeting with Jenna

I can help with:

  • Anything related to AB, BE, or Partner School Dual Degree
  • Advising on requirements and academic policies and procedures
  • First year research in engineering
  • Major declaration and BE program plans
Christiane Buessard, Undergraduate Engineering Program Coordinator

Christiane Buessard

Undergraduate Engineering Program Manager

Contact me:
Rm 111D, Cummings Hall
christiane.s.buessard@dartmouth.edu
+1 (603) 646-3686

I can help with:

  • Study abroad engineering programs
  • First-year research in engineering experience (FYREE)
  • Prospective undergraduate information sessions
  • Major and minor declarations
  • Dartmouth Emerging Engineers (DEE)
  • General information on undergraduate programs
Jessica Kinzie, Student Success and Outreach Manager

Jessica Kinzie

Student Success and Outreach Manager

Contact me:
Rm 103, MacLean ESC
jessica.d.kinzie@dartmouth.edu

Set up a Zoom meeting with Jessica

I can help with:

  • Incorporating information and resources into orientation activities
  • Connecting students with campus and community resources
  • Providing support and advising for many extracurricular clubs
  • Sharing extracurricular based programming to the Thayer and Dartmouth communities
  • Supporting non-academic needs (health and wellness, housing, food, etc.)
  • Planning enrichment programming based on student needs and interests
  • Providing support to help ensure your time at Dartmouth is positive and successful
  • K-12 outreach to local schools
Headshot Bethany Iyobe

Bethany Iyobe

Online Education Academic Program Manager

Contact me:
bethany.m.iyobe@dartmouth.edu
onlinemeng@thayer.dartmouth.edu 

Set up a Zoom meeting with Bethany

I can help online MEng students by:

  • Advising on path of study through the program 
  • Facilitating connections to campus resources
  • Providing academic guidance and support in courses
  • Supporting all administrative processes
  • Assisting with questions related to Coursera platform
     

Admissions

Sarah Gagne, Admissions Marketing Director

Sarah Gagne

Director of Admissions and Strategic Enrollment

Contact me:
Rm 115, MacLean ESC (in the Career Services suite)
sarah.e.gagne@dartmouth.edu

I can help with:

  • Providing guidance and support to students considering any of Thayer’s graduate programs
  • Facilitating connections with Dartmouth’s Financial Aid office to explore financial aid opportunities
  • Gathering student input and ideas to enhance Thayer’s admissions, marketing, and recruitment efforts
  • Supporting Thayer faculty with their recruitment and admissions needs
Ken Watson, Online Education Program Manager

Ken Watson

Master’s Program Admissions and Recruitment Manager

Contact me:
Remote, available on-campus by appointment
kendrick.k.watson@dartmouth.edu

Set up a Zoom meeting with Ken

I can help with:

  • Learning more about or applying to the online Master of Engineering (MEng) program
  • Learning more about or applying to the on-campus Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program
  • Working with graduate students through the admissions and onboarding processes
  • Organizing and coordinating welcome events and informational sessions for both the online MEng and on-campus MEM programs
Jessica Moody, Program Coordinator for PhD Innovation & Graduate Recruitment

Jessica Moody

Admissions Systems & Operations Manager

Contact me:
jessica.moody@dartmouth.edu

I can help with:

  • Questions about the graduate admissions process
  • Technical support for our application system
  • PhD Innovation Program admissions; students interested in pursuing entrepreneurship at Thayer
Haley Tucker, Student Recruitment & Marketing Manager

Haley Tucker

Student Recruitment & Marketing Manager

Contact me:
Rm 103, MacLean ESC
haley.tucker@dartmouth.edu

I can help with:

  • Connecting current students with prospective graduate students who are considering Thayer
  • Interested in helping us recruit more great students like you? We would love to work with you!