Contact Us

502 Main Building
Notre Dame, IN 46556

Main Phone: (574) 631-7544
Admissions Phone: (574) 631-7706
Fax: (574) 631-4183

The Graduate School maintains three general email addresses:

  • General admissions and pre-application inquiries: GradAd@nd.edu

Graduate School Org Chart
Graduate School Org Chart

Dean’s Office and Administration

Gregory E. Sterling
Dean
Email
(574) 631-8052
- Strategic Planning
- Voice of the Graduate School
- Development
- International Recruiting
- Major Budget Decisions

Mary Hendriksen
Executive Administrator
(574) 631-1713
- DGS Liaison
- Graduate and Advisory Councils
- Website Writing
- Graduate School Awards
- Special Reports

Susan Miller
Dean’s Assistant
(574) 631-8052
- Administrative Assistant to the Dean
- Dean’s Scheduling

Dean’s Leadership Council

Laura Carlson
Associate Dean for Professional Development
Email
(574) 631-7446
- Oversight and Coordination of Professional Development:
– Fellowships
– Pedagogical preparation
– Career paths
– Ethics
- Point Person for University Support of Professional Development

Brian Flaherty
Associate Director of Budget and Operations
Email
(574) 631-2705
- Budgets – Monitoring and Administration
- Financial Policies
- External Fellowship Administration
- Operations Manager

John Lubker
Associate Dean of Students
Email
(574) 631-5778
- Oversight of Students’ Progress
- Administration of Graduate School Policies
- Academic Counseling
- Student Appeals

Edward Maginn
Associate Dean for Academic Programs
Email
(574) 631-1892
- Development of New Graduate Programs
- Data-Driven Assessment and Strategies
- Program Size

Nyrée McDonald
Associate Dean for Recruitment and Admissions
Email
(574) 631-8421
- Recruitment Efforts
- Admissions
- REU Programs
- Visiting Graduate Students

Graduate School Staff

Mimi Beck
Rector, Fischer Graduate Residence
(574) 631-2733
- Liaison with Student Affairs
- Analysis of Graduate Student Needs

Gretchen Busl
Associate Program Director, Grants and Fellowships
(574) 631-2443
- Representative for External Fellowship Agencies
- Oversight and Coordination of Student Fellowships and Grants
- Assistance with University Grant Applications for Students

Linda Chism
Admissions Coordinator
(574) 631-4694
- Recruitment
- ApplyYourself Specialist
- Reports (Recruitment)

Maureen Collins
Data Coordinator and Reporting Program Manager
(574) 631-5926
- Add/Drops and Grade Changes
- Application to Degree Candidacy
- Graduation
- Leave of Absence
- Reports (Graduate School)
- Transfer of Credits

Shari Hill
Editor, Webmaster and Publications Manager
(574) 631-7545
- Website Manager
- Publications
- Dissertations/Theses
- Liaison to ProQuest/UMI

Ann Amico Moran
Assistant Director of the Graduate School Career Program, Career Center
(574) 631-5200
- Oversight and Coordination of Placement Services
- Point Person for Corporate and Industrial Placements
- Career Counseling

Karen Putt
Administrative Assistant to the Associate Deans for Academic Programs and Professional Development
(574) 631-1704
- Professional Development
- Proposed Programs and Quality Assessment

Colleen Turk
Financial Assistant
(574) 631-2811
- Graduate School Professional Development Grants to Students
- Professional Development and Recruiting Funds to Programs
- Liaison with the Office of Stewardship

Anne Veselik
Financial Analyst
(574) 631-8422
- Financial Awards Processing
- Health Insurance Subsidy Processing
- Professional Development Applications
- NSF GRFP Coordination

Ashly Welch-Marquez
Administrative Assistant
(574) 631-5536
- Ph.D. Exams
- Spouse ID Cards
- T.A. Benefits

Janina Wojcik
Admissions Coordinator
(574) 631-5489
- Admissions (Last Names A-L)
- ApplyYourself Specialist
- Reports (Admissions)

Rae Zavor
Admissions Coordinator
(574) 631-4695
- Admissions (Last Names M-Z)
- ApplyYourself Specialist
- Reports (Admissions)

Kevin Zeise
Marketing & Communications Specialist
(574) 631-1836
- Communications with Academic Colleges/Programs
- Liaison with Office of Public Affairs and Communications
- Social Media