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Black School of Business

Director of the Black School of Business: Dr. Ozgun C. Demirag

ProgramChair or Discipline LeadEmail AddressPhone
AccountingDr. Ashutosh Deshmukh[email protected]814-898-6438
Business EconomicsDr. Kerry Adzima[email protected]814-898-6096
EconomicsDr. Kerry Adzima[email protected]814-898-6096
FinanceDr. Xin (Jessica) Zhao​[email protected]814-898-6256
Functional Data AnalyticsDr. Babajide Osatuyi[email protected]814-898-6065
General Business (two-year)Ms. Linda Hajec[email protected]814-898-6102
Interdisciplinary Business with Engineering StudiesMs. Carol Putman[email protected]814-898-7271
International BusinessDr. Mark Owens[email protected]814-898-7015
Management Information SystemsDr. Kathy Noce[email protected]814-898-6508
MarketingDr. Sean Yim[email protected]814-898-6431
Project and Supply Chain ManagementDr. Ray Venkataraman[email protected]814-898-6428
Master of Business Administration (MBA)Dr. Charles Brown (Academic Chair)
Mr. Eric Robbins (Administrative Chair)
[email protected]
[email protected]
814-898-6432
814-898-6940
Master of Manufacturing Management (MMM)
in conjunction with the School of Engineering
Ms. Carol Putman
Dr. Rick Huang
[email protected]
[email protected]
814-898-7271
814-898-6942
Master of Project Management (MPM)Dr. Jeffrey K. Pinto[email protected]814-898-6430

 

School of Engineering

James R. Meehl Director of the School of Engineering: Dr. Tim Kurzweg

ProgramChair or ContactEmail AddressPhone
Computer EngineeringDr. Tim Kurzweg[email protected]814-898-6153
Computer ScienceDr. Naseem Ibrahim
Mrs. Melanie Ford
[email protected]
[email protected]
814-898-6184
814-898-6685
Electrical and Computer Engineering TechnologyMr. David Loker[email protected]814-898-6478
Electrical EngineeringDr. Tim Kurzweg[email protected]814-898-6153
Electrical Engineering Technology (two-year)Mr. David Loker[email protected]814-898-6478
Industrial EngineeringDr. Rick Huang[email protected]814-898-6942
Mechanical EngineeringDr. Jun Zhou
Mr. Dean Lewis
[email protected]
[email protected]
814-898-6662
814-898-6692
Mechanical Engineering Technology (two-year)Mr. Fredrick Nitterright[email protected]814-898-6185
Mechanical Engineering TechnologyDr. David Clippinger[email protected]814-898-7023
Plastics Engineering TechnologyMr. Brian Young[email protected]814-898-6149
Polymer Engineering and ScienceDr. Gamini Mendis (Program Contact)[email protected]814-898-6286
Software Engineering (residential & World Campus)Dr. Naseem Ibrahim
Mrs. Melanie Ford
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814-898-6184
814-898-6685
Master of Manufacturing Management (MMM)
in conjunction with the Black School of Business
Dr. Rick Huang
Ms. Carol Putman
[email protected]
[email protected]
814-898-6942
814-898-7271

 

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Director of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences: Dr. Melanie Hetzel-Riggin

ProgramChairEmail AddressPhone
Creative WritingDr. Thomas Noyes[email protected]814-898-6209
Digital Media, Arts, and TechnologyDr. Elisa Beshero-Bondar[email protected]814-898-6208
Elementary and Early Childhood Education (PreK-4)Dr. Charisse Nixon[email protected]814-898-6041
EnglishDr. Janet Neigh[email protected]814-898-6447
English CompositionDr. Massimo Verzella[email protected]814-898-7011
General Arts and SciencesDr. Patrick Cosby[email protected]814-898-6970
Global Languages and CulturesDr. Eva Kuttenberg[email protected]814-898-6079
HistoryDr. Glenn Kumhera[email protected]814-898-6786
Media and CommunicationDr. David Kahl[email protected]814-898-6207
Multidisciplinary Studies (two-year)Dr. Patrick Cosby[email protected]814-898-6970
Political ScienceDr. Robert Speel[email protected]814-898-6206
PsychologyDr. Shariffah Sheik Dawood[email protected]814-898-6790
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology (MA/ACPSY)Dr. Wilson Brown[email protected]814-898-6936

 

School of Science

Interim Director of the School of Science: Dr. Alicyn Rhoades

ProgramUndergraduate CoordinatorEmail AddressPhone
BiologyDr. Adam Simpson[email protected]814-898-6544
ChemistryMs. Tracy Halmi[email protected]814-898-6045
Environmental ScienceDr. Michael Naber[email protected]814-898-6298
Interdisciplinary Science and Business
in conjunction with the Black
School of Business
Dr. Michael Rutter[email protected]814-898-6272
MathematicsMr. J. Andrew George[email protected]814-898-6196
NursingDr. Kimberly Streiff[email protected]814-898-7583
PhysicsDr. Blair Tuttle[email protected]814-898-6311
Pre-Health ProfessionsDr. Todd Eckroat[email protected]814-898-6839
ScienceDr. Michael Naber[email protected]814-898-6298
Secondary Education in MathematicsMs. Jodie Styers[email protected]814-898-6349

 

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