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First-Year Seminars in Colleges, Schools and Departments

All new WVU students complete a First-Year Seminar course to help you transition to college life at WVU. If you’ve been directly admitted into your college and have questions about your FYS, please reach out to your course coordinator listed below.

This is a list of Course Coordinators for students that have been directly admitted into their colleges and are taking a 191 course within their department.

Subject     Major Course Coordinator Email
ANRD Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design Jenna Edwards jenna.edwards@mail.wvu.edu
ANTH Anthropology Kimmy Locy klocy@mail.wvu.edu
A&VS Animal & Veterinary Science Karen Krause marie.krause@mail.wvu.edu
ART Art James Froemel jfroemel@mail.wvu.edu
BIOL Biology Kevin Barry kevin.barry@mail.wvu.edu
BCOR Business Becca Smith rysmith1@mail.wvu.edu
CHEM Chemistry Michelle Richards-Babb michelle.richards-babb@mail.wvu.edu
CRIM Criminology Kimmy Locy klocy@mail.wvu.edu
CAHS Collge of Applied Human Sciences Zach Thayer zothayer@mail.wvu.edu
COMM Communications Tiffany Boyce tiffany.boyce1@mail.wvu.edu
CSAD Communication Sciences and Disorders Alex Tylka ajtylka@hsc.wvu.edu
DCSI Data Science TBA
DTHY Dental Hygiene Ashlee Sowards asowards@hsc.wvu.edu
ENGL English Jean Marie Scarborough jean.scarborough@mail.wvu.edu
ENGR Engineering Lizzie Santiago lizzie.santiago@mail.wvu.edu
ENGR Engineering Akus Oppong-Anane akua.opponganane@mail.wvu.edu
EXPH Exercise Physiology Alex Tylka ajtylka@hsc.wvu.edu
FIS Forensic Science Lisa Lacata lisa.licata@mail.wvu.edu
HIIM Health Informatics and Information Management Alex Tylka ajtylka@hsc.wvu.edu
HIST History William Gorby william.gorby@mail.wvu.edu
HN&F Human Nurtrition and Foods Kelli George kelli.george@mail.wvu.edu
HONR Honors Ashley Watts ashley.watts@mail.wvu.edu
IMC Integrated Marketing Communications Aaron Hawley aaron.hawley@mail.wvu.edu
IMMB Immunology and Medical Microbiology Kelly Collins kelly.collins3@hsc.wvu.edu
INTS International Studies Clarissa Estep clarissa.estep@mail.wvu.edu
MATH Math TBA
MDIA Media Gina Martino-Dahlia gina.dahlia@mail.wvu.edu
MDS Multidisciplinary Studies Brandon Ritter brritter@mail.wvu.edu
MUSC Music James Froemel jfroemel@mail.wvu.edu
NRSC Neuroscience Kathryn Jewett kathryn.jewett@mail.wvu.edu
NSG Nursing Julian Nguyen julian.nguyen@hsc.wvu.edu
PALM Pathology, Anatomy and Lab Medicine Michelle Herdman michelle.herdman@hsc.wvu.edu
PHAR Pharmacy Ashleigh Barrickman ashleigh.barrickman@hsc.wvu.edu
PHIL Philosophy Brandon Ritter brritter@mail.wvu.edu
PHYS Physics Maura McLaughlin maura.mclaughlin@mail.wvu.edu
POLS Political Science John Kilwein jkilwein@wvu.edu
PSYC Psychology Elizabeth Levelle elizabeth.levelle@mail.wvu.edu
PUBH Public Health Kara Forst kara.forst@hsc.wvu.edu
SOWK Social Work Rebekah Dunaway rjdunaway@mail.wvu.edu
SOC Sociology Kimmy Locy klocy@mail.wvu.edu
SUST Sustainability Lisa Lohr lhorvath@mail.wvu.edu
THET Theater James Froemel jfroemel@mail.wvu.edu
WGST Women and Gender Studies Brandon Ritter brritter@mail.wvu.edu
WRIT Professional Writing and Editing Jean Marie Scarbough jean.scarborough@mail.wvu.edu
WVUE Center for Learning, Advising and Student Success Rhonda Black rhonda.black@mail.wvu.edu