Staff Support for Philosophy
The South Hall Administrative Support Center (SASC) provides administrative services for the departments of English, ESL, Linguistics, Philosophy, and the Writing Program. It includes Academic Services and Student Services units.

3431 and 3432 South Hall
Hours: 9:00-noon, 1:00-4:00 pm Monday-Friday
Student Advising Hours: 9:00-11:00 am, 1:30-3:00 pm
Main Info lines:  805-893-7488 or 805-893-7489
Fax:  805-893-7492 or 805-893-7491

Management Team


Joni Schwartz
SASC Director

SH 3431H

893-3237
joni@hfa.ucsb.edu
Duties
All management functions related to the operations of administrative support and services of the SASC (Student Services and Academic Services units) provided to South Hall HFA departments and programs in the areas of Academic Personnel, Financial/Budget, Student Services, Contract and Grant administration, Purchasing, IT, Space, Development and Alumni Relations, Safety, Policy and Procedures, etc.

Kathy Jenquin
SASC Manager
Financial & Academic Personnel Services Unit

SH 3431A


893-3864
jenquin@hfa.ucsb.edu
Duties
- Managerial oversight of Academic Services Unit of the SASC
- Financial and academic personnel policy and procedures
- Academic appointments and payroll
- Financial/academic personnel staff supervisor

Dana Spoonerow
SASC Manager
Student Services Unit


SH 3432G

893-2708
spoonero@hfa.ucsb.edu
Duties
- Managerial oversight of Student Services Unit of the SASC
- Student services policy and procedures
- Curriculum planning and course scheduling
- TA/Associate/Reader appointments and payroll
- Student services staff supervisor

Supporting Staff


Karen Barteld
Staff Undergraduate Advisor

SH 3432C


893-3776
kbarteld@hfa.ucsb.edu
Duties
- Undergraduate student major, minor, and program advising
- Undergraduate student petitions for major requirements
- Approval codes
- University and department undergrad awards

Jane Choi
Academic Personnel Coordinator

SH 3431B

893-7151
jchoi@hfa.ucsb.edu
Duties
- Personnel policy and procedures
- Faculty recruitment and appointments
- Ladder faculty merits, promotions, career steps, retentions, appraisals
- Non-Senate faculty re-appointments, excellence reviews, merits
- Payroll, additional compensation, and contracts
- Sabbatical and other leaves
- Donor acknowledgment
- Faculty email list administrator
- New faculty email, UCSBNetID, orientation

Quentin Gee
Website

sasc-webupdates@hfa.ucsb.edu
Duties
- Website maintenance, updates, and questions

Alicia Baker
Staff Graduate Advisor

SH 3432E

893-7490
abaker@hfa.ucsb.edu
Duties
- Graduate student recruitment and admissions
- Graduate student progress checks
- Graduate student advising
- TA coordinator: recruitment, payroll, fee remissions
- Graduate committee consultant
- Student awards
- Graduate stipends
- Block grant/graduate funding support
- Graduate email list administrator

Haley Orton
Staff Undergraduate Advisor

SH 3432D

893-2613
horton@hfa.ucsb.edu
Duties
- Course Scheduling

Sonya Perez
Financial and Budget Coordinator

SH 3431F

893-7826
sperez@hfa.ucsb.edu
Duties
- Business meeting, entertainment, travel, and miscellaneous reimbursements
- Undergraduate and graduate RA hires (hourly)
- Time sheets and payroll for hourly employees
- Graduate stipends (non-block grant)
- Undergraduate stipends
- Financial reports

Meghan Ummel
Instructional Program Assistant

Front desk SH 3431

893-7489
mummel@hfa.ucsb.edu
Duties
- Textbook and desk copy orders
- Office hours listings
- Keys
- Mail boxes
- Office supplies, business cards
- Visitor parking arrangements
- Teaching evaluations
- Room and media equipment reservations
- Technical assistance

[if Meghan is unavailable, please contact Shannon Dalton at x7488 for immediate needs]

 




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