Meet your Faculty Advisors
Your Primary Faculty Advisor
Need to lift an enrollment hold on Spire? Want to ask someone about your graduation requirements? Looking for general guidance on how to stay on track in the major? Then your assigned faculty advisor is the person you are looking for!
Contact information for your assigned faculty advisor can be found on the center of the Academics tab. In order to get there from the SPIRE home page simply click on “Academics”. On the center right of the page under “Your Advisor” you should see the name and contact info of your primary advisor. Underneath there is also “General Advising Information” which is where you can find another point of contact for your advising department!
Other Faculty Mentors
This type of advisor is unique for every student, and they can essentially be thought of as unofficial mentors, meaning you are not assigned to each other, and that your mentor/mentee relationship is something the two of you formed together. Environmental Science faculty members are extremely knowledgeable about the program, about the University as a whole, and about the Environmental Science Industry, and are willing to help students who reach out to them. Having an informal advisor is not at all necessary, but students who reach out to and foster relationships with professors gain invaluable knowledge and new perspectives.
Program Manager & Chief Undergraduate Advisor
Deborah Henson, PhD
Office: 310 Holdsworth Hall
Email: dhenson@eco.umass.edu
Deb’s Spring Office Hours No appointment needed. (These hours are subject to slight changes each week.)
Mondays: 10:15-11:45 AM
Tuesdays: 1:30-3:00 PM (except 2/11)
Wednesdays: 2:00-4:00 PM (except 1/22 & 2/5)
Thursdays: 10:00-11:30 AM (except 2/13)
Fridays: 1:30-3:00 PM (except 1/31)
Assistant Program Manager
Craig Nicolson, PhD
Office: 320 Holdsworth Hall
Email: craign@eco.umass.edu
Craig’s Spring Office Hours: No appointment needed. (These hours are subject to slight changes each week.)
Mondays: 1:15 – 3:15 PM
Tuesdays: 4:00 – 5:30 PM
Wednesdays: 3:30-5:00 PM (except 1/22)
Thursdays: 4:00-5:30 PM
Fridays: 9:00-10:30 AM