The teachers, scholars, and writers of CLAS collaborate with peers and students in free inquiry to create new knowledge and provide transformative learning experiences, leading students to become engaged, informed, creative, and adaptive contributors to the local and global society.
College Mission
Administrative Personnel
Brenda Phillips, Dean
Wiekamp Hall 3300C
Phone: (574) 520-5454
Email: brenphil@iusb.edu
Lee Kahan, Associate Dean
Wiekamp Hall 3300F
Phone: (574) 520-4305
Email: lkahan@iusb.edu
Bill Feighery, Associate Dean
Wiekamp Hall 3300G
Phone: (574) 520-4311
Email: wfeigher@iusb.edu
Clerical Personnel
Linda Schultz-Heidrich, Administrative Assistant to the Dean
Wiekamp Hall 3300D
Phone: (574) 520-4290
Email: lschultz@iusb.edu
Nick Wort, Administrative Assistant to the Associate Deans
Wiekamp Hall 3300
Phone: (574) 520-4267
Email: nwort@iusb.edu
Ebony Haynes, Administrative Assistant for the CLAS Advising Center
Wiekamp Hall 3300
Phone: (574) 520-4214
Email: ebhaynes@iusb.edu
Brianna Liras, Administrative Assistant for the Student Services Office
Wiekamp Hall 3300B
Phone: (574) 520-4537
Email: bliras@iusb.edu
CLAS Advisors
Julie Wells, Academic Advisor
Wiekamp Hall 3187
Phone: (574) 520-4658
Email: juwells@iusb.edu
Rachel Petro, Academic Advisor
Wiekamp Hall 3179
Phone: (574) 520-5565
Email: rpetro@iusb.edu
Trisha Miller, Academic Advisor
Wiekamp Hall 3181
Phone: (574) 520-4212
Email: tmiller7@iusb.edu
Karen Christopher, Assistant Dean of Student Services
Wiekamp Hall 3183
Phone: (574) 520-4478
Email: kjchris@iusb.edu
Department Chairs and Program Directors
Kirk L Mecklenburg, Department of Biological Sciences
Northside Hall 132A
Phone: (574) 520-4808
Email: kmecklen@iusb.edu
Matthew Marmorino, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Northside Hall 067
Phone: (574) 520-4254
Email: mmarmori@iusb.edu
Dana Vrajitoru, Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Northside Hall 337
Phone: (574) 520-4525
Email: dvrajito@iusb.edu
Christina Gerken, Department of Criminal Justice (Acting Chair)
Wiekamp Hall DW2259
Phone: (574) 520-4308
Email: cgerken@iusb.edu
Kyoko Takanashi, Department of English
Wiekamp Hall 3163
Phone: (574) 520-4802
Email: ktakanas@iusb.edu
Hayley Froysland, Department of History
Wiekamp Hall 3257
Phone: (574) 520-4266
Email: hfroysla@iusb.edu
Yi Cheng, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Northside Hall 321
Phone: (574) 520-4519
Email: ycheng@iusb.edu
Lyle Zynda, Department of Philosophy
Wiekamp Hall 3277
Phone: (574) 520-5512
Email: lzynda@iusb.edu
Henry Scott, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Northside Hall 357
Phone: (574) 520-5527
Email: hpscott@iusb.edu
Steven Gerencser, Department of Political Science
Wiekamp Hall 2189
Phone: (574) 520-4514
Email: sgerencs@iusb.edu
Kathy Ritchie, Department of Psychology
Wiekamp Hall 2131
Phone: (574) 520-4889
Email: kritchie@iusb.edu
David Blouin, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Wiekamp Hall 2285
Phone: (574) 520-4501
Email: dblouin@iusb.edu
Christina Gerken,Department of Women's and Gender Studies
Wiekamp Hall 2259
Phone: (574) 520-5509
Email: cgerken@iusb.edu
Jeff Luppes, Department of World Language Studies, (Acting Chair)
Wiekamp Hall 3227
Phone: (574) 520-4229
Email: jluppes@iusb.edu
Hossein Hakimzadeh, Director, Informatics Program
Northside Hall 336
Phone: (574) 520-4517
Email: hhakimza@indiana.edu
April Lidinsky, Director, Master of Liberal Studies
Wiekamp Hall 2257
Phone: (574) 520-4528
Email: alidinsky@iusb.edu
Liqiang Zhang, Director, Master of Science in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science Program
Northside Hall 331
Phone: (574) 520-4297
Email: liqzhang@iusb.edu
Hayley Froysland, Director of General Studies
Wiekamp Hall 3257
Phone: (574) 520-4266,
Email: hfroysla@iusb.edu
Shawn Nichols-Boyle, Director of the ESL Program
Wiekamp Hall 3183
Phone: (574) 520-4360,
Email: sfnichol@iusb.edu
Diane Economakis, Director of First Year Writing
Wiekamp Hall 3144
Phone: (574) 520-4159
Email: deconoma@iusb.edu