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Faculty Resources

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Administrative Team

Assistant Dean and Chief of Finance & Operations 

Ernie Costello

  • Oversees all faculty support units including Personnel Office, Financial & Administrative Operations, Instructional Labs, Research Administration, and Faculty Support; 30 direct reports
  • Directly responsible for space planning and management including space assignments and facilitating renovation projects

Research Support Manager

Lolo Cardenas

  • Manages inventorial equipment including coordination of repairs as needed
  • Maintains research space metrics and layouts for SNS faculty
  • Supports research lab renovation and relocation projects

Department Support Supervisor

Tom Martinez

  • Coordinates the provision of administrative and business services to faculty, primarily focusing on academic unit support and some graduate group support
  • Manages key and CatCard access to SNS buildings and spaces through close coordination with the campus locksmith
  • Involved in management of office and desk space assignments for lecturers, postdocs and graduate students
  • Development and troubleshooting of SNS space database
  • Supervises the faculty support specialist and two student assistants

Department Specialists

Mel Alexandra, Alisa Kravchuk, Judy Malone

  • Provides direct business and administrative support to SNS faculty, primarily focused on academic unit business and leadership and limited support to graduate groups
  • Provides administrative support to faculty support unit including space database development and upkeep
  • Provides other administrative and clerical support to faculty support unit staff and faculty as needed
  • Special projects such as staff development webinars in coordination with SNS Personnel Office

Location

The faculty support team staff are located in the SNS Dean's Suite in SE1, 370.

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Division

Email

Assessment

snsassessment@ucmerced.edu

CalTeach Program

calteach@ucmerced.edu

Communications

snscommunications@ucmerced.edu

Curriculum

snscurriculum@ucmerced.edu

Events

nsevents@ucmerced.edu

Faculty Support

nsfacultysupport@ucmerced.edu

Graduate Programs

snsgrads@ucmerced.edu

Grants

snsgrants@ucmerced.edu

Orders

snsorders@ucmerced.edu

Personnel

snspersonnel@ucmerced.edu

Procurement Card

snspcard@ucmerced.edu

Reception Desk

naturalsciences@ucmerced.edu

Travel

snstravel@ucmerced.edu

Undergraduate Advising

nsstudentservices@ucmerced.edu