Graduate Advising Contacts
The Office of Graduate Programs
Drop-In Advising hours: CS On-campus graduate programs
CS graduate students in the on-campus programs: CS Graduate Advising Queue
Monday - Wednesday: 10:00-11:30 AM & 1:00-4:00 PM CST
Thursday: 10:00-11:30 AM & 2:00-4:00 PM CST
Friday: 10:00-11:30 AM CST
In-person by appointment: 1312 Siebel Center, (217) 333-4428, grad@siebelschool.illinois.edu
Drop-In Advising hours: Online Master of Computer Science program
Online MCS graduate students: CS Graduate Advising Queue
Mondays: 1:00-3:30 PM CT; Wednesdays: 9:30 AM-11:30 PM CT; Fridays: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
Graduate Program Staff
Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Robin Kravets
4233 Siebel Center and 1312 Siebel Center, rhk@illinois.edu
Associate Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Svetlana Lazebnik
3308 Siebel Center, slazebni@illinois.edu
Senior Assistant Director of Graduate Programs, Viveka P. Kudaligama
1312 Siebel Center, kudaliga@illinois.edu
Graduate Program Coordinator & Senior Graduate Academic Advisor, Kara MacGregor
1312 Siebel Center, kmacgreg@illinois.edu
Senior Graduate Academic Advisor, Jennifer Comstock
1312 Siebel Center, jcom@illinois.edu
Senior Graduate Academic Advisor, Cassandra Phelps
1312 Siebel Center, cphelps2@illinois.edu
Graduate Academic Advisor, Emma Folkenroth
1312 Siebel Center, emmaf5@illinois.edu
Graduate Academic Advisor, Celia Johnston
1312 Siebel Center, cejohnst@illinois.edu
Graduate Academic Advisor, Joseph Zarnsy
1312 Siebel Center, zarnsy@illinois.edu
Senior Coordinator of Online Programs, Christine Martinez
1312 Siebel Center, cmartinz@illinois.edu
Online Programs/Program Specialist and Academic Advisor, Maggie Chappell
1312 Siebel Center, mmetz2@illinois.edu
Online Programs/Program Specialist and Sr. Academic Advisor, Lisa Jagoda
1312 Siebel Center, lrjagoda@illinois.edu
Online Programs/Program Specialist and Sr. Academic Advisor, Desiree Marmon
1312 Siebel Center, dmarmon@illinois.edu
Admissions and Records Officer, Dana Garard
1312 Siebel Center, dgarard@illinois.edu
Office Manager, Andrew Hur
1312 Siebel Center, thur2@illinois.edu
The Academic Office staff can assist students or answer questions regarding:
- course registration
- assessing academic progress
- degree requirement and course planning
- thesis format checks
- qual, prelim, and final exam requirements and scheduling
- Graduate College petitions (transfer of coursework, degree time extensions, etc.)
- transferring in or out of the Department of Computer Science
For International Students Only
- I-20 extensions or changes
- CPT: Curricular Practical Training
- OPT: Optional Practical Training
Graduate Academic Office Contact Information
Siebel School of Computing and Data Science
Graduate Academic Office / University of Illinois
201 North Goodwin, 1312 Siebel Center
Urbana, IL 61801
Campus Mail Code: MC-258
Phone: (217) 333-4428
Fax: (217) 244-6073
Email: grad@siebelschool.illinois.edu
OFFICE HOURS
Monday – Friday
- Morning: 8:00 AM to 11:45 AM
- Afternoon: 1:00 PM to 4:45 PM
- Walk-in advising hours start at 10:00 AM
List of Graduate Advising Contacts and Virtual Advising Queue