LMU Advising
College Advising Information
In addition to your designated advisor, the college or school in which your major is housed provides academic support to students. In some cases, you might need to work with someone in your college’s Associate Dean’s Office to assist you with completing official paperwork, obtaining signatures and overrides or answering specific academic-related questions.
Listed below are the primary contacts and locations for college-specific advising information.
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Cathy Machado, Assistant Dean
Yolanda Klishevich, Academic Coordinator
University Hall 4600
(310) 338-2716
College of Business Administration
Renee Florsheim, Associate Dean
Suzanne Calderon, Senior Coordinator, Undergraduate Programs
Katie Lorick, Principle Undergraduate Program Advisor
Hilton 200
(310) 338-2731
College of Communication & Fine Arts
Judy Scalin, Director of Academic Program Services
Dr. Elaine Walker, Senior Coordinator of Academic Services
St. Robert's Hall 101
(310) 338-2992
Frank R. Seaver College of Science & Engineering
James M. Landry, Ph. D., Associate Dean
Brier Lindsay, Senior Academic Coordinator for Undergraduate Studies
North Hall 103
(310) 338-8690
School of Film & Television
Howard Lavick, Interim Associate Dean
Linda Jorgensen, Senior Coordinator of Academic Services
Xavier, Room 319
(310) 258-8697
School of Education
Summer McBride, Coordinator of Student Success Center
University Hall 1337
(310) 338-2368
Department Contacts
Typically, students need to visit with a department Chairperson to declare a major or minor. Be sure to check the specific areas for your respective college and department. The current LMU Chairpersons and Program Directors List can be found here.
Advising Appointments
In preparing for your advising appointment, review the LMU University Bulletin so that you are familiar with the degree requirements, coursework within the major and information about academic policies. It is best to come with well-developed questions for your advisor.
At each advising appointment, students should bring their most recent CAPP report (you can access your CAPP report on PROWL), a list of potential courses that you want to register for, and any questions you have for your advisor about the curriculum, degree requirements, career and graduate school options, professional organizations and other topics related to your intellectual development.