ADVISING AT OTIS COLLEGE
Central Academic, Studio, and Minor Advising all fall within the Advising umbrella at Otis College of Art and Design and are available to students every year. Through core programs and centralized advising students have access to pointed advising around individual pathways such as minors, choice of CA/IL courses, LAS electives and course makeup opportunities throughout their undergraduate studies.
Central Academic Advising Office
The Central Academic Advising Office at Otis College of Art and Design offers a diverse range of services to meet the advising needs of students. They offer Liberal Arts and Sciences advising and serve as anchors in navigating your first course at Otis College to your senior thesis show and graduation. Together with your department advisor they ensure you are on track to graduate and fulfilling your academic goals.
Academic Advisors help with all circumstances impacting:
- Guidance in course selection
- Schedule planning
- Make-up courses
- Leave of absence/withdrawal
- Travel study
- Degree completion
For more information regarding degree requirements, students should review their Degree Works file. Degree Works is an online tool that allows students and Academic Advisors to review students’ progress towards degree completion and identify the most efficient route to graduation. This web-based tool provides students with an overview of the program requirements they have already satisfied and the requirements they have left to complete. Students are also encouraged to look over The Hoot for information regarding add/drop deadlines, graduation requirements, academic policies, and so much more.
Academic Advising
Director of Academic Advising, Dr. Jeanne Herman, and Otis College Academic Advisors Michelle Andrade and Ricardo Estrada are available for Drop-In Hours to assist you in planning your schedule and preparing for Registration each semester.
Mondays and Wednesdays: 2PM – 4PM PST
Thursdays and Fridays: 9AM – 12 PM PST
otis.zoom.us/join ZOOM Meeting ID: 987 123 6789
Appointments
Monday and Tuesday evening appointments (5PM-7PM PST) are prioritized for students living in international time zones only.
Current students may request appointments through the online Insight appointment scheduling software.
Contact Information
Email: advising@otis.edu
Major Department Contacts
Department (or Major) chairs and faculty support your transition into the major and provide individual guidance in program of study-specific course selection, scheduling, and graduation checks as needed prior to registration each semester.
- Architecture/Landscape/Interiors
- Linda Pollari
- pollari@otis.edu
- Artists, Community and Teaching (A. C. T.)*
- Michele Jaquis
- mjaquis@otis.edu
- Communication Arts
- Kali Nikitas
knikitas@otis.edu - Joe Potts
jpotts@otis.edu
- Digital Media
- Harry Mott
hmott@otis.edu
Kathleen Milnes
kmilnes@otis.edu
- Fashion Design
- Mitra Rajabi (Sophomores)
- mrajabi@otis.edu
- Jill Zeleznik (Junior and Seniors)
- jzeleznik@otis.edu
- Appointments only: Byron LiCausi
- byron@otis.edu
- Fine Arts
-
Alex Slade
aslade@otis.eduMeg Cranston
mcranston@otis.edu
- Foundation Program
- Moira Connelly mconnelly@otis.edu
- Major declaration or academic progress
Linda Hudson lhudson@otis.edu
- Creative Action: Integrated Learning *
- Richard Shelton
- rmshelton@otis.edu
- Liberal Arts and Science
-
A/L/I students
Kerri Steinberg ksteinberg@otis.edu
Comm Arts students
Maggie Light mlight@otis.edu
Digital Media students
David Bremer dbremer@otis.edu
Fashion Design students
Roberta Panzanelli rpanzanelli@otis.edu
Fine Arts students
JoAnn Staten jstaten@otis.edu
Product Design students
Roberta Panzanelli rpanzanelli@otis.eduToy Design students
JoAnn Staten jstaten@otis.edu
Foundation students
JoAnn Staten jstaten@otis.edu
or Kerri Steinberg ksteinberg@otis.edu
Interdisciplinary Studies (Minors)*- Michele Jaquis
mjaquis@otis.edu
- Product Design
- Jonathan Fidler
- jfidler@otis.edu
- Toy Design
- Joyce Mesch
- jmesch@otis.edu
*Advising for A.C.T., Interdisciplinary Studies, and Creative Action: Integrated Learning is offered by those offices, in addition to major advising.