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Administration

Dean, Metropolitan College
Jay A. Halfond, BA, MA, PhD

    Executive Secretary
    Ruth Ciolfi

Associate Dean, Academic Programs
Tanya Zlateva, BS, MS, PhD

    Academic Programs Analyst
    Kimberly Kuborn, BA

    Staff Coordinator
    Kerstin McGaughey, BA
    Tessa McKinley, BA, MS

Senior Assistant Dean, Student Academic Affairs
Carl G. Sessa, BA, EdM, EdD

Graduate Student Financial Aid Advisor
Robyn Friedman, BS

Alumni Officer
Laura Blanchard, BA

Undergraduate Student Services

Director
Ellen B. Peterson, BA, MSEd

Academic Counselors
Nicole C. Black, BA, MS
Katie Califano, BA, MA
Lenora E. Shatkin, BA, MBA

Staff Coordinators

Alexa Muhs, BS
Nathaniel Trusten, BA

Assistant Dean, Administration
Sonia M. Parker, BA

Student & Corporate Outreach

Director
Nancy Marks, BA, MS

Assistant Director
Katie L. Pasciucco, BA, MBA

Inquiry Response Manager
Kristin Chebra, BA

Inquiry Response Coordinator
Liza Foley, BA

Admissions & Outreach 
Coordinator
Holly Adorno, BA

Manager, Off-Campus Programs
Mary L. Carlson, BA, MA

Community Programs Manager
Katherine C. Meyer, BA, MA

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Important Boston University Offices

Metropolitan College, Student & Corporate Outreach
(Prospective Students)

617-353-6000 • met@bu.edu • www.bu.edu/met

Metropolitan College, Office of the Dean
617-353-3000 • metacad@bu.edu

Metropolitan College, 
Undergraduate Student Services
617-353-2980 • metuss@bu.edu

Metropolitan College, Off-Campus Programs
Mary L. Carlson

617-358-2901 • carlsonm@bu.edu

BU Global
617-353-8429 • www.bu.edu/global

Center for Professional Education
617-353-4497 • www.bu.edu/professional

Distance Education
617-358-1960 • www.bu.edu/online

Financial Aid
Graduate: 
617-358-4072 • finanaid@bu.edu
Undergraduate: 617-353-2965 • finaid@bu.edu • www.bu.edu/finaid

International Admissions
617-353-4492 • intadmis@bu.edu

International Students & Scholars Office
617-353-3565 • isso@bu.edu

Office of the University Registrar
617-353-3612 • www.bu.edu/reg

Parking & Transportation Services
617-353-2160 • www.bu.edu/parking

Student Accounting Services
617-353-2264 • studenta@bu.edu • www.bu.edu/comp/saweb

Summer Term
617-353-5124 • summer@bu.edu • www.bu.edu/summer

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Metropolitan College Academic Departments and Programs

Accelerated Degree Completion Program
Gerard Keegan 

617-358-3095 • gkeegan@bu.edu

Actuarial Science
Lois Horwitz
617-353-8758 • actuary@bu.edu

Administrative Sciences
Kip Becker/Susan Sunde
617-353-3016 • adminsc@bu.edu

Advertising
Offered jointly by Metropolitan College and the College of Communication

Christopher Cakebread/College of 
Communication

617-353-3476 • ccakebre@bu.edu

Sonia Parker/Metropolitan College

617-353-2975 • soparker@bu.edu

Arts Administration/Art History
Daniel Ranalli

617-353-4064 • artsad@bu.edu

Biology
Frederick Wasserman
617-353-2476 • few@bu.edu

Biomedical Laboratory & Clinical Sciences
Constance Phillips
617-638-5622 • cphilli@bu.edu

City Planning
Enrique R. Silva
617-358-3264 • ersilva@bu.edu

Computer Information Systems
Lou Chitkushev
617-353-2566 • csinfo@bu.edu

Computer Science
Lou Chitkushev
617-353-2566 • csinfo@bu.edu

Criminal Justice
Daniel LeClair
617-353-3025 • dleclair@bu.edu

Economics
Todd Idson
617-353-2742 • tidson@bu.edu

English
James Siemon
617-353-2506 • jsiemon@bu.edu

Fundraising Management
Richard Maloney

617-353-4064 • fr@bu.edu

Gastronomy/Food Studies/Wine Studies 

Rebecca Alssid
617-353-9852 • gastrmla@bu.edu • cularts@bu.edu • wineeduc@bu.edu

Graduate Military Programs
Larry Watson

910-451-5574 • lwatson@bu.edu

Health Communication
Sonia Parker
617-353-2975 • soparker@bu.edu

History
Joseph Boskin
617-353-8312 • jboskin@bu.edu

Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor of Liberal Studies)
Carl Sessa
617-353-2980 • metuss@bu.edu

Interdisciplinary Studies (Master of Liberal Arts)
Dan Ranalli
617-353-4064 • mla@bu.edu

Lifelong Learning/Evergreen/ Cooking Up Culture Program
Rebecca Alssid
617-353-9852 • evergrn@bu.edu

Mathematics
Ashis Gangopadhyay
617-353-9554 • ag@bu.edu

Philosophy
Victor Kestenbaum
617-353-4580 • vkestenb@bu.edu

Project Management
Vijay Kanabar
617-358-0002 • kanabar@bu.edu

Psychology
 Thierry Guedj
617-353-5381 • guedj@bu.edu

Science & Engineering Program
Carla Romney/Cathy Lysy
617-353-5530 • sep@bu.edu

Sociology
 Shea Cronin
617-358-6068 • swcronin@bu.edu

Telecommunication
Lou Chitkushev
617-353-2566 • csinfo@bu.edu

Undergraduate Degree Completion Program (online)
617-353-2980 • metuss@bu.edu

Urban Affairs
Enrique R. Silva
617-358-3264 • ersilva@bu.edu

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18 Septemeber 2009
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