General

Well-Being

The Center for Student Support and Care provides access to Care and Wellness consultants. The consultant for graduate students in Jimmy Tull (jtull@nd.edu)
The University Counseling Center at St. Liam’s provides counseling resources for all students. Drop-in services are available during the hours listed on their website. In addition, for acute situations, crisis intervention is available by calling the UCC at 574-631-7336 (if after hours, press 0 to reach the after-hours counselor).
You can reach out to the DGS, Anna Simon (anna.simon@nd.edu)
You can reach out to the department chair, Morten Eskildsen (meskilds@nd.edu)
You can reach out to the collegiality committee chair, Rebecca Surman (rsurman@nd.edu)
You can reach out to the department ombudsperson, Chris Howk (jhowk@nd.edu). The ombudsperson is designed to provide a safe space for graduate students to present complaints or discuss issues. The ombudsperson has the discretion to keep complaints anonymous (while following the Title IX reporting rules).
You can reach out to the grad school ombudsperson, John Lubker.

International Students

We understand that, in the current evolving landscape, you may have concerns/questions. The office of International Student & Scholar Affairs (ISSA) has provided us some overall advice and guidance on how to best navigate these times.

ISSA is proactive in communicating when there are actual changes to immigration policies that will impact F-1 or J-1 students. These updates will be communicated on their Immigration Updates website here.
As international travel always carries some risk, ISSA includes travel reminders in their student newsletter before every break advising students how to prepare; the next message for spring break will go out next week.
ISSA offers a variety of ways to access their team and advising resources, as they note here. While they can provide broad recommendations, as on their website and what we have included above, every student’s case and questions are slightly different and they encourage reaching out and having an individualized conversation, which they prioritize.

Department Points of Contact

Department Chair:
Morten Eskildsen – NSH 228
eskildsen@nd.edu

Director of Graduate Studies:
Anna Simon-Robertson – NSH 221
asimon3@nd.edu

Graduate Program Coordinator:
Lori Fuson – NSH 225d
fuson.1@nd.edu

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