Welcome to GES Advising!

The GES Advising Calendar is at the bottom of this page.

Our GES Advising Team

We have a great team of advisors who specialize in one or more of our major and minor programs.

Geography and GIS, Biology, Society, and Environment and Public Health

Paula Pentel

Urban Studies Advisor & Co-Cordinator for Urban Studies

348 Social Sciences (West Bank)
612-626-1626
pent0006@umn.edu

Contact an Advisor

By Email: 

Urban Studies Students contact Paula Pentel  pent0006@umn.edu

BSE, Geography, GIS, and Public Health Students contact geogadv@umn.edu

Please follow these guidelines to help us serve you as effectively as possible. 

• Use your UMN email
• Include your student ID number in the email
• Write your major/minor program in the subject line

Advising Appointments

If you want to schedule a time to meet with Ivan, he has two time slots a week set aside for appointments. Schedule your appointment here.  Please include your name and a description of what you want to talk about in the description section of the appointment.

Drop-In Advising

Come talk about your major, minor, accomplishments, or challenges. No appointment necessary. At busy times of the semester, students should consider arriving early. There is seldom any wait from week 3-8 of the semester, so if you'd like to sit down with an advisor to plan out your coming year(s), discuss special interests and opportunities, or tailor your program to your intellectual and career goals, mid-semester is the best time for this. Our peer advisors all have weekly drop-in hours. Peer advisors can help you declare, coordinate your interests and classes, and plan your upcoming semester.

Advising Calendar

• Urban Studies students should contact Paula Pentel for drop-ins or appointments (not listed on calendar)

• All other students should look for an advising period that is designated for their major or minor