Advising

Advising Office
Phone: 612-624-9348
[email protected]
 

Make an Appointment

We offer in-person, phone or zoom appointments. In-person appointments are typically available on Mondays, Wednesday afternoons and Thursday. If you elect the phone option, we will call you from a restricted/private phone number. If you cannot find an available appointment time, please email [email protected].

 

Academic Advisors

Maryanne Williams Smoczyk

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Maryanne has been working with students in Spanish and Portuguese Studies since October 2006. Prior to being an academic advisor, Maryanne was a middle school Spanish teacher. Maryanne majored in Spanish and Elementary Education and has a master's degree in Counseling with a focus on Student Development in Higher education. She enjoys working with students as they progress through their undergraduate degree. 

Natalie Sartori Wharton

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Natalie joined CLA as a Regional Advisor in CLA and in the Spanish and Portuguese department in November 2021 after completing her master's in Comparative International Development Education from the College of Education and Human Development. Prior to this role, she spent over 10 years teaching K-12 internationally in South Korea, Mexico, Guatemala, United Arab Emirates, and Ghana. Natalie is excited to be working with our SPPT students since she also majored in Spanish Studies and studied abroad in Toledo, Spain. 

Peer advisors

Charlotte Gilkey, Peer Advisor

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Charlotte Gilkey is a peer advisor for the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Charlotte is from Hopkins, MN and she is pursuing a double-major in Spanish Studies and Political Science. She first knew she loved Spanish after starting immersion classes in Kindergarten and due to her amazing teachers from all around the world. Charlotte decided to continue studying Spanish after her experience living and volunteering for a month in Mérida, Mexico in 2023. Charlotte is excited to help other students learn to love Spanish and pursue their passions within the Spanish & Portuguese Studies department!

Madelyn Onan, Peer Advisor

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Maddy Onan is a peer advisor in the Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies, originally from Freedom, WI. In addition to Spanish, she is studying Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Justice and Global Studies with hopes of attending law school in the future. She knew she wanted to continue studying Spanish after taking classes in high school, and her love for the language was strengthened after studying abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Maddy looks forward to helping other students pursue their studies in Spanish and Portuguese as a peer advisor this year!