The Staff
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James Bondurant Instructional Manager, Student Affairs Officer/ Undergraduate Program |
4269B Bunche Hall | 9:00am - 3:30pm (310) 825-1184 bonduran@polisci.ucla.edu Ensures that space, equipment, class scheduling and other instructional and informational needs are accommodated. Responsible for class scheduling, course enrollment, coordinates summer sessions courses, on-line book ordering, scheduling of department-controlled instructional equipment. Advises students about degree requirements for the major in Political Science. Processes petitions, refers students to other University resources, handles grade changes, incompletes, and grade rosters. Works closely with the Vice Chair for Undergraduate Affairs and the Undergraduate Studies Committees. |
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Joseph Brown, JD, MA Student Affairs Officer/Graduate Program |
4246 Bunche Hall | 8:00am - 5:00pm (310) 825-3372 (310) 794-4160 fax joseph@polisci.ucla.edu Counsels graduates on University and departmental requirements for the Ph.D. degree. Provides recruitment, admission, orientation and placement services, assigns Teaching Assistants, monitors student progress to degree. Works closely with the Vice Chair for Graduate Affairs and the Graduate Studies Committee. |
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Kathleen Escobedo Student Affairs Officer/Undergraduate Program |
4269A Bunche Hall : 8:30am - 2:30pm (310) 825-3862 escobedo@polisci.ucla.edu Advises students about degree requirements for the major in Political Science. Processes petitions, refers students to other University resources, handles grade changes, incompletes, and grade rosters. Coordinates the departmental graduation ceremony and works closely with the Political Science Student Organization. Works closely with the Vice Chair for Undergraduate Affairs and the Undergraduate Studies Committee. |
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![]() Yesenia Rayos Student Affairs Officer |
4246 Bunche Hall | Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 3:00pm (310) 825-3372 yrayos@polisci.ucla.edu Assists the Graduate Advisor on day-to-day tasks. Coordinates graduate admission and job placement along with aiding in the processing and organization of administrative forms and records. |
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Jason Lo Systems Administrator |
4271 Bunche Hall | 8:00am - 5:00pm (310) 206-3767 jasonlo@polisci.ucla.edu Responsible for maintaining and upgrading the department network and on-line services. Establishes e-mail accounts and system access for all department users. Recommends hardware and software purchases, installs and repairs computers and computer peripherals. |
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Susan Pfeiffer Chief Administrative Officer |
4289B Bunche Hall | 7:30am - 4:30pm (310) 825-1186 susanp@polisci.ucla.edu Responsible for department operations. Manages all administrative services in relation to the department's teaching, research and public service activities. Responsible for planning and policy development, budgetary control, events, selection and supervision of personnel, administrative analysis and problem solving. |
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Joseph Riser Senior Editor |
4266 Bunche Hall | 8:00am - 5:00pm (310) 794-1051 jriser@polisci.ucla.edu Senior Editor of the American Political Science Review, the foremost political science journal, published continuously each quarter since 1896. Responsible for overseeing the refereeing process for research articles and for on-time production of the journal. |
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Jen Smith Personnel Specialist |
4289 Bunche Hall | 8:00am - 5:00pm (310) 825-2163 jsmith@polisci.ucla.edu Processes employment and payroll for teaching assistants, readers, graduate students and visiting faculty. |
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Belinda Sunnu Special Events and Vice-Chairs' Assistant |
4289 Bunche Hall | Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 4:00pm (310) 206-7558 bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu Coordinates special events and functions. Parking coordinator for faculty, staff and students. Arranges for guest speakers for Department. Assistant to the Vice Chairs of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies. |
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![]() Adria Tinnin Office Coordinator and Web Administrator |
4289 Bunche Hall : 8:00am - 5:00pm (310) 825-4331 frntdesk@polisci.ucla.edu Welcomes guests, assists faculty and students, answers phones, assigns copy codes, and distributes keys. Assists faculty and staff with fax and copying needs. Arranges seminar and conference room scheduling. Supervises student workers who assist with department needs. Maintains the department website,department social media outlets, maintains the Diversity Initiative website, and assists with updating class web pages. |
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Stephanie Stern Academic Personnel Manager |
4289D Bunche Hall | 8:00am - 5:00pm Phone: (310) 825-1385 Fax: (310) 825-7258 email: stern@polisci.ucla.edu Handles all department employment and benefits services for faculty, staff and graduate students. In this capacity, she implements recruitment, handles merits and promotions, and processes leave and zero quarter requests. |
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Jenny Wang Financial Analyst |
4289F Bunche Hall | 8:00am - 5:00pm (310) 825-3378 jennyw@polisci.ucla.edu Processes purchases and travel reimbursements. Provides financial summaries to faculty members. |
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