Direction|Exploratory Studies| Millikin University

Exploratory Studies students should engage in continuous goal setting that incorporates personal assessment and discovery. Regardless of where they are at in the decision-making progress, all Exploratory Studies students should develop short-term and long-term goals.

Faculty Mentoring for Exploratory Students

In order to facilitate informed decision making regarding choice of major, the Academic Development Office has developed a Faculty Mentoring Program for exploratory students. Exploratory students are paired with faculty within their academic areas of interest. In this way, faculty mentors provide exploratory students with:

Faculty Mentors for 2007-2008

Discipline	Faculty Mentor	Office	Email
Art	Annette Russo	KIRK 123	arusso@millikin.edu
Behavioral Sciences	Rene Verry	SH 423F	rverry@millikin.edu
Behavioral Sciences	Linda Collinsworth	SH 426C	lcollinsworth@millikin.edu
Biology	Judy Parrish	LTSC 226	jparrish@millikin.edu
Biology	Thomas McQuistion	LTSC 329	tmcquistion@millikin.edu
Business (Management, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, MIS, International Business, Entrepreneurship)	Charles Smith	SCO 210A	crsmith@millikin.edu
Chemistry	George Bennett	LTSC 428	gbennett@millikin.edu
Chemistry	Clarence Josefosn	LTSC 406	cjosefson@millikin.edu
Communication	Matthew Tucker	SH 410	mtucker@millikin.edu
Education	Ray Boehmer	SH 307E	rboehmer@millikin.edu
English	Mary Dwiggins	SH 402D	mdwiggins@millikin.edu
Exercise Science/Physical Education	Don Luy	GC 218	dluy@millikin.edu
History	Timothy Kovalcik	SH 426	tkovalcik@millikin.edu
Human Services	Mary Garrison	SH 426G	mgarrison@millikin.edu
Mathematics/Computer Science	Randal Beck	SH 208	rbeck@millikin.edu
Music	Hadi Gibbons	PMC 212	hgibbons@millikin.edu
Music	LaDona Martin-Frost	PMC 328	lmartinfrost@millikin.edu
Music	Tina Nicholson	PMC 311	tnicholson@millikin.edu
Nursing	Deborah Jenkins	LTSC 110	djenkins@millikin.edu
Philosophy/Pre-Law	Robert Money	SH 329	rmoney@millikin.edu
Physics	Eric Martell	LTSC 203	emartell@millikin.edu
Political Science	Alexa Royden	SH 406	aroyden@millikin.edu
Medical Pre-Professional	Cynthia Handler	LTSC 404	chandler@millikin.edu
Spanish	Luis Peralta	SH 411C	lperalta@millikin.edu
Theatre	Lori Bales	PH 201	lbales@millikin.edu

Click here for a list of guiding questions that students might ask Exploratory faculty mentors during meetings.

For more information, please contact Josh Hayes at 217.362.6424 or jhayes@millikin.edu

Goal Setting

Faculty Mentoring for Exploratory Students

Faculty Mentors for 2007-2008

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