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Advisors for NEW First Year Students

Starting in Fall 2024, Academic Advisement will vary based on Classification. For New First Year students, your advisors will be based on your major. Your Academic Advisors’ contacts are listed below! As always, you can contact them via the Navigate360 Platform.

 

College of Agriculture, Science & Technology (CAST)

Team Director: Dr. Marcel Poe 

Department Major(s) Concentration(s) Advise (Last Names)  Advisors/ Contacts
Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Agriculture
Agri-Business; Agriscience Education; Animal & Poultry Science; Equine Business Management; General Agriculture; Plant Science: Horticulture; Pre-Veterinary Science All Students Dr. Leroy Hawkins
Email: LHawkins [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.7726
Office: Library - Room 214B
Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Natural Resources
Environmental Science; Fisheries Management & Wildlife Management All Students Dr. Leroy Hawkins
Email: LHawkins [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.7726
Office: Library - Room 214B
Biological Sciences
  • Biology
Forensic Biology; General Biology; Health Professions; Research Professions Last Names: A - N Mr. Franck Yehiri
Email: FYehiri [at] desu.edu 
Phone: 302.857.6643
Office: Library - Room 214H
Last Names: O - Z Dr. Marcel Poe
Email: MPoe [at] desu.edu 
Phone: 302.857.7984
Office: Library - Room 214I
Chemistry
  • Biochemistry/Chemistry
  • Health Professions;
  • Chemistry;
  • Pre Pharmacy
  All Students Dr. Marcel Poe
Email: MPoe [at] desu.edu 
Phone: 302.857.7984
Office: Library - Room 214I
Human Ecology
  • Food Science
Nutritional Sciences Pre-Medicine; Food Science; Pre-Physician Assistant; Pre-Allied Health; Coordinated Programs in Dietetics All Students Dr. Leroy Hawkins
Email: LHawkins [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.7726
Office: Library - Room 214B
Human Ecology
  • Textiles & Apparel
Fashion Design; Fashion Merchandising All Students Dr. Leroy Hawkins
Email: LHawkins [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.7726
Office: Library - Room 214B

 
 
Physics,
Engineering,
Mathematics,
and Computer Science

  • Computer Science
Computer Science All Students

 

 
Mrs. Lynae L. Walker
Email: LWalker [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.7349
Office: Library - Room 214J

  • Information Technology
Information Technology All Students
  • Mathematics
Mathematics; Math Education; Mathematics and Data Analytics All Students
  • Engineering/Physics
Electrical engineering; Bioengineering; Optical Engineering; Physics All Students

 

College of Humanities, Education & Social Sciences (CHESS)

Team Leader: Dr. Carole Kpota-Middleton

Department Major(s) Concentration(s) Advise (Last Names)  Advisors/ Contacts
Education
 
  • Pre-Education
Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Middle-Level Education: English Language Arts and Special Education/ Mathematics and Special Education/Social Studies and Special Education/Science and Special Education; Physical Education All Students Ms. Amy Kellen
Email: AKellen [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.6181
Office: Library - Room 214C
History, Political Science and Philosophy
  • History;
  • Laws Studies;
  • Political Science;
  All Students Ms. Francine Fennell
Email: FFennell [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.7909
Office: Library - Room 214E
Languages and Literatures
  • English;
  • International Studies
  All Students Ms. Francine Fennell
Email: FFennell [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.7909
Office: Library - Room 214E
Liberal Studies
  • Law, Criminal Justice, and Politics;
  • Media, Arts and Culture;
  • General Liberal Studies;
  • Individualized Global Campus;
  All Students Dr. Carole Kpota-Middleton
Email: CKpota [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.6837
Office: Library - Room 214G

Mass Communications, Visual and Performing Arts

  • Art Education;
  • New Media in Art;
  • Studio Art;
  All Students Ms. Angela Harper
Email: AHarper [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.6183
Office: Library - Room 214F
  • Mass Communications
Convergence Journalism; Digital Media and Production; Public Relations and Advertising
Mass Communications, Visual and Performing Arts
  • Music (General)
Instrumental; Vocal All Students Ms. Angela Harper
Email: AHarper [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.6183
Office: Library - Room 214F
  • Music Education
Instrumental; Vocal
  • Music Industry
 
  • Music Therapy
 
Sociology and Criminal Justice
  • Criminal Justice
  All Students Dr. Carole Kpota-Middleton
Email: CKpota [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.6837
Office: Library - Room 214G
  • Sociology
 

 

College of Business (COB)

Team Leader: Ms. Tamekca Faria-Frisby 

Department Major(s) Concentration Advise (Last Names) Advisors/ Contacts
Accounting, Economics, and Finance
  • Accounting
  All Students Mr. Charles Fowler
Email: CFowler [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.6958
Office: BOA - Room 108C
Accounting, Economics, and Finance
  • Finance
Financial Economics;
Finance & Banking
All Students Mr. Charles Fowler
Email: CFowler [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.6958
Office: BOA - Room 108C
Accounting, Economics, and Finance
  • Financial Planning & Wealth Management
     
  All Students Mr. Charles Fowler
Email: CFowler [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.6958
Office: BOA - Room 108C
Accounting, Economics, and Finance
  • Aviation
Aviation Management;
Professional Pilot
All Students Dr. Cindy Seto-Friel
Email: CFriel [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.899.8544 / 302.857.6904
Office: Virtual
Business Administration
  • Hospitality & Tourism Management
  All Students Ms. Tamekca Faria-Frisby
Email: TFaria [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.6907
Office: BOA - Room 108G

Business Administration

  • Management

Business Analytics;
General Management;
Human Resource Management;
Marketing;
Management Information Systems/Enterprise Resource Planning (MIS/ERP)

Last names: A - L Ms. Tamekca Faria-Frisby
Email: TFaria [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.6907
Office: BOA - Room 108G
Last names: M - R Mr. Charles Fowler
Email: CFowler [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.6958
Office: BOA - Room 108C
Last names: S - V Ms. Michelle Hutzler
Email: MHutzler [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.6943
Office: BOA - Room 108B
Last names: W - Z Dr. Cindy Seto-Friel
Email: CFriel [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.899.8544 / 302.857.6904
Office: Virtual
Sport Management
  • Sport Management
  All Students Ms. Michelle Hutzler
Email: MHutzler [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.857.6943
Office: BOA - Room 108B

 

 

Wesley College of Health & Behavioral Sciences (WCHBS)

Team Leader: Mrs. D. Michele Rush 

Department Major(s) Concentration(s) Advise (Last Names)  Advisors/ Contacts
Nursing
  • Nursing;
  • Pre Nursing
  Last Names: A - Me Ms. Michele Rush
Email: MRush [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.736.2302
Location: Budd Hall - Rm 16
Last Names: Mf - Z Dr. Veronicah Mokaya
Email: VMokaya [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.736.2304
Location: Budd Hall - Room 14
Psychology
  • Psychology
  All Students Ms. Latasha N. Perkins
Email: LNPerkins [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.736.2477
Location: Budd Hall - Room 02
Public and Allied Health Sciences
  • Kinesiology;
  • Public Health;
  All Students Ms. Tiyanna S. Gibbs
Email: TSGibbs [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.736.2349
Location: Budd Hall - Room 18
Social Work
  • Social Work
  All Students Ms. Tiyanna S. Gibbs
Email: TSGibbs [at] desu.edu
Phone: 302.736.2349
Location: Budd Hall - Room 18