Department of Political Science
staff

We are a team of dedicated professionals with a mission to support the University's teaching, research and community service objectives.  We strive to provide excellent customer service by utilizing all available resources to welcome, advise, and assist our faculty, students, and other customers.  We foster a progressive work environment in which all are valued and treated with respect.

 Staff by Function  


Academic Affairs

  • Academic personnel/faculty compensation............................Collette Isachsen, cai@ucsd.edu
  • Adjunct faculty appointments..............................................Collette Isachsen, cai@ucsd.edu
  • Curriculum planning and scheduling.....................................Collette Isachsen, cai@ucsd.edu
  • Faculty recruitment............................................................Collette Isachsen, cai@ucsd.edu
  • Faculty review process........................................................Collette Isachsen, cai@ucsd.edu
  • Lecturer appointments.......................................................Collette Isachsen, cai@ucsd.edu

Event Coordination

  • Catering arrangements......................................................Christy Nygren, cnygren@ucsd.edu
  • Guest travel arrangements.................................................Christy Nygren, cnygren@ucsd.edu
  • Room reservations & A/V accomodations..............................Christy Nygren, cnygren@ucsd.edu 
  • Speaker series coordination................................................Christy Nygren, cnygren@ucsd.edu

Financial Affairs

  • Audit support and compliance.............................................Alma Palazzolo, apalazzolo@ucsd.edu
  • Budgets and strategic advising............................................Alma Palazzolo, apalazzolo@ucsd.edu
  • Contracts & grants administration (post-award).....................Alma Palazzolo, apalazzolo@ucsd.edu
  • Expense reimbursements...................................................Christy Nygren, cnygren@ucsd.edu
  • Financial reports...............................................................Alma Palazzolo, apalazzolo@ucsd.edu
  • Internal controls...............................................................Alma Palazzolo, apalazzolo@ucsd.edu
  • Pre-award/proposal preparation..........................................Alma Palazzolo, apalazzolo@ucsd.edu
  • Purchase orders and business contracts...............................Alma Palazzolo, apalazzolo@ucsd.edu
  • State & operating fund management...................................Alma Palazzolo, apalazzolo@ucsd.edu
  • Travel events and reimbursements......................................Christy Nygren, cnygren@ucsd.edu

General Administration

  • General facilities maintenance.............................................Alma Palazzolo, apalazzolo@ucsd.edu
  • ID cards...........................................................................Christy Nygren, cnygren@ucsd.edu
  • Keys................................................................................Rafal Tamulski, rtamulski@ucsd.edu
  • Parking permits.................................................................Rafal Tamulski, rtamulski@ucsd.edu
  • Room scheduling...............................................................Ariane Parkes, aparkes@ucsd.edu
  • Space...............................................................................Alma Palazzolo, apalazzolo@ucsd.edu
  • Supplies...........................................................................Christy Nygren, cnygren@ucsd.edu

Human Resources

  • Employee/labor relations issues...........................................Alma Palazzolo, apalazzolo@ucsd.edu
  • Hiring, compensation and benefits - Graduate students..........Jennifer Evangelista, jevangelista@ucsd.edu
  • Hiring, compensation and benefits - Staff.............................Collette Isachsen, cai@ucsd.edu
  • Hiring, compensation, and benefits - Undergrad students.......Christy Nygren, cnygren@ucsd.edu
  • Performance management and appraisals............................Alma Palazzolo, apalazzolo@ucsd.edu

Information Technology

  • Business applications and database development.....................Jeff Fritsch, fritsch@ucsd.edu
  • Departmental security administration....................................Jeff Fritsch, fritsch@ucsd.edu
  • Email accounts................................................................Jeff Fritsch, fritsch@ucsd.edu
  • Help desk support............................................................Rafal Tamulski, rtamulski@ucsd.edu
  • Information Security.........................................................Jeff Fritsch, fritsch@ucsd.edu
  • Network administration......................................................Jeff Fritsch, fritsch@ucsd.edu
  • Website development and maintenance.........Jeff Fritsch, fritsch@ucsd.edu; Rafal Tamulski, rtamulski@ucsd.edu
  • Course websites...............................................................Rafal Tamulski, rtamulski@ucsd.edu
  • Message boards................................................................Rafal Tamulski, rtamulski@ucsd.edu
  • Hardware service and purchasing..........................................Rafal Tamulski, rtamulski@ucsd.edu
  • Surplus and disposal..........................................................Rafal Tamulski, rtamulski@ucsd.edu
  • Active Directory................................................................Jeff Fritsch, fritsch@ucsd.edu
  • Programming/simulations....................................................Jeff Fritsch, fritsch@ucsd.edu
  • Political Science servers.............................Jeff Fritsch, fritsch@ucsd.edu; Rafal Tamulski, rtamulski@ucsd.edu
  • for any of the above and additional support categories..........plshelpdesk.ucsd.edu or plshelpdesk@ucsd.edu

Student Affairs

  • CAPE liaison......................................................................Ariane Parkes, aparkes@ucsd.edu
  • Course scheduling..............................................................Ariane Parkes, aparkes@ucsd.edu
  • Graduate admissions..........................................................Jennifer Evangelista, jevangelista@ucsd.edu
  • Graduate advising..............................................................Jennifer Evangelista, jevangelista@ucsd.edu
  • GSR assignments...............................................................Sara Locke, slocke@ucsd.edu
  • Roster requests...............................................................Sara Locke, slocke@ucsd.edu
  • SSB room scheduling..........................................................Ariane Parkes, aparkes@ucsd.edu
  • Summer session administration...........................................Ariane Parkes, aparkes@ucsd.edu
  • Student affairs website maintenance....................................Sara Locke, slocke@ucsd.edu
  • TA assignments.................................................................Jennifer Evangelista, jevangelista@ucsd.edu
  • Textbook and desk copy ordering........................................Ariane Parkes, aparkes@ucsd.edu
  • Undergraduate advising.....................................Mary Quisenberry or Ariane Parkes, askpolisci@ucsd.edu
  • Undergraduate policies and procedures................Mary Quisenberry or Ariane Parkes, askpolisci@ucsd.edu

 

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Contact Us

University of California, San Diego
Department of Political Science
Social Sciences Building 301
9500 Gilman Drive, #0521
La Jolla, CA 92093-0521

Main Office
Social Sciences Bldg, Room 301
Phone: (858) 534-3548
Fax: (858) 534-7130
Office Hours: M-F, 8-12:00 & 1-4:30
polireception@ad.ucsd.edu
Clark

Professor Clark Gibson

Department Chair