Academic Programs Office (APO)

The Academic Programs Office (APO) is located in 111 Towne Building. Office hours are from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. To contact the office, call the reception desk at 215-898-7246 or send an email to apo@seas.upenn.edu where your question will be routed to the appropriate contact.

APO Contacts:

Kostas Daniilidis	Associate Dean, Graduate Education	215-898-8549
Beth Winkelstein	Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education	215-573-4589
Jan Van der Spiegel	Associate Dean for Education, Director of Rachleff Scholars Program	215-898-2769
Joseph S. Sun	Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Director, APO	215-573-4051
Cynthia Buoni	Associate Director for Student and Administrative Services	215-898-9650
Megan Doherty	Associate Director for International and Service Learning Programs	215-573-8266
Ellen Eckert	Associate Director for Undergraduate Admissions and Advising	215-898-4813
Sonya Gwak	Associate Director for Student Affairs and Graduate Admissions	215-573-8369
Paige Harker	Assistant Director for Summer Academy in Applied Science and Technology	215-573-2575
Melissa Adams	Administrative Assistant	215-898-7246
Sherry Ferraiolo	Graduate Admissions, Administrative Assistant	215-898-4542
Betty Gentner	Coordinator for Academic Affairs	215-898-3143
Ben Groban	Graduate Recruitment Coordinator	215-573-8724
Victoria White Harrison	Master of Biotechnology Program Coordinator, Graduate Recruiting Assistant	215-898-0221
Abby Whittington	Graduate Admissions, Administrative Assistant	215-898-4542

Inter-Departmental Programs:

Engineering Entrepreneurship Program Tom Cassel, Director and Professor of Practice, MEAM Office Location: 306 Towne Building Jeffrey Babin, Associate Director and Senior Lecturer Office Location: 310 Towne	Phone: 215-573-9016; 215-573-0731 Website | Contact Information
Advancing Women in Engineering Michele Grab, Director Office Location: 310 Levine Hall	Phone: 215-573-6487 Website | Contact Information
Technical Communication Program (TCP) Mary Westervelt, Director and Lecturer Office location: 218 Towne Building	Phone: 215-573-6486 Website | Contact Information

Special Programs:

Summer Academy in Applied Science and Technology (SAAST) Joseph S. Sun, Program Director Paige Harker, Assistant Director	Phone: 215-573-2575 Website
Summer Mentorship Program in Engineering (SMPE) Megan L. Doherty, Program Director	Phone: 215-573-8266 Website | Contact Information
Girls in Engineering, Math, and Science (GEMS) Michele Grab, Program Director	Phone: 215-573-6487 Website