The Office of Academic Success coordinates advising for students and connects students to academic resources and other services on campus. Our goal is to provide academic advising and resources that will help students to:

meet graduation requirements
navigate the college and plan for their lives beyond Swarthmore
choose courses of study including majors, minors, and Honors
prepare for graduate study or careers
find appropriate fellowships.

Further, our goal is to provide each student with the advising and resources to obtain a satisfying, enriching, balanced, and transformative liberal arts education.

Academic advising is coordinated through the office in partnership with academic departments and programs. Some learning resources are also coordinated through the office by the deans, Registrar's Office, Student Disability Services, Pre-Med and Pre-Law advising, Fellowships and Prizes, the Student Academic Mentor program, and tutor assignments. Other resources are based in departments (Ninjas, Science Associates, PiRates, Wizards, etc.) and in designated centers and offices on campus (the Writing Center, Career Services).

Most students use one or more of these resources during their time at Swarthmore to enhance their experience, strengthen their performance, or prepare for graduate school or career. As a small, caring institution, we strive to open up advising and resources to all and encourage students to collaborate with trained peer tutors and with professional advisors.

Office of Academic Success Staff

Eric Jensen

Walter Kemp Professor in the Natural Sciences

Dean of Academic Success

Student Affairs

Physics & Astronomy-Astronomy

Email:ejensen1@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 328-8249
Science Center 123/122
Parrish Hall 108

Research interests: Extrasolar planets and planet formation, particularly in binary star systems.

Mira Baric

Administrative Coordinator I

Student Affairs

Email:mbaric1@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 328-8367
Parrish Hall 108

Kristen Smith

Registrar

Registrar's Office

Email:ksmith5@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 328-8299
Parrish Hall 132

Strategic direction and oversight of the College's registration policies and procedures
Compliance
FERPA

Usha Nair Jenemann

Associate Registrar

Registrar's Office

Email:ujenema1@swarthmore.edu

Manages the office and all technical systems supporting the work of the office
Manages data requests
Administers the Honors program

Jenna Hunt

Assistant Registrar

Registrar's Office

Email:jhunt2@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 328-8298
Parrish Hall 128

Transcript requests
Enrollment certifications
AP credit and transfer credit
Study abroad transfer credit
Exchange liaison with Bryn Mawr, Haverford, UPenn, and Strath Haven High School
Veterans Affairs Certifying Official

Kat Matekovic

(she-her-hers-herself)

Assistant Registrar

Registrar's Office

Email:kmateko1@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 328-7832
Parrish Hall 124

College catalog
Course scheduling
Classroom scheduling
Course registration

Liz Derickson ’01

(she-her-hers-herself)

Associate Dean, Academic Success

Student Affairs

Email:ederick1@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 328-8475
Parrish Hall 109

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Andrea Vassar

(she-her-hers-herself)

Director, Student Disability Services

Student Disability Services

Email:avassar1@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 328-7368
Parrish Hall W113

Traci Huppman

Assistant Director, Disability Services

Student Affairs

Email:thuppma1@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 690-5538
Parrish Hall 123 West

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Melissa Mandos

Director, Student Academic Mentor

Student Affairs

Email:mmandos1@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 328-8363
Parrish Hall 115

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Christine Jackson

Administrative Assistant II

Student Affairs

Email:cjackso1@swarthmore.edu
Parrish Hall 119
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm

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Gigi Simeone

Health Sciences Advisor

Student Affairs

Email:gsimeon1@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 328-8589
Parrish Hall W125

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Jennifer Lenway

Advising Coordinator

Student Affairs

Email:jlenway1@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 328-8356
Parrish Hall 121