ECON Advising Office
OAK 309
(860) 486-3022
economics@uconn.edu
Please include your Student ID # (ie: 1234567) in the SUBJECT Line for ALL emails. This will make it easier for us to get back to you with your correct information in a more timely manner.
Advising Appointments
Fall Office Schedule:
Rebecca is in-office Monday-Wednesday and virtual only Thursday and Friday
Lauren is virtual only Monday and Wednesday and In-office Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Click here to schedule an appointment
You may make an appointment with your assigned advisor. Click here to request to change your advisor
All available appointments are listed on Nexus. Check back for openings due to cancellations.
WEBEX APPT:
For a virtual advising appointment, we are using WebEx, a meeting space online available to UConn staff, students and faculty. Schedule a time here: NEXUS and select “Online Webex appointment”. You will receive a confirmation email with instructions.
PHONE APPT:
For a phone appointment, schedule an appt here: NEXUS and select “Phone appointment.” You will receive a confirmation email with instructions.
DROP INs:
For quick questions, use NEXUS and select the Drop-In option to meet with a Peer Academic Assistant. See the Drop In Hours below
You may also use this QR code to be directed to our Drop-In option on Nexus.
Drop In Hours for Fall 2021:
Monday: 9am-2pm
Tuesday: TBD
Wednesday: 9am-2pm
Thursday: TBD
Friday: 9am-12pm; 12:30-2:30pm
ADVISING BY EMAIL:
If you would like to discuss your courses or questions via email, please email economics@uconn.edu . Our Peer Academic Assistants are assisting us with emails. Be sure to include your Studentadmin ID# (ie: 1234567)
Academic Advisors
Rebecca Laroche Walker
Academic Advisor
rebecca.walker@uconn.edu
Lauren Munyard
Academic Advisor
lauren.munyard@uconn.edu
Peer Academic Assistants:
www.econ.uconn.edu/peer-academic-assistant/
Drop-Ins are available on NEXUS
Prasad Gosavi
Peer Academic Assistant (PAA)
Senior ECON/POLS Double Major
Honors Student
ECON Faculty Advising
To schedule an advising appointment with Dr. Dick Langlois (Honors or Study Abroad), Dr. Metin Cosgel (internships), or other ECON faculty: email them directly
Please see the list of Faculty Advisors for assistance on any Economics field questions or concerns, including career goals and exploration, graduate school planning, and advice within the economics curriculum.
Prof. Kenneth Couch is the Director of Undergraduate Studies for ECON at UConn. To meet with him, make an appointment or see him during office hours.
Prof. Kenneth Couch
325 Oak Hall
Honors Students
Prof. Olivier Morand is the assigned advisor for ECON honors students. To meet with him, make an appointment or see him during office hours.
Prof. Olivier Morand
HONORS ADVISING
326 Oak Hall
Internship Questions
Prof. Metin Cosgel is the ECON Internship Advisor. To meet with him, make an appointment or see him during office hours.
Prof. Metin Cosgel
ECON Internship Program Course Instructor, Storrs Campus
INTERNSHIP ADVISING
322 Oak Hall
Study Abroad Advising
For Study Abroad advising appointments, make an appointment with Dr. Dick Langlois or see him during office hours.
Dr. Richard Langlois
STUDY ABROAD ADVISING
HONORS ADVISING
304 Oak Hall
To discuss abroad programs, application and enrollment, students should meet with Valerie Jenkelunas in the Experiential Global Learning (EGL) Office by making an appointment with her.
New ECON Major Advising
New Economics majors need to make an appointment with an academic advisor for an initial meeting: Make an Appointment Here.
The required new ECON major advising appointments have been suspended until further notice. If you are a new major, you do not need to meet with us at this time. No enrollment holds have been placed by the ECON Dept this semester.
Otherwise, ECON majors are not required to meet with an advisor every semester and will not have an enrollment hold placed prior to course registration. However, you are welcome and encouraged to meet with an advisor at any time for any further questions.
ECON Office Assistants
Anne Bugos
ECON Office Assistant
Senior Psychological Sciences/HDFS Double Major
Emily Cochefski
ECON Office Assistant
Sophomore ECON Major
Joshua Waxman
ECON Office Assistant
Senior ECON/Human Rights Double Major
Honors Student