Questions about the Portuguese Minor should be directed to Jen Sholtis. Additional questions about the Portuguese Minor can be directed to Professor Krista Brune and Professor Sarah Townsend. Together, they will help keep you on track toward your degree and will work with you to navigate co-curricular opportunities.
Spring 2022 Drop/Add Advising, January 10-14 (M-F)
- 9-11:30 AM and 1:00-3:30 PM, virtual-only
- Go to dropins.la.psu.edu or click here to sign in and select major/minor.
Spring 2022 Semester Advising, Beginning January 17
- Drop-in Advising Mondays and Thursdays, 9:30-11 AM, Virtual Only (click here to sign in)
- All other times by appointment
- Choice of in-person (mask required) or virtual (click here to schedule)
Contact Information and Offices
Dayse Bede - Lecturer in Portuguese
Email Address: dpb172@psu.edu
Office Address: 138 Burrowes
Office Phone: (814) 865-6536
Advising Roles
Krista Brune - Assitant Professor of Portuguese and Spanish
Email Address: kub290@psu.edu
Office Address: 151 Burrowes
Office Phone: (814) 863-9465
Advising Roles
- Portuguese minor planning
Becky Cross - Student Services Assistant
Email Address: rlc21@psu.edu
Office Address: 446 Burrowes
Office Phone: (814) 863-5417
Advising Roles
- Basic (001, 002, 003) and Intermediate course placement questions
- Proficiency testing questions
- Evaluation of basic/intermediate level transfer credits
Jen Sholtis - Academic Adviser
Email Address: jsw10@psu.edu
Office Address: 160B Burrowes
Office Phone: (814) 863-8074
Advising Roles
- Spanish major/minor planning; major declaration
- Italian minor planning
- Portuguese minor planning
- Study abroad – general planning
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Drop-in advising
Please use my drop-in hours (versus a half-hour appointment slot) for:
- Audit substitutions
- Other issues that can be addressed in 10-15 minutes
Drop-in hours*
- Monday, August 23rd through Friday, August 27th
- 8:30-11:00 am In-Person (mask required), Virtual-time permitting (click here to sign in)
- 1:30-4 pm Virtual Only (click here to sign in)
Appointments
Please make an appointment if you need help with:
- your next semester schedule (language pre-majors and majors)
- concurrent major planning (feasibility, courses needed)
- academic difficulty
- Faculty Senate petitions (retroactive withdrawal or registration, etc.)
Fall 2021 Advising Availability after drop/add week (Beginning 8/30)
- Drop-ins Mondays and Thursdays, 10:30 am-12 pm, Virtual Only (click here to sign in)
- All other times by appointment: In-Person (mask required) and Virtual (click here to schedule)
Sarah J. Townsend - Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese
Email Address: sjt18@psu.edu
Office Address: 145 Burrowes
Office Phone: (814) 865-3023
Advising Roles
- Portuguese minor planning
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