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New Student Advising

We can’t wait to get you registered for classes and welcome you to campus!  To schedule your advising appointment, please email the academic advisor below from your Shepherd Email account
Note: You must pay your $100 enrollment deposit and have access to your degree evaluation before you can register for classes.

If you have questions, contact the Office of Admissions at 304-876-5212 or admission@shepherd.edu.

Accounting
Please email Dr. Kathy Reid, kreid@shepherd.edu,  to schedule an advising appointment. 

Art
Please email the advisor for your chosen concentration to schedule an advising appointment.
Art Education and Graphic Design – David Modler, dmodler@shepherd.edu 
Painting, and Sculpture – Sonya Evanisko, sevanisk@shepherd.edu
Photography & Computer Imagery – Ally Christmas, achristm@shepherd.edu

Biology
Please email Dr. Jacquelyn Cole, jcole@shepherd.edu or Dr. Sytil Murphy, smurphy@shepherd.edu to schedule an advising appointment. 

Business Administration
Please email Dr. Kathleen Reid, kreid@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Chemistry
Please email Dr. Jacquelyn Cole, jcole@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Communication & New Media
Please email David Modler, dmodler@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Computer Information Science
Please email Dr. Osman Guzide, oguzide@shepherd.edu,  to schedule an advising appointment. 

Criminal Justice
Please email Dr. Amy DeWitt, adewitt@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Economics
Please email Dr. Kathleen Reid, kreid@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Elementary Education
Please email Dr. Belinda Mitchell, bmitchel@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Engineering Science
Please email Dr. Osman Guzide, oguzide@shepherd.edu,  to schedule an advising appointment. 

English
Please email Dr. Betty Ellzey, bellzey@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Environmental Studies
Please email Dr. Sytil Murphy, smurphy@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Global Studies
Please email Dr. Sam Greene, sgreene@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Health Promotion and Exercise Science
Please email Dr. Stacey Kendig at skendig@shepherd.edu to schedule an advising appointment.

History
Please email Dr. Betty Ellzey, bellzey@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment. 

Interdisciplinary Appalachian Studies
Please email Dr. Sylvia Shurbutt, sshurbut@shepherd.edu or Dr. Ben Bankhurst, bbankhur@shepherd.edu to schedule an advising appointment. 

Mathematics
Please email Dr. Osman Guzide, oguzide@shepherd.edu,  to schedule an advising appointment. 

Mathematics Education
Please email Dr. Karen Adams, kadams@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Music and Music Education
Please email Dr. Scott Hippensteel, shippens@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Nursing
Please email Dr. Mary Hancock, mhancock@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment. 

Physical Education
Please email Dr. Stacey Kendig at skendig@shepherd.edu to schedule an advising appointment.

Political Science
Please email Dr. Sam Greene, sgreene@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Psychology
Please email Craig Cline, ccline@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Recreation and Sport Studies
Please email Dr. Stacey Kendig at skendig@shepherd.edu to schedule an advising appointment.

Regents Bachelor of Arts (RBA)
Please email Donna Miller, dmill04@shepherd.edu,  to schedule an advising appointment. 

Secondary Education: Art
Please email David Modler, dmodler@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Secondary Education: Biology
Please email Dr. Jacquelyn Cole, jcole@shepherd.edu or Dr. Sytil Murphy, smurphy@shepherd.edu to schedule an advising appointment. 

Secondary Education: Chemistry
Please email Dr. Jacquelyn Cole, jcole@shepherd.edu or Dr. Sytil Murphy, smurphy@shepherd.edu to schedule an advising appointment. 

Secondary Education: English
Please email Dr. Betty Ellzey, bellzey@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Secondary Education: General Science
Please email Dr. Jacquelyn Cole, jcole@shepherd.edu or Dr. Sytil Murphy, smurphy@shepherd.edu to schedule an advising appointment. 

Secondary Education: Math
Please email Dr. Karen Adams, kadams@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Secondary Education: Social Studies
Please email Dr. Jason Allen, jallen@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Secondary Education: Spanish
Please email Dr. Betty Ellzey, bellzey@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Social Work
Please email Craig Cline, ccline@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Sociology
Please email Dr. Amy DeWitt, adewitt@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Spanish
Please email Dr. Betty Ellzey, bellzey@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Theater
Please email David Modler, dmodler@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.

Exploratory/Undecided
Please email the Advising Assistance Center, advising@shepherd.edu, to schedule an advising appointment.