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Graduate & Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Spanish and Portuguese

McKenna 126

Current Semester Virtual Office Hours:Ìýby appointment. Please email for the Zoom link!

Shannon is a 5th generation Coloradan!ÌýShe hasÌýa BAÌýin Linguistics & French ('11) and an MSÌýin Organizational Leadership ('19) -Ìýboth from CU Boulder. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, skiing, and scuba diving. She is a proud alumna of the University of Colorado Golden Buffalo Marching Band and Phi Sigma Pi National Honors Fraternity and a current member of the Silver Buffs Alumni Band!


Shannon Markusen is the Academic Undergraduate & Graduate Program AssistantÌýfor Spanish andÌýPortuguese.ÌýAsk Shannon if you have questions regarding:Ìý

  • Fall, Spring, and Summer curriculum schedulingÌý
    Shannon may direct your inquiry to the Chair, Associate Chairs of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies, and/or CourseÌýCoordinatorsÌý
  • GraduateÌýStudies,Ìýin collaboration with Juan Herrero-Senés, Associate Chair of Graduate Studies:
    • Assisting prospective graduate students and faculty with the application processÌý
    • Graduate student office keys, desk keys, and name platesÌý
    • Graduate studentÌýdegree trackingÌý
    • Graduate student defense/comps scheduling (PhD and MA)Ìý
    • Graduate student contractsÌýGraduate scholarship applicationsÌý
      • Shannon will direct financial questions related to graduate students, such as payroll or scholarship payment, to department financial manager.Ìý
  • Enrollment, in collaboration with Javier Rivas,ÌýAssociate Chair of Undergraduate Studies
  • Office-related inquiries, including general inquiries, copier, mailboxes, McKenna 103, etc.Ìý
  • Department calendaringÌý
  • Requests for website editsÌý
    • If you are requesting edits to your profile on the website, you must submit your edits exactly as you wish for them to appear.Ìý
  • Office KeysÌý
  • Booking an event room,Ìýbut only if event is approved by department chair/associate chairs and the room request isÌýsubmitted to Shannon at least 3 weeks in advance of the event
  • Requests you may have for assistance from the student employee

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