CLAS Staff Shout Outs

I can always rely on Cecilio to answer my most complicated and unusual student related questions for the CLAS Academic Advising office, not only with a high level of detail, but also tremendous kindness and empathy. Thank you Cecilio for all that you do!

Angie has been working above and beyond her duties and have been my amazing mentor since I came to CLAS.

I really have great respect for Anne. I appreciate how she is willing to help out when asked and provide feedback as needed. She is knowledgeable and friendly. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with Anne.

Julie has been an invaluable support to the Math department for many years. Her ability to complete projects with clarity and accuracy is truly commendable. Drawing upon her extensive experience, she has become a valuable resource for policy and practice, enhancing the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the math team. Julie accomplishes all of this with kindness and respect, making her an outstanding asset to our department. Thank you, Julie, for your continued dedication and excellence.

Carrie has been consistently patient and supportive as the staff navigates the various hoops of HR and HCM processes. Her dedication to making these processes smoother for everyone is truly commendable. Thank you, Carrie, for your ongoing support!

Cassie is a thoughtful colleague who regularly asks questions to help folx think about how we can be better. She also has stepped up to fill staffing gaps and also initiated initiatives to mentor our student employees.

Jaime has had several roles in CLAS and in all of them her focus has been on make sure students have what they need to be successful. What I appreciate about Jaimie is that she is always willing to help a student. Last semester I was working with a student who was concerned about the cost to finish her last semester at CU Denver and Jaimie was able connect the student with resources to help her cover her final semester.

Erick has been a great team member and coworker as he is always willing to answer any questions or be available when needed. I've witnessed Erick's interaction with students which have led to great advisee/advisor relationships and students feel very comfortable around him.

Monica has been an invaluable member of our team, graciously and efficiently providing HR Support . Her dedication and efficiency have made her a real asset to our team, and we are grateful for her contributions. I have had the pleasure of working with Monica since she started at CLAS. She is always willing to help out and answer questions no matter what they are. Anytime I communicate with her she is always so friendly and kind. I am so glad Monica is a part of CLAS. She definitely deserves a shout out!

Jenny started in February as our second CLAS Academic Advisor in Beijing for the International College Beijing (ICB) program. She hit the ground running and has taken initiative to make improvements to our online platforms and get students more engaged with advising. She has been a great addition to the team and I am excited to continue working with her.

Karen serves as the invaluable right hand to the dean. We appreciate her support, communications and coordination efforts. Her dedication and effectiveness in her role are indispensable to the smooth operations of the college.

I have worked with Tabitha off and on over the years. She's always been so friendly and helpful. I really enjoy working with her. She is a fantastic colleague and she deserves the shout out so others can also know how great she is.

Tabitha is ALWAYS there ... for long-term planning, for last-minute asks, for a friendly ear. I hope she knows how much she means to the department of History as a community. She has been a bedrock for me over the years, and I so appreciate everything she does, small and big! Tabitha, you are our department's greatest resource!

John provides excellent service as part of the CLAS IT team. I greatly appreciate the support John and his unit provide! 

John is the Gold Standard of Staff members!  Helpful, kind, communicative, responsive.  Thank you for your hard work and dedication. Your positive attitude, reliability, and consistent effort make a big difference every day. We truly appreciate everything you do—thank you for being such a valuable part of the team!

Alex is a warrior for students and staff. He goes to battle for our students accounts every semester. Attempting to get our tuition support payments processed without delay and correctly. He worked to attempt to find a solution for professional development support. He is kind and patient even when we are frustrated with issues. He is the asset we need to do our jobs effectively!!

Kim is always available and responsive. When something is needed, she jumps in to get it done. She goes above and beyond the requirements of her job to create personal connections with students, faculty, and staff.

Jess provides leadership in several areas for CLAS advising including updates to how we support students through New Student Orientation. She also helps organize social events and celebrations for our office. She is an excellent advisor and appreciate her intentionality, especially in how she communicates with students to create a welcoming environment.

Phoebe is one of the first people students connect with when they visit the CLAS Advising office and she makes sure students have a positive experience with us. If a student needs help she makes sure they get an answer or are connected with someone who can help them. She also does so much to make sure the office runs smoothly like managing student check ins and processing the many forms that our submitted to our office.

Megan remains an indispensable asset to our college. Her patience, dedication, and depth of knowledge are truly commendable. We consistently rely on her to offer guidance and support whenever needed, and her contributions are invaluable to our team.

Christine Lukvec is invaluable in the Economics department where she works as the program assistant. Her remarkable work ethic ensures that both students and faculty can rely on her for support at any moment, fostering an environment of trust and reliability. Christine consistently goes above and beyond to assist, proactively seeking out solutions to challenges before they become issues, demonstrating her commitment with our department and the University. Her dedication has significantly enhanced the experiences of our students and faculty, making our educational environment more enriching and supportive. I can always rely on Christine for advice and help. I greatly appreciate this about Christine!

Meghan is always ready to help, from scheduling rooms for events to dealing with class rooming issues, I know I can count on her to take care of any issues I am having. She is amazing at keeping our supplies stocked, so there is never a need to worry when the semester gets busy. One of the best parts of working with Meghan is her smile. She is always warm and friendly and asks me how I am doing. I know she really cares. She is amazing and I am so glad we have her in Biology. Meghan is a breath of fresh air to Integrative Biology's students, staff, and faculty. She brings a positive attitude and is a curious person who investigates and solves problems. For example, she recently referred me to UCD's Office of Planning, Analysis, and Change who are now consulting with the Department to create efficient departmental processes and procedures. And, she has a very cute dog.

Emilio has been an amazing support and positive impact with his dedication, willingness to learn and his overall ability to show he really cares about the faculty, chair and staff in the English Department.  Kudos to Emilio for his support, going above and beyond and always willing to assist and solve issues.

Michelle keeps the department running smoothly. Her positive attitude and amazing competence makes working in the department a pleasure. She is the heartbeat of the department.

As the glue that keeps the department together, Michelle has been a big supporter throughout my career teaching at CU-Denver, providing support, advice and "who to talk to about..." whenever needed. She's a life saver in the department and a blast to hang out with :)

Thank you Michelle for your leadership of the CLAS Staff Council and for being a voice for staff in our community. Keep up the good work!

I think the Department of Modern Languages is such a friendly place to work with Niki there. I know my colleagues and students always need Niki´s joy, helpfulness, and understanding. In my personal case, Niki helps me with my different projects: bringing guest speakers, creating a better atmosphere for Plaza housekeepers, organizing gatherings with students, former students, and visitors; participating in my advanced Spanish Grammar course; and giving me timely advice. KUDOS to Niki. She rocks!!!!

Niki is always there for all of the department. She helps with everything and always makes time to work with us with whatever we need done. She is a hardworker, and we all love talking with her and spending a little time getting to know each other. She deserves a SHOUT OUT!!!

Niki is the Modern Languages PA and helps us out with so many things. She is supportive, a friendly face to students and faculty alike, and is always there for us when we need her. Niki goes above and beyond to support our department and we appreciate her! 

Niki Mott is like our departmental mother / cool aunt. In addition to being excellent at the administrative side of our job, she is very caring and supportive. She buys us snacks at the beginning of the year to make sure we are taking care of ourselves! I always feel welcome to come to her office, ask questions, seek advice, or just check in. She is a huge reason why our department has the positive community it does!

Brigid is a great coworker who is always willing to jump in and help out when needed. Brigid is great with students, always providing great and information sessions. This year Brigid has been the sole First-Year Advisor for CLAS. This means that she is supporting all first-year students in the college which has been a big undertaking. Despite working with so many students she always finds time to be available for students. she is also a great colleague to run ideas by and brainstorm best ways to communicate with students.

Francine is a gem!  The support she provides the department is above and beyond and flawless.  She has gone beyond the departmental duties to help me with symposium procurement, and she helps many of our faculty with visiting scholar events.  Our buildings have been totally redone and offer a homey, inviting environment for students; this is under her lead.  We are a large department with a continuous influx of adjuncts, lecturers etc. and she handles this huge load flawlessly.  I would argue that she is the one person in the department that we could not afford to lose as she really keeps everything running so smoothly most don't recognize all the work she does.

Stephanie has been an exceptional asset to the College, particularly in her dedicated care for the graduate program students. Her commitment to helping departments keep track of these students across various programs is truly commendable. Beyond her job description, Stephanie's in-depth knowledge of processes allows her to provide direction and support that goes above and beyond. Her contribution has been instrumental in ensuring the success and smooth operation of our graduate programs.

Mika is just the best! She brings an inquisitive spirit, a great attitude and new ideas! We are so happy she joined our team!

Joanna is always available to help any student when they need it. She is very good at knowing when to help and when to refer someone elsewhere, and has a huge amount of knowledge of the campus at her disposal. Regardless, she is always willing to help and takes a sympathetic attitude towards everyone she works with.

Maria was absolutely invaluable in filling in for us administratively at a time when we had no assistance. She was selfless in volunteering to do so and also amazingly helpful, service-oriented, and efficient. She was always checking in to ask whether she could do more and took every administrative concern I had very seriously. This was a difficult time for our department, and for me as a new chair, and having Maria help out really helped lessen the stress! What a stellar asset she is to CU!

She is on top of everything for the Psych Department! You wouldn't know it but Isabel has her eye on everything for her students, faculty and fellow staff in Psychology every day making sure things are running smoothly. You would never know all the myriad of details she handles behind the scenes and how much she gets done, especially navigating Facilities requests. So glad to have Isabel in the department and in CLAS!

I'm not sure how to express in two to five sentences everything Kristen impacts positively in CLAS! I want her to know how often her name comes up in discussions about amazing colleagues. She has made a huge difference in college conversations by using data to show how we can do better to improve staff belonging. She has become a valuable, really, indispensable, partner in the work that I do in the Dean's Office. Thank you, Kristen!

In a few short years, Angie has become the real heart and soul of our department. She has brought optimistic new energy to all our work, she has organized so many of our processes for better efficiency, she has managed a new dept. newsletter, and she has organized all sorts of regular department events. She is a bright and cheery force in all our meetings, she offers warm support to our students, and she is a self-starting go-getter who is always thinking of new ways to improve the Department. We are exceptionally lucky to have her leadership and creativity in our program!

Kayla is a delight to work with, she is kind, always willing to learn, very organized and overall has been such a wonderful addition to the CLAS team. Thanks Kayla for all you do!

Pam is an amazing support to the department staff. Always kind, supportive and solution driven. She has been solve issues timely and is always the focus and positive relations. We can not successfully do our jobs with out Pam!

Tim is absolutely excellent at consistently providing timely and essential help. He brings knowledge, skill, and a positive approach to any web issue we encounter to search for a solution. What's more, he goes above and beyond to ensure that my team and I understand how to avoid a particular problem in the future. Tim is a gem.

Aman has become invaluable to CLAS. He is incredibly helpful and will go out of his way to give you the assistance you need. To top it off, he always does so with a smile on his face. Aman deserves a shout out for the amazing work he does! Aman has provided excellent IT support to the Sociology (and many other) departments. He is approachable, helpful, responsive and generally outstanding in his role. CLAS is fortunate to have him. Thank you Tewolde! Aman is always such a pleasure to work with—he manages to be INCREDIBLY efficient and helpful while at the same time being so friendly and patient! I am so grateful that we can count on him for IT. He is truly wonderful. Aman's leadership in managing a shared conference room between CLAS department's and another school has been helpful. Thank you!

I have worked with Sarah ever since she started in CLAS. She is knowledgeable, an advocate, and great communicator. I know that if I ever need anything, she is there. Sarah has become an invaluable member of CLAS. We are so lucky to have her.
Sarah is incredible! She always looks for ways to streamline and improve processes in her job. She greets each day with humor and a smile, regardless of what challenges may be happening at the moment. Thank you Sarah for everything you bring to the job and to CLAS each day! Sarah is always so quick to respond to any rooming, course scheduling, or catalog questions and issues we have! I don't know how she manages so many systems at once. We're extremely grateful for her work and help.

Lindsey works incredibly hard on behalf of the Academic Advising team in so many ways; from handling the outstanding undergraduate student awards to making sure graduation day goes smoothly for our students. Lindsey is awesome!

Lindsey always, always has helped me, no matter the complexity of my questions, and always goes the extra mile to be sure we have the right answers for all of our issues in the DML. We appreciate you, Lindsey!

Miriam has undeniably made a positive impact through her dedication, expertise, and genuine care for her colleagues and the CU Denver's mission. Her unwavering support, whether through mentorship, problem-solving, or simply lending a listening ear, has fostered a strong sense of camaraderie and collaboration within our team. Her proactive approach to challenges and willingness to go above and beyond her duties have not only boosted morale but also contributed significantly to the overall success and growth of our organization.

Thank you Jon for your leadership of the Advising office. What your office takes on is not easy and you have stepped up alongside your team to shoulder the added burdens to meet the needs of our students in CLAS. You are truly appreciated!