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Undergraduate Orientation Program

Office of Student Services · August 2026

Fall 2026-27 Academic Advisors for Incoming UG Students

Department / Major	Advisor	Email	Office & Extension	Chairperson / Director
Arabic & Near Eastern Languages — ARLL	Sarah Hamdar	[email protected]	Nicely Hall 208B, Ext: 4324	Lyall Armstrong
Biology — BIOL	Mohammad Al-Zein	[email protected]	Biology Bldg. 101A, Ext: 3896	Zakaria Kambris
	Imad Saoud	[email protected]	Biology Bldg. 315, Ext: 3913
	Zakaria Kambris	[email protected]	Biology Bldg. 308, Ext: 3911
	Rabih Talhouk	[email protected]	Biology Bldg. 119, Ext: 3895
	Nada Sinno	[email protected]	Biology Bldg. 205, Ext: 3901
Chemistry — CHEM	Kamal Bouhadir	[email protected]	Chemistry Bldg. 412, Ext: 3984	Houssam Rassy
	Digambara Patra	[email protected]	Chemistry Bldg. 414, Ext: 3985
	Antoine Ghauch	[email protected]	Chemistry Bldg. 430, Ext: 3990
Computer Science — CMPS	Nour Fatairi	[email protected]	Bliss Hall 115, Ext: 4276	Shady Elbassuoni
Earth Sciences — EASC	Ali Haidar	[email protected]	Post Hall 201F, Ext: 4169, 4160	Joanna Doummar
Economics — ECON	Malak Makki	[email protected]	Ada Dodge Hall 234	Simon Neaime
Education — ELEM	Sarah Hamdar	[email protected]	Nicely Hall 208B, Ext: 4324	Tamer Amin
English — ELNG, ELIT	Sarah Hamdar	[email protected]	Nicely Hall 208B, Ext: 4324	Doyle Avant
Fine Arts & Art History — AHST, SART	Sarah Hamdar	[email protected]	Nicely Hall 208B, Ext: 4324	Walid Sadek
History & Archaeology — AROL, HIST	Sarah Hamdar	[email protected]	Nicely Hall 208B, Ext: 4324	Lyall Armstrong
Mathematics — APPM, MATA & MATS, STAT	Malak Makki	[email protected]	Ada Dodge Hall 234	Nabil Nassif
Philosophy — PHIL	Sarah Hamdar	[email protected]	Nicely Hall 208B, Ext: 4324	Emma Gannage
Physics — PHYS	Ola Malaeb	[email protected]	Emile Boustani Bldg. 325, Ext: 4302	Michel Kazan
Political Studies & Public Administration — POLS, PUBA	Malak Makki	[email protected]	Ada Dodge Hall 234	Tania Haddad
Psychology — PSYC	Sarah Hamdar	[email protected]	Nicely Hall 208B, Ext: 4324	Arne Dietrich
Sociology, Anthropology & Media Studies — MCOM, SOAN	Sarah Hamdar	[email protected]	Nicely Hall 208B, Ext: 4324	Blake Robert Atwood May Farah (MCOM Director)

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