Office Location & Contact Information

CLA Advising & Academic Services

University of Minnesota Duluth - College of Liberal Arts
Kirby Plaza 310, 1208 Kirby Drive, Duluth, MN 55812-3095
phone (218) 726-8180
fax (218) 726-6386
email claadv@d.umn.edu

Addy Brickweg, Principal Operations/Student Services Specialist
310 Kirby Plaza
218-726-8180
abrickwe@d.umn.edu

I am a 2012 UMD graduate and began working in the CLA Advising office just before graduating. In addition to serving as students’ first point-of-contact in the Advising office, I process student paperwork for adding/dropping majors and minors, holds, APAS changes, etc. I love the busy nature of working in the Advising office and am thrilled that I still get to work with students even after graduating!
Committee Involvement: Advisement & Registration committee, Academic Advising committee, Tools and Technology subcommittee, Registrar’s Advisory committee, Beacon Implementation Team.
Strengths: Harmony, Achiever, Learner, Responsibility, Discipline

Pam Spencer, Assistant to the Dean
310 Kirby Plaza
218-726-8180
pspencer@d.umn.edu

I have worked within the CLA Advising office since 1994. Throughout my time with CLA, I have had many opportunities to be involved and learn a variety of policies, procedures, and systems. My role has evolved from an advisor to the Assistant to the Dean. I continue to advise probationary students, but have become involved in assisting CLA faculty develop new courses and programs, and help coordinate how new courses and programs are designed and managed across the curriculum. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from UMD with criminology and sociology majors. Later, I completed the Master of Education at UMD.
Committee Involvment: CLA Academic Affairs, CLA Administrative Committee, Academic Advising Committee, Registrar’s Academic Advising Directors
Strengths: Learner, Analytical, Self-Assurance, Relator, Restorative

Suzanne Lyndon, Director of New Student Programs & Advisement
310 Kirby Plaza
218-726-6738
slyndon@d.umn.edu

I’ve been an academic advisor in CLA since 2004 and work primarily with new first-year students and new transfer students. I advise undeclared students and new students in the following majors: environment and sustainability, geographic information science, geography, history, international studies, philosophy, political science, and urban and regional studies. I also coordinate CLA’s participation in recruitment efforts, new student Advisement and Registration, Bulldog Welcome Week, and the evaluation of transfer courses. I graduated from Luther College with a double major in English and management, and I have a master’s degree in library and information science from St. Catherine’s University.
Committee Involvement: Academic Advising Committee, the Advisement and Registration committee, the Transfer Student Task Force, the Community College Partnerships Advisory Council, and the UMD StrengthsQuest Advisory Board
Strengths: Strategic, Ideation, Adaptability, Intellection, Maximizer

Gail Mentzel, Academic Advisor
310 Kirby Plaza
218-726-7635
gmentzel@d.umn.edu

I have been an Academic Advisor in the College of Liberal Arts since 2008. I work with new undeclared freshman and new declared freshman in Criminology, Sociology, Anthropology, Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, and students returning to the college to complete their degrees. Working with students as they declare or confirm their major is an important and exciting part of my job. Previously, I taught study skills and time-management classes, and enjoy helping students improve their college success strategies. Throughout my undergraduate experience, work as an admissions counselor, and completion of my master’s degree, my commitment to higher education and working with undergraduate students has grown. My position in the College of Liberal Arts as an academic advisor is my dream job. Students are my priority, and are welcome to stop by to see me anytime.
Committee Involvement: Liberal Education sub-Committee, Academic Advising Committee, and the CLA Change Team
Strengths: Achiever, Intellection, Input, Learner, Deliberative

Shelly Mann, Academic Advisor
310 Kirby Plaza
218-726-6438
sdmann@d.umn.edu

I became an Academic Advisor in the College of Liberal Arts in 2012. I work with new undeclared freshman and new declared freshman in Communication, American Indian Studies, English, Writing Studies, and Foreign Languages and Literatures. I graduated from Bethany College with a double major in Sociology and Administration of Justice, and I have a master’s degree in Community Mental Health Counseling from Fort Hays State University. I have worked in higher education since 2004 and enjoy working with students as they navigate their educational journey.
Committee Involvement: Academic Advising Committee and the College of Liberal Arts Scholarship Committee
Strengths: Intellection, Learner, Consistency, Relator, Responsibility

Olaf Kuhlke, Associate Dean
306 Kirby Plaza
218-726-7331
okuhlke@d.umn.edu