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University of Guelph - Building Hours
Ground Floor, MacKinnon Extension
50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
Email: coado@uoguelph.ca
Building Hours of Operation:
MacKinnon Building (MCKN) and the Arts Research Centre (ARC)
Building Number 068
MacKinnon Extension (MCKX)
Building Number 154
Monday - Thursday: 7:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays: CLOSED
Contact Us
Dr. Samantha Brennan, PhD
Dean
Email: samantha.brennan@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 53301
Office: MacKinnon Extension 0004
Lisa O'Dwyer
Administrative Officer
Email: coado@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 53301
Office: MacKinnon Extension 0005
Reasons for Contact
- Dean’s calendar, email, and approvals
- Manage Faculty tenure & promotion
- HR/payroll guidance to academic departments
Alexis De Leon
Associate Director, Finance and Operations
Email: adeleon@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 58266
Office: MacKinnon Extension 0008
Reasons for Contact
- For Strategic and Operational questions regarding Human Resources, Financial Management or Administration
Jill Selby
Financial Officer
Email: selbyj@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 56778
Office: MacKinnon Extension 0006
Reasons for Contact
- For financial inquiries
- For grant inquiries
Ann Vandergust
Manager, Facilities & Operations
Email: avanderg@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 52455
Office: MCKN 043
Reasons for Contact
- For building access and keys
- For facilities issues and maintenance requests
- For space use, moves, and operational support
Emily Deckert
Program and Event Coordinator
Email: coaevents@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 56799
Office: MacKinnon Extension 0006
Reasons for Contact
- For event planning and support
- For building access and keys
- For space use, moves, and operational support
Dr. Ruediger Mueller, PhD
Associate Dean Academic
Email: mueller@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 54388
Office: MacKinnon Extension 0001
Reasons for Contact
- Cases of academic misconduct
- Curriculum inquiries (from faculty)
- Admittance to the part-time Dean's Honours list
Abby Scott
Administrative Assistant to the Associate Dean | COA Awards
Email: artsada@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 54388
Office: MacKinnon Extension 002
Reasons for Contact
- Academic misconduct concerns
- Associate Dean Academic (ADA) schedule inquiries
COA Student Awards
Email: coaawards@uoguelph.ca
Reasons for Contact
- College of Arts awards and scholarships related inquiries
- Dean's Honour List eligibility for part-time students
Kate Hoad-Reddick, PhD
Experiential Learning Partnership and Educational Developer
Email: hoadredk@uoguelph.ca
Reasons for Contact
- discuss the integration of Experiential Learning (EL) activities
- explore partnership opportunities
Dr. Andrew Bailey, PhD
Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies
Email: abailey@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 56637
Office: MacKinnon Extension 0007
Reasons for Contact
- For current graduate students with a question or concerns about their program
- For prospective graduate students looking for information about COA programs, or postdoctoral scholars interested in COA opportunities
- For researchers planning a grant application that needs support, review and/or matching funds
Jamie Campbell
Research and Graduate Studies Officer
Email: abailey@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 52991
Office: MacKinnon Extension 0007
Reasons for Contact
- For facilitating communication of COA graduate and research successes through University channels
- For support in managing comprehensive research administration, including overseeing grant proposals, ensuring policy compliance
- For managing admissions, funding, recruitment, program development, and award promotions
Rachel Ruston, M.Ed
Manager, Marketing, Communications and Student Recruitment
Email: rruston@uoguelph.ca
Office: MacKinnon Extension 0010
Reasons for Contact
- For prospective student inquiries and events (undergrad and grad)
- For faculty and staff website update requests, page development, and content strategy support
- For marketing, communications, social media, and promotion of events, recruitment initiatives, and departmental/college news
Kate Tschirhart
Communications and Outreach Specialist
Email: ktschirh@uoguelph.ca
Office: MacKinnon Extension 0013
Reasons for Contact
- For marketing, communications, social media, and promotion of events, recruitment initiatives, and departmental/college news
- For digital screen promotion in MacKinnon
Callie Gibson
Digital Communications Coordinator
Email: cgibso11@uoguelph.ca
Office: MacKinnon Extension 0013
Reasons for Contact
- For website management, changes and updates
- For digital advertising campaigns
COA Marketing and Communication
Communications and Outreach Specialist
Email: coacomms@uoguelph.ca
Office: MacKinnon Extension 0013
Erica Charlesworth, MA
Alumni Advancement Manager
Email: charlese@uoguelph.ca
Office: MacKinnon Extension 0009
Reasons for Contact
- For alumni looking to organize a class reunion or a visit back to campus
- For alumni looking to update their contact details so that they can stay in touch
- To find out how to make a donation to support the College or Arts and our students
Janice Hicks
IT Operations Manager, Shared IT Services (COA and OAC)
Email: coait@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 54738
Office: MacKinnon 038
Reasons for Contact
- For IT requests or issues please contact COAITHelp@uoguelph.ca and IT services will respond as soon as possible
- For inquiries related to upcoming or current IT initiatives within the College of Arts
- For questions related to IT requests that have been submitted to COAITHelp@uoguelph.ca
Abdul Kusebati
IT Services Technician
Email: akusebat@uoguelph.ca | Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 5681
Office: MacKinnon 051
Reasons for Contact
- For IT requests or issues please contact COAITHelp@uoguelph.ca and IT services will respond as soon as possible
- For supporting all IT requests and incidents through the ticketing system
- For helping with all IT equipment installation
Academic Units
Jade Ferguson
Director of Interdisciplinary Programs
Email: jfergu05@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 56726
Office: MacKinnon 129
Marie Ann O'Neill
Administrative Assistant to the Director
Administrative and Academic Program Assistant for IMPR
Email: artsidp@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 54388
Office: MacKinnon 128
Reasons for Contact
- For SXGN, CTS, and BLCK program inquiries (students and faculty)
- Graduate students can contact to discuss their program, HR matters pertaining to their GTA and Gryphforms.
- For program administration including grade submission and exam scheduling (for faculty)
John Walsh
Director of the School of Languages and Literatures
Email: waljo@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 53167
Office: MacKinnon 266
Angelina Candotti
Administrative Assistant to the Director, School of Languages and Literatures
Email: candotti@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 53883
Office: MacKinnon 269
Darren Sargent
Academic Program Assistant
Email: dsarge02@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 56887
Office: MacKinnon 267
Sally Hickson
Director of the School of English and Theatre Studies
Email: shickson@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 53881
Office: MacKinnon 425
Olga Petrik
Administrative Assistant to the Director, School of English and Theatre Studies
Email: petriko@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 53882
Office: MacKinnon 424
Pam Keegan
Academic Programs Assistant
Email: SOTECundergrad@uoguelph.ca and SOTECgrad@uoguelph.ca
Office: MacKinnon 429
Libby Johnstone
Creative Writing MFA Program Administrator
Email: cwmfa@uoguelph.ca
Office: MacKinnon 432
Kimberly Francis
Director of the School of Fine Art and Music
Email: kfranc02@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 52362
Office: Zavitz 407
Nicola Ferguson
Administrative Assistant to the Director, School of Fine Art and Music
Email: nifergus@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 53988
Office: Zavitz 204
Barb Merrill
Academic Programs Assistant, School of Fine Art and Music
Email: bmerrill@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 54671
Office: Zavitz 201
Matthew Hayday
Chair of the Department of History
Email: mhayday@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 56052
Office: MacKinnon Extension 2013
Farrah Trahan
Administrative Assistant to the Director, Department of History
Email: histadmin@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 53888
Office: MacKinnon Extension 2014
Nicole Grimaldi
Academic Programs Assistant, Department of History
Email: histacademic@uoguelph.ca
Office: MacKinnon Extension
Don Dedrick
Chair of the Department of Philosophy
Email: ddedrick@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 53203
Office: MacKinnon 347
Vanessa Joy
Administrative Assistant to the Chair, Department of Philosophy
Email: philosad@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 54253
Office: MacKinnon 350
Working Hours: 10:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Priyanka Jhanjee
Academic Program Assistant, Department of Philosophy
Email: pjhanjee@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 56265
Office: MacKinnon 348
Patrick Barclay
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Program Coordinator
Email: don.bruce@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 519-824-4120, Ext. 58247
Office: MacKinnon 3009
Sarah Bradley
BAS Program Counsellor
Email: bas@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 56385
Office: MacKinnon 128
Marie Ann O'Neill
BAS Administrative Assistant to the Director
Email: artsidp@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 54388
Office: MacKinnon 128
