Each department and program has a director of undergraduate studies (DUS) whose primary responsibility is to focus on the academic and intellectual development of declared majors and the undergraduate curriculum.
The 2023 - 2024 DUS meetings are scheduled at 12:30pm on the following Tuesdays:
2023: August 15th, September 19th, October 17th, November 14th, December 5th
2024: January 23rd, February 20th, March 26th, April 16th and May 7th
It is requested that a faculty department representative attend when the DUS is unable to meet.
For more information view the DUS Dashboard.
| Department or Program* | DUS | |
|---|---|---|
| African American and Africana Studies | Priscilla McCutcheon | priscilla.mccutcheon@uky.edu |
| Anthropology | Juliana McDonald | jmcdo2@uky.edu |
| Appalachian Studies | Ann Kingsolver | ann.kingsolver@uky.edu |
| Biology | Kay Shenoy | kay.shenoy@uky.edu |
| Chemistry | Beth Guiton | dus.chemistry@uky.edu |
| Earth & Environmental Sciences | Ryan Thigpen | ryan.thigpen@uky.edu |
| Economics | Darshak Patel | darshak.patel@uky.edu |
| English | Matt Godbey | matthew.godbey@uky.edu |
| Environmental & Sustainability Studies | Andy Wood | andrew.wood@uky.edu |
| Foreign Language & International Economics | Jianjun He | jianjun.he@uky.edu |
| Gender & Women's Studies | Charlie Zhang | charlie.zhang@uky.edu |
| Geography | Andy Wood | andrew.wood@uky.edu |
| Health Society Pop. | Ruth Beattie | rebeat1@uky.edu |
| Hispanic Studies | Heather Campbell-Speltz | heather.campbellspeltz@uky.edu |
| History | Melanie Goan | melanie.goan@uky.edu |
| International Studies | Bess Dawson | bessdawson@uky.edu |
| Liberal Studies | Josh Abboud | j.abboud@uky.edu |
| Linguistics | Andrew Byrd | andrewbyrd@uky.edu |
| Mathematical Economics | Adib Bagh | adib.bagh@uky.edu |
| Mathematics | Alberto Corso | alberto.corso@uky.edu |
| MCLLC/Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Russian | Julie Human | julie.human@uky.edu |
| Neuroscience | Lynda Sharrett-Field | lsharrett@uky.edu |
| Philosophy | Eric Sanday | eric.sanday@uky.edu |
| Physics & Astronomy | Ron Wilhelm | ron.wilhelm@uky.edu |
| Political Science | Jesse Johnson | j.johnson@uky.edu |
| Psychology | Andrea Friedrich | amfrie0@email.uky.edu |
| Sociology | Jordan Brown | jordan.t.brown@uky.edu |
| Statistics | Melissa Pittard | melissa.pittard@uky.edu |
| Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies | Kishonna Gray | unicorn@uky.edu |
| US Culture and Business Practices | Sarah Lyon | sarah.lyon@uky.edu |
If you have any questions regarding DUS meetings or appointments, please contact Colleen Knight at colleen.knight@uky.edu.