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 2024 - 2025 DUS meetings are scheduled at 12:30pm on the following Tuesdays:
2024: August 20th, September 17th, October 15th, November 12th, and December 3rd
2025: January 21st, February 18th, March 25th, April 15th and May 6th
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 | Vanessa Holden | vanessa.holden@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 - Creative Writing | Shauna Morgan | shauna.morgan@uky.edu |
| English - Literature | Matt Godbey | matthew.godbey@uky.edu |
| Environmental & Sustainability Studies | Bob Sandmeyer | bob.sandmeyer@uky.edu |
| Foreign Language & International Economics | Jianjun He | jianjun.he@uky.edu |
| Gender & Women's Studies | Mel Stein | melissa.stein@uky.edu |
| Geography | Andy Wood | andrew.wood@uky.edu |
| Health, Society and Populations | Mel Stein | melissa.stein@uky.edu |
| Hispanic Studies | Juan Fernandez Cantero | juan.fernandez@uky.edu |
| History | Melanie Goan | melanie.goan@uky.edu |
| International Studies | Bess Dawson | bessdawson@uky.edu |
| Liberal Studies | Clayton Thyne | clayton.thyne@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 | Robin Cooper | rlcoop1@uky.edu |
| Philosophy | Eric Sanday | eric.sanday@uky.edu |
| Physics & Astronomy | Ron Wilhelm | ron.wilhelm@uky.edu |
| Political Science | Bridgett King | Bridgett.King@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 | Craig Crowder | cacr223@uky.edu |
| US Culture and Business Practices | Lee Bullock | lee.bullock@uky.edu |
If you have any questions regarding DUS meetings or appointments, please contact Colleen Knight at colleen.knight@uky.edu.