Religious and Arabic Studies
WHOM‐TO‐CONTACT
Lead is the contact person for faculty, students, GEs, and external requests (outside the ASU)
ASU3: Last Updated 12/01/2025
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| ASU3 ADMINISTRATIVE QUICK REFERENCE:“WHOM‐TO‐CONTACT” | |
|---|---|
| ASU3: Last Updated 12/01/2025 | |
| ASU (Academic Support Unit) | |
| Alphabetical by section | Lead |
| Religious and Arabic Studies | |
| Associate Director | Melissa Bowers |
| ASU Administration | |
| Budget Planning | Melissa Bowers |
| Budget Planning: Report and Commitment Recording, Accounting | Melissa Bowers |
| CBA Administrative Unit Level Questions UA (Faculty), see also Graduate Student Team for GE (GTFF) in Academic Programs Section | Melissa Bowers |
| Department/Program Meetings Coordination | Heidi Gese |
| IHP and Faculty Searches Lead (HR Partner)/Back Up (Logistics Support) | Melissa Bowers |
| Immigration paperwork liaison (Faculty) | Melissa Bowers |
| Immigration paperwork liaison (Graduate Students) | Kathy Furrer |
| Personal Services Contract Approvals (limited amount)/see also Event Planning in Operations for event logistics | Melissa Bowers |
| Retirement or Tenure Reduction Program Academic (academic unit level process and paperwork) | Melissa Bowers |
| Sabbatical Applications | Melissa Bowers |
| Sick Leave Reporting Faculty or GE | Melissa Bowers |
| Strategic Initiatives (Unit or Institutional) Planning (Admin Partner) | Melissa Bowers |
| Unit Governance, CAS, or Institutional Policy Questions (not covered in topics above and below) | Melissa Bowers |
| Unit Spending Authority/Approvals (Back-up limited amount) | Melissa Bowers |
| Academic Programs | |
| Academic Program Manager | TBC |
| Academics Operations: General | |
| Catalog Updates (annually) | asu3@uoregon.edu |
| Central Advising Undergraduate Liaison | Heidi Gese |
| Commencement Planning-Central Commencement Liaison (Lead) and Department Planning | Susan Meyers |
| Curriculum Proposals and Revisions | Melissa Bowers |
| Office Hours Faculty and GE reporting and records | Heidi Gese |
| Social Media/Promo Content/Student Organizations | Jade Fraley |
| Teaching Schedule (coordinating term by term schedule) and Classroom Change Requests | Heidi Gese |
| Textbooks/Course Materials (process questions or requests) | Heidi Gese |
| Website updates | Jade Fraley |
| Graduate Student Team Related | |
| Advising ‐ Graduate Admin Support | N/A |
| CBA Administrative Unit Level Questions (GTFF (GE)) | Melissa Bowers |
| Class Enrollment Issues Graduate Level | Kathy Furrer |
| Course Registration Graduate Approvals | Kathy Furrer |
| Degree Checks Graduate | |
| Division of Graduate Studies Admin Liaison | Kathy Furrer |
| Grades & Incompletes Graduate | Kathy Furrer |
| Graduate Employee Appointment Processing | Kathy Furrer |
| Graduate Employee Office Assignment | Kathy Furrer |
| Graduate Student Leave Requests (see GE Leaves above in ASU Admin Section) | Kathy Furrer |
| Leave Requests (HR Related) Faculty or Graduate Employee (GE) (see Graduate Student Leave Requests below in Academic Programs Section) | Melissa Bowers |
| Student Hiring Paperwork and Payroll (Undergraduate and Graduate Hourly) | Christina Ochs |
| Undergraduate Student Team Related | |
| Advising ‐ Undergrad Admin Support | Heidi Gese |
| Class Enrollment Issues Undergrad Level | Heidi Gese |
| Course Registration Undergrad Approvals | Heidi Gese |
| Degree Checks Undergraduate | Heidi Gese |
| Grades & Incompletes Undergraduate | Heidi Gese |
| Operations | |
| Operations Manager | David Yorgesen |
| Operations Support Team Related | |
| Building Maintenance (SC 20 and 22 and SC 3rd floor) | Heidi Gese |
| Business Cards | Anna Hindley |
| Computer Ordering and Replacement (CCRP) hardware and periphery | David Yorgesen |
| Copier Maintenance | Heidi Gese |
| Courtesy Appointments | Susan Meyers |
| Email Listservs | Susan Meyers |
| Evaluations (Teaching Copies) | Heidi Gese |
| Event Planning and Logistics | Heidi Gese |
| Events Calendar-all ASU (Outlook) | Melissa Bowers |
| Travel (Concur Requests, Expense Reports, Processing at Academic Unit Level) outside of CAS Travel as primary processor | Christina Ochs |
| Faculty Support Team Related | |
| Grant Pre/Post | CAS Grants Team |
| IT Assistance Centralized (not in ASU) (https://service.uoregon.edu/TDClient/2030/Portal/Home/) | Centralized (not ASU) |
| Key Requests Faculty or Other | Susan Meyers |
| Key Requests GE Offices | Kathy Furrer |
| Parking (Guest) | Susan Meyers |
| Payroll, Timesheets, and Leave Reporting | David Yorgesen |
| Phones/Teams Calling | Heidi Gese |
| Pin Pad Codes | N/A |
| Postage & Mailing | Heidi Gese |
| Promotion and Review - Faculty Admin Support | Susan Meyers |
| Purchasing (Duck Depot, PO, PCard) | Christina Ochs |
| Purchasing Guidelines | Christina Ochs |
| Reimbursements | Christina Ochs |
| Research or Professional Development Accounts (Balances) | David Yorgesen |
| Room Reservations (Lectures, Meetings related to Special Events) | Christina Ochs |
| Rooms Reservations other: Department/Program Controlled (358 SC) | Heidi Gese |
If you are not sure who to contact, please reach out as follows and your queries will be directed to staff who can help:
- for undergraduate team related questions to asu3undergrad@uoregon.edu
- for graduate team related questions to asu3grad@uoregon.edu
- for operations team questions to asu3operations@uoregon.edu
- for general questions to asu3@uoregon.edu
Last updated December 2025 by hindleya