Liberal Studies Directory

The Liberal Studies department faculty and affiliated instructors are fully dedicated to making every student's experience at Cal Poly fulfilling, meaningful, and challenging. All faculty members have substantial educational experience and are readily available to share that experience with students for both academic and career counseling.

Out of an abundance of caution and care, the Liberal Studies office is currently operating virtually and is happy to serve you in the following ways:

June, August, and September 2022:

Call or text us at 805-242-3649, Monday-Thursday from 8:30 AM-12 PM and 1-4:30 PM, or email us during these hours at bciccone@calpoly.edu with any questions or to set up a Zoom appointment
If you urgently need to get in touch with someone on Fridays, please email Dr. Berber at lberberj@calpoly.edu

July 2022:

Email lberberj@calpoly.edu with any questions or to set up a Zoom appointment
Call the College of Science & Mathematics Dean's Office at 805-756-2226 or email them at cosam@calpoly.edu

For more information and updates about COVID-19 (the disease caused by the novel coronavirus), please visit https://coronavirus.calpoly.edu.

On campus information:

Liberal Studies Department
25-125B
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0384 USA
Telecommuting number - call or text 805-242-3649 (best number to call)
office 805-756-2935
libstud@calpoly.edu

Liberal Studies Faculty and Staff

Please email each faculty member to request their Zoom office hours information.

Name	TITLE	Phone (805)	Office	Email
Lola Berber-Jiménez	Department Chair	242-3649	25-125C	lberberj@calpoly.edu
Bronwyn Ciccone	Department Coordinator/Faculty	242-3649	25-125B	bciccone@calpoly.edu
Ken Barclay	Faculty	756-6529	25-125E	kbarclay@calpoly.edu
Gina Boldman	Faculty	Zoom	Zoom	gboldman@calpoly.edu
Amanda Frye	Faculty	756-6509	25-130	drfrye@calpoly.edu
Juleen Packard	Faculty	756-6533	25-125B²	jpackard@calpoly.edu
Carol Littlefield-Halfman	Faculty	756-6533	25-125B²	clittlef@calpoly.edu
David Mitchell	Physics & Liberal Studies Faculty	756-5290	180-614	dsmitche@calpoly.edu
Jasmine Nation	Faculty	756-2990	25-131	jmnation@calpoly.edu
Samuel Shalhoub	Faculty	756-6529	25-125E	sshalhou@calpoly.edu
Nancy Stauch	Faculty	756-6587	25-126	nstauch@calpoly.edu
Russell Swanagon	Emeritus Faculty	756-6529	25-125E	rswanago@calpoly.edu
Rosemary Wrenn	Faculty	756-6533	25-125B²	rwrenn@calpoly.edu

Affiliated Faculty and Staff

Name	JOB TITLE	phone (805)	office	Email
Alma Gama	SOE Credential Analyst	756-7104	02-120C	agama01@calpoly.edu
Megan Guise	SOE Faculty	756-2134	47-35L	meguise@calpoly.edu
Jess Jensen	SOE Faculty	756-6420	02-132	jjense11@calpoly.edu
Elsa Medina	Mathematics Faculty	756-2244	25-303	emedina@calpoly.edu
Joel Orth	History Faculty	756-2963	47-25L	jorth@calpoly.edu
Briana Ronan (on sabbatical 2021-22 AY)	SOE Faculty	756-5056	02-111	bronan@calpoly.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Name	Email
Anne Marie Bergen	ambergen@calpoly.edu
Russell Swanagon	rswanago@calpoly.edu

Liberal Studies

College of Science & Mathematics