FRIT Support Staff
Isabel Piedmont, Administrative Assistant
Supervises the other office staff, serves as personal secretary to the chair, handles payroll, accounting, class scheduling, faculty recruitment letters, faculty tenure and promotion dossiers, and the development of office policies. She also maintains the departmental e-mail lists and serves as the department’s building representative. Her e-mail is ipiedmon @indiana.edu
Jocelyn Karlan, Graduate Secretary
Addresses graduate student concerns such as academic status, language proficiency, semesters of support, registration, fellowship applications, and travel grant applications. She also administrates the graduate admissions process, career placement service, payroll data entry and compiles the departmental statistics listing. Her e-mail is jkarlan @indiana.edu
Nancy Stoute, Undergraduate Secretary/Webmaster
Serves as departmental web site coordinator, prepares on-line course descriptions, coordinates student course evaluations, and handles mail forwarding. She oversees undergraduate procedures such as special credit, registration codes, tutor lists, and language placement. She is responsible for departmental textbook check-out. Her e-mail is nstoute @indiana.edu
Dana Whippo, Faculty Secretary (half-time)
Responsible for ordering texts and materials for courses, as well as desk copies and supplies. She responds to e-mail sent to the departmental address, and coordinates faculty travel funding. She also assists with payroll, scheduling, financial document processing, and faculty recruitment activities. Her e-mail is fritdept @indiana.edu
Our department office hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. If it is necessary for us to close the office during our regular hours, we will try to give all department members as much advance notice as possible through e-mail and posted signs
