Advising
Mission statement
Academic Advising exists to affirm and empower students. To enhance our students’ experiences, Wayne State University Advisors are committed to collaborating with our diverse local and global campus community. We provide equitable opportunities for every student and maximize student success through continuous professional development. Our advising fosters students’ sense of belonging, autonomy, awareness, and self-advocacy.
Vision statement
To be a renowned leader in accessible, comprehensive, and holistic academic advising for a diverse student body.
Engineering advising services
Advisors in the College of Engineering are available to help guide students through a successful academic experience. Students and advisors work together to set goals, develop academic plans, and process registration and other administrative tasks. Moreover, advisors provide encouragement and support as well as an outlet to discuss career aspirations, address concerns, and ask important questions.
Students are assigned to an academic advisor based on their major or area of interest. It is recommended that students declare a major as early as possible and meet with their designated advisor on a regular basis. Current or admitted students can schedule appointments with their advisor at stars.wayne.edu.
Graduate program coordinators can answer questions about admissions requirements or the graduate program application process.
Undergraduate advisors
| Department | Undergraduate faculty advisor |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | |
| Chemical Engineering | |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
| Computer Science | Damon Lee - Last names A-C |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Kate Rendi |
| Engineering Technology | |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering | Cathleen Laporte (Academic Advisor) |
| Mechanical Engineering |
Graduate advisors
| Department | Graduate faculty advisor |
|---|---|
| Alternative Energy Technology (M.S.) | Mohsen Ayoobi |
| Artificial Intelligence (M.S.) | Dongziao Zhu (CS) Yanchao Liu (ISE) Nabil Sarhan (ECE) |
| Biomedical Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D.) | Harini Sundararaghavan |
| Chemical Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D.) | Carolyn Harris |
| Civil Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D.) | Yongli Wager |
| Computer Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D.) | Ivan Avrutsky |
| Computer Science (M.S. and Ph.D.) | Zichun Zhong |
| Construction Management (M.S.) | Ece Yaprak |
| Data Science and Business Analytics (M.S.) | Ratna Babu Chinnam (ISE - Analytics) Ming Dong (CS - Computing) |
| Electrical Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D.) | Ivan Avrutsky |
| Electric-drive Vehicle Engineering (M.S.) | Leela Arava |
| Engineering Management (M.S.) | Alper Murat |
| Engineering Technology (M.S.) | Ece Yaprak |
| Environmental and Sustainability Engineering (M.S.) | Yongli Wager |
| Global Executive Track (GET) (Ph.D.) | Ratna Babu Chinnam |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering (Ph.D.) | Qingyu Yang |
| Industrial Engineering (M.S.) | Jeremy Rickli |
| Manufacturing Engineering (M.S.) | Jeremy Rickli |
| Materials Science (M.S. and Ph.D.) | Carolyn Harris |
| Mechanical Engineering (M.S.) | Leela Arava |
| Professional Engineering Management Master's Program (EMMP) (M.S.) | Alper Murat |
| Robotics (M.S.) | Ece Yaprak (ET) Abhilash Pandya (ECE) Zheng Dong (CS) |
| Semiconductor Engineering (online M.S.) | Gozde Tutuncuoglu |
| Systems Engineering (online M.S.) | Stephen Rapp |
Graduate program coordinators
Graduate program coordinators can help answer questions about admissions requirements or the graduate program application process.
| Coordinator | Graduate programs | Graduate programs |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Carlson | Alternative Energy Technology (GC) | Electric-drive Vehicle Engineering (GC) |
| Rebekah McBride | Artificial Intelligence (M.S.) |