Graduate Education

Contact Information for School of Graduate Education

Dr. Carolyn Pepper

Interim Dean

School of Graduate Education

  • Provides leadership for the School of Graduate Education. Serves in a variety of UW roles supporting UW’s teaching, research, and inclusivity missions. Point of contact regarding new graduate programs, graduate program reviews, graduate student issues, graduate regulations & policies. Contact Dean Pepper if you have questions regarding: New program development Graduate regulations & policies Graduate education governance, including Graduate Council Graduate student concerns
  • Email: CPepper@uwyo.edu

 

Danette Altergott

Accountant

School of Graduate Education

  • Provides accounting and HR support for the Transdisciplinary Programs (Interdisiplinary PhD programs; Biomedical Sciences, Hydrologic Science, Molecular & Cellular Life Sciences, Neuroscience, and Program in Ecology and Evolution) Contact Danette if you have questions regarding: Transdisiplinary programs or financial processing and DHR issues Graduate Assistant hires for the Transdisciplinary Program
  • Email: dalterg1@uwyo.edu
  • Phone: (307) 766-2839

 

Michele Peck

Executive Business Manager

School of Graduate Education

  • Manages the business and fiscal operations of Graduate Education. Oversees graduate assistant (GA) hire process, including GA requirements compliance. Contact Michele if you have questions regarding: GA hires, including but not limited to; processes, stipend amounts, eligibility requirements, GA checks report School of Graduate Education GA allocations (base, URDM, WGE, LIFE) Internal – School of Graduate Education financial processing and DHR issues
  • Email: mpeck@uwyo.edu
  • Phone: (307) 766-6430

 

Eric Penicka

Senior Information Specialist

School of Graduate Education

  • Organizes, analyzes, interprets, and distributes data relevant to the School of Graduate Education. Oversees forms, surveys, and reports that assist in Graduate Education processes. Contact Eric if you have questions regarding: Graduate student data and statistics Running a GRE Name Buy Generating a Graduate Student email list
  • Email: epenicka@uwyo.edu
  • Phone: (307) 314-4406

 

Julie Blomberg

Enrollment Marketing Strategist

School of Graduate Education

  • Ensures that the graduate school and all graduate programs are marketed effectively to prospective target audiences. Manages marketing and enrollment activities to continually grow the graduate student enrollment. Contact Julie if you have questions regarding: Graduate Recruitment Initiative, graduate student recruitment,graduate marketing and SGE website content and updates General graduate marketing initiatives such as videos, email and digital marketing campaigns
  • Email: jsheldo2@uwyo.edu
  • Phone: (307) 766-2846

 

Debbie Swierczek

Program Coordinator Graduate Transdisciplinary Programs

School of Graduate Education

  • Manages the five transdisciplinary programs: Biomedical Sciences, Hydrologic Science (Water Resources/Environmental Sciences & Engineering), Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences, Neuroscience, and Program in Ecology and Evolution. Provides director support. Contact Debbie if you have questions regarding: Program concerns or updates Graduate student support Faculty support Semester course offerings Catalog reviews and updates Transdisciplinary graduate form processing
  • Email: dswiz@uwyo.edu
  • Phone: (307) 766-4128

 

Kaitlyn Whitlock

Office Associate

School of Graduate Education

  • First point of contact for the School of Graduate Education, managing the school’s phone and email. Manages the school’s graduate form processing and committee inquiries. Contact if you have questions regarding: Graduate form processing Graduate committee formation Scheduling with the Dean Graduate Coordinator list changes
  • Email: kwhitlo1@uwyo.edu
  • Phone: (307) 766-6478

 

Rhema Boabeng

Graduate Administrative Assistant

School of Graduate Education

 

Dhruvil Joshi

Graduate Administrative Assistant

School of Graduate Education

 

Victoria Flores

Graduate Administrative Assistant

School of Graduate Education

 

Alexandra Quinn

Graduate Administrative Assistant

School of Graduate Education