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Department Chair

Stephen Mann  Profile of Stephen Mann  Office hours

Stephen Mann's office hours

Monday
2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
or by appointment
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
or by appointment
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only

Remote office hours offered: Virtual office hours are by appointment only. Please email me at smann@uwlax.edu to set up a virtual appointment.

Specialty areas:

sociolinguistics; linguistic anthropology; American English dialects; language, gender, & sexuality; language attitudes & ideologies; folk dialectology

Academic Department Associate

David Bashaw  Profile of David Bashaw

Faculty & Staff

Jon Ailabouni  Profile of Jon Ailabouni  Office hours

Jon Ailabouni's office hours

Tuesday
9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Thursday
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Specialty areas:

Jazz Ensemble, Trumpet, Brass Quintet, Music Appreciation

Kourtney Austin  Profile of Kourtney Austin

Specialty areas:

Voice Pedagogy, Voice Science, Performing Arts Health

Jonathan Borja  Profile of Jonathan Borja  Office hours

Jonathan Borja's office hours

Monday
10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.

Remote office hours offered: Please email me for remote office hours link

Specialty areas:

Flute, Music History 

Derek Clark  Profile of Derek Clark
David Dies  Profile of David Dies  Office hours

David Dies's office hours

Monday
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
or by appointment
Wednesday
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
or by appointment
Friday
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
or by appointment

Remote office hours offered: Available to current students via Microsoft Teams

Specialty areas:

Music composition and theory

21st century music for voice and/or orchestral instruments

Michelle Elliott  Profile of Michelle Elliott

Specialty areas:

Violin

Jeff Erickson  Profile of Jeff Erickson  Office hours

Jeff Erickson's office hours

Monday
3:20 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.
or by appointment
Tuesday
1:10 p.m. to 2:05 p.m.
or by appointment
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
1:35 a.m. to 2:05 a.m.
or by appointment
Friday
By appointment only

Specialty areas:

Jazz Studies, Saxophone, Jazz Composition and Arranging

Tammy Fisher  Profile of Tammy Fisher  Office hours

Tammy Fisher's office hours

Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
By appointment only

Specialty areas:

Marching and Symphonic Bands, Instrumental Music Education, Conducting, Percussion Studies

Martin Gaines  Profile of Martin Gaines  Office hours

Martin Gaines's office hours

Monday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only

Specialty areas:

Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Concert Band, Conducting, Music Education, Clarinet, and Woodwind Pedagogy.

Christopher Hathaway  Profile of Christopher Hathaway  Office hours

Christopher Hathaway's office hours

Monday
noon to 1 p.m.
Wednesday
noon to 1 p.m.
Mary Tollefson  Profile of Mary Tollefson  Office hours

Mary Tollefson's office hours

Monday
10 a.m. to noon
or by appointment
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
10 a.m. to noon
or by appointment
Friday
By appointment only

Remote office hours offered: If you prefer to meet virtually, email me (mtollefson@uwlax.edu) and I'll set up a Zoom appointment.

Specialty areas:

Piano, Piano Pedagogy, Piano Proficiency, Music Appreciation

Troy Birdsong  Profile of Troy Birdsong
Daniel Driesen  Profile of Daniel Driesen
Busya Lugovier  Profile of Busya Lugovier
Keslie Pharis  Profile of Keslie Pharis

Specialty areas:

Oboe & English horn

Brian Renkas  Profile of Brian Renkas
Joe Greer  Profile of Joe Greer  Office hours

Joe Greer's office hours

Friday
By appointment only

Specialty areas:

Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

Stephen Austin  Profile of Stephen Austin
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