Academic Advising

LARES Advisors

LARES advisors offer a wide range of services to help students progress in their specific academic trajectories. Schedule an appointment with your advisor by calling (312) 996-3356. Advisors are available Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and appointments typically span 30 minutes. Please make sure to arrive on time.

Some of the services offered by LARES advisors include:

 

  • Course Selection & Registration Assistance
  • General & Graduation Requirements Advising
  • Assistance Identifying & Declaring Majors, Minors & Concentrations
  • Career Exploration
  • Graduate & Professional Opportunities
  • Financial Aid Information
  • FAFSA & Alternative Application for Illinois Financial Aid Completion Assistance
  • Undergraduate Admissions Counseling
  • Transfer Credit Review
  • Research Opportunities
  • Scholarships Opportunities
Academic Advisors
Jesus Ballesteros

E-mail: jballe7@uic.edu

Schedule an Appointment with Jesús:

UIC Students: via iAdvise

Prospective Students: call 312-996-3356

Jesús advises students interested in:

College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts

Architecture
Architectural Studies

Art
Art History

Graphic Design
Industrial Design

Acting
Theater and Performance
Theater, Design, Production, and Technology
Music
Music Performance
Jazz Studies
Music Business

Education

Human Development and Learning
Urban Education – Elementary Education
Teaching of English
Teaching of History
Teaching of Mathematics
Teaching of Spanish

Victor Brito

E-mail: vbrito@uic.edu

Schedule an Appointment with Victor:

UIC Students: via iAdvise

Prospective Students: call 312-996-3356

Victor advises students interested in:

College of Business Administration

Accounting
Business Administration (BBA)
Business Administration Minor
Business Undeclared
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resource
Information Decision Sciences
Management
Marketing
Real Estate

Marilyn Diaz

E-mail: mdiaz8@uic.edu

Schedule an Appointment with Marilyn:

UIC Students: via iAdvise

Prospective Students: call 312-996-3356

Marilyn advises students interested in Engineering.
Celina Hernández

E-mail: cherna57@uic.edu

Schedule an Appointment with Celina:

UIC Students: via iAdvise

Prospective Students: call 312-996-3356

Celina Advises students interested in:

College of Applied Health Sciences

Disability and Human Development
Kinesiology
Rehabilitation Science
Nutrition
Health Information Management

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Integrated Health Studies

School of Public Health

Public Health

Health Educational Goals
Dentistry
Nursing
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy

Daisy Lemus

E-mail: dlemus3@uic.edu

Schedule an Appointment with Daisy:

UIC Students: via iAdvise

Prospective Students: call 312-996-3356

Daisy advises students interested in:

College Liberal Arts and Sciences

Psychology
Pre-Social Work

Daisy Medina

E-mail: dmedin20@uic.edu

Schedule an Appointment with Daisy:

UIC Students: via iAdvise

Prospective Students: call 312-996-3356

Daisy advises students interested in:

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Biological Sciences
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Neuroscience
LAS Undecided

Health Educational Goals
Dentistry
Medicine
Pharmacy
Veterinary

Eduardo Mendoza

E-mail: emendo22@uic.edu

Schedule an Appointment with Eddie:

UIC Students: via iAdvise

Prospective Students: call 312-996-3356

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Anthropology
Criminology, Law and Justice
Communication
History
Economics
English
Gender and Women’s Studies
Latin American and Latino studies
Spanish
Sociology
Philosophy
Political Science
Pre-Law

College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs

Public Policy
Urban Studies

Lili Velazquez

E-mail: evelaz4@uic.edu

Schedule an Appointment with Lili:

UIC Students: via iAdvise

Prospective Students: call 312-996-3356

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Earth and Environmental Science
Mathematics
Physics
Statistics

College of Engineering

Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Science and Design
Data Science
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Management
Engineering Physics
Environmental Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering