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Advising and Academic Support

Support Every Step of the Way

From approachable faculty to dedicated advisors and tutoring options, Valpo’s mathematics and statistics department is committed to helping students thrive. Whether you’re choosing a major, exploring a minor, or looking for academic support, resources are in place to guide your success.

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Supportive Faculty, Strong Foundations

Students in Valpo mathematics and statistics courses have rich resources to enhance academic success. Valpo mathematics and statistics professors maintain open office hours and a friendly department atmosphere that encourages students to engage professors in conversation and to seek their help and guidance. A strong advising program helps students identify their strengths and interests.

Major Advisors

Student advisors are arranged by cohort, so that the student-advisor relationship can be maintained throughout the course of study.  For academic year 2024-25, advisors are assigned as follows:

Major in Mathematics: Lara Pudwell

Major in Statistics: Tiffany Kolba

Major in Data Science: Jon Beagley

Major in Actuarial Science: Patrick Sullivan

All Analytics and Modeling (M.S.) Students: Hugh Gong

Minor Advisors

While the university does not officially track advisors for minor programs, students seeking a minor to go along with their major are encouraged to reach out for information as follows:

Tutoring Resources

The department offers weekly help sessions to students in most 100-level and 200-level mathematics and statistics courses. More information about these sessions is available here.

In addition, engineering students in need of further support may contact the Hesse Learning Resource Center.

Non-engineering students in need of further support may request individual or small group peer tutoring through the Academic Success Center.

Contact the Department

The Valparaiso University mathematics and statistics department welcomes inquiries from prospective students, fellow researchers, and community members.

Professor Tiffany Kolba, Ph.D., Department Chair

Gellersen Center, Room 112
1900 Chapel Drive
Valparaiso, IN 46383

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