About Collins | Staff
College of Arts and Sciences
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Carl Ipsen Director 812-855-8905 Director Carl Ipsen oversees the LLC including academics, programming, and budgets. He works with various student groups and officers and helps to coordinate visiting alumni, scholars, and artists. He works closely with the Board of Educational Programming (BOEP) to choose Collins seminars every semester as well as arrange fireside chats, professor dinners, and similar events. He has been at IU since 1994 and Collins since 2010. He is a professor in the Department of History who works on nineteenth- and twentieth-century Italy. For more on his research and teaching, go here. |
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Yara Cluver Associate Director 812-855-7354 LLC Associate Director Yara Clüver’s office is next to the SSA’s office. Yara mentors the Arts Council, teaches Q299 and oversees Q199, and regularly offers a service learning course. Yara also coordinates the Program for International Visiting artists. She can help with questions about programming and equipment, and is a good source of information about the campus and local arts community. Having received a MFA in photography from Indiana University, Clüver exhibits nationally and internationally. |
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Lindsay Bugher Assistant Director 812-856-3025 Assistant Director Lindsay Bugher oversees Collins budgets, handles admissions, and manages the on-line alumni newsletter, the official Collins Facebook page, and the annual report. She works with multiple student groups, including E-Force and the philanthropy group. Her office is at the end of the Duty Office suite. |
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Leigh Davis Student Services Assistant 812-855-9815 The Student Services Assistant (SSA) staffs the public office from 9 am to 5 pm on weekdays. In addition to giving tours and assisting seminar instructors, the SSA can answer questions about the LLC, get you your free Ryder Film Series tickets (two per week per resident), help you sign up for field trips and ticket reimbursement programs (Collins often subsidizes tickets to campus and community events for residents), and check out equipment to you (such as still and video cameras). She also helps manage the official Collins Facebook Page and can help you plan and implement programming within Collins. Leigh graduated from IU with a BA in History. |
Residential Programs and Services
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Will McCall Residence Manager Residence Manager Wil McCall also has an office in the Duty Office suite. Wil supervises the GS/RA staff and oversees day-to-day life in the hall, making sure everyone living at Collins enjoys a safe and pleasant environment. See Wil with questions about your room or roommate, residence hall rules, or any special circumstances with which you might need help. |
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Laura Housel |
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Char Nelson Environmental Operations Manager 812-855-5554 |
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Troy Salyers Head of Maintenance |
Cookie Nicholson |
University Division
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Mike Van Vooren Academic Advisor 812-855-6920 Collins’ University Division Academic Advisor, Mike Van Vooren, also holds office hours in the Annex. You can make an appointment to see Mike on the sign-up sheet outside the Duty Office suite in Edmondson, or come over during his drop-in hours. Mike helps students who haven’t yet declared a major make decisions about their academic programs and which courses to take. |
