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About Us

Who we are:

The College of Fine Arts Office of Student Affairs is the primary resource for advising and academic services for all College of Fine Arts undergraduates. We are here to help you understand your degree plan and navigate University of Texas at Austin bureaucracy. Please contact cofastudentaffairs@austin.utexas.edu with any questions you may have, and a Student Affairs staff member will be happy to help!

What we do:

  • Individualized student success mentorship
  • Fine Arts degree advising
  • Registration processes (drops, adds, and withdrawals)
  • Graduation applications
  • Academic and degree planning
  • Outside institution external credit verification
  • Coordinate participation in student-related events such as:
      • Commencement
      • New Student Orientation
      • Gone to Fine Arts
      • Various student-centered advising and success programming
  • Referral for other campus resources and support services at UT Austin and beyond

Student Affairs Staff Directory

 

Jay Brown Academic Advising Coordinator

Jay Brown

Academic Advising Coordinator
jabrown@utexas.edu

Jay Brown Academic Advising Coordinator

Michelle Cahill

Academic Advisor for Arts and Entertainment Technologies
michelle.cahill@austin.utexas.edu

Mia Gomez-Reyes, Student Success Program Coordinator

Mia Gomez-Reyes

Student Success Program Coordinator
mia.gomezreyes@austin.utexas.edu

Brad Humphries, Director of Student Affairs

Brad Humphries

Director of Student Affairs
brad@austin.utexas.edu

Susan Kaczmarczik, Administrative Program Coordinator

Susan Kaczmarczik

Administrative Program Coordinator
susanhk@austin.utexas.edu

Joseph Reese, Associate Academic Advisor for Music

Joseph Reese

Academic Advisor for Music
joseph.reese@austin.utexas.edu

Katherine Skluzacek, Senior Academic Advisor for Art and Art History

Katherine Skluzacek

Senior Academic Advisor for Art and Art History
kskluzacek@austin.utexas.edu

Crystal Stidham, Associate Academic Advisor for Design

Crystal Stidham

Academic Advisor for Design
crystal.stidham@austin.utexas.edu

John Turci-Escobar, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies

John Turci-Escobar

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
turci-escobar@austin.utexas.edu

Mark-Anthony Zuniga, Senior Academic Advisor for Theatre and Dance

Mark-Anthony Zuniga

Senior Academic Advisor for Theatre and Dance

mazuniga@austin.utexas.edu

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Contact Us

Meet Our Team

Office of Student Affairs
The Kendra Scott Center
Doty Fine Arts Building, 1st floor
(DFA 1.103)
Phone: 512–471–5011
Email: cofastudentaffairs@
austin.utexas.edu

Available by email or phone: Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm

Events

  • COFA Career Services Drop-In Hours (Fall 2025)
    Tuesday August 26 - Tuesday December 2, 2025
  • Sunset Reset
    Tuesday September 9, 2025 - Tuesday April 14, 2026
  • Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail
    Thursday September 25 - Sunday November 30, 2025
  • Hundred Points: Contemporary Graphic Design from Austin, São Paulo, Cairo, and Helsinki
    Friday September 26, 2025 - Thursday January 1, 2026
  • Interwoven: Fiber Arts and Soft Sculpture
    Friday September 26 - Saturday October 25, 2025

Visit the College of Fine Arts Calendar for more events.

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Departments & Schools

  • Butler School of Music
  • Department of Art and Art History
  • Department of Theatre and Dance
  • School of Design and Creative Technologies

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