The Engineering Advising Center supports undergraduate students in the Batten College of Engineering & Technology with onboarding, degree planning, registration, academic support, and more! Our office is located in Suite 242 in Kaufman Hall.
All incoming confirmed and current students are assigned an academic advisor. Students with an academic advisor housed within the Engineering Advising Center can schedule an appointment with their advisor through the Monarch Advising Portal. Click here for instructions on scheduling an appointment.
You can locate your assigned advisor’s name through the Monarch Advising Portal or by logging into DegreeWorks. Student assignments for most undergraduate students will generally follow the table below.
| Student Population | Advisor | Contact |
| Last names A-D | Saige Johnston | sejohnst@odu.edu 757-683-3268 |
| Last names E-J | Roberta Heggie | rheggie@odu.edu 757-683-5341 |
| Last names K-R | Francesca Santos | fsantos@odu.edu 757-683-3947 |
| Last names S-Z | Kara Boone | kwerkmei@odu.edu 757-683-5265 |
| Transfer students | Liz Hudy | ehudy@odu.edu 757-683-6301 |
Department Advisors
All graduate students and some Junior & Senior undergraduate students are assigned to faculty advisors within their department. You can locate your assigned advisor’s name by logging into DegreeWorks. Please select your major department below to find a faculty directory.
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Applied Research Center
- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics
- Engineering Management & Systems Engineering
- Engineering Student Success
- Engineering Technology
- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- Plasma Engineering & Medicine Institute
- Sustainable Development Institute
- Transportation Research Institute