College of Graduate Studies
Dr. Karen McCaleb
Dean, College of Graduate Studies
Office: Faculty Center, Rm. 151B
Phone: 361.825.3847
Email: Karen.McCaleb@tamucc.edu
Services provided:
Dean, College of Graduate Studies
Office: Faculty Center, Rm. 151B
Phone: 361.825.3847
Email: Karen.McCaleb@tamucc.edu
Services provided:
- Administers and supports graduate programs
- Collaborates with faculty and academic deans on all issues related to graduate education
- Oversees all areas of graduate education including compliance, recruitment, retention, policy and procedures
- Represents graduate education internally and externally
Dr. Marvarene Oliver
Professor and Associate Dean
Office: Faculty Center Rm 151C
Phone: 361.825.3216
Email: Marvarene.Oliver@tamucc.edu
Services provided:
Professor and Associate Dean
Office: Faculty Center Rm 151C
Phone: 361.825.3216
Email: Marvarene.Oliver@tamucc.edu
Services provided:
- Directs related graduate program activities and professional development initiatives
- Oversees graduate catalog
- Facilitates Graduate Council
- Collaborates with other TAMUCC units to ensure a climate of engagement and success for graduate students
Dr. Sandra Kureska
Director
Office: Faculty Center, Rm. 151E
Phone: 361.825.2711
Email: Sandra.Kureska@tamucc.edu
Services provided:
Director
Office: Faculty Center, Rm. 151E
Phone: 361.825.2711
Email: Sandra.Kureska@tamucc.edu
Services provided:
- Oversees daily operations of the college
- Serves as liaison to the Office of Admissions
- Oversees graduate college process and policies
- Serves as a liaison to graduate program coordinators and advisors for policy purposes
Ms. Leticia Bazan
Director
Office: Faculty Center, Rm 151D
Phone: 361.825.3302
Email: Leticia.Bazan@tamucc.edu
Services provided:
Director
Office: Faculty Center, Rm 151D
Phone: 361.825.3302
Email: Leticia.Bazan@tamucc.edu
Services provided:
- Works with prospective and new students
- Serves as liaison to the Recruitment Office/Enrollment Management
- Coordinate social media presence; liaison with marketing and communications office
- Coordinates recruitment efforts in conjunction with recruitment office
Ms. Amanda Bocanegra
Audit & Compliance Coordinator
Office: Faculty Center, Rm. 151G
Phone: 361.825.2526
Email: Amanda.Bocanegra@tamucc.edu
Services provided:
Audit & Compliance Coordinator
Office: Faculty Center, Rm. 151G
Phone: 361.825.2526
Email: Amanda.Bocanegra@tamucc.edu
Services provided:
- Performs all audit and compliance processes including degree plan audits, academic standing, degree plan exceptions
- Processes all information related to doctoral students
- Monitors and updates DegreeWorks and catalog
- Maintains matriculated graduate student records
Ms. Shay Lee
Executive Administrative Assistant
Office: Faculty Center, Rm. 151A
Phone: 361.825.3884
Email: Shay.Lee@tamucc.edu
Services provided
Executive Administrative Assistant
Office: Faculty Center, Rm. 151A
Phone: 361.825.3884
Email: Shay.Lee@tamucc.edu
Services provided
- Assists Dean and Associate Dean with administrative duties
- Organizes and maintains college data and records
- Serves as the logistical liaison, with different units across campus, for all college events and activities
Ms. Karen Franzone
Business Coordinator
Office: Faculty Center, Rm. 151F
Phone: 361.825.2803
Email: Karen.Franzone@tamucc.edu
Services provided:
Business Coordinator
Office: Faculty Center, Rm. 151F
Phone: 361.825.2803
Email: Karen.Franzone@tamucc.edu
Services provided:
- Oversee Graduate Assistantship process
- Coordinate Graduate Scholarship process
- Assist with budget development and management
- Generate reports on accounts for the Dean
Ms. Linda Ramon-Barbato
Outreach & Compliance Coordinator
Office: Faculty Center, Rm. 151H
Phone: 361.825.3675
Email: Linda.Ramon-Barbato@tamucc.edu
Services provided:
Outreach & Compliance Coordinator
Office: Faculty Center, Rm. 151H
Phone: 361.825.3675
Email: Linda.Ramon-Barbato@tamucc.edu
Services provided:
- Manage day-to-day GROW suite operations
- Assists with the coordination of GROW and College of Graduate Studies events
- Assists with GROW and College of Graduate Studies social media
- Assists with student compliance processing
Mr. Timothy Boulan
Technical Support
Office: Faculty Center, Rm. 152
Phone: 361.825.3160
Email: Timothy.Boulan@tamucc.edu
Services provided:
Technical Support
Office: Faculty Center, Rm. 152
Phone: 361.825.3160
Email: Timothy.Boulan@tamucc.edu
Services provided:
- Maintains databases and equipment
- Provides systems/application analyses, design, development and implementation of programming projects to meet strategic plan
- Generates correspondence to graduate applicants/students regarding admission, enrollment and policy information
- Generates reports to program faculty regarding admissions and student progress
Graduate Advising
Mr. Caleb Alva (A thru M)
College of Business
Office: O’Connor Building, Rm. 236
Phone: 361.825.5665
Email: Caleb.Alva@tamucc.edu
Ms. Tiffany Currie (N thru Z)
College of Business
Office: O’Connor Building, Rm. 237
Phone: 361.825.3357
Email: Tiffany.Currie@tamucc.edu
Ms. Maria Fonseca
College of Education and Human Development
Office: Faculty Center, Rm. 214
Phone: 361.825.2968
Email: Maria.Fonseca@tamucc.edu
Ms. Theresa Garcia-Ruiz
College of Liberal Arts
Office: Faculty Center, Rm. 222
Phone: 361.825.4932
Email: Teri.Ruiz@tamucc.edu
Ms. Conny Hauf
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Office: Center for the Sciences, Rm. 106
Phone: 361.825.2568
Email: Constance.Hauf@tamucc.edu
Ms. Alixx Clarke
College of Engineering and College of Science
Office: Faculty Center, Rm. 151G
Phone: 361.825.2526
Email: Alixx.Clarke@tamucc.edu
LOCATION
Faculty Center, Rm. 151 
ADDRESS
College of Graduate Studies
6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5843
Corpus Christi, TX 78412
Phone: 361.825.2174
Fax: 361.825.2755
Email: gradcollege@tamucc.edu
OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.