The Graduate College Staff 

Stephen Steppe
Director
Graduate Admissions & Enrollment Management

P: 561.297.3911
E:  ssteppe@fau.edu 

• Administration and leadership of all Graduate recruitment, admissions, on-boarding, systems, communications, and personnel
• Provides consultation and support to Graduate faculty and programs regarding recruitment and retention

Recruitment

Elizabeth Weber
Manager
Graduate Admissions and Events

P: 561.297.1213
E: elizabethweber@fau.edu

• Admissions advisor (Prospective Students)
• Graduate recruitment (Information Sessions, Fairs)
• Graduate College New Student Orientation
• Graduate College Fellowships and Awards
• Graduate Campus Tours
• Three Minute Thesis (3MT^®) Competition

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Admissions

[Pending]
Assistant Director
Graduate Admissions
 
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• Admission Decision Form 4
• Graduate College admission requirement changes
• Monitors decisionaward@fau.edu email account

Maureen Fluehr
Program Assistant

P: 561.297.3624
F: 561.297.2117 / 561.297.1212

• Receptionist - phone, email, walk-ins
• Assistance with information about all Graduate programs
• Graduate Enrollment Management support
• Monitors graduatecollege@fau.edu email account

Monica Miranda
Senior Admissions Coordinator

P: 561.297.1380
E: mirandam@fau.edu

Shamae Ayala-Steele
Assistant Admissions Specialist

P: 561.297.0365
E: mayala10@fau.edu

Adela Mariah Barralaga
Coordinator
Admissions/Registration

P: 561.297.3240
E: abarralaga2018@fau.edu

• Graduate application review
• Transcript and test score processing
• Data input

[Pending]
Coordinator
Graduate Admissions, Business

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• Liaison with the College of Business Graduate programs
• Administrative support for all College of Business Graduate admissions 
• Graduate application review for College of Business
• Admission decision Form 4 for College of Business

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Associate Dean
Academic Affairs and Degree Completion Services

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• Thesis & Dissertation Guidelines
• Graduate College forms
• Form 10 Petitions to Waive a University Requirement
• GPSA liaison
• Plan of Study/MyPOS access and management
• Three Minute Thesis Competition
• Graduate College Data and Reports

Eileen Bustamante
Associate Director
Academic Services/Degree Completion

P: 561.297.2343
E: ebustam1@fau.edu

• Degree audit & certification
• Admissions to Candidacy/Form 8
• Thesis/Dissertation Committee Form 9
• Applications for Degree
• Gradauate student degree audits
• Master's en Passant background processing and degree audits
• Graduate student Plan of Study/MyPOS
• Graduate faculty list

Jonathan Bovinet
Assistant Director
Academic Services/Degree Completion

P: 561.297.2817
E: jbovinet@fau.edu

• Thesis & dissertation format review
• Monitors graduatewriting@fau.edu email account
• Thesis & dissertation final package coordinator
• Thesis & dissertation formatting workshops
• Turn-It-In coordinator
• ETD submission
• Scholarly Writing Workshops
• Special event support

Kahla Cajigas
Senior Coordinator
Degree Completion Services

P: 561.297.2203
E: cajigask@fau.edu

• Plan of Study/MyPOS assistance
• Degree completion assistance
• Academic Progression Plan/Form 11
• Applications for Degree
• Degree audits and certification support
• Waivers/Form 10
• Late Add Requests
• Monitors the graduatesupport@fau.edu email account

Bohdan Boiko
Degree Completion Specialist
Degree Completion Services

P: 561.297.4304
E: bboiko2018@fau.edu

• Assists with monitoring graduatesupport@fau.edu email account
• Assists with monitoring graduatewriting@fau.edu email account
• Administrative support for academic services and degree completion staff

Austen Canonica
Assistant Director
Marketing & Communications

P: 561.297.1211
E: acanonic@fau.edu

• Editor, Graduate College Newsletter
• Monitors graduatemarketing@fau.edu email account
• Provides strategic planning and direction for Graduate College marketing & communications initiatives
• Liaison with University Creative Services & College Communications Officers
• Responsible for the Graduate College website and social media
• Thesis and Dissertation Defense Announcements
• Member, Graduate Dean's Leadership Team

[Pending]
Marketing Specialist

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• Photo and Video capture, editing, and production
• Social media content creator
• Website development support

Sameko Munroe
Assistant Dean
Graduate College Finance, Operations Management, and Information Technology

P: 561.297.2428
E: smunroe3@fau.edu

• Graduate budget management and administration
• Oversee graduate funding of fellowships, assistantship hiring, tuition support, and health insurance
• Management of graduate assistant job classifications, employment eligibility and benefits.
• Coordinating and supervising the GTA training program
• Identifying and pursuing external funding opportunities 
• Submitting college annual operating budget, expenditure analysis and other requests to Financial Affairs.

Zachary Molinelli
Coordinator
Budget

P: 561.297.2347
E: zmolinelli2015@fau.edu

• HR related functions
• Timekeeping and payroll functions
• Assists with payments to vendors
• Process tuition and student health insurance waivers
• Process fellowship and award disbursements
• Assists with operating budget
• Assists with formulating, interpreting, and implementing fiscal policies and procedures

[Pending]
Fiscal Assistant

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