Karen Mullen

Karen Mullen

  • Administrative Assistant and Graduate Program Coordinator
207 Rodney A. Erickson Food Science Building
University Park, PA 16802

Responsibilities

  • Coordinates appointments with department head and maintains department head calendar
  • Coordinates Promotion and Tenure processes, post tenure reviews and manages dossiers
  • Processes sabbatical leaves
  • Provides draft communication to department head
  • Coordinates faculty annual review process and FARs
  • Processes Visas and checks in scholars upon arrival (iStart)
  • Assists department head with faculty recruitment
  • Processes nominations for Graduate Faculty Membership
  • Coordinates visits for department-invited guests
  • Composes seminar brochure and itineraries
  • Arranges travel and lodging for department head and visitors
  • Schedules meeting rooms using 25Live
  • Provides administrative support for monthly faculty meetings