Advising Hours - Winter Quarter 2026 (January 5th - March 13th, 2026)

POLS Advising is located in Ellison Hall, 3rd Floor, #3838, unless noted otherwise.

Please note the following:

  • We do not offer appointments. ALL advising is first-come, first served.
  • Students seeking to join or add our major are required to have either an in-person or Zoom consultation prior to submitting a Change of Major petition via Student Success Hub.  No exceptions.
  • Students seeking signatures on EAP, UCDC, or UC Sac forms are also required to have either an in-person or Zoom consultation prior to submitting the forms(s) for signature.  No exceptions.   

 

Email: Advising@polsci.ucsb.edu

Phone: 805/893-4192

Please note these upcoming changes to our advising schedule.

We will be closed for the following campus holidays, or other in-service department events:

  • Monday, January 19th - CLOSED Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
  • Monday, February 16th - CLOSED President's Day holidy

 

In person, Zoom, email, and phone advising During Winter Quarter:

Scroll down for Zoom links.

***Drop-in (in person) advising does not require an appointment.***

  • Mondays: 9:00 am to Noon; 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
  • Tuesdays/Wednesdays/Thursdays: 9:00 am to Noon; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
  • Fridays: CLOSED

 

Zoom advising windows (first-come, first-served):

  • Monday:  10:00 am to 11:00 am with Isabella; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm with Byron
  • Tuesday:  10:00 am to Noon with Dan
  • Wednesday: 10:00 am to 11:00 am; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm with Isabella
  • Thursday:  9:00 am to Noon with Byron                                   
  • Friday: 10am to noon with Dan 

 

If you have advising questions, please email us at advising@polsci.ucsb.edu.

We typically respond within the same business day (excluding weekends, holidays and academic breaks).

Advising Office
3838 Ellison Hall

advising@polsci.ucsb.edu

Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Alison G. Keleher, Ph.D.
[Dr. Keleher does not provide advising. Please see the information above to contact one of our advisors.]

Meet the Advisors

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Dan Van Dorn, M.Ed.

Dan is the career Academic Advisor & Assistant in Political Science. He previously served as an  Administrative Support Coordinator at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and a Program Manager at Dartmouth College. This follows a 25-year career in cartography. He enjoys swimming, hiking, cycling, skiing, paddling, travel, and live music. He is exceedingly proud of his 2 adult children.

 

Isabella Killion

Isabella is a fourth-year Political Science and History of Public Policy and Law double major with a concentration in American politics. She previously served as a vice president of Phi Alpha Delta and currently serves as a director. After graduating, she plans on attending law school with an interest in family and education law. During her free time, she enjoys going to concerts, reading, spending time with her friends, snowboarding, and traveling. 

Byron Chan

Byron Chan is a fourth year majoring in political science with a concentration in international relations and a minor in Chinese from the Bay Area. He is the president of the UCSB Model United Nations and a Voter Registration Director for Gauchos Vote Coalition. After graduation he hopes to catch up on his sleep and maybe go to law school. In his free time he enjoys trying viral Instagram cooking recipes and watching the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Lakers.