Shannon Markusen

Shannon is a 5th generation Coloradan! She has a BA in Linguistics & French ('11) and an MS in Organizational Leadership ('19) - both from CU Boulder. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, skiing, and scuba diving. She is a proud alumna of the University of Colorado Golden Buffalo Marching Band and Phi Sigma Pi National Honors Fraternity and a current member of the Silver Buffs Alumni Band!

Shannon Markusen is the Academic Undergraduate & Graduate Program Assistant for Spanish and Portuguese. Ask Shannon if you have questions regarding: 

• Fall, Spring, and Summer curriculum scheduling 
  Shannon may direct your inquiry to the Chair, Associate Chairs of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies, and/or Course Coordinators 
• Graduate Studies, in collaboration with Juan Herrero-Senés, Associate Chair of Graduate Studies:
  • Assisting prospective graduate students and faculty with the application process 
  • Graduate student office keys, desk keys, and name plates 
  • Graduate student degree tracking 
  • Graduate student defense/comps scheduling (PhD and MA) 
  • Graduate student contracts Graduate scholarship applications 
    • Shannon will direct financial questions related to graduate students, such as payroll or scholarship payment, to department financial manager. 
• Enrollment, in collaboration with Javier Rivas, Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies
• Office-related inquiries, including general inquiries, copier, mailboxes, McKenna 103, etc. 
• Department calendaring 
• Requests for website edits 
  • If you are requesting edits to your profile on the website, you must submit your edits exactly as you wish for them to appear. 
• Office Keys 
• Booking an event room, but only if event is approved by department chair/associate chairs and the room request is submitted to Shannon at least 3 weeks in advance of the event
• Requests you may have for assistance from the student employee