Department Coordinator

pitman@macalester.edu

Herta is the Department Coordinator of the Classics and History departments, and has served in this role since 2000. Before coming to Macalester, her worklife included working as a daycare teacher, and as an air traffic controller. She manages office services for Classics and History, with the assistance of the student employees she supervises. Herta has served on many campus committees, assisted with several campus-wide projects, and is currently serving on the Staff Advisory Council.  In spring of 2010, Herta was awarded the Macalester Staff Outstanding Service award, she suspects primarily for initiating the campus-wide "Classics versus History Peeps Diorama Contest" and "PeepsShow."  In fall of 2010, she took a Modern German History class to investigate her family history. To read her final research paper, click on "Imagining the Unthinkable."

New faculty might find her Frequently Asked Questions page useful.