Samantha Pech

BIO

Samantha Pech is the Administrative Assistant in the School of Humanities and Global Studies and supports the four academic departments within that school, English, History and International Studies, Philosophy and Religious Studies, and World Languages and Literatures. She graduated from UWSP in 1998 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and in 2002, began working in Continuing Education. In 2011, she became an Outreach Specialist and coordinated multiple non-credit conferences and workshops that supported youth and professional development activities for working adults.  After 16 years in Continuing Education, she changed roles and moved across campus to support credit programming.  Samantha has two adult children.

BEST ADVICE

 You may not be able to control your circumstances, but you can control how you respond to them.

FUN FACT

When she was growing up, she wanted to be an artist and a mother.

FAVORITE QUOTE

“The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion it has taken place.” – George Bernard Shaw

The humanities faculty clearly enjoy teaching. It’s captivating listening to them talk about their students’ engagement with the topic of the day.

-Samantha Pech