DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION
Main Office
121 Shanks Hall (0311)
181 Turner Street, NW
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-7136
Fax 540-231-9817
Email: comm@vt.edu
Robert E. Denton, Jr., W. Thomas Rice Chair and Department Head
130E1 Shanks Hall
540-231-7166
rdenton@vt.edu
Mimi Harris, Administrative Assistant to the Department Head
130E Shanks Hall
540-231-7166
mimih@vt.edu
Wendy Hodge, Graduate Staff Coordinator and Administrative Support
121 Shanks Hall
540-231-7136
wmhodge@vt.edu
Undergraduate Students
Current students for academic support, please call Kimberly Higgs at 540-231-7942 or email: kimberlyhiggs@vt.edu
Transfer students for academic support, please call Susan Stinson at 540-231-5044 or email: susans40@vt.edu
Visit the Center for Advising Support at 130A Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Douglas Cannon, Assistant Department Head and Undergraduate Director
106 Shanks Hall
540-231-2331
dfcannon@vt.edu
Mimi Harris, Administrative Assistant to the Department Head
130E Shanks Hall
540-231-7166
mimih@vt.edu
Wendy Hodge, Graduate Staff Coordinator and Administrative Support
121 Shanks Hall
540-231-7136
wmhodge@vt.edu
Graduate Students
Students interested in applying to the Communication M.A. degree should contact the graduate director, Beth M. Waggenspack by email at bwaggens@vt.edu or by phone at 540-231-7625.
Current graduate students requesting academic support should contact the graduate director, Beth M. Waggenspack in person, by email at bwaggens@vt.edu, or by phone at 540-231-7625.
Current graduate students requesting administrative support should contact the graduate staff coordinator Wendy Hodge in person, by email at wmhodge@vt.edu, or by phone at 540-231-7136.
Visit our office at 121 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Beth M. Waggenspack, Graduate Director
147 Shanks Hall
540-231-7625
bwaggens@vt.edu
Wendy Hodge, Graduate Staff Coordinator and Administrative Support
121 Shanks Hall
540-231-7136
wmhodge@vt.edu
Multimedia Center
Douglas Cannon, Assistant Department Head and Undergraduate Director
106 Shanks Hall
540-231-2331
dfcannon@vt.edu
VT G.A.M.E.R. Lab
The VT G.A.M.E.R. Lab is a small laboratory facility dedicated to investigating the social impact of video games, immersive virtual environments, simulations, and related media technologies.
Contact lab's director Jimmy Ivory at 540-231-6507 or email: jivory@vt.edu
Visit our lab at 033 Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061