Contact Department of English
181 Turner Street NW, 323 Shanks Hall (0112), Blacksburg, VA 24061 Phone: 540-231-6501 english_department@vt.edu
Phone: 540-231-6501
FAX: 540-231-5692
Email: english_department@vt.edu
Contact Chair:
Kelly Pender
Department Chair
303 Shanks Hall
540-231-7785
pender@vt.edu
Administrative Questions:
Patty Norris
Assistant to the Chair
305 Shanks Hall
540-231-8466
pattym1@vt.edu
Contact Associate Chair:
Gena Chandler
Associate Chair
213 Shanks Hall
540-231-7796
gechandl@vt.edu
Contact Assistant Chair:
Jared Gibbs
Assistant Chair
425 Shanks Hall
540-231-0688
jagibbs2@vt.edu
Administrative Questions:
Bridget Szerszynski
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
323 Shanks Hall
540-231-6501
bridgs9@vt.edu
Business Inquiries:
Kari Woodard
Business Manager
323 Shanks Hall
540-231-6350
kariw23@vt.edu
Visit us at 329C Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Prospective Students Inquiries:
Dawn Knight
Advising Coordinator
329C Shanks Hall
540-231-6515
dknight1@vt.edu
Visit our office at 323A Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Director of Ph.D. Program:
Carolyn Commer
Director
Ph.D. Program in Rhetoric and Writing
416 Shanks Hall
ccommer@vt.edu
Director of M.F.A. Program:
Matthew Vollmer
Director
M.F.A. in Creative Writing
403 Shanks Hall
540-231-8322
vollmer@vt.edu
Director of M.A. Program:
Katharine Cleland
Director
M.A. in English
323 Shanks Hall
540-231-8287
kcleland@vt.edu
Current students for academic support, please call Dawn Knight at 540-231-6515 or email: dknight1@vt.edu
Visit the Center for Advising Support at 329C Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Academic Support/Advising Services:
Dawn Knight
Advising Coordinator
329C Shanks Hall
540-231-6515
dknight1@vt.edu
Current graduate students requesting administrative support should contact the graduate student coordinator, Marie Trimmer, in person, by email at mtrimmer@vt.edu, or by phone at 540-231-4659.
Visit our office at 323A Shanks Hall, 181 Turner Street, NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Director of Ph.D. Program:
Carolyn Commer
Director
Ph.D. Program in Rhetoric and Writing
416 Shanks Hall
ccommer@vt.edu
Academic Support/Advising Services:
Marie Trimmer
Graduate Programs Coodinator
310 Shanks Hall
540-231-4659
mtrimmer@vt.edu
Director of M.F.A. Program:
Matthew Vollmer
Director
M.F.A. in Creative Writing
403 Shanks Hall
540-231-8322
vollmer@vt.edu
Director of M.A. Program:
Katharine Cleland
Director
M.A. in English
323 Shanks Hall
540-231-8287
kcleland@vt.edu
IT Support Services:
Eve Trager
335 Shanks Hall (0311)
181 Turner Street NW
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Phone: 540-231-6566
Contact Director:
Travis Webster
Director
Writing Center
2005 Newman Library
Phone: 281-520-0387