Contact
Blacksburg Campus:
Visit Our Office:
331 Major Williams Hall (0225)
Virginia Tech
220 Stanger Street
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Contact Chair:
Jessica Folkart
Department Chair
331C Major Williams Hall
540-231-8632
folkart@vt.edu
Administrative Questions:
Katie Akers
331A Major Williams Hall
540-231-2571
klavt@vt.edu
Business and Fiscal Inquiries:
Katie Akers, Fiscal Tech.
331A Major Williams Hall
540-231-2571
klavt@vt.edu
Enrollment Services Inquiries:
Erin Hale, Enrollment Service Specialist
331 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
emhale@vt.edu
Visit our office at 331 Major Williams Hall, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Arabic Studies Inquiries:
Nadine Sinno, Program Director
306 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
nadine7@vt.edu
Chinese Studies Inquiries:
Tinting Zhao, Program Director
316 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
tzhao@vt.edu
French Studies Inquiries:
Richard Shryock, Program Director
335 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
shryockr@vt.edu
German Studies Inquiries:
Esther Bauer, Program Director
330 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
bauere@vt.edu
Hebrew Studies Inquiries:
Janell Watson, Department Chair
331C Major Williams Hall
540-231-8632
rjwatson@vt.edu
Italian Studies Inquiries:
Melissa Coburn, Program Director
328 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
mcoburn8@vt.edu
Japanese Studies Inquiries:
Jeremy Sather, Program Director
326 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
jsather@vt.edu
Classical Studies Inquiries:
Richard Phillips, Program Director
303 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
rphllps@vt.edu
Modern Greek Studies Inquiries:
Maria Hatzios, Modern Greek Studies
331 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
mhatzios@vt.edu
Russian Studies Inquiries:
Yuliya Minkova, Program Director
309 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
yuliyam1@vt.edu
Spanish Studies Inquiries:
Aarnes Gudmestad, Program Director
319 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
agudmest@vt.edu
Visit our office at 331 major Williams Hall, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Director of Graduate Studies:
Gonzalo Montero, Director of Graduate Studies
313 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
montero@vt.edu
Academic Support/Advising Services:
Erin Hale, Enrollment Services Specialist
331 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
emhale@vt.edu
Visit our office at 331 Major Williams Hall, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Arabic Studies Inquiries:
Nadine Sinno, Program Director
306 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
nadine7@vt.edu
Chinese Studies Inquiries:
Tinting Zhao, Program Director
316 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
tzhao@vt.edu
French Studies Inquiries:
Richard Shryock, Program Co-Director
335 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
shryockr@vt.edu
Alex Dickow, Program Co-Director
125 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
ard@vt.edu
German Studies Inquiries:
Esther Bauer, Program Director
330 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
bauere@vt.edu
Hebrew Studies Inquiries:
Janell Watson, Department Chair
331C Major Williams Hall
540-231-8632
rjwatson@vt.edu
Italian Studies Inquiries:
Melissa Coburn, Program Director
328 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
mcoburn8@vt.edu
Japanese Studies Inquiries:
Jeremy Sather, Program Director
252 Lane Hall
540-231-5361
jsather@vt.edu
Classical Studies Inquiries:
Richard Phillips, Program Director
303 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
rphllps@vt.edu
Modern Greek Studies Inquiries:
Maria Hatzios, Modern Greek Studies
331 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
mhatzios@vt.edu
Russian Studies Inquiries:
Robert Efird, Program Director
305 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
refird@vt.edu
Spanish Studies Inquiries:
Aarnes Gudmestad, Program Director
319 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
agudmest@vt.edu
Current graduate students for academic support should contact the director of graduate studies, Jessica Folkart in person, by email at montero@vt.edu, or by phone at 540-231-5361.
Current graduate students requesting administrative support should contact the graduate student coordinator, Erin Hale in person, by email at emhale@vt.edu, or by phone at 540-231-5361.
Visit our office at 331 major Williams Hall, 220 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Academic Support/Advising Services:
Erin Hale, Enrollment Services Specialist
331 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
emhale@vt.edu
Director of Graduate Studies:
Jessica Folkart, Director of Graduate Studies
339 Major Williams Hall
540-231-5361
jfolkart@vt.edu
IT Support Services:
Carolyn Kletnieks, IT Support Specialist
218 Major Williams
540-231-5433
carolynk@vt.edu
If you have questions about anything Project GO, please contact us:
Contact Director:
Dr. Robert Efird (Russian)
Associate Professor
Director of Russian Program
PI, Project GO
refird@vt.edu
Dr. Nadine Sinno (Arabic)
Associate Professor
Director of Arabic Program
Co-PI, Project GO
nadine7@vt.edu
Administrative Questions:
Rhonda Pennington
Project GO Coordinator
540-231-5361
rwills@vt.edu