English Advising Office

Academic advisor Anna Ivy and career-planning specialist Kirstin Wilcox are available to meet with undergraduate students Monday through Friday. To find out about English department opportunities and events, please consult our News & Notes page.

Advising Appointments

We offer two types of advising appointments, "Scheduled" and "Walk in." Each type is tailored to fulfill a certain type of advising need; see "Topics" in the table below. For your information:

• A "Scheduled" appointment is scheduled (in advance) by you— in person or by phone (217-333-4346)
• All appointments are held in EB 200

Please note that during the priority registration period (October 29 to November 16) we will not be holding walk-in sessions. All academic advising will be BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

 

Services

Personal academic advising — The English Department staffs two full-time academic advisors to serve students majoring in English, Teaching of English, or Creative Writing, as well as students minoring in English or Creative Writing.

Prospective student advising — We welcome the opportunity to talk to prospective students about the strengths of our department and about the varied and interesting careers a degree in English or Creative Writing may lead to. Please feel free to contact us by email if you have questions, or call our office to schedule a personal appointment with one of our academic advisors.

Study-abroad advising — for English majors and for all students taking English courses abroad for credit. LAS 299 Advisor Anna Ivy can approve courses before and/or after studying abroad.

Career planning and internship advising — Our Director of Internships, Kirstin Wilcox, is available to meet with students in EB 200. Find out more about professional-development opportunities and career planning for English-department students at Making the Most of Your Major.