Department of English Advising

Lisa Walker, Coordinator of Advising and Associate Professor of English

Office: 316 Luther Bonney (Portland Campus)

Telephone: 780-4311

E-mail: lwalker@usm.maine.edu

Office hours: TBA; and by appointment

As the English Department Coordinator of Advising for the 2007-2008 academic year, please let me welcome back returning students, and extend my best to our new ones.  At last count, the Department of English had about 418 majors.  This makes us one of the largest majors in the College of Arts and Sciences.

With this many students, however, proper advising can be difficult.  We have therefore devised the following system.

Generally speaking, for the first year, I will advise all new students.  This means you should make an appointment with me before or during the week of pre-registration.  In your second year, you should choose a permanent advisor based on your interests and preferences.  This will be the person you meet with during pre-registration.  If you do not select an advisor in your second year, you will be randomly assigned one.  All English majors are encouraged to choose their own advisor.  At any time, you may request a change of advisor.  As a courtesy, please check with the advisor of your choice before notifying the administrative staff in the English Department of any changes. Rosanna McCoy, our Administrative Assistant II,  will process all changes of advisor.  She will also be able to tell you who your advisor is, if you're uncertain.

The English Department would also like to introduce its new program in peer advising. Volunteer undergraduate peer advisors, who are English majors themselves, provide assistance to other majors. Our Peer Advisors are Samara Cole and Sherri Alcock. Samara can be reached at samara.cole@maine.edu . Sherri can be reached at sherri.alcock@maine.edu sherri.alcock@maine.edu.

At any time, if you have a problem, you may see me.

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For information about or problems with this site, contact:
Rosanna McCoy
rmccoy@usm.maine.edu