Contact Department of English
General Department Mailing Address
Department of English
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb IL 60115
Department Office, Reavis 215 -- open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-noon and 1-4:30 p.m.
Phone: 815-753-0611
Fax: 815-753-0606
First Year Composition Program
Director, Ryan Shepherd
Reavis Hall 215B
815-753-6603
rshepherd@niu.edu
Office Support Specialist, Jodi Long
Reavis Hall 215
815-753-1607
jodilong@niu.edu
Undergraduate Studies Program
Director, Melissa Adams-Campbell
Reavis Hall 214B
815-753-6601
madamscampbell@niu.edu
Office Manager, Dawn Sibley
Reavis Hall 215
815-753-1608
dsibley@niu.edu
Advising
Book your virtual advising appointment
Graduate Studies
Director, Alexandra Bennett
Reavis Hall 215A
815-753-6602
abennet1@niu.edu
Office Manager, Dawn Sibley
Reavis Hall 215
815-753-1608
dsibley@niu.edu
Job Placement Advisor, Tim Ryan
Zulaf Hall 1006
tryan@niu.edu
Department
Department Chair, Scott Balcerzak
Reavis Hall 216B
815-753-0615
sbalcerzak@niu.edu
Who to Contact
Undergraduate
- Interested in majoring or minoring in English at NIU? Email Dawn Sibley at dsibley@niu.edu.
- Are you a current English major who wants to meet with an English advisor? Book your virtual advising appointment.
Graduate
- Interested in an M.A. or a Ph.D. in English? Email Dawn Sibley at dsibley@niu.edu.
- Questions related to graduate student professional development or the academic job market? Email Tim Ryan, Ph.D. at tryan@niu.edu.
- Are you a current English graduate student? Book your virtual advising appointment.
First-Year Composition
- Questions related to a First-Year Composition course (ENGL 102, 103, 103P, 203, or 204)? Email Jodi Long at jodilong@niu.edu.
- Questions related to the Writer’s Workshop? Email Jennifer Fife at jfife1@niu.edu or Caitlin Gamble at gamble3@niu.edu.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Contact the Writing Center.
Other Inquiries
- Want to schedule a virtual meeting with someone? Locate that person's email in our directory and email them directly to schedule a mutually convenient time.
- Questions about another matter? Not sure whom to contact? Email askenglish@niu.edu or call 815-753-0612.
