The English Department of California State University, Sacramento, is a community of teachers, scholars, writers, and support staff whose primary mission is to promote learning in composition, creative writing, English education, linguistics, literature, and the teaching of English as a second language. The department seeks to help students acquire knowledge, develop skills, and realize their own intellectual and creative goals. At the undergraduate and graduate levels, the English Department presents a broad and balanced curriculum designed to develop the reading and writing skills, the interpretative abilities, and the cultural awareness of its students by maintaining and enhancing a tradition of strong teaching, solid scholarship, and vigorous support of creative literary activity. Graduates of the department are well equipped to enter advanced degree programs and to pursue careers in teaching, law, publishing, the arts, and other areas in which the ability to read and write the English language effectively is paramount.

Department Officers

Chair: Brad Buchanan
Vice Chairs: Hellen Lee and Fiona Glade

Program Coordinators

Writing Programs: Amy Heckathorn
Graduate (MA English): David Toise
Graduate (MA TESOL): Mi-Suk Seo
Creative Writing: Doug Rice
Subject Matter Program: Susan Fanetti
GWAR: Fiona Glade
Writing Center: Daniel Melzer

English Major Advising

Each of the English department's full-time, tenure-track faculty members also serves as an English faculty advisor. These faculty can be contacted for information and advice about English major or minor requirements. Click here for a list of our faculty advisors, including their contact information and current office hours.

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This moderated e-mail discussion list is designed to facilitate communication between English Department faculty, staff and students regarding important departmental policies, upcoming events and deadlines, and other pertinent information. All English Department faculty and staff, graduate and undergraduate students in English or TESOL, and those simply interested in the English Department are welcome to subscribe.

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