Greetings, and welcome to the English & Creative Writing advising site! 

Senior advisor Anna Ivy is available to meet with you to help you choose courses, plan your degree, discuss professional paths, and support you throughout your time here.  Office Manager Nancy Rahn schedules appointments and can assist in a variety of ways, so feel free to stop by if you have a question or want to schedule an appointment.  You are also welcome to connect with us via one of the methods listed below. 

Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30am-noon and 1:00pm-4:30pm

You can email your questions and concerns to englishadvising@illinois.edu.  The first person able to reply to your message will do so.

If you want to communicate with an advisor in real time, please schedule an appointment by calling the office at 217-333-4346 (note that we do not schedule appointments via email). If you have to leave a message, please include your name, UIN, your phone number (very important--our phone system does not always record the caller's number), and the reason for the appointment. Someone will get back to you as soon as possible (we do not return calls over the weekend so if you leave a message on Friday evening please expect to hear back no earlier than Monday). We offer virtual and in-person options. 

Quick start tips

  • Visit our blog (which includes a weekly round-up of events, activities, and resources, with links to the department's social media accounts)
  • Check out the Kanna Podcasts
  • Get involved in departmental activities
  • Explore campus resources (tools for managing your degree and supports for when you're struggling)
  • See what some of our current students are doing

Contact us

English Building, Room 200
608 S. Wright Street
Urbana IL 61801

englishadvising@illinois.edu
Phone: 217-333-4346 
Fax: 217-333-4321

Services

Advising for Current Students

We work with all English and Creative Writing students to help them track their academic progress and plan out their coursework. We also connect students with departmental and campus resources as needed to address a wide range of academic, personal, social, and professional concerns. While advising is not mandatory for every student every semester, we do require first-year students to check in with us regularly, and we strongly encourage all our students to meet with us at least once a semester even if everything is going well. 

Advising for Prospective Students

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 at 217-333-4346 to schedule an appointment.

Study Abroad Course Approvals

We serve as LAS 299 advisors for students seeking English department credit for courses taken while studying abroad.  Email us if you have questions, or call 217-333-4346 to schedule an appointment.