undergraduate advising

mel wensel
director, academic services

welcome to english undergraduate advising


English Advising is available to help with academic and career planning, preparation for graduate school, and other questions and concerns of undergraduates, alumni, and prospective undergraduate and graduate students. We also work with prospective and certificated teachers interested in the English Language Arts teaching endorsement for secondary education. We're involved in the UW ArtsLink and UW WordLink2nd window graphic, we administer ENGL 491 internships and the English Study Abroad Programs, and we run annual workshops for English majors on topics such as applying to graduate school, and writing the statement of purpose. We provide a home for Bricolage2nd window graphic, the UW's undergraduate literary and art magazine and AU2nd window graphic, the UW's speculative fiction journal. We work with the English Honors Society students in Sigma Tau Delta2nd window graphic.


advising hours


No advising appointment is necessary. You will normally find our doors unlocked for drop-in advising during the following times. (If you are coming from off campus, you may wish to call first to make sure that an adviser will be available; occasionally, we are all called to meetings: 206.543.2634.)

PLEASE NOTE: between May 20th, 2012, and July 24th, 2012, the Advising Office will have no access for students and visitors with ambulatory disabilities owing to renovation of the Padelford A wing elevator. If you would like to see an adviser during this time period but cannot negotiate stairs, please call us at (206) 543-2634 and we will arrange to meet you in an accessible part of Padelford. Thank you.

Autumn, Winter, and Spring (while classes are in session):
Mon: 8:30am - 4:00pm; by appointment until 7:00pm for Evening Degree Program* students
Tue: 8:30am - 4:00pm
Wed: 8:30am - 4:00pm
Thu: 8:30am - 4:00pm; by appointment until 7:00pm for Evening Degree Program* students
Fri: 8:30a.m. - 4:00p.m
*Evening Degree Program: Mondays & Thursdays, 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., by appointment, during the academic year2nd window graphic

During Finals Week, Quarter Breaks, and Summer Quarter:
M-F 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

We are located in A-2-B Padelford Hall, in the A wing on the Plaza Level (PL). Click here for directions to our offices.



english majors e-mail list


Anyone can subscribe to our "englmajors" e-mail list. You do not need to be an admitted English major, or a UW student, to receive e-mail messages from English Advising.


how to reach us


English Undergraduate Advising Staff,2nd window graphic with individual and office contact information as well as directions to our offices in A-2-B Padelford Hall.

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