First in the State of Alaska
The English Department at UAF is the largest department in the UAF College of Liberal
Arts and the first to have been established in the State of Alaska. We offer an undergraduate major and three minor programs in English. We also offer three graduate programs: the MFA in Creative Writing, the MA in English, and the combined MFA/MA degree.
Our curriculum includes a wide variety of general education courses in writing and
literature.
Learn more about our faculty of active engaged scholars. See who's coming to town for the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series. Discover our student-run literary journals: Ice Box and Permafrost. There's so much happening in the English Department at the University of Alaska
Fairbanks. Thanks for visiting, and please reach out with any questions!
You can support our programming by donating to the English General Fund or Foundation accounts. To discuss how your gift can best support our programming needs, please contact Department Chair Chris Coffman.
The English major and minor programs prepare students for lives of reading, writing and teaching. Students are encouraged to engage with our energetic faculty, take ownership of their curriculum, and collaborate with their literary peers.
The MFA in Creative Writing offers tracks in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.
The MA in English features coursework in World Literatures, literary theory, and composition pedagogy.
The MFA/MA program combines curricula in creative writing and literary analysis.
What's the perfect English class for you? We offer courses in literary theory, English grammar, world literature, Native American and Alaska Native literatures, and all forms of creative writing. If it's been written or filmed, we study it. Read more about our course offerings in the UAF course catalog.
Department of English Contact Information
Email: uaf-english-dept@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-7193
Fax: 907-474-5247
Physical address:
1747 South Chandalar Drive
Gruening Building, Room 850
Fairbanks, AK 99775
(for FedEx and UPS deliveries)**
Mailing address:
UAF Department of English
PO Box 755720
Fairbanks, AK 99775
(for USPS deliveries)**
Sarah Stanley
Director of Composition; Associate Professor
Office: Gruening Building, Room 864
Email: sstanley2@alaska.edu
Gwen Retterer
Office: Gruening Building, Room 859
Email: uaf-english-dept@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-7193
At times, navigating your way through college can be tricky. That’s why we have two comprehensive academic advisors to help you out.
Our CLA Comprehensive Academic Advisors, Daniel Darrow and Grace Carroll can assist
with registration, petitions, change of major requests, and answer any number of questions
related to the college experience. Advising appointments are available in person,
via telephone, over zoom or via email.
If you are unable to find an appointment time that works for your schedule, consider
dropping by our offices on Fridays from 8 a.m.- 11 a.m. for drop-in hours. Appointments
are first come, first serve during this time frame.
Daniel Darrow
CLA Lead Comprehensive Academic Advisor
College of Liberal Arts
Gruening Building, Room 503 G
Schedule an advising appointment with Daniel using the button below.
However, if you are not a current UAF student, please send Daniel an email to schedule your appointment.
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Grace Carroll
CLA Comprehensive Academic Advisor
College of Liberal Arts
Gruening Building, Room 503 F
Schedule an advising appointment with Grace using the button below.
However, if you are not a current UAF student, please send Grace an email to schedule your appointment.
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