Contact
The WRAC main office (235 Bessey Hall) is CLOSED for summer semester 2021.
If you have GENERAL QUESTIONS, please contact:
Diana Shank (shankd@msu.edu or 517-355-2400); Diana will address or route your question to the appropriate department staff member; unless urgent, please anticipate that you will receive a response within 24 business hours.
To request ACCESS TO THE MAIN OFFICE, please contact:
Diana Shank (shankd@msu.edu or 517-355-2400); Diana will work to schedule access for you if you need office supplies or need to use the fax machine (517-353-5250).
For our PROGRAM-SPECIFIC CONTACT INFORMATION, please see below.
Department Mailing Address, Phone, and Fax
Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures
434 Farm Lane, Rm 235 (235 Bessey Hall)
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 355-2400
Fax: (517) 353-5250
Dànielle Nicole DeVoss
William J. Beal Distinguished Professor
Interim Department Chairperson
devossda@msu.edu
Office Staff
Angela Hunt
Fiscal Officer
huntaj@msu.edu
Rhonda Hibbitt
WRAC Secretary
hibbitt@msu.edu
Yvette Puga
WRAC Secretary
pugayvet@msu.edu
Diana Shank
WRAC Secretary
shankd@msu.edu
First-Year Writing Program
Julie Lindquist
Professor; Director of First-Year Writing; Graduate Faculty
lindqu11@msu.edu
Joyce Meier
Associate Professor; Associate Director of the First-Year Writing Program
meierjo@msu.edu
Eve Cuevas
RA/Assistant Director
cuevasev@msu.edu
Undergraduate Programs
Casey McArdle
Academic Specialist; Director of Undergraduate Programs
cmcardle@msu.edu
Kate Fedewa
Academic Specialist; Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs
fedewak3@msu.edu
Casey Miles
Assistant Professor; Undergraduate Advisor
milescas@msu.edu
Graduate Programs
Ben Lauren
Associate Professor; Associate Chair, Director of Graduate Programs; Graduate Faculty
blauren@msu.edu
Kristen Arola
Associate Professor; Assistant Director of Graduate Programs; Graduate Faculty
arola@msu.edu
Melissa Arthurton
Graduate Secretary
arthurt1@msu.edu