Happy #NationalInternDay! 🎉 We’re celebrating our fantastic Words & Pictures Correspondents who’ve made the last six months unforgettable. Their creativity and hard work have been incredible! 🌟 Clockwise: Caroline Foltz, Nataly Lopez, and Alyssa Trull.

Dr. Sweta Baniya's book, "Transnational Assemblages: Social Justice and Crisis Communication during Disaster," is available and includes analysis of the response to the 2015 Nepal earthquake and Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. 📚✨→ bit.ly/baniya-book #EnglishFaculty #VTPTW

Cheers to Elizabeth Engel, who found her calling at VT and now helps students do the same as an academic advisor! Discover how her journey from English major to advisor is making a difference: bit.ly/3YAS50W #VTAlumni #HokieLove #Humanities

Christeana’s journey shows how the Bridge Experience shaped her career! 🌟 After taking Words & Pictures, she gained skills in higher ed storytelling that set her apart. #VTBridgeExperience → bit.ly/3WGFlmZ

Julie Gerdes, assistant professor, is part of VT's Whole Health Consortium, now backed by a Destination Area planning grant! With strong partnerships, they're set to lead a national shift toward whole-health well-being, from molecular research to societal impact. 🌍#HealthImpact

Planning for the new semester? Check. Enjoying some puppy love from VT therapy dogs Derek & Epcot? Double check. 🐶❤️ #FacultyRetreat #VTCommunity

Shoutout to our STS at Virginia Tech and VT English faculty members on becoming finalists for this year's Library of Virginia Literary Awards! 👏 ✍️ Ashley Shew Janine Joseph lva.virginia.gov/public/litawar…

Exciting news: Julie Gerdes, assistant professor, is on the NSF-funded COMPASS Team at Virginia Tech, that just received the NSF grant to explore virus-host interactions. This research will be crucial for future pandemic prevention. #NSFGrant #VirusResearch

Happy FDOC, Hokies! 🧡 We love you and we'll be cheering you on all year! 🎉

Annual faculty group photo! Welcome to the fall semester. #VTEnglish #EnglishFaculty

Tomorrow on IG: Join Dr. Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq in Kotzebue, AK as she guides White House OSTP officials through discussions on Arctic research & presents the CLAHS Equitable Research Center. Follow for live updates! instagram.com/vt.english/ #Kotzebue #ResearchImpact #VTEnglish

Step into “COVID COMICS, CUBED” at VT’s Cube! Starts Friday, Sept. 6, at 12pm. Experience comics art + VR in a whole new way! Don’t miss the reception 3-4pm. 👀 #ComicsCubed #VirginiaTech #EnglishAndTech

Welcome back, Janine Joseph! Her collection "Decade of the Brain" is a finalist for both the Virginia Literary Award & Big Other Award for Poetry. Plus, "Here to Stay, an anthology" she co-edited, drops today! 🎉 #Poetry #LiteraryAwards

Ready to expand your worldview through poetry? Khadijah Queen, associate professor of creative Writing, guides us on a journey of language and self-discovery in the this Words & Pictures video.🎥 #CreativeWriting #SelfDiscovery #EnglishFaculty bit.ly/3Muwz6Z

Congrats to Professor Kenneth Hodges for receiving the 2023 James Randall Leader Essay Prize from the International Arthurian Society! His award-winning article, "How Galahad Regained His Virginity," explores 19th-century responses to Malory's Grail. 🏆 #ArthurianLiterature

Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq, assistant professor, was quoted in Science Magazine's article on the U.S. National Science Foundation's new rule requiring tribal approval for research impacting Indigenous communities. Check it out! 🔗 bit.ly/4gl57GA #ResearchEthics #IndigenousRights #NSF #VTFacultyProud

Discover the powerful stories of migration in Appalachia with Prof. Katrina Powell, who edited "Beginning Again"📚✨ Join Blacksburg Books Thursday, Sept 12 at 7 PM for an insightful discussion on this oral history project. #VTFacultyProud #Appalachia #Storytelling

The Visiting Writers Series kicks off tomorrow! Join us for a Craft Talk by award-winning poet Divya Victor! 📅 Sept. 12 | 🕒 3 p.m. 📍 Newman Library, Goodall Room 🎟️ Free Admission Her work’s been featured in The Atlantic, NY Times Magazine, and more. #Poetry #CreativeWriting

The Virginia 9th District Debate aired on WUVT, with our very own Mary Peyton Marble (Professional & Technical Writing) & Felix Redmond (Civil Engineering) as moderators! Catch the full debate: youtu.be/A0lluWYDiRc #Election2024 #VADebate #WUVT #HokieNation

Know a student who is ready to take their studies abroad? Invite them to Join us for the London Calling! 2024 Info Session, Sept 18, 4-5 PM, Shanks 380! Earn 6 credits in English or Poli Sci, with London as their classroom. ✨#HokiesInLondon #VTEnglish #LondonCalling2024