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Faculty
Ross Burkholder
Affiliate Professor
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- Email: ross.burkholder@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: CF 273
Samantha Dine
Adjunct Professor
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- Phone: 616-526-6908
- Email: sd59@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: CFAC 284
Cheryl Endean
Adjunct Professor
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- Phone: 616-526-6432
- Email: cheri.endean@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: CF 286
Chad Engbers
Professor
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- Phone: (616) 526-8516
- Email: chad.engbers@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: CF 280
Donald Hettinga
Professor
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- Phone: (616) 526-6520
- Email: donald.hettinga@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: CF 274
Jennifer Holberg
Professor
Chair of the English Department
Co-director of the Calvin Center for Faith & Writing
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- Phone: 616-526-6598
- Email: jennifer.holberg@calvin.edu
- Office: CF 289
Jesse Holcomb
Associate Professor, Journalism and Communication
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- Phone: 616-526-6465
- Email: jesse.holcomb@calvin.edu
- Office: Covenant Fine Arts Center 278
Kristine Johnson
Associate Professor
University Rhetoric Director
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- Phone: (616) 526-7828
- Email: kristine.johnson@calvin.edu
- Office: CF 274
Lew Klatt
Professor
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- Phone: (616) 526-7530
- Email: lew.klatt@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: CF 296
Sabrina Lee
Assistant Professor
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- Email: sabrina.lee@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: CF 268
Sara Mulder
Teaching Staff
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- Phone: (616) 526-7830
- Email: sara.mulder@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: CF 275
Linda Naranjo-Huebl
Associate Professor
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- Phone: (616) 526-8682
- Email: linda.naranjo-huebl@calvin.edu
- Office: CF 271
Debra Rienstra
Professor
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- Phone: (616) 526-8526
- Email: debra.rienstra@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: CF 270
Amy Sonheim
Lecturer
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- Email: amy.sonheim@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: CFAC 288
Doug Sonheim
Lecturer
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- Email: doug.sonheim@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: CFAC 290
Libby Turows
Adjunct Professor
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- Email: libby.turows@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: CFAC 276
David Urban
Professor of English
Collegiate Scholars program advisor
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- Phone: (616) 526-8646
- Email: david.urban@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: CF 277
Sara Vander Bie
ESL Instructor & Academic Counselor
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- Phone: 616-526-6654
- Email: sara.vanderbie@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: Spoelhof Center 360
Deborah Visser
Teaching Staff
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- Email: debbie.visser@calvin.edu
- Department: English
Jane Zwart
Professor of English
Co-director of the Calvin Center for Faith & Writing
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- Phone: (616) 526-8606
- Email: jane.zwart@calvin.edu
- Office: CF 287
Staff
Morgan Wolf
Administrative Assistant
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- Email: morgan.wolf@calvin.edu
- Department: English
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Marlys Admiraal
Adjunct Faculty
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- Email: marlys.admiraal@calvin.edu
- Department: English
Karen Saupe
Director of the Rhetoric Center
Co-Director of RAC Program
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- Phone: (616) 526-6467
- Email: karen.saupe@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: Covenant Fine Arts Center 269 | Map
Gary Schmidt
Professor Emeritus
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- Email: gary.schmidt@calvin.edu
- Department: English
James Vanden Bosch
Professor Emeritus
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- Phone: (616) 526-6592
- Email: vand@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: Covenant Fine Arts Center 292 | Map
Elizabeth Vander Lei
Academic Dean
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- Phone: (616) 526-6203
- Email: bvlei@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex 291 | Map
Dean Ward
Professor, Emeritus
Co-director of RAC Program
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- Phone: (616) 526-6139
- Email: dean.ward@calvin.edu
- Department: English
- Office: Covenant Fine Arts Center 267 | Map
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