The English Society officers are always hard at work doing everything in their power to ensure weekly events run smoothly. The officers are regularly brainstorming new ways to improve accessibility and broaden horizons on the information the English Society is able to provide for students at the University of Iowa. At officer meetings, they do their best to discuss not only future events, but new directions for the English Society as an organization, and what those new directions would require for implementation.

Below, you can learn a bit more about who they are and what they do outside of this organization.

A photo of Amritha with her chin resting in one hand, smiling at the camera. There is a sign behind her, but it is unclear what building she is in. Her hair is half-up, half-down and she is wearing a navy blue sweater with stripes of red at the cuffs and neckline.

President

Amritha Selvarajaguru is a fourth year English and Creative Writing and Secondary English Education double major who aspires to be an English teacher one day, and hopes to make English Society a fun and welcoming envirionment for all. She admires the works of writers such as Ada Limón, Louise Glück, and Ocean Vuong, hates cockroaches with a fiery passion, and always eats M&Ms in rainbow order from red to brown.

Vice President/Treasurer

Wyeth Platt is a fourth-year student at the University, majoring in English and Creative Writing alongside Secondary Education. When he isn’t doing work for the English Society, he’s writing; when he isn’t writing, he’s reading; when he isn’t reading, he’s going on adventures; and when he isn’t doing that, you can find him outside, enjoying nature.

An image of Wyeth standing in front of a bookshelf. His hair is down, hanging in loose curls over his shoulders. He is wearing a dark green turtleneck sweater.
A phot of Kristen standing on the beach. There is a pier to the left, and the ocean stretches out to the horizon behind her. She is wearing an oversized mustard-yellow sweater with skinny jeans. Her hair is down, and she is holding it back with one hand as she smiles at the camera.

Event Manager

Kristen Sneed, embarking on her last semester at UI, works to foster community within the English department by brainstorming event ideas, ironing out details, and acting as a bridge of communication between UI faculty and EngSoc staff. She is also an avid connoisseur of soups.

Assistant Event Manager

Calvin Covington works at the library archives. He loves to read and write as much as the next English major, and they wave and say hello to every single dog they pass on the street. Every single person who passes them on the street waves and tells him he looks like Yung Gravy.

A picture of Calvin wearing a red t-shirt and red-tinted glasses. They are smiling at the camera.
A headshot of Dennie, smiling softly at the camera. They are posed in front of a brick building, with their hair down to their shoulders. They are wearing a sleeveless black turtleneck.

Publicist & Webmaster

Dennie Addis is a fourth-year pre-law student studying English and creative writing on the publishing track with a minor in news and media literacy. They are the managing editor at New Moon Magazine and regularly spend their evenings playing Dungeons & Dragons with their friends. When they aren't in class, in meetings, or at work, they can be found working on their latest writing project, doing crochet or logic puzzles, and playing cozy games. 

Social Media Chair

Noa Jones is a second-year student majoring in English & Creative Writing, Sociology, and French, with a minor in Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies, whose interests typically can be related back or forth to something along those lines in some way, shape, or form, or to the many, many random pieces of knowledge absorbed along the way. Pretty much everything they write ends up being either about nature or somehow turning into science fiction, if it didn’t start out that way in the first place.

A picture of Noa standing out by the Iowa River near sunset. Their hair is down, falling over their shoulders, and they are wearing a red t-shirt and sunglasses.
A picture of Morgan in a scoop-neck red dress. Her hair is half-up, half-down, and falls in curls over her shoulders. Her bangs are pinned back and she is smiling brightly.

Education Chair

Morgan Lally is studying English and Creative Writing as well as English Education. Her interests are talking about all things literary, cinema and theatre. She looks forward to serving the English Society by bringing fun and learning every Wednesday!