BLACKSBURG, Va., April 30 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
To be an English major is to find yourself in the most unlikely of places. To be an English major is to love where you end up. That's Bella Joerg, an English literature and studio art double major who is set to graduate in May.
Her journey from first year to senior year and from a member to president of Glossolalia, a student literary festival at Virginia Tech, grounded Joerg in her love for literature. Her uncertainty about her place in English blossomed into motivation to help underclassmen just like her. With her leadership, Joerg platformed voices in the literary sphere and created a space for lovers of English to connec...