Virginia Lindak, Ed.D.

BIOGRAPHY:

Virginia is Director of the Writing Program and an Assistant Professor in the Communication, English and Media Studies department. She is the Faculty Advisor for Sigma Tau Delta National Honors English Society, Faculty Advisor for Pilgrimages the university literary magazine, as well as Faculty advisor for The Immaculatan, the university newspaper. She also established the Unity Book Club which is open to all students, staff and faculty and has a focus on DEI-themed books. Virginia has an extensive background working professionally in the writing, communications, and media fields including: print and digital journalism, photojournalism, corporate communications, digital marketing, social media management, website design and content writing, nonprofit development, grant writing, and digital fundraising. She enjoys bringing her firsthand work experience to the classroom and supporting students on their academic journeys.

Selected Publications:

As a staff writer, contributor, feature writer, and photographer, her work as a journalist in the Philadelphia region spans more than 15 years. Virginia has published more than 800 original articles, along with her photographs, in both print and digital media outlets. Her work covers a wide range of topics, from community news, spotlight features, and human interest stories. Her work is regularly featured in Hidden City Philadelphia, The Daily Local News, The Mercury, Mainline Media News, The Reading Eagle, Delaware County Times, The Phoenix Reporter & Item, The Trentonian, The Times Herald and more. She has won three Keystone Press Awards for her work.

Links to her articles are available on her Twitter/X page and https://muckrack.com/virginia-lindak/articles

Virginia’s articles for Hidden City Philadelphia are catalogued in the Library of Congress. https://hiddencityphila.org/author/virginia-lindak/

Her articles have been featured regularly in print and online media outlets for the last 15 years including:

• MediaNews Group (Publisher)
• Digital First Media (Publisher)
• Journal Register News Service (Publisher)
• 21st Century Media (Publisher)
• The Daily Local News, dailylocal.com
• Delaware County Times, delcotimes.com
• DELCO.Today
• Mainline Media News, mainlinemedianews.com
• The Mercury, pottsmerc.com
• Montgomery News, montconews.com
• MONTCO.Today
• The Morning Call, mcall.com
• Muck Rack, muckrack.com
• The Phoenix, phoenixnews.com
• The Phoenix Reporter & Item, phoenixnews.com
• PressReader.com
• The Reading Eagle, readingeagle.com
• The Reporter, thereporteronline.com
• The Times Herald, timesherald.com
• The Trentonian, trentonian.com
• VISTA.Today
• The Colonial Theatre, thecolonialtheatre.com
• Phoenixville Chamber of Commerce, phoenixvillechamber.org

Additionally, Virginia has authored nine books on Lancaster County, titled Destination Lancaster, updated annually (2016-2024).

Her photography is featured in the film, The Firebird Festival Documentary (2023) available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and on DVD

Presentations:

Lindak, V. (2026). Journalism as a Career. Immaculata University, Immaculata, PA.

Lindak, V. (2025). Exploring Student Perspectives of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education Communication Curriculum Theory Through the Lens of Transformational Learning Theory. Innovation Unbound: Shaping the Future of Higher Education Conference. Immaculata University. Immaculata, PA.

Lindak, V. (2024). Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education Conduct and Standards. Immaculata University, Immaculata, PA.

Lindak, V. (2023). Effective Nonprofit Fundraising in the Digital World. Great Valley, PA.

Lindak, V. (2015). Journalism as a Career. Immaculata University, Immaculata, PA.

Professional Memberships:

Society of Professional Journalists
Association of Writers and Writing Programs
Sigma Tau Delta National Honors English Society

Awards:

Keystone Press Award (2015) – Investigative Journalism
Keystone Press Award (2014) – Cover Story & Design
Keystone Press Award (2013) – Investigative Journalism

Dissertation:

Lindak, V. (2024). Exploring Student Perspectives of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education Communication Curriculum Theory Through the Lens of Transformational Learning Theory. Immaculata University.

Courses Taught:

Communications, English, Interactive Digital Media Courses:

Journalism
Advanced Feature Writing & Reporting
Media Relations
Writing for the Web
Proposal & Grant Writing
Public Relations Campaigns & Case Studies
Digital Rhetoric
Alternative Communication Methods
Public Speaking
English Composition 1
English Composition 2
Honors Advanced Composition
Honors Composition & Rhetoric
Major American Fiction
Shakespeare

Research Interests:

Writing and Journalism
Communications, Media and Rhetoric
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Social Justice Topics
Literature