March 2018 - maenglish@lists.qc.cuny.edu

[MAEnglish] Final reminder to preregister today!
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 21 Mar '18

21 Mar '18

Hi all, We were having listserv issues yesterday, so I'm sending out one last reminder just in case. Today, Wednesday, March 21, is the last day of preregistration for Fall and Summer 2018 English MA courses. Please see attached for detailed instructions and FAQs, and you can find the course descriptions on our website at http://english.qc.cuny.edu/graduate-programs/current-graduate-courses/. Because campus is closed today due to the snowstorm <http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Emergency/Pages/default.aspx>, there's no more in-person preregistration. Matriculated grad students in good academic standing (i.e., minimum 3.0 GPA and no INCs) can email Bill ( worchard(a)qc.cuny.edu) with their info. Be safe out there today! Best, Caroline -- Caroline Kyungah Hong Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Klapper Hall 604 Queens, NY 11367-1597 caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu

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[MAEnglish] Preregistration by email through WED 3/21
by Caroline K Hong 20 Mar '18

20 Mar '18

Hi everyone, A reminder that preregistration for Fall and Summer 2018 English MA courses is happening right now. Don't miss your chance to sign up early for classes! Please see attached for detailed instructions and FAQs, and you can find the course descriptions on our website at http://english.qc.cuny.edu/graduate-programs/current-graduate-courses/. Please note that, due to the snowstorm, we are canceling in-person preregistration tomorrow, Wednesday, March 21. But you have plenty of time to preregister by email. Matriculated grad students in good academic standing (i.e., minimum 3.0 GPA and no INCs) can email Bill (worchard(a)qc.cuny.edu) Stay safe out there tomorrow! Best, Dr. Caroline Hong -- Caroline Kyungah Hong Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Klapper Hall 604 Queens, NY 11367-1597 caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:caroline.hong@qc.cuny.edu>

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[MAEnglish] Prereg reminder (3/19-21) + Nancy Comley Prize
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 20 Mar '18

20 Mar '18

Dear Graduate Students, A reminder that *preregistration* for Fall and Summer 2018 English MA courses takes place next week, *Monday, March 19, through Wednesday, March 21*. Matriculated grad students in good academic standing (i.e., minimum 3.0 GPA and no INCs) can email Bill (worchard(a)qc.cuny.edu) or come see Bill or me in office hours to sign up early for classes. Please see attached for detailed instructions and FAQs, as well as the course descriptions. Please also find attached (and pasted below) the submission guidelines for the annual *Nancy Comley Prize*, awarded to the best essay written by an English MA, MS Ed, or MAT student. We hope you consider submitting something, whether it's an essay you've already written for a class, a work-in-progress, or your thesis essay. Best, Caroline and Bill -- Caroline Kyungah Hong Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Klapper Hall 604 Queens, NY 11367-1597 caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu -- *2018 NANCY COMLEY PRIZE* for the best essay by a QC English MA, MS Ed, or MAT student Named for the long-standing Chair of the English Department, the Nancy Comley Prize was established in 2012 to honor the best essay written by a graduate student matriculated in the Queens College English MA, MS Ed, or MAT programs. The prize is sponsored by the English Department Alumni Fund. All currently matriculated English MA, MS Ed, and MAT students, as well as master’s students who graduated in Fall 2017, are eligible. Your submission should be between 10 and 25 pages in length, typed, double-spaced, in a standard 12-pt. font, with 1-inch margins and page numbers. It must be carefully proofread and formatted according to MLA style, including a Works Cited page. The deadline for submissions is *Thursday, April 12, 2018*. All entries must be submitted via email to caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu. Before submitting your entry, please take careful note of the following instructions: - Essays must be submitted in DOC, DOCX, RTF, or PDF formats. - The filename for your essay should read “[CUNYfirst ID number]NancyComleyPrize.” If you don’t know your 8-digit CUNYfirst ID number, please look it up before submitting your essay. - In the body of your email, make sure to include the following information: 1. Your full name 2. Your 8-digit CUNYfirst ID number 3. The title of your essay § Make sure that your name does not appear anywhere in your essay, which will be blind-read by the prize judges, who are faculty members serving on the English Department’s MA Committee. Winners will be contacted by Monday, April 23, and invited to receive their award during the department prizes ceremony on *Wednesday, May 2*, time and place TBA. Questions about the Nancy Comley Prize should be directed to the Director of the English MA program, Dr. Caroline Hong, at caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu.

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[MAEnglish] MFA Program Spring 2018 events
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 06 Mar '18

06 Mar '18

Please see the announcement below re: upcoming events from our MFA Program in Creative Writing & Literary Translation. Best, Caroline -- Caroline Kyungah Hong Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Klapper Hall 604 Queens, NY 11367-1597 caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear Colleagues, We are so excited to announce our spring MFA program events! We are celebrating long-time Queens College professor and brilliant translator Gregory Rabassa, bringing award-winning poet and spoken word artist Patricia Smith to campus and now partnering with the Evening Readings series for two events. Individual posters to follow, as well as postcards. Please encourage your students to attend. Best, Nicole Problem viewing this email? Click here <http://www.qc.cuny.edu/CS/MFA_CW/MFA_SpringEvent_2018.html> Click on image to download PDF [image: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/CS/MFA_CW/MFA_SpringEvent_2018.jpg] <http://www.qc.cuny.edu/CS/MFA_CW/MFA_SpringEvent_2018.pdf>

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[MAEnglish] File for Spring 2018 graduation by this THU 3/08
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 06 Mar '18

06 Mar '18

Hi all, I was just notified that, if you are planning to graduate from the MA program this semester, you must file for Spring 2018 graduation in CUNYfirst by this *Thursday, March 8*. If you plan to graduate this summer, the deadline is July 1, unless you want to participate in this year's commencement, in which case you should file by April 1. For those planning to graduate in Fall 2018, you can file on CUNYfirst between July 2 and November 1. We'll send you a reminder of that in the fall. Best, Caroline -- Caroline Kyungah Hong Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Klapper Hall 604 Queens, NY 11367-1597 caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu

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[MAEnglish] QC job opportunity
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 05 Mar '18

05 Mar '18

Hi all, Please see below for a job opportunity as a College Assistant for Dr. Wolfe, the Dean of Faculty. Best, Caroline -- Caroline Kyungah Hong Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Klapper Hall 604 Queens, NY 11367-1597 caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear Glenn, I hope all’s well. I write because my office is searching for a College Assistant to help support our communications efforts, including expertise in WordPress as well as Photoshop, Adobe, and the standard Microsoft Office programs. I immediately thought an English major or graduate student might be well suited for such a position, hence my email. If you could please pass this request along to your student list-serve, we’d appreciate it. Interested students should send an email inquiry along with their CV. Many thanks for all your help, Michael Michael Wolfe, Ph.D. Dean of Faculty Division of Social Sciences 335 Powdermaker Hall Queens College-CUNY Queens, NY 11367 (718) 997-5211 mwolfe(a)qc.cuny.edu [image: Users/michael/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.]

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[MAEnglish] Preregistration for Fall and Summer 2018 courses
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 05 Mar '18

05 Mar '18

Dear Graduate Students, Preregistration for Fall and Summer 2018 English MA courses, by email or in person, will take place *Monday, March 19, through Wednesday, March 21*. Matriculated grad students in good academic standing (i.e., minimum 3.0 GPA and no INCs) should take advantage of this opportunity to sign up early for classes. Please see attached (and pasted below) for preregistration instructions and FAQs, including a breakdown of requirements for MA, MS ED, and MAT students. Also attached are the course descriptions for our wonderful slate of Summer and Fall 2018 courses. If you have any questions or need advising before preregistration, please email and/or make an appointment with me or Bill. Best, Dr. Caroline Hong -- Caroline Kyungah Hong Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Klapper Hall 604 Queens, NY 11367-1597 caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu -- Preregistration for English MA Courses 2018 SUMMER + FALL Preregistration for Summer and Fall 2018 English MA courses will take place *Monday, March 19 through Wednesday, March 21*. Graduate students in good academic standing (i.e., minimum 3.0 GPA and no outstanding INCs) are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to sign up early for classes. Below are preregistration instructions and FAQs, including a breakdown of program requirements for MA, MS Ed, and MAT students. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email Caroline Hong or Bill Orchard, the Directors of Graduate Studies in English. If you need advising prior to registering for classes, please make an appointment with Caroline or Bill before the preregistration period. *Preregistration via Email* Please email Bill (worchard(a)qc.cuny.edu) with the following information: 1. Your full name 2. Your 8-digit CUNYfirst ID# 3. The courses you’d like to register for, with their 4- or 5-digit class numbers (e.g., ENGL 636, class no. 29111) Graduate students can preregister for up to 3 fall classes and 2 summer classes. Email preregistration requests will be processed within 24 hours and in the order they are received. We will send you a confirmation notice once you’ve been registered, asking you to log onto CUNYfirst and check your schedule. *Preregistration in Person* If you wish to preregister in person, please see us during one of these times: § Tuesday, March 20, 3:30–6:00pm (*see Caroline in Klapper 604*), and 4:30–6:00pm (*see Bill in Klapper 637*) § Wednesday, March 21, 3:30–6:00pm (*see Caroline in Klapper 604*), and 4:30–6:00pm (*see Bill in Klapper 637*) If you’re preregistering in person, please be sure to fill out the above information on one of the preregistration slips, which you can find at the main English Department office (Klapper 607), *before* you come see us. *Preregistration FAQs* *Who is eligible to preregister for Summer and Fall 2018 classes?* All MA, MS Ed, and MAT students with an active CUNYfirst account who are in good academic standing are eligible to preregister for courses. If your GPA has fallen below 3.0 or if you’re carrying incompletes on your record from a previous semester, you will need to schedule an advising appointment with the Director of Graduate Studies, Caroline Hong, before being permitted to preregister. If the Bursar has placed a hold on your account for any reason, however negligible or unwarranted the hold might be, the CUNYfirst system will not allow you to be preregistered for classes. Please check your account before the start of the preregistration period and make sure that all holds have been removed. Non-matriculated/non-degree students are not eligible to preregister. *How many classes can I preregister for?* All MA, MS Ed, and MAT students may preregister for up to 3 fall classes and 2 summer classes. *Can I take a course with the same number twice for credit?* Courses titled “Studies in…” may be repeated for credit as long as the specific course topics are substantially different (see course titles at http://english.qc.cuny.edu/graduate-programs/) For example, ENGL 714, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 726, 727, 729, 736, and 742 may all be repeated for credit. ENGL 681 (Special Studies) and 781 (Special Seminars) may also be repeated for credit, as long as the specific course topics are different. ENGL 636, 638, 701, and 703 *cannot* be repeated for credit. *What are my program requirements?* For MA students: § ENGL 701 § ENGL 636 § 7 open electives (any English graduate class offered at the 600 or 700 level, *excluding the creative writing workshops and craft classes, ENGL 751–762, which are reserved for MFA students*) § ENGL 791 (thesis essay) For MS Ed students admitted *Fall 2012 or after*: § ENGL 702 or 703 § 2 pre-1900 electives § 1 open elective (any English graduate class offered at the 600 or 700 level, *excluding the creative writing workshops and craft classes, ENGL 751–762, which are reserved for MFA students*) § ENGL 781 For MS Ed students admitted *before Fall 2012*: § ENGL 702 § ENGL 703 or 636 § ENGL 662 or 719 § 2 open electives (any English graduate class offered at the 600 or 700 level, *excluding the creative writing workshops and craft classes, ENGL 751–762, which are reserved for MFA students*) For MAT students: § 1 pre-1900 elective § 1 open elective (any English graduate class offered at the 600 or 700 level, *excluding the creative writing workshops and craft classes, ENGL 751–762, which are reserved for MFA students*) § ENGL 781 *What courses fulfill the pre-1900 requirement for MS Ed and MAT students?* In Summer 2018, the following course fulfills the pre-1900 requirement: ENGL 723 (class no. 9157). In Fall 2018, the following two courses fulfill the pre-1900 requirement: ENGL 720 (class no. 29114) and ENGL 726 (class no. 29115). *Can I preregister for ENGL 791, the thesis course, or ENGL 795, the independent study course?* English 791 and English 795 require additional advising and paperwork, so these are not courses for which you can preregister. Please email or make an appointment with the Acting Director of Graduate Studies for Fall 2018, Bill Orchard (worchard(a)qc.cuny.edu) if you’re planning to take one of these courses in the fall semester.

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