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

[MAEnglish] ENGL MA end-of-semester announcements
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 18 May '18

18 May '18

Dear Graduate Students, My regular office hours for the spring semester have ended, but please do email if you have any questions or need advising. And please read below for some important announcements: *1. Taking an Incomplete * If you're unable to complete a final course assignment and want to take an incomplete, please discuss and make arrangements with your professor. Keep in mind that an incomplete is a temporary grade and should be resolved ASAP. All INCs must be completed within 1 calendar year (so an INC in Spring 2018 must be resolved before the end of Spring 2019). *2. Registering for Summer and Fall 2018 Classes* Please register for your summer and fall classes ASAP, if you haven't already. Courses that are underenrolled could be in danger of being canceled by the College administration. Please note that, unfortunately, due to scheduling reasons, we had to cancel ENGL 720 in the fall. Thankfully we were able to get Professor Ala Alryyes to teach a new ENGL 722 in its place. I've attached here the updated course descriptions, which includes the new ENGL 722 for Fall 2018. *3. Registering for ENGL 791 and 795* If you're planning to write your thesis essay or take an independent study in the fall, you should've already been in touch with me or Bill and also already asked the faculty members you'd like to work with (before they're gone for the summer). If you have questions or need copies of the sign-up forms, please let me or Bill know. *4. Prof. Bill Orchard as Acting Director of the ENGL MA Program in Fall 2018* I'll be taking the second half of my sabbatical in Fall 2018. While I'm gone, Prof. Bill Orchard will be the Acting Director of Graduate Studies. If you have any questions or need help after August 1, please see Bill during his fall office hours or email him at worchard(a)qc.cuny.edu. *5. Graduation* Congratulations to everyone who is finishing up and graduating this semester! We hope you'll attend the English Department's graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 31, in the Goldstein Theater, around 11:30am (or about 30 minutes after the campus-wide commencement ceremony <http://www.qc.cuny.edu/about/Commencement/Pages/Default.aspx>). MA students who are graduating in Spring 2018, who already graduated in Fall 2017, and who won't be officially graduating till Summer 2018 are all welcome to participate in the ceremony. No RSVP or tickets are required, though I recommend you and your loved ones get there by at least 11 to grab seats (and even earlier if you need to look for parking). Graduates should come up to the stage, and you'll be given instructions on where to sit, when to line up to get your name called, etc. Cap and gown are not required. The ceremony usually lasts about an hour, and there's a small reception with cake afterward. Hope everyone's semester is winding down nicely, and wishing you all a lovely summer! 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] Graduation ceremony on May 31
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 08 May '18

08 May '18

Dear Graduating Students, The English Department's graduation ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 31, in the Goldstein Theater, around 11:30am (or about 30 minutes after the campus-wide commencement ceremony <http://www.qc.cuny.edu/about/Commencement/Pages/Default.aspx>). MA students who are graduating in Spring 2018, who already graduated in Fall 2017, and who won't be officially graduating till Summer 2018--you are all welcome to participate in the ceremony, since it only happens once a year. For the department ceremony, no RSVP or tickets are required. I recommend you and your loved ones get there by at least 11 to grab seats (and even earlier if you need to look for parking). Graduates should come up to the stage, and you'll be given instructions on where to sit, when to line up to get your name called, etc. Cap and gown are optional. The ceremony usually lasts about an hour, and there's a small reception with cake afterward. You don't have to participate in the campus-wide ceremony to come to the department ceremony. However, if you do plan on going to the campus ceremony, you can RSVP at http://www.qc.cuny.edu/registrar/graduation/commencement/Pages/commencement… . Finally, please be sure that your mailing address is up-to-date in CUNYfirst, as that is where they'll be mailing your official diploma. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email. And so looking forward to congratulating you in person and celebrating your accomplishments! 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

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[MAEnglish] Reminder: Workshop tomorrow for ENGL 791/thesis essay in Fall 2018
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 08 May '18

08 May '18

Dear MA students, A reminder that we're having a workshop tomorrow, *Wednesday, May 9*, at 6:30pm in Klapper 610, for those of you who are planning to take ENGL 791 and write your thesis essay in the fall (see info below). If you haven't already, please email me ASAP to RSVP for the workshop. Best, Caroline On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 4:35 PM, Caroline Kyungah Hong < caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu> wrote: > Dear MA students, > > If you're planning to take ENGL 791 and write your thesis essay in Fall > 2018, please join us for a workshop on *Wednesday, May 9*, at 6:30pm in > Klapper 610. > > Over wine and snacks, we'll discuss the logistics and requirements for > the thesis essay > <http://english.qc.cuny.edu/graduate-programs/ma-in-english/ma-thesis/>, > including how to sign up for ENGL 791 (see the attached sign-up form), > writing an effective proposal, finding an advisor and second reader, etc. > We'll leave plenty of time for your questions and also give you the chance > to connect with your peers who'll be going through this process with you. > > If you plan to take ENGL 791 in the fall, please email me to RSVP for this > workshop. Even if you're unable to make the workshop, please let me know so > we can chat via email or make an appointment. > > 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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