May 2021 - maenglish@lists.qc.cuny.edu

[EnglishMA] Last chance to register for summer courses
by Caroline K. Hong 27 May '21

27 May '21

Dear Graduate Students, If you're planning to take English grad courses in Summer 2021 (see attached course descriptions), please register ASAP if you haven't already! There are plenty of seats remaining, especially in both ENGL 781s. (Please note that underenrolled courses are at risk of being canceled by the administration.) If I can help you get registered, please don't hesitate to email. Best, Caroline -- Dr. Caroline Kyungah Hong Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY *she/her/hers* * Please note that I am off email on weekends and will respond to your email during business hours, Monday–Friday 9am–5pm, generally within 1–2 business days.

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[EnglishMA] Ceremonies, scholarship opportunity, etc.
by Caroline K. Hong 21 May '21

21 May '21

Dear Graduate Students, Hope you're all taking care and being kind and gentle with yourselves, even/especially during the stressful end of the semester. Please read on for a few more updates and announcements. Everyone's invited to our department's annual *Writing Prizes Ceremony* on *Tuesday, May 25, at 4:00pm* (see attached flyer)! Via Zoom, we'll be honoring all the undergrad and grad prize winners, including our Comley Prize winners. Please register for the virtual event at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvdO2tqzIsG936XU8i_PAZRT2VCVburf… We now have more details about our virtual *Graduation Ceremony* happening on *Wednesday, June 2, at 3:00pm*, via Zoom (see attached flyer). Graduates and their loved ones can register for the ceremony at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIocu-pqT8iG91AEd36wL8MXZtU7eoLgn… We were also forwarded the following scholarship opportunity: The Jacqueline Schiller Fund scholarship (managed by CUNY Central) provides scholarships to CUNY students in literature and history. They look for strong academics and financial need. In the 2021-2022 academic year, they will award 10 scholarships of $1,000 each. The application attached is due by *July 14, 2021*. Awards will be made by August 20. All questions should be directed to Ian James (ian.james(a)cuny.edu) of CUNY’s Office of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. Finally, attention, word puzzle lovers! Please check out the forwarded email below announcing a call for puzzle submissions for the next issue of English Matters, our department newsletter. Deadline is *June 1*. Best, Caroline & Hillary, your Directors of Graduate Studies -- Dr. Caroline Kyungah Hong Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY *she/her/hers* * Please note that I am off email on weekends and will respond to your email during business hours, Monday–Friday 9am–5pm, generally within 1–2 business days. ---------- Forwarded message --------- Greetings Graduates! We would like to include two puzzles in our next issue of English Matters, so we’ve decided to run a contest. The winner’s puzzle, picture, and bio will be included in the next issue of English Matters and a cash prize of $75 will be awarded. If you need assistance creating a puzzle, there are several puzzle tools you can use if you Google “puzzle generator”. The English department does not endorse any puzzle software so please take caution when using software on the internet. Submissions are due Tuesday, June 1st. *Guidelines:* Puzzles must reference literature 1 puzzle on 1 page (8 ½ x 11 paper) Submit your name and Cuny ID with your puzzles Send an answer grid to all puzzles submitted. *Puzzle Type (a few ideas but not limited to those listed):* Anagrams - submit a set of letters for readers to create as many words as possible from those letters. Cryptograms - each letter is substituted either for a different letter or a symbol. Include clues to help readers piece together what the correct letters might be to form the hidden word or phrase. Crossword - a grid of squares and numbers, which readers fill in as they play based on clues along the side of the page. Usually these clues are definitions or uses of the word readers are trying to guess. Letter Arrangement - readers are tasked with creating words from 9 letters. Rebus - printed words, pictures, or symbols arranged in a way that acts as a clue to the solution. Example: soup (split pea soup) Word Jumbles - a random looking arrangement of letters that readers have to re-arrange into a proper word. Word Search - a square grid of letters, usually with a series of clues or a theme. Readers have to try to locate those words within the grid. Have fun! Best, Kim Smith Academic Program Coordinator Queens College English Department 718 997 4660

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[EnglishMA] End-of-semester announcements
by Caroline K. Hong 17 May '21

17 May '21

Dear Graduate Students, Today, Monday, March 17, is the last day of classes for the Spring 2021 semester. Please read on for some important end-of-the-semester announcements and updates. And as always, if you have any questions or need advising, please email us anytime. GRADUATION Congratulations to all of you who are graduating (or have already graduated) this academic year! While we're sad that we can't celebrate you in person, we're looking forward to honoring you virtually. Students who earned their degrees in Fall 2020 or will earn them in Spring 2021 or Summer 2021, you and your loved ones are invited to the English Department's virtual graduation ceremony on *Wednesday, June 2, at 12:00pm* (details to come). There's also a QC-wide virtual commencement ceremony happening on Thursday, June 3, at 9:00am (click here for more info <https://www.qc.cuny.edu/about/Commencement/Pages/Default.aspx>). *If you are planning to graduate this Summer 2021, please email us to confirm this*, so we can be sure to include you in the graduation festivities. (If you're graduating this semester or graduated this past fall, I should already have you on our list of this year's graduates.) TAKING AN INC If you are unable to complete a final course assignment and want to take an incomplete, please discuss this possibility and make specific 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 2021 must be resolved before the end of Spring 2022). COURSE WITHDRAWAL Grad students will not be able to take courses P/NC for their degree requirements, but another option available to students who may have fallen behind this semester is to withdraw from a course. The withdrawal deadline for Spring 2021 is *TODAY, Monday, May 17* (click here for instructions <https://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/SupportPrograms/advising/Documents/The%20…>). Withdrawing from a course will not affect your GPA. Note however that withdrawals may affect your financial aid, so please consult the QC Hub ( QCHub(a)qc.cuny.edu) before choosing this option. REGISTERING FOR FALL (& SUMMER) COURSES If you're planning to take Fall 2021 and/or Summer 2021 courses and haven't already registered, please do so ASAP via CUNYfirst. (Courses that are under-enrolled may be canceled by the College administration.) I've attached the fall and summer course descriptions again here. Please note that all Summer 2021 English grad courses will be online, and Fall 2021 English grad courses will be either fully online or hybrid. REGISTERING FOR ENGL 791 & ENGL 795 For anyone planning to take ENGL 791 or ENGL 795 in Fall 2021, the sign-up forms and proposals are due by email to MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu by *August 2, 2021*, at the latest. Please email us for more info or to get a copy of either sign-up form. (Students planning to take ENGL 791 should've already been in touch with us—please email ASAP if you haven't already.) We'll be in touch with more updates soon but, in the meantime, good luck with your final papers and projects! We hope your semesters wind down as smoothly and gently as possible and wish you a safe and restorative summer break! Best, Caroline & Hillary, your Directors of Graduate Studies -- Dr. Caroline Kyungah Hong Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY *she/her/hers* * Please note that I am off email on weekends and will respond to your email during business hours, Monday–Friday 9am–5pm, generally within 1–2 business days.

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[EnglishMA] Congrats to Rani Srinivasan, winner of the 2021 Comley Prize!
by Caroline K. Hong 04 May '21

04 May '21

Our heartfelt congratulations to *Rani Srinivasan*, the winner of this year's Nancy Comley Prize, for her outstanding essay "Emerging from the 'Impregnable Cocoon': Liminality in *The God of Small Things* and Postcolonial India"! The faculty judges also gave an honorable mention to *John Maldonado* for his fantastic essay "'Think upon the wounds his body bears': Imprints, Gender, and the Hegelian Dialectic in Shakespeare’s *Coriolanus*"! Thank you to everyone who submitted their work—the judges loved reading all the essays and had a very difficult time choosing a winner. We faculty are always blown away by the excellent work of our graduate students, and you all should be incredibly proud of yourselves! While we're sad we can't honor Rani and John in person this year, we look forward to celebrating their accomplishments virtually at the English Department's Writing Prizes ceremony on Tuesday, May 25, at 4pm (details TBA). Congrats again, Rani and John! Best, Caroline & Hillary, your Directors of Graduate Studies in English -- Dr. Caroline Kyungah Hong Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY *she/her/hers* * Please note that I am off email on weekends and will respond to your email during business hours, Monday–Friday 9am–5pm, generally within 1–2 business days.

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