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[MAEnglish] Announcements - pre-registration, transfer credits, summer graduation, conference
by Andrea J Walkden 10 Mar '14

10 Mar '14

Dear Graduate Students, I hope the semester is going well for everyone. Below are some mid-semester announcements, deadlines, and save the dates. Please take a moment to look through them and let one of us know if you have questions. Pre-registration for summer and fall classes will take place Tuesday April 1 through Thursday April 3. You'll be able to register in person during these three days when we'll be holding additional advising hours. You'll also be able to register via email provided your academic record is in good standing (no bursar holds or outstanding incompletes). Further pre-registration details and course descriptions to follow shortly, but for now just note the dates! Transfer credits. If you have credits earned either at Queens College before you matriculated into your current degree program or at another institution then you need to request that these credits be approved for transfer by the Graduate Admissions Office. The paperwork is quick and straightforward. For further information, email: andrea.walkden(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu> Spring Graduation. If you're planning to graduate at the end of May and have not submitted a graduation application via your student record on CUNYFirst, you'll need to submit your application in person by visiting the Registrar's desk in the One Stop Center. http://www.qc.cuny.edu/StudentLife/services/onestop/Pages/default.aspx Summer Graduation. If you're planning to graduate in September, then you'll need to submit a graduate application via your student record on CUNYFirst. The deadline to apply for a summer graduate is April 1. Graduate Conference. And finally a reminder that the Inaugural Queens College English Graduate Conference, "BEGIN AGAIN: RENEWAL, REPETITION, REFLECTION," will be taking place on Wednesday April 9 from 11:30am to 7:00pm. Student Panels from 12:00pm to 5:30pm. Keynote Address at 5:30pm: Carrie Hintz, "Carbon Diaries, or, How to Talk to Young Adults About the End of the World." Reception to follow. Please plan to join us and support your fellow graduate students. Further details to follow! For further information, email: caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:caroline.hong@qc.cuny.edu> All good wishes, Andrea and Caroline Andrea Walkden Assistant Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies, MA Program andrea.walkden(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu> English Department Klapper Hall, Room 604 Queens College, CUNY

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Re: [MAEnglish] graduation - conference - small change to office hours
by Andrea J Walkden 20 Feb '14

20 Feb '14

Dear Graduate Students, I hope the semester is going well for everyone! Please find below some general notices and announcements. 1. Filing for Graduation A reminder that if you're planning to graduate at the end of May, then you'll need to file a request for graduation via your student record on CUNYFirst. The process is simple and only takes a couple of clicks but it's important you do this before the Registrar's deadline of March 1. For more information about the College's graduation policies visit: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/registrar/graduation/Pages/GraduationPolicies.aspx For information about the commencement ceremony on Thursday May 29, visit, http://www.qc.cuny.edu/registrar/graduation/commencement/Pages/default.aspx The department commencement ceremony happens after the College's main ceremony has ended, usually around 11:30am. It is followed by a celebratory reception where faculty, students, parents, friends, family get to mingle and meet each other. Caroline and I will both be there to fête you, as will many of your faculty instructors. Not to be missed! 2. Graduate MA Conference You may already have seen the CFP or "Call for Papers" for the inaugural Queens College English Graduate Conference, which will take place in the afternoon and early evening of Wednesday, April 9. This is a wonderful opportunity to share coursework, either completed or in progress. Please consider submitting a short paper proposal-details of how to submit are attached to this message. 3. Office Hours Caroline's office hours on Tuesday the 25th will run from 4:30-6:00pm, not until 6:30pm as is usually the case. With all good wishes, Andrea Walkden Assistant Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies, MA Program andrea.walkden(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu> English Department Klapper Hall, Room 604 Queens College, CUNY

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[MAEnglish] Conference Season and Classes cancelled after 4pm today
by Andrea J Walkden 13 Feb '14

13 Feb '14

Dear Graduate Students, I'm attaching two more CFPs (call for papers) to this message: one is for a graduate conference at Brooklyn College; the other for a graduate conference at Saint John's University. Both deadlines for proposals are this week. I'm sorry that they didn't come to my attention earlier, but may be some of you will have paper ideas in good shape to go. With all good wishes for a snowy end to this week - classes meeting after 4pm have been cancelled for today. Andrea Walkden Assistant Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies, MA Program andrea.walkden(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu> English Department Klapper Hall, Room 604 Queens College, CUNY

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[MAEnglish] 2014 MA Graduate Conference - Call for Papers
by Andrea J Walkden 12 Feb '14

12 Feb '14

Dear Graduate Students, We are very excited to announce the CFP for the inaugural Queens College English Graduate Conference, which will take place on Wednesday, April 9. Please find the CFP attached as a PDF and also pasted below. You can also find hard copies in the department office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to share your work and participate in an important aspect of academic professional life. So do please consider submitting a paper proposal. And of course we ask that you save the date and hope you will all join us on April 9th. More details to follow, but please feel free to email us with any questions in the meantime. Best, Caroline and Andrea (on behalf of the Graduate Conference Committee) Andrea Walkden Assistant Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies, MA Program andrea.walkden(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu> English Department Klapper Hall, Room 604 Queens College, CUNY ----- The Inaugural Queens College English Graduate Conference Call for Papers (CFP) - BEGIN AGAIN: RENEWAL, REPETITION, REFLECTION Conference Date - Wednesday, April 9, 2014 Keynote Speaker - Carrie Hintz, Associate Professor of English, CUNY Graduate Center and Queens College Submission Deadline - Saturday, March 1, 2014 The devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy in 2012 has forced change upon the lives of many New Yorkers. The recession of the floods and fires led to a time of relocation for some and, for those who stayed, a time of rebuilding and renewal. The storm made us newly aware of the changing conditions of our lives, which force us repeatedly to adjust our expectations, and to reconsider and reevaluate our friendships, values, and relationship with our environment. These ever-changing conditions are reflected in the vast scope of literary production: from the Babylonian poem The Epic of Gilgamesh to the comic-book series The Walking Dead, new literary forms and concepts emerge as we reflect on how and why our lives change in order to redefine our ethics, identities, and cultures. By drawing attention to the conceptual and formal changes of literary modes of expression, we aim to open up a forum to explore how change has shaped our current understandings of society and the individual; to investigate what we have left behind, and why we begin again; and to consider how the conditions that shape our lives are always expressed in literature and culture. The inaugural Queens College English Graduate Conference is an exciting opportunity for QC graduate students to share their research interests. Historical as well as contemporary research is welcome. Submissions must be critical or theoretical works about literature or culture and can be pieces of larger works or works-in-progress. Suggested topics include but are not limited to: * Old worlds and new worlds * Utopia and dystopia * Origin stories * Genre experiments * Film adaptation * Comics and the graphic novel * Translation and transformation * Poetics of commemoration and change * Coming-of-age and rites of passage * Identities (racial, ethnic, national, gender, sexual) in times of social upheaval * Community building, social movements, and revolution * Literature and technology, or digital humanism * Interdisciplinary fields and theories, such as critical race theory, queer of color critique, disability studies, etc. Submission Guidelines and Instructions Please submit proposals of 250-300 words to QCEnglishMAconference(a)gmail.com<mailto:QCEnglishMAconference@gmail.com> by Saturday, March 1, 2014. All proposals should be pasted in the body of the email and should include your full name and current course of studies. All QC MA, MFA, and MSEd students, as well as undergraduate students taking graduate coursework in English, are eligible and welcome to apply. If you have any questions, please email QCEnglishMAconference(a)gmail.com<mailto:QCEnglishMAconference@gmail.com>. Keynote Speaker Biography Carrie Hintz is an associate professor of English at CUNY Graduate Center and Queens College. Professor Hintz earned her PhD at the University of Toronto, and she currently teaches children's and young adult literature. Her research interests include women's writing of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, with a focus on life writing (letters, diaries, auto/biography); women and nonconformity in Restoration England; spousal biography from the seventeenth century to the contemporary moment; utopian and dystopian writing; speculative and experimental fiction for children and young adults. She is the author of An Audience of One: Dorothy Osborne's Letters to Sir William Temple, 1652-1654 (University of Toronto Press, 2005) and the co-editor, with Elaine Ostry, of Utopian and Dystopian Writing for Children and Young Adults (Routledge, 2003). She has recently co-edited, along with Kate Broad and Balaka Basu, Contemporary Dystopian Fiction: Brave New Teenagers (Routledge, 2013). From 2006 to 2010, Professor Hintz served as President of the Society for Utopian Studies, and she continues to write about the politics and aesthetics of speculative fiction for children and young adults.

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[MAEnglish] Registration inquiry - please read
by Andrea J Walkden 30 Jan '14

30 Jan '14

Dear Graduate Students, I hope the first week of the semester has gone well for everyone despite the cold. I've received a message letting me know that some graduate students have holds on their accounts which are preventing them from registering for their spring 2014 courses. If this is a problem for you, or if you've encountered any other registration difficulties, please be in touch with me as soon as you can, and before tomorrow evening 1/31. The last day to add a course to your spring 2014 schedule is Monday February 3. With all good wishes, Andrea Walkden Assistant Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies, MA Program andrea.walkden(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu> English Department Klapper Hall, Room 604 Queens College, CUNY

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[MAEnglish] Welcome back - please read these announcements
by Andrea J Walkden 23 Jan '14

23 Jan '14

Dear Graduate Students, As the new semester approaches, we wanted to circulate some beginning-of-semester information about advising hours, etc. If you have questions not answered here, please don't hesitate to let one of us know. Attached are copies of the following documents: 1. The full academic calendar for the upcoming semester 2. Spring 2014 course descriptions (for classroom locations, please check CUNYFirst) 3. Queens College's statement on plagiarism 4. A copy of the announcements pasted below With all good wishes for a rewarding start to the semester, Andrea Walkden (andrea.walkden(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu>) Director of Graduate Studies, MA English Caroline Hong (caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:caroline.hong@qc.cuny.edu>) Assistant Director of Graduate Studies, MA English QC English Graduate Studies Spring 2014 Announcements Spring Calendar: The academic calendar for Spring 2014 is available on the Registrar's webpage (a copy is also attached to this message). Please bookmark the page and make careful note of any deadlines that pertain to you. http://www.qc.cuny.edu/registrar/schedule/Documents/IMPORTANT_DATES-Spring_… Classes begin on Monday January 27 The last day to drop classes for a 100% tuition refund is Sunday January 26. The last day to add classes is Monday February 3. Please keep in mind that the Bursar will charge you a late fee for classes added after this date. Spring 2014 Office Hours: Dr. Andrea Walkden, Director of English Graduate Studies Office: Klapper Hall 604 Email: andrea.walkden(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu> Mondays 4:30-7:00 and Wednesdays 1:30-2:30, and by appointment NOTE: on Monday January 27, office hours will run from 12:00-2:00 and from 5:30-6:30. Dr. Caroline Hong, Assistant Director of English Graduate Studies Office: Klapper 636 Email: caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:caroline.hong@qc.cuny.edu> Tuesdays, 4:30-6:30, and by appointment You're welcome to stop by at any time during these hours. Walk-ins are welcome but students with appointments will have priority We're also available to meet at other times during the week by appointment and are always available to you by email - often this is the quickest way for you to reach us. For routine inquiries (e.g. for faculty office hours and contact information), please contact the English Department Office, Klapper Hall 607, 718-997-4600 Checking Your Schedule: Please take a moment to sign into your record on CUNYFirst and double check that you're registered for your spring courses. Each semester, one or two students belatedly discover that they're not registered for courses when they thought they were, or that their registration has been cancelled by the Bursar's Office. It's much easier to sort out the bureaucratic tangle if registration errors/cancellations are caught early and before the start of the semester. Requesting an Overtally/Adding a Course: This year, master's level English classes close on CUNYFirst once 15 seats have filled. If you wish to overtally into a class, please email the course instructor and asked to be placed on the course waiting list. If seats open up, or if the department raises the cap on student numbers, the instructor will let students know in the order in which they were added to the list. Keep in mind that instructors have no obligation to overtally you into classes once they are full and that all instructor decisions are final. If you're looking to add a course, there are still some with open seats available. Descriptions of all spring 2014 courses are attached to this message for your reference. Confirm seat availability by checking CUNYFirst. ENGL 791 (thesis-essay writing course) and ENGL 795 (independent study course): If you're planning to write your culminating thesis essay or pursue an independent study in spring 2014, please remember that the deadline for submitting sign-up forms for department approval is Wednesday January 29. You will not be registered for either of these courses until your sign-up form has been received and approved by the department. ENGL 795 sign-up forms should be submitted either in hard copy or via email to Caroline Hong ENGL 791 sign-up forms should be submitted either in hard copy or via email to Andrea Walkden One Stop Service Center: The One Stop Service Center (OSSC) is staffed with helpful people from the Office of the Registrar, Bursar, and Financial Aid Office and is by far the quickest way to get any financial or registration problems resolved and your questions answered. As academic advisors, we're often not qualified to help you with these questions. The Center is located in the Dining Hall, Room 128. For more information and opening hours, visit: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/STUDENTLIFE/SERVICES/ONESTOP/Pages/default.aspx Q-card: If you haven't yet obtained the new Qcard-an updated version of the Queens College ID card-please plan to do so as soon as possible. It's no longer possible to enter the library or other secure locations on campus without a Qcard. For further details, visit: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/StudentLife/services/online/qcard/Pages/default.aspx

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Re: [MAEnglish] Advisng hours for next week
by Andrea J Walkden 12 Dec '13

12 Dec '13

Dear Graduate Students, Just a note to say that regular advising hours for the MA and MS.ED programs ended today. Next week, I'll be available to meet by appointment on Wednesday December 18, between 12:00-4:30 and again between 5:30-6:00 in Klapper 604. Please email to schedule an appointment time. Professor Hong and I will be available to answer your questions and concerns via email during the winter vacation. It may take us longer to respond than would be the case during the regular semester so please be patient and plan accordingly. Spring advising hours will be announced in January. With all best wishes for the end of the semester, and for the winter vacation. Andrea Walkden Assistant Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies, MA Program andrea.walkden(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu> English Department Klapper Hall, Room 604 Queens College, CUNY

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[MAEnglish] Reminder: Graduate Conference Committee meeting this Wed.
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

Hi all, Just a reminder that the Graduate Conference Committee will be holding its first meeting this *Wednesday, December 4, from 5:30-6:30pm in Klapper 710*. Please see below for more info. Looking forward to it! Best, Andrea Walkden (andrea.walkden(a)qc.cuny.edu) Director of Graduate Studies, MA English Caroline Hong (caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu) Assistant Director of Graduate Studies, MA English ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Caroline Kyungah Hong <caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu> Date: Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 9:41 AM Subject: Join the Graduate Conference Committee Dear Graduate Students, We are excited to announce that we will be holding the QC English Department's first annual graduate conference this Spring 2014. We are looking for some volunteers to join the Graduate Conference Committee and help organize the conference. The committee's responsibilities will include crafting a conference theme and call for papers, making decisions on submissions, organizing panels, and asking faculty to chair the panels. We hope to schedule the conference in mid-April and expect to meet about once a month between now and then. Even if you don't volunteer, we hope that you'll all consider submitting proposals once the call for papers goes out at the beginning of next semester. Conference organizers and presenters will be participating in an important aspect of professional academic life (and it looks great on CVs and applications for those of you planning to continue your graduate studies). If you're interested in joining the Graduate Conference Committee for 2013-14, please let us know via email and also plan to attend the first committee meeting on *Wednesday, December 4, from 5:30-6:30pm* in Klapper 710. We look forward to working with you on what promises to be a very rewarding and exciting event! Best, Andrea Walkden (andrea.walkden(a)qc.cuny.edu) Director of Graduate Studies, MA English Caroline Hong (caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu) Assistant Director of Graduate Studies, MA English -- Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD Assistant Professor of English Assistant Director of Graduate Studies Queens College, CUNY caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu

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[MAEnglish] REMINDER - thesis essay meeting
by Andrea J Walkden 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

Dear Graduate Students, I'm writing to remind you about the 791 information meeting happening this Wednesday (Dec 4), from 6:30-7:30pm in Klapper 710. Note the slight time adjustment from previous announcements. The meeting is open to all, but is mostly intended for students planning to register for 791 and write their culminating thesis essays in the spring 2014 semester. During the meeting, we'll be explaining the practical arrangements for 791, including finding an advisor and reader and submitting a thesis essay proposal, and you'll have the opportunity to ask us questions. You'll also be invited to share the topic of your thesis essay with other members of the group, and we'll talk more generally about the writing process, time management, and what to expect from/ask of your advisor. Best, Andrea Walkden (andrea.walkden(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu>) Director of Graduate Studies, MA English Caroline Hong (caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:caroline.hong@qc.cuny.edu>) Assistant Director of Graduate Studies, MA English Andrea Walkden Assistant Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies, MA Program andrea.walkden(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu> English Department Klapper Hall, Room 604 Queens College, CUNY

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[MAEnglish] Join the Graduate Conference Committee
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

Dear Graduate Students, We are excited to announce that we will be holding the QC English Department's first annual graduate conference this Spring 2014. We are looking for some volunteers to join the Graduate Conference Committee and help organize the conference. The committee's responsibilities will include crafting a conference theme and call for papers, making decisions on submissions, organizing panels, and asking faculty to chair the panels. We hope to schedule the conference in mid-April and expect to meet about once a month between now and then. Even if you don't volunteer, we hope that you'll all consider submitting proposals once the call for papers goes out at the beginning of next semester. Conference organizers and presenters will be participating in an important aspect of professional academic life (and it looks great on CVs and applications for those of you planning to continue your graduate studies). If you're interested in joining the Graduate Conference Committee for 2013-14, please let us know via email and also plan to attend the first committee meeting on *Wednesday, December 4, from 5:30-6:30pm* in Klapper 710. We look forward to working with you on what promises to be a very rewarding and exciting event! Best, Andrea Walkden (andrea.walkden(a)qc.cuny.edu) Director of Graduate Studies, MA English Caroline Hong (caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu) Assistant Director of Graduate Studies, MA English -- Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD Assistant Professor of English Assistant Director of Graduate Studies Queens College, CUNY caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu

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