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_PAZRT2VCVburfq... 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-pqT8iG91AEd36wL8MXZtU7eoLgny... 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@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