Dear Graduate Students, Welcome to the spring 2012 semester! Our office hours and contact information for this semester are as follows: Andrea Walkden <mailto:andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu> andrea.walkden@qc.cuny.edu Klapper Hall, Room 604 Monday, 4-6 and Wednesday, 5-7. Also Tuesday by appointment Wayne Moreland <mailto:waphalpa@aol.com> waphalpa@aol.com Klapper Hall, Room 619 Monday, 5-6 and Wednesday, 5-6. Also Thursday by appointment You're welcome to stop by anytime during these hours, but if you wish to avoid a possible wait, you can also email in advance and make an appointment. If we're not available when you need us, the best way to contact us is via email. We'll do our best to respond to you within 48 hours. We'll be emailing you later in the semester with announcements about preregistration for summer and fall classes; upcoming administrative deadlines; and details of the Nancy Comley prize for the best essay written by an MA or MS.Ed student, which is new this year. We're also attaching to this email a "Call for Papers" (Cfp) for Brooklyn College's Graduate English Conference, which may well be of interest to some of you. If you'd like to submit an abstract and want someone to read it over for you first, then let us know. Enjoy the start of the semester! Wayne Moreland Andrea Walkden Program Directors, MA English