Dear Graduate Students, Spring 2020 officially begins on *Monday, January 27*. Please find attached (and pasted below) some important beginning-of-the-semester announcements. Please read through them carefully. Our regular office hours won't begin until the first week of classes, but please don't hesitate to email us in the meantime if you have any questions or issues. If you haven't yet registered for your spring classes, please do so ASAP. Summer 2020 course descriptions will also be announced soon, so look out for that email. FYI, for info and policies specific to the English MA program, please see our most recent handbook, attached here. For info regarding Queens College's general academic policies and procedures, please consult the Handbook for Graduate Students <https://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/GradStudies/Documents/Graduate-Handbook.pdf> . Hope 2020 is treating you kindly so far, and wishing you a wonderful spring semester! Best, Caroline & Bill, Directors of Graduate Studies in English -- Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY Klapper Hall 604 caroline.hong@qc.cuny.edu* *she/her/hers* * Please note that I am off email on weekends and will respond to your email during business hours, Monday–Friday 8am–5pm. -- *QC English MA Program* *Spring 2020 Announcements* *CALENDAR* The Spring 2020 semester begins on *Monday, January 27*. You can find the academic calendar with important dates and deadlines at http://www.qc.cuny.edu/pages/calendar.aspx. The last day to DROP classes for a 100% tuition refund is *Sunday, January 26*. The last day to ADD classes is *Sunday, February 2*. Other important dates to keep in mind: § The College is closed on *Wednesday, February 12*, and *Monday, February 17*. § On *Tuesday, April 7*, classes follow a Wednesday schedule. § Spring Recess is *April 8–16*. § *Thursday, May 14* is the last day of classes. *SPRING 2020 OFFICE HOURS* Prof. Caroline Hong, Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Office: Klapper Hall 604 Email: caroline.hong@qc.cuny.edu Office hours: Wednesdays 2:30–4:30pm, and by appointment Prof. Bill Orchard, Assistant Director of Graduate Studies Office: Klapper Hall 637 Email: worchard@qc.cuny.edu Office hours: Tuesdays 3:00–4:30pm + 6:30–7:00pm, and Thursdays 3:00–4:30pm We recommend scheduling an appointment ahead of time if possible, even during regular office hours. Walk-ins are always welcome, but students with appointments have priority. Email is the quickest way to reach us. For routine inquiries (e.g., for faculty contact info and office hours), please consult the English Department website at http://english.qc.cuny.edu/ or contact the English Department Office (Klapper Hall 607, 718-997-4600, english@qc.cuny.edu). *CHECK (AND DOUBLE-CHECK) YOUR SCHEDULE* Before the semester begins, please take a moment to log-in to your CUNYfirst account and check that you’re registered for your courses. If for some reason your registration has been canceled by the Bursar, or if you’re registered for the wrong courses, it’s much easier to sort out any issues if they’re caught before the start of the semester. Then, in the first week of classes, double-check your schedule again to confirm class times and classrooms. Occasionally classroom assignments can change right before classes begin. *ADDING A COURSE / REQUESTING AN OVERTALLY* If you’re looking to add a course, there are still several with open seats, including ENGL 681 on Lit and Theater with Prof. Rhoda Sirlin (class code 27017); ENGL 736 on Feminist Criticism and Victorian Fictions with Prof. Talia Schaffer (code 27021); ENGL 781-02 on Structural Violence and Literary Form with Prof. Gloria Fisk (code 27090); and ENGL 781-03 on Sentimental Modernisms with Prof. Cliff Mak (code 27091). Course descriptions are available on the English Department website at http://english.qc.cuny.edu/graduate-programs/current-graduate-courses/. Please confirm current availability by checking the Schedule of Classes on CUNYfirst. If you wish to overtally into a class that is already closed, please email the course instructor and ask for their permission to overtally and/or to be placed on the course waiting list. Please keep in mind that instructors have no obligation to overtally you into classes once they’re full and that all instructor decisions are final. *QC HUB* The QC Hub is a centralized location where you can get answers to questions or resolve any issues related to financial aid, registration, student records, and other bureaucratic matters. The QC Hub is located in the Dining Hall, room 128. To make an appointment and find their hours and other info, see https://www.qc.cuny.edu/studentlife/services/qchub/Pages/default.aspx. *QCARD* If you haven’t yet obtained a QCard, please do so ASAP. You can no longer enter the library or other secure locations on campus without a QCard. For more info, see http://www.qc.cuny.edu/StudentLife/services/online/qcard/Pages/default.aspx.