Footnotes: The English Department Newsletter
Volume 54 | October 19, 2009 | Number 9
FROM THE GRADUATE STUDIES OFFICE
Fellowship Payment
Graduate students on fellowship for the Fall semester (8/16/09-12/15/09), will receive their last fellowship payment on 12/16/09.
Reminder to Grad Students
The Registrar does not take account of teaching and research appointments when certifying full-time status of students. TAs with student loans must carry 12 hours when full-time certification is necessary. (Requirements can differ; check with your loan company.) If you have any questions concerning your status, check with Stephanie Shockey in 210 EB.
Fall 2009 – Dates to Remember
October 19: Second half-session courses begin
November 2: Registration for spring begins
November 6: Last day to add a second half-session course
November 13: Last day for student to drop a semester course without a grade of W (without approval)
November 13: Last day to elect credit-no-credit option for a semester course or to change from credit-no-credit option to a regular grade
November 13: Last day to withdraw from the current term without a grade of W
November 13: Last day to add name to Dec. degree list
November 13: Last day to take final exam for Dec. doctoral degree
Nov 21 - 29: Fall vacation for students
Nov 26 - 27: Thanksgiving Break (all campus holiday)
November 30: Instruction resumes
December 4: Last day to drop a second half-session course
December 4: Last day to elect credit-no-credit option for a second half-session course or to change from credit-no-credit option to a regular grade
December 4: Last day to deposit Dec. doctoral dissertations
December 4: Deadline for Office of the Registrar to receive the final exam Certificate of Result
December 9: Instruction ends
December 10: Last day to add or drop a second half-session course with approval (a W is recorded)
December 10: Last day to add or drop a semester course with approval (a W is recorded)
December 10: Reading Day
December 10: Last day to change a grade of DFR (in a non-thesis course) or I, awarded last spring or summer to prevent F by rule
December 11: Last day to deposit Dec. master’s theses
Dec 11 – 18: Final examination period
December 21: Dec. degree conferral (no commencement)
CALL FOR PAPERS
Arcadia – Literary Journal
You might have already received this call for submissions, but we've decided to extend the deadline to March 1, 2010, so we thought we'd send it out again. We're still looking for great fiction, poetry, and drama, so send your stuff our way . . .
Arcadia, the new literary journal founded by the MFA students at the University of Central Oklahoma, is calling for submissions in poetry, short fiction, and drama. All styles, whether traditional, avant-garde, or experimental, are welcome. The only criteria are that the work be of merit, establishes a distinct sense of place and voice, and reveals a strong understanding of form. Writers in all phases of their career are encouraged to submit as we are always searching for the emerging artist whose voice is yet to be heard. Submission information and guidelines can be found at our website:
http://www.libarts.uco.edu/english/arcadia/index.htm
Please pass this information on to your students and other faculty in your department. This is an excellent opportunity to submit work to an emerging magazine that is in need of support and submissions.
If you or any of your students have any questions, feel free to email us at arcadiajournal@gmail.com.
Thank you so much for your support. We look forward to the opportunity to read great literature from you and your students.
Thanks,
The Arcadia Editorial Staff
