Letter from the Directors

On behalf of the entire graduate faculty in the Department of English, we would like to welcome the nearly 80 of you who began your master's studies this month, and to the more than 140 students who are returning to DePaul after a summer away from graduate classes, we extend to you a warm "Welcome back!" We send greetings as well from Mrs. Jan Flood, the assistant director of the Master of Arts in English and Writing programs.

Ex Libris, the monthly newsletter for the M.A. in English and M.A. in Writing programs, provides MAE and MAW students with timely news and notices about the two programs as well as about scholarly activities and opportunities that will be of interest to many of you. The only way you can ensure that you will receive this is to keep your preferred e-mail address current on your Campus Connection account and also to let Mrs. Flood know of these changes. Mrs. Flood relies on contact information supplied by you to send out important announcements about deadlines, scholarships, conferences, jobs, and internships. Please send any e-mail address changes to Mrs. Flood at jflood@depaul.edu.

Melanie Yergeau, a second-year student in the Master of Arts in Writing, continues her editorship of Ex Libris. Remember that Ex Libris is your newsletter. Please send us news about yourself and about events and organizations that would interest students and faculty in the MAE and MAW programs. We are also interested in suggestions that would help Ex Libris serve you and the MAE/MAW programs better. Send all e-mails to Melanie at myergeau@depaul.edu.

Our two graduate programs are housed in the McGaw 247 suite of offices. Please feel free to drop by to say "hello" to us or to introduce yourself.

Best wishes for a successful fall quarter and for an exciting, rewarding academic year. Graduate study is hectic, challenging, draining, but also exhilarating, fulfilling, and all too short. Come June 2007 (or 2008, 2009, ...), we will see you cross the stage at the commencement ceremony to receive your Master of Arts degree. And with this you will commence the next stage in your life as a long-long thinker, scholar, reader, and writer.

Lesley Kordecki, Ph.D.
Director, Master of Arts in English

Craig Sirles, Ph.D.
Director, Master of Arts in Writing