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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear MFAs:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some important deadlines and
information:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1) By Week Two of Spring Quarter, all of you need
to email either me or Rickerby (depending on whether your primary genre is in
the Theatre Dept. or CRWT) a brief description of your specific accomplishments
in the program to date, including: creative work (thesis and otherwise), courses
taken and grades received, any awards and/or publications, etc. These
descriptions will be taken into consideration as we write your progress reports
for the Graduate Division.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2) 2nd Year MFAs only: All of you should already
have your thesis committee nailed down---this means not only that you have
gotten the consent of your chosen faculty, but that you have notified them,
especially your committee chair, of when you plan to graduate, and when you plan
to submit your thesis to your three members. Remember, give your committee
enough time to read your thesis.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For those of you planning on graduating in
June, the deadline for filing your Application for Advancement to Candidacy is
March 30th. The form can be found at: <A
href="http://www.graddiv.ucr.edu/AdvCandForms/MAforms/CWPA-MFA.pdf">http://www.graddiv.ucr.edu/AdvCandForms/MAforms/CWPA-MFA.pdf</A>
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<DIV>Best,</DIV>
<DIV>Andrew</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=2><I>Andrew Winer<BR>Assistant Professor and
Co-Chair<BR>MFA Program in Creative Writing &<BR>Writing for the Performing
Arts<BR>Department of Creative Writing<BR>University of California<BR>Riverside,
California 92521-0001<BR>Phone 951.827.2007/Fax 951.827.3619<BR>Email: <A
href="mailto:andrew.winer@ucr.edu">andrew.winer@ucr.edu<BR></I><A
href="http://www.andrewwiner.com/"><I>www.andrewwiner.com</I><BR></A></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>