Great idea, Melissa!<br><br>Hi, I'm Andrea Gutierrez, a first-year. I've just moved back to SoCal from Berkeley where the spent the last three years working at UC Berkeley and generally running amuck around the Bay Area. I grew up in Orange County (OC, not <i>the</i> OC), where my family still lives, attended Scripps College in Claremont for undergrad where I earned my BA in German Studies in 2004, and am somewhat astonished that I'm back in the IE for grad school. My focus is Nonfiction, though I was drawn to the cross-genre nature of the program at UCR and will make my way around if given the chance. These days I spend my time contemplating how not to get killed while biking Canyon Crest, reminding myself that I'm back in the land of hot summers and I don't need that sweatshirt, and trying not to get jacked by internet providers.<br>
<br>I should probably also mention that I magically ended up as the Graduate Student Association Academic Affairs Officer for CHASS, so I'd imagine I'll be working with Melissa, among others, this coming year to bring our issues to the GSA.<br>
<br>Looking forward to meeting everyone!<br><br>Andrea<br clear="all"><br>--<br>"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."<br>- Anaïs Nin<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Melissa Harkness <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mhark001@ucr.edu">mhark001@ucr.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Attention all new MFA’s –</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br>
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">It has been brought to my attention by my
fellow grad rep that we don’t know many of the first years, and we would like
to. So if you’re game, no pressure here, please send an intro of yourself over
the list serv. It can be as simple as :</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi, I’m Melissa Harkness. I’m originally
from Memphis, TN, attended the University of Memphis to get my BFA in Theatre,
and I’m a second year Playwright. In my spare time, I like jogging to Adam
Lambert (no that is not a joke) and watching the Big Bang Theory.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">So please, if you’re new, give us a shout
out. We’d love to hear from you in cyberspace before we meet you for real.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><font color="#888888">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Melissa </span></p>
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