Dear Writers,


    See previous apology about summer idylls, etc.


    Anyone free the Sunday before the semester starts?   If not, I can make
it.

    Finally, a very early reminder that our traditional welcome to the
graduate students is the first Wednesday of the semester, August 24th, at 4
pm in the Bachelor Reading Room.


    Eric



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From: "Goodman, Eric" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:07:21 -0400
To: "Murphy, Patrick J." <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: A Favor?

Dear Patrick,

    Thanks for writing.

    Someone from Creative Writing will be there, but I'll check with my
colleagues to see if one of them can make it; I'm not going to get back to
town until Saturday night, and so would prefer that the Creative Writing
someone isn't me.   If no one else is available, however, I'll be there.

    All best,

    Eric




On 7/11/11 11:07 AM, "Murphy, Patrick J." <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Heidi and Eric,
> 
> I hope your summers are swimming by very slowly.
> 
> I'm having my first week or so in the new CDA job, and Kerry dropped by today
> with a request from the CAS. It seems there is to be several "welcome
> sessions" for new students on the Sunday before classes start: a very quick
> thing, from 3:30-4:30 pm. As far as I can make out, there are going to be
> various sessions for the life sciences, social sciences, etc. English is
> grouped along with a bunch of other humanities departments for a meeting in
> Bachelor 101. I think the idea is that there will be a quick welcome address
> followed by Q & A and "mixing and mingling" of new students with faculty. It
> looks a bit like a mini version of "Make It Miami," if you've done that
> (Heidi, I know you have).
> 
> Anyway, the CDA is supposed to go, and Kerry thought we probably should also
> have reps from Creative Writing and Professional Writing, too. Would you be
> available that afternoon? I don't think it sounds like a very big deal: the
> memo describes the Q&A for all our departments as lasting for "a half hour to
> forty-five minutes."
> 
> Anyway, thanks for considering it. Enjoy the many, many weeks of summer left
> to us!
> 
> Patrick


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