HUNTER COLLEGE THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Dept. of English 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065 T: 212 772 5164 F: 212 772 5411 mfa@hunter.cuny.edu
Distinguished Writers,
Spring 2009
Carolyn Forché — Thursday October 1, 2009 Time: 7:30pm Location: Faculty Dining Room, 8th Fl., West Building, Hunter College, Lexington Ave at 68th St. Take the 6-train to the 68th St. stop. (Full directions and Google map at the bottom of this page.) RSVP: to spevents@hunter.cuny.edu or 212-772-4007
Mona Simpson & Patrick McGrath — Tuesday October 27, 2009 Time: 7:30pm Location: Faculty Dining Room, 8th Fl., West Building, Hunter College, Lexington Ave at 68th St. Take the 6-train to the 68th St. stop. (Full directions and Google map at the bottom of this page.) RSVP: to spevents@hunter.cuny.edu or 212-772-4007
Alice Notley & Claudie Rankine — Thursday, November 12th, 2009 Time: 7:30pm Location: Faculty Dining Room, 8th Fl., West Building, Hunter College, Lexington Ave at 68th St. Take the 6-train to the 68th St. stop. (Full directions and Google map at the bottom of this page.) RSVP: to spevents@hunter.cuny.edu or 212-772-4007
Jonathan Safran Foer — Monday November 30, 2009 Time: 6:30pm Location: Faculty Dining Room, 8th Fl., West Building, Hunter College, Lexington Ave at 68th St. Take the 6-train to the 68th St. stop. (Full directions and Google map at the bottom of this page.) RSVP: to spevents@hunter.cuny.edu or 212-772-4007
Seamus Heaney — Wednesday April 21, 2010 Time: TBA (in the evening) Location: The Auditorium, Ground Floor, North Building, Hunter College, 68th St. between Lexington Ave and Park Ave, enter on the north side of the street. Take the 6-train to the 68th St. stop. (Full directions and Google map at the bottom of this page.) RSVP: to spevents@hunter.cuny.edu or 212-772-4007
Other Hunter MFA Events, Fall 2009
Open House 2009 for Prospective MFA Students (MFA faculty and current students talk about the program and answer your questions.)
Tuesday November 3, 2009
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Faculty Dining Room, 8th Floor, Hunter College, West Building,
Lexington Ave at 68th Street, New York City. (Take the 6-train to 68th St.)
RSVP to mfa@hunter.cuny.edu, with the following subject line: "Open House 2009 RSVP, [your name], [preferred genre: fiction/nonfiction/poetry]" Your place is confirmed unless you hear otherwise. We look forward to seeing you there!
Professors and teachers: Bring your students to Hunter readings
Hunter professors, you are welcome to bring your students to Hunter readings. Please contact the Special Events Department at spevents@hunter.cuny.edu or 212-772-4007, stating how many people you'd like to bring. Even if your class-time finishes before the end of the reading, it may still be possible to accommodate you, depending on the venue. Contact Special Events, for more details.
Directions
Hunter College: Take the 6-train to the 68th St/Hunter College stop, the F-train to the Lexington Ave/63rd St stop, or the N/R/W-train to the Lexington Ave/59th St stop. Exit on Lexington Ave. Hunter is on Lexington Ave at 68th St.
Faculty Dining Room: Enter the Hunter West Building, on the south-west corner of Lexington Ave & 68th St. Go up two flights of escalators, to the 3rd floor, and take the elevator to the 8th floor. The Faculty Dining Room is right there. To avoid the escalators, ask at the security desk on the ground floor to be directed to the ground-floor elevator.
Lang Recital Hall: Enter the Hunter North Building on 69th St, just
east of Park Ave, and take the elevator to the 4th floor. Turn left out of the elevator, walk to end of the elevator bank and through the double doors, and then turn left again. The Lang is right there.