Notes and News – Week of 2-29
ML’s Pieces
Dear Red Lions,
Happy leap year! Here is hoping this extra February day is coming in handy for midterms season. Or if you don’t need the study time, perhaps the extra 24 hours will bring some of you more rest and sleep!
I hope you have all heard by now that we are hosting our 3rd Chubb Fellow this spring – the acclaimed musician and songwriter Paul Simon. We expect this event to be extremely popular so we will be reserving a block of seats in the front rows of Battell Chapel for TD students only. We will begin the ticketing process for those seats early next week.
I have more exciting news to share… on Tuesday March 29th we will also be welcoming back film director Shawn Levy TD ’89 who is most well known for his work on the“Night at the Museum” movies starring Ben Stiller and many Hollywood stars. The Film Studies and Media program will be presenting its annual award to Shawn Levy for his work. I will be co-hosting the awards reception in the TD house to begin at 5:30pm that evening. There will be an opportunity for about 30 TD students to attend. Please stay tuned for more information on entering the lottery. The reception will be followed by the7pm screening of the first “Night at the Museum” movie to take place next door in the Whitney Humanities Center auditorium. The film screening will be open to everyone to attend.
This week’s photo of the week titled “TD Top Chefs” comes from senior Laura Peng who captured the exciting 2nd place finish of our TD team in this year’s Final Cut competition. Congratulations to Kelly Wu ’16, Taylor McHugh ’16, and Sem Kroon ’18!!! I hope you will look forward to trying their amazing cooking when Sem heads up the “Pop Up Restaurant” in the TD Buttery on Friday 4/1.
And calling all Junior Lions! The junior class will have its “Spring Sing” in the TD Dining Hall on Friday 3/4 from 9 to 11pm. Your event co-chairs, Nick Kelly and Audrey deVaughn, have spent hours hunting down your pop favorites so come and belt it out – solo, duet, or as a giant group! We are bringing in the extra fancy pizza from New Haven’s famous Pepe’s Pizza to fuel up for the event!
Without further ado, here is a word from Dean Mahurin…
Áshe,
ML
*****
“I think us here to wonder, myself. To wonder. To ast. And that in wondering bout the big things and asting bout the big things you learn about the little ones, almost by accident. But you never know nothing more about the big things than you start out with. The more I wonder… the more I love.” (Alice Walker, The Color Purple)
MahurINs and OUTs
Bialogue: Bisexual and Non-Monosexual Discussion Series
Tuesday, March 1st, 5:30 pm
Office of LGBTQ Resources, 120 Swing Space / 40A Ashmun St.
Join Marija Kamceva (Branford ’15) for the first Bialogue discussion of the semester! Join the conversation on non-monosexual relationships, identities and more. Dinner will be provided - come with your thoughts, questions and ideas!
Walden Peer Counseling is now accepting applications for the 2016-2017 school year.
Walden is an anonymous and confidential peer counseling service for Yale undergraduates.
Walden is currently recruiting for the 2016-2017 school year. Please find the application attached, and for more information, visit the Walden Facebook page or Walden website.
First (Priority) Deadline: Friday March 11th
Final Deadline: Friday April 1st
DEADLINES
March 1 Summer Abroad Credit for Designated Programs application due
March 2 Classes begin for courses offered in the second half of the term.
March 5 Year or Term Abroad Application for Academic Year 2016-2017 and Fall 2016 Abroad application due
March 7 Global Summer Program application due
March 11 MIDTERM
Freshman Counselor decisions announced at noon
Last day to withdraw from a full-term course without the course appearing on the transcript
Withdrawal from Yale College on or before this date entitles a student to a rebate of one-quarter of the term’s tuition.
March 12-27 Spring Recess
April 8 Last day to convert from the Credit/D/Fail option in a full-term course to a letter grade.
Last day to withdraw from a course offered in the second-half of the term without the course appearing on the transcript.
April 22 Last day to convert from the Credit/D/Fail option to a letter grade in a course offered in the second-half of the term.
April 29 Classes end, 5:30pm; reading period begins
Last day to withdraw from a full-term course or a course offered in the second-half of the term.
HOUSING
Wednesday, March 2 – preliminary housing meeting in the TD Dining Hall
8:00 – Class of 2019
8:30 – Class of 2018
9:00 – Class of 2017
Room draws will take place on April 4 (2017), April 5 (2018), and April 6 (2019). Contact Alex Petros and Kelly Wu with questions or concerns!
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CIPE)
2016 International Summer Award: Application now available!
The International Summer Award (ISA) provides a stipend for one summer experience abroad for eligible undergraduate students receiving financial aid. Students must also be participating in ISA-eligible programs. Please visit the ISA website for more information and contact MyCIPE@yale.edu with any questions. The ISA Application deadline is May 1, 2016.
Public Health & Environmental Sustainability Internships
Yale-Tec de Monterrey Internships in Sustainable Development, Summer 2016
Application deadline: Friday, April 1, 2016
Join one of two ongoing sustainable development projects in Mexico during Summer 2016. Project work focuses on Public Health and Education (Hidalgo), or Environmental Sustainability (Queretero). Intermediate Spanish is required, and the program is ISA-eligible. Learn more about the Yale-Tec de Monterrey Summer Internship Program in Sustainable Development.
Deadline to apply is Friday, April 1. Please contact kathryn.bell@yale.edu with any questions.
Global Summer Program Abroad & New Haven
There is still time to apply for a Global Summer Program Abroad! Some courses are for Yale credit and others are offered for general transfer credit. Application deadline is March 7. Scholarships are available!
You can also take a Global Summer Program courses in New Haven:
- YAL1: The Sustainable Preservation of Cultural Heritage: An Introduction to a Global Challenge of Our Time
- YAL2: Understanding Chinese Foreign Policy Making
Careers, Life and Yale (CLY) Leadership Workshop
Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5
Want to make a deep dive into an alumni/ae-led leadership think tank? To explore career and life leadership lessons learned by Yale alum in an elegant/intimate setting? The Association of Yale Alumni leverages Yale’s alumni talent to offer in-person, semi-annual, 1.5-day leadership workshops. On Friday evening, March 4 and Saturday, March 5, a team of alumni/ae leaders will work with you here on campus as part of the 12th STAY/AYA Leadership Workshop. At The Graduate Club, you’ll benefit from alumni talks, Q & A, and healthy doses of career/life wisdom–topped off with networking and fine dining. Limited to 50 students; a full (1.5 day) commitment is required. Interested? Go to:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SLFApplyMar2016 to apply. The leadership forum is led by the Association of Yale Alumni. Questions? Contact Steve Blum ’74 at stephen.blum@yale.edu.
4th Annual Global Health Information & Networking Event
Friday, March 4, 1:00pm–3:00pm, Hall of Graduate Studies, Room 119
1:00pm–2:00pm: Panelists will place their work in a larger global health context
2:00pm–3:00pm: Networking Reception with light fare
Participating Organizations Include: Partners in Health Engage, Possible, Global Health Strategies, Results for Development, Unite for Sight, and Yale’s Global Health Leadership Institute
13th Annual All Ivy Environmental and Sustainable Development Career Fair
Friday, March 4, 10:00am-3:00pm, Columbia University, Alfred Lerner Hall, Roone Arledge Auditorium, 2920 Broadway, NY (between 114th & 115th streets).
All Yale students are welcome to attend. Students must register here in order to attend. Click here for a list of employers attending. Seniors are eligible for Travel Reimbursement.