TD Notes and News – Week of 1/16
Head of College’s Pieces
Dear Red Lions,
Welcome back to TD! I hope all of you had a terrific break with family and friends and are excited to start the spring 2017 semester! I also hope many of you made it out to the MLK events yesterday.
It’s been terrific receiving news of everyone’s activities over the long break. Congratulations go to TD seniors Celine Tien and Julien Soros who have been working with a team to develop a reactive short VR movie titled, Pippa’s Pan 盼. Back in December their film was selected as one of five finalists for the AT&T VR/AR Challenge in Las Vegas and they won third place! They beat out a number of older and more seasoned competitors! You can learn more about their cutting edge project here at the AT&T Developer’s webpage.
Over the break, the city began the long awaited project proposed by TD students and administrators back in 2011 to remake the corner of Temple and Wall Streets more pedestrian friendly. This week’s photo of the week is titled “Safe Streets”. The project will also include a flashing pedestrian crossing light to help slow traffic at the corner. Look for a major celebration later this spring.
Please note that several TD fellowships and awards are now live in the Yale Student Grants and Fellowships database. To access these fellowships please go to the database and type in the fellowship names.
Creative Performing Arts Fellowships Due 1/23/2017
TD Bergin Fellowship for Summer Experience Due 3/29/2017
TD Richter Fellowship for Summer Research Due 3/29/2017
TD Chubb Student Fellowship for Leadership Due 3/29/2017
TD Senior Mellon Research Grant Rolling Deadline
Please note that TD seniors who wish to participate in the Senior Mellon Forum should sign up here for a spring presentation slot.
With everyone busy with shopping period, we only have one event this week. We will be hosting acclaimed violinst Katie Lansdale in the TD House at 2pm on Sunday for a special recital/workshop titled “Imagining the Americas” that will explore the music of modern composers Aaron Copland and Aaron Jay Kernis. Our first tea of the semester will take place onWednesday 2/1 at 4:30pm with Simona Petrova, Secretary of the United Nations Chief Executives Board for Coordination.
We are looking for TD students to enter the Final Cut competition hosted by Yale Dining Services. The final competition is scheduled for Tuesday, February 21, 2017 in Commons Dining Hall from 5-8pm. However, interested teams must sign up this week to meet the entry deadline. Anyone interested, should email me directly at mary.lui@yale.edu.
Lastly, the Head of College received mail for some of you over the break. Please stop by the office to see if we are holding anything for you. But for future reference, please note that all students should have a US Post Office Box at the Yale Station post office at 206 Elm Street so mail should not be coming straight to the residential colleges. The small TD office staff simply can’t handle daily mail for all the students in the college. For more information on campus mail, please go to their webpage.
Without further ado, here is a word from Dean Mahurin…
Áshe,
HoC Lui
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“…niceness was something anyone could be, whether they meant it or not. But goodness was another thing altogether.”
(Brit Bennett, The Mothers)
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
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Jan. 20 |
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Friday classes do not meet; Monday classes meet instead. |
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Jan. 23 |
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Application for 2017 New Haven and online Summer Session courses opens. Rolling admissions for New Haven and online courses. |
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Jan. 25 |
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Final course schedules due for the Class of 2020, before 5:00 p.m. |
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Jan. 26 |
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Final course schedules due for the Classes of 2018 and 2019, before 5:00 p.m. |
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Jan. 27 |
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Final course schedules due for the Class of 2017, before 5:00 p.m. |
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Jan. 31 |
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Final deadline to apply for a spring-term Leave of Absence. See Leave of Absence, Withdrawal, and Reinstatement. |
FRESHMAN COUNSELOR APPLICATIONS, 2018.
The Freshman Counselor application is now available online. All juniors in good academic standing are eligible to apply until 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 27.
Teach for the U.S. Grant Foundation!
About: Since 1953, the U.S. Grant Foundation has provided exceptional summer academic enrichment programs for New Haven Public Schools middle school students. The program gives nine Yale undergraduates the chance to teach creative, self-developed courses and local students the chance to expand their academic horizons beyond the classroom.
Who Should Apply: Ideal candidates should be passionate about education, invested in the New Haven community, and good with children. Prior teaching experience is not necessary, but a large bonus. All candidates must be prepared to teach a six-week long core course as well as two electives that they have developed.
Compensation: $3,300 over the course of the summer.
Dates: The 2017 summer program runs from June 26th to August 4th.
Application: Complete the following application by February 8th.
Information Sessions: Information sessions will be in Dwight Hall Library on dates TBA.
For More Information: Visit http://campuspress.yale.edu/usgrant/ or email usgrantdirectors@gmail.com
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CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
Yale Academic Strategies Program (http://ctl.yale.edu/tutoring/academic-strategies)
The beginning of a new semester is the perfect time to learn new methods to work more efficiently and get more satisfaction from your classes. Take one of our Fresh Start: New Strategies for a New Semester workshops, and attend others on key strategies for seminars and lectures, prepping for exams, managing heavy reading loads, communicating with faculty, and organizing your time.
No time for a workshop? Meet 1-1 with an Academic Strategies Mentor to set personal goals and develop individualized strategies for the semester. Contact academicstrategies@yale.edu or visit our website for more information.
Upcoming Academic Strategies Workshops
Fresh start:
Set your goals for the semester and learn strategies for reaching those goals.
**This week**Wednesday, January 18 @ 6 pm, Ezra Stiles Fellows Lounge
Thurs., Jan. 26 @ 7:30, Silliman Fellows Lounge
Monday, January 30 @ 6 pm, Branford Common Room
Tuesday, January 31 @ 6 pm, Center for Teaching and Learning (SML, York St. entrance)
Wednesday, February 1 @ 7:30, JE Seminar Room
How to Talk to Professors
Office hour meetings, email exchanges, recommendation requests: learn how to communicate effectively with Yale faculty, teaching fellows, and staff.
Wednesday, January 25 @ 6 pm, Ezra Stiles Fellows Lounge
Thursday, February 2 @ 6 pm, Center for Teaching and Learning, (SML, York St. entrance)
Time management:
Set a weekly routine, plan major assignments, and make time for yourself.
Tuesday, January 24 @ 7:30 pm, Morse Fellows Lounge
Monday, January 30 @ 7:30 pm, JE Seminar Room
Wednesday, February 1 @ 6 pm, Ezra Stiles Fellows Lounge
Succeeding in Seminars & Lectures
Learn effective class prep, class participation, notetaking and review strategies.
Tuesday, January 24 @ 7:30 pm, Center for Teaching and Learning, (SML, York St. entrance)
Thursday, February 2 @ 7:30 pm, Silliman Fellows Lounge
Managing a Heavy Reading Load:
Read with purpose and efficiency.
Wednesday, January 25 @ 7 :30 pm, Center for Teaching and Learning, (SML, York St. entrance)
Monday, January 30 @ 6 pm, Branford Common Room
See http://ctl.yale.edu/tutoring/academic-strategies for updates!
–Dr. Karin Gosselink, Academic Strategies Program Director, karin.gosselink@yale.edu
CIPE
YALE SUMMER SESSION
Check out the NEW Yale Summer Session website!
· The 2017 Yale Summer Session application for courses in New Haven and online will open January 17th
· Learn about the programs Yale Summer Session offers
· Browse the list of available summer session courses
· The Global Summer Program application open. Deadline March 17, 2017. GSP scholarships available regardless of financial status.
· Financial Assistance available for all summer session programs.
STUDY ABROAD
Summer Study Abroad at LSE or the Pembroke-King’s Programme (PKP)
When: Friday, January 27, 3 – 4 pm
Where: CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave, Room 305
Come learn more about these two popular summer study abroad destinations. To learn more, visit:
· LSE: http://studyabroad.yale.edu/programs/london-school-economics-political
· PKP: http://studyabroad.yale.edu/programs/pembroke-kings-summer-programme
Study Abroad Walk-In Hours
Study abroad advisers will be available for walk-ins every Friday from 2 – 4 pm during the Spring 2017 semester (beginning January 20th and ending May 5th). These meetings are 15 minutes in length and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis at the study abroad office located at 55 Whitney Ave, 3rdFloor.
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SAVE THE DATES (All events convene at the CIPE, 55 Whitney Avenue, unless otherwise noted.)
W 1/25, 3 - 4 PM - Proposal Writing Workshop
TH 1/26 3 - 4 PM - IRB Information Session: Research Planning
F 1/27, 11 AM - 12 PM - Proposal Writing Workshop
F 1/27, 3 - 4 PM @ SSS 410: Science Fellowship Proposal Writing Workshop
T 1/31, 3 - 4 PM: Proposal Writing Workshop
OFFICE OF CAREER STRATEGY
There are new positions being added every day for the Yawkey Community Service Fellowship and the Yale Alumni Community Service Fellowship. These summer fellowships include a stipend and a substantial experience with a nonprofit organization. To view them, simply go to Yale Career Link, Jobs, Advanced Search, and select these names from the Yale Coordinated Program list.
Walk-in Advising
Monday-Thursday, 10:00am-4:00pm, Office of Career Strategy
Friday, 10:00am-4:00pm, Hall of Graduate Studies, Room 122
Common Good & Creative Careers
Read about this new OCS initiative in YaleNews, Common Good and Creative Careers (CGCC), and how you can access these many unique resources and services.
Attention Seniors: Metrolink DC applications are now open. Apply for jobs in Washington, DC and interview with them on Friday, February 17. Deadline to apply: January 24, 11:59pm.
On Campus Recruiting (OCR)
Applications are open for spring OCR. The first application deadline is 9:30am on January 18. OCR employers will be on campus conducting interviews for post-graduation and internship opportunities beginning on February 1. Click on ‘Interviews I Qualify For’ from the Advanced Search in the ‘Jobs’ section of Yale Career Link, powered by Symplicity to view the OCR positions and deadline dates.
Mastering Employer Interviews
Thursday, January 26, 5:00pm-6:00pm, Office of Career Strategy
Attend this workshop to develop strategies to prepare for your interviews and to consider the ways to best position your experiences to employers. This workshop will give you an understanding of the types of interviews students can encounter, and the differences in interviewing approaches.
Summer 2017 Yale-coordinated Internship Opportunities
Yale-coordinated Internship opportunities for summer 2017 are live in Yale Career Link, powered by Symplicity. Students must complete the “Yale-coordinated Internship Programs Policies and Registration” in the Document Library of Yale Career Link, powered by Symplicity. The application deadline is Tuesday, January 24 at 9:30am.
Yale-coordinated Internships: Open Hours
Do you have specific questions about the Yale-coordinated Internship Program? The Office of Career Strategy has added supplementary open hours with Julia Bourque and Janelle Lewis to answer any questions relating to international or domestic Yale-coordinated Internships. Come see us on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 10:00am-12:00pm.
Visit the Calendar of Events for a full list of upcoming events. Log in to Yale Career Link, powered by Symplicity under Events/Employer Information Sessions to RSVP.