TD Notes and News – Week of 11/28
Head of College’s Pieces
Dear Red Lions,
Welcome back from Thanksgiving break! Whether you went up to Cambridge for the historic Harvard-Yale game or went straight home to visit with friends and family, I hope you all got some good rest and food this break.
Our “photo of the week” series is titled “Thanksgiving Break in TD” and shows some of the fun activities we did in the college over the break. Our family enjoyed a quiet week in TD full of cooking and baking for the big community feast last Thursday as well as played a lot of board games! We also hosted the annual gingerbread house making contest with special guest judge Dean Jonathan Holloway. You can see the creative results the next time you walk through the Thompson Room.
As we move into the holidays, the TD New Haven Outreach Aides are organizing a TD community service trip this Friday 12/2 to Sunrise Café, an innovative free meal program run by Liberty Community services. Our TD volunteers will help prepare and serve breakfast in the morning for low-income community patrons. In addition, we are putting out a call for any TD musicians to join in and share their talents with the Café community. TDers will meet up in the TD courtyard and depart TD at 7am and return no later than 10am. To participate, we ask that you sign up here.
We are all looking forward to the our fall Chubb lecture and dinner this Wednesday November 30th with Ambassador João Vale de Almeida, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in New York since 2015. The talk will be at 4:30pm in the Burke Auditorium in Kroon Hall. For all TDers coming to the student dinner, please show up at 7pm in the TD dining hall. Everyone else will need to dine elsewhere for the evening. Apologies for the inconvenience!
Here are the events for the following week:
Tuesday December 6 4:30pm Tea with Laura Chambers, Peace Corps Chief of Staff (TD House)
Laura Chambers has served as Chief of Staff of the Peace Corps since 2014. She previously served as a Peace Corps Volunteer from 1984 to 1986 in Senegal, West Africa as a community development volunteer focused on women’s cooperative building. She has a long career in a range of non-profit organizations including the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), Global AIDS Alliance, and Civic Ventures. Ms. Chambers has kindly agreed to dine with TD students in the Thompson Room after the tea. If you’d like to attend, please register through this Google Form.
Thursday December 8 7:30pm TD Community Chamber Orchestra Performance (President’s Room, Schwarzman Center)
Don’t miss this debut of the TD Community Chamber Orchestra! We will be performing a program of Tchaikovsky, Grieg, and Borodin. Free and open to the general public so feel free to bring along friends and support your TD musicians!
December 9 TD Holiday Dinner (TD Dining Hall) & Holiday Sing-along (TD House)
Please come to the TD Dining Hall for this year’s festive Holiday Dinner. Family dinner protocols will be in effect. As soon as dinner is over, we’ll head back to the house and dust off the old caroling books and sing! Any pianists who would like to volunteer to accompany us will be greatly welcomed.
December 10 Alvin Ailey (New York City Field Trip)
We are continuing the wonderful tradition of bringing TDers to experience the artistry of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theaters. This year we’ll attend a 2pm Saturday matinee featuring three pieces: the classic Revelations, Ronald Brown’s Open Door, and Winter in Lisbon featuring the music of Dizzy Gillespie and choreography of Billy Wilson. 25 tickets will be available through lottery. A separate email will be forthcoming. For now, please save the date.
December 11 3pm Sunday House Concert with Cellist Angus Fong TD ‘19
Come listen to and support TD sophomore Angus Fong as he performs classics from the cello repertoire. He will be accompanied on piano by Andrew Jahn.
Without further ado, here is a word from Dean Mahurin…
Áshe,
HoC Lui
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C.D. Wright
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
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Nov. 28 |
M |
Classes resume, 8:20 a.m. |
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Nov. 30 |
W |
Last day to relinquish on-campus housing for the spring term without charge. SeeUndergraduate Regulations. |
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Dec. 2 |
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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. See Grades. |
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Dec. 9 |
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Classes end, 5:30 p.m.; reading period begins. |
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Dec. 15 |
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Reading period ends, 5 p.m. |
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Dec. 21 |
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Examinations end, 5:30 p.m.; winter recess begins. |
YALE YOUNG GLOBAL SCHOLARS AND YALE YOUNG AFRICAN SCHOLARS
The Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) and Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) programs are excited to announce the opening of a variety of summer employment opportunities for current Yale graduate and undergraduate students. Those graduating in May 2017 are eligible for employment as well. We are looking for driven individuals who have a passion for teaching, mentoring, and inspiring talented high school students both here and abroad (see attachments).
The following positions are now accepting applications:
- Instructor and Lead Instructor – YYGS (New Haven)
- Application Reader - YYGS (New Haven)
- Associate Fellow - YYAS
For more information on these positions and how to apply, please join us at one of the three upcoming information sessions:
1) Wednesday, Nov. 30 from noon to 1 p.m. in Chemistry Research Building Rm. 123 (275 Prospect St.). Lunch will be provided.
2) Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 4 to 5 p.m. in William L. Harkness Hall Rm. 208 (100 Wall St.). Light refreshments will be provided.
3) Thursday, Dec. 8 from noon to 1 p.m. in the West Campus Conference Center Rm. 208 (800 West Campus Dr.). Lunch will be provided.
If you are unable to attend any of these sessions, you can find out more on our Join Us page. Summer employment descriptions for YYGS-New Haven and YYAS are also available.
HULT PRIZE
The Hult Prize is the world’s largest student competition for social entrepreneurship - bringing together the brightest minds to solve the world’s most pressing issues. The winner of the Hult Prize will pitch their idea to President Bill Clinton, and receive one million dollars in seed funding to help bring that idea to life. Yale is hosting one of 150 competitions on college campuses around the world, hoping to find a “million-dollar” idea for a social enterprise that could solve the Refugee Crisis (which is the issue targeted in this year’s competition and which was proposed by President Bill Clinton himself).
Competing is super simple - the only commitment is forming a team of 3-4 people, brainstorming an idea with the help of a SOM mentor, and proposing it to a panel of judges on Dec. 9. Then, if you win the Yale competition, you have until March to perfect it before going on to regionals in Boston.
Please feel free to reach out to (sydney.ginsberg@yale.edu) with any questions at all! For information about our deadlines and to sign up for the competition, visit our website: www.hultprizeat.com/yale
CIPE
YALE SUMMER SESSION
Yale Summer Session New Haven offers more than 200 courses in the humanities, social sciences, STEM and the arts for full Yale credit. Lighten your term time load by taking a summer course! Financial Assistance available.
Dates:
- Session A (May 29 to June 30, 2017)
- Session B (July 3 to August 4, 2017)
LAST CHANCES THIS SEMESTER TO LEARN ABOUT UPCOMING FELLOWSHIP AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
M 12/5, 4 - 5 PM: International Summer Award (ISA) Information Session: This is the last opportunity this semester to hear how any student on financial aid can go about receiving a stipend for one summer experience abroad.
T 12/6, 3 – 4 PM: Fellowships 101: This is the last opportunity this semester to get the lay of the Fellowships land, hear about what opportunities might be a good fit for you depending on your class year, and to meet and hear an overview from the Fellowships Advisor for Yale College.
W 12/7, 4 – 5 PM: Fellowships for Seniors and After Graduation: This is the last opportunity this semester to hear about the opportunities that are still available to you as a senior, and to learn what kind of funding is available specifically to Yale College graduates.
TH 12/8, 11 AM - 12 PM @ SSS 410: YCDO Science Fellowships Info Session: This is the last opportunity this semester to hear about the opportunities available through the Dean’s Office for pursuing funding in STEM and other scientific fields.
TH 12/8, 6 - 7 PM: Light Fellowship Information Session: This is the last opportunity this semester to get information about the Light Fellowship, which offers full funding to Yale students of any class year for intensive language study in East Asia.
T 12/13, 3 - 4 PM @ SSS 405: Alan S. Tetelman Fellowship for Study Abroad Information Session: This is the last opportunity this semester (you can also attend an information session on F 12/2, 3 - 4 PM @ SSS 410) to hear about a fellowship that specifically funds a study abroad experience.
Can’t make it?
Though attending a full information session is recommended (and sometimes required to pursue a specific fellowship, such as the Richard U. Light) Fellowship Programs is pleased to announce that starting on Friday, December 2nd, from 2 - 4 PM you will have direct access to the Fellowships staff in the form of weekly drop-in hours. Drop-in hours will take place every Friday for the rest of the semester. Stop by with questions, concerns, appointment requests, or just to touch base with the Fellowships team at 55 Whitney Avenue.
OFFICE OF CAREER STRATEGY
Summer 2017 Yale-Coordinated Internship Opportunities LIVE Thursday, December 1
Opportunities will go live in Yale Career Link, powered by Symplicity on December 1. Many additional opportunities will be posted throughout December and January. Important Policies: Students have 5 (five) business days to accept an offer (unless otherwise set by the employer); and b) the opening date to view opportunities is Thursday, December 1, 2016 and the first application deadline is Tues, Jan 24. Students must complete the “Yale-coordinated Internship Programs Policies and Registration” in the Document Library of Yale Career Link.
Yale Careers Panel: A Fireside Chat-The Challenge of Major Career Changes Webinar
Thursday, December 1, 5:00pm-5:45pm
Register here
Resource of the Week
Interested in learning more about the interviewing process? Check out the Office of Career Strategy’s Interviewing Guidebook for tips on how to prepare for interviews, as well as information on the different types of interviews you may encounter.