Notes and News – Week of October 12, 2015

October 12, 2015

Notes and News – Week of 10/12/2015

ML’s Pieces 

Dear Red Lions,

I hope everyone took a much needed break to enjoy the lovely fall weekend full of sunshine and gorgeous fiery red and gold fall foliage.   Whether you were out apple picking or cheering on the Yale sports teams in their big games and races you are seeing New England at its best. 

October is one of our family’s favorite months with Halloween just weeks away.  With 6 children in the college, everyone is looking forward to gearing up for a fun and spooky Halloween celebration.  So start thinking about your costumes!  Stay tuned for the schedule of events in the courtyard and Rosenfeld Hall led by our TD juniors. 

This week’s photo of the week comes from Dean Mahurin and is titled, “Two of a Kind.” Yes, it is indeed baby June with TD junior Jordan Plotner rocking the same exact “Andes blue” jacket.  I can’t help but marvel at the fact that their two names combined make “June Jordan,” an incredible poet.  Please visit the Poetry Foundation if you do not know her work.  

As all of you know, I am hoping to get TDers more involved with the city of New Haven and you’ll be hearing more about that as the year progresses.  But I do hope many of you will check out our Master’s Tea this coming Wednesday at 4:30pm to launch a great discussion of Yale programs that offer richly rewarding volunteering and learning opportunities around the city. 

Here are our great TD activities for the week:

Monday 10/12 7:00pm Life After Yale with Stephen Blum 

Come to the Thompson Room to learn about ways to plan and manage your finances post graduation.  Stephen Blum is a resident fellow at Branford College and the senior director of strategic initiatives at the Association of Yale Alumni.  If you plan to attend the session, please fill out this 1 minute survey in advance: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TDFLAYPreOct2015

Wednesday 10/14 4:30pm Master’s Tea on Public Service in New Haven 

Join Lizzy Carroll, Director of the Education Studies program; Peter Crumlish, Director of Dwight Hall; and Claudia Merson, Director of Public School Partnerships of the Office of New Haven and State Affairs, to learn about the many opportunities that exist for Yale students throughout New Haven.  This is a great opportunity for all TD students, but especially for freshmen and sophomores to learn about fellowships, internships, and volunteer opportunities sponsored by the university.  As usual we will have great food and drink to accompany our event.

Thursday 10/15 5:30pm Mellon Forum Kickoff Dinner 

Seniors please come to the TD house to learn about the Mellon Forum!  An intellectually vibrant and supportive space for sharing and learning about each other’s senior essay projects.  Students will be assigned to work with graduate student mentors to help develop their thesis projects and public presentations.   Facilitated by our own wonderful TD residential fellow, Lanch McCormick.  

Saturday 10/17 12:00pm Mott Woolley Paintball Trip 

Mateo and Octavio wish they were old enough to come… but they will just have to settle for Splatoon on their Wii U instead.  There is still plenty of room on Mott’s paintball trip.  Please come to the TD master’s office during business hours to pay your $10 and sign your waiver form. 

Sunday 10/18 Field trip to 2pm matinee performance of Hir, by Taylor Mac and produced by Playwrights Horizons in New York City 

We are closing the lottery on Wednesday at 12pm.  If you still hope to get a spot, please go to this form.  We will notify the 15 lucky winners by Thursday morning. 

Looking ahead to next week, we will be on fall break starting on Wednesday 10/20.  I am working on having a couple of informal activities for students who are staying on campus during the week including a trip to Erector Square artist studios as a part of New Haven’s annual City Wide Open Studios.  I hope some of you will be interested in visiting this former toy factory now home to the city’s many working artists’ studios. 

Without further ado, here is a word from Dean Mahurin…

Áshe,

ML

Dean’s Domain
 

A poem to provide some perspective during midterm season (I like it so much that it may well make a repeat appearance during finals):

The Exam

Joyce Sutphen

 

It is mid-October.  The trees are in

Their autumnal glory (red, yellow-green,

 

orange) outside the classroom where students

take the mid-term, sniffling softly as if

 

identifying lines from Blake or Keats

was such sweet sorrow, summoned up in words

 

they never saw before.  I am thinking

of my parents, of the six decades they’ve

 

been together, of the thirty thousand

meals they’ve eaten in the kitchen, of the

 

more than twenty thousand nights they’ve slept

under the same roof.  I am wondering

 

who could have fashioned the test that would have

predicted this success?  Who could have known?

MahurINS AND OUTS (section heading name courtesy of Tyler Bleuel ’19; stay tuned in coming weeks for other of your classmates’ ideas, or send along your own!)

The Class of 2018 application  for the Global Affairs major has gone live on the Jackson Institute website and there will be two information sessions this fall:

Friday, October 30th1:30-2:30pm
Horchow Hall, 55 Hillhouse Avenue, GM room

Tuesday, November 3rd4-5pm
Horchow Hall, 55 Hillhouse Avenue, GM room
 
There will be an informational session about the STARS II program on Wednesday October 14 at 4 pm in SSS 410.  The STARS II program is a research intensive program targeting students who have been historically underrepresented in STEM fields, including women, students of color, students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, first generation college students, and the physically challenged.  The program is open to majors in any of the natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, and computer science.
 
STARS II scholars conduct independent research with a faculty mentor beginning in the spring semester of the junior year and continuing through the following summer and into the senior year. They receive a stipend for up to ten hours per week of research during the academic year and a stipend for up to 10 weeks of full-time research during the summer.  The program culminates with a STARS II Research Symposium where the scholars present their work.
Information about the program and how to apply to STARS II can be found here: http://science.yalecollege.yale.edu/stars/stars-ii-program
Apply for a student wellness grant through The Wellness Project! Through this initiative, undergraduate, graduate, and professional students and student groups will be eligible to apply for limited funding to help implement projects in any of six identified wellness areas: emotional, physical, social, intellectual, professional, and spiritual. Students may request funding in any amount up to $1,000, and applications will be evaluated by The Wellness Project committee. Grant applications are short and easy to fill-out. The deadline to apply is on Friday, October 16 by 5:00 p.m. Notice of awards will be announced on Friday, November 13.

SHARE Support Groups. The SHARE (Sexual Harassment and Assault Response & Education) Center will be offering support groups during the winter semester (dates and times to be set based on schedules of member). Where: SHARE Center (Yale Health, Lower Level) Please contact Carole Goldberg or Amy Meyers if you are interested in participating. Carole Goldberg:  203 432 0310carole.goldberg@yale.edu; Amy Myers: 203 436 8217amy.myers@yale.edu
 

ACADEMICS

Deadlines
 
October 15                 Deadline to apply for spring term 2016 Term Abroad
 
October 19                 Classes begin for courses offered in the second half of the term
 
October 24                 GRE Exam administered by the Registrar’s Office
 
October 30                 Midterm
                                    Last day to withdraw from a full term course without the course appearing on your transcript.
 
November 13             Last day to convert from the Cr/D/Fail option to a letter grade in a full term course.
                                    Last day to withdraw from a course offered in the second half of the term without the course appearing on your transcript.
 
December 4               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.    
 
December 5               LSAT Exam administered by the Registrar’s Office
 
December 11              Classes end, 5:30 p.m.; reading period begins.
Last day to withdraw from a full-term course or a course offered in the second half of the term.
 
December 16                         Reading period ends.
Deadline for all course assignments, other than papers and term projects. This deadline can be extended only by a Temporary Incomplete authorized by your Dean.
 
December 17             Final exams begin; 9am.

December 22             Examinations end; 5:30pm.
Deadline for all term papers and projects.      
 

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

International Summer Award (ISA) Information Sessions
Learn all about Yale’s International Summer Award, which funds a summer experience abroad for Yale College Students on financial aid (details at www.yale.edu/isa). Bring your questions! Sessions will be held the following dates, time and locations:
Tuesday, October 274:00-5:00 pm, CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave 3rd Floor, Room 305
WednesdayNovember 114:00-5:00 pm, CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave 3rd Floor, Room 369
WednesdayDecember 94:00-5:00 pm, CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave 3rd Floor, Room 305
Monday, February 1, 2016, 4:00-5:00 pm, OISS (International Center, 421 Temple Street)
Tuesday, March 8, 2016, 4:00-5:00 pm, CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave 3rd Floor, Room 305
 
Applying to Grad School: Soliciting Letters of Recommendation
Thursday, October 15, 5:00pm–6:00 pm, Berkeley College 
Are you planning to apply to graduate school, but you’re not sure what the first step should be? Should you contact programs directly or the professors with whom you are interested in working? How should you approach them, and how much background do you need to know? Join us to learn the answers to these and other questions about how to connect with graduate programs to which you might want to apply. This is the third workshop in a new series all about applying to graduate school. All workshops are open to all undergraduates. The rest of the series includes:

Thursday, November 5, Trumbull College: Writing Personal Statements
Thursday, February 18, Silliman College: I’ve Gotten into Grad School, Now What?
Thursday, March 31, Jonathan Edwards College: Is Graduate School Right for Me?
 
Careers, Life and Yale – Being Useful: Careers in Education, Health, Public Service and Social Entrepreneurship
Saturday, October 17, 9:00am – 6:00pm, Whitney Humanities Center

Considering a career that creates a positive change?  The Association of Yale Alumni is leveraging Yale’s alumni talent to offer in-person career and life skills advice. Dozens of alums will work with you here on campus as part of Being Useful: Careers in Education, Health, Public Service and Social Entrepreneurship. You’ll benefit from speakers, panels, Q & A, and healthy doses of life skills (e.g., work/life balance, mock interviews, business etiquette) and networking. Space is limited to 200 students; full-day registration is required.  Interested?  Go here to https://clyoctober2015.eventbrite.comto see the full schedule and to reserve your spot. CLY is led by the Association of Yale Alumni, Questions?  Contact Steve Blum ’74 at stephen.blum@yale.edu.
 
Visit the Calendar of Events for a full list of upcoming events. Log in to Symplicity under Events/Employer Information Sessions to RSVP.

STUDY ABROAD
 
Upcoming Events
 
Study Abroad Dinners in Branford College Dining Hall
Interested in spending a semester or year abroad? Come to one of our casual dinners to learn more from Yalies who have studied abroad in your particular region of interest! We’ll be in the Branford dining hall, just look for the study abroad table where our student coordinators and alumni will be hanging out (toward the back end of the dining hall). No RSVP required. Feel free to attend multiple dinners. Bring yourself, your friends, and sense of adventure!
Europe: Monday, October 12th at 6:00 pm
Middle East: Thursday, October 15th at 6:00 pm
Africa: Thursday, October 15th at 6:00 pm
Study Abroad in China and India with the Alliance for Global Education
Wednesday, October 144:00-5:00 pm, CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave, 3rd Floor, Room 305
Jonathan Ferguson, a representative from the Alliance for Global Education, will be on-campus to meet with interested students. Come learn more about the program options in India and China. To learn more about the Alliance, visit: http://allianceglobaled.org  
 
School for Field Studies (SFS) Study Abroad Information Session
Thursday, November 54:00-5:00 pm, CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave, 3rd Floor, Room 305
Ellen Crow, a representative from the School for Field Studies (SFS), will be on-campus to meet with interested students. Come learn more about the variety of program options for the summer or semester. To learn more about SFS, visit:http://www.fieldstudies.org/. To learn more about Yale’s study abroad application process, visit: studyabroad.yale.edu.
 
FELLOWSHIPS

 
Curious about funding options for research, study, or service projects next year or next summer? Sign up for the Fellowships newsletter to keep track of upcoming opportunities and workshops.
 
Fellowships for Seniors (2 of 3)
Monday, October 12, 4:00-5:00 pm, at CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave, Room 305

Global Health Fellows Program – Information Session
Monday, October 12, 4:00-5:00 pm, WLH 117
Freshmen and sophomores are invited to come learn about the Global Health Fellows Program.

Light Fellowship Information Sessions (for all class years)
Monday, October12, 4:00-5:00 pm, at CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave, Room 369
Friday, October 16, 3:00-4:00 pm, at CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave, Room 369

Fellowships for Freshmen and Sophomores
Wednesday, October 14, 11:00 am-noon, at CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave, Room 305

Fellowships for Juniors
Friday, October 16, 11:00 am-noon, at CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave, Room 305

Princeton in Asia: Q&A with alumni of the program! (all welcome, but only seniors may apply-US citizenship not required)
Friday, October 163:00-4:00 pm, at CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave, Room 305

Yale Science and Engineering Research Fellowships Info Session
Monday, October 19, 11:00 am-noon, SSS 405 – offered by Yale College Science & Quantitative Reasoning

Upcoming Deadlines for Sophomores and Juniors*

Goldwater Scholarship
Supports one or two years of undergraduate study in the fields of mathematics, engineering, and natural sciences
Eligible: US citizens, permanent residents, and nationals who are college sophomores or juniors proposing research careers in STEM fields
Deadline to apply for Yale’s nomination, via http://studentgrants.yale.eduNovember 23, 2015, 1pm
 
Truman Scholarship
Provides mentorship and scholarships for graduate/professional degrees to students intending to pursue public service careers
Eligible: college juniors who are US citizens and nationals
Deadline to apply for Yale’s nomination, via http://studentgrants.yale.eduNovember 23, 2015, 1pm
 
Upcoming Deadlines for Seniors*

Churchill Scholarship
Supports one year of graduate study in science, mathematics, or engineering at the University of Cambridge. Details atwww.winstonchurchillfoundation.org/scholarship.html.
Eligible: US citizens
Deadline to apply for Yale’s nomination, via http://studentgrants.yale.eduOctober 16, 2015, 1pm
 
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
Supports up to three years of graduate study in a STEM field or social science at a US institution.
Eligible: US citizens, nationals, or permanent residents
Deadlines (to apply directly) vary by field of study: October 26-November 5, 2015
 
Michel David-Weill Scholarship
Supports a two-year master’s degree in any field at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), but Economics is especially encouraged.  Details and application viahttp://studentgrants.yale.edu.
Eligible: US citizens
Deadline to apply for Yale’s nomination: October 30, 2015, 1pm
 
Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowships
Support up to five years of graduate study in the applied physical, biological, and engineering sciences at select universities in the United States.
Eligible: US citizens and permanent residents
Deadline to apply (directly): October 30, 2015
 
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Supports up to two years of graduate study in any discipline at universities in the United States.
Eligible: green card holders, naturalized US citizens, or children of naturalized citizens (see website for details)
Deadline to apply (directly): November 1, 2015
 
Princeton in Africa / Asia / Latin America
Offers one-year, funded, service-oriented placements, including with NGOs
Eligible: recent college graduates (US citizenship not required)
Deadlines to apply (directly): November 1, 2, or 13, 2015, depending on the program
 
DAAD Annual Grants: Graduate Study Scholarships
Supports one year of study or research in Germany.
Eligible: students graduating from North American universities (US citizenship not required)
Deadline to apply (directly to DAAD in New York): November 4, 2015
 
*Most of these happen to be for US citizens and permanent residents, but Yale-funded awards rarely have citizenship restrictions (did you know that you can search the Yale Student Grants Database by citizenship?), and there are many external awards, like the DAAD and Gates-Cambridge, which are open to international students at Yale!