Timothy Dwight Notes and News – Week of September 7, 2015
ML’s Pieces
Dear Red Lions,
I hope you all had a great Labor Day weekend and now look forward to starting the new week. Our family started this morning by joining in the New Haven Road Race, the largest road race in the state. It was our kids’ first time and they loved having real racers’ bibs pinned to their running jerseys and friends cheering from the sidelines. What I have always loved about the race is seeing the many different runners from all parts of the city and across the state join in the run. And this year it was a thrill to go along Temple and past our beautiful college! We also heard that there were other Red Lions out there hitting the asphalt with us. Next year, you can expect Dr. B and I to work on getting all the TD runners together to have a real showing!
I also wish to give a quick update to the conversation we’ve started in TD about the title and address “master” and “associate master”. I have loved hearing the students shout “Mixmaster Lui” from across the courtyard so feel free to keep that up along with the professional addresses that have been used thus far – Master Lui and Professor Lui. I will be working with Ben Ackerman, chief aide, to discuss ways to continue the conversation in the college. In the meantime, I invite all of you to participate in a questionnaire that will allow students, faculty, and staff to offer opinions unanimously. This survey is also being sent out to all of the other residential college communities. Here is the link: http://tinyurl.com/collegemasterquestionnaire
As you get ready for another week of shopping period, I hope you find inspiration from Shelby Daniels-Young’s photograph, “Studying Humanities.” I love the juxtaposition of the Cold War thriller, The Manchurian Candidate, with the Gilded Age classic, House of Mirth. Please click on the attachment to see Shelby’s wonderful picture.
There is much to celebrate this week with many of the beloved TD spaces in the college coming back online. And, of course, the much anticipated Community Night and Llamaland celebrations are just days away!
Monday 9/7 Reopening of the TD Kitchen
Our popular kitchen – where students can make simple muffins and pancakes along with gourmet meals– is back online. Reservations can be made on the TD Website.
Recording Studio Information
Have you ever wanted to record your own music? Have you ever wanted to make a #1 hit and sell more albums than Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars? Come to the TD recording studio and learn the entire recording process and become certified engineers! Email jordan.plotner@yale.edu or sign up at the TD Community Night for more details. Check out the TD Studio Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/timothydwightrecordingstudio?ref=hl
Tuesday 9/8 5pm Creative and Performing Arts (CPA) Awards Deadline
Last call for submitting an application for funding support ranging from a few hundred to over a thousand dollars for student art related productions.
Wednesday 9/9 8:00pm Community Night/Pizza Welcome to the Class of 2019 (TD Dining Hall)
A TD tradition and our favorite form of self-entertainment. We’ve got a very full slate of entertainers now so we will be up late celebrating the incredible talent and spirit in our college. Dean and Mixmaster Lui will perform with a special musical guest that you will not want to miss. There will be singing Frocos as well as comedy. Other great surprises will be in store so do not miss this event!
Friday 9/11 7:30-9pm First Ever TD Friday Table Top Games Night (TD House)
The Lui/Balbarin family is excited to hold the first of many Friday game nights on the 2nd floor of their home. There will be different types of games available to choose. Mateo and Octavio cannot wait to introduce you to their favorite game and teach all of you how to play. Light refreshments will be served.
Sunday 9/13 9:00 AM – Llamaland!
Yes, there are llamas at Llamaland! Freshmen, you have heard all about this from day one. The upperclassmen become aides just so they can have the opportunity to do it again. Wish the freshmen your best, and encourage them to believe that they will be the first to beat the upperclassmen in razzle dazzle football. Everyone needs encouragement to dream the impossible dream.
Looking ahead to the following week, please save the dates for these important events:
Saturday 9/19 8pm SAC Courtyard Movie (TD Lower Courtyard)
TD’s first ever outdoor movie! SAC will transform our lower courtyard into a magical amphitheater. Bring your blankets, pillows, and sleeping bags (not furniture) onto the lower courtyard.
Sunday 9/20 11:00am Brunch with Eric Liu TD ‘90
Informal brunch with a TD alum and write who founded of Citizen University. Liu also served as Deputy Assistant to President Bill Clinton for Domestic Policy at the White House. To learn more about Eric Liu’s work, you can access his TED talk, here: http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_liu_why_ordinary_people_need_to_understand_power?language=en
If you are interested in having brunch with Eric Liu, please go to this Google form: http://goo.gl/forms/kmX3lMQt9D.
Without further ado, here is a word from Dean Mahurin…
-ML
Dean’s Domain
Happy first week of shopping to you all! It’s been fun to see the excitement and anticipation on (most of) your faces as you’ve headed off to classes. The challenge: How many of you can maintain those faces in November?
I’ve been rereading Twain’s Puddn’head Wilson lately, in which the title character keeps an almanac of collected witticisms and wisdoms. One of my favorites:
“Behold, the fool saith, ‘Put not all thine eggs in the one basket – which is but a matter of saying, ‘Scatter your money and your attention’; but the wise man saith, ‘Put all your eggs in the one basket and – WATCH THAT BASKET.”
I’ll let you each decide how to divvy up your eggs, TD. But I think WATCH THAT BASKET can stand as good advice for the week.
ACADEMICS
Course Schedule Deadlines (after the world’s longest shopping period; freshmen, it will likely never be this way again!):
Classes of 2019 and 2018- Wednesday, September 16, 5:00 pm
Classes of 2017 and 2016- Thursday, September 17, 5:00 pm
Schedules are handed in to Trish Cawley in the TD Dean’s Office. The 5:00 p.m. deadline is strictly enforced. A late schedule incurs a fine of…. surprise! fifty dollars and a late schedule cannot elect any courses CR/D/Fail.
A schedule of 3.0 or 3.5 course credits OR a schedule of 6.0 or 6.5 course credits needs my permission before the schedule is handed in. Email Trish at patricia.cawley@yale.edu to schedule an appointment to see me.
On-line Course Selection: www.yale.edu/sis
1. Use the worksheet capabilities to search courses to shop during shopping period.
2. After you have settled on the courses you will take, print your final schedule.
3. Take the final schedule to your adviser for the signature. Sign the schedule.
4. Hand in your signed schedule to the TD Dean’s Office by the deadline for your class.
I’ll remind you that (1) the program does not check for conflicts in class meeting times (that is every student’s responsibility) and that (2) once you print your final schedule, you cannot reenter the program to make changes and print a different final schedule. Including or removing a course (after meeting with your adviser, for instance) must be hand written on the printed final schedule itself (in the Include and Remove Sections), and each change must be initialed by your adviser or me before the deadline for handing in the hard copy.
A schedule with a course in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (and also not listed in the Blue Book) or a professional school requires an additional form, which is available in the TD Dean’s Office and atwww.yale.edu/sfas/registrar/blue_form.pdf. Hand in the completed form with the syllabus attached by the deadline for your course schedule. [Note: SOM courses cannot be added to your schedule through OCS; they must be written by hand in the “include” section on your schedule. The form for SOM courses must be handed in to my office in the first week of shopping period, well before the deadline for your course schedule, because SOM determines its class enrollments well before your schedule is due.] Courses at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and at a professional school cannot elect the CR/D/Fail option.
When you put a Graduate or Professional School course on your schedule, zero (0) course credits are recorded for the course until you hand in to my office the form for graduate school courses (syllabus attached) and the registrar’s office determines the course credits for that course after that. Some courses earn 1 course credit in Yale College and some earn 0.5 course credits (most commonly in SOM and EPH).
Independent Studies (Directed Reading, Directed Research, etc. as listed by most departments). There are limits on the number that a student can enroll in during a given year and over four years. Enrolling in an independent study requires the additional permission of a Director of Undergraduate Studies.
A list of Sc courses without prerequisites may be found athttp://science.yalecollege.yale.edu/academics/faculty-resources/science-courses-without-prerequisite.
A list of QR courses without prerequisites may be found athttp://science.yalecollege.yale.edu/academics/courses/qr-courses/qr-courses-without-prerequisite.
UPCOMING DATES AND DEADLINES
September 16 Deadline to apply for a fall term Leave of Absence. See me if you are thinking even mildly about requesting a leave of absence for this fall term.
September 25 Last day to withdraw from a course offered in the first half of the term without the course appearing on your transcript
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CIPE Photo Contest and Calendar
The Center for International and Professional Experience is looking for photos from students who participated in a CIPE program or received a Yale College-administered fellowship over the past year to create the 3rd Annual CIPE Calendar. We are seeking your best photo and caption that reflect a meaningful aspect or idea from your experience. The top 12 photographs and captions will be featured in the calendar. The contest opens Wednesday, September 2 and will close on Friday, October 2. Read about eligibility, submission information, and contest rules on our website. This year we are excited to utilize Instagram to determine the cover photo of the 2016 CIPE Calendar. Follow @yalecipe on Instagram to learn more!
Visit CIPE at the Academic Fair
Explore your options for internships, study, and funding opportunities in the U.S. And abroad. Chat with staff from the Office of Career Strategy, Study Abroad, Yale in London, Yale Summer Session, and Fellowships Programs to find the experiences that are right for you. Visit us at the Academic Fair on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 100 College Street (WLH) in WLH001 and WLH002 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm.
Office of Career Strategy:
Walk-in advising! Advisors will be available to answer quick questions at 55 Whitney from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday. A centralized location forFriday walk-ins will be coming soon. Each session is 15 minutes long and are available on a first come, first served basis when classes are in session. For more information, visit the Office of Career Strategy website.
Graduate School Workshop Series
All workshops will take place from 5:00 – 6:00 pm and are open to all undergraduates:
- Thursday, September 10, Branford College: Is Graduate School Right for Me?
- Thursday, October 8, Calhoun College: Connecting with Programs/Potential Advisors
- Thursday, October 15, Berkeley College: Soliciting Letters of Recommendation
- 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?
What Is… Workshop Series
This Fall, the Office of Career Strategy will host a plethora of networking events and workshops, including a brand new series of presentations that will cover the ins and outs of five different industries: Education, Consulting, Finance, Engineering, and Non-Profit.
- Monday, August 31, 4:00 – 5:00 pm, Sterling Memorial Library: What is Education?
- Wednesday, September 2, 4:00 – 5:00 pm, School of Management, Room 2430: What is Finance? (Co-Sponsored with the Forte Foundation)
- Tuesday, September 8, 4:00 – 5:00 pm, School of Management, Room 2430: What is Consulting? (Co-Sponsored with the Forte Foundation)
- Thursday, September 17, 4:00 – 5:00 pm, Dwight Hall: What is Non-Profit?
- Monday, September 21, 6:00 – 8:00 pm, CEID: What in Engineering?
- 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
Sign up for the Study Abroad newsletter to keep track of upcoming opportunities and deadlines, and check out the new Study Abroad website! The site will allow you to search for programs with ease, get to know your advisers, and explore your options for international study.
Yale-in-London is now accepting applications for the 2016 Spring Term; the deadline is October 5th. New and exciting courses are on offer…and you earn Yale credits automatically as well as distribution credits in Humanities. Take classes that immerse you in historical sites, theater, and museums–all while living in one of the world’s greatest cities! Details on courses, faculty, and the application process are available at http://britishart.yale.edu/education/yale-college-students/yale-in-london. Talk to our YIL alums in your college to find out more, or come to our info session at Luce Hall,September 10 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 10, 4:00 – 5:00 pm, CIPE Room 351, 55 Whitney Ave, 3rd Floor: Info Session: Study Abroad in Russia. Chris Muller, a representative from ACTR Russia, will be on-campus to discuss this advanced Russian language program. To learn more about ACTR Russia visit Program: http://www.acrussiaabroad.org. To learn more about Yale’s study abroad application process, visit: http://studyabroad.yale.edu.
Fellowships
Prepare for your next experience by visiting the Calendar of Events and signing up for the Fellowships newsletter to keep track of upcoming opportunities and workshops.
Upcoming Deadlines for Graduating Seniors
- See the official website and the Yale Student Grants Database for details about the Yale application process.
- Apply for Yale’s nomination by September 23, 2015 by 1:00 pm.
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
- Applications for the on-campus review process are now closed. Students still interested in applying for the Fulbright US Student Program may apply directly by October 13, 2015.
- See the official website for details.
Upcoming Events
- Thursday, September 10, 4:00 – 6:00 pm, 55 Whitney Avenue, Room 305: Richard U. Light Fellowship Info Session 1
- Light Fellows are provided with full funding to attend intensive language courses in China, Japan, Korea, or Taiwan. Applicants must first study the language at Yale to be eligible. Further details about eligibility, application process, and application advice will be covered in this session. Applicants must attend one of the eight sessions offered throughout the fall term. See the Light Fellowship website for more details: http://www.yale.edu/iefp/light/overview.html
OTHER
Yale Undergraduate Research Symposium
The Yale Undergraduate Research Symposium showcases nearly 60 undergraduate research projects through poster presentations and plenary talks, and presents an opportunity for the Yale community to engage with their peers and see how undergrads shape the collective body of knowledge at Yale. Check out the website here!
Fall 2015 Yale University Police Citizen Police Academy. Chief Ronnell Higgins of the Yale University Police invites members of the Yale Community to attend Fall Citizen’s Police Academy beginning October 6th to November 17th. Students and staff members will enjoy and benefit from this 6 week program. Our goal is to provide an increased understanding and awareness of police operations, responsibilities and capabilities and to promote the partnership between the police department and the community.
For more information please contact Lt. Jay Jones, jay.jones@yale.edu
Yale University Art Gallery: student guide application. The Gallery Guide program is a paid opportunity for Yale undergraduates to learn about the museum’s collection and how to teach from objects. Students participate in a yearlong training program with education and collection curators, during which they are taught to lead interactive, close-looking tours of the museum for the Yale community and the New Haven public. Learn more here:http://artgallery.yale.edu/gallery-guide-program
For Yale Bikers! All students who take Yale’s Bike Safety class beforeSeptember 15 will receive $20 off their $30 membership fee… and then have access to bikes all over campus for the year (see map below). The last course before the 15th is on September 10, 3:30-4:30 pm. Click to enroll … and get rolling!