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MASTER’S PIECES
Just don’t know how things could have gone better in the courtyard sunshine this afternoon or the DH afterward for Dean’s portrait, memory book and community singing. Thanks to all performers who participated and all volunteers who pitched in with this and that. It was completely TD. And here’s more:
Tuesday, April 15, 4:30 pm in the Master’s House: Master’s Tea with the REAL Captain Phillips You’ve seen the movie. Meet Captain Richard Phillips and get his take on what really happened, and what’s happened in his life since Tom Hanks portrayed him in the film.
Tuesday, April 15, 8:30 pm in the Master’s House: Ifeanyi Awachie reading from “Ada”, an original novel You’ve seen her life; now you can hear something of her fiction. Our head freshman counselor extraordinaire has ventured into fiction with a project that many friends and admirers are curious to sample. Join us at my house on Tuesday night to hear Ifeanyi read from her recently completed novel, Ada. Yes to refreshments, too.
Thursday, April 17, TD Movie Night – “Lion King” at 10 pm in the Dining Hall SAC will unroll our huge new screen in the DH, serve up goodies and project one of the great feel-good classics of all time for the sheer shameless lionhood of it. Yes, you should come and sing the songs.
Sunday, April 20, 9 pm in Sudler Hall, WLH: “Harold” – An Opera Debut “Harold” is an exciting project that several TD-ers have been working on since September: a short, 20-minute opera/film fusion written by Jordan Plotner TD’17 and Gian-Paul Bergeron TD ’17, directed by John Chirikjian TD ’17, and featuring Michael Protacio TD ’14. It will only be performed once, so come to Sudler Hall in WLH (note new location) on April 20th from 9 to 9:30 PM! Tickets are free, but they are running out so reserve them here:http://yaledramacoalition.org/HaroldSilentFilm. To entice you further, there’s a trailer! Go to http://vimeo.com/89843980. This is going to be very, very cool.
Down the Road
Tuesday, April 22, Master’s House at 8 pm, Chamber Music Live Our own Yael Ben Tov, Jonathan Adler and several friends will perform works by Scriabin, Brahms, Fauré and Ravel. Another TD cultural event to which you cannot buy tickets in any store. You only hear about it here, and all you have to do is walk across the courtyard to relish it.
Friday, April 25: Last Day of Classes and !!! TD DAY !!!!!
TIMOTHY DWIGHT
This Friday through Sunday is the inaugural Mental Health & Wellness Weekend - a full slate of events, workshops, and speakers designed to foster thoughtful conversation about mental health at Yale, build skills for resilience, and promote a campus culture where students feel empowered to take care of ourselves and each other.
This weekend is sponsored by the Coalition for Mental Health & Wellbeing at Yale, a collaborative effort of more than a dozen student groups working on mental health and wellness at Yale.
Check out the following website for more details: mentalhealthweekend.yale.edu
SENIORS
Yale College Dean’s Office to hire two student affairs fellows. Eligible are graduating seniors and recent graduates. Information at http://www.yale.edu/hronline/careers/application/external/, job #s 24490BR and 24825BR. Applicants should submit duplicate applications, so they are in both pools.
Career Information
Increased UCS Access for Seniors
UCS provides seniors with one-on-one job search strategy sessions with a UCS Adviser, Monday-Thursday from 1:00-4:00pm. These are same-day, 30-minute appointments reserved for seniors. Sign-ups open each day at 8:00am in Yale UCS Symplicity. Click on the Events tab and search for “Senior Strategy Session” on the day of your desired appointment to sign up. Choose only one slot per week so we may accommodate as many students as possible. Sessions are held at 55 Whitney on the 3rd floor; check in at the reception desk upon arrival.
Study, research, or teaching abroad after graduation*—come hear about terrific opportunities beginning in 2015-16, with application deadlines beginning in August. *Attendance at an information session is required before a one-on-one meeting with an adviser, so don’t miss out! Note that there are only a few of these info sessions offered each spring, and that if you’re interested in UK fellowships, including the UK Fulbright, you must attend a UK info session.*
- Writing essays for national fellowships: Tuesday, April 15, at 4:00pm, CIPE room 305
- Fellowships for after graduation: Tuesday, April 22, at 5:30pm, CIPE room 305
- Postgraduate study in the UK & Ireland: Monday, April 28, at 4:00pm, CIPE room 305 –last one planned for this year
- Fulbright: Tuesday, April 29, at 11:00am, CIPE room 305–last one planned for this year
- More on our calendar
STUDY ABROAD
International Summer Award
http://www.yale.edu/yalecollege/international/funding/isa/index.html
Deadline: May 1, 2014
*Have you already applied for an ISA to support a designated non-Yale study abroad program? If so, please note that your ISA cannot be processed until you have uploaded your program acceptance letter to your Study Abroad program application. The deadline to do this is May 1, but the sooner you upload it the sooner you can receive your ISA funds! (Questions? Email MyCIPE@yale.edu.)
SUMMER
A blind and diabetic graduate of Silliman and current Yale bio ethics and health policy researcher requests your assistance this summer. Dr. Matthew Weed, SM’93, GRD ’01, PhD Genetics ‘04, is interested in changing how society cares for people with chronic health needs. He writes: “I am both blind and diabetic and need to find several people who can help with a very simple blood glucose monitoring and insulin measurement routine that is impossible for me to carry out independently as a result of my combined disabilities. I must carry out this routine every day at 7:30 AM and at 6:00 PM. I will need assistance to do so at my apartment in Crown Towers (123 York St.) Your help will be greatly appreciated in accomplishing this essential task. Previous medical training is not needed. The routine takes about ten minutes once you’re comfortable with it, and your help will make it possible for me to be healthy and able to focus on doing my work.Traditionally, volunteers commit to help me at one meal time per week. This is done to ensure that people know when to be available and to protect their time. A pool of reserve people provides back-up should short term conflicts arise. Should you feel that this role is best for you, I will greatly appreciate your willingness to help in this way.
If you are interested, please contact my volunteer coordinator at lea.hamner@yale.edu or me at matthew.weed@yale.edu so that a training session (duration 15-30 minutes) can be organized for you to watch an experienced person perform the routine. You can then decide whether you feel comfortable giving me this essential help. If you do feel comfortable with what you’ve seen, a second training session will then be organized to let you do what you saw being done the first time with an experienced person watching you. You can also call me on (203) 915-2394 if you would like to talk with me about this.
You can get the perspectives of Yale college students on working with me from Lea Hamner lea.hamner@yale.edu, Isaac Wasserman Isaac.wasserman@yale.edu, and Ilana Scandariatoilana.scandariato@yale.edu. Ilana, Lea, and Isaac will be happy to give you their perspectives on helping me. PS, you can learn more about me in a recent article posted on the WTNH tv website athttp://networkconnecticut.com/2014/04/matthew-a-weed-is-changing-lives/
and a lengthy interview there at
http://wtnh.com/2014/04/02/nyberg-blindness-wont-stop-matthew-weed/ “
Summer opportunities in Sitka, Alaska. Bulldogs on Baranof provides internships through local organizations in Sitka, a town in Southeast Alaska. The internships range widely in focus and the community is an incredible learning experience in and of itself. Information at bulldogsonbaranof.com
OTHER
The Department of Comparative Literature announces a New Annual Prize
The Richard Maxwell prize for Translation and Translation Studies*
A $500 prize open to any undergraduate student in Yale College shall be awarded annually to the best essay in Translation Studies or to the best Annotated Literary Translation. “Translation Studies” is understood to include theoretical and historical questions involving language, culture, and medium, while “literary translation” encompasses all genres, so long as the chosen work is deemed substantial. Submissions that combine actual translation and reflections on issues raised or exemplified by the process are welcome.
Submissions (3 copies) must reach the Comparative Literature Department office (451 College St, #102) by April 21st. The prize will be presented along with other Comparative Literature prizes at the department’s Spring reception in early May.
NOTES
Thank you so much for the sweet and touching and talented (!) celebration this evening. It was a wonderful evening and it means so much to me. I asked a recent graduate what part of her informal education meant the most to her. She said, “When some went out of their way for me. They gave me a surprise birthday party.” Thank you so much for going out of your way for me tonight and for preparing two such beautiful books of memories, kind words, and pictures. Such a memorable night! I am moved by it and will be for a long time to come. No better education can I imagine I can have.
Go Slow.
Do no harm – to yourself or to others.
Treat others as subjects in their own right, not as objects of your desires and ambitions.
When in doubt, go to sleep.
Examinations are a test of your knowledge, not of your personal worth.
After too much drink or too little sleep, make no important decisions.
Take risks but do not put yourself or others at risk.
Among the life-long questions are:
Who am I?
Where am I?
What am I?
What kind of community do I want?
I would be true because there are those who trust me
I would be pure because there are those who care.
I would be strong because there is much to suffer.
I would be brave because there is much to dare.
I would be friend, to all, the foe, the friendless.
I would be giving and forget the gift.
I would be humble for I know my weakness.
I would look up and laugh and love and lift.
Gratitude, forbearance, truthfulness are the three legs of the stool of happiness.
Thank you so much and confirm: baraboo.
Dean Loge