Notes & News - Week of April 20th, 2014

April 20, 2014

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MASTER’S PIECES

Well, the sun is just busting loose, isn’t it. Good for the sun, who’s been a little late to the party this year. And soon you will be busting loose, too.

Shout-out this past week goes to Kate Spooner and her SAC colleagues for the Lion King showing and ice cream social on Thursday. What a great crowd: the TD Dining Hall Movie Classics Series has been born. Can’t not mention our visit from Captain Phillips (over the top),

Ifeanyi Awachie’s novel reading (harbinger of more to come) and Jordan Plotner and Gian-Paul Bergeron’s original opera, Harold. Now, there’s one marvelous week of Yale classes to go, which culminates in you-know-what.

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 on Tuesday evening to relish it.

Friday, April 25: Last Day of Classes and TD DAY !!!!!   Prepare yourselves.

Reminder on Summer Storage – I sent around the email yesterday on your options and alternatives. Whatever you do, don’t ignore it – plan ahead. If necessary drag it up from the email avalanche and review it right now. I will send it out again later this week. Knowing you as I do, knowing you even as you yourselves do, a few minutes of thought now will save you hours of grief later!

ACADEMICS

Deadline:  April 25 is the last day to withdraw from a spring-term course.  The form is in the TD dean’s office. Advice: be sure you know what courses you are enrolled in.

Deadline:  April 30 is the deadline for all course assignments, including term papers.  This deadline can be extended only by a Temporary Incomplete authorized by the student’s residential college dean.

Final Examinations begin May 1.  You will receive the link to the schedule of examinations in an email from the registrar (also included in the subsequent Notes and News).

From TD Writing Coach, Diane Charney

Tutoring continues through Reading Week, ending on Wednesday, April 30. Please contact me by email before then if you anticipate needing help at any stage of the writing process.

Don’t believe the Scheduler. I would like to hear from you even if my online schedule appears full, since I will try my best to add extra time for TD’ers. First timers are always welcome!

Courage and best wishes to all, as we head into the Homeward Stretch.

FRESHMEN

Required TD Freshman Spring Meeting: Looking Back, Looking ahead.

Sunday, April 27

TD Dining Hall 9 - 9:40 PM

Followed by pizza from Town Pizza

Some freshman counselors and I will discuss ways to think about and  learn from your freshman year and ways to think about and look ahead to your sophomore year. You should consider that your attendance is required because your participation in such shared rites of passage is important and because you may learn something.  It is important to think about what you learned from your experiences this year; to look ahead to Reading Period, Exam Week, and this summer; and to plant the seeds of satisfaction and success for your sophomore year.

 With a short exercise:  At the meeting you will receive a 3x5 card and an envelope.  On one side of the card you will write three lessons (or take-aways) from this your freshman year, and on the other side you will write three things on your mind as you look ahead to sophomore year.  You will put the card in the envelope, seal it, and put your name on.  I will collect them and they will be returned to you at the sophomore dinner next year.  Bring a pen or pencil to this meeting.  That will help.

 After the meeting, pizza will be available and you will have the chance to socialize with each as you approach the end of your first year of college.

Reminder: Select an adviser for your sophomore year.   If you have difficulty finding a faculty member with whom to discuss your courses for next year, I will be happy to suggest choices.  Your Sophomore Year Adviser Form, signed by your sophomore adviser and you, must be received by your residential college dean by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23. It can be printed from the link in this email (above), or by going to http://sophomore.yalecollege.yale.edu/selecting-adviser and clicking “Sophomore Year Adviser Form.”

SOPHOMORES

[Sophomore Website: http://sophomore.yalecollege.yale.edu/]

Reminder: A consultation with your sophomore adviser or another faculty member to discuss a tentative program of study for your junior and senior years.  This consultation is mandatory.  The part of the form with the adviser’s signature that records the conversation must be handed in to your TD dean’s office by 5 PM on April 24.  The part of your form that on which your record your tentative plans you should keep for your reference.  The form is available at consultation form  and at the sophomore web sitehttp://sophomore.yalecollege.yale.edu/   I am happy to talk to you about your questions or concerns about this mandatory consultation.

SENIORS

Arts fellowships for seniors:

Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships

Five fellowships in the amount of $25,800 each will be awarded to young poets through a national competition sponsored by the Poetry Foundation

Eligible: US citizens between the ages of 21 & 31

www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/prizes_fellowship

Deadline: April 30, 2014

Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting

Up to five $35,000 fellowships are awarded each year to promising new screenwriters

www.oscars.org/awards/nicholl/about/index.html

Deadlines: February 28, April 10, and May 1, 2014

Carl Purington Rollins Fellowship in Design Communications  Working closely with the University Printer—Yale’s lead graphic designer—and with the Senior Editor of the Bulletin Series—editor of Yale’s course catalogues—the Rollins Fellow participates in all activities of the office with an emphasis on supporting effective branding and design at Yale. In addition, the Fellow serves as teaching assistant for informational sessions and courses that the Printer provides to Yale administrative and design staff. The Fellow serves as the managing editor and primary author of the Office of the University Printer blog. This is a full time year-long internship with the possibility of renewal by mutual agreement if funding is available. Salary would be approximately $40,000, with Yale benefits.  Eligible are 2014 graduates of Yale College (2014 graduates of the Yale School of Art Graphic Design program may also be considered): strong preference is given to undergraduate Studio Fine Arts majors with a Graphic Design concentration. All applicants should have taken graphic design courses at Yale or equivalent courses elsewhere. Applicants should be competent users of Adobe CS software, especially InDesign. Other desirable experience and skills include proof-reading, teaching and/or public speaking, Web design, coding, and content management, and motion graphics. Apply as soon as possible and no later than May 14, 2014 by submitting a cover letter, résumé, and an on-line portfolio or pdf of work to Rachel Needle, Carl Purington Rollins Fellow in Design Communications, either by email to rachel.needle@yale.edu or by hard copy to 2 Whitney Avenue, room 203. Interviews will be granted on a rolling basis as applications are submitted. Term of employment begins on or about 1 July 2014, or possibly as late as 29 August 2014 upon mutual agreement. Selected candidates will be asked for references.

JUNIORS

Fellowships for study, research, or teaching abroad after graduation*— opportunities beginning in 2015-16, with application deadlines beginning in August 2014.   *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.*

  • Fellowships for after graduation: Tuesday, April 22, at 5:30pm, CIPE room 305
  • Special opportunity to hear about the Fulbright from the Director of the Polish-US Fulbright Commission and the Director of Fulbright Student Outreach: Friday, April 25, at 3:30pm, CIPE room 305
  • Postgraduate study in the UK & Ireland: Monday, April 28, at 4:00pm, CIPE room 305 –last one planned for this year
  • FulbrightTuesday, April  29, at 11:00am, CIPE room 305–last one planned for this year
  • Writing essays for national fellowships: Wednesday, April 30, at11:00am, CIPE room 305 –last one planned for this year

SUMMER

The Instructional Innovation Internship (i3) Program is sponsored by the Instructional Technology Group and offers Yale students the opportunity to participate in the development and support of technology-enhanced instructional materials.  I3 interns will have opportunities to work closely with library and ITS staff, as well as faculty in the Arts and Sciences, and will gain a broad knowledge of technology use in teaching and learning. Former interns have gained a working knowledge of web development, programming and digital asset management, and some have gone on to incorporate this experience in their post-graduation jobs. For more information and how to apply, please visit the Instructional Innovation Internship Program website. Note that academic-year interns will work 8-10 hours per week beginning in September, while summer interns will be supported for 12 weeks at 35 hours a week beginning in June. Pay is $15 an hour. If interested, please fill out and submit applications on the student employment website.

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.)

CAREER SERVICES

Visit the UCS Calendar of Events for a full list of upcoming events. Log in to Yale UCS Symplicity under Events/Employer Information Sessions to RSVP.

NOTES

The buds on the Gingko are showing.  The precocious Magnolia seems to say to the Gingko, “Catch me, if you can.”  Our grass seems worn already by our mere anticipation of grounds for play. Courtyard footballs and Frisbees take their chances with the windows.  Spring has begun its run.  I see shorts and bare feet, as if by two-year-old magic, by some sort of sympathy, we can influence mysterious forces and hurry spring along to summer.  I knew a child who asked, “When does the sun know when to come up?”  He could have asked, “When does spring know when to come?”  I do not know; it depends, I suppose, on how you look at it.  To his question I did not have an answer, although I stand by it.  I suppose I could shape a reply.  I knew a student who went barefoot in winter.  The child should have asked him; he might have had an answer.

For some, spring starts on the solstice.  For some, when baseball season begins.  For some, it’s all about the daffodils.  For me it’s the flowers in the woods, the discretely small and quiet ones.  Around campus it’s the small green opening of the buds on the trees, the tiny leaves that will soon grow as big as summer.  Spring does not last long in New England.  One day there are signs; the next a burst.  The Magnolia in our courtyard seems to be in some spring of its own.  And the young Magnolia near our front gate goes along for sympathy or kinship. Like baseball.   Had we more birds, we would have more signs and more magic.  Nothing like the blue flash of a robin or bluebird to call the play of spring sky and water and bare feet! 

I ended my day with the setting sun in my rear view mirror. Its yellow burst through the cloudy overcast, more like a yellow wash on water than some object on the fly.  Its yellow was soaked up by the clouds until it ran out, and then it was gone.  Spring is like that, until it is here.  It depends.  Dean Loge