4-23-15: TD Notes & News
Master’s Pieces
You are almost there, my friends. Deep, centering breath – all together now: breathe in – breathe out – breathe in – breathe out. Good. Do this once every hour until I give the signal to stop. You can make an exception tomorrow, because it will be:
· Friday, April 24, starting at 11:00 am: TD DAY!!!! The inflatables and picnic and music and popcorn and whatnot will start at 11. It’s going to be cool and breezy, but we should be seeing Mr. Sun, who has never failed to appear on TD Day in living memory. Time to take a chill pill on the windowsill. Make the courtyard and friends your priority for a couple-three hours at least. Our day will wrap with a courtyard steak dinner starting at 5.
Community Notes: Watch your email box for the year-end departure and summer storage memo. I hope to have it out later today or early tomorrow morning. Mission critical information. We’ll also open the dining hall open for late night studying this coming Monday, with pizza deliveries, etc. More to come, but count on it.
Dean’s Domain
In anticipation of TD Day and Spring Fling, I’ll offer this moment from the wonderful novel (the best children’s novels retain their wonder!) Charlotte’s Web, which finds two creatures anticipating the upcoming county fair:
“I’m staying right here,” grumbled the rat. “I haven’t the slightest interest in fairs.”
“That’s because you’ve never been to one,” remarked the old sheep. “A fair is a rat’s paradise. Everybody spills food at a fair. A rat can creep out late at night and have a feast. In the horse barn you will find oats that the trotters and pacers have spilled. In the trampled grass of the infield you will find old discarded lunch boxes containing the foul remains of peanut butter sandwiches, hard-boiled eggs, cracker crumbs, bits of doughnuts, and particles of cheese. In the hard-packed dirt of the midway, after the glaring lights are out and the people have gone home to bed, you will find a veritable treasure of popcorn fragments, frozen custard dribblings, candied apples abandoned by tired children sugar fluff crystals, salted almonds, popsicles, partially gnawed ice cream cones, and the wooden sticks of lollypops. Everywhere is loot for a rat – in tents, in booths, in hay lofts – why, a fair has enough disgusting leftover food to satisfy a whole army of rats.
Templeton’s eyes were blazing. “Is this true?” he asked. “Is this appetizing yarn of yours true? I like high living, and what you say tempts me.”
“It is true,” said the old sheep. “Go to the fair, Templeton. You will find that the conditions at a fair will surpass your wildest dreams. Buckets with sour mash sticking to them, tin cans containing particles of tuna fish, greasy bags stuffed with rotten…”
“That’s enough!” cried Templeton. “Don’t tell me anymore! I’m going!”
I love this passage for the tremendous excesses it so clearly conjures – and also for the sense of relativism it insists upon, the non-universality of what is “foul” or “disgusting” vs. “paradise.” Here’s hoping that all of your weekends skew toward the latter…
ACADEMIC DEADLINES
April 24 Classes end
Last day to drop a spring-term or second-half course
TD Day
April 25 Spring Fling
April 25-30 Reading period; all course assignments other than term paper or term projects are due by April 30
April 28 Senior dinner
May 1-6 Final exam period
TUTORING
Writing Tutors: http://www.yale.edu/bass
Writing Partners: www.yale.edu/writing
Sc/QRTutoring: http://www.yale.edu/mstutor
Language Tutoring: http://cls.yale.edu/foreign-language-tutoring
SOPHOMORES
April 24 at 5 pm Consultation on Long-Range Academic Plans form due by 5pm to TD Dean’s Office (consultation form)
Sophomore website; www.yale.edu/sophomore. Among other information and advice for sophomores, listed on the site are seminars for sophomores and departmental information meetings, which are updated during the term. As for other information about majors, at the web site you can search alumni by their major in Yale College and learn what they do now.
Center for International and Professional Experience (CIPE)
Office of Career Strategy
Career Walk-In Hours Suspended During the Summer
Walk-in hours will end for the semester on Friday, April 24. Students can still make career advising appointments throughSymplicity (Appointments Tab) and phone appointments are available throughout the summer. Please indicate a phone number when making the appointment. Same-day senior appointments will also continue through the week of Graduation.
Visit the Calendar of Events for a full list of upcoming events. Log in to Symplicity under Events/Employer Information Sessions to RSVP.
Yale Summer Session
Global Summer Program at Yale
Take a class at Yale this summer with international peers from top research institutions! Moral Foundations of Politics (PLSC S118) will be offered this summer as the Global Summer Program at Yale. Limited number of seats available and partial funding for two Yale students enrolled is available. 1 Credit. Tuition $3,600. Session B: July 6 - August 7. Please see http://summer.yale.edu for the course descriptions and more details about the Global Summer Program.
Questions: Contact Kathy Trputec, Global Summer Program Coordinator (kathy.trputec@yale.edu)
Fellowships
Attending an information session is the first step to booking an advising appointment, and the last sessions of term are upon us—don’t miss out! Browse www.yale.edu/fellowships for calendar of events, lists of fellowships by class year, and much more.
*If you have won an external scholarship, fellowship, or other award not administered through Fellowship Programs, please let us know: we would like to celebrate your accomplishment! More importantly, we’d also like to know if you would be willing to be listed on our website and to serve as a resource for future Yale applicants—it really makes a difference. Please email katherine.dailinger@yale.edu, telling us what award you won, what the award will help you do, and the website (if available) for additional information about the award. Thank you and congratulations!
Upcoming events
Fellowships for after graduation (2 of 2 general intros scheduled this spring)
Thursday, April 23, 4:30-5:30pm, CIPE room 305
Juniors, seniors, and anyone else interested: Not sure what you’d like to do after graduation, or curious about fellowships open to graduating seniors? Whether you’re a US citizen or an international student here at Yale, there are many terrific postgraduate opportunities around the world—from scientific research to the practice of an art to the teaching of English.
Fulbright information session (4 of 4 scheduled before the fall deadline)
Monday, April 27, 3:00-4:00pm, CIPE room 305
Juniors, seniors, and anyone else interested: come hear about this terrific opportunity offered by the Fulbright to spend a purposeful year in one of more than 140 countries around the globe. (Not a US citizen? Come anyway—Yale offers some similar fellowships open to any graduating senior, and much of what you hear will apply to those, too!)
Writing essays for national fellowships (last one scheduled this term)
Monday, April 27, 4:00-5:00pm, CIPE room 305
Thinking of applying this fall for national fellowships like Fulbright, Goldwater, Marshall, Rhodes, Schwarzman, or Truman? Take a study break, and get a head start on your application with insights and advice from Fellowships team! Applications are less daunting with a little help…
Rhodes and beyond: fellowships for postgraduate study in the UK & Ireland (4 of 4 scheduled before fall deadlines)
Wednesday, April 29, 12:30-1:30pm, CIPE room 305
Juniors, seniors, and anyone else interested: come hear from folks who have pursued postgraduate study in the UK & Ireland and about fellowships to support this (US citizenship NOT required).
Upcoming deadline for freshmen, sophomores & juniors
· Deadline: May 1 (Please note that deadlines for study abroad and internship programs are earlier.)
Upcoming deadlines for seniors
NEW: Carl Purington Rollins Fellowship in Design Communications
· Supports a terrific postgraduate internship with the Yale University Printer. Eligible are graduating seniors, especially Arts majors with a concentration in Graphic Design. Details in the Fellowships calendar of events and deadlines (see www.yale.edu/fellowships).
· Deadline: April 30
Rotary International Peace Fellowships
· Support a master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Resolution at one of several specified programs in the US & abroad. (US citizenship not required.) Yale students are very welcome to apply for the New Haven Rotary Club’s nomination; see www.newhaven-rotary.org and email newhavenrotaryscholarships@gmail.com for details/application form.
· Deadline to apply for endorsement by the New Haven Rotary Club: May 1
NIH Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (Postbac IRTA/CRTA)
· Provides recent college graduates an opportunity to spend 1-2 years performing full-time research at the National Institutes of Health. Eligible: seniors and recent alumni, US citizens & permanent residents who plan to apply to graduate or professional (medical/dental/pharmacy) school during their tenure in the IRTA/CRTA program. Details/application at www.training.nih.gov/programs/postbac_irta.
· Deadline: rolling (application should be made 3-6 months before hoped-for start at NIH)
Full-Time Job Opportunity with the Yale Women Faculty Forum (WFF):
Gender Equity and Policy Postgraduate/Postdoctoral Associate
The WFF is currently seeking applications from recent graduates of Yale University (BA, MA, M.Phil, or Ph.D) for the position of Gender Equity and Policy Postgraduate/Postdoctoral Associate. Those interested in gender and diversity in the academy are encouraged to apply. For more information about this position and for application instructions, please visit our website.
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, Jennifer Czincz or Amy Meyers if you are interested in participating. Carole Goldberg: 203 432 0310, carole.goldberg@yale.edu; Jennifer Czincz: 203 432 2610, Jennifer.czincz@yale.edu; Amy Myers: 203 436 8217, amy.myers@yale.edu.