2-24-15: TD Notes & News
Master’s Pieces
Morning, folks. More “fresh breezes” at the moment, with a temp hovering around 4 F. A good lung full will wake you up. We’re starting construction on a Swedish sauna in the courtyard, which should be ready for use about mid-July. I’m all about critical improvements in the college.
As we roll into heavy midterm season, here’s what’s in store for the week:
· Tuesday, February 24, Iron Chef Competition at 5 pm in Commons Great event, with lots of free food and interesting food exhibitions, plus the opportunity to cheer our TD team to victory in the cooking competition portion of the evening. Walk over there, it’s just not that far, and get into the food. (Our team also gets points relative to how many folks show up!)
· Friday, February 27, TD Sophomore Dinner We start with a reception in the Master’s House at 5:30 pm and then head down to your special dinner in the DH at 6:15. If you’re a sophomore, watch your email for more details. If you’re not a sophomore, you’ll be touring the wonderful world of residential college dining elsewhere that evening. It’s all good, just not as good as TD.
· Saturday, February 28, TUIB and TD Friends concert in the DH, starting at 9 pm Tangled Up in Blue (TUIB) returns for the umpteenth straight year in this fantastic TD tradition celebrating, what else?, roots music. TUIB will draw their huge campus following, incorporate some of their special friends for performances, and also include some special TD guest artist appearances. Ask anyone, this is a mood elevator going to the top floor.
Community note: it’s incredible how a small act of thoughtfulness or kindness makes a difference, especially this time of year, when the combination of winter and midterms and the approaching break and approaching room draw (or graduation!) has people generally in mood-challenged state. Think of someone you happen to know who’s bitten off more than they can chew and figure out a way to offer a word of encouragement or lighten their day. It could be anything.
Dean’s Domain
From a part of Ralph Ellison’s draft Invisible Man; it ended up on the cutting-room floor during the editing process but it has since been salvaged: “Still the passion persists. I feel the need to reaffirm all of it, the whole unhappy territory and all the things loved and unlovable in it, for it is all part of me.”
I think sometimes Yale culture suggests that only “the things loved” – the joys, the successes, the IM victories – merit memory or affirmation; but Ellison is on the money in insisting on the “need to reaffirm all of it… for it is all part of me (you, Yale itself).” And really, this is the only honest way to go forward – here or anywhere.
ACADEMIC DEADLINES
February 25 Spring second-half classes begin
March 1 Summer Abroad 2015 application due
March 5 Fall Term Abroad and Academic Year 2015-16 Abroad application due
March 6 MIDTERM
Last day to drop a full-term course without a W on the transcript
2015 Freshman Counselor decisions announced at noon
Global Summer Program 2015 application due
March 7-22 Spring Recess
March 16 Petition Deadline for Simultaneous Degree Students
April6 Last day to convert from the Credit/D/Fail option in a spring-term course to a letter grade.
Last day to drop a spring second-half course without a W on the transcript.
April 17 Last day to convert a spring second-half course from Cr/D/F to a letter grade.
Housing season begins after spring break.
There will be mandatory (and brief!) housing meetings next Monday, March 2nd.
Class of 2018: 8:00 p.m.
Class of 2017: 8:30 p.m.
Class of 2016: 9:00 p.m.
All meetings will take place in the dining hall. Please be on time!
Yale-NUS Events
Yale-NUS College Employment Information Session (open positions in Symplicity)
Thursday February 26, 5:00-6:00pm, Yale-NUS Office, 282 York Street, 2nd Floor.
Open to Yale College Graduating Seniors & Graduate Students.
Yale-NUS CollegeStudy Abroad Panel. Thursday, February 26, 6:00-7:00pm, Master’s House, Berkeley College. Please join us for this panel hosted by Master Marvin Chun with special guests Pericles Lewis and Kyle Farley as well as current visiting students from Yale-NUS. Learn more about Yale-NUS, the campus and opportunities for collaboration as well as possible study abroad in Singapore. Tina Kirk, Director of Study Abroad, will be in attendance to answer questions about study abroad planning and the application process.
Office of Career Strategy
Career Walk-in Advising
Advisors will be available to answer quick questions at 55 Whitney Avenue, 3rd Floor from 10:00am-4:00pm, Monday-Thursday and on Fridays at LC 207 from 11:30am-4:00pm. Each walk-in 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.
Yale Treks currently accepting applications
Gain first-hand knowledge about a career field, and connect directly with people working in that field by going on a Yale Trek to an organization’s site. Participating employers, from an array of industry sectors, will arrange informational discussions, panels and site tours. Yale Treks will take place March 9– 20 and are open to all students. View the current listing in Symplicity by conducting an ‘advanced job search’ and ‘show me’ Yale Treks.
Deadline to submit your resume is February 25
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 and Yale Summer Session
Yale Summer Session – New Haven Courses
The 2015 summer application is open. Summer study at the world’s top research universities; scholarships available. Deadline is March 6.
UK Summer Program Info Sessions: London School of Economics
Tuesday, February 24, 4:00-5:00pm, CIPE, 55 Whitney Avenue, 3rd floor, Room 305
Learn more about summer study in London. Meet with Tina Kirk, Director of Study Abroad, who will share details about the Yale application process, academic considerations, and the International Summer Award (ISA).
Academic Programs Abroad (APA), Paris Study Abroad Information Session
Tuesday, February 24, 4:00-5:00pm, CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave, 3rd Floor, Room 369
Lindsay Turlan, Assistant Director of APA Paris, will be on campus to talk with students about this opportunity to live and study in France for a semester or academic year.
Study Abroad Walk-in Hours in Bass L30A
Friday, February 27, 1:00-3:00pm, Bass Library, L30A
Bring your quick questions to the Study Abroad Walk-in hours. These meetings are 15 minutes in length and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad – Deadline extended for select programs with available seats!
Interested students should:
· Contact studyabroad@yale.edu
· Indicate the program to which they wish to apply
· Submit all forms by Wednesday, March 4, 11:59 PM
Brazil: Elementary Portuguese + Culture
Brazil: Intermediate Portuguese (Prerequisite: PORT 120 or equivalent)
Mbabane: Visual Approaches to Global Health
Morocco: Society & Politics of North Africa
Paris: Advanced Culture and Conversation in Paris (Prerequisite: FREN 150)
Paris: Age of the Cathedrals
Paris: Belle Époque France
Paris: Paris and the Cinema
Paris: Private Law & Contract in the U.S. & France (Prerequisite: ECON 121, or permission of instructor) Students who have not taken ECON 121 but have relevant background may receive permission from instructor to apply; contact richard.brooks@yale.edu.
Prague: Cinematic Storytelling in Prague
Prague: In Kafka’s Spirit: Film & Fiction
Quito: Intermediate Spanish I & II + Culture (Prerequisite: SPAN 120 or equivalent)
Rome: Rome (Prerequisite: HUMS 444) Students who have not taken HUMS 44 but have significant humanities or Classics background may receive permission from instructor to apply; contact virginia.jewiss@yale.edu.
Tanga: Intermediate Kiswahili (Prerequisite: 120 or equivalent)
Tanga: Advanced Kiswahili (Prerequisite: SWAH 140b or equivalent)
Fellowships
Spring is a great time to explore postgraduate fellowships—perhaps while you’re waiting to hear results of summer fellowship applications? Browse www.yale.edu/fellowships for lists of fellowships by class year, calendar of deadlines,application advice, and much more.
Fulbright information session (1 of 4 scheduled before the fall deadline)
Wednesday, February 25, 4:00-5:00pm, CIPE room 305
Juniors, seniors, and anyone else interested: come hear about this terrific opportunity 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!)
Rhodes and beyond: fellowships for postgraduate study in the UK & Ireland (1 of 4 scheduled before fall deadlines)
Thursday, February 26, 4:00-5:00pm, 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 deadlines for freshmen, sophomores & juniors
UK Fulbright Summer Institutes
· Funded summer study abroad programs at 9 locations in Britain, for US freshmen and sophomores; details atwww.fulbright.org.uk/fulbright-awards/exchanges-to-the-uk/undergraduates.
· Deadline: February 26
La Casa Cathy Kissee Sandoval Scholar of the House Fellowship
· Supports proposals to study relevant issues concerning US Latina/o communities; projects with a community-engagement focus are especially encouraged. Open to currently-enrolled Yale sophomores & juniors in any major. Details and application at http://lacasa.yalecollege.yale.edu/scholar-house.
· Deadline: March 1
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
· Supports up to a year of study abroad in any discipline. Eligible: current frosh, sophomores, and juniors who are US citizens and nationals and also Pell Grant recipients. Details and application at www.iie.org/gilman.
· Deadline: March 3, for summer and term-time 2015-16 (Note that you must also meet Yale’s deadlines to apply for Study Abroad and for Yale credit.)
John E. Linck & Alanne Headland Linck Fellowship
· Supports internships and projects of educational value or humanitarian service to others; open to Yale freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Details/application via the Yale Student Grants Database.
· Deadline: March 3
Women in Government Summer Undergraduate Fellowships
· Supports challenging internships with elected representatives in Congress or in other political arenas; open to Yalefreshmen, sophomores, and juniors who are US citizens. Application via the Yale Student Grants Database.
· Deadline: March 3
· Supports summer research, independent study, and internships that have a significant study/research component; open to Yale freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Application via the Yale Student Grants Database.
· Deadline: March 23
Yale College Dean’s Research Fellowships in the Sciences
· Support full-time summer research lasting at least 8 weeks and under the supervision of a Yale faculty member; open to sophomores and juniors proposing research in the natural sciences, engineering, mathematics and computer science. Application via the Yale Student Grants Database.
· Deadline: March 24
Upcoming deadline for seniors
Immigrant Justice Corps Community Fellowship
· Offers two years of training, mentorship and support through meaningful work with the Immigrant Justice Corps, in communities in NYC; open to graduating seniors and recent alumni. See http://justicecorps.org/fellowship/ for details and contact current Community Fellow Aseem Mehta, BR’14, with questions at amehta@justicecorps.org.
· Deadline: March 2
OTHER
Connecticut NASA Space Grant Consortium is accepting applications for grants and fellowships. The next deadline is Tuesday March 3rd, 2015 at 2pm. The Space Grant Consortium encourages all undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty conducting NASA-related research to apply. In the past the consortium has funded research from different fields including: electrical and mechanical engineering, environmental science, applied physics, astronomy, physics, and biology. People conducting research in other science and engineering fields are also welcomed to apply. For more information and to submit your application please go to
Interested in becoming a CCE? The CCE mission is to create a more positive sexual climate on campus. CCEs collaborate with individuals and communities to transform traditional events, gather and share community wisdom, and create space—both literally and figuratively—for people to make mindful social and sexual choices. CCEs also serve as a resource for students who have experienced or heard about sexual misconduct, providing a peer avenue to accessing SHARE, the UWC, Title IX, and the Yale Police. The prime qualifications for being a CCE are optimism, creativity, and a desire to make Yale a better place. A sense of humor helps, too! There’s no need for prior experience in sexual violence prevention; everyone goes through extensive training. The CCEs are paid employees of the YCDO. Once the start-of-year trainings are complete, CCEs generally work between 5 and 7 hours per week. For more information or to apply, please visit us at yale.edu/cce or write to cce@yale.edu.
Yale Asian American Studies Conference 2015, February 27, 2015. Keynote Speaker: Don T. Nakanishi, UCLA. The Yale Asian American Studies Conference 2015 will feature some of the most prominent and innovative voices in the field of Asian American Studies. Asian American Studies is a rich field that spans many disciplines and our panels will feature a variety of scholars from institutions across the country. Panels will discuss the state of the field and intersections between Asian American Studies and fields such as art and visual culture, music, literature, disability studies, migration studies, urban studies, and religious studies. Our keynote speaker will be Yale alum and groundbreaking scholar in the field, Don Nakinishi, ‘71 B.A. See the full list of panel participants, more information, and register at the Conference Tab at http://aacc.yalecollege.yale.edu. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact Conference Assistant, Lili Johnson, at lili.johnson@yale.edu.
AYA Reunion Head Clerk Jobs AYA is looking for Reunion Head Clerks for Yale College Reunions this spring. They will be interviewing and hiring 16 Head Clerks to assist them during the term, starting after Spring Break, and during reunion weekends May 20 – 31, 2015. The application (Job #1981) is open now on the SEO Web site and will close at the end of the month. Head Clerks process reunion registrations and later head up a team of their peers during the reunion weekends in May. The position requires a high degree of organization and responsibility, as well as significant contact with our staff and with alumni of all ages.
Yale College Dean’s Research Fellowship and the Yale Science Scholars Program: http://science.yalecollege.yale.edu/. For fellowship or application questions please contact Donalee Slater at donalee.slater@yale.edu.
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.
Yale Service Break in Cleveland, OH, March 8 - 14, 2015. For the second year, CLC is partnering with the Yale Alumni Association of Cleveland to bring Yale students to Cleveland for (i) Cleveland Service Break March 8 – 14, 2015. For more information, go to: http://www.cleveleads.org/document.doc?id=3429
The Dwight Hall Public School Interns (PSIs)serve as liaisons between a New Haven public school and the Yale community by strengthening current volunteer efforts in the schools and by finding new ways to match resources at Yale with the needs of the school. PSIs spend time at their school each week, becoming experts on the school community and offering direct service to teachers, students, and administrators. Interns might provide the school with individual tutors, or special one-time programs to enrich current lessons. Interns work closely with contacts at the school to discuss the role of Yale volunteers and problems the school might be facing. We currently have 14 interns participating in local elementary, middle, and high schools. Please contact anthony.fumagalli@yale.edu for application and any questions. Applications are due on Friday, Feb. 27.