3-2-15: TD Notes & News
Master’s Pieces
Afternoon, good people. You scream, I scream, we all scream for midterms. Here’s hoping that you find the peace in the heart of the lotus. Somewhere way down deep there, somewhere in the lotus but where exactly?, I don’t know, should it be this hard to find?, but you know somebody who found it once, or who heard that or read that, or maybe I knew somebody one time who heard it or read it, the somewhere you could find it. In the lotus.
If it should happen to elude you, at least you’re going on break, which is nothing to sneeze at. Accordingly, the Notes & News event line goes a bit quiet this week, except for this announcement:
· Monday, March 9, Spring Break Study Break (excuse to gather and have some TD pizza) at 9 pm Any one who’s around New Haven will be welcome to come over on Monday night, the 9th at 9 pm to my house for plenteous pizza and Greek Salad. We’ll see who’s here and who’s been in a coma and who’s actually done work on a senior thesis, etc. No need to rsvp now – I’ll put out a doodle poll over the weekend to see who’s planning to show up.
Community note: the student kitchen will remain open during the break for the convenience of all. I’ll be sending around a more detailed note this weekend about how we strive to take care of the (new!) kitchen during this time, and so take care of each other. You will not be surprised that there will be a lot language around good citizenship, generosity and above all, CLEANING UP.
Dean’s Domain
In honor of this not-spring-feeling day, I offer Emily Dickinson’s invitation (invocation?) “Dear March”:
Dear March - Come in -
How glad I am -
I hoped for you before -
Put down your Hat -
You must have walked -
How out of Breath you are -
Dear March, how are you, and the Rest -
Did you leave Nature well -
Oh March, Come right upstairs with me -
I have so much to tell -
I got your Letter, and the Birds -
The Maples never knew that you were coming -
I declare - how Red their Faces grew -
But March, forgive me -
And all those Hills you left for me to Hue -
There was no Purple suitable -
You took it all with you -
Who knocks? That April -
Lock the Door -
I will not be pursued -
He stayed away a Year to call
When I am occupied -
But trifles look so trivial
As soon as you have come
That blame is just as dear as Praise
And Praise as mere as Blame -
(Dean here again, and I will say that Dickinson delights… and excites… and baffles me in almost equal measure!)
ACADEMIC DEADLINES
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.
Don’t forget the (very brief!) housing meetings TONIGHT!, 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. Y’all, be on time!
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.
Schwarzman Scholars Program - Official Information Session
Monday, March 30, 4:30-5:30pm, Yale CIPE, 55 Whitney Avenue, Room 369
Stephen A. Schwarzman and other guests will share the latest information about the exciting new Schwarzman Scholars Program, designed to foster the next generation of global leaders through a one-year Master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
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.
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)
Upcoming deadlines for freshmen, sophomores & juniors
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.
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.
Yalies in Israel, Summer 2015: internships, research, fellowship oppportunities. Generous funding is available for any Yale College student who wishes to spend the upcoming summer in Israel, through the Schusterman Israel Travel Grant (up to $3,500) and Elisa Spungen Bildner ’75 and Robert Bildner ’72 Israel Travel Grant (up to $1,500). The Yalies in Israel program will also help students looking for exciting internship opportunities (including startups, business and finance, government, STEM, media, law, education, and art), as well as students interested in studying or conducting research in Israel. For more information, contact ziv.eisenberg@yale.edu at Slifka Center or julia.bourque@yale.edu at the Office of Career Strategy. For fellowship opportunities go to https://yale.communityforce.com/Funds/Search.aspx (enter “Israel” or “Judaic” as a keyword). Travel grant applications due by March 9 at noon.