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Welcome back. It was here a lovely fall weekend with cool air and with sun. Some Notes and News.
MASTER’S PIECES
Well, I didn’t get all my papers corrected over break, and I bet you didn’t get all of yours written either. So I guess we’re even. It’s ok. I did a few things over the break I wouldn’t have given up for anything and hope you did, too. Welcome back, and here’s what’s doing around TD this week:
Monday, October 28, 7-9 pm, Ifeanyi Awachie TD ’14 and reception for “Summer in Igboland” Our very own Ifeanyi will host an opening reception tomorrow night for her TD Creative and Performing Arts project in Maya’s Room (art gallery in Silliman Byers Hall). “Summer in Igboland” is an exhibit featuring photographs of contemporary Nigeria. Born in Nigeria in 1992 and brought to the U.S. at 18 months, Ifeanyi returned to Nigeria for the first time during the summer of 2013 to document beauty, technology, leisure, and day-to-day life in today’s Nigeria.
Wednesday, October 30, 4:30 pm in the Master’s House – Master’s Tea with Peter Crane, Dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and author of “Ginkgo: The Tree that Time Forgot”. Yes, the fabulous dean of Yale FES has just published an INCREDIBLE natural history bestseller paying homage to none other than the Ginkgo, the official tree of Timothy Dwight College. A must-see TD Master’s Tea. (More to come, but go to Amazon and check it out! I’ve got a first edition hot off the press. (We’ll be giving away two autographed copies as door prizes at the Tea, and also a special Gingko memento fashioned from the wood of our very own specimen.)
Thursday, October 31 at about 6:15 pm in the TD Dining Hall: Annual TD Halloween Costume Contest. Incredibly, at each Halloween costume contest since I became master, the judges have awarded EXACTLY the same number of “named awards” as the costume contest has had entrants. Come see if this miracle repeats itself again this year. Do your best to outwit the exceptionally experienced judges and their special advisors under the age of 10.
Sunday, November 3, 11-1: the Famous Fall Semester TD Master’s Brunch, this year with Live TD Jazz Music. All of your favorite special brunch foods: the lox, the fresh berries, the omelet station and much, much more. This time with music! You probably didn’t know that our jazz players have been finding each other and figuring out how to create the first informal TD jazz combo. You’re about to witness their first live gig. Get ready for 11 am on Sunday morning. Bring the New York Times and settle in – life as it was meant to be.
Ahhhh. Good to be back.
TIMOTHY DWIGHT
The TD Mellon Senior Forum will have its first meeting this Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 5:30 over dinner at the Master’s House. Thanks to the 46 seniors who sent in the application form. We look forward to seeing you, and if there’s a senior who isn’t sure about participating, come to this opening information session and see what you think. It’s going to be a great Mellon year.
TD Fellow Seeks personable, well organized, highly motivated, can-do office/ administration support for President of national non-profit scholarly organization in New Haven. Fluency in all office software (word, data, spreadsheets) and excellent writing skills required. Graphic capabilities and/or familiarity with Drupal web platform a plus. Part-time, flexible hours. Initial work onsite to familiarize with tasks- quick walk from campus. Hours and hourly rate negotiable. If interested, email Mona @ President@ncis.org.
The importance of getting a flu shot: http://yalehealth.yale.edu/flu
ACADEMICS
Deadline: November 8 at 5 PM is the last day to convert from the Credit/D/Fail option in a fall-term course to a letter grade. The form is in your TD dean’s office.
The on-line process to convert a course from Credit/D/Fail to a letter grade is now available at Student Information System (SIS). No policies have changed: the deadline for conversion remains November 8 at 5 PM, and conversion is allowed only from Credit/D/Fail to a letter grade and NOT from a letter grade to CR/D/Fail. The Course Change Notice form (available in the TD dean’s office) will also be accepted to convert Credit/D/Fail to a letter grade if it is handed in to the TD dean’s office by the deadline of November 8 at 5 PM.
If you wish to convert a Credit/D/Fail course to a letter grade on line, take the following steps:
- Log into the main SIS Web site, www.yale.edu/sis
- Select the Course Enrollment tab and click “Yale College Change Course from Cr/D/F to Letter Grade” (see attached screen shot “SIS Course Enrollment Page”)
- Change the drop-down selection from “Credit/D/Fail” to “YC – Letter Grade” (see attached screen shot “ChangeToLetterGrade”)
- Click “Submit Changes” to save the conversion
- Note: If you are not enrolled in any courses Credit/D/Fail, the system will display the message “You are not enrolled in any courses on the Credit/D/Fail basis” (see attached screen shot “No Cr-D-F Courses”)
FRESHMEN
Internship Resources for Freshmen
Tuesday, October 29, 7:00-8:00pm, CIPE/UCS Third Floor and
Monday, November 4, 4:00-5:00pm, CIPE/UCS Third Floor
SOPHOMORES
Up-coming Meetings about Majors
Environmental Studies. Tuesday, October 29 at 4:00 p.m. (WLH 209) and Wednesday, October 30 at 12:00 (HGS 217A). Sophomores and any other students interested in applying to the Environmental Studies major should plan to attend one of our information sessions tol go over the requirements of the major, designing your own concentration, and what an Environmental Studies major prepares you to do. This is a great opportunity to have your questions answered. Students may apply in either the fall or spring term; there is no cap on the major. Fall term applications are due on December 9, 2013, and Spring term applications are due on February 27, 2014. For application details, please visit our website.
Psychology. Tuesday, October 29 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. This information session with Professor Laurie Santos, DUS, is intended to give sophomores and other interested students information about the Psychology major and its requirements. Ice cream from Ashley’s will be served. ML211.
Classics. Wednesday, October 30 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Students are warmly invited to join the DUS and faculty in Classics for pizza, cake, and other refreshments. Come and find out about the different majors on offer in the Classics department and our courses and activities. The meeting will take place in the Chair’s Office on the 4th floor of Phelps (Phelps 401).
Global Affairs. Friday, November 1 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. (203 Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue) and Wednesday, November 6 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. (05 Rosenkranz Hall, 115 Prospect Street).
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
Support one or two years of undergraduate study for outstanding students hoping to pursue research careers in STEM fields
Eligible: college sophomores or juniors who are US citizens, permanent residents, and nationals
http://studentgrants.yale.edu/grant_detail.asp?gid=53; www.act.org/goldwater/
Campus deadline: November 15, 2013, 3 p.m.
JUNIORS
Fellowships for Juniors Information Session
Wednesday, October 30th at 4:00pm
CIPE, 55 Whitney Avenue, room 305
Harry S. Truman Scholarships
Provide mentorship and scholarships for graduate/professional school to students planning to pursue public service careers in many fields
Eligible: college juniors who are US citizens and nationals
http://studentgrants.yale.edu/grant_detail.asp?gid=56; www.truman.gov
Campus deadline: November 15, 2013, 3 p.m.
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
Support one or two years of undergraduate study for outstanding students hoping to pursue research careers in STEM fields
Eligible: college sophomores or juniors who are US citizens, permanent residents, and nationals
http://studentgrants.yale.edu/grant_detail.asp?gid=53; www.act.org/goldwater/
Campus deadline: November 15, 2013, 3 p.m.
SENIORS
The TD Mellon Senior Forum will have its first meeting this Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 5:30 over dinner at the Master’s House. Thanks to the 46 seniors who sent in the application form. We look forward to seeing you, and if there’s a senior who isn’t sure about participating, come to this opening information session and see what you think. It’s going to be a great Mellon year.
Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program
Supports a year’s work at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC
Eligible: those permitted to work in the United States for a year after graduation (US citizenship not required, if you have OPT!)
http://studentgrants.yale.edu/grant_detail.asp?gid=34; http://carnegieendowment.org/about/index.cfm?fa=jrFellows
Yale Graduate Programs Admissions Fair
Monday, October 28, 4:30-6:30pm, Yale Law School Dining Hall (127 Wall Street)
Campus deadline: November 15, 2013, 3pm
Saint Andrew’s Society Graduate Scholarship Program
Supports one year of study in any discipline at a university in Scotland.
Eligible: U.S. citizens with Scottish heritage
http://studentgrants.yale.edu/grant_detail.asp?gid=23; www.standrewsny.org/standrews/content/scholarship-program
Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Award
Supports up to three years of graduate study in the performing arts, fine arts, or creative writing at an institution in the US or abroad.
Eligible: Graduating seniors who have demonstrated financial need (US citizenship not required)
www.jkcf.org/scholarships/graduate-scholarships/graduate-arts-award/
Preliminary deadline for direct application: November 26, 2013
(Kate Dailinger can help you put together a strong application; click to learn how to book an appointment.)
SUMMER
CIPE Summer Opportunities Fair
Friday, November 15, 2:30-4:30pm, CIPE, 55 Whitney, Third Floor
Explore your options for summer and beyond. Enjoy some snacks and learn about internship, study, and funding opportunities in the U.S. and abroad. Chat with staff and peer advisers from UCS, Study Abroad, Yale in London, Yale Summer Session, and Fellowship Programs to find the experiences that are right for you.
STUDY ABROAD
Study Abroad Information & Events:
It’s not too late—to spend spring term in London!
The deadline for applications to the spring 2014 session of the Yale-in-London program has been extended to Friday, November 1, 2013. Take courses in Sociology, History of Art, and Drama that you’ll only find at YIL. Earn Yale credits automatically, no transfer necessary, and earn distribution credits in both Humanities and Social Sciences. And best of all, your courses come to life as you study while immersing yourself in the sources, sites, and art! All this while living in one of the world’s greatest cities.
Further details on courses, faculty, living in London and the application process are available at:
http://britishart.yale.edu/education/yale-college-students/yale-in-london..
FELLOWSHIPS
Lists of fellowships by class year at www.yale.edu/fellowships
Light Fellowship Information Session
Friday, November 1st at 11:00am
CIPE, 55 Whitney Avenue, room 305
Application deadline: November 5
NOTES
“Yale is all at once a tradition, a company of scholars, and a society of friends.” George Pierson in his history of Yale.
The “society of friends” is on my mind. Friends expand us, open us up, where in happiness we are more; to lose a friend closes us in, contracts us, where in sadness we are less. In the love in friendship we rise and flow; in the loss of a friend we fall and eddy.
We lost a friend a fortnight ago. Looking out I knew that an opening up that includes friends will eventually includeloss. How could it be otherwise? Looking in, I thought – I need to go somewhere. I need to get a sense of her. I need to be with her other friends. I need some time to sort things out. I need to take my heart for a walk.
In the woods the path falls before me as I walk toward the pond. I often turn to nature to try to make sense of things. At the edge of the pond I sit on a rock. I look out at the water. On the far side a sugar maple is bright yellow in the green forest. Unabashedly sweet and bright. I hear the “wheee wheee” of a distant bird. With grace the tall pines dance in the breeze. The sunlight glitters on the pond. Still, I wait. So frank and matter of fact are the pond and the forest that open up before me. All and all relations are present. At my rock, I begin to open up, too. I look. I listen. Silence seems my best response.
Walking back, I rise with the path as it rises before me.
At the trailhead is a farm with horses, and a pair lingers at the fence across the road. I cross over, of course. I talk to them. Politely, they listen and nod their heads. One lifts her nose toward my face as if to give me a kiss as my grandfather’s horse did. On my drive home I begin to feel things sorting out. It will take some more time, I am sure. For now along the open road I flow in my sense of a pond, a horse, and her.
“There’s something fabulous going on at every stage of Life, something to let go of, maybe, but for darn sure, something to get!” *
Like a sense of someone. Like a friend.
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* Alice Walker in The World Will Follow Joy.