Notes and News – Week of 3-7
ML’s Pieces
Dear Red Lions,
We have a very quiet week as we make our way to spring break. Please do get some good rest because we are going to jump right into some very exciting events when we return.
Aside from Paul Simon and Shawn Levy coming to Yale – !!!! – we have one more terrific event happening after the break. Sarah Parcak TD ’01 will be coming to campus and returning to TD. Some of you may know her as the “space archaeologist” or the “modern day Indiana Jones” as dubbed by the media. She is this year’s winner of the TED $1 million challenge award for her work using satellite imaging to track down lost civilizations. You can see her on a recent episode of the Late Show with Steven Colbert or watch her short TED talk. She will be on campus to give a lecture at the Whitney Humanities Center on 4/6. On Thursday 4/7 at 4:30pm, she will be doing a master’s tea in TD to talk about her career trajectory going from a Yale Egyptology student to world renowned archaeologist. She’ll also talk about her experiences at this year’s TED conference and the importance of public communication for academic scholars today.
Speaking of scholarly work… senior essay due dates are just around the corner. Senior lions, it is not too late to make good use of the services of our wonderful writing tutor, Diane Charney. She has helped many seniors turn working drafts into beautifully crafted and award-winning essays. You should feel free to email her at diane.charney@yale.edu to set up an appointment now. Don’t wait until you return from break when there will no doubt be a rush of seniors breaking down her door for help.
This week’s “photo of the week” comes from TD junior John Chirikjian and captures last Friday’s great Junior Class “Spring Sing” in the TD Dining Hall that featured karaoke and Pepe’s Pizza. The evening had great community energy and pulled many junior lions to the stage to sing with friends and suitemates. Pictured are Derek Ficenec, Adam Mahler, Mev Ikiz, and Jordan Plotner masterfully singing Enrique Iglesias’s “Bailando”! Many thanks to the hard-working event co-chairs, Nick Kelly and Audrey deVaughn, and their crew of dedicated juniors: Kate Berry, Hanna Mandl, John Chirikjian, Seungju Hwang, Derek Ficenec, Charlie Proctor, Lukas Noritzsch, and Raúl Monraz.
Here are the great TD events happening the first 2 weeks after break…
Tuesday 3/29 5:30pm Reception for Shawn Levy TD ’89 (TD House)
Yale’s Film and Media Studies program will be presenting its annual award to Shawn Levy for his work. Most known for the “Night at the Museum” movies, his work includes the “Pink Panther” movies, “Real Steel,” and “Cheaper by the Dozen”. Sign up here if you would like to enter the lottery to attend the award reception in the TD House. This should be a very fun night that will include faculty and administrators from the Film and Media Studies program and the Peabody Museum. We have room for 30 TD students to attend. A screening of the first “Night at the Museum” movie will take place next door in the Whitney Humanities Center auditorium at 7pm.
Friday 4/1 5-9pm TD Pop Up Restaurant (Buttery)
Join our TD top chef, sophomore Sem Kroon, as he and the Buttery crew create a three-course fine dining experience. The menu will include an appetizer course of chilled gazpacho, a main course of ribeye of beef or linguine wih mushroom and grana padano, and close with a dessert course of made to order crepes. Reservations are required and the cost will be $5/person. Please go to this link to reserve a table for four or a seat at the “wildcard” table to meet up with other TDers for either the 5pm or 7pm seating.
Tuesday 4/5 4:30pm A Conversation with Chubb Fellow Paul Simon (Battell)
It goes without saying that this will be the highlight event in April! If you have not already reserved your ticket, go to this link. Take advantage of this advanced ticket window while you can. General ticketing for the rest of the university and beyond will start on Wednesday at 9am.
Thursday 4/7 4:30pm Master’s Tea with Sarah Parcak TD ‘01 (TD House)
Meet space archaeologist Sarah Parcak as she discusses her fascinating career! What started with Llamaland took her to Yale’s Egyptology program and eventually landed her the $1 million TED award.
Without further ado, here is a word from Dean Mahurin…
Áshe,
ML
****
Dean’s Domain
From Yusef Komunyakaa’s incandescent poem “Kindness”:
…A barometer, temperature
gauge, a ruler in minus fractions
& pedigrees, a thingmajig,
a probe with an all-seeing eye,
what do we need to measure
kindness, every unheld breath,
every unkind leapyear?
sometimes a sober voice is enough
to calm the waters & drive away
the false witnesses, saying, Look,
here are the broken treaties Beauty
brought us to earthbound sentinels.
MahurINs and OUTs
Please join WLI as we commemorate International Women’s Day with our HeForShe panel on March 8th at 4 p.m. in the Silliman Common Room. WLI’s HeForShe event works in conjunction with UN Women’s HeForShe campaign, which aims to both raise awareness of gender inequalities and engage men and boys in the movement. Our panel will feature Simona Petrova, the Acting Secretary of the United Nations Chief Executive Board (CEB); Marvin Chun, Master of Berkeley College and Professor of Psychology; Kimberly Goff-Crews, Secretary and Vice President for Student Life; and Joe English, President of the Yale College Council. All four will be discussing the state of gender equality in a variety of fields and contexts at Yale and beyond, as well as how men can best be agents of change for the achievement of gender equality and women’s rights.
Walden Peer Counseling is now accepting applications for the 2016-2017 school year. Walden is an anonymous and confidential peer counseling service for Yale undergraduates. For more information, visit the Walden Facebook page or Walden website.
First (Priority) Deadline: Friday March 11th
Final Deadline: Friday April 1st
ACADEMIC DATES AND DEADLINES:
March 11 MIDTERM
Freshman Counselor decisions announced at noon
Last day to withdraw from a full-term course without the course appearing on the transcript
Withdrawal from Yale College on or before this date entitles a student to a rebate of one-quarter of the term’s tuition.
March 12-27 Spring Recess
April 8 Last day to convert from the Credit/D/Fail option in a full-term course to a letter grade.
Last day to withdraw from a course offered in the second-half of the term without the course appearing on the transcript.
April 22 Last day to convert from the Credit/D/Fail option to a letter grade in a course offered in the second-half of the term.
April 29 Classes end, 5:30pm; reading period begins
Last day to withdraw from a full-term course or a course offered in the second-half of the term.
May 1 Applications for fall-term Leave of Absence due.
May 5 Reading period ends.
Deadline for all course assignments, other than term papers and term projects. This deadline can be extended only by a Temporary Incomplete authorized by the student’s residential college dean.
May 6 Final examinations begin
May 11 Finals end, 5:30pm.
Deadline for all term papers and term projects. This deadline can be extended only by a Temporary Incomplete authorized by the student’s residential college dean.
HOUSING DATES AND DEADLINES:
March 28 Class of 2017, Class of 2018 MUST declare intent to live on-campus by 5:00 p.m. Any student who does not do so will be assumed to
be living off-campus.
March 29 TD Open House, 7:00-9:00 (all classes).
March 30 Class of 2017, Class of 2018, Class of 2019 – Housing preferences due in class google doc. Go to your housing reps with questions.
March 31 Class of 2017, Class of 2018, Class of 2019 – Housing groups and preferences due in StarRez system before 5:00 p.m. Anyone who
does not do so will automatically entered at the bottom of the draw.
April 4 Class of 2017 housing draw
April 5 Class of 2018 housing draw
April 6 Class of 2019 housing draw
Center for International and Professional Experience (CIPE)
2016 International Summer Award: Application now available!
The International Summer Award (ISA) provides a stipend for one summer experience abroad for eligible undergraduate students receiving financial aid. Students must also be participating in ISA-eligible programs. Please visit the ISA website for more information and contact MyCIPE@yale.edu with any questions. The ISA Application deadline is May 1, 2016.
Public Health & Environmental Sustainability Internships
Yale-Tec de Monterrey Internships in Sustainable Development, Summer 2016
Application deadline: Friday, April 1, 2016
Join one of two ongoing sustainable development projects in Mexico during Summer 2016. Project work focuses on Public Health and Education (Hidalgo), or Environmental Sustainability (Queretero). Intermediate Spanish is required, and the program is ISA-eligible. Learn more about the Yale-Tec de Monterrey Summer Internship Program in Sustainable Development. Deadline to apply is Friday, April 1. Please contact kathryn.bell@yale.edu with any questions.
Writing essays for national fellowships (for US and international students of all class years)
Don’t be daunted—join us for tips on writing strong applications for external awards, including Fulbright, Gates, Goldwater, Marshall, Rhodes, Schwarzman, Truman, and more.
Friday, April 8, 12.30pm
Friday, April 15, 3.30pm
Tuesday, May 3, 4pm
Careers, Life and Yale (CLY) Leadership Workshop
Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5
Want to make a deep dive into an alumni/ae-led leadership think tank? To explore career and life leadership lessons learned by Yale alum in an elegant/intimate setting? The Association of Yale Alumni leverages Yale’s alumni talent to offer in-person, semi-annual, 1.5-day leadership workshops. On Friday evening, March 4 and Saturday, March 5, a team of alumni/ae leaders will work with you here on campus as part of the 12th STAY/AYA Leadership Workshop. At The Graduate Club, you’ll benefit from alumni talks, Q & A, and healthy doses of career/life wisdom–topped off with networking and fine dining. Limited to 50 students; a full (1.5 day) commitment is required.
Interested? Go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SLFApplyMar2016 to apply. The leadership forum is led by the Association of Yale Alumni.
Questions? Contact Steve Blum ’74 at stephen.blum@yale.edu.