Notes and News – Week of 12/4/2017
HL’s Pieces
Dear Red Lions,
We are in December, the start of our holiday season! To get everyone in the festive spirit, this week’s “photo of the week” features our Friday balloon workshop with Steven Glick of “Steven’s Balloons”. I hope you all enjoyed the many balloon apples, dogs, reindeers, and Christmas wreaths that brightened our weekend in the college!
And special thanks to Steven for leaving us with this amazing creation in our Common Room!!!!
I want to thank our wonderful Alders, Abigail Roth (Ward 7) and Jeannette Morrison (Ward 22) featured in this photo for taking time from their busy schedules to talk to us about a wide range of issues from town/gown relations, the state/city budgets, youth and education services, economic development, and many more. You can read more about the evening in this YDN article.
Here are our great events for this week:
Friday 12/8 Holiday Dinner (TD Dining Hall) and Holiday Caroling (TD House)
Please join us in the TD Dining Hall for this year’s festive Holiday Dinner! Our wonderful Dining Hall staff will serve up a delicious dinner. Family dinner protocol will be in effect, so all off-campus folks are welcome! All TD first years should go to “Yale on York” for their traditional dinner featuring the “Parade of Comestibles.”
All TDers – first years on up – are welcome back to the TD House to do some raucous holiday singing! This year, we’ll have a mix of singing from our traditional TD caroling books and more contemporary pop favorites. And if you’re interested in playing the piano to accompany us, please let me know. The more volunteers the merrier!!!
Saturday 12/9 Alvin Ailey Performance (New York City Trip)
Today is the last day for entering the TD lottery for our annual Alvin Ailey trip on Saturday 12/9. The bus will depart TD at 3pm to give us plenty of time to get to midtown to have dinner before the show. We’ll have extra room on the bus to bring any TDers who want to spend the evening in the city, but not attend the show. Please go to this link to sign up for the lottery. We will announce the lottery results by Tuesday morning so sign up before midnight!
It’s hard to believe but we are in the last week of classes for the fall 2017 semester. It’s definitely going to be a hectic week for many folks with paper deadlines and exams. But please take it one day at a time! And make sure to keep sleeping and eating!
Starting this Sunday evening (12/10) the college will transition into reading/finals mode. We will be opening up the TD Dining Hall for 24 hours quiet study. The Dining Hall will be putting out coffee, hot chocolate, and tea. And we’ll set up a microwave station. The college will be in Quiet Hours mode from 11pm to 8am every day until the end of the semester.
I will be sending out a full TD study break schedule later on this week. So rest assured that you will all be well fueled and energized for these next few weeks!
Without further ado, here is a word from Dean Mahurin…
Áshe,
HL
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“Create dangerously, for people who read dangerously. This is what I’ve always thought it meant to be a writer. Writing, knowing in part that no matter how trivial your words may seem, someday, somewhere, someone may risk his or her life to read them.”
(Edwidge Danticat)
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UPCOMING DATES AND DEADLINES:
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Dec. 8 |
F |
Classes end, 5:30 p.m.; reading period begins. |
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Dec. 14 |
TH |
Reading period ends, 5 p.m. |
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Dec. 15 |
F |
Application for 2018 Yale Faculty-led Programs Abroad opens. |
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bookmark for the Break: Your CIPE Checklist for Winter Break
Use the Winter Break to plan for an international and/or professional experience. Whether you are interested in doing an internship, studying abroad or in New Haven, or finding a fellowship to support research or a practicum, this CIPE Checklist for Winter Break will give you plenty to do and think about as you prepare for your next adventure!
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Information Session: International Summer Award (ISA)
Monday, December 4, 4-5pm
CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave., 3rd floor, room 305
Staff from CIPE and Student Financial Services will be on hand to answer questions about the ISA.
Cultivating Faculty Mentorship / Requesting Recommendations
Monday, December 4, 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Learn how to approach faculty members and ask for their guidance to pursue your interests and goals.
Information Session: Fellowships for Juniors
Tuesday, December 5, 12-1pm
CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave., 3rd floor, room 305
Information Session: Summer STEM fellowships – Identifying Mentors
Wednesday, December 6, 5pm
Ezra Stiles Dining Hall - table on the back stage
Summer fellowships to support STEM activities, both domestic and abroad. Tips to identify mentors.
Information Session: Fellowships for Seniors and after graduation
Thursday, December 7, 4-5pm
CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave., 3rd floor, room 305
Join us as we discuss postgraduate opportunities with special attention on Yale College year-long fellowships.
Light Fellowship Information Session (#8)
Thursday, December 7, 6-7pm
CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave, Room 369
Light Fellowship Information Session (#9)
Friday, December 8, 1-2pm
CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave, Room 369
Fellowship Programs, Drop-in Hours
Friday, December 8, 2pm – 4pm
CIPE, 55 Whitney Avenue, 3rd Floor
Information Session: Summer STEM Fellowships (domestic and abroad) – How to Write a Proposal
Friday, December 8, 3pm – 4pm
LC 210
Connect with the World Fellows
If you are thinking of carrying out an independent project or research, make the most of the insights offered by the World Fellows.
Visit the Calendar of Events for a full list of upcoming events.
Approaching Deadlines
January 17 – Davis Project for Peace (campus deadline)
January 22 - National Security Education Program NSEP David L Boren Undergraduate Scholarship
(campus deadline)
Office of Career Strategy Winter Break Hours
Drop-in hours will end on Friday, December 8 but individual appointments are available during winter break through Yale Career Link. Drop-in hours will resume on Tuesday, January 16.
Summer 2018 Yale-coordinated Internship Opportunities are LIVE
Visit the Yale Career Link to view a broad variety of internships in the US and abroad. Note: a) students have 5 (five) business days to accept an extended offer (unless otherwise set by the employer), and b) the first application deadline is Friday, January 26, 2018.
ACADEMIC STRATEGIES WORKSHOPS
Planning Your Summer Research Project Proposal (co-sponsored by CIPE)
Monday, December 4, 4:00 PM Center for Teaching and Learning, SML, 301 York St. RM 120A (Across the street from Toad’s Place)
Cultivating Faculty Mentors/Recommendations
Monday, December 4, 7:30 PM, Silliman Seminar Room 415, Byers Hall, Silliman College