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MASTER’S PIECES
Ah, you’re settling in, as you should be. Still not fully decided on that fifth class? Not sure that your informal poll of the entryway on the merits of sociology versus anthropology as a major should determine the matter? Well, welcome to the human condition, always interesting, never fully resolved. In this case, you’ve got a couple, three more days to figure it all out and put down your chips. Meanwhile, here’s some stuff coming up:
· Saturday, January 25th, Shubert Theatre, 8 pm – TD Lottery for 10 Tickets to MY FAIR LADY in Concert Put your name on the sign-up sheet in the Master’s Office by the end of the day Tuesday to enter the drawing for one of ten free reserved balcony seat tickets ($30 value!) to see this spectacular show, performed in the style of a 1950s radio show broadcast. The show includes the original orchestrations and dialog from 1956, when it premiered at the Shubert starting Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews. MY FAIR LADY In Concert features numerous Yalies who also happen to be Broadway stars, plus a live orchestra of over 50 Yale alums and current students, with TD alum Marc Vietor ’83 in the director’s chair. More information here:http://shubert.com/presentations/current-season/my-fair-lady.
· Sunday, January 26, TD Dining Hall at Dinner – The Iron Chef Competition. Be prepared to whoop it up for our future celebrity chefs. Three TD teams will be competing for the honor of representing you in the finals on February 20 in Commons.
For future weeks, mark these dates on your calendar: At 9:30 pm in the Thompson Room on Monday, February 27, our residential fellow Lanch McCormick will present a TD Jumpstart Workshop on Internships. Lanch is a former senior officer at University Career Services, and she will accelerate your learning curve about UCS resources and how to dig out a coveted internship: defining your interests, search strategies and resume writing . She will return again on February 13 to the Thompson Room, also at 9:30 pm, to give another TD Jumpstart Workshop on ISA’s – the International Summer Awards. The ISA’s provide a stipend for one summer experience abroad for undergraduate students receiving Yale financial aid grants. Lanch will showcase programs that are eligible for this funding and answer questions about how it works.
Happy MLK! Enjoy the class-free day and hope you can take an opportunity to remember King’s immense life and work.
TIMOTHY DWIGHT
TD Dean’s Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM to 5 PM.
Visit or call the office to make an appointment (203-432-0754)
Freshman Counselor Applications are now available at the Yale College Freshman Counselor Website: http://yalecollege.yale.edu/content/freshman-counselors Prospective freshman counselors should complete the online application form and also turn in a hard-copy, one-page resume to their own Residential College Dean’s office. These and other guidelines are on the application and the website. The application will be open until Friday, January 31, 4 PM.
Information Meeting about Freshman Counseling in TD, Tuesday, January 21, 10 – 11 PM, B-30 [Dean’s apartment]. Current freshman counselors and Dean Loge will be available to answer questions. Attendance is optional. Attending the meeting is not part of the application process. It is an occasion to talk about and ask questions about being a freshman counselor in TD.
Applications for the 2014-2015 Peer Liaison Program are now available for all rising sophomores, juniors and seniors.
Peer liaisons are upperclassmen who help connect freshmen to the programs and services of Yale’s cultural and community resource centers, including the Afro-American Cultural Center, the Asian American Cultural Center, the Chaplain’s Office, the Office of International Students and Scholars, the Latino Cultural Center, the LGBTQ Resource Center, and the Native American Cultural Center.
Click here or go to the Peer Liaison Program website to complete the 2014-2015 online application. The deadline for application submission is Friday, February 7, 2014. Selected applicants will be contacted for a personal interview. Decision letters will be emailed on Friday, March 7, 2014.
Question to Dean Rodney T. Cohen
4th Annual White Out for Mandi is Friday, January 24th at Ingalls Rink. Women’s Hockey plays Brown at 7pm and the event is in honor of the life and legacy of their teammate Mandi Schwartz, a former Yale hockey player who passed away from Acute Myeloid Leukemia in 2011. The event is also a fundraiser for the Mandi Schartz Foundation, which supports youth hockey players with life threatening illnesses. The White Out raises money through donors pledging a certain donation per spectator. Sweatshirts will be on sale at Commons and at the game. Mandi’s brother Jaden, a member of the St. Louis Blues, the entire St. Louis Blues NHL team will be attending the game. There will be the opportunity for autographs and pictures with the team. Admission to the game is free so please come out and show your support! For further information: hanna.mandl@yale.edu
ACADEMICS
Course Schedule Deadlines:
Class of 2017 Wednesday, January 22, 5 PM
Class of 2016 Thursday, January 23, 5 PM
Class of 2015 Thursday, January 23, 5 PM
Class of 2014 Friday, January 24, 5 PM
Schedules are handed in to your TD dean’s office
The deadlines are strictly enforced
A late schedule incurs a fine of $50
A late schedule cannot elect any courses CR/D/Fail
Clerical Error on schedule: $50
A schedule of 3 or 3.5 course credits and a schedule of 6 or 6.5 course credits needs my permission before the schedule is handed in. Schedule an appointment to see me (see above).
On-line Course Selection: www.yale.edu/sis
1. Use the worksheet capabilities to search courses to shop during shopping period.
2. After you have settled on the courses you will take, print your final schedule.
3. Take the final schedule to your adviser for the signature. Sign the schedule.
4. Hand in your signed schedule to the TD dean’s office by the deadline for your class
(see deadlines above and in the Blue Book)
I remind you that (1) the program does not check for conflicts in class meeting times (that is the student’s responsibility – see “overlapping meeting times” above) and that (2) once you print your final schedule, you cannot reenter the program to make changes and print a different final schedule. Including or removing a course (after meeting with your adviser, for instance) must be hand written on the printed final schedule itself (in the Include and Remove Sections), and each change must be initialed by your adviser or me before the deadline for handing in your schedule.
Changes in Classes and their Meeting Times and Places: Course changes and courses added or deleted since the publication of the Blue Book are recorded on line at OCS. The on line list of courses is the most current one, updated as needed.
Overlapping Class Meeting Times: Class meeting times may not overlap by more than 15 minutes once a week. Required are a conversation with me, compelling academic reasons for the overlap, and with my assistance a petition to the Committee on Honors and Academic Standing.
A schedule with a course in The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (and also not listed in the Blue Book) or a professional school requires an additional form, which is available in the TD dean’s office and at www.yale.edu/sfas/registrar/blue_form.pdf . Hand in the completed form with the syllabus attached by the deadline for your course schedule. [Note: SOM courses cannot be added to your schedule through OCS; they must be written by hand in the “include” section on your schedule. It is advised that the form (above) for those SOM courses be completed in the first week of shopping period, well before the deadline for your course schedule, so that you can be sure the SOM registrar can enroll you in the SOM in the course(s) you want. By the way, SOM has its own form to fill out in addition to the form above. You can get that SOM from the SOM registrar]
Courses at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and at a professional school cannot elect the CR/D/Fail option.
Credit for these courses on your transcript: When you put a Graduate or Professional School course on your schedule, zero (0) course credits are recorded for the course until you hand in to my office the form for graduate school courses (syllabus attached) and the registrar’s office determines the course credits for that course after that. Some courses earn 1 course credit in Yale College and some earn .5 course credits (most commonly in SOM and EPH).
Independents Studies (Directed Reading, Directed Research, etc as listed by most departments): There are limits on the number that a student can enroll in during a given year and over four years. See YCPS (Blue Book) page 42, paragraph 4. Independent Studies cannot be taken on a CR/D/Fail basis.
List of QR and Science courses without prerequisite:
http://www.yale.edu/yalecollege/sqr/qr/courses.html
New natural science seminar courses for spring 2014. The following courses should be accessible to non-science majors who are looking to complete the Sc distribution requirement.
APHY 100, Energy, Technology and Society
ASTR 040, Expanding Ideas of Time and Space
CSYC 300, Performance and Performance-Enhancing Substances
G&G 020, Origins of Everything
MCDB 040, The Science and Politics of Cancer
Deadline to apply for a Spring-Term Leave of Absence: Wednesday, January 22, 5 PM. See me if you are thinking about applying for a leave of absence for this term.
Deadline: March 1 to apply for Yale course Credit for Non-Yale summer courses abroad. Information at www.yale.edu/yalecollege/international/opportunities/type/study
STUDY ABROAD
www.yale.edu/yalecollege/international/opportunities/type/study
Summer Global Health Opportunities: Study Abroad to Internships
Friday, January 24, 3:00-4:00 pm, CIPE Room 305
Learn about the spectrum of global health-related study abroad, internship, and research opportunities sponsored by UCS and the Study Abroad Office. Student representatives will discuss the process of securing these opportunities and offer advice.
London School of Economics Information Session
Monday, January 27, 4:00-5:00 pm, LC 102
Meet with Simon Vollar from LSE to learn about available courses and the application process for the 2014 summer program. Only economics, international relations, and government courses will be considered for Yale transfer credit; students who wish to apply for the International Summer Award must attend both sessions (6-week program).
Yale in London
Yale undergraduates have the opportunity to take summer courses in London at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Application deadline: February 1.
Yale Summer Session Courses Abroad
With 36 amazing options around the world, you can spend the summer earning Yale credit by participating in a Yale faculty-led program abroad! The deadline to apply is February 15. Have questions about a program or the International Summer Award? Schedule an appointment with a study abroad adviser.
Global Summer Program
Summer study at the world’s top universities. The International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) Global Summer Program is an exciting learning experience for undergraduate students at ten of the world’s leading research-intensive universities. The IARU Global Summer Program provides intensive, residential summer courses to students from IARU member institutions. Some programs are eligible for transfer credit. Application deadline: February 28.
Designated (non-Yale) Summer Abroad Programs
Students interested in attending a designated program abroad in summer 2014 should apply by March 1. Click here for more information about the application process.
Year or Term Abroad
Students who plan to study abroad either in Fall 2014 or for the 2014-15 academic year should review the application process and submit their application by March 5.
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
UCS-sponsored domestic and international summer internships across all industries, including nonprofits, arts, government, and many others, are open for students to apply in Yale UCS Symplicity under Job/Internship Search. Before applying, students must complete the UCS-Sponsored Internship Tutorial & Registration, which is on the homepage of Symplicity. Once the tutorial is complete, UCS will approve students to apply for internships within one business day. The application deadline for most positions is February 3. The final deadline for the Sitka Fine Arts Camp (11 positions) is February 1. The deadline for the Google Business Associate Internship in Singapore is January 27.
Good Food Jobs: Finding Your Place in the Food Movement this Summer and Beyond
Friday, January 24, 1:00-3:00pm, CIPE/UCS Room 369
Join the staff of Good Food Jobs, the Yale Sustainable Food Project, and UCS as we explore the volunteer, internship, summer job, and career opportunities available in the expanding sector of food and agriculture. This event will kick off a series of UCS career workshops geared towards specific areas in the food world. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.
Visit the UCS Calendar of Events for a full list of upcoming events. Log in to Yale UCS Symplicity under Events/Employer Information Sessions to RSVP.
Spring Break Job Shadow
Shadow working professionals in an array of industries in various locations. The time frame is negotiated between the student and alum/employer and can last as short as an afternoon or as long as two weeks. Find the opportunities in Yale UCS Symplicity by clicking on the Jobs tab and searching by position type “Job Shadow.” Application deadline January 24, 9:30am.
SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS
Summer Fellowship Opportunities
Wednesday, January 22nd at 4:00pm
CIPE, 55 Whitney Avenue, room 305
This information session is for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors applying for summer fellowships. It will cover how to apply, how to find helpful resources, and how to make sure you are asking yourself the right questions when planning your summer. You must attend an information session before requesting an appointment with a fellowships adviser. (See the calendar for more: www.yale.edu/yalecollege/international/funding/fellowships/calendar
NOTES
I took a walk in the cold to refresh myself with a little outdoor air. I met with a bright sun at my back on the way and at my front on the way back. It was too cold to feel any warmth, even in spots protected from the wind, even along a sunny wall, a usual place for collecting some warm sunlight. I was heading for Farnum Gardens up Prospect Street near the Yale Farm. I wanted to visit the (my) large beech there, the one with the initials carved all around its trunk. A sign says William Howard Taft’s house was on those grounds, and I have looked before for his initials (maybe even with a heart and arrow). No luck so far, but all those initials and names make me wonder and think about past lives.
With their leaves gone, and on such a cold day, my sense of time gone was especially stark. I walked around the tree like pooh on the trail of some imagined creature. Like him I found only traces of myself, whatever the initials and names. For a moment I wondered what a passer-by might think, but there were none, and I was up to my own devises anyway. The beech loomed big in the bare air, bigger than I remembered. I heard the garden is slated for some sort of restoration, and as I looked over its unkempt and, therefore, somewhat wild grounds, I wondered what was in mind for this place so special to me just as it is.
I go there to have something of my own in mind. I do not know what that might be until I get there. I like it that the familiar beech surprises me, even if it is just that it still stands, its heavy and huge trunk bearing more than I can know or imagine. And the congruence of my human and its natural history heartens me, reminding me that I belong here, too, as it marks me as I mark and still remark on it – restored.
Dean Loge