HL’s Pieces
Dear Red Lions,
As February quickly approaches we are looking forward to some big events including Community Night on this Wednesday 1/31 and the TD Ski Trip on Saturday 2/3.
There is still time to sign up for the IRIS Run for Refugees 5K! Please go to this link to register and enter the coupon code TD2018.
Our “picture of the week” comes from TD aide and Froco, Rosa Vargas, and features our “Red Wine Tasting with David Swensen, Yale’s Chief Investment Officer! Here he is with TD seniors Claire Kim, Zayd Adassi, Sarah Ludwin-Perry, Sammi Stroman, Sydney Garick, Jacob Mitchell, and Rosa Vargas. We are very grateful for his generosity in sharing both his personal wine collection and knowledge with our seniors. And we are fortunate that David Swensen will be back in April for a white wine tasting!
I am happy to announce that we are going back to our past sign-up system for the Selin Lounge! Anyone interested in having access for the remainder of the academic year, will need to come to the TD HoC office to fill out a request form and sign the new use policy. Once you submit the form to the HoC office, the staff will activate your access to the lounge. If you would like to reserve the space in advance, please continue to use the online sign-up site.
Here are great TD events for this week:
Tuesday 1/30 5:30-7:30pm Senior Mellon Forum (TD House)
The spring semester Mellon Forum for seniors start up again. For seniors in need of research funds to complete their independent projects, please go here for the application. Last day for funding applications to be submitted is on 3/10/2018.
Wednesday 1/31 8:30-10:30pm Spring Community Night (TD Dining Hall)
Another wonderful TD community night approaches! I predict music, comedy, and magic!!! Please go here to this Google Form to sign up!
Saturday 2/3 5:30am-7:30pm Mott Woolley TD Ski Trip to Mt. Snow
We have a full bus going to Mt. Snow this year!!! Everyone who has signed up and received a place on the trip has already been notified. If you have any questions, please email Briggs.bulkeley@yale.edu.
Sunday 2/4 IRIS Run for Refugees
Last chance to sign up for this annual race supporting the work of Integrated Refugee Services (IRIS). The race starts at 10am at Wilbur Cross High School at 181 Mitchell Drive and continues up East Rock. Don’t worry, it is a gentle uphill climb! Please go to this link to register and enter the coupon code TD2018.
Here are the events for next week:
Thurs 2/8 6-7:30pm Sophomore Dinner (Sitar Restaurant, Corner of Grove & Orange)
We are taking this celebration of TD 2020 offsite for a delicious North Indian dinner! As with TD tradition, we ask all the TD sophomores to write letters to their future senior selves!
Sunday 2/11 8pm TD Orchestra Concert (TD Dining Hall)
Please support the Timothy Dwight Community Chamber Orchestra for our first performance of the year! We’ll be playing Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf”, Strauss’s “Blue Danube Waltz”, and Brahm’s “Lullaby”.
Without further ado, here is a word from Dean Mahurin…
Áshe,
HL
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“Out of the corner of one eye, I could see my mother. Out of the corner of the other eye, I could see her shadow on the wall, cast there by the lamplight. It was a big and solid shadow, and it looked so much like my mother that I became frightened. For I could not be sure whether for the rest of my life I would be able to tell when it was really my mother and when it was really her shadow standing between me and the rest of the world.” (Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John)
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UPCOMING DATES AND DEADLINES:
Jan. 30 (Tuesday) Final deadline to apply for a spring-term Leave of Absence. See Leave of Absence, Withdrawal, and Reinstatement.
Withdrawal from Yale College on or before this date entitles a student to a full rebate of spring-term tuition. See Undergraduate Regulations.
Feb. 2 (Friday) Last day to withdraw from a course offered in the first half of the term without the course appearing on the transcript.
See Withdrawal from Courses and Grades.
Feb. 9 (Friday) Withdrawal from Yale College on or before this date entitles a student to a rebate of one-half of spring-term tuition. See Undergraduate Regulations.
Last day to convert from the Credit/D/Fail option to a letter grade in a course offered in the first half of the term..
Feb. 15 (Thursday) Deadline for applications for Yale Faculty-led Programs Abroad.
CULTURAL CONNECTIONS COUNSELORSHIPS
Applications for Cultural Connections Counselors are now open. Cultural Connections is one of the pre-orientation programs at Yale. Cultural Connections brings in together students of all backgrounds and cultures and empowers participants with a community, knowledge of resources, and early conversations centered around the salient identities of students. This summer, the program will welcome students from the Class of 2022 from August 18-23. Rising sophomores and juniors are welcome to apply. While previous experience is valued, it is not an exclusionary factor. We are looking to recruit a pool of candidates that reflects as many experiences found at Yale as possible. Selected candidates must be able to arrive on campus on August 16th and participate in the entirety of the program and attend trainings in late Spring. Applications are due on February 9th.
YALE POLITICS INITIATIVE
The Yale Politics Initiative, a new non-partisan program through the Department of Political Science, is launching its “Off the Record” series on political practice. Five political operatives—Joel Benenson, Frank Luntz, Patti Solis Doyle, Jeff Roe, and Tony Podesta—will each come to campus to teach an application-only, non credit master class capped at a small number of students.
Joel Benenson, Hillary Clinton’s chief strategist and Barack Obama’s lead pollster, is coming to campus for our first master class, in which he’ll walk students through the specifics of the Obama ’08 and ’12 campaign strategies. It’s taking place on February 7 from 4-6:30pm, and the application is now live at bit.ly/joelotr. Joel Benenson will also take part in a public conversation with Dean Alan Gerber. This event will take place on February 7 from 8-9pm.
INTERVENING IN BIAS INCIDENTS: STRATEGIES FOR ACTION IN THE MOMENT
Intervening in a bias incident makes a big difference, both for the individuals involved and for the whole community, and yet bystanders sometimes hesitate to act. Hosted by student and professional staff of the Yale College Dean’s Office, this workshop focuses on practical strategies for interrupting bias and harassment, and for supporting those targeted by it. All members of the Yale community are welcome. Registering for the workshop requires a Yale OrgSync account, which any Yale affiliate can create.
Registration/Info: https://orgsync.com/157418/events?view=upcoming
Details on locations will be provided after registration is confirmed. Workshops will be held during the following dates/times:
Monday, January 29, 2018, 6pm to 7:30pm
Tuesday, January 30, 2018, 6pm to 7:30pm
Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 6pm to 7:30pm
Thursday, February 1, 2018, 6pm to 7:30pm
Friday, February 2, 2018, 3-4:30pm
Sponsored by The Yale Office of Gender & Campus Culture