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TRUMBULL COLLEGE DEAN’S NOTES: October 30, 2023 Hope you all had a good Halloweekend. Tomorrow is the actual day, so Happy Halloween!! Be safe and have fun! We’re planning on taking Sahej trick-or-treating tomorrow with his pals in Whitneyville and East Rock and will come to the dining hall afterwards. We weren’t going to do a family costume this year…but we still will. It’s more amusing than it is creative. I’ll send a pic next week, but here’s a little montage from previous Halloweens – time flies! We’re officially in the second half of the term! You’ll see in Upcoming Dates & Deadlines that Preference Selection starts on Wednesday – here we go! Hope you’re all hanging in there – know that I’m here if you want to talk through things. However, I’m not actually in the office today – I’ll be back tomorrow. Alice is in the office today. If you stop by our office in the coming days, you might meet Wuzzy, who will be hanging out with us. :) Have a great week! Save-the-date: The CIPE Summer Opportunities Fair is next Friday, November 10 | 1:30-4:00PM (Presidents’ Room, Schwarzman Center). Check it out!
Meeting with me My OPEN ZOOM office hours for each week are listed on the top of my Calendly page. When you click on the Zoom link, you will be placed into a waiting room. I will speak to students (one-on-one) in the order they “arrive”. My upcoming open hours are on Friday, November 3rd (10-11:30am). Please note that I teach on Wednesday mornings during the fall term. ACADEMICS The English Department Applications for Spring 2024 Creative Writing and Journalism Classes are due November 1. Please check the English Department website and YCS for instructions on applying and additional information. Yale Degree Audit: Yale Degree Audit (YDA) is a tool that tracks your progress toward the bachelor’s degree. You can access Degree Audit through Yale Hub. Degree Audit displays the Yale College degree requirements that you have already completed and those that are still pending. A “Look Ahead” feature shows you how future course enrollment might apply toward your degree. If you believe that academic information in your degree audit is incorrect, contact our office. UPCOMING DATES AND DEADLINES - - - - - - - - TUTORING Trumbull Writing Tutor: Adam Reid Sexton is the Trumbull College Writing Tutor. Adam teaches three courses in the English department (The Craft of Fiction, Reading and Writing the Modern Essay, and Writing About Music) and is a Critic in the graduate School of Art. During summer 2022 he taught Writing About Music for Yale in London. Adam is also a writer; his next book, Difficult Listening, is due to be published soon. To meet with Adam, please reserve a half-hour by logging on to https://www.yalewco.com/index.php, and be sure to email him the document you want help with by 7:00 a.m. on the day of your appointment. Include the instructor’s prompt, your focus for the meeting, and when the paper is due. Adam looks forward to working with you! Yale Academic Strategies Program/Office of Educational Opportunity STEM Navigators. Want to learn the best practices for succeeding in introductory STEM Courses? Join STEM Navigators, a mentoring network that provides you with information, events, and support to guide you through these crucial first courses. Sign up via this link: STEM Navigators sign up Disability Peer Mentorship Program (DPMP). DPMP pairs students with peers of similar backgrounds to create networks of support for people with disabilities at Yale. The diverse experiences of disability in our community include physical & mobility disabilities, chronic illnesses, mental illnesses & psychiatric disabilities, neurodiversity & learning disabilities (including ADHD, dyslexia, autism), sensory disabilities & processing disorders (including vision impairments, blindness, and d/Deafness), and other conditions. You do not need to have a formal diagnosis to participate. Disability Peer Mentors help individual students develop critical self-advocacy skills, connect them to institutional resources, and find community around disability identity. Request a DPMP Mentor here. Meet with our Learning Specialist. Have a learning difference or other condition that affects how you accomplish your academic work? We can talk with you about new approaches for meeting Yale’s academic challenges. Contact our new Learning Specialist, Geoffrey Canales (geoffrey.canales@yale.edu), for an appointment. For First Years: College Transition Videos. Did you know that diving into your syllabi can help you succeed in your classes? What to learn the keys to performing well on p-sets? Learn about these topics and more through our college transition videos: https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/undergraduates/academic-strategies/first-years-workshops-videos-events. Individual Mentoring. Get organized for the semester by meeting with an Academic Strategies Mentor. Mentors will help you develop a weekly study routine, offer strategies for approaching complicated readings and p-sets, and help you develop a plan for prepping for those first exams. Our online mentoring schedule goes live Monday, September 18. If you’d like to schedule a meeting before then, please email us at academicstrategies@yale.edu. Workshops. Our famous workshop sessions are available in person and online! Register via the YaleConnect links below. FYI: Poorvu CTL M104A is upstairs from the York Street Entrance to Sterling Memorial Library. Poorvu CTL 120 A, B, C, and 121 are the classrooms on the first floor. Questions? Contact us at academicstrategies@yale.edu. Reading Analytically for Social Science. This workshop provides an overview of deep reading to generate effective contributions to class discussion, develop essay topics, and identify strong evidence for essays. Participants will get practice with these strategies in our interactive session. Monday, October 30, 4-5pm, Poorvu CTL Room M104A STEM Navigators: How to Talk to STEM Professors. How do I even approach professors and make the connections I need? Come to this interactive workshop where you’ll learn to email, talk to, and meet with your professors and other Yale faculty! Monday, October 30, 4-5pm, Poorvu CTL Room 121 Strategies for Reading Literature. Reading literature presents special challenges. How do we read deeply without running out of time to complete the reading? This workshop introduces techniques to help you effectively read and respond to literary works. Monday, October 30, 7-8pm, Poorvu CTL Room M104A Procrastination: How to Work Through It. We all procrastinate. When your procrastination habits get in the way of your goals, however, it’s time for a change. This workshop offers strategies for identifying the sources of procrastination and pursuing productive habits that can get you back on track. Tuesday, October 31, 4-5pm, Poorvu CTL Room M104A Imagining Your Summer. Interested in summer study abroad, fellowships, or internships, but don’t know how to get started? Hear from students who have done these things to help you identify some possible summer opportunities. You will leave with a clearer idea of what is possible and the resources you can access to make your vision happen. Now is the perfect time to start planning! Wednesday, November 1, 4-5pm, Poorvu CTL Room 120B STEM Navigators: “Let’s Join a Lab” Find Your Lab. This workshop is part of the 3-session series, Let’s Join a Lab! Are you struggling to get started on finding a lab? Come to this workshop where we’ll go over the process together - just bring your research interests and your laptops! Wednesday, November 1, 4-5pm, Poorvu CTL Room 120A The Psychology of Time Management. Ever wondered why it can be hard to manage your time–even when you have already learned the experts’ tips and tricks? Come to this workshop to find out why! You will learn about some of the major cognitive obstacles to organizing your time and take away a set of mental tools for increasing your awareness of these common thought processes so that they can be prevented or interrupted. Wednesday, November 1, 8-9pm, Online Event Getting the Most Out of Mentorship. Join Yale undergraduates for a conversation on how to make the most of any mentorship opportunity, including peer, graduate student, faculty, and alumni mentorship. Thursday, November 2, 4-5pm, Poorvu CTL Room M104A Pumpkin Painting with Disability Peer Mentor Program. Join us for our first social hour of the semester, where we’ll paint pumpkins, eat candy, and get to know one another. All are welcome. Thursday, November 2, 5-6pm, Poorvu CTL Room 120A Cultivating Faculty Mentors/Recommendations. Initiate conversations, ask for assistance, request recommendations, and build mentoring relationships with Yale faculty, teaching fellows and staff. Thursday, November 2, 7-8pm, Poorvu CTL Room M104A CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: https://cipe.yale.edu Yale students have a free subscription to the Daily Chatter, a great resource for keeping up with global news presented from a non-partisan perspective. OFFICE OF CAREER STRATEGY (OCS) OCS Upcoming Events CIA Directorate of Operations Simulation - “Why People Spy” (event for Seniors) | Thursday, November 2, 11am - 12:15pm | Office of Career Strategy, 55 Whitney Ave, 3rd floor Small Group Chats: Partnership for Public Service | Friday, November 3, 1-2:40pm | Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Ave, Common Room - 2nd Floor Engineering Career Fair Collaborative | Friday, November 3, 2-5pm, Sheraton Commander Hotel (Cambridge, MA) OCS & SEAS will arrange a bus from New Haven to the event. Space is limited. STUDY ABROAD Need to Get or Renew Your Passport? Don’t wait to ensure you have the necessary travel documents! All passports should be valid at least 6 months beyond the end date of your anticipated study abroad program. Even if you are not yet sure that you will study abroad, you should have a valid passport at least three months in advance, if possible. FELLOWSHIPS AND FUNDING Fellowships/Funding Upcoming Events Truman Scholarship: Alumni Q&A Panel | Friday, November 3, 4-5pm | Online Event Come meet some of the previous winners of the Truman Scholarship as they answer questions about their own process applying and being a part of the Truman community! Fellowships/Funding Resource of the Week OTHER Upcoming Blood Drive. The American Red Cross at Yale will be hosting a blood drive in the Dwight Hall Common Room on the following dates: Yale-China Fellowship - Opportunity for Seniors. The Yale-China Fellowship is a transformative two years for both the Yale-China Fellows and the Chinese students and community members they interact with. Select Yale graduates are chosen to spend two years teaching in China, where they not only become familiar with China but also make it their home. During their two years, Fellows gain an in-depth understanding of themselves, China, and Chinese language and culture, while building important professional skills and networks for future careers in various fields. Learn more and apply at yalechina.org/ycf or email education@yalechina.org. B.A.-B.S./M.P.P. Global Affairs Information Session. Applications for juniors to apply to the Jackson School’s new 5-year joint BA-BS/MPP program will open by January 1. Yale undergraduates (first-years through juniors) who are interested in learning about the program are encouraged to join us at 5:30-6:30pm on Tuesday, November 7 at Horchow Hall. We’ll discuss the curricular aspects of the program as well as reasons why you should consider applying. Register for the information session or, if you cannot attend, complete an inquiry form. Students who do either will receive future updates about the BA/BS-MPP program, including any future information sessions. SOM Silver Scholars Program - Opportunity for Seniors. The Silver Scholars Program at the Yale School of Management allows students to earn a Yale MBA degree within three years, directly after graduation, spring-boarding them toward their career goals and leadership positions. The program is designed for exceptional students with strong leadership potential. These students enroll in our full-time MBA program where they make up about 5% of the student body. Rather than the traditional summer MBA internship, Silver Scholars complete a year-long internship, extending their experience to three years. All Yale College students receive a 50% tuition discount and an application fee waiver. SOM Master’s in Asset Management - Opportunity for Seniors. Do you have a quantitative skill set and an interest in finance or investing? Or do you have a background in computer science or engineering and are considering different fields to apply your expertise? From the Yale Library #BassLovesElga: a photobooth event celebrating Dr. Elga Wasserman Join us in Bass Library to dress up, take a photo, and talk with fellow students and librarians about Dr. Wasserman’s role at Yale. First Steps with Zotero | Online Join us for 30 minutes to learn about Zotero, free software to help you manage your research. Mini Tour: Call Numbers and Hidden Treasures In Sterling Library Join a Library Peer Mentor for a tour inside the 16-story Sterling Library stack tower. This tour is designed and hosted by students for students! Information Session: Student Exhibit Opportunities Join current student curators, and library staff to learn tips for creating a successful exhibit proposal, including a review of past exhibits for inspiration. These opportunities are for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students interested in doing research with Yale Library’s special collections, as well as any student in the class of 2025 who is using library collections as part of their Senior Essay. Tour Of Sterling Memorial Library A one-hour walking tour of Sterling Memorial Library, the central library on Yale’s campus, for members of the Yale community. |
Dean’s Notes 10-30-23
October 30, 2023
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