Trumbull College
Dean’s Office
WELCOME BACK, TRUMBULLIANS!!!! Here we begin with another year of Dean’s Notes…
ACADEMICS
Registration Meetings
Tuesday, September 2
TC Dining Hall
Failure to attend incurs a fine of $50
Sophomores: 2:15 PM
Juniors: 3:00 PM
Seniors: 3:45 PM
Course Schedules Deadlines:
Class of 2012: Monday, September 15, 5 PM
Classes of 2010 and 2011: Tuesday, September 16, 5 PM
Class of 2009: Wednesday, September 17, 5 PM
A late schedule incurs a fine of $50
A late schedule may not elect any courses CR/D/Fail
A schedule of as few as 3 and as many as 6 course credits needs my permission before the schedule is handed in. Please call Jan Foery at 2-0722 to schedule an appointment to discuss such schedule with me.
Class meeting times may not overlap by more than 15 minutes and require a conversation with me, compelling academic reasons for the overlap, and 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 TC Dean’s Office and at www.yale.edu/sfas/registrar/
Sophomores: Remember to hand in the form to select a sophomore year adviser if you did not do so last spring. I cannot approve your schedule until you hand in the form, due no later than the day your schedule is due. If you need suggestions for potential advisers, I am available. Extra forms are available at the sophomore web site (www.yale.edu/sophomore) at the Advising Tab.
Seniors: Distributional requirements for the degree: Successful completion of two course credits each in WR, QR, Hu, So, and Sc. Also: satisfaction of the Foreign Language Requirement.
Deadline to apply for a Fall-Term Leave of Absence: Friday, September 12.
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 yourself.
4. Hand in your signed schedule to the TC Dean's Office by the deadline for your class
(see deadlines above and in the Blue Book)
Let me alert you that (1) the program does not check for conflicts in class meeting times (that is the students responsibility) 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 will have to be 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 Class Meeting Times and Places: Courses added or deleted since the publication of the Blue Book are recorded on line. The on line list of courses is the most current one, updated on line as needed.
New Application Procedures for Residential College Seminars:
This fall term students apply to residential college seminars using the on-line Preference Selection tool accessible from OCS.
Step 1. Before selecting courses, students view course listings at www.yale.edu/collegeseminar under Current Seminars. There is additional information (prerequisites, credit to major, requirements, etc.) on this web site that is not available on OCS.
Step 2. Access the Preference Selection tool directly from the each course description at www.yale.edu/oci under College Seminars. The seminar sites closes on Tuesday, September 2 at 10 A.M.
Admission to seminars will be determined before the first class meeting. Students may return to Preference Selection to see if they have been admitted beginning at 5 P.M. on Tuesday, September 2. Admission to seminars that meet on Wednesday will be posted as instructors submit their lists that evening or the following morning, September 3 by 11 A.M. Courses will be loaded into student schedules by 11 A.M. on Wednesday, September 3 for Wednesday classes and by 11 A.M. on Thursday, September 4 for all other classes.
Waitlisted students will be notified by an e-mail from the instructor and should attend the first session if still interested in the seminar since space often becomes available.
Clarification of New Application Procedures: There is no distinction between 1st and 2nd choice application to college seminars because Preference Selection will not accommodate it. For each seminar to which a student applies, he or she must click on the rankings box and click on 1 to apply (even if it’s the second application). For the two college seminars that require writing samples, the instructor’s e-mail address is in Preference Selection. Students should e-mail their sample to the instructor at the time they apply.
Freshmen and others: Pre-med Curricular Meetings
Advice about selecting courses to fulfill the requirements for admission to medical school
Wednesday, September 3, 3:30-4:45 PM
Thursday, September 4, 3:30-4:45 PM
Monday, September 8, 3:30 – 4:45 PM
Tuesday, September 9, 3:30 – 4:45 PM
Wednesday, September 10, 3:30 – 4:45 PM
All meetings conducted at 55 Whitney Avenue, third floor, room 369
TUTORING
TC Resident Writing Tutor: The TC Writing Tutor is Jan Simpson. Her office is in the basement of TC, room 006, and her email address is jan.simpson@yale.edu. She has regular hours, which are posted at www.yale.edu/bass/tutoring . For your information, a Yale College student may seek the help and advice of any tutor in any residential college.
TC Resident Math and Science Tutor: The TC math and science tutor is Adelina Voutchkova. Her office is also in the basement of TC, room 006, and her email address is adelina.voutchkova@yale.edu, and her schedule is available at www.yale.edu/mstutor. For your information, a Yale College student may seek the help and advice of any math and science tutor in any residential college, and these tutors have specialties that are noted at the web site.
Yale College Tutoring Program: This tutoring program makes it possible to receive tutoring in other subjects, such as non-English languages, economics, and the sciences and mathematics. The form to request such tutoring, which is free, is available in the TC Dean’s Office.
Tutoring in Academic Departments. Some departments provide tutoring for students taking courses in their department. Ask your teacher or the Director of Undergraduate Studies of the department.
DEPARTMENTAL INFORMATION MEETINGS
A complete list of departmental meetings is available at www.yale.edu/sophomore
Freshmen and sophomores: Many academic departments will be at the Academic Fair on Tuesday, September 2, 2 – 4 PM in WLH and LC. During the fair the directors of undergraduate studies can answer questions about requirements and prerequisites for majors.
Freshmen and Sophomores Open House: Environmental Studies major. Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 4:00 PM, immediately following the Academic Fair, in the Sage Hall Student Lounge at 205 Prospect Street. Food and beverages will be served. This open house is an opportunity for both returning and prospective majors to meet some of our faculty.
Spanish Placement Examination: the make-up Spanish Placement Exam is Tuesday morning, September 2nd, 10:00am - 12:00 pm at LC 101. Note: A Spanish placement examination is not offered in the spring term, although special cases will be considered on an individual basis.
Freshmen and Sophomores Undergraduate art counseling: at the School of Art on Tuesday, September 2, 12 – 2 PM, Green Hall. Members of the art faculty will answer questions concerning our art program, perhaps of particular interest to freshmen and sophomores.
FELLOWSHIP
Freshmen: The S.T.A.R.S. Program
The Science, Technology, and Research Scholars Program, (STARS), identifies and supports students from groups that are underrepresented in scientific and technological disciplines and students who come from disadvantaged circumstances, in any of Yale's natural sciences and engineering majors. A centerpiece of the program is its focus on establishing a community of undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs and faculty. We believe that the earlier students enter into a cooperative community of scholars, the more successful your science and/or pre-medical career will be at Yale. Additionally, the program provides study groups/help sessions, research opportunities and strong mentoring relationships. STARS will identify and support students in their first two years, which is a critical transitional time in their undergraduate education. The selection of program participants is highly competitive and restricted to the freshman class.
Thursday, September 4th Information Session
Friday, September 12th Application Deadline
Applications are available in SSS, Room 110 and at the informational session. For questions, please contact the administrative director, Dean Lowe: shelly.lowe@yale.edu.
The application is also available on line: https://light.its.yale.edu/
TERM-TIME JOB
A part-time job that combines interest and skills in technology with opportunities to work on instructional projects with faculty: Instructional Innovation Internship.
· Participate in the development and support of technology-enhanced instructional.
· Work closely with instructors, instructional technologists, librarians, and teaching specialists to design, develop and support digital teaching resources for use in the Yale curriculum.
· Academic Year interns will provide support for faculty who require assistance with technology-enhanced teaching.
Applications accepted online for academic semesters: http://itg.yale.edu/i3
DEAN’S OFFICE HOURS: To schedule an appointment with me please call Ms. Jan Foery at 432-0722. I will have open office hours this week. I will inform you what my regular office hours are in a few days. Please note that no appointments will be made via e-mail!
Best of luck this semester!
Dean Besirevic (BeSHireviCH)