Trumbull College
Dean’s Office
TC Sophomore Advising Night: TONIGHT, Monday, October 6, 8 pm to 9 pm, TC Dining Hall. The representatives from the Undergraduate Career Services, study abroad program, Yale Summer Session Abroad and Fellowship Office along with selected seniors will talk about employment, study abroad choices, summer and fellowship opportunities. The attendance is required, so please let me know if you cannot attend.
ACADEMICS
Academic Deadlines:
October 15: Deadline to apply for a spring-term 2009 Term Abroad.
October 17: Deadline to complete applications for financial aid for the spring term, for students not enrolled in the 2008–2009 fall term.
October 24: Midterm. Last day to withdraw from a fall-term course without having the course appear on the transcript. Deadline to apply for double credit in a single-credit course. Withdrawal from Yale College on or before this date entitles a student to a rebate of one-quarter of the term's tuition.
November 7: Last day to convert from CR/D.\/Fail option in a fall term course to a letter grade.
Deadline Extended: The Center for Language Study is now accepting applications for the Fields Program, a unique opportunity for Yale undergraduates majoring in fields other than language and literature to achieve advanced levels of language proficiency within the context of their academic major. Those studying less-commonly taught languages are particularly encouraged to apply, as opportunities to undertake discipline-specific and advanced-level language study are often scarce for such languages.
Fields students spend up to two years following a highly individualized program of advanced-level foreign language study, in which language practice is linked to students' majors or other areas of academic and intellectual interest. With funding and support, the Fields Program includes several components that contribute to the integration of language and discipline studies: classroom and independent study, regular sessions with a native-speaking language partner, mentoring from a professional in the student's major field of interest, fieldwork opportunities such as internships and study abroad, discipline-specific instructional materials, assessment of language proficiency, and coordination of the overall Fields experience. More information about the Fields Program is available at: http://www.cls.yale.edu/fields
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.
Tutoring in Foreign Languages: The process for asking for a foreign language tutor is described at www.cls.yale.edu/tutoring . A tutor is available to anyone enrolled in a foreign language (regardless of the grade in that course).
Drop in foreign language practice is available in the Bass Learning Center on the lower level of the Bass Library:
French, Tuesdays, 7 – 9 PM
Chinese, Wednesdays, 7 – 9 PM
Spanish, Thursdays, 7 – 9 PM
Science and QR Tutoring Program: This tutoring program makes it possible to receive tutoring in QR and Science courses. The form to request such tutoring is available in the TD dean’s office.
Course-Based Peer Tutoring. For some courses the instructor has arranged peer tutoring by students who completed the course well, and it is announced by the instructor when such course-based tutoring is available.
STUDY ABROAD
Yale-in-London for the Spring 2009 term deadline is October 10. Full course descriptions and application forms are online at the YaleCenter for British Art website: http://ycba.yale.edu/
PKU-Yale Joint Undergraduate Events for the Week of 10/6
1. Tuesday, October 7th
International Experience Table
1-2pm
Location: Bass Library
2. Wednesday, October 8th
Study Break in Silliman College
8:00-9:30 pm
Location: Annex Dining hall
3. Thursday, October 9th
Study Break in Swing Space (Calhoun College)
8-9:30pm
Location: Activity Room in the Basement
FELLOWSHIP
The Gilman International Scholarship Program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad. Such international study is intended to better prepare U.S. students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy, science and interdependent world. For more information: http://www.iie.org/programs/
MAJORS
Information Meeting about the French major and study abroad in French-speaking countries: Monday, October 6 at 4pm in the Romance Languages Lounge, 82-90 Wall St. Refreshments served.
Informational Meeting on the Spanish Major: Wednesday, October 22, 4 pm, Romance Languages Lounge, 82-90 Wall St.