Trumbull College

Dean’s Office

ACADEMICS

Advice: 
Check the courses on line that the registrar records you are enrolled in.  Perhaps, for instance, you have for some time meant to withdraw from a course and have forgotten.  Perhaps online you are enrolled in a discussion section and have changed sections since then.  If you find any discrepancies, just come by my office to find out how to clear them up.

Academic Deadlines:

November 7: Last day to convert from CR/D.\/Fail option in a fall term course to a letter grade.

Pre-Medical Registration Meetings: If you plan to enter medical school or another health profession program in Summer or Fall 2010, please attend one of the following mandatory registration meetings which will cover the application process beginning next spring, registration with the Health Professions Advisory Board, establishing a credentials file at Career Services, and much more. There will be ample time for questions. All meetings will be held in Room 369 of UCS
Tuesday, 11/11/08, 4-6 p.m.
Monday, 11/17/08, 4-6 p.m.
Wednesday, 11/19/08, 7-9 p.m.

SOPHOMORES

Art Major Information Meeting:  Wednesday, November 5, at 6 pm in room G02 of Green Hall (1156 Chapel St.).  Discussed will be the major, required courses, and sophomore reviews. There will be an undergraduate group critique to follow at 7pm which all are welcome to stay for.

SUMMER

Yale Summer Session Study Abroad General Information Session: Tuesday November 4, 2008, 4:00-5:00pm, 55 Whitney Ave, Room 305. http://www.yale.edu/summer/abroad/index.html for more information about Yale Summer Session Study Abroad.

Yale College Center for International Experience: New at CIE: Search & Apply for International Opportunities. Visit the Center for International Experience website (www.yale.edu/yalecollege/international) to search through Yale’s abundant international opportunities

            - Funding for international travel

            - Student groups abroad

            - Peer Adviser program

            - Health and Safety abroad

  - Planning independently

Visit the Center: The Center for International Experience is located on the 3^rd floor of 55 Whitney Avenue

CIE weekly meetings about travel, research, study abroad – including fellowships for those activities.  Tuesdays, 1 – 2 PM, Collaborative Learning Center Service Desk, Bass Library, Lower Level.  More information: amy.weber@yale.edu . The Center’s website with information about activities abroad:  www.yale.edu/yalecollege/international

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION 2009 SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS. The purpose of this undergraduate summer research program is to identify and encourage promising students from all disciplines to engage in full-time research and to consider cardiovascular research careers. Description of the program:  http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3052932

POST-GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES

BARBARA JORDAN HEALTH POLICY SCHOLARS PROGRAM. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is accepting applications for the 2009 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program. This intensive summer program provides college students with an opportunity to work on policy issues in a congressional office and to engage in original health policy research and analysis under the guidance of Foundation research staff. College seniors and recent college graduates who have a strong interest in addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, or who are themselves a member of a population that is adversely affected by racial and ethnic health disparities are eligible to apply. The application deadline is 5 p.m. ET on Friday, December 12, 2008. Application materials and more information are available online at http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/bjscholars/bjsapplication.cfm . Selected Scholars will work in congressional offices in Washington, D.C. for nine weeks, and will participate in weekly seminars and site visits designed to increase their understanding of the intersection between policy and the legislative process. Each Scholar is expected to write and present a health policy research paper before an audience of policy analysts and practitioners in one of the following research areas: Medicaid, the uninsured, Medicare or HIV/AIDS. Eligible candidates must be U.S. citizens who will be seniors or recent graduates of an accredited U.S. college or university in the fall of 2009. Individuals with an advanced degree, and those individuals currently enrolled in an advanced degree program are not eligible to participate.
For questions, please contact program director Cara James at (202) 347-5270 or cjames@kff.org or program manager Jomo Kassaye at (202) 238-2385 or jzkassaye@howard.edu.

American Assistants in France.  1,700 teaching assistantship positions in French Primary and Secondary Schools to American Citizens with a proficiency in French.  6 – 9 months with stipend.  English conversation classes 12 hours/week.  Deadlines: November 15, December 15, and January 15.  Applications and information: www.ambafrance-us.org/spip.php?article375 .  Questions to Marjorie Nelson at assistant.washington-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr .

Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program ( www.ceip.org ) The Endowment for International Peace Junior Fellows Program is designed to provide work experience for recent graduates who have a serious career interest in the international affairs.  Eligible are graduating seniors. The fellowship begins on August 1, 2009.  Yale is invited to nominate two candidates to the national competition. Applicants must have completed significant coursework  in international affairs, political science, economics, history, or Russian or Chinese studies.  Further information:  www.yale.edu/yalecollege/academics/fellowships/competitions/list/carnegie/index.html and also from Yale Office of Fellowship Programs, 55 Whitney Ave, third floor. Campus application deadline: Monday, November 17, 12 noon.

OTHER

juniors and seniors

The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest 2009

First Prize - $ 5,000
Third Prize - $ 1,500
Second Prize - $ 2,500
Two Honorable Mentions - $ 500
Contest Deadline: December 19, 2008
Further information:       www.eliewieselfoundation.org