Trumbull College
Dean’s Office
Trumbull College
Freshman Counselor Applications are available at http://www.yale.edu/
Influenza season: From Student Medicine at University Health Services: “Flu is here for the winter on the Yale campus. It is caused by a virus, the INFLUENZA virus which comes in two types: A and B. Symptoms can include: sudden onset of high fever (over 100.5 degrees F), muscle aches ( “ I feel like I was run over by a truck”), headache, dry cough, runny nose, sore throat and less likely, vomiting and diarrhea.
Many common illnesses can be similar to the Flu, so the best way to know if you have the Flu is to see a doctor or nurse practitioner who can examine you and do basic tests (including a rapid flu test on the spot.) Students can be seen in Student Medicine (4th floor, YUHS) or Urgent Care (1st floor, YUHS), or call Student Medicine at 432 -0312 or Urgent Care at 432 – 0123. The best way to prevent the Flu is to get the Flu Vaccine each year; it’s not too late to get it if you didn’t last fall, just go to Immunization Department, 4th floor of YUHS.
Also, prevent Flu by frequent hand washing; covering coughs and sneezes with tissue paper and throwing it away; and getting lots of rest and drinking fluids to stay well hydrated. Avoid close contact with people who are sick if possible; if you get sick, stay home and rest until you are better to avoid spreading the illness to others.
An excellent site for information: www.cdc.gov. Go to the link on Flu Influenza.
ACADEMICS
Deadline: Midterm, March 6: Last day to withdraw from a spring-term course without having the course appear on the transcript and last day to apply for double credit in a single-credit course.
Deadline: Monday, March 31: Last day to convert from Credit/D/Fail option in a spring-term course to a letter grade.
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.
(New tutor for TC) Resident Math and Science Tutor: The TC science tutor is Jakub Kostal. He is a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry. His office is in the basement of TC, room 006, his email address is jakub.kostal@yale.edu, and his 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).
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
Upcoming PKU-Yale Joint Undergraduate Events
1. Tuesday, February 3, Study Break in Ezra Stiles, 9:00 pm, Common Room
2. Wednesday, February 4. Study Break in Berkeley College, 8:00 pm, Common Room
3. Wednesday, February 11, Study Break in Morse College, 9:30 pm, Common Room
SUMMER
Alumni Community Service Fellowship is accepting applications, which will be accepted until positions are filled. The program places Yale students in eight week 35-40 community service and non-profit opportunities all over the country. Eligible are students who are not in their final year of study and who plan to return to Yale the semester following the Fellowship. The list of summer placements at http://www.yacsf.org/sites.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Summer Environmental Health Internship is a ten week summer undergraduate internship program in Environmental Public Health at the National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) in Atlanta, Georgia. Eligible are sophomores and juniors. Students will participate in individual projects and will be paired with mentors. http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/cleh. Stipend: $500 per week. Deadline: February 18. Program dates: June 10 -August 14, 2009. More information at the website and from Cory Moore at Cmoore3@cdc.gov or 770-488-0593
POST GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
Samuel Huntington Public Service Award provides 10,000 to a graduating senior to pursue service anywhere in the world for one year. Information: www.nationalgridus.com/