Trumbull College
Dean’s Office
ACADEMICS
TC Dean's Office: Dean will be out of the country from Friday early evening through Friday, March 20. If you need to meet with her please call Jan Foery to schedule an appointment at 432-0722.
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.
Advice: Before midterm, check online the courses you are recorded to be enrolled in. Sometimes a student has forgotten a course enrolled in and, thus, forgets to withdraw from it by the deadline.
Deadline to apply for junior term abroad 2009 and junior year abroad 2009-2010. Application and information: www.yale.edu/yalecollege/
Deadline: Monday, March 30: Last day to convert from Credit/D/Fail option in a spring-term course to a letter grade. The form is available in your TC Dean’s Office.
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SOPHOMORES
The Environmental Studies (EVST) major decided to move up the application deadline for students to apply to the EVST major to March 27, 2009. The department is seeing a lot of interest in the EVST major. By moving up the major application deadline, they will be better able to assess the demand for the major. Also, if the major is capped, they will be able to notify interested sophomores of their decision by April. Application details are available in your TC Dean’s Office.
SENIORS
Senior Interviewer Program in Yale Office of Undergraduate Admissions. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions offers freshman applicants the opportunity to visit campus and have an optional admissions interviews conducted by a Yale undergraduate. Yale seniors are able to contribute to the college community by assisting in the selection of the next in-coming class. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is now accepting applications for interviewers for summer and fall openings. During the summer, the Senior Interviewer position will be full time, and students must be able to work from early June through late August. The Office anticipates hiring five summer interviewers who will also be responsible for assisting with group information sessions, giving campus tours, scheduling appointments, welcoming visitors in the reception area, and working with Admissions Officers on various projects. The summer position involves extensive public speaking. Interviewers will be paid an hourly wage of at least $12.80 per hour and work 37.5 hours per week.
Admissions also anticipates hiring 10 seniors for the fall to work approximately 10 hours per week. The hourly wage for this position will also be at least $12.80 per hour, and the interviewer’s primary responsibility will be to interview and evaluate prospective applicants. Fall Senior Interviews must be available from early September through mid-November; specific dates and times are agreed upon after the Senior Interviewers finalize their fall class schedules. Application forms may be obtained from the receptionist at the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 38 Hillhouse Ave. or by e-mail from Nicholas.strohl@yale.edu. The deadline for completing the 2009 application is Friday, March 27. All completed applications, along with an unofficial copy of your transcript, should be returned to the receptionist no later than 5:00pm. Anyone with questions regarding the Senior Interviewer program should e-mail Nicholas Strohl, Assistant Director of Admissions and Coordinator of the Senior Interview Program. You may reach him at nicholas.strohl@yale.edu or 432-3489.
SUMMER
Yale Summer Session Courses in Creative Writing Information Meeting . Tuesday, March 3, 7:30 PM, Pierson College Buttery. Hear from the instructors. Yale Summer Session will be offering a varied selection of courses in writing including: Science Fiction and Fantasy, Beginning your First Novel, Screenwriting, Reviewing the Arts.
Yale-Goldman Sachs Community Service Health Internships. In collaboration with Goldman Sachs, YaleCollege offers three internships this summer at the CharlesB.WangCommunityHealthCe
Yale Summer Session in St. Petersburg, Russia, Russian Language & Culture , RUSS 177 (Group I, L3-L4 or L5) & RUSS 242 (Group I, Hu), Constantine Muravnik, constantine.muravnik@yale.edu , May 30 - July 28, 2009. 3 weeks in New Haven, 5 weeks in St. Petersburg, Russia. Language: An intensive "at-home-and-abroad" course featuring language study at either the second- or third-year level of Russian. Students will enroll in one of two different Russian language courses, one for Second Year and the other for Third Year students. Students receive language training in New Haven, developing skills that are then applied during the second month in Russia. Culture: An interdisciplinary exploration of Russian cultural history through its art, architecture, theater, music, and film. Topics include conceptions of Russian nationhood; myths of St. Petersburg and Moscow; dissent and persecution; elites, intelligentsia, and attitudes toward the common people; conflicting appeals of rationality, spirituality, and idealism; the politicizing of personal life; and effects of Russian artistic innovations worldwide.
Application deadline: April 1, 2009. For more information: http://www.yale.edu/summer/
Yale Summer Session in Santiago, Chile, Introduction to Observational Astrophysics, ASTR 205 (Group IV, Sc), taught by Prof. José Maza-University of Chile, charles.bailyn@yale.edu –for more information
May 30 - July 11, 2009. Prerequisite: PHYS 180 (Advanced General Physics) or equivalent.
An introduction to astrophysics and to ground-based observing techniques. Extensive observing using research facilities at the Cerro Calan and Cerro Tololo Observatories. Field trips to other major Andean observatories. Application deadline: April 1, 2009. For more information: http://www.yale.edu/summer/