Trumbull College
Dean’s Office
ACADEMICS
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.
Reminder: No credits earned in courses completed on the Credit/D/Fail basis may be used to fulfill any of the distributional requirements for the bachelor’s degree.
FRESHMEN
Selecting a Sophomore Year Adviser: This week you will receive an email about selecting a faculty adviser for your sophomore year. Selecting an adviser is not selecting a major, although selecting an adviser in a possible major could make sense. It does make sense to select a faculty member with whom you would be comfortable to talk to about your short and long term academic and other plans, regardless of the department. I welcome you to talk to me about that selection; perhaps you would appreciate some help in thinking about an adviser for you next year.
SOPHOMORES
Tentative Program of Study for Your Junior and Senior Years. This week you will receive an email about selecting a faculty member with whom to discuss your tentative course of study for your junior and senior years. Selecting a faculty member for this discussion is not the same as selecting a major, although selecting a faculty member or the DUS in a possible or declared major could make sense. It does make sense to select a faculty member with whom you would be comfortable to talk about your academic plans and your choice of possible major, regardless of their department. Your current sophomore year adviser, for instance, is someone to consider.
Deadline: Friday, April 24 is the deadline to apply for the program in Teacher Preparation and Education Studies. Further information at www.yale.edu/tprep/tprep/
STUDY ABROAD
PKU-Yale Joint Program: Three new China-related courses have just been added to the fall course offerings of the Peking University-Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program in Beijing:
HIST 335: Confucianism and Commerce in Chinese Society. Instructor: Antonia Finnane, Professor of Chinese History, University of Melbourne
INTS 391/EAST 291: Chinese Law and Society. Instructor: Ling Bin, Professor of Law, Peking University
SOC/INTS: Population and Society in East Asia (Pending CSC/departmental
approval. Instructor: Yun Zhou, Professor of Sociology, Peking University
Because of these new courses, the Program will accept additional applications on a rolling admissions basis until noon on April 8, 2009. Please see www.yale.edu/iefp/pku-yale for more information and for online applications, or e-mail amy.weber@yale.edu.
OTHER
The Sexual Harassment Grievance Board is seeking two members for 2009-2010. If you are interested, contact Therese L. Barbuto, Assistant to the Deans of Student and Freshman Affairs, 203-432-2907 or therese.barbuto@yale.edu
Apply to be a UCS Peer Adviser: UCS Peer Advisors assist students on a walk-in basis with resume and cover letter construction, career research, job and internship searching and general career-related questions. Additional responsibilities and special projects may be assigned as needed. To apply, complete both these two steps: e-mail a resume and cover letter to Melissa Berkey, melissa.berkey@yale.edu ; and submit an application to the UCS Peer Advisor position through the Student Employment website, www.yalestudentjobs.org . Priority consideration will be given to applicants who apply by Wednesday, April 1, 2009. Questions can be emailed to Melissa.berkey@yale.edu . [Note, Peer Advisors are required to attend a paid two-day training on Thursday, August 27th and Friday, August 28th. Please check your availability before applying.]
Balkan folk rock musician to visit the campus: Poet and folk rock musician Vlado Kreslin will visit the campus on Thursday and Friday, April 2 and 3. Kreslin will be the guest at a Pierson College master's tea on Thursday at 4 p.m. in the master's house, 231 Park St. On Friday, Kreslin will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. in Rm. 102, Linsly-Chittenden Hall, 63 High St. Both events are free and open to public.
Dubbed the Balkan Bruce Springstein, Kreslin is one of the most popular musicians of the Balkans. Kreslin combines traditional folk music from throughout the Balkans with his original rock compositions. He has shared the stage with Bob Dylan and REM, and played the first concert in Sarajevo after the war ended."