Yard Bulletin Upcoming Events Freshman Dean’s Office
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Yard Bulletin Upcoming Events Freshman Dean’s Office
Freshman Dean’s Office Volume 2018 Issue XI Yard Bulletin October 31, 2014 You may view the Yard Bulletin on the FDO Website (www.fdo.fas.harvard.edu). Upcoming Events Saturday, November 1, 5:30 & 8:30PM - Expressions Dance Company Presents: Experience. Come experience the magic of Harvard's biggest and baddest hip-hop dance group! Tickets are available at the Harvard Box Office ($8), at the door ($10), and from members of the company. Lowell Lecture Hall. Saturday, November 1, 6-9PM - Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Evening Celebration. Celebrate Day of the Dead with a festive evening of music, food, and community. Remember departed loved ones at this year's Día de los Muertos altar, savor Mexican refreshments, and enjoy the lively music of the Mariachi Véritas de Harvard and Trio Ollin! Visit peabody.harvard.edu for required tickets. Peabody Museum, 11 Divinity Ave. Monday, November 3, 6-8PM - Brevia Launch Party! Join Brevia, the Harvard College Undergraduate Research Association (HCURA) publication, to celebrate the launch of our newest printed issue! Learn more about our magazine and how you can get involved. Classy food will be served, and attendees will walk away with their own copy of Brevia! Find out more about Brevia at brevia.hcura.org. Dunster JCR. November 7-9 & 13-15, 8PM - Three Sisters. HRDC presents Chekhov's Three Sisters on the Loeb Mainstage. This reconstruction of Chekhov’s iconic play looks at the beauty, darkness, and perverse humor of lives spent playing make-believe. After the death of their father, three sisters—Olga, Masha, and Irina— and their brother, Andrei, are stuck in their family home in the middle of nowhere, trapped between childhood and the rest of their lives. When a troop of soldiers comes to town, the sisters welcome them into their home, entering a series of desperate romances. Only tragedy can follow. Tickets on sale through the ART and Harvard Box Office or online at: bit.ly/threesistersharvard. The Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St. Freshman Fun African Study Break Wednesday, November 5, 7PM Grays Common Room Join your fellow freshmen for an Africanthemed study break, and get introduced to some of the culture! Learn how to make fried plantains, a dish common to many African countries. Enjoy other popular African food and drink as well! Message from the Dean Our colleagues in the Health Services have assembled “Six Steps to Managing a Stressful Situation.” We share these with you now, convinced of the potential benefits, and look forward to hearing at any point how we can be helpful. STOP – just for a moment, stop what you are doing and the continuous flow of negative thoughts and judgments about the situation. BREATHE – take three deep breaths. Inhale deeply, exhale slowly. Imagine cooling a bowl of hot soup. Feel your abdomen rise and fall, releasing any tension in your body as you exhale. STRETCH – release the tension in your body. Open your arms wide. Reach up to the sky. Touch your toes. Clench and unclench your fists. Stretch out your fingers. Open your jaw wide. Stick out your tongue. Open your eyes wide. REFLECT – consider what is really going on. Just the facts. Is the situation a crisis? What can you do now to cope? Do what works. CHOOSE – recognize that you have choices. You can make a choice about your thoughts about the situation. You can make a choice about how you will react. You can make a choice to ask for help. Notice what your choices are. ENCOURAGE – say to yourself a simple word or phrase of encouragement, such as: “Calm,” “Wait, step back,” “This will pass,” or “I’m doing the best I can right now.” Reminders Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 2, at 2AM. Remember to set your clocks back one hour. Enjoy the extra sleep! Election Day is Tuesday, November 4. Every vote counts! The Fall First-Year Faculty Dinner is Tuesday, November 4, at 4PM. Don’t miss your chance to invite a professor, administrator, coach, or other guest to join you for a fancy meal in Annenberg! Confirm your course changes. Log in to your portal, and check your official course record to make sure any mid-semester course changes you made have been processed. Freshman Parents Weekend is Friday, November 7 & Saturday, November 8! Visit www.parents.fas.harvard.edu for a schedule of events. All students are invited to participate, whether or not their families attend. On Tuesday, October 28, freshmen gathered for a lunch at Dean Dingman’s house featuring guest Anton Gunn to discuss the payment of collegiate athletes. Academic Events Freshman Dean’s Office Morton Prince House 6 Prescott St. Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617-495-1574 Fax: 617-496-1624 E-mail: [email protected] Hours: Mon. - Fri., 9AM-5PM Submissions Please send submissions by Tuesday at 9:00AM to: [email protected] Published Fridays. Safety Notice To contact an FDO representative in the event of a serious, non-academic emergency, please call your proctor, or the Harvard University Police at (617) 495-1212, or, on campus, 5-1212. Safety and other emergency messages are displayed as soon as possible on the News and Notices section of the College home page at www.college.harvard.edu. Wednesday, November 5, 5:15PM - "Feeding Moloch: The Sacrifice of Children on the Altar of Capitalism." The 2014 Ingersoll Lecture on Immortality will be delivered by Russell Banks, a recipient of Guggenheim and NEA grants and a St. Lawrence Prize for fiction. Admission is free; tickets required. Limit of two tickets per person, available through at the Harvard Box Office. Presented by Harvard Divinity School. Sanders Theatre. Wednesday, November 5, 5:30PM - “Stereotype Threat: How It Affects Us and What We Can Do About It.” Claude Steele, internationally renowned social scientist and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, University of California Berkeley, will discuss his theory of stereotype threat, which has been the focus of much of his research and writing throughout his academic career. The theory examines how people from different groups, being threatened by different stereotypes, can have quite different experiences in the same situation. It has also been used to understand group differences in performance, ranging from intellectual to athletic. This event is free; seating is first-come, first-served. Not able to make it in person? During the event, Dr. Steele’s speech will be live-streamed through a link on the HGSE homepage: gse.harvard.edu. You can tweet questions for Dr. Steele @HGSE_Live during the Q&A. Askwith Forum, Longfellow Hall, 13 Appian Way. Thursday, November 6, 4PM – A Conversation with Trumpeter Wallace Roney. One of the most in-demand trumpeters on the professional circuit, Wallace Roney holds the distinction of being the only trumpet player the legendary Miles Davis ever personally mentored. In 1991 Roney was chosen by Davis to share the stage at his historic performance in Montreux, Switzerland. He will discuss his career and creative process during a conversation moderated by Ingrid Monson, Quincy Jones Professor of African American Music. Admission is free; tickets/RSVPs not required. Arts @ 29 Garden St. Resources for Freshmen Opportunities Advising Corner takes place over lunch in Annenberg, 12-2PM, scheduled days. Next week: Sociology with Laura Thomas on Monday, November 3; Comparative Study of Religion with Courtney Lamberth & James Reich on Tuesday, November 4; English with Henry Vega Ortiz on Wednesday, November 5. Lead FOP! The First-Year Outdoor Program (FOP) is a week-long pre-orientation program that promotes leadership development for members of the Harvard community and develops social support and self-awareness for first-year students. Information sessions: Wednesday, November 5, 8:30PM, Emerson 105; Thursday, November 13, 8:30PM, Harvard Hall 201. You don’t need to have gone on FOP to lead. Visit harvardfop.com to learn more. Can’t wait to see you there! Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Fair (LSURF). Interested in learning about life science research opportunities at Harvard? Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, grad students, undergraduates, and researchers will present their research at the poster session, an effective and convenient way to connect directly with Harvard researchers. Also, visit tables with information about fellowships, research funding sources, and summer research opportunities. Questions? Contact the Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Advisor, Margaret Lynch: [email protected]. Tuesday, November 4, 2-5PM, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St. Global Health Fair. Global health is a complex, multidisciplinary field, with opportunities in health, technology, research, and social services—all working toward positive change around the world. Come learn about volunteer and internship opportunities, as well as Harvard programs and funding. Learn more: www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu. Thursday, November 6, 4-6PM, Office of Career Services, 54 Dunster Street. Bureau of Study Counsel Workshop: Procrastination. Explore the roots of procrastination and develop practical strategies for engaging in tasks when you find yourself resistant, avoidant, blocked, or paralyzed. Register online at bsc.harvard.edu. Friday, November 7, 12-1:30PM, 5 Linden St. Serenity Room. Come to the brand new Serenity Room in the basement of Grays Hall for the following weekly offerings: Mondays, 8-9PM, Stressbusters. Free 5-7minute backrubs for neck, back, and shoulders; Wednesdays, 7-7:30PM, Drop-In Meditation. Everyone is welcome. No prior experience necessary. We will explore various kinds of meditation. For meditation sessions, please arrive on time! Take a Taekwondo Seminar with Steven Lopez. The Harvard Taekwondo Club (HTKD) will be hosting an instructional seminar with two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and five-time Taekwondo World Champion, Steven Lopez! All are welcome to train with an amazing athlete. There will be an additional opportunity to meet Steven Lopez at the HTKD Open Tournament on Sunday, November 9, in the MAC Gym. For more information on both events, “like” Harvard Taekwondo on Facebook, or contact us at: [email protected]. Saturday, November 8, 3PM, QRAC Gymnasium.