October 2, 2017 Volume 1, Issue 6

Berkeley College Yale University

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Drop In Hours 2

Resources Around Campus 3

Service Corner 4

Resources Around Campus 5

Resources Around Campus 6

Hunger Heroes 8

Calendar 9

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST

• Service Corner!

• Hunger Heroes!

• Academic Strategies Workshops

• BK Math and Sci-ence Tutor

Dean’s Corner Greeting Berkeleyites, It is the time of year that the weather is getting cooler, midterm exams are underway, you may be getting fewer hours of sleep, and germs are everywhere so remembering to wash your hands constantly and get adequate sleep is important to prevent from getting sick in what is already a hectic time of year. Below are a few helpful tips/reminders regarding midterms: Use an organizer/planner/gcal etc. to map out all your major assignments and exams in one place. This is the first step in helping you to feel in control of your schedule—do not let your schedule control you.

You will probably have multiple mid-term exams scheduled for the same day. Unfortu-nately, with mid-terms this is an unavoidable situation so the best strategy is to plan ahead, do what you can to review, and get plenty of rest. Form a study group and make your own practice test.

Please keep in mind: It is not standard practice for the dean’s office to grant extensions for midterm exams because of multiple exams in the same day. If it is the case that a mid-term exam has been scheduled for a time that is different from your regularly scheduled class time and conflicts with another midterm exam during a scheduled class time your instructor will likely have an alternative time scheduled for the mid-term exam. Please consult your instructor directly to discuss the matter and deter-mine the alternatives available to you.

On exam day: do not go to exams on an empty stomach, eat well, but don’t overdo it with caffeine; get to the exam room early so you can get settled and collect your thoughts before the exam begins; read the exam directions (twice if necessary); an-swer the easiest questions first, mark any questions you skip so you remember to go back to complete them later. Focus on what you know, don’t doubt yourself, and an-swer every question (partial credit is often awarded).

Are you comfortable with the material being covered in class? If not, ask for help: Go to your professor’s office hours, TA’s office hours, or request a tutor if needed. Have you made an appointment with our Berkeley specific writing tutor for help at any stage of the writing process? Formed or joined a study group? Reached out to your faculty adviser, DUS, FroCo, or PL? If you are having specific challenges that you want to discuss, I am always happy to help.

Cheers to a great week! Dean Miller

DEAN RENITA MILLER, PHD

IMPORTANT

CHECK YOUR ACADEMIC REQUIRE-MENTS ONLINE!

Please note that YOU are responsible for keeping track of your distributional requirements and enrolling for cours-es appropriately. Yale Degree Audit is a system that can help and is located on the Academics tab of Student In-formation System (SIS). If you have questions after re-viewing this infor-mation for yourself, please be in touch with me.

The Academic Reg-ulations about dis-tributional require-ments can be found here.

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Important Note:

The Berkeley College Office closes at 5pm and is not open on the

weekends, therefore please expect that emails received after 5pm

will be responded to the next business day unless it is of a more

urgent nature.

When making appointments with me, it is much faster to call or

email Damaris with your availability when making the initial request,

it will make the process easier and more efficient. Similarly, if you

have a routine question that you wish to send by email, please

send it to both Damaris and me, and whoever can answer it first,

will. Please remember that Damaris is at lunch from noon to 1pm

every day. So please plan accordingly, especially when calling/

emailing to schedule appointments.

DROP-IN HOURS THIS WEEK

DROP-IN HOURS Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (2pm - 4pm); Thursday (2-3:30pm) and Friday (2-3pm).

APPOINTMENTS

If you would like an appointment with me, please contact Damaris (Damaris.Cardona@yale.edu; 203-432-0502), and she will schedule you appropriately.

EMAILS/APPOINTMENTS

“I could care less if it’s half full or half empty as long as I can fill it up.”

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RESOURCES AROUND CAMPUS

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS

Upcoming Events

Richard U. Light Fellowship Information Session

Wednesday, October 4, 1:00 – 2:00 pm - CIPE, 55 Whitney Avenue, 3rd Floor, Room 305

Monday, October 9, 4:00 – 5:00 pm - CIPE, 55 Whitney Avenue, 3rd Floor, Room 305

Fellowships for Seniors and After Graduation Information Session

Tuesday, October 10, 4:00 – 5:00 pm - CIPE, 55 Whitney Avenue, 3rd Floor, Room 305

Geared toward seniors but open to anyone who wants to plan ahead, these sessions serve as an introduction to

the range of opportunities available specifically to seniors of Yale College. Come find out what questions to ask,

options to pursue and resources to take advantage of. Expect a general overview, with special attention to year-

long postgraduate awards.

Upcoming Deadlines

October 3 - Gilman Summer and Spring Deadline

October 6 - Obama Fellowships Deadline

October 11 - Michel David-Weill Scholarship Campus Deadline

October 11 - Gates Cambridge National Deadline

October 13 - Churchill Scholarship Campus Deadline

October 23 - The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship National Deadline

October 27 - The Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship National Deadline

November 1 - The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans National Deadline.

Applications Open

The Yale College Post-Graduate Fellowships Common Application

Students may apply for multiple fellowships for a single unique project through CIPE’s Yale College Post-Graduate

Fellowships common application. Only one set of application materials and one proposal is required. Learn more by

visiting the Student Grants Database or attend an information session for seniors and after graduation.

The deadline to apply is January 31, 2018, 1:00pm.

Boren Awards: Funding for Language Study & Research Abroad

Boren Awards fund U.S. undergraduate and graduate language study and research abroad in world regions critical

to U.S. national interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle

East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.

The deadline by which to apply for Yale's nomination for the Boren Scholarships is 1pm on January 16, 2018.

The Public Policy and Leadership Conference (PPLC) seeks to provide students from underrepresented, under-

served, low socioeconomic status areas access and opportunity to graduate programs focused on Public Policy and

International Affairs. Students admitted to the conference will be granted access to a weekend full of information

pertaining to graduate programs in public policy, career opportunities, and fellowships. Eligible are undergraduates

in their first or second years. The deadline to apply is November 8, 2017

OFFICE OF CAREER STRATEGY

Academic Programs Abroad (APA) Paris Information Session

Monday, October 9, 2:00 – 3:00 pm, CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave., 3rd Floor, Room 369

Come hear from and ask ques-tions of representatives from Ac-ademic Programs Abroad (APA), Paris!

Columbia Masters of Nutri-tion Lunch Presentation Thursday, October 12, 12:00pm, Office of Career Strategy (55 Whitney Ave, 3rd Floor) RSVP. This is Public Health: An In-troduction and Tips for Ap-plying to Public Health Graduate School Tuesday, October 17, 4:30pm–5:30pm, Office of Career Strate-gy (55 Whitney Ave, 3rd Floor). No RSVP.

NEW BERKELEY MATH AND SCIENCE TUTOR!

Splash at Yale runs two programs each semester for middle and high school students. Our Fall Splash program will be on Saturday, Novem-ber 11th. All of the classes are taught by Yale students and cover a range of topics from cooking to mathematics. Some of our previous classes include: The Geography of Happiness, The Lyrics of Bob Dylan, Love Po-etry, Epigenetics, and An Introduction to Skepticism.

Splash is a great opportunity for students who are looking to get in-volved with teaching or just want to share their passion for a particular topic. We welcome all teachers — regardless of prior experience — and we are happy to work with you throughout the teaching process, from brainstorming ideas to making a lesson plan. Teaching for Splash is a small time commitment but has a huge impact on our students! If you’re not interested in teaching, we would love to have you as a day-of volun-teer! (We have free food & swag!)

Teacher registration for Splash is open now until October 15th. Regis-tering a class is done through our website. Looking for some inspiration? Check out our last program’s catalogue! Have questions? Email us at yalesplash@gmail.com.

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SPLASH AT YALE

Exciting news! I am pleased to announce that Aaron Hillman BK ‘18 is now the new BK Math and Science Tutor. He will hold open office hours in BK Entry A-01 on Thursdays from 7-9pm. Also he will be in SML 116 C/D on Sundays from 7-9pm.

Drop in to get support on problem sets, any level of your math courses, science with particular attention to physics. He is looking forward to sup-porting you!

MAPS

Multidisciplinary Academic Programs (MAPs) Information Sessions:

Education Studies:

Thursday, October 5, 4:30-5:30 pm, SSS Room 405

Wednesday, October 11, 3-4 pm, SSS Room 405

Global Health Studies:

Friday, October 13, 2-3:30 pm, LC 209

Energy Studies:

“Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.”

Rebecca Soulen BK ’20 says:

Every Monday and Thursday I wake up at 6:55am and walk over to St. Paul and St. James Episcopal Church (right near Wooster Square). By the time I get over there, the basement's already hopping with activity. Sunrise Cafe runs out of the basement of the church and provides a free breakfast to anyone who needs a meal (7:30-9:30am, Monday-Friday). I help prepare and serve breakfast, chat and laugh with the other peo-ple, and snack a little myself before heading back to campus around 9:30am.

We always love, love, love to have more volunteers!! Come with me anytime, message me or email me if you want to walk over with me, otherwise I'll see you at Sunrise!

I promise it's a fun time!

Join her sometime, I definitely will! Thanks Rebecca!

SERVICE CORNER

5 Mason and Caiden are now honing their chess skills at

the New Haven Public Library on Mondays and Fridays at

4pm with John Lee BK ’18. Feel free to join them!

Every Friday, 4-5pm.

Berkeley College Com-mon Room

Looking for a great way to decompress after a hectic week of classes and other obligations. Well join us for a cup of tea and a few sweets at our weekly BK Tea and Talk!

Invite a friend/mentor/ adviser or come alone to meet new people, it is an informal time to simply connect with others in the BK community.

Stay a little or stay a while!

RESOURCES AROUND CAMPUS

YALE ACADEMIC STRATEGIES PROGRAM (website here)

Stressed out by midterms? Consult 1-1 with an Academic Strategies Mentor to make a study plan that works for you. And don’t forget to check out our list of helpful study strategies workshops!

Questions? Contact academicstrategies@yale.edu.

Intro to LaTeX (An app that makes problem set presentation easier) Co-sponsored by Dimensions Sunday, October 1 @ 1:00 PM, Center for Teaching and Learning, SML, 301 York St. RM 120 A

Exam Study Strategies Monday, October 2 @ 4:30 PM, Center for Teaching and Learning, SML, 301 York St. RM. 121

Pathways for Sophomores Monday, October 2 @ 6:00 PM, Center for Teaching and Learning, SML, 301 York St. RM. M104A

Time Management Monday, October 2 @ 7:30 PM, Branford, Mendell Room

Succeeding in Seminars Tuesday, October 3 @ 4:00 PM, Center for Teaching and Learning, SML, 301 York St. RM. M104A

Tackling Problem Sets - Econ

Come to our workshop and then attend Econ drop-in tutoring, 7-9 pm, CTL 116 C/D Tuesday, October 3 @ 6:00 PM , Center for Teaching and Learning, SML, 301 York St. RM. M104A

Managing a Heavy Reading Load Tuesday, October 3 @ 7:30 PM, Center for Teaching and Learning, SML, 301 York St. RM. M104A

Cultivating Faculty Mentorship/Recommendations

Wednesday, October 4 @ 4:30 PM, Center for Teaching and Learning, SML, 301 York St. RM. M104A

Succeeding in Lectures Wednesday, October 4 @ 6:00 PM Ezra Stiles Fellows Lounge

Tackling Problem Sets - Math

Come to our workshop and then attend Math drop-in tutoring, 7-9 pm, CTL 116 C/D

Wednesday, October 4 @ 6:00 PM, Center for Teaching and Learning, SML, 301 York St. RM. M104A

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OFFICE OF CAREER STRATEGY (website here)

STUDY ABROAD (Visit the Calendar of Events for a full list of upcoming events.)

Upcoming Deadlines

Sunday, October 15, 11:59pm - Deadline to Apply for Credit - Spring Term Abroad

Sunday, October 15, 11:59pm - Deadline to Petition for Credit - Spring Term Abroad

Upcoming Events

University of Edinburgh Information Session 1:00 – 2:00pm, Monday, October 2, 2017 CIPE, 55 Whitney Avenue, 3rd Floor, Room 305

Join Hillary Cementina, Visiting Student Adviser, to learn more about studying abroad at one of the world's oldest schools, the Uni-versity of Edinburgh.

Study in Stockholm: The Swedish Program Info Session Thursday, October 5, 2017, 4:00 – 5:00 pm CIPE, 55 Whitney Avenue, 3rd Floor, Room 305

Hej Hej! Caitlin Hawley, a representative from the Swedish Program, will be on-campus to discuss this liberal arts study abroad program based in Stockholm. To learn more about the Swedish Program, go to: http://www.swedishprogram.org. To learn more about Yale’s study abroad application process, visit the Study Abroad Website

Financial Aid Information Session for Spring 2018 Study Abroad Students 4:00 – 5:00pm Friday, October 6, CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave., 3rd Floor, Room 305

Session 3 of a series presented by Nicole DePaola, from Yale’s Stu-dent Financial Services (SFS) office, in which she will go over the fi-nancial aid transfer process for semester study abroad students. Any student wishing to study abroad for a semester must attend one of these sessions.

London School of Economics (LSE) Summer School Information Session Join Simon Vollar, LSE’s Program Manager, to learn more about this stimulating summer opportunity.

Monday, October 9, 2:00 – 3:00 pm, CIPE, 55 Whitney Ave., 3rd Floor, Room 305

RESOURCES AROUND CAMPUS

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BK HUNGER HEROES SERVICE PROJECT

SENIOR EXHIBIT

PROJECT

OPPORTUNITY

Curate an exhibit from your senior es-say in Sterling Me-morial Library. The proposal deadline for student applications is October 16th, Complete project cal-endar and infor-mation can be found here.

CALENDAR AT A GLANCE

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Berkeley College Dean’s Office

PO Box 209128

New Haven, CT 06511-6627

Berkeley.yalecollege.yale.edu

Phone: 203-432-0502

Fax: 203-432-0930

Dean: Renita Miller, PhD

Renita.Miller@yale.edu

Senior Administrative Assis-

tant: Damaris Cardona

Damaris.Cardona@yale.edu

Oct. 6th: Last day to drop a fall first-half course. Last day to convert from

the C/D/F option to a letter grade in a course offered in the first half of the

term.

Oct. 15th: Spring 2018 Term Abroad applications due. See Special Arrange-ments.

Oct. 16th: Classes begin for courses offered in the second half of the term.

Oct. 17th: October recess begins, 11 p.m.

Oct. 23rd: Classes resume, 8:20 a.m

Oct. 27th: Midterm.

• Last day to withdraw from a full-term course without the

course appearing on the transcript. See Withdrawal from

Courses and Grades.

• Deadline to apply for double credit in a single-credit course.

See Special Arrangements.

• Withdrawal from Yale College on or before this date entitles a

student to a rebate of one-quarter of the term’s tuition.

See Undergraduate Regulations

Nov. 7, 8, and 9: Mandatory Fireside Chats for the Class of 2021, 5:30pm

and 6:45pm, Swensen House

• Coordinate with your FroCo to determine the best date for your

group.

Nov. 10th: Last day to convert from the Credit/D/Fail option to a letter

grade in a full-term course. See Grades.

• Last day to withdraw from a course offered in the second half

of the term without the course appearing on the transcript.

See Withdrawal from Courses and Grades.

Nov. 18th: November Recess begins, 9 pm.

Nov. 27th: Classes resume, 8:20 a.m.

Nov. 30th: Last day to relinquish on-campus housing for the spring term

without charge. See Undergraduate Regulations.

Dec. 1st: Last day to convert from the credit/D/Fail option to a letter grade

in a course offered in the second half of the term.