Yard Bulletin

Freshman Dean’s Office Volume 2021 Issue XV

December 1, 2017

Upcoming Events

You may view the Yard Bulletin on the FDO Website (www.fdo.fas.harvard.edu).

Friday, December 1, 7:30-8:30PM — World AIDS Day Vigil. Please join the Global Health & AIDS Coalition for a World AIDS Day vigil to honor the lives lost to the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, to reflect on the progress that's been made, and to gain inspiration for all the work ahead. Hear guest speakers, poetry, and observe a candlelit moment of silence. Memorial Church Porch.

Friday, December 1 & Saturday, December 2, 8PM — Voice in the Night: 47th Annual Dr. S. Allen Counter Christmas Concert. The black voice has continually stood out as a clarion call

for hope, freedom, and justice in the face of darkness. Black music will never cease to be that voice in the night, calling us to hope, to fight, and to never give up. Join Kuumba at this free concert! Reserve your tickets at the Harvard Box Office or with a Kuumba board member. Memorial Church.

Saturday, December 2, 4PM — Harvard Women’s Hockey vs. Princeton. Cheer on your Harvard Women’s Hockey team at this special Light the Bright-Landry event! Admission is free. Also, enjoy free food, foam glow-sticks, and neon t-shirts! Bright-Landry Hockey Center.

Sunday, December 3, 8-9:30PM — Music for the Mass. Join the Harvard Art Museums for an inspired performance by professional musicians and Harvard and New England Conservatory

students. Free admission, but limited seating. Tickets will be distributed beginning at 7:30PM. Limit: one per person. Adolphus Busch Hall, 29 Kirkland St.

Sunday, December 3 & Thursday, December 7, 9PM — Enhanced Brain Breaks. Sunday, December 3: Annenberg Coffee House, featuring specialty coffees, cookies, cakes, biscotti; Thursday, December 7: Brain Food, featuring make-your-own parfaits. Annenberg.

Tuesday, December 5, 8PM — Movie Night. Come relax, sing along, and enjoy The Lion King! Popcorn will be served. Hope to see you there!

The Student Oasis, Memorial Church, ground floor.

Thursday, December 7, 4PM — Cookies, Cocoa & Coloring. Take a break from the books, and relax. Bring your friends, sip some cocoa, eat a few cookies, and even color outside the lines! The Student Oasis, Memorial Church, ground floor.

Thursday, December 7, 6PM — Garden Party: From Genesis to The Descent of Man. Join the Mahindra Humanities Center for a discussion of origin stories. Emerson Hall 105.

Freshman Chanukkah Party Wednesday, December 6, 8-9PM

Straus Common Room

Celebrate Chanukkah a bit early with your favorite foods and games! There will be latkes (potato pancakes), chocolate gelt, Chanukkah cookies, and lots of dreidels. All freshmen are

welcome to come celebrate the Jewish festival of lights!

Freshman Fun

Dear freshmen:

Just a note to congratulate you on successfully finishing your first term at Harvard. It’s clear you have worked really hard—at least, at times—and confronted new challenges and the need to adapt earlier strategies for writing papers and preparing for exams. I hope you look back on the term with a sense of accomplishment and a better idea of what college offers, and how you might most profitably use these four wonderful years.

Now, it’s time to relax and enjoy the opportunity to catch up with family and friends. I wish you the best for the holidays and the chance—in an unhurried way—to take your learnings from the fall to set up a really satisfying spring term.

Sincerely,

Tom Dingman

Annenberg Closure

Message from the Dean

First-year students, faculty, teaching fellows, preceptors, coaches, and others enjoyed getting to know each other over a reception and dinner at the Fall First-Year Faculty

Dinner on Tuesday, November 28.

Fall First-Year Faculty Dinner

Annenberg Dining Hall will close for Winter Break after dinner on Tuesday, December 19. Dining service will resume on Sunday, January 21. For detailed information on available dining halls during Wintersession, please visit: dining.harvard.edu. Have a fantastic, relaxing break!

Morton Prince House 6 Prescott St.

Cambridge, MA 02138

Freshman Dean’s Office

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emergency, please call your proctor, or the Harvard University Police at (617)

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Resources & Opportunities for Freshmen

AEO Housing Accommodation Deadline

The Accessible Education Office (AEO) housing application is for students who anticipate that their disability and/or health status should be considered for on-campus housing assignments. Students should follow the procedure outlined on the AEO website: fas.harvard.edu/~aeo/housing.html. Detailed, current, clinical

documentation must accompany this application. For documentation guidelines, visit: fas.harvard.edu/~aeo/documentation.html.

To be considered for fall 2018, housing applications and complete documentation that meets AEO guidelines are due in the AEO by noon on Friday, January 26, 2018. Even if you currently receive housing accommodations through AEO, you must reapply through this process. Applicants must also schedule an appointment (in February) with the AEO as soon as possible. AEO reserves the right to request additional clinical information if requested accommodations are not adequately supported by the documentation, possibly causing delays and fewer housing options. Even if you are applying for accommodations, you must also register for the housing lottery.

Advising Corner. Speak with advisers over lunch in Annenberg, 12-2PM, on scheduled days. Next week (final for fall term): Government, Monday, December 4; History, Tuesday, December 5; Classics, Wednesday, December 6; Harvard Library, Thursday, December 7; Office of Career Services, Friday, December 8.

First-Gen Student Union (FGSU) Summer Opportunities Event. Hear a panel of first-gen. students discuss how they have spent their summers and how they were funded. Discover various summer opportunities through multiple offices on campus. Monday, December 4, 7-8:30PM, OCS, 54 Dunster St.

Summer Funding and Programs Fair. Launch your summer search! Meet representatives from over 45 Harvard centers and departments offering domestic and international research, study, internship, volunteer, and funding opportunities at the largest summer planning event of the year. HUID required. Tuesday, December 5, 1-4PM, SOCH.

Innovate This Summer in Paris, June 4—July 27, 2018. A summer program in urban innovation in Paris, France, The Biopolis coaches students to develop innovative solutions to urban problems, inspired by the notion of the city as an organism. Students from Harvard College and French universities work in interdisciplinary teams for two months to develop and test their ideas in actionable project designs. The course offers academic

credit. Applications are due Thursday, January 25. For more information, visit: summer.harvard.edu/study-abroad/paris-france-biology; info session: Friday, December 8, 4-5:30PM, Science Center 418D.

Apply to lead FOP! Explore the outdoors, welcome first-years, and grow as a leader! FOP creates community and develops leadership. Check out fop.fas.harvard.edu, and contact an application mentor. Applications are due Wednesday, December 6. Email fop@fas.harvard.edu with any questions. No outdoors experience necessary.

Check out the 2018 Harvard China Student Internship Program Information Session. Experience modern China through internship placements, and gain an introduction to Chinese history and culture, all while learning first-hand about life in the workplace. For more information, visit: hcf.fas.harvard.edu/programs/students/internship. Thursday, December 7, 3PM, CGIS South 020.

Travel to Morocco or Greece This Spring Break! Harvard Alumni Travels invites Harvard college students to travel to Morocco or Greece during the 2018 spring break. The trips are led by Harvard faculty and offer a unique opportunity to travel with both current students and alumni. Greece, March 9-18, 2018; Morocco,

March 9-17, 2018: Learn more at: alumni.harvard.edu/travel/trips; haatravels@harvard.edu; or 617-946-0806. Scholarship opportunities available.

A Look Back at 2017