Lowell House News Volume 32, Issue 19 Monday, February 9 * HIGH TABLE, 6:00pm Masters' Residence, 6:30pm, Dining Hall (sorry, no interHouse this evening) * Spanish Table, 6:30-7:30 pm, Dining Hall Tuesday February 10 * Pre-Med Office Hours, 7:00-9:00pm, Dining Hall Wednesday, February 11 * UHS counselor drop-in hours, 5:00-7:00pm, N-14 * Physics table, 9:00-10:00 pm, Dining Hall * Valentine’s Day Baking, 9:00-11:00pm, Master's Residence Thursday, February 12 * You are warmly invited to Tea in the Masters' Residence, 5:00pm Friday, February 13: * Last day upon which undergrads may file a cross registration petitions Monday, February 16: * Presidents' Day, House Office closed. * Add drop deadline pushed to the 17th Tuesday February 17 * Final Add-Drop deadline or changes to P/F without fees * Fall 08 makeup exams begin * Pre-Med Office Hours, 7:00-9:00pm, Dining Hall Wednesday, February 18 * UHS counselor drop-in hours, 5:00-7:00pm, N-14 * Physics table, 9:00-10:00 pm, Dining Hall Thursday, February 19 * You are warmly invited to Tea in the Masters' Residence, 5:00pm Friday, February 20: * Opera staging arrives in Dining Hall; overflow dining in JCR for lunch and dinner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM THE RESIDENT DEAN * Ryan Spoering, Allston Burr Resident Dean Room A-22, 5-2283 (lo-abrd@fas.harvard.edu) As your Resident Dean, I am here to help you with all kinds of academic matters, and to connect you to Harvard's many resources. Please come to me with questions and concerns of any kind--in addition to my advising and administrative roles, I also help Lowell House students manage personal struggles, illness and anything else you may encounter on your way to your degree. - ADD/DROP. If you need to change your spring term course enrollment, you will need to file one or more Add/Drop forms. The forms are available outside the House Office, and you can add a course and drop a course on a single form. Just pick up the form, obtain the signature(s) from your concentration adviser and professor (the latter only if you are adding a course), then drop the form off at the House Office. - ADVISERS. You can now find a list of your advisers across the College on the Advising Network Portal, which you can reach through www.fas.harvard.edu/advising. If you have a question and you are not sure who is best to ask, just let me know. - OFFICE HOURS THIS WEEK. I will have walk-in office hours this week from 11:00- noon Mon, Tues, Wed and Fri. For other times, please contact Kit in the House Office (A-22, 5-2283, lowell@fas) to set up an appointment with me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASK BETH, the HOUSE ADMINISTRATOR * Beth Terry, A-22, 5-2283 (lo-admin@fas.harvard.edu -----------ROMANCE MONTH-------------- Dear Beth, As an apprehensive sophomore, I was wondering if you had any advice about how to land one of those mysterious senior guys! Do any of us underclassmen have a chance? Signed, Pining Away in P Dear Pining, Smile at them with a slightly overawed expression, then shyly admit that you are the "student administrator" of an obscure traveling fellowship which seeks to reward heroes of the senior class and has no particular requirements except virility. Tell them that the interviews are to be conducted at a small restaurant in Inman Square, "away" from the pressures of campus. Then sigh knowingly, shake your head and say, "..but I know how busy you are with your thesis and everything...." ~Beth Lowellians: Romance month is my favorite month but the question above is an oldie. How about some new ones? What's happening on everyone's romance radar? What secrets of the sexes make you suspicious? What queries can I quell? Send them in! See you next week. ~Beth ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FROM THE FELLOWSHIPS TUTORS * Josh Goldman (jdgoldm@fas.harvard.edu) * Courtney Peterson (cmpeters@fas.harvard.edu) * Susanna Mierau (susanna_mierau@post.harvard.edu) * website: http://lowell.harvard.edu/fellowships LOWELL FELLOWSHIPS MAILING LIST Want to know what fellowships are out there? Want to know about them before the deadlines appear in the newsletter? Want more information on the fellowships listed below? Subscribe to the fellowships mailing list to get notices about once every week or two of upcoming deadlines and things to think about (relevant for sophomores, juniors, and seniors). To subscribe, go to http://lists.hcs.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/lowell-fellowships . OFFICE HOURS We hold office hours on Sunday evenings in the dining hall, during which we'd be happy to discuss your plans and look over your application essays. To visit us during office hours, you need to sign up at least one day in advance on the sign-up sheet next to the fellowships bulletin board, right next to the entrance to the JCR. If you have specific questions, please email us at any time. UPCOMING INFOSESSIONS - 09 Feb, 3 PM: Fellowship Budget Preparation Workshop - 11 Feb, 3 PM: Public Service Fellowship Info Meeting - 12 Feb, 3 PM: Evaluating Fellowship Applications: A Conversation with Selection Committee Members * * * UPCOMING FELLOWSHIPS * * * FOR SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR UNDERCLASSMEN - 13 February: Herchel Smith Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships. Funds a summer of science research in a research group of your choice anywhere in the world. - 13 February: WorldTeach -- Harvard Fellowships. Full or partial support for teaching English in a foreign country this summer. - 17 February: David Roux Fund Grants. Funds summer research, internship, or independent projects in a health-related field (broadly construed) - 17 February: PRISE (Program for Research in Science and Engineering). Funds a summer of research in science and engineering at Harvard (or an affiliated institution). - 17 February: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Summer Internship Program. Provides funding and a summer-long placement with an organization in Latin America. - 19 February: IOP Director's Internship. Provides a job placement (and pay) for summer work with various politicians and political organizations. - 26 February: Patterson Fellowship. Funds travel to Italy. - 27 February: David Rockefeller Grants for international experiences. Will fund research, travel, or study. Lots of grants. This program is now this year, so expect some kinks. - 27 February: International Centers Summer Research Travel Grants. Summer research, study, or travel, funded by the Asia Center, Center for European Studies, Center for International Development, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, and others - 27 February: Harvard Human Rights Internships. Funds a summer of work with a human rights organization in the U.S. or abroad. - 27 February: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Summer Internship Grants. Provides funding for an internship that you set up. - 27 February: Sakharov Human Rights Internships. Funds summer internship with an organization in Russia, Eastern Europe, or Central Asia whose activities contribute to the field of human rights. - 04 March: Piedrahita Fellowship. Funds travel to Colombia. FOR TEACHING - 10 February: Shrewsbury Fellowship. One year as a teacher at Shrewsbury School, a British boarding school. - 05 March: Houghteling Fellowship. Loan repayment for seniors who want to go into teaching. OTHER FELLOWSHIPS OPEN TO SENIORS AND UNDERCLASSMEN: - 10 February: Booth Fellowship. Funds summer research or travel for juniors or seniors. FOR PUBLIC SERVICE - 06 March: Richardson Fellowship. Full-year stipend of $25,000 to do public service. - 11 March: Pforzheimer Fellowship. $3,000-$10,000 for a project four months or longer (academic year is OK too). - 13 March: stride Rite Fellowship. $25,000 for a year-long entrepreneurial public service project. - 13 March: Harvard Clubs Summer Community Service Fellowship. A summer of public service in one of nearly 20 communities. - 16 March: Summer public service grants (Lee/Lamont/Ho/Ritland etc.). Summer grants of $700-$3500 for public service. - 16 March: Steiner Community Service Grants. $1600 for summer community service projects OTHER - 30 March: Hauser Human Rights Research Fellowship. $25,000 for 10 months of independent study and program work at Harvard (for graduating seniors). FOR MORE INFORMATION: See the Lowell House fellowships website. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FROM YOUR CAREER AND PRE-BUSINESS ADVISING TUTORS * Russell Miles - Resident Tutor (rmiles@oxfamamerica.org, 3-2990) * Christopher Laconi - Non-Resident Tutor (claconi@mba2009.hbs.edu) Thinking about what you will do after Harvard? It's never too early or too late to start!! Who can help you with this? One great place to look for resources and information is the Office of Career Services http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/students.htm. The website is fabulous with a lot of great information. The OCS office is just around the corner from Lowell House at 54 Dunster Street and there are many people there who are available to help with all of your specific needs. OCS also has a very full program of events throughout the year - from career fairs to resume clinics, interview workshops and meet-the-recruiter nights. Check out the website regularly for the latest event calendar. The General Career Adviser at Lowell, Russell Miles, is here to help you think through that decision and work out what you really want out of life and your career! There are so many interesting and valuable options available to you which are worth exploring. Russell can be contacted on rmiles@oxfamamerica.org or call 617-493-2990 to make an appointment. Or you can find in him J-11. Drop in times are: Weekdays 6:00pm - 10:00pm and Weekends 10:00am - 10:00pm. Christopher Laconi is a Non-Resident Tutor from the Harvard Business School and he can specifically help on Pre-Business discussions and exploring careers in banking and consulting. He may be reached at claconi@mba2009.hbs.edu or call 207-344-8923 for appointments. In addition to helping you think through your career decisions, Chris and Russell can also help get you on the path to further resources and can also help you finalize your resume and prepare for interviews. Russell is creating an e-mail list in order to send out messages about key dates and events. Please contact him if you are interested to have your name on this mailing list - rmiles@oxfamamerica.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FROM YOUR RESIDENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT/ INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ADVISER * Russell Miles (rmiles@oxfamamerica.org, 3-2990) Interested in international relations, international aid and development? Want to discuss international issues raised in class? Need help thinking about research paper topics? Want to meet and talk with people working in the development or humanitarian sector? Interested in an international career in public service, government or private sector, or simply wanting to travel to other regions of the world? E-mail me or come and talk with me about all these questions. If you would like to make an appointment to talk for a longer period, I am available for meetings on Saturday afternoons from 2.00pm-5.00pm. We will meet in the SCR. I am creating an e-mail list in order to send out messages about key dates and events related to international development and international relations. Please contact me if you are interested to have your name on this mailing list - rmiles@oxfamamerica.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS * VALENTINE'S DAY BAKING IN THE MASTER'S KITCHEN Bake and decorate cookies and cupcakes. Bring your own recipe or use ours. No experience necessary. Wednesday, February 11th 9:00-11:00pm Master's Residence * SPANISH TABLE Monday 6:30 to 7:30pm Lowell House Dinning Hall All levels welcome! Look for the Spanish Table sign and the Mexican Flag. * GOT AN EVENT? If you have an event that you would like publicized to the Lowell community, you can put it in the Lowell newsletter. You can have a one-line entry put in the calendar section of the newsletter by entering the details of your event from the Lowell webpage at http://www.lowell.harvard.edu/calendar/index.php (Click on ‘Submit an announcement for approval’.) And/Or for a longer blurb, email the text you would like included to lohonews@fas.harvard.edu by noon on Saturday to make the following Monday’s newsletter. This is your newsletter and your submissions are very very much welcome!