Lowell House News Volume 32 Issue 20 --------------------------------------------------------------------- InterHouse Dining Restrictions will begin on February 20th for the duration of Opera season. There will be no guests admitted during lunch and dinner. Students from other Houses are encouraged to eat at Winthrop House. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 * New InterHouse dining restrictions begin - no student guests at lunch or dinner Monday, February 23 * CIAO! Italian Table, 6:00-7:00pm, Dining Hall Tuesday February 24 * Housing Office Hours in Beth's Office, 2:00-4:30pm * Pre-Med Office Hours, 7:00-9:00pm, Dining Hall Wednesday, February 25 * Returning Student Applications for Fall 09 (for current students on leave) due (House Office or ORL) * InterHouse transfer applications due in ORL by 4:00pm * Students departing the College after this date do not get guaranteed housing next Fall * UHS counselor drop-in hours, 5:00-7:00pm, N-14 * Physics table, 9:00-10:00 pm, Dining Hall Thursday, February 26 * You are warmly invited to Tea in the Masters' Residence, 5:00pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Tues, Wed and Thurs. 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, I am totally new to Lowell House, and have never dated here at all. Tips for getting closer to some of these (amazing) women? ~Signed, Longing and Lonely in L Dear Longing, 1) Appeal to their nurturing side -- "I'm just so stressed out with this problem set..." 2) Flatter them-- "Ten thousand men of Harvard couldn't think you more beautiful than I do..." 3) Charm them-- "When I saw you at Tea, the cucumber slipped right out of my sandwich!" You'll be swinging at Stein Clubs in no time. ~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 (in OCS conference room unless noted) - 27 Feb, 4 PM: Rotary Scholarships * * * UPCOMING FELLOWSHIPS * * * FOR SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR UNDERCLASSMEN - 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 - 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. - 16 March: Kissel Grants for Practical Ethics. Summer funding for research and writing that makes contributions to the understanding of practical ethics. FOR TEACHING - 05 March: Houghteling Fellowship. Loan repayment for seniors who want to go into teaching. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IM SPORTS * HoCo IMs Reps Katrina Welch (kwelch@fas), Joe Lin (jalin@fas), and Brian Kaufman (bkaufman@fas) IM's for this week are: 2/18 @ 8:30pm in the MAC: Basketball A vs. Winthrop 2/19 @ 7:30pm in the MAC: Basketball B vs. Kirkland 2/19 @ 8:45pm in the Bright: Hockey vs. Dunster Sign up for Ping-Pong tournament by Feb. 20th with one of the IM reps! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 * FREE CONCERT FROMM PLAYERS AT HARVARD with Manhattan Sinfonietta Friday Feb 20 and Saturday Feb 21 8:00pm Payne Hall The Fromm Players at Harvard with Manhattan Sinfonietta conductor and music director, Jeffrey Milarsky, will present a series of two free concerts at 8:00pm in John Knowles Paine Concert Hall on the Harvard University campus. Friday's program includes Hitomi Kaneko Miyabi, Galina Ustvolskaja Composition I— Dona Nobis Pacem, David Gompper L'Icône St. Nicolas, Arthur Kampela Bridges, Marcos Balter Raw Item, and Luciano Berio points on the curve to find.... On Saturday, the program consists of Lei Liang Harp Concerto, Ivan Fedele Imaginary Skylines, Philippe Leroux (d') Aller, and Donald Martino Triple Concerto. The Fromm Players at Harvard concerts are free and open to all. For additional information and directions go to http://www.fas.music.harvard.edu/calendar.html * 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!