Yard Bulletin

First-Year Experience Office

You may view the Yard Bulletin on the FYE website (bit.ly/yardbulletin).

Upcoming Events

• Saturday, November 3, 5-6PM—HFGP First-Year Family Weekend Event. Join Harvard First Generation Program as they raffle off some cozy Harvard winter gear and offer the deliciousness of Felipe’s nachos and churros! Hosted by HFGP, with HFAI and Primus. Harvard Hall 104.

• Sunday, November 4, 2PM—TEDxHarvardCollege Presents: What If I'm Wrong? TEDxHarvardCollege presents

critical thinking in the broadest sense. This includes thinking about different ways to approach tasks, innovative thinking, life improvement, motivational speaking, management of time, money, people, or things, popularity, human nature, and more. Our tagline is: What If I’m Wrong? This simple, yet powerful, phrase represents the first step of critical thinking. $15 tickets are available through the Harvard Box Office. Sanders Theatre.

• Monday, November 5, 8-10PM—Paint Night Featuring Watercolor and Calligraphy. First-Year Arts Room, Holworthy Basement.

• Wednesday, November 7, 6-7:30PM—Corinne Wasmuht: The Speed of Painting. German artist Corinne Wasmuht will discuss

her early work, as well as her recent paintings, which explore digital imagery and public space. Harvard Art Museums, Menschel Hall, Lower Level.

• Thursday, November 8, 7-9PM—Make This Yours: Forging Community on Campus. Join FYRE for an evening of student performances, spoken word, and opinion pieces celebrating belonging in the context of identity and intersectionality at Harvard. Free and open to students of all identities. Smith Campus Center Harvard Commons.

• November 8**-9, 8PM; and Saturday, November 10, 2PM—Harvard Ballet Company Presents: On Quarter. The Harvard Ballet Company will be celebrating its 25th anniversary season with “On Quarter,” an original work that

tackles the experience of performing on Harvard’s campus, finding a place to call home in an unfamiliar environment, and exploring the community that artistic creation provides for so many. For $8 tickets, visit the Loeb Box Office or the Harvard Box Office. **Thursday performance is free with HUID. Loeb Drama Center.

• Friday, November 9, 8PM—Noteables’ Fall Concert. Come see the Noteables’ fall concert, an outrageously fun, musical revue of Broadway and Disney songs! $6 tickets are available at the Harvard Box Office, through SEF, or from your favorite Noteable. Lowell Lecture Hall.

Volume 2022 Issue XI

November 2, 2018

First-years prepared for Halloween by marbleizing pumpkins in the

First-Year Arts Room on Monday, October 29 (above).

Message from the Dean

Our colleagues in University 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 how we can be helpful at any point.

STOP – just for a moment, stop what you are doing, and curb 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.”

First-Year Fun!

Caribbean Dance Night

Thursday November 8, 9-11PM

Straus Common Room

Learn How to Whine, Gas, Willie Bounce, Tic Toc, and more! Dance Hall will be playing, and Caribbean snacks will be provided.

Students celebrated National Submit Your Absentee Ballot Day in Annenberg

on Friday, October 26 (below).

Sunday, October 21, FYSC trip participants feasted on fresh apples and

explored the corn maze at Connors Farm in Danvers, MA (right).

Morton Prince House 6 Prescott St.

Cambridge, MA 02138

First-Year Experience Office

Phone: 617-495-1574 Fax: 617-496-1624

Email: firstyear@fas.harvard.edu Hours: Mon. - Fri., 9AM-5PM

Safety Notice

To contact an FYE representative in the event of a serious, non-academic

emergency, please call your proctor, or the Harvard University Police at (617) 495-1212. Safety and other emergency messages are displayed on the Harvard

Emergency web page: harvard.edu/emergency. Sign up for MessageMe to receive the most up-to-date emergency information: messageme.harvard.edu.

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Attend HCCS’s Careers in Conservation Conference. The Conservation Society’s annual conference is aimed at equipping college students with a passion for conservation work to pursue a career in this interdisciplinary field. Experience inspiring keynote speakers and panelists, engaging workshops on different aspects of conservation, and networking opportunities with local professionals, organizations, and other students. Workshop options will include sessions on Law and Policy, Government, Biology, Communications, and Finance. Representatives from various conservation-focused organizations will be available to chat. This event is completely free! Saturday, November 10, 9AM-4PM, Mallinckrodt Chemistry Lab: green.harvard.edu/events.

Get a Free Ticket to the Boston Philharmonic. The Boston Philharmonic, under the baton of Benjamin Zander, is offering free tickets to concerts in November. To get your one free ticket, bring your HUID to the Harvard Box

Office or Sanders Theatre box office two hours prior to the concert. In-person pick up is required! Program: Ginastera, Variaciones concertantes; Ravel, Daphnis & Chloe, Suite No. 2; and Strauss, Ein Heldenleben. Thursday, November 15, 7PM; Sunday, November 18, 3PM, Sanders Theatre.

Book Your Spring Break with HAA Travels. Harvard Alumni Association’s HAA Travels invites you to explore classical Greece (March 15-23, 2019), ancient Cairo (March 15-23, 2019), or the Civil Rights states (March 16-24, 2019) this spring break. Led by Harvard professors and open to both students and alumni, these programs offer an educational experience that brings classroom lectures to life! Special student rates are available, and there are travel scholarship opportunities! Details at: alumni.harvard.edu/travel.

Make a Difference This Summer as a CSA Crimson Mentor. Work with local, talented high-school students—Crimson Scholars—at the Crimson Summer Academy! These motivated students from low-income backgrounds come to CSA ready to learn and eager to work hard for a future of college success. Mentors play a major role with

these dynamic scholars, both academically and socially, living in the dorms, leading small groups in their classes, and more. Compensation includes room and board on campus, a Harvard Summer School waiver, and a stipend. For more, visit: crimsonsummer.harvard.edu/mentor.

Advising Corner. Stop by the Advising Corner table in Annenberg, 11:30-

2PM, on designated days to ask questions and get advice on everything from course selection, research options, and post-college planning. Next

week: Applied Mathematics—Wednesday, November 7; and History—Friday, November 9. For more, visit: advising.college.harvard.edu/concentrations.

Neighborhood Chaplains Table. Join the Annenberg Neighborhood Chaplains Table team for a meal and great conversation: Rabbi Jonah Steinberg, Harvard Hillel; Rev. Margery Kennelly, Episcopal Chaplain; and Dan Cho, Southern Baptist Chaplain. All are welcome, regardless of spiritual or religious background! Thursdays, November 8, 15, 29 & December 6, 5:30-7PM, Annenberg.

Journal Project Prompt #7: What song feels particularly meaningful to you at this early stage of your college experience? Why? Learn more at: fdo.fas.harvard.edu/journal-project.

Harvard Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Science (HUROS) Fair 2018. The HUROS Fair is an annual poster session during which Harvard-affiliated labs and research groups will showcase their current projects and

recruit undergraduates for 2019. To register, visit: lifesciences.fas.harvard.edu/huros. Thursday, November 15, 3-5PM, Gutman Conference Center, 6 Appian Way.

Resources for First-Years

Opportunities for First-Years Reminders

Save the Date: First-Year Faculty Dinner. You are cordially invited to the fall term First-Year Faculty Dinner on Thursday, November 15, 4:30-7:30PM. Please mark your calendar for this exciting first-year tradition! The dinner offers you the chance to invite a professor, teaching fellow, preceptor, proctor, coach, adviser, dean, or other guest to join you for a fancy meal in Annenberg. The dinner is a great way to get to know faculty and staff better and to engage them in conversations about their academic work, research, career path, or general interests. Check your email from Wednesday, October 24, for more details.

Save the Date

Confirm your course changes. Log in to your my.harvard portal, and check your official course record to make sure any mid-semester course changes have been processed.

First-Year Family Weekend is

Friday, November 2 & Saturday, November 3. Visit parents.fas.harvard.edu for a full schedule of events. All students are invited to participate, whether or not their families attend.

Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 4, at 2AM. Remember to set your clocks back one hour. Enjoy the extra sleep!

Election Day is Tuesday, November 6. Learn more at:

iop.harvard.edu/get-involved/faq-voting. Every vote counts!