Bear Essentials

As published in the Barnard Bulletin on October 11, 2009

Bear Essentials Archive

LAST DAY TO DROP A COURSE for the fall 2009 semester is Tuesday, October 13. Please pick up the appropriate form at the Registrar's Office. All students are expected to enroll in a minimum of 12 points each semester. Academic advisers must approve course drops.

UPCOMING PRELAW EVENT (open to all Barnard and Columbia students): Yale Law School Visit - Monday, October 12, at 6pm, Ella Weed, 223 Milbank. Admissions Dean Asha Rangappa will discuss the admissions process.

SPELMAN COLLEGE/HOWARD UNIVERSITY DOMESTIC EXCHANGE PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSIONS will be held on Monday, October 19, 5-6:30pm, in 318 Milbank and Friday, October 23, 12-1:30pm Location TBA (Columbia Campus). At the sessions, Dean Tollinchi-Michel and Dean Hemphill (CC) will discuss opportunities for domestic study at Spelman College in Atlanta and Howard University in Washington D.C. Light refreshments will be served. First year students and sophomores are encouraged to attend. To RSVP, please contact Dean Tollinchi-Michel at mtollinc@barnard.edu.

PROGRAM PLANNING MEETINGS FOR THE FIRST-YEAR CLASS will be held on Monday, October 19, 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Tuesday, October 20, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Held Auditorium (304 Barnard Hall). At the meetings, Dean Hollibaugh will explain the procedures for advance program filing for the spring semester and go over important information such as upcoming deadlines, L-course and lottery sign-ups, departmental program meetings, and more. All first-year students are required to attend one of these meetings.

PROGRAM PLANNING MEETINGS FOR THE SOPHOMORE CLASS: Dean Kuan Tsu has scheduled meetings on Wednesday, October 21, 5:30pm, and Thursday, October 22, noon. Both meetings will be in 202 Altschul Hall. Sophomores should attend one of these meetings.

PROGRAM PLANNING MEETINGS FOR MAJORS AND PROSPECTIVE MAJORS (scheduled as of 9/28/09): These meetings are very informative, and we urge prospective majors, as well as majors, to attend.

Biochemistry: Friday, November 20, Sulzberger North Tower, 12:00-2:00pm
Chemistry: Friday, November 20, Sulzberger North Tower, 12:00-2:00pm
Dance: Thursday, October 29, Dance Gallery, 2nd Flr. Barnard Hall Annex, 12-1pm
English: Wednesday, November 11, Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd Flr. Barnard, 4:00-5:30pm
Music: Monday, October 19, 319 Milbank, 12:00pm
Political Science: Wednesday, October 28, Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd Flr. Barnard, 11:30am-1:00pm
Psychology: Thursday, October 29, 323 Milbank, 12:00pm
Urban Studies: Wednesday, October 28, 421 Lehman, 6:00pm

TUTORING AVAILABLE: Forms to request a peer tutor in specific biology, chemistry, math, economics and language courses are available online. To access these forms visit www.barnard.edu/dos/support.html and click on Tutee Packet. Tutoring will be provided in small groups (2-3 students), once a week, for two hours. If you need a tutor for CHEM BC2001 (General Chemistry I), CHEM BC3231 (Organic Chemistry II), or PHYS BC2001 (Physics I: Mechanics), you should go to the tutoring workshop rooms that have been established for these courses. Further information is available in the Dean of Studies Office.

TO BECOME A TUTOR: Forms to apply for a position as a Barnard College peer tutor in specific biology, chemistry, math, economics and language courses are available online. To access these forms, visit www.barnard.edu/dos/support.html and click on Tutor Packet.

ALL PREHEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS (premed, prenursing, predental, prevet, prepharmacy, and others should make sure that Paula Hercules (phercules@barnard.edu), in the Dean of Studies Office, has your current Barnard email address for future notices of important and relevant events.

LISTENING HOURS OPEN: The Furman Counseling Center is offering evening residence hall walk-in sessions. No appointment necessary. Are you new to Barnard or New York City and having problems adjusting? Do you need a place on campus to talk about race, gender, sexuality or class? Have you been feeling down or nervous but cannot figure out why? Drop by one of our Listening Hours and we'll help you sort it out. Listening Hours are open to all Barnard students. They are held on Tuesdays in Plimpton Hall, 7-9:30pm, and Thursdays in Elliott Hall, 7-9:30pm.

FURMAN COUNSELING CENTER OFFERS MINI-COURSES: If interested, call 212-854-2092 for more information.

ROMANTIC WELLNESS: "I've never felt this way before about another person, but is it going to fast?" "What if my family and friends don't like him?" "I love her, but our fights are getting worse." "If we breakup, I don't know what I'll do." "This is my first relationship, how am I supposed to know what to do next." Barnard prepares you for success in so many ways - why not learn how to have healthy romantic relationships here too? FCC will offer a free mini course on romantic well-being. Facilitators: Drs. Julia Sheehy and Joseph Reynoso. Mondays, October 19th and 26th @ 12 noon, Hewitt Hall, First Floor Room 98. Call 212-854-2092 to sign up and for more information.

SMART EMOTIONAL LIVING: Achieve greater success in all areas of your life--academic, relationships, career--by learning tools to work with your emotions. Emotions can be a source of wisdom and empowerment, or can be destabilizing and destructive. It all depends on how you manage them. Learn skills to make your emotions work for you!

PRIMARY CARE HEALTH SERVICE'S NEW HOURS: The PCHS is open for Urgent Walk-In Care Monday through Thursday from 8:30am to 11:30am and Friday from 8:30am to 3:30pm. Appointments are available Monday through Wednesday from 1:00pm to 4:30pm, Thursday from 1:30pm to 4:30pm, and Tuesday from 5:00pm to 7:00pm (for GYN appointments only). The PCHS is closed Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:30pm for a staff meeting. Please call 212-854-2091 with questions.

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK is October 17 to 23. Take the pledge to show your support! Join ASAP for a Movie Night on Oct. 17 at 5pm and come watch “Rachel Getting Married” starring Anne Hathaway and Anisa George,'05 in the Lewis Parlor. Stay afterward for a discussion about the movie. Free popcorn, candy, soda, and pizza!

Also, stop by the ASAP's Monday Mocktails Madness event outside the library on Oct. 19 from 11am to 2pm. There will be candy, mocktails, and lots of fun games.

STUDENTS IN RECOVERY: Being a student and being in recovery can be a challenge, but it can also be an exciting and rewarding experience. This group offers support to students who are at various points in their recovery process. Open communication is facilitated by a comfortable and nonjudgmental environment in which students can share their experiences, frustrations and successes. Group Leader: Hilary Colenso, PhD. Contact hcolenso@barnard.edu or call 212-854-2128.

DAUGHTERS OF ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE USERS GROUP: If you grew up in a household with a parent who abused alcohol or drugs, you are not alone. According to a recent study by the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, one out of four people comes from a home where one or both parents abuse alcohol or drugs. Although now in college, many students continue to deal with problems at home - - their own feelings of anger or guilt, concern about siblings, or the demands of parents. This group offers a safe and confidential place to discuss these and other concerns with other students who really understand. Group Leader: Hilary Colenso, PhD. Contact hcolenso@barnard.edu or call 212-854-2128.