Bear Essentials

As published in the Barnard Bulletin on November 09, 2008

Bear Essentials Archive

REMAINING PROGRAM PLANNING MEETINGS FOR MAJORS AND PROSPECTIVE MAJORS (scheduled as of 10/28/08): These meetings are very informative, and we urge prospective majors, as well as majors, to attend.
AFRICANA STUDIES: Tuesday, November 11, 1-2pm, 227 Milbank.
AMERICAN STUDIES: Monday, November 17, 6-7pm, 302 Barnard.
AMERICAN STUDIES: Monday, November 10, 4pm, 805 Altschul.
ANTHROPOLOGY: Tuesday, November 11, 12pm, 411 Milbank.
ASIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURES:
Students interested in the China track: contact Professor Guobin Yang.

• For Social Sciences (gyang@barnard.edu, 321Milbank Hall) or Professor Sun-Chul Kim
for Humanities (skim@barnard.edu, 303 Milbank).

• For Japan or Korea track: contact Prof. Kim.

• For Middle East track: (Middle East, Israel, or Iran/Iraq/Turkey): contact Professor Rachel McDermott (rmcdermott@barnard.edu, 321 Milbank).

• South Asia track (India, Pakistan, or Bangladesh): contact Professor McDermott.
  

CLASSICS: Monday, November 10, 12:30-1:30pm, 214 Milbank.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: Tuesday, November 11, 6-7pm, 324 Milbank.
COMPUTER SCIENCE: Monday, February 2, 2009, 11am-12pm, 450 Computer Science Building, 4F Mudd.
ECONOMICS: Thursday, November 13, 12-1pm, James Room (4th floor Barnard Hall).
EDUCATION: Tuesday, November 18, 12-1pm, 202 Milbank.
ENGLISH: Tuesday, November 11, 4-5:30 pm, Sulzberger Parlor.
FILM STUDIES: Wednesday, November 19, 6-7pm, 407 Barnard Hall.
HISTORY: Monday, November 10, 4-5pm, 903 Altschul.
MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES: Tuesday, November 11, 4-5pm, 422B Lehman.
NEUROSCIENCE & BEHAVIOR: Thursday, November 13, 12-1pm, 530 Altschul.
PHILOSOPHY: Tuesday, November 11, 12-1pm, 326 Milbank.
PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY: Tuesday, November 18, 4:30pm, 514 Altschul.
SLAVIC: Friday, November 14, 12-1pm, 226 Milbank.
SOCIOLOGY: Thursday, November 20, 12-1pm, 332 Milbank.
SPANISH & LA CULTURES: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 3-5pm. Faculty will be available in Milbank 206, 208, 209, 213a, and all other open offices.
THEATRE: Tuesday, November 18, 6pm, 229 Milbank.
WOMEN’S STUDIES: Thursday, November 13, 4-5:30 pm, 101 Barnard Hall.

ABSOLUTELY FIRM DEADLINE FOR WITHDRAWING FROM COURSES AND/OR UTILIZING THE PASS/D/FAIL OPTION is Thursday, November 13. The Registrar's Office closes at 4:30pm. Please remember that full-time (12 points) enrollment is required. Exceptions are permitted by Class Deans only for extraordinary, compelling reasons.

ADVANCE PROGRAM FILING FOR 2009 SPRING SEMESTER: The deadline for filing is Tuesday, November 25. Please plan to discuss your course selections with your adviser in a timely way.

UPCOMING PRELAW EVENT: Georgetown Law one-hour group interviews, Tuesday, November 18, 3-6pm, 402A Alfred Lerner Hall. Students on the prelaw email list will receive preregistration information by email. Please contact Ms. Paula Hercules at phercules@barnard.edu to be added to the prelaw listserv.

NYC CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM: Questions about the curricular and co-curricular offerings from NYCCEP, including "Theorizing Civic Engagement", a 4-point course offered through Urban Studies that combines a critical analysis of trends in American civic participation with fieldwork placements, as well as events and seminars offered throughout the year, should be directed to Will Simpkins at wsimpkin@barnard.edu or 212-854-4214.

IMPORTANT MEETING FOR ALL PREHEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS: If you are a junior or senior who is planning to apply to a health professions school-- medical (both M.D. and D.O.), dental, veterinary, optometry, physical/occupational therapy, nursing, or physician's assistant-- in the summer of 2009 (for admission in 2010), you must attend the Prehealth Procedural Meeting on Wednesday, November 19, 6-8pm, in the James Room. Information crucial to the application process will be discussed by Deans Adjua Starks and Ani Bournoutian, and important forms will be distributed. If you are planning on applying in summer 2009 and cannot attend the meeting due to a class conflict, please email your name and year to Paula Hercules, the Preprofessional Assistant, at phercule@barnard.edu.

STUDENTS THINKING ABOUT STUDYING ABROAD IN 2009-2010 (Fall 2009, Spring 2010, or academic year): Please come to the last fall information session to be conducted by Dean Young on Wednesday, November 12, 5:30-6:30pm, in the Held Auditorium (304 Barnard).

STUDENTS WHO WILL BE ON STUDY LEAVES IN THE SPRING: Please complete the appropriate study leave forms and submit them to Dean Young by Monday, November 24. If you have not heard from your chosen program or institution by the 24th, you may have an extension of this deadline. Please be sure to secure all other approvals (including Financial Aid clearance) before requesting Dean Young’s signature. These forms can also be printed from our website at www.barnard.edu/dos/study_abroad. Follow the link to “Before Leaving”. Your Barnard bill cannot be updated until we receive these completed forms.

DAVID L. BOREN NSEP SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION: The on-campus deadline for complete applications for study abroad in Summer 2009, Fall 2009, and Spring 2010 is Monday, December 8, at 4pm. This scholarship is for U.S. citizens to study world regions “critical to U.S. interests.” Language acquisition is a primary goal of the program. All fields of study are eligible. Students studying non-romance languages, even those not taught at Barnard-Columbia, are strongly encouraged to apply. Visit www.borenawards.org.

OXFORD, ENGLAND: Students interested in studying at St. Peter's College, Oxford, for the academic year 2009-2010 may obtain applications in 105 Milbank. Completed applications (to be submitted to Dean Young) are due Monday, December 8, 2008, at 4pm. For more information about this and other options for study at Oxford, or in the UK in general, see Dean Young.

PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION MEETING: If you are planning to study abroad during the Spring 2009 semester, you must attend Dean Young’s mandatory Pre-Departure Meeting on Wednesday, December 10, 5-6:30pm, in Held Auditorium (304 Barnard.)

2009 HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP: The process of selecting candidates will begin soon. The Truman Foundation is seeking juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to careers in government, the non-profit or advocacy sectors, education, or elsewhere in public service. The Foundation provides significant financial support for graduate study and leadership training. If you are interested in being considered for a College nomination, please call the Dean of Studies Office (212-854-2024) to schedule a meeting with Dean Runsdorf at your earliest convenience.

THE BEINECKE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM generously funds graduate school study for highly motivated juniors who are US citizens and on financial aid and who are interested in pursuing graduate school in the humanities, social sciences, or the arts. The College may submit one nominee for consideration. Please call the Dean of Studies Office to schedule an appointment with Dean Runsdorf.

LISTENING HOURS OPEN: The Furman Counseling Center is offering evening residence hall walk-in sessions. No appointment necessary. Whether election season politics have got you worried, or academic and competitive pressures are stressing you out, or you are new to Barnard and New York and feel lost, or need a place to talk out roommate or relationship issues, or financial concerns are weighing on you, or you just don’t know what’s bothering you but you think something is. 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.