Bear Essentials

As published in the Barnard Bulletin on November 23, 2008

Bear Essentials Archive

ADVANCE PROGRAM FILING FOR 2009 SPRING SEMESTER: The deadline for filing is Monday, November 24. Please plan to discuss your course selections with your adviser in a timely way. Please do not expect a course that is not on the list of approved courses to satisfy a general education requirement.

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 http://www.barnard.edu/dos/study_abroad. Follow the link to “Before Leaving”. Your Barnard bill cannot be updated until we receive these completed forms.

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.)

INFLUENZA VACCINATION FOR BARNARD STUDENTS: Get a FREE flu shot from the Health Service before winter break and have a healthy holiday! You may walk-in for a flu shot Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:30am to 11:30am. Students with chronic illnesses are especially encouraged to get a flu shot. Please call us at 212-854-2091 with any questions or to set up an appointment if you are unable to come during flu shot walk-in hours.

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.

STUDENTS APPLYING TO GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS: If you have a recommendation file in the Dean of Studies Office and are applying to graduate or professional schools this year, please be advised that the Dean of Studies Office will be closed from December 24 through January 2. Therefore, if you have any application deadlines in late December or early January, please give your request and the stamped and addressed envelopes to Ms. Katrina Baker (graduate school) or Ms. Paula Hercules (professional school) by December 12 so that we will have time to process them prior to the vacation.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WITH F-1 VISAS: If you plan to leave the United States during the winter break, please have your I-20 signed before December 19. Dean Kuan Tsu, Dean Starks, and Mr. Mark Farrell are authorized to sign. You will not be permitted to return to the United States if you have a signature which you obtained more than six months ago.

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.

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 http://www.borenawards.org.

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 at 854-2024 to schedule an appointment with Dean Runsdorf as soon as possible.

FINAL EXAMINATIONS: Be on the look-out for a message from Dean Blank, which will explain procedures for requesting Incompletes and deferred final examinations. Please understand that exceptions are granted only for compelling circumstances.

ROOM FOR STUDY GROUPS: 403 Barnard Hall will be available for study group sessions during the Reading Period and finals (December 9-19, 8am-2am each day). Please reserve the room in the Dean of Studies Office.