MSP workshop – The rules of the Game

Wednesday, October 24,  at 5:30 PM in the Bryn Mawr room of the Dining Center

Plagiarism, Confrontation, can be intimidating words.  Join the discussion and learn from the scenarios presented by those in the know.  This workshop will give you some insights on how to manage some potentially difficult situations in and out of the classroom.  As usual, a delicious catered dinner will be served at 5:30 PM

This workshop is open to all first year students and those upper class students who want to sharpen their skills.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Prof. Jeff Tecosky-Feldman (jtecosky@haverford.edu), Prof.  Zach Oberfield (zoberfie@haverford.edu), Dean Raisa Williams (rwilliam@haverford.edu) or student coordinator Lauren Routt (lroutt@haverford.edu)

Food for Thought: Perfectionism & Body Image Issues on the  College Campus  

October 25, 7:00PM   Chase Auditorium

On Thursday, October 25, from 7:00-8:30pm, in Chase Auditorium, this presentation will focus on the pressures many college students feel to maintain the “perfect body” which can sometimes lead to using food and exercise in an unhealthy manner. This interactive discussion will include a former patient from The Renfrew Center, who will share her struggles with an eating disorder during college.

Guest Speakers: Wendy Cramer, MS, Professional Relations Representative at The Renfrew Center and Jen Nilan, guest speaker from The Renfrew Center.

Documentary Film as Art and Storytelling: A Preview of Carl Sigmond’s ’13’s Forthcoming Film, “Discovering the Discovery and the Grandfather Who Saved Millions”

October 27, 7:00PM

Stokes Auditorium

Fall Break often comes just in time for some students who need a break, and and too soon for students who are just getting into the swing of things.  Whichever group you fall into, here are some tips from some of your  UCAs:

• “allow yourself to take a break. Sleep in, read for leisure, spend time with friends and family. Overly ambitious thoughts to get ahead are better left to a weekday evening upon return”.  J. Mussa
• ” Give yourself  a chance to rest and reflect; education requires periods of contemplative relaxation!” D. Harris
• ” give yourself the first weekend of fall break off and relax, but then come Sunday night make  a study plan that gives  enough down time but takes care of the work that has to be done”.  I. Dhawan
• “Use the break to eat some nice food and catch up on lessons you might have missed in the first seven weeks.” P. Dunoyer
• “embrace a change of pace and change of place. If you’re going home or visiting other friends, savor every moment. If you are staying on campus, explore Philly and enjoy Haverford’s campus without the pressure of too much work. And wherever you may be, catch up on rest!” F.Esaa

MSP workshop- Writing Resources: Who, Where and How to access this essential resource

5:30 pm, Wednesday, October 10, in the Bryn Mawr room of the Dining Center

Students will explain how they’ve used the Writing Center and writing partners to turn B papers into A papers. A representative from the library will introduce you to the system of one-on-one personal consultation for help with research papers. Faculty will talk frankly about expectations of student writing.As usual, A delicious catered Dinner is served at 5:30 PM. This workshop is open to all first year students and those upper class students who want to sharpen their skills.
Those in attendance can win a door prize drawn at the end of the workshop. If you have any questions please contact Prof. Zach Oberfield (zoberfie@haverford.edu), Prof. Jeff Tecosky-Feldman (jtecosky@haverford.edu), Dean Raisa Williams (rwilliam@haverford.edu) or Dean Theresa Tensuan (ttensuan@haverford.edu).

Rufus Jones Leadership Initiative Open House

October 11, 6:00PM

DC Sunken Lounge

Come meet the staff and students involved in the Rufus Jones Leadership Initiative!

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Ask those burning questions such as “What is this Leadership Initiative?”  “Who was Rufus Jones?”  “When does the Leadership Seminar start?” and “What do I have to do to earn a leadership certificate?”

Maybe there will even be cookies!

Link: www.haverford.edu/activities/leadership/

For all of you who are beginning to be surprised by the amount of work and the ever growing amount of work that is suddenly due before, during and after the break…  The OAR IS HOSTING AN OPEN HOUSE.

You may also want to subscribe to the OAR YouTube channel: .:OARTV:.  Here is sample of what you can get through the you tube presentation: Conversations with Upperclassmen (1st in a long series):

Joshua Mussa’13       www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuBdk0SbstE&feature=plcp

HELP, HELP, HELP –

The Customs Week Committee needs to hear from you so planning for next year’s Customs Week can get off to a productive start.  Please complete the survey at     www.surveymonkey.com/s/X7YH9SL as soon as possible.

Here is some of what you missed if you did not attend the MSP workshop on Sept. 19:

From the READING STRATEGIES handout available through the OAR: 

“Studies have shown that students skilled in reading comprehension tend to interact with course material actively through paraphrasing, summarizing and relating the material to personal experience, while students less skilled in reading comprehension tend to underline or reread passively without the use of specific strategies.”

DON’T MISS THE NEXT  MSP WORKSHOP:

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 AT 5:30 PM IN THE BRYN MAWR ROOM OF THE DINING CENTER.

THE TOPIC:  HAVERFORD COLLEGE RESOURCES FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

DID YOU KNOW…………

There is a Guest Policy under the Residential Life section of the Student Guide?

Check out the guest policy  at: blogs.haverford.edu/students-guide/guests/

Don’t just stop there.   Look over the many resources and expectations that are an integral part of being a Ford.

REGISTRATION IS DUE TO YOUR FACULTY ADVISER BY WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12.  DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.  SUBMIT YOUR REGISTRATION AS SOON AS YOU ARE CLEAR ABOUT YOUR SCHEDULE.  PRESS THE SUBMIT BUTTON ON YOUR ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION AND WAIT FOR APPROVAL.

Are you looking to meet new friends and improve your conversational Spanish?

La Casa Hispanica invites all Tri-Co students to La Mesa Espanola every Wednesday from 6:30 to 7:30pm to speak Spanish over dinner in a relaxed environment. All levels are welcome. Feel free to come for all or part of the time. Hopefully, in the next few weeks we will be able to provide pizza, but this week, please bring a box dinner from the DC.

La Casa is located at 500 Oakley Rd. (Go to the parking lot behind the North Dorms. When facing away from the North Dorms, go down the stairs to the left of the Yarnall Bridge. Cross the street. La Casa is the first house on your left). Any questions please contact mpallant@haverford.edu. We hope to see you there!

Service Days

Gummere 3/2, Tritton 1/West, Barclay 1st South    –      Inglis House              Saturday, September 15th
Inglis is the parent corporation of several entities that provide programs and services designed to enable people with physical disabilities to enjoy life with the greatest amount of independence and mobility. Services include an adult day program, affordable and wheelchair accessible housing, care management, community employment, and specialty nursing care. Volunteers will help out with the Alice Keen Memorial Games. The Keen Games are the Inglis equivalent to the Special Olympics. Residents sign up and compete in various events, and volunteers are needed to escort them around and
cheer on the athletes.     Meet in the South Lot at 10:15am.

Customs Week is over and you are attending classes, playing in teams, going for auditions and busily figuring out your semester’s schedule.  Below are some activities you want to include in your plans:

Tuesday, Sept. 4  –    DESSERTS AND THE DEETS:  OPEN HOUSE AT STOKES  6:30 PM to 8: PM

There are amazing resources waiting for you at Stokes.  Get your dessert and meet the staff of the Office of Academic Resources (OAR), The Humanities Center, the Career Development Office (CDO) and The Center for Peace and Global Citizenship (CPGC).

Wednesday, Sept. 5 -  STUDENT ACTIVITIES FAIR- Founders Great Hall 8 to 10 PM

Yes, it will take that long to get through the maze of clubs and enthusiastic upper class students who will be reaching out to the Class of 2016.

Thursday, Sept. 6 – PRE-HEALTH/PRE-MED ADVISING MEETING – Dining Center, Bryn Mawr room 7 PM

An introductory meeting and an opportunity to ask questions from the pre-health adviser, Michele Taylor.

Friday, Sept. 7 – MSP GET ACQUAINTED GATHERING AND PIZZA- Dining Center, Bryn Mawr room 5:30 PM to 7 PM

An opportunity to meet the student coordinators and the faculty and staff that work together to engage all first year students in  a series of informative and helpful workshops through out the year.  Regularly scheduled workshops  will take place on Wednesdays.

Friday, Sept. 7 – FAB QUIZZO!  Magill Library 8:30 to 10 PM

Freshmen Service Days DON’T MISS THESE IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITIES
Apartment 26 and Barclay 2nd South   -  Mill Creek Farm   When       Saturday, September 8th

Gummere 1/1 and Apartment 34 -  Norris Square Neighborhood Project     Saturday, September 8th

Tritton 2/West, Tritton 1/East, Apartment 42  -  Jewish Relief Agency        Sunday, September 9th

Barclay 3rd South, Barclay 3rd North, Barclay 1st North -  Urban Tree Connection    Sunday, September 9th

FRESHMAN DINNER WITH THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER FOLKS YOU NEED TO KNOW -

Founders Great Hall ( A-L) Monday, Sept. 10  (M-Z) Tuesday, Sept. 11.  6 to 7 PM

From the folks that bring you CUSTOMS

Hey everyone!
It’s the Friday before Customs Week begins, which means it’s time for our last blog post of the summer. We had a fantastic summer in the Dean’s Office and a true highlight for us was corresponding with many of you as well as writing these posts. We wholeheartedly hope that you found them (and us in general) helpful and insightful and that they helped to generate excitement for your time at Haverford.

We wanted to take this time to remind you of a couple details that may make your arrival at Haverford smoother. First of all, when you are packing, make sure to check out the list of Haverford-specific items we put out last week. If you still have language placement exams to complete, while you will have time during Customs Week to do those, we recommend you try to get them done prior to arrival so that you’ll have a little bit more downtime during the busy schedule ahead of you.

Most importantly, make sure you know where you are living! There will be plenty of upperclassmen and administrators around to help you out on move-in day, but remembering what hall you are in will make arriving a lot easier. Feel free to check out this map of campus to get a sense of where geographically your dorm is: http://www.haverford.edu/visiting/campusmap.pdf. Yes, there is an empty lot on the map where Tritton is, but we promise that is no longer the case. If you are in HCA, you’ll notice upon arriving on campus that the buildings are numbered in fours. When looking for your building, keep in mind that the freshmen apartments are closest to the drive leading up-campus, so you shouldn’t have to search too far. For those of you in Tritton, the west side is the part facing the Campus Center, and the east side faces the nature trail. If you are on the second floor, you need to enter the building using the ramp; there are no stairs inside between the first and second floors. For those of you in Barclay, the south side is the part closer to the KINSC (the science center), and the north side is closer to Roberts Hall and Marshall Auditorium. For the Gummere kids out there, your new home has the reputation of being the most confusing of the freshmen halls, but we promise it isn’t actually that challenging! Your hall’s name is given in form #/#. The first number indicates the section of the building you are in. The first section is closest to the field house and the GIAC (athletics center), the second section is in the middle, and the third section is closest to Drinker House and the outdoor track. Then, the second number indicates which floor you are on within that section. There will be plenty of support on move-in day to help you find your room no matter where you live.

If you have any additional questions, you are encouraged to email hc.new.students@gmail.com or contact your Customs Teams. Good luck packing and making the trip to Haverford! We think we can speak for everyone on campus when we say we’re anxiously awaiting your arrival and can’t wait to meet you. See you soon!

Josh and Tamar