first edition of the Yard Bulletin for spring semester

Freshman Dean’s Office
Yard Bulletin Lite
Volume 2018
Issue XVI
January 16, 2015
You may view the Yard Bulletin on the FDO Website (www.fdo.fas.harvard.edu).
Wintersession Offerings
Harvard JAMS! The Office for the Arts presents January Arts
and Media Seminars: free admission; reservations required.
To register, visit: ofa.fas.harvard.edu/courses/january.php.
Master Class with Pianist Angela Hewitt. Named
“Artist of the Year” at the 2006 Gramophone
Awards and hailed as “the pre-eminent Bach
pianist of our time” by The Guardian, Angela
 “All The Right Channels: A Life in Television”
Hewitt will lead a master class featuring student
featuring Susanne Daniels ’87, President of
pianists enrolled in the Harvard/NEC joint degree
Programming for MTV, and Amy Lippman ’85, show
program in music performance. Admission is free;
runner/executive producer for Showtime’s Masters
seating is first-come, first-served, subject to venue capacity.
of Sex. These industry veterans will discuss their
Thursday, January 22, 7PM, John Knowles Paine Concert Hall.
careers in television production, including Daniels’s
2035: A Guide to Life on a Changed Planet.
stint as President of Lifetime and the WB (now the
Climate change isn’t an abstract threat in
CW), where she was responsible for launching a range
some distant future. Rather, climate change
of iconic series including Dawson’s Creek, Gilmore Girls, Buffy
has happened, is happening now, and will
the Vampire Slayer, Drop Dead Diva, and more. Lippman cocontinue to happen—in your future. The window for focusing
created the Fox drama Party of Five and has served as a
solely on mitigation has unfortunately past; we now must also
writer and executive producer on many series, including
direct research, planning, and resources to prepare for life on an
HBO's In Treatment, and NBC's Sisters. Thursday, January
inevitably changed planet. Adams House will host leading
22, 11AM, Thompson Room, Barker Center.
experts for a three-day intensive course of lectures and
 “Risks and Rewards in Entertainment Careers”
workshops that will explore the climate reality of today and
featuring Media Rights Capital Co-CEO Modi
practical solutions for the future with a focus on water, energy,
Wiczyk AB ’93, MBA ’99. How do you chart a
and infrastructure. Speakers include: James McCarthy, Elsie M.
career path in the entertainment industry? Modi
Sunderland, Albert Cho, Brian Swett, Bruce Oreck, Steve
Wiczyk, whose company Media Rights Capital is
Curwood, and Robin Chase. Lunches will be included, as well as
a film and television studio with credits including the
plenty of time for networking. Limited to 85 participants, who
series House of Cards, will discuss defining and achieving
must attend all three dates. Please visit fdrfoundation.org/
career goals, going behind the scenes from “feet on the
wintersession15 to sign-up. Thursday-Saturday, January 22-24,
factory floor” entry-level jobs to senior positions. Thursday,
10:30AM-3:30PM, Adams House.
January 22, 7PM, Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall.
FAP 21 Proctors
Congrats to the new FAP 21 proctor team! This spectacular, tremendously diverse group is
comprised of multi-talented leaders in their art fields, and we have two current first-years!
New proctors names are bolded, names of proctors who switched disciplines are italicized:
Creative Writing: Samuel Pottash '16, Olivia Munk '16
Dance: Maya Park '16, Gabe Martinez '18
Drama: Juliana Sass '17, Dan Milaschewski '17
Music: Laila Smith '17, Tree Palmedo '16
Production: Josh Bean '16, Sara Rosenberg '16
Theater Design: Dan Prosky '16, Eliza Manz '18
VES, Film: Gussie Roc '17, Max McGillivray '16
VES, Studio Art: Sierra Katow '16
Reminder
The FDO
and all
University
offices will
be closed
on Monday, January
19 in observance of
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day.
Opportunities for Freshmen
Volunteer for Harvard Law School’s (Mock) Jury Duty! The attorneys in these trials are law students who would
benefit greatly from feedback on their performances. Sit on a 10-15-person jury, deliberate, and give your judgment.
Please contact Amy Soto at asoto@law.harvard.edu if you are able to serve one or more of these afternoons: Thursday,
January 22 & Friday, January 23, 2-6PM, Harvard Law School, Cambridge & Suffolk Superior Court, Boston.
Apply for an IOP 2015 Director's Internship! The IOP Director's Internship program is one of the largest on campus,
and it provides substantive, career-oriented, summer experiences in politics and public service. These internships are
fully funded through the IOP. Returning Harvard students are eligible to apply for up to two. Organizations include:
Facebook; NAACP; U.S. Department of Treasury; British Foreign & Commonwealth Office; Cato Institute; Clinton
Foundation; NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs; and more! For more information, visit: iop.harvard.edu/directorsinternship-program. Please email IOP_ICS@hks.harvard.edu with any questions. Application deadline: Sunday, February 1.