>From the Office of the Resident Dean

Paulette Curtis

Issues for the Week

Final Exams

Double-check your exam schedule, so that you don't miss an exam. It's not true that you can miss one exam with no questions asked! If you are likely to be late to an exam, go anyway. If you miss an exam, talk to me ASAP. In Absentia Exams are not automatically granted. Please note that the Handbook, p. 84, states that requests for in absentia exams are due in the Registrar's Office no later than the last day of class, May 2, and require Administrative Board approval.

Exam Problems. If you have two exams on the same day, or if you have an exam scheduled at a time which conflicts with a religious observance of yours, contact the Exams Office, 5-1542, as soon as possible. The exams schedule is available on the registrar's web page at www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu.

Parties and Party Forms (Change in Alcohol Policy. Note!)
There will be no suite parties allowed during reading and exam period, including the weekend following the last class on Friday. Public parties are limited to those thrown by the House (the formal and goat roast). Please respect this rule, as it means maintaining a quiet and harmonious environment for all during intense weeks of study.

Also, as many of you know, the College has recently changed its policies concerning the consumption of hard alcohol at private events, including suite parties. This means that you are no longer allowed to serve hard alcohol (whiskey, vodka etc.,) and must instead serve beer or wine, if you are of age, of course. Tutors will not sign off on party forms that indicate hard alcohol, and we will enforce this rule, as necessary. With the coming of reading and exam period, this is in many ways a moot point, since parties are not allowed anyway. Thanks for your cooperation with this!!!

Paulette's office hours

Week of April 28 – May 2
Please see the bulletin board on 3rd floor of J for sign-up sheet

Monday, 4/28: 2-3:30 sign-up, 4-5 open
Tuesday, 4/29: 10-11:30 open
Wednesday, 4/30: 2-3:30 sign-up, 4-5 open
Thursday, 5/1: No Office Hours
Friday , 5/2: 2-5 open

If you have an appointment or want to chat, stop by Melanie's's office first (J-39), so that if I am with a student or on the phone I may have a heads-up about you being there. Thanks!

Other appointments by arrangement: Call 5-2263 or e-mail dn-abrd@fas.harvard.edu

Tutor On-Call

The tutor(s) on-call for May 2-4 is Lucy Colwell in B-42. She can be reached at 3-2169.

Commencement News

Senior Class Champagne Brunch will take place in Annenberg Hall, Memorial Hall on Sunday, May 6, 2007 from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. No charge.

Caps and Gowns Cap and Gown Rentals made easy! NO RESERVATIONS OR DEPOSITS NEEDED. Rentals available from May 31 to June 7th. Pick up hours from 9 am to 9 pm. Rental fee if $40(or $37.20 after Coop Member Rebates) cash, check, charge or Crimson Cash. Return deadline is June 15th. Keep cap and tassel. For more info email hbooks@bncollege.com

Prizes and Awards. Graduate fellowships and prizes are listed in the House Commencement Program. To get recognition for your hard work throughout your academic travails here at Harvard, please inform Melanie of any awards or prizes you've have won. Please don't wait until the last minute; we can't be held responsible for errors in omission. Only Harvard prizes and awards will be used.

Non-Degree People Planning to take part in Commencement Activities: November 2007 and March 2008 degree candidates who would like to take part in this June's Commencement activities should see Melanie IMMEDIATELY in the House Office J-39.

Not Attending Commencement Ceremony? If you do not plan to receive your diploma at the House Commencement in June let Melanie know as soon as possible.

*Walking with another House? Do not assume that you will be able to walk with another house. Ask Melanie who can help you with inquiries. If you are not walking with Dunster, let Melanie know.
COMMENCEMENT HELP NEEDED. In exchange for help with commencement activities in the house, you get to stay in the house until the day after graduation. Time commitment is Tuesday June 3, Wednesday, June 4, and Thursday June 5 (Commencement). If you are interested, please give Melanie a call for details.

Important Dates

Reading Period: May 3, Saturday through May 14, Wednesday

Examination Period: May 15, Thursday through May 23, Friday

May 26, Monday
University Holiday: Memorial Day. House Offices closed.

June 5, Thursday
Harvard University Commencement

>From the House Administrator-Nora Dahl

House Lottery Results
The final results of the lottery are posted on the bulletin board on the first floor of J-entry and have been e-mailed. Please check them to make sure they are correct. Let Nora know if there are any errors. For any of the groups with multiple rooms Nora will need to know who is going to be in what room next year. Please get this information to Nora by May 15. The information is used not only for the face book but also the university telephone directory.

Interhouse Transfer Applications for Fall Term 2008, Round 2, are now available online at http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~uho/housing-forms.html. Applications are due to the Undergraduate Housing Office, University Hall, 1st Floor South, by Friday, May 23 at 3:00 pm complete with all required signatures. For this second round for the fall, the number of students who are able to transfer will be limited to the number and types of spaces available in a House. Download your application early to give yourself time to read through and understand the process. The interhouse transfer meeting will be held in mid-July. Students at a minimum must be in their 2nd term of residency in their assigned House this spring in order to apply to transfer to another House (intercollegiate transfer students may apply during their 1st term). Any approved interhouse moves will take place at the start of the fall term 2008-09
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All students except those participating in Commencement must vacate their rooms by Sunday, May 25 at noon. (Students participating in Commencement must be out of their rooms no later than Friday, June 6 at 5:00 pm). As you schedule your transportation and departure plans, please keep in mind the following responsibilities to:

1) Remove all personal furniture and belongings.
2) Return any dishes or silverware to the dining hall.

3) Return to your room (and reassemble) any Harvard furniture that was in your room when you arrived but was stored during the course of the year.
4) Bag and appropriately dispose of all trash.
5) Sweep the floors, and clean spots from floors and walls.
6) Return building or room keys to the Superintendent.

Vacated rooms will be inspected promptly and will rapidly be prepared for occupancy by others; most of the preparation is done by your fellow students who are working on dorm crew. We all will be very grateful for your cooperation, which will make the quick changeover more pleasant and efficient for

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Tuesday, April 29 Red Tie Reception, Masters' Residence, 6-7 PM
Red Tie Dinner, Dining Hall, 7 PM

Monday, May 12 Senior Reception, 5:45-6:30 PM, Reception Senior Dinner, 6:30 PM Dining Hall

Saturday, May 3 Goat Roast, Courtyard

Thursday, May 8 Spring Formal, Dunster Courtyard

Thursday, May 15 Exams Begin

Sunday, May 25 Move-Out Day, Noon

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Deadline for Dunster House newsletter submissions is Thursday at 3:00 pm
for Monday publication. Submit concise notices with a brief headline in
writing to Nora Dahl, Asst. to the Masters, either at the House Office
(J-38), by fax at 496-3850, or preferably by e-mail at
ndahl@fas.harvard.edu. The newsletter is also available at the Dunster House website (http://dunster.harvard.edu)

Nora Dahl
House Administrator
Dunster House, J-38
945 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02138-7523

Ofc. 617-495-2262
Fax 617-496-3850