May 5, 2008

From the Office of the Senior Tutor
Paulette Curtis

Issues for the Week

Hoorah for Reading Period!!!!
As all of you know, reading period officially begins on May 3 so no parties will be allowed from May 3rd (this past Saturday) until the very end of exam period. The House tries to maintain an atmosphere of quiet and study during this time, so be sensitive to your neighbors in suites and public spaces. Along with parties, excessively loud music, late night courtyard conversations (even at a regular volume) are also discouraged. Thanks for your cooperation with this!

Exam Problems. If you have two exams at the exact same time (this does not include two exams at different times on the same day), or if you have an exam scheduled at a time which conflicts with a religious observance, 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.

Paulette’s office hours
Week of May 5-9
Please see the bulletin board on 3rd floor of J for sign-up sheet

Monday, 5/5: 2-3:30 sign-up, 4-5 open
Tuesday, 5/6: 10-11:30 open
Wednesday, 5/7: 2:30-4 sign-up
Thursday, 5/8: 10-12:30 sign-up
Friday , 5/9: 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 9-11 is Lucy Colwell in B-42. She can be reached at 3-2169.

Commencement News for Seniors

Senior Class Champagne Brunch will take place in Annenberg Hall, Memorial Hall on Sunday, May 11, 2008 from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. No charge.

Cap and Gown rental fee is only $40, (or $36.80 after Coop Member Rebates!) and they accept cash, check, charge, or Crimson Cash. The “No Rush Return” deadline for your gown is June 13th, 2008.Keep your cap and tassel as a memento of your graduation! FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT NANCIE SCHEIRER IN THE CAP & GOWN OFFICE: E-Mail: hbooks@bncollege.com; Phone: 617.499.2070; Fax: 617.499.2016; Web: www.thecoop.com

A reminder to Graduating Seniors:
Tickets to Commencement morning exercises (in the Yard) are given to you for personal use and to be commercially viable. Tickets should not be sold or bartered, nor should they be advertised as such by any medium.

Prizes and Awards. Graduate fellowships and prizes are listed in the House Commencement Program. Please inform Melanie of any awards or prizes you’ve won. Please don’t wait until the last minute; we can’t be held responsible for errors in omission if you forgot to tell us what you’ve won! Only Harvard Prizes are eligible for the program.

Non-Degree People Planning to take part in Commencement Activities: November 2007 or 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.

Walking with another House? Let Melanie know.

Commencement helpers needed. In exchange for help with commencement activities in the house, you get to stay in your room 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 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

Thursday, May 8 Spring Formal, Dunster Courtyard

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

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)