Dunster House Mooseletter

The Mooseletter is published every Monday throughout the academic year. In the Mooseletter you will find messages from the deans, important academic information, as well as a list upcoming House events. It is essential reading for everyone in Dunster House!

Mooseletter-11/14/2022

From the Office of the Interim Resident Dean, Bridger Ruyle:
Meese, today (November 14) is the withdraw deadline. You can find the form here and will need to complete it with your signature and that of your advisor before sending it to me.... Read more about Mooseletter-11/14/2022

Mooseletter-11/1/2022

From the Office of the Interim Resident Dean, Bridger Ruyle:
Meese, Happy Halloween. There was a scary string of robberies this weekend on campus—including one in our own community. Please practice building safety and do not prop the doors to your rooms or disable the locking mechanisms. On another differently scary note, we are entering our last full month of the semester!... Read more about Mooseletter-11/1/2022

Mooseletter-10/24/2022

From the Office of the Interim Resident Dean, Bridger Ruyle:

Happy Monday Meese, I know a lot of you are juggling assignments, projects, and midterms right now. Good news is that there aren’t any major deadlines from the college to be aware of this week!... Read more about Mooseletter-10/24/2022

Mooseletter-10/17/2022

From the Office of the Interim Resident Dean, Bridger Ruyle:

Meese, I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful fall weather this weekend and the amazing treats at the faculty dean open house (#teambakedbrie). We also celebrated our community’s many musical talents during the library concert. If you are musically inclined and missed the first concert, reach out to the music tutors MG and Gavin to get on the program for the next event. This weekend is the Head of the Charles which happens literally right in front of Dunster. Please remember to notify your entryway...

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Mooseletter-10/11/2022

From the Office of the Interim Resident Dean, Bridger Ruyle:

Meese,  I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend and its many celebrations including Indigenous Peoples Day, National Coming Out Day, and Dunster’s very own Hoedown.... Read more about Mooseletter-10/11/2022

Mooseletter-10/3/2022

From the Office of the Interim Resident Dean, Bridger Ruyle
Meese, if you couldn’t tell by all the wind, it’s October. Today is the deadline to change your classes from letter graded to Pass/Fail, so please get on my.harvard and file that change of grading petition ASAP if you were planning on it.... Read more about Mooseletter-10/3/2022

Mooseletter-9/26/2022

From the Office of the Interim Resident Dean, Bridger Ruyle
Happy Monday Meese and shanah tovah,

I hope you enjoyed HOCO’s first stein on Friday. We are looking forward to all the amazing events they are planning this month, including the hoedown on October 9. I also look forward to eating churros with you at the Faculty Dean study break this Thursday in the dhall at 8:30.

You still have a couple weeks until the final day to add (October 17) and drop (October 31) a class with a fee. If you have any questions about simultaneous enrollment, please reach...

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Mooseletter-9/12/2022

A Message from Interim Resident Dean Ruyle:

Hi Meece! The fall weather has begun to set in. To celebrate the change in season, we were treated with delicious pumpkin spice cupcakes and other fall treats last night at the first Faculty Dean open house (shout out to the amazing culinary team).... Read more about Mooseletter-9/12/2022

Mooseletter-8/29/2022

Welcome Message from the Faculty Deans, Sean Kelly and Cheryl Chen

Dearest Meese,


Welcome to Dunster House - the most wonderful place on earth! We are so excited and honored to embark on our sixth year as Faculty Deans of this amazing House. We’ve loved our time at Dunster, and we hope you will too.

... Read more about Mooseletter-8/29/2022

Mooseletter-5/9/2022

From the Office of the Resident Dean, Michael Uy:

Deerest Meece, We’re wishing a very Happy Mother’s Day to the moms in the house, including Cheryl, Diana, Rachel, Katie, Rahima, Marielle, and Manon! Good luck to everyone in this final week of exams – we are cheering you on and are so proud of you for finishing this semester and this academic year!... Read more about Mooseletter-5/9/2022

Mooseletter-3/28/2022

From the Office of the Resident Dean, Michael Uy

Deerest Meece, despite the wind and snow (?!) this morning, I hope you had a warm-ish weekend, taking time in the sun and seeing some of the buds of spring emerge!... Read more about Mooseletter-3/28/2022

Mooseletter-2/28/2022

From the Office of the Resident Dean, Michael Uy

Deer Meece, happy last day of February – I hope you stay warm today! Good luck as we blaze through the spring semester with only two weeks between us and spring break!... Read more about Mooseletter-2/28/2022

Mooseletter-2/22/22

From the Office of the Resident Dean, Michael Uy

Deer Meece,  Happy Presidents Day! Happy Fifth Monday/Tuesday! I hope you can enjoy these few days of warmth that we have (we’re reaching 63F tomorrow?!... Read more about Mooseletter-2/22/22

Mooseletter-2/14/2022

From the Office of the Resident Dean, Michael Uy

Deer Meece, I hope you had a good sunny Saturday and snowy Sunday – what whiplash! In whatever way you may recognize February 14th (or not), I hope it is a day filled with appreciation and care.... Read more about Mooseletter-2/14/2022

Mooseletter-2/7/2022

From the Office of the Resident Dean, Michael Uy


Deer Meece, Happy beginning to Black History Month! I wish everyone a celebratory and thoughtful month of Black excellence. This Wednesday is Faculty Dean Cheryl’s birthday, so do wish her the best if you see her! <3... Read more about Mooseletter-2/7/2022