CALENDAR
Week of Wednesday, September 8th
(All times are in ET)
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Wednesday, September 9
- Last day upon which undergraduates may check-in/register late for the Fall term in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
- Last day upon which undergraduates may cancel their check-in/registration for the Fall term without payment of tuition.
- Plans of Study/Declaration of Concentration due for transfer students who entered in Fall 2019 with second-semester Sophomore or Junior class standing.
Thursday, September 10
- Software as a Profession: When software kills, what is the legal responsibility of the software developer? 12 pm - 1 pm [zoom link, registration required]
- Lowell Tea, 5pm [zoom link, password: lowell]
- Restorative Yoga, 7 pm - 8 pm [registration link]
Friday September 11
- Communal work session (Lowell Library), 10 am - 12 pm [zoom link, password: 175982]
- Lowell House Tea bake-along on Instagram, No-bake chocolate and peanut butter fudge by Sarah Zeng, 9 30 pm [Instagram handle: @lowellhousetea]
Saturday September 12
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Monday, September 14
- Makeup Examinations for 2019-2020 begin.
- Last day upon which undergraduates may drop or add any Fall Session 1 course without a fee.
- HoCo Meeting, 10pm [zoom link]
Tuesday, September 15
- Integrative Yoga, 12 pm - 1pm [registration link]
- Special Poemicals: Double Reading with Daniel Mason '98 & Joseph Fasano '05, 6-7pm [zoom link]
Thursday, September 17
- Lowell Tea, 5pm [zoom link, password: lowell]
- Thursday Conversations: "Race in America" by Larry Bobo, Dean of Social Science and the W. E. B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences, 6 pm [zoom link, password: lowell]
Friday, September 18
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 Nothing, not even a global pandemic, can stop the great tradition of Lowell tea. While we may not be able to serve baked brie, brownies, or tea just the way you like it, we will still be serving up fun conversations all semester long.
Join us this week for a chat with Oliver York! This is a casual and brief event that gives you a chance to get some face time with other Lowellians. We’d love to see you there!
Nina Zipser and David Laibson
fdlowell@g.harvard.edu
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ASK BETH, YOUR HOUSE ADMINISTRATOR
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Dear Beth,
What the heck is going on here? I just arrived to campus, finished my quarantine, ate meals of mostly Sunchips, ran out of bottled water, and all the rooms downstairs rooms are locked except the trash room. And I swear I heard rodents running around that room!
Signed, Dismayed in D entryway
Dear Dismayed,
I wish I could say that this is part of some master plan of assimilation but alas it is not. These are the simply the endeavors of pandemic housing on a college campus in which food preparation and building access remain severely limited.
Perhaps you could view this sequestration as a meditative journey inward and outward: inward to find your zen with sections online at 8am and/or midnight, and outward to venture to water and better provisionings. There are more things available than Sunchips if you diligently examine HUDS foodchoices, and water is something young humans must sometimes find on their own. Though there are faucets nearby.
The trash room is indeed a conglomerate dystopia of barrels and other items, and could seem disheartening if viewed as your sole destination. So, take time in your daily peregrinations to explore the chirping birds in the courtyards, sunrise on the Charles River, or twilight at Tommy's Value store. And be sure to tie securely and deposit your daily trash lest the mice armegeddon escape from that trash room and find their way to you -- they're not wearing masks and they are not a good snack option.
Beth Terry
eterry@fas.harvard.edu
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Jackbox TV games, Saturday Sep 12, 3pm
Do you like quirky trivia games? Do you want to out-witty your friends? Then come play Jackbox Games on Saturday! Spend a delightful hour on Saturday afternoon chilling with fellow Lowellians and playing fun games [zoom link]
Werewolves with Free Food! Friday September 18, 9pm [zoom link]
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Join us for a Special Double Poetry Reading on September 15th featuring alumni DANIEL MASON and JOSEPH FASANO, 6-7pm [zoom link]
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FROM THE FELLOWSHIPS TUTORS
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Lowell House Fellowships website
The Fellowships section of the Lowell House website features an annotated list of common fellowships designed to make it easy to find fellowships that will fund whatever it is that you're hoping to do. Check it out at http://lowell.harvard.edu/fellowships
Lowell Fellowships mailing list
Want to know what fellowships are out there? Want to know about them before the deadlines appear in the newsletter? Want more information on the fellowships listed below? Subscribe to the fellowships mailing list to get notices about once every week or two of upcoming deadlines and things to think about (relevant for sophomores, juniors, and seniors). To subscribe, go to http://lists.hcs.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/lowell-fellowships.
Harvard College Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
Fall 2020 Fellowships info sessions
Postgraduate Traveling Fellowships
- An overview of opportunities to fund purposeful travel abroad after graduation.
- Wednesday, September 9, 2:00pm-2:30pm (EDT)
[zoom link]
Graduate Study in the UK — Funding
- An overview of funding opportunities to support graduate study in the United Kingdom.
- Thursday, September 10, 2:00pm-2:30pm (EDT)
[zoom link]
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- An introduction to writing grant proposals for the National Science Foundation (NSF).
- Friday, September 11, 3:30pm-4:00pm (EDT)
[zoom link]
Goldwater Scholarships
- An overview of the Goldwater Scholarships for sophomores and juniors interested in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
- Monday, September 14, 2:00pm-2:30pm (EDT)
[zoom link]
Scholarship Applications: Writing a Study Proposal
- A strategy session for crafting study proposals for opportunities that support graduate study.
- Tuesday, September 15, 2:00pm-2:30pm (EDT)
[zoom link]
Scholarship Applications: Writing a Travel Proposal
- A strategy session for crafting travel proposals for opportunities that support purposeful travel abroad after graduation.
- Wednesday, September 16, 2:00pm-2:30pm (EDT)
[zoom link]
Scholarship Applications: Writing Essays with a Personal Narrative
- A strategy session for approaching essays with personal narratives in fellowship applications.
- Thursday, September 17, 2:00pm-2:30pm (EDT)
[zoom link]
Hannah Shaffer, Meghan Blumstein, Georgia Stirtz, and Fanele Mashwama
lohofell@fas.harvard.edu
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FROM THE PRE-CAREERS COMMITTEE
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The Pre-Careers Committee tutors are available for one-on-one meetings with students during office hours listed below.
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Isaac Hung
Areas: Management Consulting, Pre-Med
isaach0927@gmail.com
Book here: [calendly link]
Arjumand Masood
Areas: Management Consulting, Data Science, Machine Learning
arjumand.masood@gmail.com
Book here: [calendly link]
Amelia Muller
Areas: Non-Profits, Political Campaigns, Local Government, Applying for Summer Funding
mameliamuller@gmail.com
Email to set up meeting
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Eshwan Ramudu
Areas: Data Science, Software Engineering, Biotech
eshwan_ramudu@g.harvard.edu
Book here: [calendly link]
Julie Salzinger
Areas: Management Consulting, Fellowships, Non-Profits
juliesalzi@gmail.com
Book here: [calendly link]
Suproteem Sarkar
Areas: Tech, International Development, Research, Graduate School Applications
suproteemsarkar@g.harvard.edu
Email to set up meeting
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Hello Lowellians!
The semester is now in full swing. These first few weeks are important in creating some healthy and happy habits for yourself. As your Wellness Tutor, I want to take a multi-pronged approach to wellness, focusing on movement, reflection, and mindfulness. To that end, the Center for Wellness and Health Promotion is offering some wonderful classes. Let'st test them out together!
THIS Thursday 09/10/2020 @ 7pm edt... Let's join Andrea Heller for Restorative Yoga... Register:
[Google Form link]
NEXT Tuesday 09/15/2020 @ 12pm edt... Let's join John Schlorholtz for Integration Yoga... Register: [Google Form link]
Ryan Hulett
rhulett@g.harvard.edu
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We have officially transitioned to unobserved COVID-19 testing. Please follow the collection instructions provided in the blue pamphlet in your test kit packet. As a reminder, please ACTIVATE your kit online on the color website before you collect your sample. This is very important because it connects your sample, via the barcode, to your profile so that the system accurately reports your results back to you. After you collect your sample, please deposit your test kit in the drop off bin located in the Junior Common Room (JCR), across from the Dining Hall. The JCR is accessible 24/7 for test kit drop-off, but for a quick turnaround of results, please drop off your kit before noon. Please also make sure to SCAN the collection tube’s barcode before you drop it into the drop off bin. Lastly, don’t forget to complete your daily Crimson Clear attestation. Thank you for your continued commitment to keeping our community healthy!
Gakii Masunga
joan_masunga@hms.harvard.edu
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Hi Lowell,
I miss the libraries. I've heard that you miss the libraries. Reading and writing and doing problem sets is much more enjoyable and much less lonely when surrounded by others. At this point in Covid, a long night in the library would be the highlight of my week. So! Join me for a virtual library session on Friday, 9/11, from 10am - 12pm ET, where we can work quietly together (though apart). I'll set up a Pomodoro timer so that we can take breaks and hopefully be productive. Here is the link to the Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/y22wszn7 The password is 175982.
I think it might be nice just to feel like someone else is there. This is low pressure - please feel free join with your video off, come late, leave early, stay for 5 minutes, etc. If you have any questions or suggestions, send me an email at sarahjune@fas.harvard.edu!
Lowell Love,
Sarah June
Lowell House Librarian
sarahjune@fas.harvard.edu
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Not brewed, just spilled.
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If a tree falls in the middle of the courtyard but everyone has gone virtual, does it still make a sound?
"We have no reason to be-leaf there has been foul play" - Anonymous Tutor
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Send a fun picture of yourself to lohonews@fas.harvard.edu from wherever you are and you may be featured in the next issue of The Lowell Bell!
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