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Date: November 29, 2020
Subject: McDougal Graduate Student Life Notes: Week of 11-29-2020


Fellows' Tips of the Week

Sam's Giving Tuesday Tip of the Week - 

This Tuesday, Dec 1st is Giving Tuesday! If you are interested in donating, consider some local nonprofit organizations, like the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen, New Haven Reads, or the Ronald McDonald House of Connecticut!


Jen's Wellness Tip of the Week - 

Several Fitstyle classes and workshops are coming up to help you through the holidays! Register for classes and workshops!

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Travel Reminders - Test B4 & After Any Travel, Quarantine as Required

Monday, November 30
1:00am - 11:00pm
for Travel outside CT, see Yale Travel Guidelines webpages
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NOTE: No GSAS Travel Form is needed for Travel Nov. 21- Jan 25 - But If you are travelling outside CT for more than 24 hours, please take precautions keep yourself and others safe - Get a Free Yale Test Before you Travel, use safety measures while travelling and upon Return, you must Quarantine and/or get testing as required by Yale and CT Travel Guidelines.
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Due Date - Apply for Graduate Prof. Experience (GPE) Fellowship with McDougal GSL

Tuesday, December 1
1:00am - 11:00pm
McDougal Graduate Student Center, working virtually, Founders Hall, 135 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511, United States
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GSAS offers Ph.D. students the opportunity to work on meaningful projects in administrative offices across the university to expand opportunities for doctoral students to strengthen their professional skill set and broaden their career exposure by working with experienced administrators outside of their academic programs. Plus you get paid for your part-time work as a GPE Fellow!
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Friluftsliv Hiking Challenge

Tuesday, December 1 at 8:00am
to Tuesday, December 15 at 8:00am
Wherever you want to hike!, Founders Hall, 135 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511, United States
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While temperatures drop and we all look for ways to stay active AND socially distanced, the hot new winter activity this year is... going outside in the cold! In the spirit of friluftsliv (hygge's more outdoorsy and bold sibling), we challenge you to take a hike. From December 1st-15th, find a beautiful place to hike near wherever you are, record it with the AllTrails app, take a snapshot, and then fill out our online form. You'll be competing for several categories--best photo, greatest elevation change, longest hike, etc.--and winners will receiver a FREE Yale T-shirt from Campus Customs.
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Home for the Holidays: the US Refugee Resettlement Program

Wednesday, December 2
12:00pm - 1:00pm
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As the holidays approach, take the time to learn the process through which refugees and immigrants make the United States their home. Chris George, Executive Director of Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS), will present on the United States Refugee Resettlement Program and discuss the role IRIS plays in helping our new neighbors find a community in their new home.
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Winter KEEPS ON Coming (Knit Your Own Hat - Free Supplies Included) #2

Thursday, December 3
7:00pm - 8:30pm
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The weather outside may be frightful, and lots of folks want a hat to keep them warm, so we're doing another session of our beginners' knitting tutorial! No experience or supplies necessary: we're providing everything you need: yarn, needles, and if in NHV, hot cocoa or tea packet. too. Our zoom session will go over the knitting basics you need to complete your own hat for the holidays!
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Thrifty & Thriving!: Budgeting & DIY Gift Ideas (with supply pick up)

Tuesday, December 8
5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Want to give great gifts on a budget? No problem! Make your own holiday gifts & learn budgeting tips! We will get you started on your first gift with a DIY face mask. Hope to see you there!
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2020 3-Minute Thesis Competition: Award Ceremony

Tuesday, December 8
12:30pm - 1:30pm
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Yale's annual 3-Minute Thesis Competition is an opportunity for Yale PhD students to celebrate their hard work, ingenuity, and research through friendly competition and professional development.  Each participant is tasked with presenting their research within 3 minutes, using a single PowerPoint slide, to a lay audience.  After an initial round of competition, our finalists customarily compete in a live event, where the winners are ultimately determined.  

Due to the Covid-19 global pandemic, this year's finals (initially scheduled for April) had to be put on hold.  Over the past several weeks, our finalists have adapted their presentations to the virtual landscape, recording video submissions of their talks for review by our panel of judges.  After months of hard work, the winner of this year's 3-Minute Thesis Competition will finally be revealed!

Dean Cooley will be on hand to announce this year's winners.  Join us as we celebrate this year's finalists and their hard work!

Starting Monday, November 30th, we will be releasing our finalists' videos via the Office of Career Strategy YouTube page! View them at https://bit.ly/OCSYouTube.

This event will be held via Zoom. Register to attend at https://bit.ly/Yale3MTAwards
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REGISTER BY 12/7: Baking Dr. Suess' Homemade Pretzels: A Tasty Twist on Story Time for Grad Families and Spouses

Thursday, December 10
5:15pm - 6:15pm
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Did you know that Dr. Suess grew up fairly close to Yale, in a family of professional bakers? And did you know that history has preserved his family's recipe for homemade soft pretzels? And did you know that they're a tasty, easy, and kid or couple friendly culinary experience?

Join the McDougal Family Fellows via Zoom on Thursday, December 10, from 5:15-6:15 for a fun hour of dough-making, dough-baking, and story-time as we make pretzels. For grad students and families living on campus, we'll provide the flour, yeast, and sugar you'll need via socially distanced pick-up at the McDougal Center, but Yale grad student families and partners are welcome to join from anywhere in the world if they can get a hold of those ingredients (or if they just want to learn). We'll step you through the steps of pretzel making and provide inspirations for how to make these into a tasty supper that's fun to make, and read a silly Seuss-story while the dough rises. Hope to see you there!
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Holiday Cocktail and Food Pairing With Ordinary and Fundraiser for Animal Rescue(21+, Buy before 12/13)

Tuesday, December 15
7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Indulge in holiday cheer with evening of food and drink pairings at home, with supplies picked up in advance at Ordinary New Haven (990 Chapel). Then join Tim Cabral and the mixologists of Ordinary for a guided food and drink session over Zoom. Choose your own price, and if you can, consider donating a few dollars to Halfway Home Animal Rescue!!
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