Freshman Dean’s Office Yard Bulletin Lite Volume 2018 Issue XVI January 16, 2015 You may view the Yard Bulletin on the FDO Website (www.fdo.fas.harvard.edu). Wintersession Offerings Harvard JAMS! The Office for the Arts presents January Arts and Media Seminars: free admission; reservations required. To register, visit: ofa.fas.harvard.edu/courses/january.php. Master Class with Pianist Angela Hewitt. Named “Artist of the Year” at the 2006 Gramophone Awards and hailed as “the pre-eminent Bach pianist of our time” by The Guardian, Angela  “All The Right Channels: A Life in Television” Hewitt will lead a master class featuring student featuring Susanne Daniels ’87, President of pianists enrolled in the Harvard/NEC joint degree Programming for MTV, and Amy Lippman ’85, show program in music performance. Admission is free; runner/executive producer for Showtime’s Masters seating is first-come, first-served, subject to venue capacity. of Sex. These industry veterans will discuss their Thursday, January 22, 7PM, John Knowles Paine Concert Hall. careers in television production, including Daniels’s 2035: A Guide to Life on a Changed Planet. stint as President of Lifetime and the WB (now the Climate change isn’t an abstract threat in CW), where she was responsible for launching a range some distant future. Rather, climate change of iconic series including Dawson’s Creek, Gilmore Girls, Buffy has happened, is happening now, and will the Vampire Slayer, Drop Dead Diva, and more. Lippman cocontinue to happen—in your future. The window for focusing created the Fox drama Party of Five and has served as a solely on mitigation has unfortunately past; we now must also writer and executive producer on many series, including direct research, planning, and resources to prepare for life on an HBO's In Treatment, and NBC's Sisters. Thursday, January inevitably changed planet. Adams House will host leading 22, 11AM, Thompson Room, Barker Center. experts for a three-day intensive course of lectures and  “Risks and Rewards in Entertainment Careers” workshops that will explore the climate reality of today and featuring Media Rights Capital Co-CEO Modi practical solutions for the future with a focus on water, energy, Wiczyk AB ’93, MBA ’99. How do you chart a and infrastructure. Speakers include: James McCarthy, Elsie M. career path in the entertainment industry? Modi Sunderland, Albert Cho, Brian Swett, Bruce Oreck, Steve Wiczyk, whose company Media Rights Capital is Curwood, and Robin Chase. Lunches will be included, as well as a film and television studio with credits including the plenty of time for networking. Limited to 85 participants, who series House of Cards, will discuss defining and achieving must attend all three dates. Please visit fdrfoundation.org/ career goals, going behind the scenes from “feet on the wintersession15 to sign-up. Thursday-Saturday, January 22-24, factory floor” entry-level jobs to senior positions. Thursday, 10:30AM-3:30PM, Adams House. January 22, 7PM, Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall. FAP 21 Proctors Congrats to the new FAP 21 proctor team! This spectacular, tremendously diverse group is comprised of multi-talented leaders in their art fields, and we have two current first-years! New proctors names are bolded, names of proctors who switched disciplines are italicized: Creative Writing: Samuel Pottash '16, Olivia Munk '16 Dance: Maya Park '16, Gabe Martinez '18 Drama: Juliana Sass '17, Dan Milaschewski '17 Music: Laila Smith '17, Tree Palmedo '16 Production: Josh Bean '16, Sara Rosenberg '16 Theater Design: Dan Prosky '16, Eliza Manz '18 VES, Film: Gussie Roc '17, Max McGillivray '16 VES, Studio Art: Sierra Katow '16 Reminder The FDO and all University offices will be closed on Monday, January 19 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Opportunities for Freshmen Volunteer for Harvard Law School’s (Mock) Jury Duty! The attorneys in these trials are law students who would benefit greatly from feedback on their performances. Sit on a 10-15-person jury, deliberate, and give your judgment. Please contact Amy Soto at asoto@law.harvard.edu if you are able to serve one or more of these afternoons: Thursday, January 22 & Friday, January 23, 2-6PM, Harvard Law School, Cambridge & Suffolk Superior Court, Boston. Apply for an IOP 2015 Director's Internship! The IOP Director's Internship program is one of the largest on campus, and it provides substantive, career-oriented, summer experiences in politics and public service. These internships are fully funded through the IOP. Returning Harvard students are eligible to apply for up to two. Organizations include: Facebook; NAACP; U.S. Department of Treasury; British Foreign & Commonwealth Office; Cato Institute; Clinton Foundation; NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs; and more! For more information, visit: iop.harvard.edu/directorsinternship-program. Please email IOP_ICS@hks.harvard.edu with any questions. Application deadline: Sunday, February 1.