Pfoho-nrt September 2019

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by Watts, Suzanne

Pfoho Holiday Dinner [MCj04397740000[1]] [MCj04397740000[1]] [MCj04397740000[1]] During regular dinner hours ** T O N I G H T ** [http://www.picgifs.com/clip-art/farm/polar-bears/clip-art-polar-bears-04604…] Featuring: Turkey & Roast Beef Carving Stations [MCj03540760000[1]] Smoked Salmon [MCj03540760000[1]] Potatoes latkes [MCj03540760000[1]] Spinach Salad Bar [MCj03540760000[1]] Mulled cider [MCj03540760000[1]] Eggnog [MCj03540760000[1]] Carrot Cake, Cheesecake, and Yule Log Cake! AND [cid:image010.png@01D131A3.74DE6FE0]LIVE Musical Entertainment pfeaturing PfoReMi and Sumner P. singing, the Harvard Flute Ensemble flauting, and Alex tinkling the ivories with holiday tunes on the piano Don't miss it! _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

4 years, 5 months

[PFOHO] Gratepful for Pie! TOMORROW, Wednesday, in Comstock Living Room, 9pm

by Harrington, Anne

Come spend an early Thanksgiving feast with us -- minus the turkey, creamed onions, and sweet potatoes with melted marshmallows, and focused on the only good part: PIE! [cid:image001.png@01D36310.4E901B90] We will have lots, in multiple flavors: apple, pumpkin, pecan, and more. We will also have vanilla ice cream for you to dress it up with. So come express your gratitude for PIE by joining us at 9pm tomorrow in cozy Comstock Living, complete with a holiday fire and enough for everyone. [cid:image002.png@01D36310.4E901B90][cid:image003.png@01D36310.4E901B90] _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

4 years, 5 months

[PFOHO] **Monique's Drop-in Hours for Signing P/F Forms and Other**

by Pforzheimer House Dean

Hi Pfoho! As you know, the 5th Monday Deadline is coming up - a week from today (October 7th). This is the deadline to: - Add/Drop a Course - Change the Grading Status of a Course (from letter-graded to Pass/Fall or Pass/Fail to letter-graded). I will be holding evening DROP-IN HOURS this week, in the House Office: - Monday, Sept. 30th (today): 7:30pm-9pm (I can do Study Abroad forms tonight too) - Wednesday, Oct. 2nd: 7pm-9pm NOTE: Please be sure to secure all necessary signatures on the forms BEFORE coming to request mine. You are welcome to drop-in for other reasons too! (if you anticipate needing more than a few minutes, please schedule an appointment using my calendar link below). All my best (and Happy Monday), Monique _______________________________ Monique A. Roy, PhD Allston Burr Resident Dean of Pforzheimer House Assistant Dean of Harvard College, Lecturer in French Harvard University 617-495-8176 pforzheimerhousedean(a)fas.harvard.edu http://bit.ly/MR_appointments <http://bit.ly/Pflibby> _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

4 years, 7 months

[PFOHO] Fwd: [Pfoho-open] Help Pfoho win the Green Cup!!!

by Pforzheimer House Committee

Hey Pfoho! A reminder to take the Green Edu sustainability quiz <https://rb.tc/4Y_RG#https://greenharvard.typeform.com/to/B8hL1Q> if you haven't already! The quiz closes* on Tuesday,* which means there are *only three more days* to get everyone in Pfoho to take this quiz. Tell all of your friends and neighbors! Here's the link again :) * <https://rb.tc/4Y_RH#https://greenharvard.typeform.com/to/TmmvKM>https://greenharvard.typeform.com/to/B8hL1Q <https://rb.tc/4Y_RI#https://greenharvard.typeform.com/to/B8hL1Q>* It only takes 2 min! Let's try to catch up to Cabot! [image: Green Cup standings.png] TL;DR: take this quiz <https://rb.tc/4Y_RJ#https://greenharvard.typeform.com/to/B8hL1Q>!! Help Pfoho win! * <https://rb.tc/4Y_RK#https://greenharvard.typeform.com/to/TmmvKM>*

4 years, 7 months

[PFOHO] Pfoho Newsletter - Sept. 30, 2019

by Watts, Suzanne

PFOHO [cid:image001.jpg@01D57798.12A8E2D0] NEWS Sept. 30-Oct. 7, 2019 [TUTOR ON CALL: 617-651-1636 Perry Choi (9/23-9/30) Beginning at 5pm Monday and ending at 9am the following Monday resident tutor(s) will be on call to assist Pfoho residents with any emergencies that may arise. The name & phone number of the tutor(s) will be listed in the newsletter each week & will be posted outside House Offices and throughout Pfoho buildings.] Coming up in Pfoho... Monday 9/30 Tuesday 10/1 Wednesday 10/2 Thursday 10/3 Friday 10/4 Saturday 10/5 Sunday 10/6 Monique's added drop-in office hrs to sign P/F forms, etc. 7:30-9:00p House Off Ultimate Frisbee vs. Dunster 8pm, Harvard Stadium PfoHoCo Meeting, 9:30-10:30p, Hastings LR Volleyball A vs. Cabot 10pm, QRAC Monique's added drop-in office hrs to sign P/F forms, etc. 7:30-9:00p House Off Volleyball B vs. Dudley 7pm, QRAC Pforum w/Fac Dean Anne H. 7:15-8:30p, Hastings LR Pfortuna & OktoberStein, 9pm, Belltower Fac Dean Led Pforay - Hiking @ Mt. Monadnock 8a-5p Fac Dean Open House, 9-10p, FDR 10/7 10/8 10/9 10/10 10/11 10/12 10/13 5th Monday: Deadline for Add/Drop & P/F forms PfoHoCo Meeting, 9:30-10:30p, Hastings LR Pfortuna 9pm, JCR (Pfelipe's!) Notes from the Allston Burr Resident Dean, Monique Roy (pforzheimerhousedean(a)fas.harvard.edu)<mailto:pforzheimerhousedean@fas.harvard.edu)>: You can also reach Heather at pforz(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:pforz@fas.harvard.edu> The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is up and running! The ARC is committed to helping Harvard students reach their full academic potential. The ARC offers a variety of workshops, academic coaching, peer tutoring, and bookable spaces all in a newly renovated, accessible, innovative building located at 1414 Massachusetts Avenue, floor 3R. October workshops include: * Speaking up in Class on October 2 * Time Management on Octo. 8 (and on Oct. 10 & 17) * Guidelines for Editing & Revising on Oct. 11 * Problem Set Courses on Oct. 18 Explore the website below for more info or stop by the office to see everything the ARC has to offer. https://academicresourcecenter.harvard.edu/services Counseling and Mental Health Services (CAMHS) is a counseling and mental health support service which seeks to work collaboratively with students and the university to support individuals who are experiencing some measure of distress in their lives. https://camhs.huhs.harvard.edu/ CROSS-REGISTRATION: Cross-registration requests (including for MIT courses) can be handled online through my.harvard. Instructions are here (IT help)<https://harvard.service-now.com/ithelp?id=kb_article&sys_id=2cd9131ddb350fc…>. And here (Registrar's Office)<https://registrar.fas.harvard.edu/cross-registration>. October 7th is the cross-registration deadline BUT you also need to register by the registration deadline for the institution in question (and some of them are much earlier than Harvard's). Remember: you need to petition separately if you'd like to receive concentration credit for cross-registered courses; paper forms for that are available here<https://registrar.fas.harvard.edu/files/fas-registrar/files/cross_registrat…> and outside my office. Finally, before you decide to cross-register, make sure to familiarize yourself with the cross-registration policies in the Student Handbook, here<http://handbook.fas.harvard.edu/book/cross-registration>. GEN ED QUESTIONS? The Gen Ed Program has a useful website here<https://generaleducation.fas.harvard.edu/advice-students> to address questions about the revamped requirements. UPCOMING ACADEMIC DEADLINES: Consider adding these key dates to your calendars as a reminder. ** Last day to Add/Drop or change grading status: (Fifth Monday) Monday, Oct 7th ** Last day with Withdraw from a course: (Seventh Monday) Monday, Oct 21st APPOINTMENTS WITH ME: Have something you'd like to discuss? It can be academic or otherwise! Please follow this link to sign up for 30min appointment slots. I have several days/slots available this week and will add more in coming weeks. If these times don't work for you, just email me and we will set something else up. Also - Heather is ordinarily in from 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, and she always knows how to reach me. http://bit.ly/MR_appointments<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_MR-5Fappointment…> Special added drop-in Office Hours this week: Monday, 7:30-9:00pm & Wednesday, 7:00-9:00pm All my best, Monique Inside-Pfoho Announcements [Image result for mind fixers by anne harrington]Pfoho Pforum -- Thursday, October 3rd - 7:15-8:30pm - Hastings Living Room With Pfoho's very own Faculty Dean, Anne Harrington as our speaker! Anne Harrington, Franklin L. Ford Professor of the History of Science, will speak on her recently released book titled, Mind Fixers: Psychiatry's Troubled Search for the Biology of Mental Illness. Anne's talk title will be: "Psychiatry's Biological Revolution: What really happened, and what really happened next" We are so very proud to have our own Faculty Dean begin this year's Pfoho Pforum Series. Please join us for special desserts and discussion in the Hastings Room at 7:15pm on Oct. 3rd. Pfortuna will combine with Stein Club this week - it will be a special Octoberfest PFORTUNA/STEIN on Thursday October 3rd, 9:00-11:00pm (extended time), in the Belltower Suite!! Food offerings will pfeature authentic Philadelphia soft pretzels to be delivered by Mike Burke, Harvard Registrar resident of Pfoho's Faculty Row, and Philly native and pretzel officiando. Thanks to Mike!! Don't miss it!! Pfoho Lunch-on-the-House Program continues: The idea is simple. Invite a favorite professor or non-Pfoho TF (just one please) to lunch in a favorite restaurant in the Square, or anywhere that is mutually convenient. Keep the receipt. Fill out a form you will find outside Sue Watts' office. Hand both of them into her. We will then reimburse you (via check or Venmo) for the entire cost of the lunch, up to $20 per person (limited to one lunch per person each semester). PFOHO ROOM RESERVATIONS: Pfoho has three classrooms, three common rooms, a dance studio, and party Room (Igloo) all reserve-able as a Pfoho resident. FIRST OFF, check the availability of the room on the Room Reservation calendar, viewable on the Pfoho website at: http://pfoho.harvard.edu/RoomRescal. Once you check to see what's available, you can email swatts(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:swatts@fas.harvard.edu> to make a reservation request - please include exact times and what it's for with your request. Thursday-Sundays Igloo reservations require an online reservation form - info available at https://pfoho.harvard.edu/parties. Pfoho IMs This Week's Games: Ultimate Frisbee vs. Dunster on Tuesday at 8pm (Harvard Stadium) - https://groupme.com/join_group/53375444/9QPK7HN2<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groupme.com_join-5Fgro…> Volleyball A vs. Cabot on Tuesday at 10pm (QRAC) - https://groupme.com/join_group/53375345/tGXQT4qz<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groupme.com_join-5Fgro…> Volleyball B vs. Dudley on Thursday at 7pm (QRAC) - https://groupme.com/join_group/53375408/2MQgmA7Y<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groupme.com_join-5Fgro…> Questions? contact Pfoho IM Coordinator Frankie Matos, francisco_matos(a)college.harvard.edu<mailto:francisco_matos@college.harvard.edu> Or Res Tutor John Holland-McCowan (johnhmc11(a)gmail.com<mailto:johnhmc11@gmail.com>). Outside-Pfoho Announcements Interested in Public Service? There are numerous opportunities for you. Please see the very inclusive Public Service Newsletter from Phillips Brooks House here: https://mailchi.mp/96db22528a9e/harvard-college-public-service-weekly?e=ec9…. Or check the PBH website here: https://publicservice.fas.harvard.edu/ Office of Career Services (OCS) Full list of events: http://ocs.fas.harvard.edu/college-advising Got an announcement for the Newsletter? Our Pfoho Newsletter comes out every Monday afternoon (or a day or two later if there's a holiday) If you'd like to include an announcement, just send it to Sue Watts (swatts@fas) Catherine Bond (catherine_bond@college) by Monday at noon. Calendar events and lots of other helpful info are also online at http://pfoho.harvard.edu/. -------------------- Suzanne Watts House Administrator, Pforzheimer House 56 Linnaean St., Cambridge, MA 02138 Ph: 617-495-8166 / Fax: 617-496-3788 www.pfoho.harvard.edu<http://www.pfoho.harvard.edu/> _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

4 years, 7 months

[PFOHO] Signing up for the small dinner prior to Thursday's Pfoho Pforum!

by Harrington, Anne

Dear all, Our first Pfoho Pforum of the year (our program involving an after dinner talk and discussion with a guest) is this Thursday at 7:3pm. As mentioned in an earlier email, prior to every Pfoho Pforum, there is an opportunity for small groups of students to participate in a small home-cooked dinner in our residence with the guest and with several faculty who are part of our Senior Common Room. These small dinners will run from about 6pm-7:15, and will then be followed by a chance to get dessert with others and gather for the talk. If you are interested in joining this week’s dinner, please just sign up her<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSey6CKpymB_UWxbi4CTkw4RO2l_t2RlKsK…>e, and do so by no later than 10am tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. Numbers are very limited, but if you don’t get lotteried in this time, we will make you a priority for one of the future dinners. And if you DO get an invitation, please know that we will have a place set for you, so plan your homework and other commitments carefully. You do NOT have to attend the dinner in order to participate in the Pforum – you can also eat a normal dinner in the DHall and then come upstairs to the alcove outside the Hastings Room, where fancy dessert will be available to everyone just before the event begins. One way or another, John and I hope to see many of you there, this week and at future talks! Anne _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

4 years, 7 months

[PFOHO] This Week's IM Games + Recap/Player of the Week/Go Pfoho!!

by John Holland-McCowan

Good morning folks! I hope you all had the chance to enjoy the excellent weather this weekend. I know I had an incredible weekend thanks of many of you...*Pfoho was ranked 2nd of all houses at one point last week!!! We are a serious contender in the earlier goings this year! *Lets built off this great spirit and momentum! *Recap of Last Week's IMs:* 1. TONS OF PLAYERS CAME OUT TO ULTIMATE FRISBEE AND WE BEAT CURRIER!! Thank you squad for showing up big time for Ultimate. While we only had two people sign up two weeks ago and we had to forfeit, we flipped the script and smashed it this week! Well done team! 2. In our soccer match we tied against Quincy house in a well fought game. We were up 4-0 at one point before Quincy admirably clawed their way back. But hey, we didn't lose and we can learn from our mistakes during our by-week and prepare for next week's match! 3. Great win in Volleyball B again against Adams House! I was told it was a nail-biter so well done all. *Priority for this Week's IMs:* Come out again for Ultimate Frisbee and beat our Cabot Quad rivals! *Player of the Week!* In our first addition of IM Player of the Week we wanted to give a special shout out to *Cata Butler **who attended all three games last week! *She was a defensive stalwart for soccer, played great frisbee, and relearned how to play volleyball from her middle school days to help us triumph in Volleyball B! Give her a high five in the d-hall when you see her! [image: Cata Butler!.jpg] *This weeks 3 game schedule:* *Ultimate Frisbee vs. Dunster on Tuesday at 8pm (Harvard Stadium) -* *https://groupme.com/join_group/53375444/9QPK7HN2 <https://groupme.com/join_group/53375444/9QPK7HN2> * *Volleyball A vs. Cabot on Tuesday at 10pm (QRAC) - * *https://groupme.com/join_group/53375345/tGXQT4qz <https://groupme.com/join_group/53375345/tGXQT4qz> * *Volleyball B vs. Dudley on Thursday at 7pm (QRAC) - * *https://groupme.com/join_group/53375408/2MQgmA7Y <https://groupme.com/join_group/53375408/2MQgmA7Y> * Let's get some more W's!! John -- *John Holland-McCowan* Research Fellow, International Security Program Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Harvard Kennedy School *E:* *johnhmc11(a)gmail.com* <johnhmc11(a)mail.com> *T: *+1 (617) 384-8072 *M: *+1 (408) 348-6509 *W:* http://www.belfercenter.org | Follow me on Twitter <https://twitter.com/jhollandmccowan> _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

4 years, 7 months

[PFOHO] Apply to become the Public Service Representative for Pfoho - App Due Oct 1

by Julie Weaver

Hi everyone, If you have an interest in public service and would like to be more involved in house life, please consider applying to be the Public Service Representative for Pfoho! We are attaching here the position description and the application form, which is *due October 1*. You can also find out more about the position here <https://publicservice.fas.harvard.edu/apply-be-house-public-service-represe…>. Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions. Good luck! Best, Julie, Liza and Abi Pfoho Public Service Tutors [image: Public Service Rep -- Poster_Email -- Final.png] _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

4 years, 7 months

[PFOHO] Pfoho RePflections! Relaunching the house speeches program

by Mashwama, Fanelesibonge Siphiwo

Hello Pfoho! I am delighted to announce the launch of Pfoho’s house speeches program — Pfoho RePflections! This is a supportive and exciting program that will allow students in the house to share their thoughts, questions, reflections and stories with their peers through 5-7min speeches during a single dinner, once a month, in the house. My name is Fanele, a non-resident tutor in Pfoho, and I will be running Pfoho RePflections this year. I lived in Pfoho as an undergrad (’17), and had the good fortune to serve as the president of the college’s competitive debate team back in the day. Having now graduated and gotten to know some of my friends more deeply outside of the undergraduate “treadmill,” I know that I would have loved to have had more opportunities to hear authentic stories from peers when I was still in school. I am hoping I can help create some of those kinds of opportunities in Pfoho now. If you’re interested in potentially giving a speech at some point over the course of the year -- even if you’re not yet sure and want to learn more -- please express your interest in this 1min google form here<https://forms.gle/gmy6j5xD2WvTGypx8>. F.A.Q. Who gets to speak, when and about what? We are going to have speeches during dinner once a month. The number of speeches per dinner will vary based on demand but we imagine 2-3 speeches in a given dinner. The only requirement about the speech content is that it be a subject of some amount of personal import. This can range from personal stories to really cool enzymes you found in the lab. Anything that matters to you and can be communicated to a general audience. Can you share some model speeches? We are reluctant to identify any speeches as “models,” because we’re trying to have you establish a form of speech that comes to be a Pfoho RePflection so we aren’t going to provide samples. That said, if you’re interested to see what others did in the past, you can find some examples by searching for Pfoho RePflections on YouTube. I’m nervous about speaking in public, but I think I might have something I’d like to say — should I still sign up? 100%, yes. If you want to try this, we are here to help you through the process. We’ll meet with you a month before you are due to give your speech to talk through the ideas you have, and offer some guidance. We’ll then have a more formal ‘coaching session’ a week before the speech to make sure we’re all squared away. And remember, the audience is very friendly! Should I sign up? Yes! Do so here<https://forms.gle/gmy6j5xD2WvTGypx8>. If you have any thoughts on how this program can be maximally helpful to speakers and the house community alike, I’m all ears. Please email me at: fmashwama(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:fmashwama@fas.harvard.edu>. Looking forward to hearing from you all! _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

4 years, 7 months

[PFOHO] TONIGHT! Humans of Pfoho - 8pm Hastings Room

by Finch, Ellen Frances

Join us tonight for the first ever Humans of Pfoho!! [cid:image001.png@01D576E0.7F3577A0] _______________________________________________ Pfoho-announce mailing list Pfoho-announce(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu To unsubscribe from this list or get other information: https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pfoho-announce

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