UPDATED: Issue 2.a the week of 9/19/2022

The Weekly Undergraduate E-Newsletter

Upcoming Dates & Deadlines, Events & Info

September

Sept 20

11:59 pm UG Add/Drop Ends

October

October 10-13

1:30 pm Jr Seminar Class Photos

October 10-14

Fall Midterm Exams

October 13

12:00 pm Senior Thesis Topic Sheets to DropBox

October 15 - 23

Fall Recess

November

November 11

11:59 pm UG deadline to drop Fall courses and P/D/F

November 22

Tuesday follows Friday Schedule

Thanksgiving Recess Begins After Last Class

November 23- 27

Thanksgiving Break

November 28

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Princeton University Press Event

5:00 pm Bread Loaf Summer 2023 Due - SAFE

November 29

7:30 am - 11:59 pm Senior Spring 2023 Course Selection

November 30

7:30 am - 11:59 pm Junior Spring 2023 Course Selection

December

December 1

7:30 am - 11:59 pm Sophomore Spring 2023 Course Selection

December 2

7:30 am - 11:59 pm First-Year Spring 2023 Course Selection

December 8

Fall Classes End

December 9

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

JIW & Senior Thesis Boot Camp

December 9 - 16

Reading Period

December 16

Dean's Date

Seniors: 20 pages/ 1 Chapter Thesis Due

Juniors: 10 pages or Prospectus Due

December 17 - 23

Fall Exam Period

December 23

Winter Break Begins

Junior Independent Work

The Maren-Annan Grant for Departmental Research

The Maren-Annan Grant for Departmental Research supports student research for the Junior Paper and, under special circumstances, for other work for juniors or seniors within the context of a course in the English Department (excluding the senior thesis).

Applications should be made through SAFE, by choosing “Undergraduate Independent Projects” under “ACTIVITY.”

Please apply to all funds for which you are eligible along with the Maren-Annan Grant.

Allowable expenses correspond to those listed for senior thesis research on the OUR website.

Applications may be made at any time, but we recommend submission at least four weeks before any planned travel.

Awards are typically between $200 and $1200.

Consultation with your JP advisor or the instructor for your class is essential.

Funding for Seniors

The Maren Grant for Senior Thesis Research

The Maren Grant for Senior Thesis Research supports work toward the thesis for seniors in the English Department. Students should apply through SAFE, and choose the Maren Grant among their funding sources.

Please apply to all funding sources for which you are eligible.

For information on deadlines and eligible expenses, see the Office of Undergraduate Research Thesis Funding Page.

Applications to the Maren Grant for Senior Thesis Research may be made in any of the three OUR funding cycles:

for thesis research in the summer before senior year;
in the fall of senior year;
or in the winter before the thesis is due.

Awards are typically between $200 and $1200.

Deadlines in S.A.F.E. are early: be sure you consult O.U.R. and plan ahead. This AY 2022 - 2023 O.U.R. Deadlines are shared below

LINK TO DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH UG WEBSITE

Undergraduate Advisory Committee Representatives

Class of 2023

Beatrix Bonder

Alex Gjaja

Cassy James

Class of 2024

JJ Scott

Sierra Stern

Beth Villaruz

Members of the UAC assist the DUS, Professor Russ Leo, as the student voice in departmental matters concerning policy and curriculum. These students also help with undergraduate events and provide the DUS with insight to community. We meet on average 3 to 4 times per year.

Please feel free to share your thoughts and insights about the Department's program with these individuals if you are not comfortable bringing them to the DUS or the UA, Kelly Lake.

Opportunities

MOON PRESS

Calling all artists and writers: Princeton’s student-run publishing press, MOON PRESS, is recruiting staff and accepting manuscript submissions. Do you have a poetry/short story collection, novella, memoir, graphic novel, or any other longform writing you want to see published as a book? Do you want to get involved in the process of publishing, editing, designing book covers, and more? If so, apply!

Staff deadline is Friday, Sep 23rd and manuscripts are accepted until Wednesday, Sep 28th. Contact mnpress@princeton.edu with questions!

Submissions Literary Magazine

Yale University is seeking submissions for The Foundationalist a literary journal that aims to publish quality work from undergraduates across the country.

The Foundationalist accepts literary essays, poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. We would also be happy to accept anything that had been written for class. There are no page limits or themes. We simply want students to submit their best work! In the past, we have published works from across the globe; giving writers the opportunity to join a community of over 100+ other authors from 70+ universities. If selected, the author’s writing will be published on academia.edu and in print format.

The deadline is October 22nd, 2022 at midnight. More information can be found on www.thefoundationalist.com and submissions and other queries can be sent to thefoundationalist@gmail.com.

On behalf of the editorial board of The Foundationalist,

Anya Razmi and Elena Unger

Office of Undergraduate Research

Office of Undergraduate Research (O.U.R.) and Student Activities Funding Engine (S.A.F.E.):

O.U.R.'s funding is considered "top-up" funding- this means that they meet the need (top up) that isn't met by other sources of undergraduate funding, so to receive their funding, you must apply for funding through other opportunities.

Many departments and programs offer funding opportunities that coincide with O.U.R.'s, so you want to use the search function in S.A.F.E. to locate funding that might support your research.

You may apply for the Maren's as well during O.U.R.'s funding cycle to qualify for O.U.R.'s funding support and other department or program funding. Just remember: you must apply by the earliest deadline set by all your funding sources.

O.U.R.'s deadline is typically after all the other program and departmental offerings, but S.A.F.E. is one application for all opportunities, so you will want to get your full application in by the earliest deadline of all of the opportunities you are seeking-- this will likely be prior to O.U.R.'s deadline.

AY 2023 O.U.R.'s Funding Timeline	Fall Research Oct 12 - Dec. 05, 2022	Winter Research Dec. 23 - Mar. 20, 2023	Summer Research May 18- Sept 5, 2023
Application Opens in SAFE	Tuesday, August 30, 2022	Monday, November 7, 2022	Friday, February 10, 2023
Application Closes in SAFE	Tuesday, September 27, 2022	Wednesday, November 30, 2022	Sunday, March 26, 2023
OUR's Funding Decisions Posted	Friday, October 14, 2022	Tuesday, December 20, 2022	Friday, April 21, 2023

Class Day 2023

Dear Senior & Junior Concentrators,

While Class Days 2023 and 2024 may seem like a lifetime away preparations are already underway!

Seniors, please mark your calendars as Class Day 2023 is scheduled for Monday, May 29, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. in McCosh Hall 50 with a small reception following.

WE NEED YOUR PHOTOS! And we need your correct INFORMATION!

SENIORS: What you will be asked for to assist with our Class Day Celebration

Your information:

We will be asking for your name as you want it to be shared on Class Day 2023, and your final thesis title. Closer to the date you will receive messages with link to the google form to collect this information.

Your Photos -- What we need:

Please send us as jpeg/png/doc/pdf of your baby/ young person photo:

1 - Your favorite baby/ young person picture (cuteness you, creative you, "little reader" you, or the one you like the most!)

Please also send us a jpeg/png/doc/pdf of a recent picture photo:

2 - Picture(s) of you now or recently -- this will be shared in our department film with your thesis and any prize(s) you may win.

Additional photos we would also greatly appreciate your help by sharing your photos from these past two years:

We would also love photos that we can share of you and other concentrators. Please think of ones that "express you" or a photo of you that you love (and your family might too.)

And a really short video (30 seconds please!)

If you'd like, please take a short video (no longer than a 30 seconds, of you sharing a favorite poem or passage that resonates with you, one which knocks you over, makes your heart sing, your brain buzz, or the one that captured your interest and brought you to your thesis!

WHERE TO SUBMIT?

Please submit your materials through the submission box on our webpage here

(Kindly label your files with your full name - pngs, jpegs, pdfs, word docs are all welcome.)

MATERIALS WILL BE DUE IN LATE MARCH 2023, BUT WE ARE BEGINNING TO COLLECT NOW!

University News

The "Welcome Back" website is live!

Please visit the site: Welcome Back!

Who should visit "Welcome Back"?

Returning students. The University's goal was to centralize information for returning students as they plan their reentry to campus.

What is the "Welcome Back" site?

Welcome Back is intended for returning students. Information on the site ranges from construction to COVID, and primarily hosts resources related to Move In through the first week of classes. Contributors included Housing, Dining, the Move In team, ODUS, ODOC, Transportation and Parking, and EHS.

Please note that the Pathway and Orientation sites are still the primary web resources for first-year students.

COVID-19 Dashboard

In preparation for the Fall term, the University has adjusted COVID policies to decrease the number of mandatory mitigation measures. However, if public health circumstances change, the University may need to reimpose mandates to appropriately mitigate COVID.

Of the full list of updates you may access through the link below, the most significant policy change is that boosters will no longer be mandated.

The second significant change is that participating in the asymptomatic testing program is no longer required. Students and employees are asked to voluntarily continue testing monthly to help the University monitor variants circulating on campus and community spread to inform our strategies.

We also have changed our Visitor Policy to eliminate the proof of attestation requirement for visitors to campus. Read full announcement and updates.

The COVID-19 Dashboard is still active and includes data from the undergraduates living on campus and those living locally with access to campus for the fall semester. Please keep in mind that the Dashboard is updated weekly on Mondays with results from the previous week, not in real time.

University monitoring the international monkey pox (MPX) outbreak

In an email sent to all university employees on August 11, the university addressed university concerns regarding the monkey pox public health emergency.

"The University’s Public Health Response Team is monitoring the global rise in monkeypox (MPX) cases and is taking a number of important steps to prepare for the likelihood that MPX infections will be identified on Princeton’s campus." Read full announcement.

Find Help When You Need It

Princeton is a caring and relatively small place, so it is not difficult to find support if you look for it. The University strives to provide you with the academic, personal and health resources to succeed on campus. We do assume, however, that you will seek out the help you need.

To make the most of your academic experience, you’ll want to take advantage of the many resources designed to enhance your approach to research, writing and problem solving.

ODOC's Support List

Effective July 22, 2022, WASE has been shut down.

Princeton University will now be using Microsoft Bookings: bookings.princeton.edu

Microsoft Bookings is the ideal scheduling tool for student advising, office hours, coaching, reservations, and more.

Functionality that will benefit you:

Self-service 24/7 to eliminate the wait
Set availability in advance
Sync with Outlook Calendar
Request specific information at time of booking
Provide specific instructions
Set custom reminders/notifications
In-person and virtual meetings
Offer multiple services from same booking page/URL
Manage your calendar from anywhere using mobile app

For additional information on how to use the new system, please follow the link to Get Help

Useful Services & Information

The Center for Career Development is here to help all undergraduate and graduate students of all years to identify their interests and strengths, explore a diverse range of opportunities to build experience and clarity about their goals, and empower them to pursue paths they find personally meaningful.

Questions? Send them an email at careerdevelopment@princeton.edu.

Humanities Council Faculty Bookshelf:

Visit the Humanities Council's Faculty Bookshelf! Browse by author or discipline to explore the University's cutting-edge humanities scholarship.

Access the Humanities Council's Faculty Bookshelf here.

Access Upcoming Humanities Council Faculty Book Events here.

Access Humanities Council on-going events here.

University Center for Human Values offers events of interest:

To access the events that the University Center of Human Values presents please use this:

UCHV Events Link

Writing Program

For Juniors and Seniors:

80-minute, Discipline-Speciﬁc Appointments: From formulating a plan for semester- and year-long projects to conducting research and drafting and revising, our trained Graduate Fellows are available as students tackle the challenges of independent work! Make an appointment now: https://writingcenter.princeton.edu/s/80MIN

The Virtual Writing Lab (Sunday-Thursday 8 p.m. – 11 p.m. ET): Having a hard time getting motivated working on your JP or Thesis? Looking for a sense of community? Don’t go it alone! Join our Zoom-based virtual lab to write with peers, consult Fellows as needed, and tackle your short and long-term writing goals! Join here any time we’re open.

Writing Partnerships: Pair up with an experienced Graduate Fellow for a standing weekly appointment to structure the JP or thesis writing process and avoid a pile-up of writing at the end of the semester. If you’re interested in setting up a partnership, write to Dr. Creedon (greedon@princeton.edu).