The Westletter: Week of 10/23/16
THE WESTLETTER for the week of 10/23/16
see also sites.dartmouth.edu/west-house/
— House News —
Our first elections to the West House Executive Board will be coming up at the end of term. More details to come — if you’re interested in running for a leadership position in the House please feel free to contact Prof. Hickox at Ryan.C.Hickox@dartmouth.edu
— HOMECOMING WEEKEND Events —
It’s Homecoming weekend! Prior to the Bonfire on Friday night, the West House first years will gather at 7pm in Fahey Ground Floor for the pre-“sweeps” “spirit station”. (Since we’re on the traditional sweeps route, we have the advantage of being able to all gather as a House before the Bonfire, rather than being spread around in the first-year clusters.)
First-years should meet up with their FYRE UGAs and head over to Fahey for 7pm. All Westians are invited to come down and join for pizza and music prior to the Bonfire. We’ll also have some hot chocolate and snacks in Fahey after the Bonfire, so stop by and warm up afterward.
First-years should meet up with their FYRE UGAs and head over to Fahey for 7pm. All Westians are invited to come down and join for pizza and music prior to the Bonfire. We’ll also have some hot chocolate and snacks in Fahey after the Bonfire, so stop by and warm up afterward.
At 6pm on Friday, the House Professor’s Residence we will be hosting an alumni reception for the Class of 1962 (who generously funded your House Professor’s Faculty Fellowship a couple years ago). They’d love to meet with some students, so if you’d like to get to know some of Dartmouth’s distinguished alums and hear about some of Dartmouth’s history, please email Ryan.C.Hickox@dartmouth.edu.
We will be hosting a West House tailgate party prior to the football game on Saturday, on the lawn next to the North Park/South House “Onion”. We will have coffee, donuts, and hot breakfast sandwiches with music and lawn games starting at 11:30. Please stop by on your way over to the game!
On Sunday the DOC will be leading a House hiking trip to Gile Mountain in Norwich (the fire tower) leaving from behind Robinson Hall at 12:30, returning around 2:30. Signup details will be sent around shortly.
We have FREE tickets for six students and two staff to The Capitol Steps at the HOP on Thursday night, and four FREE student tickets to the Dartmouth Gospel Choir on Saturday night. If you’d like to claim a free ticket please contact Pamela.K.Duffy@dartmouth.edu. For a full list of shows with FREE House tickets see: https://sites.dartmouth.edu/west-house/2016/10/04/shows-at-the-hop/
Resident Fellow Sophie Leung will be hosting a “Do I want to go to Med School?” Study Break for West House members (although all are welcome) on Sunday October 30th at 4pm. If you are concerned about the post-Homecoming work you have to catch up on, have no fear! The event is short and sweet, and there will be homemade baked goods for you to enjoy!
Weather permitting, in the next week or two we’ll be organizing a House stargazing night up at Shattuck Observatory. Keep an eye out for details.
— Recurring House Events —
Student Interim Executive Board meetings most Sundays at 9pm in the McLane ground floor seminar room.
Resident Fellow Office Hours:
Amaris de la Rosa (Engineering)
9:30-10:30 pm on Tuesdays in the Hyphen
Asad Alavi (Computer Science)
9-10pm on Thursdays in the Hyphen
Sophie Leung (Medicine)
9-10pm on Thursdays in the study room on 2nd floor Fahey
David Washer (Business)
9-10pm on Thursdays in the study room on 2nd floor Fahey
Resident Expert sessions
- Biology
(Noah) Myung Chang Lee ’18 (FWS)
Saturdays, 8 to 9:30 p.m. - Chemistry
Julie Becher ’18 (FW), Aniruth Udutha ’18 (S)
Sundays, 4 to 5:30 p.m. - Economics
Josh Ufland ’18 (FS)
Mondays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. - Mathematics
Clement Nyanhongo ’18 (FWS)
Mondays, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
West House Blanket Knitting Project, Tuesdays 7:30-9pm in the Hyphen
The Westletter: Week of 10/16/16
THE WESTLETTER for the week of 10/16/16
see also sites.dartmouth.edu/west-house/
— House News —
- Congrats to the IM soccer team who finished second in the inaugural House league with a record of 3-1-1. We went down to School House in a hard-fought final, but had a great season and are looking forward to future IMs. We still have a chance to play some IM Flag Football later this week, as we need a couple more players — if interested please contact IM captain Ryan.R.Monasch.19@dartmouth.edu.
- On Sunday we had a lovely first annual West House Fellows Dinner, with dozens of our faculty, staff, and student members enjoying a delicious meal and engaging conversation at the House Professor Residence.
— Upcoming House Events —
- Debate Watching Party: We’ll have our third Debate Watching Party WEDNESDAY NIGHT in the Hyphen from 9-10:30pm with the big screen and FREE EBA’s. Don’t miss it!
- We have four FREE student tickets to the Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble at the HOP on Saturday night. If you’d like to claim a free ticket please contact Pamela.K.Duffy@dartmouth.edu. For a full list of shows with FREE House tickets see: https://sites.dartmouth.edu/west-house/2016/10/04/shows-at-the-hop/
- Resident Fellow Sophie Leung will be hosting a “Do I want to go to Med School?” Study Break for West House members (although all are welcome) on Sunday October 30th at 4pm. If you are concerned about the post-Homecoming work you have to catch up on, have no fear! The event is short and sweet, and there will be homemade baked goods for you to enjoy!
- Weather permitting, in the next week or two we’ll be organizing a House stargazing night up at Shattuck Observatory. Keep an eye out for details.
— Other Announcements —
- From Westian Jackie Seskin ’17 and members of Alpha Phi sorority:
Please join us for the annual Red Dress Gala, a fundraising formal on Tuesday, October 25th from 7-10pm at the Hanover Inn. All class years are welcome, and all funds raised go to charity for heart disease research, awareness, education, and support! The event is capped at 200 attendees, so hurry and buy tickets below!
Link to Buy TicketsWe really hope that your House community will come out and join us, and we’d like to introduce a friendly fundraising competition between House Communities. The housing community that raises the most money for charity will receive a House pizza party (and bragging rights).
- South House will be hosting a great house concert with the California Guitar Trio on Monday October 24, followed by a workshop for listeners and players on the Tuesday afternoon. If interested please contact DartmouthSouthHouse@gmail.com
— Recurring House Events —
- Student Executive Board meetings most Sundays at 9pm in the McLane ground floor seminar room
- Resident Fellow Office Hours
- Amaris de la Rosa (Engineering)
9:30-10:30 pm on Tuesdays in the study room on 2nd floor Fahey - Asad Alavi (Computer Science)
9-10pm on Thursdays in the Hyphen - Sophie Leung (Medicine)
9-10pm on Thursdays in the study room on 2nd floor Fahey - David Washer (Business)
9-10pm on Thursdays in the study room on 2nd floor Fahey
- Amaris de la Rosa (Engineering)
- Resident Expert sessions
- Biology
(Noah) Myung Chang Lee ’18 (FWS)
Saturdays, 8 to 9:30 p.m. - Chemistry
Julie Becher ’18 (FW), Aniruth Udutha ’18 (S)
Sundays, 4 to 5:30 p.m. - Economics
Josh Ufland ’18 (FS)
Mondays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. - Mathematics
Clement Nyanhongo ’18 (FWS)
Mondays, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
- Biology
- West House Blanket Knitting Project, Tuesdays 7:30-9pm in the Hyphen
The Westletter: Week of 10/9/16
THE WESTLETTER for the week of 10/9/16
see also sites.dartmouth.edu/west-house/
— House News —
- Congrats to the IM soccer team who beat East Wheelock 5-2 on Friday and are now in sole possession of first place. The playoffs begin this week!
— Upcoming House Events —
- Debate Watching Party: We’ll have our second Debate Watching Party TONIGHT in the Hyphen from 9-10:30pm with the big screen and FREE EBA’s. With the race getting even more, shall we say, interesting, don’t miss this one!
- On Tuesday from 5:30 to 7 we’ll have a special dinner discussion on Why study abroad? with members of the Guarini Institute, faculty, and you fellow students in the Fahey First Floor Lounge Come to find out more about study abroad opportunities, and if you’ve had a good study abroad experience, come share your story:
More details at: https://sites.dartmouth.edu/west-house/2016/10/05/why-study-abroad-reception/
- On Thursday at 5pm (location TBA) we’ll have a discussion on How to Embark on a Career in Computer Science, organized by our Resident Fellow Asad Alavi. More details to come.
- Weather permitting, in the next week or two we’ll be organizing a Housestargazing night up at Shattuck Observatory. Keep an eye out for details.
— Other Announcements —
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From Westian Jackie Seskin ’17 and members of Alpha Phi sorority:Please join Alpha Phi for their annual Red Dress Gala, a fundraising formal on Tuesday, October 25th from 7-10pm at the Hanover Inn. All class years are welcome, and all funds raised go to charity for heart disease research, awareness, education, and support! The event is capped at 200 attendees, so hurry and buy tickets below!We really hope that your House community will come out and join us, and we’d like to introduce a friendly fundraising competition between House Communities. The housing community that raises the most money for charity will receive a special award from our sisters (and bragging rights).
— Recurring House Events —
- Student Executive Board meetings most Sundays at 9pm in the McLane ground floor seminar room (none this week due to overlap with the debate)
- Resident Fellow Office Hours
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- Amaris de la Rosa (Engineering)
9:30-10:30 pm on Tuesdays in the study room on 2nd floor Fahey - Asad Alavi (Computer Science)
9-10pm on Thursdays in the Hyphen - Sophie Leung (Medicine)
9-10pm on Thursdays in the study room on 2nd floor Fahey - David Washer (Business)
9-10pm on Thursdays in the study room on 2nd floor Fahey
- Amaris de la Rosa (Engineering)
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- Resident Expert sessions
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- Biology
(Noah) Myung Chang Lee ’18 (FWS)
Saturdays, 8 to 9:30 p.m. - Chemistry
Julie Becher ’18 (FW), Aniruth Udutha ’18 (S)
Sundays, 4 to 5:30 p.m. - Economics
Josh Ufland ’18 (FS)
Mondays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. - Mathematics
Clement Nyanhongo ’18 (FWS)
Mondays, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
- Biology
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- West House Blanket Knitting Project, Tuesdays 7:30-9pm in the Hyphen
Why study abroad? Reception
Why Study Abroad?
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11TH
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
WEST HOUSE, FAHEY FIRST FLOOR LOUNGE
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
WEST HOUSE, FAHEY FIRST FLOOR LOUNGE
Refreshments will be provided
Hey ’19s & ’20s! Find out why you should study abroad from
undergraduate deans, professors, staff, and your fellow students.
Join us ’17s & ’18s! Come share your adventures.
Was your OCP term your best at Dartmouth?
Sponsored by
West House
Undergraduate Deans Office
Center for Professional Development
West House
Undergraduate Deans Office
Center for Professional Development
&
The Frank J. Guarini Institute for International Education
* Dartmouth’s Home for Academic Off-Campus Programs *
Faculty and Staff Affiliates
The West House community also includes dozens of faculty and staff affiliates, who have elected to obtain House membership, or are connected to the House through their first-year advising responsibilities. West House faculty include experts in every discipline from Music to Government to Brain Sciences and everything in between, and our staff are drawn from all across the College and have a wide range of backgrounds and expertise. You’ll see House affiliates at events in the House itself, at the House Professor’s residence, and just around campus. Get to know them!
The Westletter: Week of 10/2/16
This is the first of a weekly series of West House newsletters keeping you abreast of House news, events, and information.
— House News —
- We have a brand new West House website (you’re here!)
- We would like to welcome our new House Administrator, Pamela Duffy, to the West House community. She is starting this week, and will be splitting her time between working with West House and the LLCs in the McLaughlin Cluster. Her office is on the ground floor of Fahey, please stop in and say hello!
- Congratulations to the four students who have been elected to represent West House on the Student Assembly Senate! They are: John R. Lewis III ’17, Chenguang Li ’18, Anabel Moreno-Mendez ’19, and Timothy Holman ’20
- As midterms approach, students in introductory courses in Biology, Chemistry, Econ, and Math should consider taking advantage of our Resident Experts who offer support for these courses in the basement study room of Butterfield. See details below!
- We would like to express our support for all our friends in East Wheelock House who were displaced by the Morton Hall fire. We’ll be inviting Morton residents to our study break this Thursday (see below).
— Upcoming House Events —
- Study break with Ben the Therapy Dog — Thursday 10/6 3:30 to 5pm
Our West House Library Liaison, Laura Barrett, has kindly arranged to bring a therapy dog named Ben to the Fahey lounge area from 3:30-5pm on Thursday. Take a break from studying and enjoy some nice relaxation in the House with a furry friend! - IM Soccer vs. East Wheelock, 4:50pm on Friday 10/7 at the IM fields (up Lyme Road near the rugby field). We’re currently in first place! If interested in joining the team please contact captain Ryan Monasch ’19.
- Debate watching party! for the second Presidential Debate, Sunday, 10/9, 9-10:30pm. This will be in either the Hyphen or Fahey Lounge (TBA).
- Free Hop tickets to Met Opera Live, Tristan und Isolde, Sunday, 10/9, 12pm. Email Pamela.K.Duffy@dartmouth.edu if interested.
- West House Cinema: Movies on Fahey Ground Floor! First Cinema night will be Saturday, Oct 15 at 8:30pm.
- Why Study Abroad? Reception, Tuesday, 10/11 5:30-7:30pm A reception with special guests to find out more about study abroad, sponsored by the Guarini Institute. Details here.
— Recurring House Events —
- Resident Fellow Office Hours
- Amaris de la Rosa (Engineering)
9:30-10:30 pm on Tuesdays in the study room on 2nd floor Fahey - Asad Alavi (Computer Science)
9-10pm on Thursdays in the Hyphen - Sophie Leung (Medicine)
9-10pm on Thursdays in the study room on 2nd floor Fahey - David Washer (Business)
9-10pm on Thursdays in the study room on 2nd floor Fahey
- Amaris de la Rosa (Engineering)
- Resident Expert sessions
- Biology
(Noah) Myung Chang Lee ’18 (FWS)
Saturdays, 8 to 9:30 p.m. - Chemistry
Julie Becher ’18 (FW), Aniruth Udutha ’18 (S)
Sundays, 4 to 5:30 p.m. - Economics
Josh Ufland ’18 (FS)
Mondays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. - Mathematics
Clement Nyanhongo ’18 (FWS)
Mondays, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
- Biology
- West House Blanket Knitting Project, Tuesdays 7:30-9pm in the Hyphen
House Administrator: Pamela Duffy
Pamela Duffy is the Administrator for West House. She organizes all manner of House activities, and splits her time between West House and the Living Learning Communities in the McLaughlin Cluster. Her office is on the first floor of Fahey on the left as you come in the front door. She is in West House all day on Mondays and Wednesdays, and from 1pm to 5pm on Fridays.
Please stop in and say hello!
Student Assembly Senate Representatives
West House elects one student representative from each class year to serve on the Student Assembly Senate.
The West House representatives for 2016-17 are:
John R. Lewis III ’17
Chenchen Li ’18
Anabel Moreno-Mendez ’19
Timothy Holman ’20
Student Executive Board
Student governance is a critical aspect of House life, and West House activities are governed by a student Executive Board.
Executive Board members include:
Chair: Ryan Monasch’ 19
Co-Chair: Zach Segal ’20
Meetings are Sundays at 6:30 pm in the ground floor meeting room of McLane (dinner is provided!) All West House members are welcome to join.