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Why study abroad? Reception


Why Study Abroad?
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11TH
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
&
The Frank J. Guarini Institute for International Education
 * Dartmouth’s Home for Academic Off-Campus Programs *
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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!

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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
  • 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

 

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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!
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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.

 

 

 

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Resident Experts 2016-17

Resident Experts (“RezXprts”) are Dartmouth undergraduates who offer tutoring and academic support for introductory courses within each of the House Communities, organized through the Academic Skills Center. They offer facilitated study halls, which for West House are located in the 3rd Floor Fahey Study Space. Students are encouraged bring all course materials, and you will also meet others within close proximity who are in your course that you can study with when the Resident Expert isn’t around.

The Resident Experts focus on introductory courses in the following disciplines:  Biology (12/13/14); Chemistry (5/6/51/52); Economics (1/10/20/21/22/26); and, Math (3/8/13).

West House Resident Experts 17W

Biology
(Noah) Myung Chang Lee
Sundays, 12:30 to 2 p.m.

Chemistry
Julie Becher
Sundays, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Economics
Phil Dytko
Thursdays, 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Mathematics
Clement Nyanhongo
 Sundays, 2 to 3:30 p.m.

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House Teas 16F

A regular feature of life in West House is House Teas, in which we get together at the House Professor’s residence for refreshments and discussions on a wide range of topics of interest to our community. We’ll often host distinguished guests or our expert faculty and staff. Unless otherwise noted the House Teas will take place at the House Professor’s residence at 18 Webster Ave. The schedule of House Teas for the current term is below:
FALL TERM 2016
Friday, September 23, 2-4pm
Workshop on “Telly My Story” with Pati Hernández
Pati Hernández is a mother, an activist, dancer, puppeteer, and a Dartmouth College adjunct professor. Originally from Chile, she immigrated to North America in 1983. Her professional focus is the exploration of political and social problems through the arts. She is the creator and facilitator of Telling My Story, a program she developed in correctional facilities and rehab centers in Vermont since 1999. One venue of the program is the classes she has developed at Dartmouth College since 2005.
Wednesday, September 28, 4-5pm
Architectural tour of the West Campus with West House faculty member Marlene Heck
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Marlene Elizabeth Heck’s work focuses on the architectural and social history of ‘America in the age of Jefferson.’ She is particularly interested in vernacular building traditions and the way 18th-century building design was altered to respond to new social and cultural practices adopted during the early national period. As a founding partner in the Austin, TX-based cultural resource management firm of Hardy.Heck.Moore & Associates, she has conducted architectural surveys throughout the country.
More House Teas to be announced soon…
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West House Cinema

On weekend nights we can transform the Ground Floor Lounge of Fahey into the West House Cinema!

The first Cinema night will be Saturday, October 15, at 8:30pm. We’ll be sending around a poll for movie choices.