ViSA Digest: 1/19

[Nick Rosenbaum]

JOIN US WEDNESDAYS AT 5:30 IN THE SAYBROOK FELLOWS' LOUNGE!
(...well, kinda. See below.)

This week's agenda:

ViSA
Meeting Location Change, Firecracker Update, T-shirt Designs

Yale
Sphere Info Session

Opportunities
Mellon Mays/Bouchet, CSEAS Grants, D.E. Shaw Internships, Fox  
International Fellowship



Meeting Location Change

Due to an unforeseen theft of our regular meeting space, this week's  
meeting will instead
take place at the back of Saybrook Dining Hall, in theory at the large  
table.



Firecracker Update

Due to more unforeseen circumstances, plans for this year's  
Firecracker celebration are
uncertain at best. Stay tuned for more updates.



T-shirt designs

Showcase that artistic side that you've been too ashamed to share with  
the world!
Achieve fame as you are indirectly immortalized upon the collective  
chests of ViSA!
Make really bad puns in Vietnamese and actually receive acclaim?
Submit your t-shirt designs before the end of the month!

No, seriously. Submit your t-shirt designs.



Sphere Magazine Info Session

Wednesday, January 21
7.30-9.00pm
Branford Common Room


Mellon Mays and Edward A. Bouchet Undergraduate Fellowships

The Mellon Mays and Bouchet Undergraduate Research Fellowships are  
designed
to increase the number of minority students and others with a  
demonstrated commitment
to eradicating racial disparities, who will purse PhDs and subsequent  
careers in academia.

Information Session

Thursday, January 22, 2009
Yale College Dean's Office
1 Prospect Street, Rm 410
5:00-6:30 PM
Dinner will be served.

For more information contact:
Dean Saveena Dhall, Director of Mellon Mays and Bouchet Fellowships,
saveena.dhall at yale.edu OR
Richard Sosa, Coordinator of Mellon Mays and Bouchet Fellowships,
richard.sosa at yale.edu


Council on Southeast Asian Studies Research Grants 2009

The Council on Southeast Asia Studies provides limited annual support  
for the
research-related purposes of Yale University graduate and undergraduate
students with a research/study commitment to the region of Southeast  
Asia.

Deadline for submission of 2009 Summer applications (including all  
supporting materials
and recommendation letters) will be Friday, February 27, 2009.  
Applications for
academic 09/10 semester projects should also be submitted at this time.

For additional information, application forms and instructions,
go to http://www.yale.edu/seas/studentgrants.htm

PLEASE NOTE: This spring, all application materials must be submitted  
electronically
through the Yale Student Grants and Fellowships Database via File  
Upload,
see http://studentgrants.yale.edu

D. E. Shaw Internship Opportunity (Interviews on January 26th)

We would like to invite all interested Yale students to apply  
forpositions with our firm.
Headquartered in New York City, the D. E. Shaw group is a global  
investment and
technology development firm that has earned an international  
reputation for financial
innovation, technological leadership, and an extraordinarily  
distinguished staff.

We currently have a wide range of openings in our US offices, as well  
as a significant
number of availabilities in our investment management businesses  
internationally.
Current locations seeking entry-level candidates include London,  
Delhi, Mumbai,
and Hong Kong.  These roles offer significant interaction with various  
investment
teams around the world as new research products are designed and  
delivered.

For more information on current openings (including locations and  
application
deadlines), please log on to eRecruiting
(http://yale.erecruiting.com/er/security/login.jsp).
For all positions, you may also apply anytime by sending a resume and  
cover letter to
jobs at deshaw.com.

While we certainly welcome applicants with backgrounds in mathematics,  
computer
science, or economics, we are equally interested in exceptional  
engineering, liberal
arts, and humanities majors.  Current employees include a U.S. Women's  
Chess
Champion, a Jeopardy! winner, a World Scrabble Champion, and winners  
of more
than 20 International Math Olympiad medals.  Our employees include a  
number
of professional athletes and accomplished artists, and approximately  
20% are published
authors in genres ranging from academic papers to memoirs and mystery  
novels.
Our work environment is challenging but surprisingly flexible - from  
the clothes you wear
to the time you get to the office, it's pretty much up to you.
And we compensate our extraordinary people extraordinarily well.

Sincerely,

Strategic Growth
The D. E. Shaw group
www.deshaw.com

Fox International Fellowship

The Fox International Fellowship invites Yale University graduate  
students and graduating seniors to apply for fellowships to conduct  
independent research during the 2009-2010 academic year at the  
University of Tokyo and Fudan University in Shanghai. Research topics  
must be related to economics, political science, international  
relations, law, business and finance, environmental policy  or  
contemporary history.

The Fellowship includes round trip airfare, a stipend for living  
expenses, health insurance, and up to $2,000 for research related  
travel within the host country. Priority is for a full academic year,  
although single term awards are possible.  Applications from  
international students proposing research projects in their country of  
origin are ineligible.

Application Deadline: February 27th, 2009

INFORMATION SESSION: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28th, 4:00pm, Luce Hall, room  
103

To learn more about the Fox International Fellowship Program or  
download an application visit

http://www.yale.edu/macmillan/fif.

For more information contact Larisa Satara at larisa.satara at yale.edu.



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