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Common Good & Creative Careers Peer to Peer Networking Event

November 2, 2023 @ 4:00 pm 6:00 pm

Interested in hearing from your peers how their summer internships went so you can get ideas for next summer? Do you want to get the inside scoop on what it was like to work for an employer in the Common Good & Creative Careers space? This event will have Yale College students representing their summer employers in the areas of:

  • Arts, Education, Environment, Government, Nonprofit, Publishing, Journalism, Think Tanks

It will be a career fair format in which you can walk around the room and speak to various Yale students who worked at summer positions in these fields.

Why Join Us?

Explore Diverse Paths: Hear from upperclassmen about their summer internships and how they’re making an impact.

Gain Insights: Engage in one-on-one conversations. Ask questions, seek advice, and uncover opportunities.

Find Your Calling: Whether it’s social justice, nonprofits, or creative arts, discover your path to making a difference and exploring your creativity.

RSVP on Career Link and jumpstart your journey in Common Good & Creative Careers!

Check out some of the employers that will be represented:

ARTS: Whitney Museum of American Art, NBCUniversal, UTA – United Talent Agency, Napa Valley Writers’ Conference, JuVee Productions, Midstory, Uptown Stories, Creative Universal, Houston Cinema Arts Society, Artspace

EDUCATION: Northwestern’s Center for Talent Development, LEAP, Breakthrough Collaborative

ENVIRONMENTAL: Appalachian Mountain Club, NY Green Bank

GOVERNMENT: US State Department, The White House (Climate Policy Office), Executive Office of the President, US Public Defender Service, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Solicitor General, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, Rwanda Basic Education Board, US Senator Mark Kelly, Hon. Suzanne Adams – NY Supreme Court, US Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Congressman Ro Khanna, Federal Defenders of CT

NONPROFIT: Capital Area Immigrant Rights Organization, CEDRO (Centro de Información y Educación para la Prevención del Abuso de Drogas), The Carter Center, Haley House , Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village, International Rescue Committee, Instituto para las Mujeres en la Migración, A.C, Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, Me4Real International, Rank the Vote, Future Coalition

PUBLIC INTEREST LAW: Brennan Center for Justice, Liman Center for PI Law Summer Fellow, Justice Center for Legal Aid, NY Lawyers for the Public Interest, New York Legal Assistance Group

THINK TANKS: Center for American Progress, Hudson Institute, Council on Foreign Relations, Team Pennsylvania, Institut Jean Nicod, Center for Economic Research Pakistan, Brown Institute for Media Innovation