Social Entrepreneurship Mixer at Tsai CITY
2022-11-10 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Location: Tsai CITY, 17 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511

This mixer is an opportunity for students to hear more about what social entrepreneurship can look like, what Tsai CITY can provide in the way of resources and support, and it’s a chance to mingle with students with similar interests.

There are three special guests who will be in attendance–students who have founded social entrepreneurship ventures–and you can find out more about them in the attached flyer.

Dinner will be provided and here is the link to RSVP: bit.ly/citymixer

Empowering New Haven Entrepreneurs: A Chat with Dawn Leaks and Caroline Smith (Yale '14) of Collab
2022-11-30 09:00 - 10:00
Location: Tsai CITY, 17 Prospect Street New Haven, CT 06511

Join us in conversation with Dawn Leaks, Executive Director, and Caroline Smith, Co-Founder and Director of External Affairs & Organizing, of Collab New Haven. Hear about their journeys building collective power and wealth in the New Haven community, guided by a values-aligned, collaborative, heart-centered approach.

Collab offers business accelerator programs to empower New Haven entrepreneurs. Ever since the organization was founded in 2017, graduates of Collab’s programs—83% of whom are founders of color and 74% of whom are women—have created hundreds of jobs for the local community and generated millions in revenue.

Global Migration and Youth Leadership in the Pursuit of Freedom
2022-12-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Luce Hall, Room 101, 34 Hillhouse Ave, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States
According to the UNHCR, 89.3 million people around the world were forced to flee their homes as a result of persecution, conflict or violence in 2021. That figure reached 103 million in mid-2022. Among them are nearly 27.1 million refugees, around half of whom are under the age of 18. While these young people require support, they are also uniquely capable of effective change and leadership of mobilizing civic engagement in their home communities and in the world. Yet, the odds often seem to be stacked against them. What can be done about this? This panel tries to piece together a framework for the role of youth leadership in systemic change. By using three countries—Afghanistan, Belarus, Myanmar—as case studies, the panelists representing these countries will address the challenges and opportunities of the generation that will be leading important changes to achieve the freedom for their countries.

An accompanying reception with food and refreshments will follow the panel to give students an opportunity to engage with the panelists.

Please RSVP here.

Panelists

MANASI SUBRAMANIAM: Editor-in-Chief, Penguin Random House India (Yale World Fellow 2022)

MINAMI TSUBOUCHI: Founder, BEYOND Tomorrow (Yale World Fellow 2022)

MOHAMMAD “MUSA” MAHMODI (Afghanistan): Human Rights Lawyer (Yale World Fellow 2020)

ANDREI KUREICHIK (Belarus): Playwright, director, and civil activist (Yale World Fellow 2022)

DAVID MOE (Myanmar): Postdoctoral Associate, Southeast Asian Studies, Yale University

Volunteer and Support Voting Rights with the Full Citizens Coalition
2022-12-03 12:00 - 17:00 | Dwight Hall at Yale, 67 High St, New Haven, CT, 06511, United States
Register here.

Full Citizens Coalition is conducting a survey to assess the experience of registered voters who were incarcerated in Connecticut at the time of the most recent election cycle.

Stop in Dwight Hall this Saturday, 12/3, help address and stuff envelopes, and meet other students committed to upholding the rights of all citizens.

You can select a time slot when you register. Volunteer for as little as 30 minutes up to the full time.

The Full Citizens Coalition is a Connecticut based action-group focused on undoing the unjust harms caused by felony disenfranchisement, and ensuring that every citizen is respected as a full citizen.

This event is coordinated in partnership with Dwight Hall’s Civic Allyship Initiative and the Yale Undergraduate Prison Project.

Lighting the Future: Refugee Conversations
2022-12-03 16:00 - 18:00 | Dwight Hall at Yale, 67 High St, New Haven, CT, 06511, United States
Register for the event here.

“Lighting the Future” features different speakers from different backgrounds who all speak on a common theme: the refugee experience. Inspired by our executive director’s stories about her own journey as a refugee, the series aims to shed light on refugee experiences and narratives across an array of mediums, from art to academia and more.

The stories of refugee women are those of bravery, resiliency, and courage. Having navigated hardships while adjusting to life in a new country, they offer an essential perspective on what it means to embrace identity and perservere above difficulties. Refugee women are vital leaders, lawmakers, entrepreneurs and thinkers in our society. Though their voices oftentimes go unheard, the Speaker Series aims to highlight those such empowering figures in our communities.

Join us as we speak with Miss Arab USA 2022, Marwa Lahlou and Basma Alawee, Executive Director of WeaveTales.

Originally born in Morocco, Lahlou moved to the United States at the age of ten. As the only Arab in her high school, she faced severe discrimination for her background. However, in connecting directly with her community, she discovered the beauty in her culture and its inherent unity. Since then, Lahlou has committed herself to promoting an understanding and acceptance of Arab culture, taking on several initiatives to that end. One such program led her across several Connecticut schools to share the values of Arab culture. She went on to gain her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Sciences, graduating Magna Cum Laude, and received an MBA in International Business Management and Marketing with high honors at the University of New Haven.

As a refugee from Iraq, Basma Alawee has worked towards advocating for refugee voices and rights throughout the world. She aims to unite refugee and immigrant communities in order to expand conversations surrounding their well-being as well as to build collective understanding. To that end, Alawee founded WeaveTales in 2019 to develop programs to help refugees use the mediums of writing and storytelling to share their lived experiences. Additionally, she works as the National Campaign Director for We Are All America and National Partnership of New Americans. Alawee’s ultimate goal is to build inclusivity and acceptance in the national narrative surrounding refugees and Muslims.

Yale Global Executive Leadership Program Consultation & Networking Event
2022-12-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Dwight Hall at Yale Common Room, 67 High Street, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511
Register Here!

Dwight Hall at Yale, Center for Public Service and Social Justice, is very pleased to host members from the 6th cohort of the Global Executive Leadership Program at the Yale School of Management. The cohort is comprised of 46 c-suite level executives from diverse industries across the globe.

This event will provide an opportunity for Dwight Hall student leaders and Greater New Haven community partners to gain insights, solicit advice, and exchange ideas with leaders from the corporate sector.

Please RSVP by completing this survey and let us know about your organizational aspirations and challenges. Yale students may also RSVP to discuss career pathways. Based on your responses, we will match you with mentors with related interests and area expertise who are eager to meet you!

We will have light refreshments on hand. Guests to campus are expected to comply with the current University visitor policy available here. We may be able to provide remote accommodations if you are ill or unable to comply with visitor policies. Please contact johnny.scafidi@yale.edu with any questions or concerns.

Exploring International Opportunities in Public Service
2022-12-09 13:00 - 14:30 | Dwight Hall Library, 67 High St, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States
RSVP here.

Location: Dwight Hall Common Room, 67 High St

Join virtually here: https://yale.zoom.us/j/96388067396

Want to pursue a career in public service outside the United States? Join Yale alumni and staff for a lunch to discuss how to gain international jobs or internships in public service. What skills are international employers looking for? What challenges are there working outside the United States? What steps can you take while at Yale to get a job in another country in public service?

The panelists include:

• Chendan Yan ’18 M.E.M., Senior Associate, Climate Finance, European Climate Foundation (Antwerp, Belgium)

• Michelle Rosenthal ’05, Independent Social Impact Consultant and former Professional Development Manager at McKinsey & Company

• Lisena DeSantis ’05, former Chief Executive Officer at the Clinton Global Initiative

• Emma-Jane Rose, Associate Director of Fellowships, Yale Center for International & Professional Experience

Lunch will be provided. RSVP is optional, but helps us plan the event.

Watch and Serve: Hole in the Wall Gang Camp Info Session and World Cup Watch Party
2022-12-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Dwight Hall at Yale Common Room, 67 High Street, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511
Take a study break, watch the Argentina vs. Croatia semifinal match of the World Cup, and learn about summer employment and volunteer opportunities at The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp!

Meet representatives from camp and enjoy some refreshments!

Founded in 1988 by Paul Newman, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp provides “a different kind of healing” to more than 20,000 seriously ill children and family members annually – all completely free of charge. For many of these children and families, Hole in the Wall provides multiple Camp experiences throughout the year at the facility in Ashford, Conn., in more than 40 hospitals and clinics, directly in camper homes and communities, and through other outreach activities across the Northeast.

Creating and Funding Independent Projects: Ideas from Barry Fellowship Alumni
2022-12-13 18:00 - 19:00
Register here. Workshop on Zoom.

Learn about the Thomas C. Barry Travel Fellowship from past alumni as they share their fellowship experiences, how they made their projects happen, and the impact these experiences had on their lives and career paths.

The Thomas C. Barry Summer Travel Fellowship supports:

Independent summer projects, independent research, and other independent work in emerging-market countries.

Self-designed, personally-led projects within disenfranchised communities in the USA.

Watch and Serve: World Cup Watch Party with Full Citizens Coalition
2022-12-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Dwight Hall at Yale Common Room, 67 High Street, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511
Take a study break, watch the France vs. Morocco semifinal match of the World Cup, and uphold voting rights for all Connecticut residents!

Full Citizens Coalition is conducting a survey to assess the experience of registered voters who were incarcerated in Connecticut at the time of the most recent election cycle.

Stop in Dwight Hall during the World Cup watch party, help address and stuff envelopes, and meet other students committed to upholding the rights of all citizens.

The Full Citizens Coalition is a Connecticut based action-group focused on undoing the unjust harms caused by felony disenfranchisement, and ensuring that every citizen is respected as a full citizen.

This event is coordinated in partnership with Dwight Hall’s Civic Allyship Initiative and the Yale Undergraduate Prison Project.

Get to Know YANA! Virtual Open House
2023-01-11 18:00
Register here.

Get to know more about the Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (YANA). There will be a brief presentation with an overview of YANA, followed by time for interaction, Q&A, and networking. Please join us!

2023 Yale University MLK Commemoration feat. Martin Luther King III
2023-01-18 17:30 - 19:30
Location: Woolsey Hall 500 College Street New Haven, CT 06511

“Sanctuary in the Storm: Healing in Action”

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | 5:30pm to 7:30pm (Doors open at 5:15p) | Registration required | Livestream will be also be available on Yale’s YouTube channel

The Yale University and Greater New Haven communities are invited to attend this year’s MLK Commemoration that honors the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We are pleased to announce that Martin Luther King III will serve as this year’s keynote speaker.

C﻿lick the link for more information on our speaker Martin Luther King III.

Mask Policy:

M﻿ask are required upon entry of Woolsey Hall.

Bag Check:

Bags 12” x 12” or larger in size will not be permitted. All other bags are subject to search.

F﻿or more information on directions, parking, and other celebratory events visit MLK.yale.edu.

Blood Drive - American Red Cross at Yale
2023-01-23 12:00 - 2023-01-27 17:00 | Dwight Hall at Yale, 67 High St, New Haven, CT, 06511, United States
To register visit: www.redcrossblood.org [Enter Zip Code “06511” or “DwightYale”, Select an Appointment Time, Create an Account … DONE!]

YPEI Research Request Network — New Volunteer Orientation
2023-01-23 16:00
If you are interested in getting involved with the Research Request Network, which provides library support for incarcerated students enrolled in the Yale Prison Education Initiative’s college program, please join the upcoming new volunteer orientation on 1/23/23 at 4PM on Zoom at this link. The RRN provides crucial student support by facilitating research by proxy utilizing on-campus library resources — and you can participate in its work of the Research Request Network without ever leaving your room! Attending an orientation session is required to participate in the RRN. Please reach out to Emily.horning@yale.edu with any questions.

Volunteer with Sunrise Cafe - Spring 2023 Service Series
2023-01-25 06:00 - 09:00
Full event information can be found here.

Start your morning off on a great note! Join Dwight Hall Wednesday mornings to volunteer at Sunrise Cafe. Volunteers will meet in front of Dwight Hall at 6:00am, walk together to Sunrise Cafe, and will return to campus by 9:00am.

Volunteers are strongly encouraged to wear N95 masks during service.

Sunrise Cafe has been serving breakfast without charge to New Haven’s homeless and hungry since 2015. Each weekday morning, the Cafe welcomes guests to the undercroft of St. Paul and St. James, near Wooster Square and three blocks south of the New Haven Green with white tablecloths, flowers and a rotating menu of fresh, warm, nutritious home-cooked food. Your generosity opens our doors.

Cheerful volunteers take each order individually, deliver the breakfast to our guest and help our paid chef in the kitchen. Thelma Ragsdale, Operations Manager, and our volunteers ensure every guest is warmly welcomed.

Sunrise Cafe is uniquely welcoming and secure, based on trust and mutual respect, and the rapport built between the volunteer servers and our guests. With a warm welcome and just two rules – no drugs on the premises and no arguments – Sunrise has become a community center for the homeless, a place to come every weekday morning and gather with friends.

Hungry friends come for the home-cooked, nourishing breakfast and stay for simple medical services offered by the Cornell Scott Health Center and access to support from social services to find housing.

Sunrise provides a unique opportunity to bridge New Haven’s inequalities that separate us from one another. Volunteers come once and become regulars. Guests and volunteers become friends and greet one another on the street.

Having Courageous Conversations Equity Challenge
2023-01-25 15:30 - 17:00
United Way of Greater New Haven is preparing to launch its 5th Equity Challenge with the theme, “Having Courageous Conversations.” Join us virtually on January 25th (3:30pm- 5:00pm) for a Challenge Kickoff Panel with local GNH leaders who will share their experience having challenging conversations in their work and personal lives for the pursuit and promotion of equity. Participants will leave inspired with actionable, concrete ways to achieve this in our everyday lives.

Be a part of the challenge by registering here. Closed captioning and Spanish translation will be available.

The UWGNH 5-Day Equity Challenge begins Monday, January 30th. Participants receive daily emails with community curated resources – articles, videos, podcasts, and ways to take action to build a more equitable and anti-racist community.

NEW OFFERING! Take your impact to the next level and sign up to be a Community Conversation Facilitator. This is a new training offered in partnership with the Integrated Justice and Social Change Collaborative at Southern Connecticut State University. On January 27th from 1:00pm-3:00pm, attend an interactive virtual workshop & community building conversation to equip you with the tools to hold conversations around equity in your own circles – your workplace, place of worship, family, neighborhood, academic department, etc. Encourage others to sign up for the Equity Challenge with you and build your skills to hold a conversation afterwards to process and continue the learning. Open to any level of experience. After the end of the Equity Challenge, Community Conversation Facilitators are encouraged to hold their own community conversations and will be invited to a virtual debrief meeting in February (Date TBD). Sign up to be a facilitator by indicating your interest via the registration link.

Startup Yale 2023 Info Session
2023-01-25 16:00 - 17:00
Come learn about Startup Yale 2023, taking place in person at Tsai CITY on Thursday, March 30, and Friday, March 31. At this orientation, you will learn about the application process and all the different prizes! The Startup Yale team will be available to answer all your questions related to the application or the event itself. Come prepared with questions and big ideas! Refreshments will be provided.

REGISTER

Dwight Hall at Yale sponsors the New Haven Civic Innovation Prize as part of Startup Yale.

The New Haven Civic Innovation Prize awards up to $10,000 to the best student- or community-led venture or project focused on benefiting the City of New Haven.

The Prize aims to catalyze student- and community-led innovations that address, and are informed by, community priorities. Community members, students, or teams of students and community members who are working on projects in key areas of community development, particularly related to recovery from the health and economic crises causes by the COVID-19 pandemic, are welcome to apply.

Please see this page for more information.

"Innovations at Higher Education Institutions" YANA Tea with David Van Zandt
2023-01-25 18:30
Register here.

YANA Tea with David Van Zandt LAW ’81, Global General Counsel, Invus; Former President, The New School; Former Dean, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

Join us for this intimate conversation with David Van Zandt LAW ‘81, a legendary academic and inspiring innovative leader at some of the country’s top academic institutions of higher education. We’ll discuss his life, career, what he’s learned, and what he would impart to other leaders at nonprofits.

Please indicate whether you will be attending virtually, or in-person at the Yale Club of NYC (50 Vanderbilt Ave).

Lunarfest: Year of the Rabbit
2023-01-28 10:00
Join us on January 28 at 10 am on Whitney Avenue to ring in the New Year with our lion dance parade. Participate in free, family-friendly activities after the parade at our partner locations. See full schedule here.

Lunarfest is Connecticut’s largest annual Lunar New Year celebration. Featuring a traditional lion dance troupe, local artists, and local organizations, the annual festivities are full of learning, culture, arts, and fun. In 2021, Lunarfest went fully virtual, but we are back in person.

A huge thank you to our sponsors and partners.

Join us for our first year back fully in person since 2020!

New Haven Civic Innovation Prize Technical Assistance Session
2023-02-02 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-02-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Dwight Hall at Yale Common Room, 67 High Street, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511
Join us for an Information and Technical Assistance session for the New Haven Civic Innovation Prize! This session will review the criteria for the Prize and we will answer any questions you have about the application due February 12.

This is a hybrid event that will be broadcast from the Dwight Hall Common Room. If you would like to participate via Zoom, please register here for a link.

The New Haven Civic Innovation Prize awards up to $10,000 to the best student- or community-led venture or project focused on benefiting the City of New Haven.

The Prize aims to catalyze student- and community-led innovations that address, and are informed by, community priorities. Community members, students, or teams of students and community members who are working on projects in key areas of community development, particularly related to recovery from the health and economic crises causes by the COVID-19 pandemic, are welcome to apply.

The competition provides participants with constructive feedback from experienced professionals, mentorship from relevant experts, and chances to meet social entrepreneurs and civic leaders. The judges will award a total of $10,000 in prizes and may elect to allocate the prize amount to a single winner, or between two teams.

Learn more:

Further information including Prize criteria and links to the application can be found at http://dwighthall.org/civicinnovationprize

A Beginner's Guide to America with author Roya Hakakian
2023-02-03 19:00 - 20:30
Register here.

At a time when America seems more divided than ever, Roya Hakakian, a naturalized immigrant shares her American experience, and tells others what it took to fall in love with America, despite its flaws. A Beginner’s Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious (Knopf) exemplifies how one immigrant wishes to do her part to heal our national wounds and enable the native-born to see what they can’t see.

While it disguises itself as a manual for newcomers to America, it is truly Roya’s way of talking to the native-born Americans and reminding them of the significance of their racial multiplicity, founding ideals, and democratic principles, not only for the sake of America herself, but for all others who have known and are fighting totalitarianism.

As shifting demographics and our divided political culture make anti-immigrant backlash stronger than ever, it’s all the more important that all Americans hear Roya’s story and those by others included in the book.

Sanctuary Kitchen will be offering a special menu for this event. Registered participants for this event will be given the option to purchase a meal between Tuesday, January 24th and Monday, January 30th with a curbside pickup time of Friday, February 3rd from 4 to 6pm – in time to pickup and be ready to join the virtual event at 7pm. We will offer two pick up locations: Yale’s OISS Office (421 Temple Street, New Haven, CT 06511) and at Sanctuary Kitchen (109 Legion Avenue, New Haven, CT 06519).

Please note that this event Is private, and the zoom link is reserved only for ticket holders. The book is available for purchase online, as well as at local New Haven bookstores.

We are honored to host this event with our partners at the Yale University Office of International Students and Scholars, Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, The MacMillan Center at Yale University, and Dwight Hall at Yale University.

A﻿bout Roya: ROYA HAKAKIAN is the author of Assassins of the Turquoise Palace and Journey from the Land of No, and has published two collections of poetry in Persian. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and on NPR’s All Things Considered. She has collaborated on programming for leading journalism units in network television, including 60 Minutes. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and served on the editorial board of World Affairs. Since 2015, she has taught at THREAD, a writing workshop at Yale, and is a fellow at the Davenport College at Yale. She lives in Connecticut.

A﻿bout Carlos: Carlos Eire, who received his PhD from Yale in 1979, specializes in the social, intellectual, religious, and cultural history of late medieval and early modern Europe, with a focus on both the Protestant and Catholic Reformations; the history of popular piety; and the history of the supernatural, and the history of death. Before joining the Yale faculty in 1996, he taught at St. John’s University in Minnesota and the University of Virginia, and was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton for two years. He is the author of War Against the Idols: The Reformation of Worship From Erasmus to Calvin (1986); From Madrid to Purgatory: The Art and Craft of Dying in Sixteenth Century Spain (1995); A Very Brief History of Eternity (2010); Reformations: The Early Modern World (2016); and The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila: A Biography (2019). And he is co-author of Jews, Christians, Muslims: An Introduction to Monotheistic Religions (1997). He has also ventured into the twentieth century and the Cuban Revolution in the memoir Waiting for Snow in Havana (2003), which won the National Book Award in Nonfiction in the United States and has been translated into more than a dozen languages. His second memoir, Learning to Die in Miami (2010), explores the exile experience. A past president of the Society for Reformation Research, he is currently researching attitudes toward miracles in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. His recent book Reformations won the R.R.Hawkins Prize for Best Book of the Year from the American Publishers Association, as well as the award for Best Book in the Humanities. It was also awarded the Jaroslav Pelikan Prize by Yale University Press. All of his books are banned in Cuba, where he has been proclaimed an enemy of the state – a distinction he regards as the highest of all honors.

A﻿bout Sanctuary Kitchen: At Sanctuary Kitchen, we partner with immigrants and refugees to build economic opportunity and authentic connections through food. Through our culinary training program and social enterprise, Sanctuary Kitchen provides professional development and employment at an above-market wage for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in the Greater New Haven area. Currently, 100% of Sanctuary Kitchen chefs are women. Sanctuary Kitchen chefs have reported reduced social isolation, increased financial stability, improved English language skills, professional culinary skills, and new relationships and networks that provide sustained holistic support.

Volunteer at the First Northeast Disability and Agriculture Conference Presented By Healing By Growing Farms - Spring 2023 Service Series
2023-02-04 07:00 - 18:00
https://cglink.me/2dA/r1993243

Volunteers are needed to support this landmark conference being held in Connecticut. Dwight Hall will assist in facilitating transportation to and from the conference. Volunteers are asked to register both on this Yale Connect page and via the conference registration page (more info below).

About the Conference:

The Northeast Disability and Agriculture Conference is a first-time regional event designed to educate and empower the agricultural community. Through workshops and presentations, farmer attendees will learn how to better advocate for themselves, and service provider attendees will learn how to identify potential distress risks within the community. Together attendees will learn how to build a network sharing skills and resources to improve accessibility and reduce industry incidents of suicide.

About Healing by Growing Farms:

The conference is presented by Healing by Growing Farms, a community that fosters a holistic healing approach that reconnects trauma survivors to themselves, nature, and the environment. We seek to empower individuals to engage in sustainable and regenerative permaculture.

Information for Volunteers:

This will be an amazing educational and life experience for volunteers as they engage and interact with attendees from over 7 states and with a community of people with ALL abilities from all walks of life from food justice to food growers to environmental justice to forestry, fishery and mental health to name a few.

Responsibilities: Will include but are not limited to the following as other needs may come up on the day of the event.

* Set-up/Tear-down

Chairs, tables, a podium, microphones, etc. are all a big part of our conference. Rooms have to be put together with adequate seating for attendees and often, this involves a quick change to the room layout for another session. Volunteers help to quickly get these spaces set-up and then dismantled again are vital.

* Coat Check

People don’t really like walking around conferences with their coats and bulky belongings. Most sessions have chairs packed-in pretty close and there’s not a whole lot of room for people to be lugging around a lot of stuff especially when they have physical limitations. Having a few volunteers that will work at an area specifically designed for people to leave and then later pick-up their coats is vital to our event.

* Greeters/Ushers

Helping to fill rooms in a systematic way. For the large sessions, it’s important to evenly fill the space. Having ushers to show people to a specific seat is definitely helpful. Even if we aren’t ushering people, just having a greeter to help attendees know where to go or just verify that they are at the “right place” is a necessary service.

* Parking Attendants: As this is an ALL-ABILITIES EVENT and over 40% of the survey respondents reported having some type of limitation

Parking space is always a huge concern and having people that will direct cars will make the most of our available space. It’s one of the more labor-intensive jobs at the conference, but one of the most important given all the potential limitations attendees may have and the weather.

* Runners

Miscellaneous needs pop-up at a moment’s notice. Something may be needed in one of the breakout session rooms, or a message needs to get posted that a session is going to be in a different location. When things like this happen, having someone that can quickly attend to it is crucial. These runners keep the pace of the conference moving and help keep our event host and volunteer manager on the know with happenings.

* Meals/Coffee/Water Station

Keeping everyone hydrated and fueled at the conference is important. Having someone help set up the meals (breakfast and lunch) and monitor the snacks/coffee and/or water for attendees is really important especially when done with a smile.

* Information Table Attendant

There’s plenty happening during a conference and attendees will frequently have questions. They’ll need location information, time information and sometimes just a little help to find the best session for them, the healthcare room and the resources room.

* Registration Desk

Having people to get attendees registered and off on their way at the conference is a very important first point of contact. Smiling volunteers that help people get started at the conference is as important as the front desk clerk at a hotel.

Help with displaying event signage, giving badges, life saver cards, signing attendees out at the end of the event and sending them to get their stipends, as well as monitoring the virtual attendance; tracking and recording for all (4) sessions will be vital to ensure we capture all our numbers for funder reporting purposes after the event.

* Workshop Monitors

Sometimes called “presiders,” these volunteers stay in the workshop rooms to make sure everything is running smoothly. They attend to anything the presider may need during the session and act as an official from the conference.

* Copywriter

After the event we will need at least one volunteer to help us develop communications including: Content on website, Resources Library on website (we are collecting virtual resources) and the creation of an online and print Newsletter with post conference highlights, pictures, stories and the such.

* Wayfinding and support

Volunteers to provide assistance to guests throughout the conference including connecting with the Mental Health Triage Licensed Professional who will be available for attendees at the event.

* Audience Q&A

During the conference we may need to facilitate Q&A with the audience which may involve roving microphones. The volunteer will aid with the distribution of microphones amongst the audience as needed.

* Social Media

Volunteer to run our social media accounts for the day featuring live stories, interviews and photos to make our event engaging from start to finish. We already have a pre-conference event consent attendees completed as part of their registration process allowing us to use their audio, pics, etc.

* Raffles & Fundraisers

Dedicated volunteers roam throughout the conference to engage with attendees and sell tickets for our social impact cause at Healing By Growing Farms.

How to Sign Up:1. Volunteers should register on the Yale Connect event page.

2. Volunteers should also register at the conference page located here:https://forms.gle/jCui5va7KLwBFz526

Students for Sensible Drug Policy NightCap Event
2023-02-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Dwight Hall at Yale Common Room, 67 High Street, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511
Want to talk about partying and drink spiking? Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP @ Yale) is looking for 300 Yale students (18-23) to participate in a study introducing NightCaps, a reusable cup lid that helps to prevent drink spiking. The launch event will take place at Dwight Hall on Monday, February 6th at 7 pm and will include pizza and refreshments. Upon completion of a quick ~5-minute survey, all students will receive a FREE Yale-branded NightCap to keep and use. The first 150 students to sign up will receive a FREE metal straw along with their NightCap.

Please see the flyer below, and sign up here: https://cglink.me/2dA/r1973774. DM @SSDPYale on Instagram or email amanda.ivatorov@yale.edu with questions or if you want to participate but that day/time doesn’t work for you!

Back in FOCUS Information Session for leaders
2023-02-08 20:00 - 22:00
For years, FOCUS on New Haven has invited first-years, sophomores, transfers, and Eli Whitney students to engage in meaningful community service, learn more about Yale and about New Haven, and meet a wonderful community of FOCUS leaders and participants. And right now, the program is accepting applications for board and group leaders! You do not need to have any prior experience with FOCUS — just a passion for service and a desire to help to introduce students to the New Haven community.

On February 8th from 8pm-10pm FOCUS directors Emma and Arielle will be hosting an information session in the Dwight Hall common room (along with snacks)! They will be there to answer any and all questions about the application process as well as listen to your feedback or suggestions for the program or anything else. We look forward to seeing you there!

About FOCUS leadership roles

Leaders will be paired with a co-leader, and lead a team of first-years through thoughtful conversations and service in support of New Haven. Applications will be due Friday, February 24th, and can be found here.

Meanwhile, our board will help run everything from coordinating food to creating programming to running our social media. Attached is a document with more information about specific board positions and their responsibilities, but all of them will require weekly meetings with the rest of the board this semester, as well as remote work over the summer prior to the start of FOCUS. You do not have to have been a FOCUS leader in the past to apply for a board position, and first-years are encouraged to apply! Board applications will be due Friday, February 17th, and can be found here.

Yale Economic Development Symposium
2023-02-10 09:00 - 17:30
Registration for the 2023 Yale Economic Development Symposium on “Building Resilient Communities” is now open! For the first time in 3 years, this year’s event will be held in person at the Yale School of Management on February 10th, 2023 to explore the role of economic development in driving long-term sustainability and resiliency of local as well as global communities. The symposium will feature several networking opportunities, two incredible keynote speakers from the domestic and international development space, and panels encompassing fintech and financial inclusion, the energy transition in rural communities, economic equity through food entrepreneurship, and community-led development. More information and registration can be found here: https://www.yaleeconomicdevelopment.com/

Summer Public Service Fellowships Information Session
2023-02-10 13:00 - 14:15 | Dwight Hall at Yale Common Room, 67 High Street, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511
RSVP here. Webinar link: https://yale.zoom.us/j/95543597530

Are you looking for a summer fellowship opportunity in New Haven, Washington DC, or beyond? Join Dwight Hall, the Yale Office of Career Strategy, and the Office of Fellowships and Funding for a hybrid information session surrounding summer public service fellowships and guidance for summer fellowship applications.

Lunch will be provided.

The panelists include:

Mark Fopeano, Director of Programming and Evaluation at Dwight Hall at Yale

Robyn Acampora, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Public Service Careers at the Yale Office of Career Strategy

Emma Rose, Associate Director of Fellowships at the Center for International and Professional Experience

The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp - Summer Opportunities Info Session
2023-02-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Dwight Hall at Yale Common Room, 67 High Street, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511
Drop in to the Dwight Hall Common Room to learn about Summer 2023 Volunteer and Employment opportunities at The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.

Enjoy refreshments, meet camp Nursing Director, Emily Ring, and Program Team Associate, Jeff Litterst.

Founded in 1988 by Paul Newman, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp provides “a different kind of healing” to more than 20,000 seriously ill children and family members annually – all completely free of charge. For many of these children and families, Hole in the Wall provides multiple Camp experiences throughout the year at the facility in Ashford, Connecticut, in more than 40 hospitals and clinics, directly in camper homes and communities, and through other outreach activities across the Northeast.

Spirituality & Social Justice Reading Circle 2023 - February 16th
2023-02-16 19:00 - 20:00
Thursdays at Dwight Hall Library from 7:00-8:00 pm. Please register your interest at: https://bit.ly/SSJ2023

In conjunction with the Yale Black Muslim Students Association, The Muslim Leadership Lab at Dwight Hall at Yale is convening a Spirituality & Social Justice Reading Circle.

We will be reading West African Islamic Spiritual Texts focusing on spiritual self-development. How do we prepare ourselves to be a means for Divine mercy, justice, and compassion in the world? This convening will aim to answer this question – and more.

The sessions will be participatory and engaging. Personal reflection and active engagement with the texts and each other will be encouraged. Open to all – people of all faiths and none.

The program will be facilitated by MLL convener Abdul-Rehman Malik (abdul-rehman.malik@yale.edu).

Texts will be provided as PDFs by email.

Office Hours and Workshop with Summer Fellows Coordinator
2023-02-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Dwight Hall at Yale, 67 High St, New Haven, CT, 06511, United States
Thinking of working in the social sector this summer? Not sure where to start? Meet with the Dwight Hall Summer Fellows Student Coordinator before applications are due!

If you would like to meet with the Student Coordinator individually, sign up for a slot here.

If you would like to meet with a Dwight Hall staff member individually, sign up for a slot here.

View the 2023 Dwight Hall Summer Fellows application and guidance here.
