Dwight Hall at Yale

Volunteering 101: Pulling Back the Curtain on Yale-New Haven Relations
2024-04-09 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
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Join Abdul-Rehman Malik and his students for a showcase of their work on local town-gown topics. It will be a very conversational space with a small group portion. There will be food.

Abdul-Rehman Malik is an award-winning journalist, educator, and cultural organizer. He founded the Muslim Leadership Lab at Dwight Hall in 2018 and currently serves as Program Director. In June 2019, he also became a Lecturer and Associate Research Scholar at Yale Divinity School, where he also serves as the Program Coordinator for Yale University’s Council on Middle East Studies.

Mind Over Matter Mental Health Fair
2024-04-06 10:30 - 12:30

YHHAP Fast Spring 2024
2024-04-06 00:00 - 23:59
This semester, the YHHAP Fast is fundraising to support three New Haven organizations doing critical on-the-ground work to alleviate food and housing insecurity: Haven’s Harvest, Sunrise Cafe, and Continuum of Care. If interested, check out the graphic below to see how you can donate your meal swipes.

Check out our fundraising page here and donate to @YHHAP through Venmo if you’re willing to support our mission (Please ensure that Venmo donations caption the donation as “YHHAP FAST”)!

The Notebook Reading Group
2024-04-05 13:00 - 14:00
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Come have a conversation with Dwight Hall about some of the works in The Notebook, The Justice Collaboratory’s inaugural publication out of Yale Law School. The Notebook is a collection of art, opinion, scholarship, and personal reflection exploring the concept of community vitality, with original art by Chidinma Dureke.

We will be discussing Beth Parker’s article “Communicating Injustice to the Outside World” and Miriam Gohara & Richard Morales’ article “Creating & Excavating Hope on the Inside and Out.” These works can be found on The Notebook’s website: https://www.justicehappenshere.yale.edu/the-notebook. Feel free to come prepared! Discussion prompts will be easy to follow if you cannot get to the reading. There will be light refreshments. See you there!

Startup Yale 2024
2024-04-04 17:00 - 2024-04-05 18:00
Register to attend the Startup Yale 2024 Conference here!

Startup Yale inspires students to advance their innovations by providing funding, mentorship, and networking opportunities to bring together the greater Yale and New Haven innovation community to amplify the impact of game-changing ventures or initiatives.

​Startup Yale will include pitch opportunities, workshops, panel discussions, and a keynote. For more information, visit the Startup Yale website at https://startup.yale.edu/.

The finalist pitches and prize announcement for Dwight Hall’s New Haven Civic Innovation Prize will kick off Startup Yale on Thursday, April 4th at 6:00 pm at Hotel Marcel. Learn more about the Prize finalists below:

View the full Startup Yale 2024 agenda below:

​We’re excited to share an incredible lineup of presenters, speakers, and workshops. More details will be announced. Stay up-to-date by registering today!

​Thursday, April 4

​5:00–6:00pm

​Mentor Dinners [Forum]

​6:00–8:00pm

​New Haven Civic Innovation Prize [Loggia]Postering [1st FL Reception]

​Friday, April 5

​8:00–9:00am

​Check-in, registration, and breakfast [1st-floor reception]

​9:00–10:00am

​Postering

​9:00am–4:00pm

​Matchmaking with Investors and Corporate Partners [Forum & 1st Floor Reception]

​10:00–11:30am

​Sustainable Venture Pitchoff[Loggia]Manolo Sanchez Pitchoff [Yellow]Rothberg Pitchoff [Green]Workshop 1 [Blue]Workshop 2 [Red]

​11:30am–12:30pm

​Miller Pitchoff [Loggia]Thorne Pitchoff [Yellow]Yale Innovators Pitchoff [Red]Workshop 3 [Green]Workshop 4 [Blue]

​12:30–1:30pm

​Lunch & Networking Matching

​1:30–3:00pm

​Miller Pitchoff [Loggia]Thorne Pitchoff [Yellow]Yale Innovators’ Pitchoff [Red]Workshop 5 [Green]Workshop 6 [Blue]

​3:00–4:30pm

​Keynote & Announcing Prize Winners [Loggia]

​4:30–6:00pm

​Closing Celebration [1st-floor reception]

YHHAP Spring Fest
2024-03-30 20:00 - 21:15
The Yale Hunger and Homelessness Action Project is excited to announce that next Saturday, March 30th at 8pm, the Yale Hunger and Homelessness Action Project will be hosting YHHAP Spring Fest: A Night of Comedy and Music at St. Anthony’s Hall! This event will kick off the YHHAP Fast, our semesterly fundraiser, and all proceeds will go to support our three FAST organizations—Haven’s Harvest, Continuum of Care, and Sunrise Cafe—which all do incredible work combating food and housing insecurity in New Haven. Enjoy performances from the Yale Undergraduate Jazz Collective, the Yale Ex!t Players, Doox of Yale, the Olmo Quartet, and Pretty Please as you help support Yale’s largest student-run fundraiser!

Please register at this link!: https://cglink.me/2dA/r226866

Slavery Routes: Film Screening
2024-03-29 16:00 - 18:00
In observance of the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Atlantic Slavery, Yale Amnesty International will be hosting a screening of an episode of Slavery Routes. The screening will be on March 29, from 4-6 PM at the AFAM House’s Lighten Room. Food will be provided.

Networking Event: Discovering Pathways to Public Service and Social Justice Careers
2024-03-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Dwight Hall at Yale Common Room, 67 High Street, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511
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Ever find yourself wondering how people land careers in public service and social justice? Ever find yourself wondering what those careers can look like?

Join Dwight Hall, Yale alumni, and community partners based in the Northeast for a public service and social justice networking reception dedicated to answering all of your questions and helping you launch your career. This event will connect you with alumni and community partners who are enthusiastic about mentorship and sharing their experiences with students. Our alumni and partners will also offer insight into internships, fellowships, summer opportunities, and post-grad roles.

All undergraduate and graduate students are welcome, and juniors and seniors are especially encouraged to attend.

Refreshments will be provided. RSVP is optional but highly encouraged!

Building Community-Engaged Research @Yale Workshop Series
2024-03-26 11:30 - 13:00
Join us to deepen and grow community-engaged and community-empowering research at Yale and beyond. These interactive convenings will be led by leading practitioners with the goal of building student and faculty capacity to make even more of a difference for frontline communities. Refreshments will be served and we invite attendees to stay and connect afterward.

Moderated by YCEJ Executive Director, Michel Gelobter

Tuesday, March 26th | 11:30 am – 1:00 pm – Register Here

Alycia Santilli; Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE), SCSU

Kate Cooney; Inclusive Economic Development Lab, SOM

Phillip Atiba Solomon f.k.a. Goff; The Justice Collaboratory at Yale, YLS

Wednesday, April 17th | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm – Register Here

Alan Plattus and Andrei Harwell; Urban Design Workshop, YSOA

Colleen Murphy-Dunning; Urban Resources Initiative (URI), YSE

Suzi Ruhl; Community Engagement and Health Policy, YSPH

Join us for one workshop or both! The workshops are free, registration is required.

Learn more and register

March 2024 Blood Drive - American Red Cross at Yale
2024-03-26 10:00 - 2024-03-28 15:45
Welcome back from break! The American Red Cross at Yale will be hosting three blood drives in the Dwight Hall Common Room on the following dates:

Tuesday, March 26 (10:00 AM – 03:45 PM)Wednesday, March 27 (10:00 AM – 03:45 PM)Thursday, March 28 (10:00 AM – 03:45 PM)

If you would like to donate, you can schedule an appointment at the link provided. If prompted, use the code “DWIGHTYALE” to register for a time slot. We highly recommend students interested in donating to book an appointment, as walk-in slots may not be available. The decision to donate can save a life, and we greatly appreciate your consideration! All presenting donors will receive an exclusive T-shirt AND an entry into a raffle for a $500 gift certificate at the Yale bookstore!!

If you have any questions, please email Jared Rhee (jared.rhee@yale.edu), the Donor Outreach Coordinator.

Volunteer with Sunrise Cafe!
2024-03-19 06:00 - 09:00, 2024-03-12 06:00 - 09:00, 2024-03-05 06:00 - 09:00, 2024-02-27 06:00 - 09:00, 2024-02-20 06:00 - 09:00, 2024-02-13 06:00 - 09:00
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Start your morning off on a great note! Join Dwight Hall Tuesday 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.

International Women's Day Celebration with Dr. Homeira Qaderi
2024-03-08 17:30 - 18:30
The evening will feature a talk with Dr. Homeira Qaderi, an award-winning Afghan writer, scholar of Persian literature, and courageous advocate for women’s rights and the empowerment of Afghan civil society. Dr. Qaderi is currently at Yale as a visiting scholar with the MacMillan Center, and we are thrilled to host her for a talk and discussion about her award-winning book, “Dancing in the Mosque; An Afghan Mother’s Letter to Her Son”. The evening will conclude with further conversation over a reception with delicious food prepared by local refugee and immigrant women chefs.

During the event, we will also be raffling off copies of the book, and the lucky winners will have the opportunity to get it signed during the reception by Dr. Qaderi. Register now!

Exploring Congressional Internship Opportunities with Patricia Russo
2024-03-04 18:00
RSVP here through CareerLink. The event will be held at Humanities Quadrangle (HQ), Room 136.

Co-sponsored by the Office of Career Strategy (OCS) and Yale Undergraduate Legal Aid Association (YULAA).

Meet Patricia Russo, executive director of The Campaign School at Yale University, as she imparts her insights regarding congressional internship opportunities, campaigning, as well as working in public office on Capitol Hill and nationwide. Learn more here.

The Notebook Gallery Opening
2024-03-01 15:00 - 17:00
Come to Dwight Hall’s gallery opening celebrating The Notebook, The Justice Collaboratory’s inaugural publication out of Yale Law School. The Notebook is a collection of art, opinion, scholarship, and personal reflection exploring the concept of community vitality, with original art by Chidinma Dureke. Printed versions of the artwork will be on display in the Dwight Hall common room. All students and community members are welcome. There will be light refreshments and conversation prompts. Register now!

2024 Common Good & Creative Careers Networking Event
2024-03-01 13:00 - 15:00
This in-person networking event is a great way for students to connect with organizations. At the Golden Center at Yale, participating organizations will be offering opportunities for students to learn about their work in: education, nonprofit, government, energy and the environment, think tanks, the arts, entertainment, publishing, journalism and more. Free professional headshots will be provided!

Yale Economic Development Symposium
2024-02-29 17:00 - 2024-03-01 17:00
2024 Yale Economic Development Symposium Registration for the 2024 Yale Economic Development Symposium on “From Policy to Practice: Making Economic Development Commitments Count” is open! REGISTER NOW!

This year’s event will be held at the Yale School of Management on March 1st, 2024. Largely inspired by the recent legislations of the CHIPS Act and the IRA, the Symposium will give the audience a clear understanding of the challenges and the work that is being done to actualize legislative goals in both the US and abroad.

We will be hosting speakers from the CHIPS program, the Boston Fed, US EDA, DECD, and more!

The Symposium will feature an evening reception on February 29th, two incredible keynote speakers, and panels encompassing building state capability, inclusive prosperity in policy making, propping up entrepreneurial ecosystems, and attracting workforce in alignment with policy. The Symposium will also host, for the very first time, a Yale Faculty Panel in which faculty members renowned in their field will speak on their work and career paths. More information and registration can be found on our website.

FOCUS Leader Info Session
2024-02-27 20:00 - 21:00
Location: Dwight Hall; EdNet Room (Room 207)

Baklava and treats from Havenly will be served

The FOCUS Student Leader application has officially opened for 2024!

We encourage you to come by Dwight Hall at Yale’s EdNet Room to learn more about the FOCUS 2024 program. We’ll meet with the new FOCUS on New Haven Student Directors: Christian Baca, Mireya Macias, and Sovy Pham, who will be able to share a bit about their excitement for the upcoming fall. Please bring any question any questions that you may have on program expectations and requirements. The application to be a Student Leader for the program is due on Friday, March 1st!

We look forward to seeing you there! You’re more than welcome to drop in, but pre-registration is always helpful here.

Healing in Medicine: Ways Beyond Structural Racism and Discrimination in the Medical Field
2024-02-27 17:00 - 19:00
Are you interested in learning more about health equity in medicine, particularly about how we can build a new future that is anti-racist and justice-centered in the medical field? Please join Dr. Carmen Black, Dr. Amanda Calhoun, and Dr. Marco Ramos in a moderated panel by Lisbette Acosta to discuss what a healing medical profession looks like, particularly healing individuals and groups systematically affected by structural racism and discrimination in psychiatry, medical education, and related fields. A catered dinner will be provided.

When: February 27th, 2024 from 5-7 PM (Panel begins at 5:30 PM; participants are welcome to come at 5 PM to mingle and get food)Where: Linsly-Chittenden Hall (LC) 102, 63 High Street OR Zoom.Registration is required for both in-person and virtual components. In-person attendance is fulfilled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Register to attend here!

Amanda Joy Calhoun, MD, MPH, is the Chief Resident of the Yale Albert J. Solnit Integrated Adult/Child Psychiatry program, renowned for her dedication to social justice and health equity. With degrees from Yale University and Saint Louis University, she is a distinguished fellow in various leadership programs. Dr. Calhoun’s research, focusing on the mental health effects of anti-Black racism in children, has received significant funding and resulted in numerous publications and presentations. Additionally, she is a prolific writer and media commentator, addressing the impact of medical racism on Black Americans in outlets such as the Boston Globe and TIME magazine, and has appeared on major TV platforms including CBS News and MSNBC.

Carmen Black, MD hails from Augusta, Georgia, and boasts a distinguished background as a second-generation graduate of the Medical College of Georgia (MCG). She is a seasoned psychiatrist, having received training from the University of Pennsylvania and MCG. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine since 2019, she also holds a primary clinical appointment at the Connecticut Mental Health Center. Dr. Black’s professional ethos is deeply anchored in advocating for historically marginalized communities, particularly as a proud Black American physician with roots tracing back to enslaved ancestors. She is a vocal proponent for socio-historical racial representation in medicine and is actively engaged in research aimed at promoting racial justice within academic medicine and addressing the detrimental impacts of racism and mental health discrimination in clinical settings.

Marco Ramos, MD PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the History of Medicine and Psychiatry at Yale University, distinguished for his pioneering work in mental health history. His research delves into health activism and the history of drugs in Latin America, including a forthcoming book on Cold War violence and health justice in Argentina. He also explores the history of psychedelics, particularly ayahuasca, in the Amazon. Dr. Ramos’s writings have been featured in esteemed journals such as The American Historical Review, and he brings a critical historical perspective to anti-racism interventions in science, medicine, and public health through his teaching.

Volunteering 101: Mental Health in Action
2024-02-27 12:00 - 13:00
Location: Dwight Hall Library, 67 High Street

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Join staff members from YC3 for an introduction to mental health for volunteers! In this interactive workshop, students will learn self-care strategies for service work and discuss how to promote wellness in the people they serve. If you’re a volunteer who wants to:

1) become more informed about mental illness, including among people who have experienced trauma and marginalization,

and

2) develop tools to support community members, fellow volunteers, and yourself

This session is for you!

Community Mental Health Fellows Information Session
2024-02-26 18:00 - 19:30
Join current Community Mental Health Fellows to learn more about the program and upcoming application (due March 25). Food will be provided!

The Community Mental Health Fellowship is a year-long paid position that gives Yale undergraduates practical experience in the mental health field at the Connecticut Mental Health Center. For more information about the program, visit the fellowship page.

YaleBleeds & GREEN's Sustainable Menstrual Product Workshops
2024-02-24 15:00 - 2024-03-05 17:00
Come learn how to use a menstrual cup with us! YaleBleeds and GREEN will be teaching you everything you need to know about Sustainable Menstrual Products. Attendees will also receive a FREE menstrual cup, and food/snacks will be provided! Sign up here. If you have any questions, please reach out to Karley at karley.yung@yale.edu.

YULAA Speaker Event: Securing Access to Justice: A Conversation with Department of Justice ATJ Director Rachel Rossi
2024-02-22 18:00 - 19:00
Rachel Rossi was appointed to serve as Director of the Office for Access to Justice in May 2022 by President Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland. Prior to serving as Director of this office, she served as the first Anti-Hate Coordinator for the Justice Department as part of her role as the Deputy Associate Attorney General, under Associate Attorney General Vanity Gupta. Before that, she served as Counsel to Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Richard J. Durbin, before becoming Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. She will be discussing her career at SSS 114, starting from her serving as a public defender in Los Angeles to her current role as the Office of Access to Justice Director!

Ambition to Action: Embedding Social Impact in Startup DNA
2024-02-21 17:00 - 19:00 | Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale, 17 Prospect St, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States
Companies wishing to both have a positive impact on the communities in which they operate and to mitigate any negative impact their companies might have on the communities they touch throughout their value chains should think seriously about how to incorporate social impact into company operations from day one. Social impact can come in many forms depending on the type of company and its core services and products. This is why it is critical to assess where your company has a footprint from the outset. This dynamic workshop will allow attendees to explore how various stakeholders within a company can both champion social impact internally and measure their social impact footprint as a business.

​We will start the discussion with a short fireside chat between the workshop curator and a leader from the private sector social impact space to hear from experts on how social impact strategy is implemented and measured. We will then break the attendees down into different groupings so that they can work through different scenario prompts related to how various actors within a company can apply their functions to achieve social impact.

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​About the Speaker:

​Annabel Lee McShane Bickford has over a decade of experience working at the intersection of business and human rights, ESG policy, sustainability strategy and international policy advocacy. She has expertise in policy analysis and strategy development at both the international and national level and has led policy engagement with numerous Fortune 500 companies, from the C-Suite to the working team level. She is currently the Senior Director of Private Sector Policy at Global Citizen, one of the world’s leading international advocacy organizations.

Summer 2024 Public Service & Social Sector Fellowships Information Session
2024-02-16 12:30
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On the hunt for a summer fellowship experience in New Haven or beyond? Join Dwight Hall for an information session in collaboration with the Office of Career Strategy and the Office of Fellowships and Funding. Our panelists will provide insights into the diverse fellowship opportunities available, offer tips for crafting compelling applications, and connect you with support networks and resources. Whether you’re an experienced applicant or new to exploring summer opportunities, this event is designed to provide you with the tools you need to pursue your aspirations in public service and social impact.

Lunch will be provided!

The panelists include:

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

Jorimel Zaldivar, Senior Associate Director for Common Good Careers at Yale’s Office of Career Strategy

Emma Rose, Director of Yale’s Office of Fellowship Programs

New Haven Civic Innovation Prize Technical Guidance Session
2024-02-09 17:30 - 18:30
Zoom session. Register HERE.

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 13.

The New Haven Civic Innovation Prize awards up to $15,000 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 $15,000 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
