Community Mental Health Fellows Information Session
2024-02-26 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
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.

Volunteer with Sunrise Cafe!
2024-02-27 06:00 - 09:00, 2024-03-05 06:00 - 09:00, 2024-03-12 06:00 - 09:00, 2024-03-19 06:00 - 09:00
Register here!

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.

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

Register Here!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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!

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.

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

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
RSVP here!

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!

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.

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

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]

The Notebook Reading Group
2024-04-05 13:00 - 14:00
Register here!

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!

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”)!

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

Volunteering 101: Pulling Back the Curtain on Yale-New Haven Relations
2024-04-09 17:30 - 19:30
RSVP here!

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.

Career and Educational Paths in Social Work: Insights from YC3 Professionals
2024-04-10 13:00 - 14:00
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Location: Dwight Hall Library, 67 High St

Join us for an enlightening and informal discussion on the educational trajectory and profession of social workers. Explore what the role entails, learn more about the experience of pursuing a master’s in social work, and hear about the personal journeys of our esteemed panelists. From clinical practice to community outreach, explore the impactful work that social workers do every day. Whether you’re considering a master’s program or curious about the field, join us for an engaging conversation and a valuable opportunity to learn and connect with others interested in mental health and psychology.

Learn more about the panelists below:

Clara Mesa, LCSW

Clara Mesa (clara.mesa@yale.edu) joined Yale Health/ Yale College Community Care (YC3) in 2024. Clara is a Colombian-American, bilingual Clinical Social Worker, who completed both her Bachelor’s degree and MSW from Boston College. Since completing her Master of Social Work degree, Clara has worked in various settings. Her first job was as a Bilingual Clinician at an Extended Day Treatment Program working with children ages 5-12 with significant behavioral and emotional challenges. After being in this role for several years, Clara then became a Clinician at Yale New Haven Hospital’s Children’s Intensive Outpatient Program. During the pandemic, Clara also began working per-diem at Yale New Haven Hospital’s Emergency Department as well as a Mental Health Consultant for Juvenile Detention Centers through Yale University’s contract with the State of Connecticut’s Judicial Branch, Court Support Services Division. Prior to joining YC3, Clara most recently served as Director of the Latinx Integrated Care Program and System of Care Program at Mid-Fairfield Community Care Center. As a first-generation college student, Clara is passionate about empowering students to navigate their college experience while prioritizing their mental health. She employs culturally sensitive and affirming therapeutic interventions in a range of specialties from trauma, anxiety and depression, to acculturation issues and identity exploration. Clara fosters a safe and inclusive environment in order to help each individual embrace their strengths, navigate challenges, and achieve their fullest potential.

Kayla Reid, LCSW

Kayla Reid (kayla.reid@yale.edu), LCSW joined Yealth Health/ Yale College Community Care (YC3) in 2023. Kayla is a Black American clinician, who completed her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work at Central Connecticut State University followed by a Masters in Social Work at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Work. Kayla is a New Haven native and familiar with the culture of the neighborhoods and communities surrounding Yale. Kayla’s background is in therapy with adolescents, families and young adults. After completing her Masters in Social Work, her first job in the social work field was as an in-home clinician with Yale Child Study Center on their Multi-Dimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) team. A few years after that, Kayla became a clinician with Yale New Haven Health’s Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program. Followed by a clinician role with Clifford Beers Mobile Crisis Intervention Services, and now a YC3 college care clinician. Her clinical expertise includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and integrative approaches to overall health and wellness. Kayla is passionate about working with diverse populations and specializes in culturally appropriate and evidence-based practice strategies to effectively engage with individuals at their respective stages of identity development, life circumstances, or cultural, economic and religious backgrounds. Kayla is dedicated to providing a safe, non-judgmental, therapeutic space for all individuals and looks forward to working with students to cultivate growth, wellness and healing.

Nicole Cepeda, LCSW

Nicole joined Yale Health/Yale College Community Care (YC3) in 2021. She completed her Master of Social Work at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College with a specialized training from the National Traumatic Stress Network. Nicole is expected to complete her Doctorate of Social Work (DSW) May 2025 at Souther Connecticut State University. She obtained her Bachelor of Science at New York University. Prior to joining Yale Health, Nicole was a Student Psychological Counselor at a University in New York and worked several years as an Outpatient Psychiatric Social Worker.

Nicole is passionate about contributing to the cultural consciousness and social justice advancement of the mental health field, particularly on college campuses. Through a student-centered and culturally-sensitive lens she enjoys working with students on a range of life experiences including identity development, trauma/intergenerational trauma, peer and romantic relationships, depression, anxiety, life transitions, FGLI specific stressors, and overall holistic wellness.

Corinne Coia, Director of Yale College Wellness Programs

Corinne Coia is the Director of Yale College Wellness Programs. Corinne provides oversight and leadership for the Good Life Center and the Yale College Community Care (YC3) program and provides a limited number of 1:1 wellness appointments with students. She loves working with students through a holistic lens to help support them through their unique life challenges. She has experience working with members of the LGBTQ+ community and has extensive experience working with topics such as stress management, relationships, sleep, body image and athlete specific issues. Prior to Yale, Corinne spent several years working clinically with eating disorders, anxiety and athlete issues before transitioning into the wellness and prevention area. Corinne was most recently working at the University of Notre Dame, helping support athlete well-being and education for coaches and support staff around mental health and best practices. Corinne has worked on an inpatient and residential treatment programs for eating disorders and co-occurring disorders as well as in outpatient settings in an intensive outpatient program. Corinne has also worked as an emergency services clinician in a hospital setting.

Corinne earned her Master’s in Social Work and Bachelor’s in Kinesiology from the University of New Hampshire where she was a member and captain of the Women’s Basketball team. Corinne currently resides in New Haven with her wife Elizabeth, their daughter and two dogs. Corinne enjoys hiking, home renovations and painting/photography.

Building Community-Engaged Research @ Yale Workshop Series
2024-04-17 16:00 - 17:30
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

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

The workshops are free, registration is required.

Learn more and register

Assemble Curriculum Kits for Early Childhood Educators!
2024-04-19 13:00 - 15:00
Join volunteers to assemble 200 kits that will be distributed to early childhood educators in the Greater New Haven area!

We will leave as a group from Dwight Hall at 1:00pm and walk over to the Connecticut Children’s Museum on Orange and Wall Streets in New Haven. You’ll have an opportunity to tour this treasured community resource with rooms dedicated to each of the 7 multiple intelligences.

We will return to campus as a group by 3pm.

The building is accessible for volunteers with mobility challenges.

Brought to you by the Dwight Hall Spring 2024 Service Series!

A Conversation with Julia Goldenberg, CEO of the Kyiv-based All-Ukrainian Charitable Fund "To You" (ACF 2U)
2024-04-23 17:30 - 19:00 | Dwight Hall at Yale Common Room, 67 High Street, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511
Presented by Stop Russian Terror, a foundation founded by Herman Obuhov, a former political prisoner of the USSR who was granted political asylum in absentia in 1985 by the U. S. Congress.

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

5:30pm Reception

6:00pm Program

Julia Goldenberg of the All-Ukrainian Charitable Fund 2U and Herman Obuhov will be broadcasting from Kyiv to the Dwight Hall Common Room for this hybrid event.

Learn about humanitarian responses to the devastation in Ukraine by a Kyiv-based nongovernmental charitable organization and hear about its plans to establish the Saved Generations Rehabilitation Center in Kyiv. ACF 2U has helped thousands across across Ukraine (including Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy) to reconstruct homes, provide food and personal care items, care for elderly residents, and support families and children since 2013. AFC 2U has sustained its daily operations since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

AFC 2U and Stop Russian Terror are partnering to reconstruct an existing building to serve as a rehabilitation center for wounded children and their families who have been impacted by the trauma of war. This newly established center would become a base for professional training and improvement of psychological rehabilitation personnel.

This $825,000 project aims to fix the hearts and souls of our future and to counter the possibility of a Lost Generation in Ukraine.

The event is free and open to the public.

Please Register via Yale Connect using the link below. If you would like to participate via Zoom webinar, please indicate that and we will email that link closer to the event.

Yale SOM Colloquium: A Conversation with Laurene Powell Jobs
2024-04-24 16:15 - 17:00
RSVP here!

Location: Yale School of Management, 165 Whitney Avenue

The Dean’s Office is thrilled to invite you to a fireside chat with Dean Kerwin Charles and Laurene Powell Jobs. They will discuss Laurene’s work in education reform, and her passion for issues such as immigration and climate justice.

Laurene Powell Jobs is the founder and president of Emerson Collective, an organization that blends philanthropy and targeted investments to generate and sustain groundbreaking initiatives. In 1997, she founded College Track, a program that equips students confronting systemic barriers to earn a bachelor’s degree in pursuit of a life of opportunity. She remains board chair at College Track.

She is also cofounder and board chair of The XQ Institute, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to transforming the American high school. In keeping with her belief in supporting journalism as a vital civic institution, Laurene is owner and board chair of The Atlantic.

This event is open to the Yale Community.

Youth Earth Week Environmental Careers Panel
2024-04-24 17:00
RSVP here!

There are so many problems we need to tackle: we’ve got to stop the worst impacts of climate change by powering our world with 100% Renewable Energy, we’ve got to turn the tide on our plastic pollution crisis, we’ve got to protect our best pollinators like the bees, we’ve got to preserve and set aside more nature for protection… and so much more!

Have you wondered how can get an Environmental Career after you graduate? One where you can make tangible change for a greener future, on all these issues and more? If so, RSVP for our panel this Youth Earth Week! Hear from our panelists about their current jobs, what they experiences they had in college to lead them there, and hear their advice for you!

Panelists:

Christy Leavitt, Plastics Campaign Director – Oceana

Bernadette Del Chiaro, Executive Director – California Solar & Storage Association

Renee Wellman, Executive Director – Green Corps

Len Montgomery, Public Lands Campaign Director – Environment America

and more TBA soon!

RSVP today! Send to anyone else who might be interested

Event Hosted by Green Corps, the Student PIRGs, and Community Action works as part of Youth Earth Week.https://www.youthearthweek.org/

Hear Your Song's 10th Anniversary Symposium & Concert w/ the Yale Glee Club
2024-04-28 16:00 - 18:00
Reserve tickets here!

Hear Your Song and the Yale Glee Club are thrilled to co-present

HEAR YOUR SONG’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM & CONCERT

featuring

Members of the Yale Glee ClubMembers of Hear Your Song’s Yale College chapterYouth songwriters in the Hear Your Song communityYale College alumni

MEET HEAR YOUR SONG

Hear Your Song is a Yale-founded 501(c)(3) nonprofit that empowers children and teens with serious illnesses and complex health needs, both physical and mental health diagnoses, to make their voices heard through collaborative songwriting. Ten years, after Hear Your Song got its start as a student organization, join us to celebrate the more than 500 youth songwriters who have brought their songs to life through this community. Join founding alumni, the current Yale undergraduate chapter, members of the Yale Glee Club, and some of the youth songwriters themselves for an afternoon of music, conversation, and food!

HOW DID HEAR YOUR SONG BEGIN?

One night in May 2014, a group of friends at Yale University crowded into a tiny studio to record a few songs: “The Cow Dances With Her Arms,” “A Warm Place,” and “Simba And I Are Not Friends (Just Kidding!).” These songs, with lyrics by Maria, Melissa, and Justice, pediatric residents at Elizabeth Seton Children’s in Yonkers, NY, marked the beginning of Hear Your Song’s adventures.

Dan Rubins and Rebecca Brudner co-founded Hear Your Song as a student organization when they were sophomores at Yale University. Hear Your Song’s first partnerships were with Elizabeth Seton Children’s in Yonkers, NY and Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital.

In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Dan and Rebecca recognized that sick and immunocompromised kids needed a platform to share their stories and make their voices heard more than ever. That spring and summer, Hear Your Song began its national expansion, launching a virtual program model and building new campus-based chapters and partnerships.

Hear Your Song has now recorded well over 500 songs written by youth songwriters ages 6-18 across the country and around the world. In their songs, youth songwriters write about anything they want to share, from loving pasta to living with epilepsy.
