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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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:
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Register at: https://tinyurl.com/mxziyara In conjunction with the Muslim Life Program at the Yale Chaplain's Office, the Muslim Leadership Lab at Dwight Hall is organizing a special visit to honor El Hajj Malik El Shabazz and Dr. Betty Shabazz on the 58th anniversary of Brother Malcolm's martyrdom. Buses will leave at 9:00 am from Phelps Gate to travel to Ferncliff Cemetery and […]
Dwight Hall Civic Allyship workshop featuring IRIS: Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services. This workshop will feature an overview of IRIS's programs and discuss the experience of refugee families resettling in the United States. Attendees will also hear about upcoming advocacy opportunities including a virtual border crossing. This hybrid event is open to the public. Visitors to campus must comply with Yale […]
https://cglink.me/2dA/r2049996 Share love through food this February. Are you passionate about community engagement and food justice? Dwight Hall is seeking 5-7 volunteers to menu-plan and cook a meal for the un-housed and housing insecure inhabitants of the New Haven Green. Interested? Please register here. Contact Kaley Casenhiser | Dwight Hall Magee Fellow kaley.casenhiser@yale.edu
https://cglink.me/2dA/r2050960 Serve Food with Community for the Unhoused Community.In partnership with Chapel on the Green, Dwight Hall is seeking 5-7 volunteers to serve food to the housing insecure and unhoused members of the New Haven Green. This is a great opportunity to support food justice pathways in New Haven and connect more deeply with those experiencing housing and food insecurity […]
Hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFeaturing Professor Courtney WoodsRSVP at https://heellife.unc.edu/event/8650771. This session examines the historical and contemporary impacts that solid waste facilities have on communities of color in North Carolina and reflect on the 40-year history of environmental justice organizing around waste facilities in the United States. Courtney Woods is an associate professor in the […]
https://cglink.me/2dA/r1997767 Support education and recreational programs at this treasured historic site! Volunteers will meet at Dwight Hall promptly at 12:45pm and travel together via CT Transit bus to the site. Volunteers will work indoors and outdoors to prepare and package STEAM learning kits used in schools across Connecticut and to maintain trails and natural areas surrounding the Museum at the […]
All are welcome and no registration is required. This new exhibit is organized by Frank Mitchell with Constance Royster and showcases vital stories of the Q House, Dixwell, Judge Motley, community memory, and family archives. This Q House exhibit follows on and draws inspiration from the magnificent exhibit last spring 2022, Constance Baker Motley: Lady of the Law, originated by […]