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Spring Break Service Trip Abroad

When:   February 1, 2011 8:00pm-8:45pm
Where:   WLH 113
 
 STILL UNSURE OF YOUR SPRING BREAK PLANS? WANT TO GO ABROAD AND VOLUNTEER? Encountour Naked Travel is taking two Yale Groups to Guatemala and Costa Rica this Spring Break.    The trip will be a combination of meaningful volunteer work, relaxation, and some really exotic excursions.  The group will ...

Dwight Hall Early Childhood Education Fellowship Applications Due Feb 1st!

When:   February 1, 2011 11:45pm
 
The Dwight Hall Early Childhood Education Fellowship is a program designed to create future leaders with hands-on experience in New Haven child care programs working with children birth to 5 years of age. Fellows assist teachers in a high quality early childhood center for 4-6 hours/week and earn a stipend of $300/semester (or ...

Connecting Education, Values and Action: Jane Addams and John Dewey, Then and Now

When:   February 3, 2011 8:45am-4:45pm
Where:   Horace Mann School
 

Participate in a day-long event at Horace Mann School: "Connecting Education, Values and Action:  Jane Addams and John Dewey, Then and Now."  The event is presented by the Center for Community Values and Action at Horace Mann and co-sponsored by YAAMNY.  Speakers at the event will be Louise W. Knight, author of Jane Addams: Spirit in Action; and Ira Harkavy, co-author of Dewey's Dream: Universities and Democracies in an Age of Education Reform.  For full program details, click here.  

Global Health Idea Incubator Workshop on Friday

When:   February 4, 2011 1:00pm-6:00pm
Where:   234 Church Street
 
Global Health Idea Incubator Workshop on February 4 http://www.uniteforsight.org/global-health-university/global-health-workshop Do you have an idea for a program, project, organization, or research study? Unite For Sight's Founder and CEO will hold a 1/2-day workshop to help you develop and launch your idea. The workshop will focus on effective ...

Yale Children's Theater -- Hands' on

When:   February 5, 2011 10:00am-2:30pm
Where:   Dwight Hall Common Room
 
Every Saturday in the Dwight Hall Common room, students are welcome to help volunteer with the Yale Children's Theater in the hands' on program from 10am - 2:30 pm. Please contact for more information. 

IRIS Run for Refugees

When:   February 6, 2011 8:00am-2:00pm
Where:   Wilbur Cross High School
181 Mitchell Drive
New Haven, CT 06511
Cost:   0
 
 IRISs 4th Annual Run for Refugees, a 5K run/walk fundraiser on Super Bowl Sunday, will take place on February 6, 2011.  Were expecting over 600 people to run or walk the race, and we are looking for volunteers to ensure that everything proceeds smoothly!  Please let me know if ...

Habitat for Humanity Valentines Fundraiser

When:   February 6-13, 2011
Where:   Feb. 6: Dinner @ Pierson Dining Hall
Feb. 7: Dinner @ Calhoun and Morse Dining Halls
Feb. 8: Dinner @ Silliman Dining Hall
Feb. 9: Lunch @ Silliman Dining Hall, Dinner@ Saybrook Dining Hall
Feb. 10: Lunch and Dinner @ Brandford Dining Hall
Feb. 11: Dinner @ TD Dining Hall
Cost:   3
 
Order a Goody-bag for your special someone, write a cute message, and we'll deliver it the day before Valentine's Day to them. $3 for the first goody-bag, $2 for subsequent bags. Each goody-bag has ribbon decorations, confetti, chocolates, and your personalized message. You can find Habitat volunteers in the dining ...

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Meeting

When:   February 7, 2011 7:00pm-8:15pm
Where:   Sony Plaza, 55th St between Madison & Fifth
Cost:   FREE
 

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Created just last year, the Development Committee hosted our first ever (and fabulously successful) Benefit Soiree, a book talk with best-selling author Ron Chernow, and a spa-sporting event.  Our goals for 2011 are to promote the YAAMNY brand, to be a forum for multi-generational and multi-class interaction, and to raise funds.  Another Benefit Soiree is in the works, as are monthly dinners filled with lively conversations among alumni. Email Anne Moss at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  if you can attend the Feb 7 committee meeting.

ELI-Africa Summer Internship Abroad Information Session

When:   February 8, 2011 8:00pm
Where:   LC 211
 
Experiential Learning Initiative: Africa (ELI Africa) is looking for enthusiastic, dedicated Yalies to lead hands-on learning projects and community-building programs for underprivileged youth in Mauritius this summer. Fellows will work as a team with local educators to run targeted creative projects based upon their skills and local needs. ELI Africa ...

Careers In International Development Panel

When:   February 9, 2011 8:00pm-10:00pm
Where:   LC 201
Cost:   Free
 
Nourish International and Engineers Without Borders Present: Careers in International Development Panel Wednesday, February 9th at 8pm in LC 102 Interested in working in the field of international development after Yale? Come learn more about global service, sustainability, and more! The event will feature the following panelists: Erika Linnander - ...

THE RETURN OF THE ARGONAUTS

When:   February 10, 2011 6:00pm-7:30pm
Where:   THE FRICK COLLECTION
1 east 70th street
New York, New York 10021
Cost:   $100 each, $90 Yale alumni
 
THE RETURN OF THE ARGONAUTS, a seminar taught by Lee Patterson, Frederick W. Hilles Professor of English, Yale University, on 10 February 2011 (6-7:30pm) at The Frick Collection. On loan to the Frick from a private collection are two superb late fifteenth century Italian paintings depicting scenes from the myth ...

Good Food Jobs: Finding Your Place in the Food Movement This Summer and Beyond

When:   February 11, 2011 1:00am
Where:   LC 317
 
Join the staff of Good Food Jobs, the Yale Sustainable Food Project, and Undergraduate Career Services as we explore the various opportunities available in the exciting and expanding sector of food and agriculture. We'll be talking about volunteer opportunities, internships, summer jobs and careers. SCHEDULE: 1:00PM Welcome & Introduction  1:15PM ...

City Hall Fellows Information Session

When:   February 11, 2011 4:00pm-5:00pm
Where:   Pierson Common Room
Cost:   Free
 
Interested in a career in public service?  Not sure what you want to do, but find yourself serving your community and enjoying it?  Come learn about City Hall Fellows! Join Elaine Sullivan, PC '10, in the Pierson Common Room on Friday, February 11th at 4:00pm to hear about ...

When:   February 11, 2011 7:30pm-9:00pm
Where:   Henry R. Luce Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut
 

The Board of Directors of the Edith B. Jackson Child Care Program invites you to join us for a very special evening. The New Problem of Bullying – and Solutions an evening with Emily Bazelon   Friday, February 11, 2011 at 7.30 p.m. Henry R. Luce Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, ...

Yale Children's Theater -- Hands' on

When:   February 12, 2011 10:00am-2:30pm
Where:   Dwight Hall Common Room
 
Every Saturday in the Dwight Hall Common room, students are welcome to help volunteer with the Yale Children's Theater in the hands' on program from 10am - 2:30 pm. Please contact for more information. 

YAAMNY Educational Programs Committee Meeting

When:   February 12, 2011 11:00am-12:30pm
Where:   Think Coffee, 248 Mercer Street (bet. 3rd/4th St)
 

This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  to crafting first-rate, thoughtful, and intellectually stimulating educational enrichment programs for alumni and the general public.  Graphic and web design, IT, social media, and audio/ video recording skills are especially of value. We also welcome overtures from alumni involved with educational or cultural institutions that may prove possible partners in developing enrichment programming.  Email This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  with your interest and biographical information.

International Development and Gift Bazaar on 2/12!

When:   February 12, 2011 12:00pm-4:00pm
Where:   Dwight Hall Chapel
 
Reach Out's World Micro-Market presents    Saturday 12th February 2011 12 4pm Dwight Hall Chapel 67 High Street   Find unique gifts made by artisans from all over the world.   Buy your loved one fair trade gifts including paper bead bracelets and necklaces from Uganda, aromatic hand-made soap from Afghanistan, delicious Equal Exchange chocolate and woven belts and scarves from Awamaki ...

Faculty Dinner w/YUSBS: Richard Prum, EEB Professor

When:   February 14, 2011 6:00pm
Where:   Pierson College Blair Room (above Pierson Library)
 
YUSBS presents the first faculty dinner of the semester with Professor Richard Prum in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Dept. at Yale University.  Join us on Monday, February 14 from 6-7 pm in the Pierson College Blair Room, which is upstairs from the Pierson library (YUSBS members will be present to direct you). Please ...

Rabbi's Tea with Seeds of Peace Director - 2/15

When:   February 15, 2011 4:00pm-5:00pm
Where:   Slifka Center, Purple Room
 
Slifka is hosting a Rabbi's Tea on February 15th with Leslie Lewin, the executive director of Seeds of Peace. The tea will be at 4pm in the purple room of Slifka, and will feature tea and conversation with this prominent non-profit director. 

Brink Lab & Company of Scholars: Moorhead & Moorhead Studio Visit

When:   February 16, 2011 7:00pm-8:30pm
Where:   Moorhead & Moorhead, 83 Canal Street, No. 309
Cost:   $15 (early, by 2/7); $20 (late)
 

moorehead photoJoin Artists on the Brink and the YAAMNY for a rewarding and intimately scaled studio visit to the architecture and industrial design studio of Moorhead & Moorhead. The visit will include an introduction to Granger and Robert Moorhead and their practice, representative projects, insights into their design process; and the working space, materials, and tools of a design team.  More details here.

The 17th Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference

When:   February 18-20, 2011
Where:   Yale Law School
 
Hello Rebel! You are invited to the 17th Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference. Last year, we brought over 700 practitioners, law students, and community activists to New Haven to discuss progressive strategies for social change within and without the law, and we're excited to do it again! Register ASAP at ...

Down down with exploitation, Up up with the fair food nation!

When:   February 18, 2011 6:00pm-7:00pm
Where:   758 State Street (10 minute walk from Yale)
 
Boycott Cafe Goodfellas!!  Picket this Friday, February 18th with Unidad Latina en Acción, New Haven Worker's Association and Junta The owners of Goodfellas still have not paid the $23,000 that they owe to four former workers.  Until they do, we will be back every Friday to tell them ...

Yale Children's Theater -- Hands' on

When:   February 19, 2011 10:00am-2:30pm
Where:   Dwight Hall Common Room
 
Every Saturday in the Dwight Hall Common room, students are welcome to help volunteer with the Yale Children's Theater in the hands' on program from 10am - 2:30 pm. Please contact for more information. 

REMEDY at Yale Student Association (RYSA) Officer Application

When:   February 19, 2011 12:00pm
Where:   Yale Campus and Yale-New Haven Hospital
Cost:   0
 
REMEDY (http://remedyinc.org), Recovered Medical Equipment for the Developing World, is a 501 {c}{3} not-for-profit organization dedicated to actively promoting the recovery of unused medical supplies for the purpose of global aid, waste reduction, and cost-effectiveness. We seek to inspire and serve as a catalyst through education, practice, and ...

Endless Wars are Killing U.S. planning meeting

When:   February 19, 2011 12:00pm-1:00pm
Where:   People's Center
37 Howe Street
 
Meeting about anti-war actions - see below - on Saturday the 19th at noon until 1pm at the People's Center (37 Howe Street).  The Endless Wars are Killing U.S.Spring Actions to Fund Jobs, Human Needs and the Environment We invite you to join in organizing a month ...

NEDA Week 2011 : It's Time To Talk... Rebecca Angel Parker finally finds Her Voice; YOU CAN FIND YOURS EARLIER...

When:   February 20, 2011 4:00am-4:00am
Where:   Paperback now available to order online and from all good bookshops worldwide.
Publication date: 13th February 2011
Publisher: Chipmunkapublishing.com
ISBN: 9781849914000
Purchase at http://www.amazon.co.uk/Angel-Just-Rights-Rebecca-Parker/dp/1849914001
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 21st February 2011 ANGEL JUST-RIGHTS, Rebecca Parker (Publication date: 13 Feb 11; Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, Social Sciences, Anorexia, Mental Health). Talented new author exposes exhilarating epic of endurance: beautifully candid, bravely sincere, witty, compelling, and astute. Launched in conjunction with NEDAwareness Week (20th 26th February 2011) ...

Can We Fix the Death Penalty? - Capital Punishment's Record of Flaws

When:   February 21, 2011 7:00pm-8:00pm
Where:   Yale Law School Room 127
 
Please join a plethora of campus and community groups next Monday for a panel discussion on the disturbing pattern of wrongful convictions and racial injustice associated with the death penalty in America. California death row exoneree Shujaa Graham, who spent years in prison as an innocent man after being framed ...

On Camera Workshop for the Actor

When:   February 22, 2011 7:00pm-10:00pm
Where:   Otterson TV Studio
251 West 30th Street
Suite 14W
NYC 10001
Cost:   Free to Yale Alumni
 
Additional session Thursday, Feb. 24 at 7PM    On Camera Workshop for the Actor  Please email us at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript if interested   The workshop is designed strictly to hone your acting skills for the camera.   With that goal in mind, we provide instant feedback through your recorded performance. ...

Roosevelt Institute: Center for Energy and Environment Meeting

When:   February 22, 2011 8:30pm
Where:   LC 211
 
 Come learn and see what you can do about policy related to wood burning furnaces.  The group this semester will be exploring how these furnaces have an impact on the environment and on human health. The policy team is conducting reviews on Connecticut's policy on these furnaces, and how it ...

Global Health & AIDS Coalition Meeting

When:   February 23, 2011 7:00pm
Where:   WLH 003
 
  Interested in global health? Join a group of global health political advocates and activists at Yale's Global Health & Coalition for their weekly meeting in WLH 003 this Wednesday.  Come check out their projects and plans for this semester and the future. 

TUIB, OOTB, and SHADES in the YHHAP Benefit Concert THIS FRIDAY!

When:   February 24, 2011 12:00am
Where:   Dwight Hall Chapel
 
Do you love listening to great music? Want to give back to homeless shelters here in New Haven? If you answered yes to either of those questions, or even if you answered no, come to the YHHAP Benefit Concert this Friday at 8 PM in Dwight Hall!TUIB (Tangled up ...

NEDA Week 2011 : It's Time To Talk... Rebecca Angel Parker finally finds Her Voice; YOU CAN FIND YOURS EARLIER...

When:   February 24, 2011 4:00am-4:00am
Where:   Paperback now available to order online and from all good bookshops worldwide.
Publication date: 13th February 2011
Publisher: Chipmunkapublishing.com
ISBN: 9781849914000
Purchase at http://www.amazon.co.uk/Angel-Just-Rights-Rebecca-Parker/dp/1849914001
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 21st February 2011 ANGEL JUST-RIGHTS, Rebecca Parker (Publication date: 13 Feb 11; Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, Social Sciences, Anorexia, Mental Health). Talented new author exposes exhilarating epic of endurance: beautifully candid, bravely sincere, witty, compelling, and astute. Launched in conjunction with NEDAwareness Week (20th 26th February 2011) ...

Growing a Farmers' Market: A Master's Tea with Ann Yonkers

When:   February 24, 2011 4:00pm
Where:   Saybrook College Master's House, 242 Elm Street
 
Ann Yonkers has spent the last decade growing Washington D.C.'s FreshFarm markets from a small start into a year-round market with eight locations and more than 180,000 customers. Come talk about the growth of farmers' markets in the United States with someone who's been helping to make ...

Volunteering for Health Panel

When:   February 24, 2011 6:30pm
Where:   LC 317
 
 Want to volunteer in a health professional setting? Want to learn real world skills? Want to make a difference?   Then come to AAP and YMPO's Health Professions Volunteering Panel.  Representatives from different health-related organizations on campus will be there to talk about how YOU can get involved as a ...

A Screening of Symphony of the Soil, followed by Q&A with Director Deborah Koons Garcia

When:   February 24, 2011 7:00pm
Where:   Whitney Humanities Center, 53 Wall Street
 
Come learn about the complex life teeming in the ground beneath your feet with this world-premiere screening of a special, work-in-progress rough cut of Symphony of the Soil. Director Deborah Koons Garcia will do a moderated Q&A with Ann Yonkers after the film. Co-sponsored by the Environmental Film Festival at ...

Nicholas Kristoff -- "Reporter" Screening

When:   February 24, 2011 7:00pm
Where:   LC 101
 
On Thursday, February 24, the College Council for Care will screen the film "Reporter"--a feature documentary about Nicholas Kristof, a two time Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the New York Times. The film tracks Kristof during a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and explores his methods as well as ...

TONIGHT! Nicholas Kristof Event with College Council for Care

When:   February 24, 2011 7:00pm-9:00pm
Where:   LC 101
 
On Thursday, February 24, the College Council for Care will screen the film "Reporter"--a feature documentary about Nicholas Kristof, a two time Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the New York Times. The film tracks Kristof during a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and explores his methods as well as ...

4th Annual New York Wine Expo

When:   February 25, 2011 6:00pm-10:00pm
Where:   Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001-1114
Cost:   Fri. admission: $80 in advance; Sat.: $90 in advance
 
ARE YOU READY TO WINE DOWN? The 4th Annual New York Wine Expo, February 25th and 26th (27th for trade only), offers attendees a chance to sample more than 600 wines from over 150 winemakers from around the globe. Attendees can casually sip and stroll through old world Italian, French, ...

THIS SATURDAY - Build in New Haven with Habitat for Humanity

When:   February 26, 2011 9:00am-4:00pm
 
This Saturday (2/26) from 9AM-4PM with Habitat for Humanity:     Build in New Haven! Dedicate a day to the great community we live in.     Lunch and transportation are provided.       Spots are limited so reply ASAP!     Reply to  This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  if you can come!

Yale Children's Theater -- Hands' on

When:   February 26, 2011 10:00am-2:30pm
Where:   Dwight Hall Common Room
 
Every Saturday in the Dwight Hall Common room, students are welcome to help volunteer with the Yale Children's Theater in the hands' on program from 10am - 2:30 pm. Please contact for more information. 

4th Annual New York Wine Expo

When:   February 26, 2011 2:00pm-6:00pm
Where:   Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001-1114
 
ARE YOU READY TO WINE DOWN? The 4th Annual New York Wine Expo, February 25th and 26th (28th for trade only), offers attendees a chance to sample more than 600 wines from over 150 winemakers from around the globe. Attendees can casually sip and stroll through old world Italian, French, ...

Yale Belly Dance Society: Hips Against Hunger Performance Gala

When:   February 26, 2011 8:00pm
Where:   Harkness Auditorium, Sterling Hall of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., New Haven
 
Come join the members of the Yale Belly Dance Society as we perform traditional and contemporary dances from across the Middle East and beyond! An evening of swirling skirts, intricate music, and energetic dance all in support of a great cause. Tickets are $5 each, and all proceeds from ticket ...

YAAMNY Arts Committee Meeting

When:   February 27, 2011 2:00pm
Where:   Cosi (21 St & Park)
 

The YAAMNY Arts Committee provides a forum where alumni can learn from leading practitioners in the world capital of fine and performing arts and support those in the entertainment industry. Whether you have won a Pulitzer and travel by limousine or are pushing cabs between auditions, come share your ideas and help create a resource to assist us all in our work.  Please RSVP to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

YaleWomen Dinner Series "How She Does It" featuring Alumna Min Ye and Co-Sponsored by YAAMNY

When:   February 28, 2011 6:00pm-8:30pm
Where:   Smorgas Chef Resturant at Scandinavia House
58 Park (37th / 38th St)

Cost:   $40 per person
 

YaleWomen and their guests are invited to a delicious dinner and to hear Min Ye (Saybrook '95) speak about her unique background combining finance, design education, fine dining, and green agriculture. A mother of three boys, Ms. Ye began her career in investment banking and, ultimately, founded Smorgas Chef Restaurants with 4 locations in NYC. Co-sponsored by YaleWomen and YAAMNY, click here for details.

Yale Philharmonia

When:   February 28, 2011 7:30pm-9:30pm
Where:   Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
Box Office: 57th St at 7th Ave
Cost:   $15-$25
 
The acclaimed Yale in New York series presents the Yale Philharmonia and conductor Shinik Hahm on Monday, February 28. Come to Carnegie Hall to hear them perform four twentieth-century pieces for chamber orchestra and soloists. Featuring the New York premiere of Frank Martin's Ballade No. 2 for flute, string orchestra, ...