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ELI Africa Internship Opportunity

When:   June 1-July 31, 2011
Where:   Mauritius -- Africa
 
  Experiential Learning Initiative: Africa (ELI Africa; formerly HOPE Global Initiative) is looking for enthusiastic, dedicated Yalies to lead hands-on learning projects and community-building programs for underprivileged youth in Mauritius this summer. Participants (Fellows) will work as a team and with local educators to run targeted creative projects in sustainable agriculture, ...

When:   June 1, 2011 7:00pm-9:00pm
Where:   The Horse Trade Theater, The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street, NY, NY
Cost:   FREE
 

Join YAANY, Yale Club of CNJ & the Metropolitan Arts League  FREE Performance of The Subjective Theatre Company's No Poem No Song, directed by David F. Chapman.  The Performance will be followed by a Talk-Back with the creative minds behind this performance and socializing at the KGB Bar upstairs.  To RSVP, please visit www.metroartsleague.com or email Jeanine at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

"By the Way, Meet Vera Stark" Theater Event

When:   June 9, 2011 7:00pm
Where:   Second Stage Theater
305 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
 
The New York City Chapter of the Yale Black Alumni Association (YBAA) in conjunction with the Arts and Entertainment Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of New York (YAANY) and Yale in Hollywood cordially invite you to attend the premier of playwright Lynn Nottages (DRA 89) new work, By the ...

YAAMNY Educational Programs Committee Meeting

When:   June 11, 2011 11:00am-12:30pm
Where:   Think Coffee, 248 Mercer Street, between 3rd and 4th Streets, Greenwich Village
 

Contribute 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.

Company of Scholars: Dr. Mahzarin R. Banaji on Social Pyschology

When:   June 14, 2011 7:00pm-8:30pm
Where:   Wells Fargo Advisors, 375 Park Ave (52nd/53rd St), Westchester Rm, 3rd fl
Cost:   $12(early), $15(regular)
 

Join us for an enlightening discussion with Dr. Banaji, Director of Undergraduate Studies at Yale for many years and currently Head Tutor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard.  Her lecture will address her research on the "social consequences of unconscious thought" and her investigation of the "implications of her work for questions of individual responsibility and social justice in democratic societies."  Click here to see more details and register.

When:   June 23, 2011 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where:   New York Times Building, 43rd Floor
620 Eighth Ave (40th St)
Cost:   $10, Event; $20 Event & Signed Book
 

death of common sense book coverWhat do Barak Obama, Newt Gingrich, Al Gore, and Jeb Bush have in common?  The shared belief that our system of regulation has gone too far and does too little.  Join us for a fascinating evening with Philip Howard '70, vice chairman of law firm Covington & Burling to discuss the re-release of his best-seller, The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America. Howard spearheads a bi-partisan movement called Common Good that aims to organize support for the overhaul of our regulations and laws.  Click here for early bird tickets through June 15.

LGBT Post-Pride Mixer at the Yale Club of NYC

When:   June 28, 2011 6:00pm-9:00pm
Where:   Yale Club of New York City,
50 Vanderbilt Avenue (across from Grand Central Station), NYC
Tap Room, 3rd Floor
Cost:   $40 ($20 student rate)
 
Yale GALA's 6th ANNUAL, ALL-IVY & FRIENDS LGBT POST-PRIDE MIXER at the YALE CLUB OF NYC When: Tuesday, June 28, 6-9pm (The Tuesday after Gay Pride) Cost: $40 cash only at the door. $20 for current students and 2011 grads; please bring student ID RSVP is mandatory if you are ...

Arts Committee meeting

When:   June 29, 2011 2:00pm
Where:   Cosi (21 St & Park)
 
The YAANY 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 ...