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Spring into Service!

When:   April 8, 2010 10:00am
Where:   Dwight Hall - New Haven
 

Hi Dwight Hall!

 

It's gorgeous outside, which is the perfect reason to get out of the library or your dorm room and attend some of the FANTASTIC EVENTS LISTED BELOW. This week is simultaneously National Public Health Week, hosted by the Public Health Coalition, and Children's Week, hosted by UNICEF.

Also, please make sure to take a look at the middle and bottom of the newsletter to find long-term service opportunities and job and summer internship positions!

 

Enjoy these beautiful days with Dwight Hall!

 

Hope all is well,

Joe

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Archives
 

Public Health Week: Dinner with Dr. Chisara Asomugha Director of New Haven Health Department

When:   April 8, 2010 6:00pm
Where:   Dwight Hall Library
 
Have dinner with Dr. Chisara Asamugha and discuss the multitude of health issues around New Haven. Thai food will be provided!
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Public Health Week: Lunch with Dr. Oxiris Barbot

When:   April 9, 2010 12:30pm
Where:   Branford Dining Annex
 
Join PHC for a special lunch with Dr. Barbot, the Medical Director of the New York City Bureau of School Health. Barbot provides pediatric expertise and medical leadership for the restructuring and revitalization of NYC's school health program.
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UNICEF Children's Week: Conversation with Lee Norris

When:   April 8, 2010 4:30pm
Where:   WLH 119
 
"Minkus" from Boy Meets World & "Mouth" from One Tree Hill discusses childhood fame.
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UNICEF Children's Week: Voltuneer for Head Start!

When:   April 9, 2010 1:15pm-3:15pm
Where:   Head Start
 
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Latinos in Medicine Dinner

When:   April 8, 2010 6:00pm-7:00pm
Where:   La Casa Gallery
 
Co-Sponsored by MAS Familias Delicious dinner featuring professors from the History of Science, History of Medicine department as they discuss their research and experiences in the area of Latino health.   Dinner provided by La Carreta.
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Screening of "Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days,"

When:   April 10, 2010 8:00pm-9:00pm
Where:   La Casa
 
A film that follows a diverse group of diabetics through an intense diet of raw foods and traces their progress from several to almost no doses of insulin a day. Please RSVP to  This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=106688229365257&ref=ts
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AIDS Panel

When:   April 9, 2010 1:00pm-2:00pm
Where:   Branford Common Room
Cost:   free
 
"A Call to Action: Coordinating an Interdisciplinary Response to HIV/AIDS In New Haven and Abroad"   Panelists include Executive Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale Elaine O'Keefe, Executive Director of AIDS Project New Haven Christopher Cole, and AIDS Activist Gregg Gonsalves   Refreshments will be ...
By Sonia Gupta | 04.06.10 | Read
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RENT Film Screening

When:   April 9, 2010 6:00pm-7:00pm
Where:   JE Theater
Cost:   free
 
RENT Film Screening     with pizza!   -sponsored by UAID: United Against Infectious Diseases and ONE
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AmeriCorps Position: Site Coordinator for the Coop Afterschool Program

When:   April 8-May 15, 2010
Where:   Coop High School
 
Help ensure the success of a new afterschool program at Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School (Coop) funded through an Afterschool Grant from the CT State Department of Education. Dwight Hall has partnered with Coop High School and the community-based Coop Center for Creativity, Inc. to provide learning and enrichment ...
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Wednesday Lunchtime Summer Soup Kitchen (WLSSK)

When:   May 29, 2010 11:00pm
 
Are you in New Haven for the summer? Would you like to engage in a dynamic service activity that is close to campus at that can fit in with your other summer commitments? Would you like to gain or build upon your leadership experience? 
 
If your answer to these questions is "yes," consider applying for the Coordinator position of the Wednesday Lunchtime Summer Soup Kitchen. The WLSSK was established in the summer of 2008 to distribute bag lunches to the homeless on Wednesday afternoons, and brings together a group of student volunteers and other community members. 
 
If you are interested or curious about this opportunity and think that there is a good chance you will be in New Haven for the summer, please contact This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

 

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International Festival of Arts & Ideas Seeks Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for New Fellowship Program

The International Festival of Arts & Ideas is seeking an undergraduate student to serve as an intern with the Arts & Ideas Fellowship Program.  The program will give economically disadvantaged teens exposure to careers in the arts and various arts disciplines and will teach critical thinking and writing skills.  The undergraduate intern will support in the administration of the program as well as serve as a mentor to students as they progress through the program.

 
This is a paid opportunity with a part-time commitment during May 2010 and a full-time commitment during June 2010.  The selected intern will also be invited to participate in orientation and group activities for the Dwight Hall at Yale Summer Fellowship program.
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Jewish Organizing Initiative Fellowship

When:   March 12, 2010 11:00pm
 
Want to change the world? Organize! The Jewish Organizing Initiative (JOI) builds a vibrant, pluralistic community of Jewish young adults who learn grassroots community organizing, explore their Jewish identity together, and become leaders in the pursuit of social justice.    Our year-long paid community organizing fellowship in Boston is a ...
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Have an idea for a short-term service project?

When:   February 24, 2010 11:00pm
 
Have an idea for a short-term service project? Make your project a Dwight Hall Short Term Project! This semester, for the first time, Dwight Hall is opening up applications to individuals who would like to organize and execute a short-term service project. These projects should reflect Dwight Halls mission of ...
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INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Pre-med? Interested in public health? Want international leadership experience? Apply to be part of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch a new student program that will make an impact for years to come!  UAID: United Against Infectious Diseases is an undergraduate organization started at Yale that is partner project of ...
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Volunteer at Planned Parenthood!

When:   April 21, 2010 5:30pm-7:30pm
Where:   Planned Parenthood of Southern Connecticut
 
Planned Parenthood of Southern Connecticut has regular monthly volunteer night on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 5:30-8pm.  They welcome any Yale volunteers to join us for some or all of our volunteer night.  There are various administrative projects, phonebanks and free food and fun! Please feel free to ...
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Events
 

Mecha Day of Service

When:   April 9, 2010 10:00am-2:00pm
Where:   New Haven
 
Join MEChA de Yale as we give back to the community with a Day of Service at the end of our annual Semana Chicana: "Sana Sana, Colita de Rana: Addressing Illness and Wellness in the Latino Community." From 10-2, volunteers will disembark in groups of 4-5 to enriching experiences ...
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Public Health Week: America the Beautiful Movie Screening

When:   April 8, 2010 8:00pm-10:00pm
Where:   Silliflicks, Silliman Basement: Entryway C
 
Come watch this award-winning documentary about how increasingly unattainable images from the fashion industry contribute to eating disorders and body dysmorphia. Snacks will be served. Co-sponsored by ECHO.
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Public Health Week: A Call to Action: Coordinating an Interdisciplinary Response to HIV/AIDS in New Haven and Abroad

When:   April 9, 2010 1:30pm
Where:   Branford Common Room
 
A panel discussion with AIDS Activist Gregg Gonsalves, Director of AIDS Project New Haven Chris Cole, Executive Director of CIRA Elaine O'Keefe, and Leeway AIDS Hospice. Hosted by UAID.
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UNICEF Children's Week: Child Friendly School Design

When:   April 8, 2010 7:00pm
Where:   LC 211
 
A Conversation with Architect Carlos Vasquez. Learn about constructing schools that put the spotlight on what is best for children and the environment.
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UNICEF Children's Week: Children Around the World Display

When:   April 9, 2010 3:00pm-4:00pm
Where:   Old Campus
 
A vibrant display with facts about the lives of and issues facing children from around the world.
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UNICEF Children's Week: A Cappella Childhood Songs & So You Think YOu Can Sing?

When:   April 9, 2010 9:00pm
Where:   LC 201
 
An a cappella concert feat. Proof, OOTB, and SOB. Concert wil be followed by KAREOKE. All proceeds go to the releif efforts in Haiti.
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Food and Health in the Latino Body

When:   April 10, 2010 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where:   La Casa
 
  Co-Sponsored by Yale Sustainable Food Project and Yale College Alliance for Animal Welfare Cooking demonstration and vegetarian feast led and catered by the  New York-based Dominican and Latino fusion restaurant Yiya Natural.
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Talk by CEO of GLOBAL BRIGADES: STEVE ATAMIAN

When:   April 9, 2010 4:00pm-5:00pm
Where:   Branford Common Room
Cost:   free
 
TALK BY CEO OF GLOBAL BRIGADES, STEVE ATAMIAN   Global Brigades is the worlds largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. It is made up of international nonprofit affiliates that mobilize student volunteers and professionals to empower communities in developing countries with programs that improve quality of life while ...
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April - June 2010 Opportunities to Get Invovled in the Arts at COOP High School

Dwight Hall at Yale and Coop Center for Creativity, Inc. seek teaching assistants for afterschool programming at Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School in downtown New Haven. The programs will run from March 29, 2010 – June 18, 2010 and students can be hired for the full duration of ...
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Hesselbein Student Leadership Summit

When:   July 10-13, 2010
Where:   University of Pittsburgh
 
The University of Pittsburgh launched an initiative called the Hesselbein Global Academy for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement www.hesselbein.pitt.edu. The academy is housed at the University of Pittsburgh but open to students throughout the world. It aims to inspire, develop, and reward accomplished student leaders to ...
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Yale Undergraduate Diabetes Forum

"Want to organize the big Yale party of the year? Want to volunteer to help diabetics? Afraid of high time commitments? Don't worry, we have just the right volunteer opportunity for you. Join the Yale Undergraduate Diabetes Forum--a newly-formed, fun community of health enthusiasts--and help organize "Insulin Shock"--a YCC and UOFC funded dance marathon to be held in Commons on April 23rd to raise money for diabetics in the New Haven area who cannot afford to buy their supplies. Email  This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  to learn more. Are you ready to get shocked!"

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Insulin Shock Dance

When:   April 23-24, 2010
Where:   Commons
 
Sponsored by the Yale Undergraduate Forum No entrance fee, suggested donation of $3. Proceeds will help the diabetics in New Haven Area who canot afford their medical supplies. Enter Dance Marathon to win an iPod Touch! Tickets for Marathon at the door or outside dining halls ($5). You can reserve ...
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