The Yale Latino Alumni Association of the Tri-State Area is coordinating our May 15^th, 2010 Yale Day of Service Event and we need your help. We are looking for a group of 5-10 dedicated Latino Alumni to form a Yale Day of Service Planning Committee. Please read the information below and contact Li Yun Alvarado at liyunque@hotmail.com by Monday, February 8^th if you would like to join the committee and help change some lives!

Join today!

Yale Latino Alumni of the Tri-State Area Board

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The Yale Latino Alumni Association of the Tri-State Area has teamed up with DKMS America! We will host a Bone Marrow Registration Drive and a Benefit Concert featuring Yale Performance Groups to raise funds for DKMS America.

From DKMS America Website:

The DKMS mission is to save lives by recruiting bone marrow donors for leukemia patients. DKMS is the largest and most experienced bone marrow donor center in the world with over 2 million registered donors. However, ...]]> Rodrigo Fuentes Yale Latino Alumni of the Tri-State Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:31:39 -0400 http://yalenet.org/ylat/13533/Volunteers_Needed_Yale_Day_of_Service_May_15_2010 http://yalenet.org/ylat/12642/YLAA_Nat_l_Board_Elections Vote today and help build our organization!

Dear Latino Alumni,

The time has come to begin the voting period and elect the new national board of your Yale Latino Alumni Association (YLAA). The voting period begins today and polls close at 12 noon EDT on June 27.

Please don't wait - vote now!

Yale Latino Alumni Association (TSA) welcomes you to our open board meeting Wednesday, March 11th 7:00pm-9:00pm.

Have you ever wanted to help plan and organize events for Yale Latino Alumni? 

Come and listen to us discuss future activities, and help contribute any ideas that you may have for our organization.  This will be an excellent opportunity to have creative influence on one of Yale's largest alumni groups.  Our board meetings are always open, and this will also provide you the opportunity to catch up with old classmates, and many leading alumni.

The meeting will take place at Fish & Richardson, P.C.: 

153 E. 53rd St.
Fl. 52
NYC, NY 10022

Please RSVP by Mar. 9th. at this link:  http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB228VLPWT4NW.  

We are proud to offer:

25% DISCOUNT TICKETS TO JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER!

YLAA-TSA has once again teamed up with JAZZ at Lincoln Center to
provide an amazing discount to our members!

Use special discount code: Yale 25 
and recieve a 25% discount on tickets for any of the following concerts:

Brazilian Stories with Paquito D Rivera
March 13-14 @ 8pm in Rose Theater.
http://www.jalc.org/concerts/details.asp?EventID=1592
 
Luciana Souza with Special Guest Cyro Baptista
April 23 & 25 @ **9:30PM ONLY.
http://www.jalc.org/concerts/details.asp?EventID=1601

My name is Robert Sanchez (SY '08) and I am writing to ask for your help in responding to changes being implemented to Yale College's counseling program. In the upcoming weeks, the Yale administration plans to make changes to its freshman counselor program. As former students who benefited from the EC program, past ECs, and concerned alumni, we feel that the proposed changes would be detrimental to the counselor program and would have a negative impact on future students of color entering Yale. Unless we respond quickly, these new changes will begin to take place in the next week.

The proposed changes are outlined below, as well as a list of some of the problems we feel exist with the new plans. We ask that you please read through these changes, our concerns, and respond by writing an email to Dean Mary Miller, Dean of Yale College (mary.miller@yale.edu) and Dean Marichal Gentry, Dean of Student Affairs (marichal.gentry@yale.edu). Please respond ASAP this week as these changes will begin to be implemented in the upcoming days. The email should only take a few minutes.

In your response, we encourage you to elaborate as much as you would like, sharing your own experiences with the counselor program and why you feel it is important to preserve. It is very important to share our viewpoints as alums to the administration, to demonstrate why they need to change their approach to the counselor program. Also, please pass this along to other alums who would be interested in helping to respond.

Thank you for your help with this issue.

Sincerely,

Robert Sanchez

Saybrook '08

Former Latino EC

Proposed Changes:

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At our Spring reception we will also hold our annual election for 6 new members of the Board of Directors.  If you are interested in running for the Board of Directors or would like to nominate another person, please email yalelatinosoftsa@yahoo.com by May 1, 2008 with your name, class year and the position you are interested in (either Co-Chair or At-Large Member). Also feel free to e-mail yalelatinosoftsa@yahoo.com if you have any questions about our Board.

The Board is comprised of twelve individuals with varying positions. The two Co-Chairs have the primary responsibility of setting the tone for the organization and serving as the liaison to the University.  The At-Large Members of the Board attend bi-monthly board meetings and chair our outreach, special events, fund-raising and mentorship committees.  Each of those elected will serve a 2-year term to run from May 2008 to May 2010.  

The Board of Directors for 2007-2008 was comprised of:

Co-Chairs	Daniel Acosta '97	Li Yun Alvarado '02
Board Members	...]]> Rodrigo Fuentes Yale Latino Alumni of the Tri-State Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:19:49 -0400 http://yalenet.org/ylat/7001/Call_for_Nominations_Elections_for_the_Board_of_Directors http://yalenet.org/ylat/6680/Yale_Latino_Alumni_Symposium_in_New_Haven YALE LATINOS: PROFESSIONAL ACTIVISTS A one day symposium for Latino/a Alumni and Current Students. Saturday, March 29th at La Casa Cultural     Professional: proˇfesˇsionˇal   pr-fesh-nl, -fe-sh-nl noun  a person who is expert at his or her work adj  following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain Activist: acˇtivˇist   ak-ti-vist noun  an especially active, vigorous advocate of a cause adj  advocating or opposing a cause or issue vigorously   Yale Latino/as have never been afraid to take on the causes that matter most to them whether they be personal, local, or global in scope. As Latina/o Yalies we can continue to leverage the opportunities and resources we have available to us through our relationship with Yale in order to make positive changes in the world. As we do this, it is useful to remember that professionals need not stop being activists and activists always benefit from being professional (i.e. experts) in their endeavors. During this one day symposium Alumni and Current Students will have an opportunity to explore the relationship between professionalism and activism as well as the causes that are most critical to us as individuals but also as ...]]> Rodrigo Fuentes Yale Latino Alumni of the Tri-State Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:48:05 -0400 http://yalenet.org/ylat/6680/Yale_Latino_Alumni_Symposium_in_New_Haven http://yalenet.org/ylat/6477/Announcing_the_Yale_Latino_Alumni_2008_Internship_Program Does your organization provide summer internship opportunities for college students?  Do you work in a small business that is able to take on an eager college student this summer?  Are you a recruiter or human resources professional with knowledge of internships in a particular industry?  If you answered Yes to any of these questions, then you may be in a position to positively impact the life of current Latino Yale undergraduates. The Yale Latino Alumni Association of the Tri State Area (YLA) is in the process of organizing a summer internship program that will give current Yale undergraduates a chance to get hands-on experience in a variety of fields.  The chart below illustrates students' current interest by sector:        Did you know?    Most (80%) Latino undergrads are currently looking for a summer internship! And 66% of Latinos would consider an unpaid position....]]> Rodrigo Fuentes Yale Latino Alumni of the Tri-State Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:38:28 -0400 http://yalenet.org/ylat/6477/Announcing_the_Yale_Latino_Alumni_2008_Internship_Program http://yalenet.org/ylat/6422/04_11_07_Latino_Alumni_reception_at_the_Yale_Club_of_NY Meeting in the Trumbull room, over 50 Yale Latinos attended the launch reception.  Reminiscing over old times, the Latinos mingled with cocktails in hand.  The event was capped by Judge Padró's inspiring speech and the election of the 2007-2008 board. ]]> Rodrigo Fuentes Yale Latino Alumni of the Tri-State Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:40:24 -0400 http://yalenet.org/ylat/6422/04_11_07_Latino_Alumni_reception_at_the_Yale_Club_of_NY http://yalenet.org/ylat/6421/04_20_07_Official_Board_Elected_and_Committees_Formed Elected members include: Daniel Acosta '97; LiYun Alvarado '02; Lara Rios '02; Rodrigo Fuentes '06; Stephanie Cabrera '01; Roy Cosme '77; Francisco Estrada '97; Ken Figueroa '97; Gladys Nieves '94; Edgardo Ramos '82; Jorge Torres '96; Adam Torres '06 ]]> Rodrigo Fuentes Yale Latino Alumni of the Tri-State Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:36:02 -0400 http://yalenet.org/ylat/6421/04_20_07_Official_Board_Elected_and_Committees_Formed http://yalenet.org/ylat/6420/04_20_07_Historic_donation_to_Latino_Alumni_Fund At last weeks event, the interim working group also announced a goal of raising $2,500 to benefit the Latino Alumni Fund and the Latino Alumni Prize.  The group believed the goal was attainable but could not have anticipated that it would be surpassed almost as quickly as it was announced.  Carlos M. Morales, class of 75, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Merrill Lynch, pledged a $10,000  challenge grant that very evening.  His generous contribution will not only support the Latino Alumni Prize, it will help provide for the immediate, emergency needs for many of our current students.  The Board and I will work with Carlos and all our other donors to make sure these funds are used wisely and effectively.   We are extremely appreciative of Carlos' support and have no doubt that his gift will inspire other alumni to make meaningful contributions.  I also anticipate that his challenge will be met. Indeed, we collected almost $1,000 at last weeks event to start that effort. Given what Ive learned in my work with Latino alumni from other regions, Im guessing they will be looking to embellish on the job that Carlos and the other Tri-State area alumni already started.  If you are interested in making a tax-deductible contribution to the Latino Alumni Fund, please see the attached pledge form. ]]> Rodrigo Fuentes Yale Latino Alumni of the Tri-State Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:35:11 -0400 http://yalenet.org/ylat/6420/04_20_07_Historic_donation_to_Latino_Alumni_Fund http://yalenet.org/ylat/6419/10_17_07_Board_Mtg_Blank_Rome_LLP We have a special guest, the AYA Director Mark Dollhopf, joining us.  Our conversation with Mark will be dedicated to learning about our options for formal formation, organization and fundraising.     ]]> Rodrigo Fuentes Yale Latino Alumni of the Tri-State Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:30:22 -0400 http://yalenet.org/ylat/6419/10_17_07_Board_Mtg_Blank_Rome_LLP