Community Outreach
| 11:30am | Chili and Chowder Cookoff |
Donate $10 to United Way at the door, enjoy the best chili and chowder in New Haven, and help judge this year’s winner! Participants will also get the chance to bid in a silent auction and take part in a door prize raffle. The entire Yale University and New Haven communities are... |
| 7:15am | Junior Achievement's Partners in Achievement Breakfast |
During JA’s 7th annual Partners in Achievement breakfast, you will get to hear firsthand from children, educators and volunteers from local schools who have all experienced JA programs in the New Haven region. We promise you will be inspired! This event is considered one of New Haven’s... |
| 9:00am | New Haven Academy Career Day |
New Haven Academy seeks individuals from a variety of professions to come and share their career stories with high school students. FLY members are invited to volunteer as speakers and present a brief 10 min stories with questions and answers from students. Speakers will be divided into groups... |
| 9:00am | OUCH! That Stereotype Hurts |
This course will help participants understand the impact of stereotypes and biased statements, identify the most common reasons people sit silent in the face of bias and stereotypes, and enhance skills for speaking up against stereotypes. |
| 10:00am | Yale Tech Summit Panel: Diversity in Tech: Minding the Gap |
While research shows diverse teams are good for business, you have to look hard to find women working in information technology jobs. With the number of IT jobs expected to grow by 500,000 by 2024, it is imperative that women are equally represented as companies and institutions look to feel... |
| 12:00pm | David Friend Hall Opening Celebration |
Join the museum to celebrate the opening of David Friend Hall, the Museum’s incredible new 2,300-square-foot gallery of minerals and gems! From delicate diamonds to a single crystal that weighs 2,000 pounds, you’ll discover more than 150 amazing specimens. Come enjoy a mineral dig, touch table,... |
| 10:00am | Peabody Museum's 150 Year Anniversary Celebration |
Join the museum as they celebrate 150 years. Come and see the amazing temporary exhibition Treasures of the Peabody: 150 Years of Collection and Discovery. From titanic dinosaurs to giant squid, explore the rich history of the Yale Peabody Museum, its collections and its personalities. Discover... |
| 9:00pm | Cheer on FLY's team at the New Haven Reads Spelling Bee! |
The Queen Bees will represent FLY at the 5th Annual New Haven Reads Spelling Bee on October 21 at the Yale School of Management auditorium. Cheer on your friends and colleagues while raising funds for New Haven’s community book bank! The event has become quite the place to “bee” -... |
| 7:00pm | Cheer on FLY's team at the New Haven Reads Spelling Bee! |
The Queen Bees will represent FLY at the 5th Annual New Haven Reads Spelling Bee on October 21 at the Yale School of Management auditorium. Cheer on your friends and colleagues while raising funds for New Haven’s community book bank! The event has become quite the place to “bee” -... |
| 6:00pm | LGBTQ Town Hall: “Identity and Lived Experience at Yale” |
The LGBTQ Affinity Group will have a terrific panel of Yale employees who will talk about their professional experience and how it intersects with their identity. Town Halls are meant to engage and inform both the affinity group and the wider Yale community about a wide variety of issues... |
