Events Calendar

The Careers, Life, and Yale program with Dr. Ellen Vora ’02 in February elicited such a lively response from attendees that we invited her back for another discussion. On Wednesday, July 27, we will explore a paradigm-shifting approach to managing anxiety, based on the understanding that anxiety is not all in our heads, but also in our bodies. We'll discern the difference between avoidable anxiety and purposeful anxiety, learning how to eliminate the unnecessary anxiety and how to allow our purposeful anxiety to guide us toward meaningful action.

Please join us in conducting mock college-admission interviews with high school students participating in College Vision's summer program. College Visions is a Providence non-profit that seeks equitable access to higher educational opportunities for all historically underserved communities.

Alumni and their family and friends are welcome. Prior college interviewing experience is not required. Online orientation will be available live and recorded prior to the interview dates. Each each of the two days will be divided into two blocks, 9:00 to 10:30 and 10:30 to 12:00. You may sign up for one or more of the four blocks.

This event is the first for the new Rhode Island Alumni Service Corp, conceived by the Yale Association of Rhode Island to be a way to combine the forces of all alumni clubs in our area to tackle larger service projects.

The leaders of tomorrow will deploy their personal values, authentic selves, collaborative spirits, and authenticity to be successful in their roles. Rhonda Joy McLean ’83 JD, points out that, given the tumultuous times we are living and leading in, it can be challenging to identify the skills we need most when seeking leadership positions. Are you prepared for the future of work, what leadership competencies and qualities are most necessary to hone?

Rhonda Joy’s leadership journey is an example of someone who knows from whence they came and has used those lessons to remove any limitations on her journey. “I would describe my leadership journey as destined, desired, and opportunity-driven,” said McLean. “I am descended from a long line of strong, independent, family-oriented, and faith-filled African American women. I learned early to stand on my own, even in difficult circumstances and to also collaborate with others where sharing skills sets could be mutually empowering.”

Join us Wednesday, August 10th at 1:00 p.m. ET to hear from Rhonda Joy as she shares her inspiring call to leadership on and answers your questions.

Join a Yale International Alliance (YIA) Common Room, an initiative for Yale alumni who are interested in the world and its citizens. YIA is a YAA shared interest group for internationally minded alumni.

Common Rooms meet online every other week over three months in 40-60 minute discussions. Your small group of eight to 10 alums will reflect different geographic areas of the world. Common Rooms are an opportunity to create new relationships with far-flung fellow Yalies, further cross-cultural understanding, and continue that conversation you were having in your Common Room at Yale. We expect conversations to range widely as you get to know your own international group of Yalies.

Our Common Rooms are hosted by alums, who are either enthusiastic about connecting Yalies through general discussion, or are passionate about discussing a particular topic.