YAA At-Large Delegate Self-Nomination

Thank you for your interest in serving as an At-Large delegate to the YAA Assembly. To submit your application, please review the information below and then complete your application online. The submission deadline is February 9, 2026.

At‑large delegates attend Assembly and Convocation in New Haven each year for a three-year term, participate in informational and leadership development sessions, bring the thoughts, concerns, and questions of alumni to those conversations, and then share back insights and ideas with the broader alumni community through a variety of communication avenues. 

The YAA recognizes the delegate role as a mutual investment of time and resources in the development of volunteer alumni leaders.

Role Expectations

• At-Large delegates join other YAA delegates and volunteer leaders in coming to New Haven each fall to attend the Assembly and Convocation. This event is the annual campus gathering of alumni leaders that occurs two days before the final home football game in November. 
   
• At-Large delegates are charged with bringing thoughts, concerns and questions they may have, as well as those of other alumni they may know, to the Assembly and raising those thoughts at the appropriate sessions. 
   
• At-Large delegates act as information ambassadors to the alumni body by sharing knowledge and information learned through delegate sessions to their alumni networks.
• Candidates will be considered to serve a term from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. 
   
• Candidates must hold a degree from Yale, and not have served as a full-term delegate for any group in the three years prior to appointment.
   
• For more information about Assembly and Convocation, and the at-large role, visit the Assembly and Convocation Help Center.

Self Nomination Form
The online nomination form will allow you to save a draft and come back to it if you choose to complete the application in steps, provided you do so before submitting your nomination form. If you prefer to prepare your answers in a separate document, the questions are listed below. Note the word limits for each answer. 

If this is not the first year you are applying, please make sure to highlight areas that have changed since your last application.

1. Given the role expectations outlined above, which aspects of being an at-large delegate resonate most with you, why are you interested in volunteering in this capacity, and what do you expect to achieve as an alumni volunteer leader? (100 words)
    
2. How are you engaged with the Yale alumni community, and how do you hope to expand or deepen those connections as an at‑large delegate? (100 words)
    
3. Yale’s alumni body spans many generations, schools, geographies, and ways of working. How do you bring people together and help them feel connected in this kind of setting, and how do you adapt your leadership and communication style to work well with different people and groups? (100 words)
    
4. Please describe a recent leadership role or experience (formal or informal) that illustrates how you work with individuals from a variety of backgrounds or perspectives. What was the impact and/or what did you learn? (100 words)
    
5. Beyond attending Assembly and Convocation, at‑large delegates may engage with a range of alumni initiatives and issues. What areas of expertise, lived experience, or skill sets would you bring to the alumni body as an at‑large delegate? (75 words, bullet points are okay)
    
6. What areas (topics, skills, or types of alumni engagement) would you like to learn more about or develop through service as an at‑large delegate? (75 words, bullet points are okay)

Ready to apply? 
Access the self-nomination form online and submit by February 9, 2026 at 11:59pm ET.

Questions about the Process?
Email Mara Balk, Associate Director for Volunteer Engagement, Yale Alumni Association.