SERVE ON THE BOARD OF THE YALE CLUB!

Are you interested in serving on the Yale Club of Washington, DC's Board of Directors? The Board actively invites all interested local alumni to consider running for the Club's Board of Directors.  Alumni are also welcome to nominate other alumni! 

Board members represent the interests of alumni, support and enhance existing Club programs, and help foster innovative ways to facilitate interaction between alumni throughout the broader Washington and Yale communities. The position requires ongoing engagement with fellow Directors, alumni, and Club staff throughout the year. 

The Board consists of 15 individuals, who are Members of the Yale Club and who serve three-year terms. To learn more about our current Board of Directors, please click here. 

Directors are expected to be very involved including: attending monthly virtual lunch meetings and quarterly dinner meetings in downtown Washington; planning, executing, and/or supporting at least two programs per year; participating with Club Committees and projects; and attending Club functions.  The required annual Director Contribution Fee from prior years ($200) has been eliminated for the upcoming fiscal year, however Directors may be expected to pay for their meeting meals in future years. 

Our Board values diversity, equity, and inclusion.  We strive to represent our diverse membership, and we strongly encourage applications from members with a wide spectrum of backgrounds, identities, cultures, interests, skills, and experiences.  We also would like to emphasize that alumni from Yale College and ALL Yale professional and graduate schools are welcome to run! In addition, we welcome alumni from all areas within the greater Washington, DC area, even those who do not live in and close to the city.  We are eager to welcome new Board members and volunteers who can add new perspectives to our current team.

If you are interested in being considered for this important position, please complete the following form.  All submissions must be complete by April 28, 2021 to be considered. 

Questions? Contact Yale Club of Washington, DC.

FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF MEMBERSHIP

Dear fellow alumni,

For more than 146 years, members of the Yale Club of Washington, D.C. have served as the backbone of the Yale alumni community throughout the DMV.  Through this tradition of member support, the Club brings local Yale alumni together to connect, learn, socialize, and serve the communities in which we live.  We currently have 594 contributing Club members whose support allows the Club to serve the approximately 14,000 Yale degree holders, parents, and widows in the greater Washington area.  The Yale Club of Washington, D.C. is among the most vibrant of all Yale clubs across the country.  It is thanks to the financial support of our membership that we are able to do so much. 

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, Club membership has started to decline, understandable, in light of its effect on people’s professional lives and livelihoods.  If you would like to be or remain a Club member, but are unable to do so due to financial hardship, please let me know. 

For those of you who are able, we invite you to become a member, if you are not one already.  And for those of you who are members, we urge you to renew your membership, when the time comes.  Being a member directly supports Club operations and activities.  Our Club is more than just a social club.  Our community service options, under the leadership of Maria Whelan, are particularly robust.  We work closely with the Capital Area Food Bank and sponsor multiple community service fellowships a year.  In addition, we offer educational programming focused on matters of urgent public interest, as well as a variety of topics that feature the diversity and achievement of Yale alumni.

In times like these, it is important to remain connected.  We welcome DMV Alumni from Yale College and ALL Yale graduate and professional schools as part of our community!    Please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] with your thoughts and suggestions, which will be most welcome.  Stay well and healthy.           

Chip Seward '65, Vice President of Membership 

YALE CLUB OF WASHINGTON, DC VIRTUAL EVENT

YALE CLUB OF WASHINGTON, DC VIRTUAL EVENT

YALE CLUB OF WASHINGTON, DC VIRTUAL EVENT

The History of Jews and Yale, with Music by Magevet

Thursday, May 6, 2021

6:30-7:30pm 

In honor of Jewish American History Month, please join us for an evening of history and song! Dr. Dan Oren ’79, MD’84 will give a presentation on the history of Jews at Yale, while Yale’s Jewish a capella singing group Magevet will entertain us with their music.

DC Area Summer Mentorship Program Event 1 –
Using Yale Cross Campus for Alumni to Alumni (“A2A”) Mentorship

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

6:30-7:30pm 

Part 1 of our three-event series facilitating A2A summer mentorship pairings: Learn how to use Yale Cross Campus for alumni-to-alumni networking and mentorship!