Fall is here | September 2022

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Fall is here | September 2022

29 September 2022

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September 29, 2022

Director’s Note

Hi Friends,
 
We may still see a few hazy days of summer, but the season of fall is now in full swing, with students back to school and an autumn chill in the air. With the holidays just around the corner, we are busy planning many events, including our 3rd annual “Holiday Stroll” (a holiday-themed tour of hotels in New Haven), exclusively for our Community of Learners for Event Professionals (COL). YC&E’s COL group brings together event planners across the university to share ideas, knowledge, and resources. For more information on COL and the Holiday Stroll on December 7th, visit the COL webpage. 
 
The fall is also a busy time for staff retreats and professional development endeavors. According to a recent HBR article, on-the-job professional development is essential to “attracting and retaining talent” and considered the number one way to improve company culture. YC&E will have our own all-staff retreat next month and look forward to learning, growing, and having some fun! 
 
While we are on the topic of employment, YC&E is hiring for a variety of new roles! See below for more information. 
 
With best wishes,
 
Suzanne
Executive Director 

Department Updates

We are hiring!

 
We are looking for energetic and conscientious professionals to join our growing team. Our current full-time opportunities include Housing Assignments Coordinator, Program Manager, and Senior Administrative Assistant. We have seasonal positions available as well! 
 
 

Best wishes to Lily

 
Very best wishes to our Program Assistant, Lily Malone, as she assumes a new role with Fairfield University’s Office of Conference & Event Management as their program coordinator! We are excitedto see you apply all that you have learned during your internship with us. Thank you for all that you have done for us. We will miss you! 
 

Heidi hangs with YC&E

A very special (and adorable) guest stopped by our staff meeting recentl: Heidi the service dog! Alone with her partner, Yale Police Officer Rich Simons, Heidi visited our staff to put smiles on our faces and discuss her role within our community. 

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Cheering on the Yard Goats

Our YC&E team cheered on the Hartford Yard Goats earlier this month for some friends and family fun. Needless to say, we had a blast! Thank you to our YC&E Social Committee for coordinating this outing for our team.

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Yale & Beyond

Windham-Campbell Prizes return to campus

 
The Windham-Campbell Prizes returned to campus for its first in-person festival since 2019 and YC&E was honored to assist wtih their team’s planning and on-site needs! These prizes call attention to literary achievement and provide writers working in English with the opportunity to focus on their work independent of financial concerns. Prizes are awarded each year in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. 
 
 

Flowin’: Breakthroughs in Black Feminist Jazz & Literary Studies

 
Presented by Yale University’s Black Sound and the Archive Working Group, Flowin’: A Conference in Celebration of Farah Jasmine Griffin took place after two years in the making! YC&E had the pleasure of assisting with “Flowin’ ”, which marked Profesor Farah JAsmine Griffin’s exraordinary achievements as a scholar of Black feminist literary studies, cultural studies, and jazz and popular music studies. 
 
 

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

 
Yale Information Security invites you to join them for a month of interactive, engaging and fun activities to boost your cyber knowledge and skills. Also be sure to check out their upcoming “Bee Cyber Fit” podcast, where they aim to demysify cybersecurity trends and events for you/ Sign up for podcast alerts and be entered to win an exclusive Bee Cyber Fit prize pack including a Yeti water bottle! 
 
 

Act Today, Protect Tomorrow

 
Join Yale Sustainability for a week of events to raise awareness and deepen campus engagement around sustainability. A sustainable campus depends on the people who live and work here, and the daily decisions we make can help Yale reach its goals. From planting to painting, farm work and book swaps, there are many ways to get involved. 
 
 

Event Planning Insights

Part 2: Six digital marketing strategies to help promote your next event

 
Part 2 of helpful advice on how to enrich the experience of your target audience, from the moment the event is announced right up to the doors closing. 
 
 

9 emerging event industry trends

We can expect to see continued major (and permanent) shifts in the events industry for the years to come. Get ahead of the curve and learn about 9 of these rapidly changing event industry trends for 2022 and beyond. 
 
 

One More Thing

Fall fun for everyone

The fall season brings with it cooler days, the beautiful foliage, and an abundance of events and activities for kids and adults alike! 

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