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January 2023

A year full of possibilities

  • Department Updates
    • ​Welcome, Joseph DiMaggio
    • Congratulations, Nicole and Maen
    • Opening New Haven’s waterfront for adventure, discovery, and growth
    • Unwind in style at New Haven’s newest hotel, Cambria Hotel
  • Yale & Beyond
    • ​Yale to support city students with new Pennington Fellowship
    • Research-based suggestions for a better 2023
    • Martin Luther King III commemorates father’s life and legacy with Yale address
    • New York Times names New Haven among places to visit in 2023
  • Event Planning Insights
    • Cvent and Zoom team up to deliver world-class hybrid events
    • What are the top hospitality industry predictions for 2023?
  • One More Thing
    • ​Add a little culture to your calendar

November 2022

Happy Holidays

  • Department Updates
    • ​Join our team
    • Friendsgiving, the YC&E way
    • Staff favorites: holiday drinks and songs
    • Megan Palluzzi shares staffing essentials
  • University Updates
    • ​Exploring the parallel pressures of sustainable finance
    • Designing and implementing resilient peace agreements
  • Event Planning Insights
    • ​5 tips to ensure your office holiday party is a success
    • Podcast: creating meaningful event experiences
  • One More Thing
    • ​Ways to give back this holiday season

October 2022

Change can be beautiful

  • Department Updates
    • ​Join our team
    • Best wishes to Carley and Jennifer
    • Retreat by the sea
    • YC&E’s littlest members celebrate Halloween
  • University Updates
    • ​Yale Divinity School celebrates major milestones
    • Yale World Fellows celebrates 20 years and launch of new center
    • Researching and visualizing the brain at the international rtFIN meeting
    • The Betts House & Sarah Winchester
  • Event Planning Insights
    • ​Webinar: How to create digital events for every audience
    • Report: 2023 global meetings and events forecast
  • One More Thing
    • ​Spooktacular Events

September 2022

Fall is here

  • Department Updates
    • We are hiring
    • Best wishes to Lily
    • Heidi hangs with YC&E
    • Cheering on the Yard Goats
  • University Updates
    • Windham-Campbell Prizes return to campus
    • Flowin’: Breakthroughs in Black Feminist Jazz & Literary Studies
    • October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
    • Act Today, Protect Tomorrow
  • Event Planning Insights
    • Part 2: Six digital marketing strategies to help promote your next event
    • 9 Emerging event industry trends (2022-2024)
  • One More Thing
    • Fall fun for everyone

August 2022

A New Academic Year

  • Department Updates
    • To our summer ‘22 staff (thank you)
    • Exciting staff news
  • University Updates
    • Welcoming students back
    • Newly-appointed leaders at Yale
  • Event Planning Insights
    • Six digital marketing strategies to help promote your next event
    • YC&E’s DEI checklist is available online
  • One More Thing
    • ​Welcome September with local fairs and farmers markets

July 2022 (Summer Edition)

Making a Splash

  • Department Updates
    • Fine-tuning our roles (and adding a couple of new ones)
    • We’ve been nominated
    • Giving you the inside scoop
  • Special Feature: Client Spotlights
    • Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP)
    • Future Law Enforcement Youth Academy (FLEYA)
  • University Updates
    • Yale Rep Theatre announces 2022-23 Season
    • Serving our local community
  • One More Thing

June 2022 (Summer Edition)

Happy Summer ☀️

  • Department Updates
    • Kicking off summer at Yale
    • Staff news
  • University Updates
    • Celebrating the class of 2022
    • Yale reunions 2022
    • New Yale College Dean announced
  • One More Thing
    • Fireworks, live music, dragon boat races, and more!

May 2022

Sunny Days

  • Department Updates
    • Welcome to the team
    • Congratulations to our graduates
  • University Updates
    • “The House” celebrates 50th anniversary
    • Celebrating the Class of 2020 (in person!)
    • Bulldog Days returns, bigger and better
  • Event Planning Insights
    • Making your virtual and hybrid events more accessible
    • DEI checklist for event planners
  • One More Thing
    • What’s happening around town

April 2022

New Beginnings

  • Department Updates
    • YC&E collaborates with Yale College on new Undergraduate Housing Services unit
    • Suzanne Shaw publishes first-of-its-kind book on event planning at colleges and universities
    • Emily Roback featured by Southern Connecticut State University
    • Reimage your spring events
    • Welcome new team members
  • University Updates
    • Add art back into your plans
    • From brick and mortar to virtual
  • Event Planning Insights
    • Making your virtual and hybrid events more accessible
    • Planning a successful hybrid event
  • One More Thing
    • Celebrate the beginning of spring

March 2022

Embracing Change

  • Department Updates
    • A farewell note
    • Welcome Samantha Iucci
    • Nathan Lubich presents at annual ACCED-I conference
  • University Updates
    • Honoring women and their contributions
    • Law enforcement training camp for selected Connecticut youth
  • Event Planning Insights
    • Making your virtual and hybrid events more accessible
    • Peabody Museum panel discussion hosted by YC&E - March 9th
  • One More Thing
    • Local St. Patrick’s Day events

February 2022

Cheers to a New Year

  • Department Updates
    • Warmest welcome to our new staff
    • We’ve been nominated
    • Join our growing team
  • University Updates
    • Students return to campus
    • In-person events to resume
  • Event Planning Insights
    • Practical advice for creating a more inclusive event
    • Is your in-person event prepared to go virtual?
  • One More Thing
    • Show local businesses love this Valentine’s Day

November 2021

Season of Gratitude

  • Meet Our Newest (and Cutest) Member: Owen!
  • We’re Hiring: Join Our Team
  • Cvent Attendee Hub: Elevate Your Virtual and Hybrid Events 
  • Out-of-the-Box Ideas to Spruce Up Your Holiday Party
  • ‘Tis the Season to Give Back
  • A Few of Our Favorite Things

October 2021

We are Back on Campus!

  • 55 Whitney Avenue, We Missed You!
  • YC&E Interns: Past and Present
  • West Campus: A Connecting Point at Yale
  • ICYMI: In Case You Missed It
  • The Spookiest Time of the Year

September 2021

A Season of Change

  • Eat and Meet at the Yale Schwarzman Center
  • Hotel Marcel: Historic Building Takes on New Life as Country’s First Net Zero Energy Hotel
  • Update: Yale Events, Gatherings, and Meetings
  • ICYMI: In Case You Missed It
  • “Fall” into Fun!

July 2021

An Exciting Time at Yale

  • Introducing the Outdoor Classroom
  • Internship Opportunities: Join Our Team
  • We’ve Been Nominated!
  • Managing Language Interpretation During Virtual Events
  • Yale’s Zoom Bot
  • Finger on the Pulse

June 2021

Welcoming Summer with Open Arms

  • Onboarding New Staff in the Era of COVID-19
  • Yale Summer Session Revives Its’ Residential Life Program, with a Twist
  • Yale Commencement 2021: An Inside Look

April 2021

Remembering Susan Adler

March 2021

Spring is (almost) here!

  • Make your next virtual event exceptional
  • Proud moments of 2021 (so far!)
  • The road to Spring semester 2021, by the numbers
  • Inside the CT Hall office: Making isolation housing feel a little less isolating

December 2020

What a year it has been

  • Linda K. Lorimer Award for Distinguished Service
  • Fall Semester 2020: On-Campus Housing in the Time of COVID-19
  • Keeping People Connected and Moving Yale Initiatives Forward
  • Knowledge Sharing: Now More Important Than Ever

June 2020

Summer is here and Connecticut is reopening!

  • Reuniting students with on-campus belongings amid a public health crisis
  • Back in business: The Shops at Yale
  • Fun doesn’t have to be cancelled

May 2020

Pivoting in a time of crisis

  • Pivoting from summer program housing to emergency responder housing during the pandemic
  • Hosting Zoom meetings and webinars: helpful tips
  • Working from home: staying productive, motivated, and healthy