Virtual: Take Action and Fight for Justice! Virtual Run/Walk for Breonna Taylor
Take action and fight for justice! Virtual Run/Walk for Breonna Taylor
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Virtual: Take Action and Fight for Justice! Virtual Run/Walk for Breonna Taylor
Take action and fight for justice! Virtual Run/Walk for Breonna Taylor
Developers Lunch-and-Learn: Accessibility
The topic for this session is Accessibility Design, Annotation, and Tools. Accessibility should be considered early in a project during the design phase. Learn about the concept ‘Shift Left’ and how to incorporate accessibility checks into your designs. Topics covered include accessible color choices, keyboard, and user interaction annotation, and an introduction to the wide variety of evaluation tools available.
VIRTUAL: Beyond the Ballot: Local Matters
Join us for the second event in our “Beyond the Ballot” intercultural civic engagement series, co-hosted and co-sponsored by the Afro-American Cultural Center, Asian American Cultural Center, La Casa Cultural, Native American Cultural Center, and the Community Initiative. This Thursday’s event will highlight the importance of local politics, voter registration and civic engagement with a panel discussion followed by a live Q&A. While this election day has important national implications, we must also recognize and understand the impact local officials have on our daily lives.
Virtual Fall Visit Day for Prospective Grad Students
Save the date for Jackson’s Virtual Fall Visit Day. Prospective graduate students are invited to join us online to learn more about Jackson’s MA and MAS programs in Global Affairs, view a class, and chat with current Jackson students and faculty members.
The day includes a live Zoom welcome with admissions staff, a virtual campus tour, a live virtual chat with students, and the opportunity to view a Global Affairs class.
Registered attendees will receive a follow-up email with more information closer to the date of their visit.
Registration is limited!
Jackson Institute Admissions Webinar
Please join Jackson’s Assistant Director of Admissions Melissa McGinnis to learn more about our master’s program in Global Affairs and how to apply. Sign up for the webinar online.
Virtual: Home Composting: A Beginners Workshop Nature’s Approach to Recycling
Our compost guide will show you the following:
• What type of bin is best for you
• Where to locate your bin
• What to put into your bin (and what to avoid!)
• How to manage your bin
• Troubleshooting
• Harvesting your compost
• Alternatives to a backyard bin (pick up service, or drop-off composting)
Virtual: Covid-19: Child Care Resources at Yale – for members of FLY
Susan Abramson, Manager of Yale WorkLife and Childcare, will provide an overview of current child care resources and benefits available to Yale employees. There will be an opportunity to answer specific questions. The Zoom link will be sent in advance of the session.
Virtual: YAAA, WWN, & YLNG Book Club Discussion - Daughters of the Stone
Join the Yale African American Affinity Group, Working Women’s Network, and Yale Latino Networking Group for a book club discussion on Daughters of the Stone by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa. Daughters of the Stone is a lyrical powerful novel about a family of Afro-Puerto Rican women spanning five generations, detailing their physical and spiritual journey from the Old World to the New.
Virtual: YAAA Book Club Discussion - The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table
Join YAAA for a book club discussion of The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table by Minda Harts. From microaggressions to the wage gap, The Memo empowers women of color with actionable advice on challenges and offers a clear path to success.
Most business books provide a one-size-fits-all approach to career advice that overlooks the unique barriers that women of color face. In The Memo, Minda Harts offers a much-needed career guide tailored specifically for women of color.
