In honor of Black History Month, the MBA for Executives and SOM Community & Inclusion are hosting a virtual panel discussion with SOM alumni Lofton Holder ‘90, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Pine Street Alternative Asset Management and Jamila Abston ‘17, Partner at Ernst & Young LLP.
In episode #18 of the Yale Schwarzman Center web series, “One,” Estefani Castro YSD21 interviews Carrie Mannino YC’20 about her senior thesis project in creative writing. Mannino’s documentary play, “It Couldn’t Happen Here,” delves into the aftermath of the October 2018 shooting at Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The episode contains a dramatic reading of an excerpt from “It Couldn’t Happen Here” and explores insights from Mannino’s writing process.
Please join the Yale Latino Networking Group, Work Life, Future Leaders of Yale, and Working Women’s Network to kick off our yearlong initiative to lead a healthier lifestyle.
Not an avid fitness guru? Not to worry!! Personal Trainer, Cheri Eleazer, will guide us by providing easy to follow exercise techniques. Bringing her extensive knowledge in the fitness industry, Cheri will offer exercises that you can incorporate into your daily routine ultimately building up strength for a more strenuous exercise, if you wish, if not, modifications will be offered.
Join the Yale Latino Networking Group, Future Leaders of Yale, and Peruvian Brothers Giuseppe and Mario Lanzone, for a virtual cooking demonstration of two signature Peruvian dishes: ceviche and lomo saltado.
Join Becky Purcell, Registered Dietitian, for a virtual superfood cooking demonstration. In celebration of Heart Health Month, Becky will use heart healthy ingredients to make a delicious smoothie and no-bake granola bars. Grab your blender and make your heart happy!
Join the Yale African American Affinity Group and Shari Caldwell for an African dance workshop. This dance class, also known as Contemporary African, infuses traditional African Dance with contemporary movement. An enjoyable rhythmic experience for lovers of the Motherland. The many cultures of Africa’s diaspora are well represented in this class. The music will capture and propel the soul of the novice as it does the seasoned artist. All are welcome!
Join the Yale African American Affinity Group, Yale Latino Networking Group, and Dianne Davis for a presentation that will review signs and symptoms which may indicate the early stage of dementia, as well as lifestyle changes which promote brain health.
Dianne Davis, RN, MSN is the Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Yale Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. She is a volunteer for the Alzheimer’s Association, and for many years worked with individuals with dementia and their families as a geriatric case manager at the Adler Geriatric Assessment Center.
Join the Yale African American Affinity Group and Scheri Walker for virtual Black history month line dancing instruction. Scheri will provide beginner friendly line dances, so that participation is fun, and isn’t overly challenging. All are welcome to attend this family friendly event.
Join the Working Women’s Network for our first Virtual Movie Night - All In: The Fight for Democracy.
Join the next parenting check-in session on Wednesday, March 10 at 1:30 pm via Zoom. The check-in will serve as an opportunity for Yale community parents to check-in, share tips and tricks and concerns about our new normal of being parent(s), continued work responsibilities, and now the additional responsibility of homeschooling and managing the nuances of having babies and toddlers at home instead of daycare. The conversation will be a safe space for us to positively communicate and learn and grow from each other.
