Dwight Hall At Yale

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STUDENT SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING 85 GROUPS, STUDENT-LED PROGRAMMING IS A CORE ASPECT OF THE WORK OF DWIGHT HALL AT YALE. LED BY A STUDENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT PROVIDES GOVERNANCE AND GUIDANCE, THE GROUPS FORGE TRUSTED PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEW HAVEN NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. STUDENT-LED MEMBER GROUPS WORK ON DIVERSE CAUSES AND ISSUES, INCLUDING MENTORSHIP AND TUTORING, HUNGER, HOMELESSNESS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, PEACE, AND HEALTH EDUCATION. WHILE DWIGHT HALL RESOURCES SUCH AS FUNDING, TRANSPORTATION, WORKING SPACE, AND PUBLICITY ARE USED, IT IS THE TRAINING, MENTORING, AND REFLECTION THAT PROVIDE THE GREATEST SUPPORT TO THE STUDENT GROUPS.IN THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION WAS IMPACTED BY THE GLOBAL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND STILL ENGAGED 3,311 VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED 42,633 HOURS OF DIRECT SERVICE.

FELLOWSHIPS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING - DWIGHT HALL AT YALE OFFERS 29 DISTINCT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, AND OTHER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF DWIGHT HALL AT YALE STAFF, STUDENTS ENGAGE WITH INTERNAL YALE COMMUNITIES AND EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND AGENCIES DEDICATED TO PARTICULAR AREAS OF SERVICE AND COMMUNITY NEED. DWIGHT HALL URBAN FELLOWS SEEK TO UNCOVER AND COUNTER URBAN CHALLENGES THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT, COMMUNITY-BUILDING, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. DWIGHT HALL SUMMER FELLOWS IS AN INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH STUDENTS DESIGN A PROJECT IN CONJUNCTION WITH FIELD EXPERTS THAT IS REALISTIC, WILL SHOW DEMONSTRATABLE RESULTS, AND CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THE COMMUNITY. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERNS SERVE AS LIAISONS BETWEEN THE YALE COMMUNITY AND A NEW HAVEN PUBLIC SCHOOL TO WHICH THEY ARE ASSIGNED. IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC, IN THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR, DWIGHT HALL CREATED THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE FELLOWS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS WHO WERE VOLUNTEERING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON THEIR OWN, AS WELL AS ESTABLISHED THE FAMILY SUPPORT FELLOWS PROGRAM TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO CHOSE TO SERVE THEIR OWN FAMILY OVER HAVING A RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE EXPERIENCE THIS PAST YEAR.

CO-OP AFTER SCHOOL - A SIGNATURE PROGRAM OF DWIGHT HALL AT YALE. CO-OP AFTER SCHOOL IS THE ONLY AFTER SCHOOL MODEL IN THE COUNTRY THAT CONTINUALLY EVOLVES AROUND THE NEEDS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ACCOMODATE THEIR VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION. SINCE 2010, DWIGHT HALL AT YALE HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF THE CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S AFTER SCHOOL GRANT AND HAS MANAGED AND OPERATED THE PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW HAVEN'S COOPERATIVE ARTS AND HUMANITIES INTERDISTRICT MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM MODEL IS BUILT ON FREEDOM OF CHOICE AND BREADTH OF OPPORTUNITY, WHICH LEADS TO A DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE MANIFESTED IN POSITIVE SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, INCREASED SELF-EXPRESSION, AND HIGHER ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.YALE PRISON EDUCATION INITIATIVE - A SIGNATURE PROGRAM OF DWIGHT HALL AT YALE. THE YALE PRISON EDUCATION INITIATIVE (YPEI) WAS FOUNDED AS A DWIGHT HALL PROGRAM IN 2016 TO BRING ACCESS TO RIGOROUS, FOR-CREDIT YALE LIBERAL ARTS COURSES AND OTHER PROGRAMMING TO INCARCERATED STUDENTS IN CONNECTICUT PRISONS. AS OF FALL 2020, THE PROGRAM HAD FACILITATED MORE THAN 80 UNIQUE ENROLLMENTS IN YALE COLLEGE CREDIT-BEARING COURSES FOR 36 INCARCERATED STUDENTS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, YPEI EXPANDED INTO A YEAR-ROUND DEGREE-OFFERING PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN AND NOW OFFERS COLLEGE-TO-CAREER FELLOWSHIPS TO FORMERLY INCARCERATED STUDENTS.