Dwight Hall at Yale
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| Formation | 1886 |
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| Purpose | Nonprofit Organization |
| Headquarters | Yale University |
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Executive Director | Peter Crumlish |
Coordinator | Briana Burroughs |
Coordinator | Anthony D'Ambrosio |
| Website | dwighthall.org |
Dwight Hall at Yale is a student-run, staff supported public service and social action organization at Yale University. Founded in 1886, "The Hall" stands as one of the oldest and most storied collegiate public service institutions in the nation. It is the largest student-run organization at Yale College.
Mission
To nurture and inspire students as leaders of social change and to advance justice and service in New Haven and around the world.
Historical Origin
Upon its founding, Dwight Hall was heralded as an organization that boasted deeply religious roots. Initially named the Young Men's Christian Association, the organization served as the nexus between Christian-based service and intellectual life at Yale College. Today, Dwight Hall is not religiously affiliated.
Governance
Dwight Hall is primarily governed by its Cabinet and Executive Committee. The Cabinet is composed of leaders from each of the Hall's nearly 100 Member Groups and organizations.
Recent Activity
Since the arrival of Executive Director Peter Crumlish in the mid-2000s, Dwight Hall has sought to innovate and modernize in the field of collegiate public service. The 2015 and 2016 Executive Committees have put a particular emphasis on expanding the Hall's presence on campus. For example, the recently founded "Outreach Program" works to connect Dwight Hall to many different organizations and students at Yale, including those without a service affiliation.[2] The Hall has also made an active effort to expand its social justice advocacy efforts[3]
and recently endorsed a candidate for the Yale College Council Presidency for the first time.[4]
Member Groups
Dwight Hall serves as the umbrella organization for nearly 100 member groups that are divided into four networks.
Social Justice Network:
- Best Buddies
- Black Solidarity Conference (BSC)
- Black Student Alliance at Yale (BSAY)
- Elmseed Enterprise Fund
- Habitat for Humanity
- Movimiento Estuiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA)
- Yale Animal Welfare Alliance
- Yale Hunger and Homelessness Project (YHHAP)
- Yale Refugee Project
- Yale Student Environmental Coalition (YSEC)
- Yale Undergraduate Prison Project (YUPP)
Education Network:
- Bridges
- Camp Kesem
- Community Health Educators (CHE)
- DEMOS
- Dive In
- Global Brigades
- Hear Your Song
- Hemispheres
- Instrumental Connection
- MathCOUNTS
- New Haven REACH
- PALS
- Ready Set Launch
- Students for Autism Awareness at Yale (SAAY)
- Summer Science Research Institute
- Synapse
- Teaching Peace Initiative
- Ulysses S. Grant Foundation
- Urban Debate League
- Urban Improvement Corps
- Yale Children’s Theater
Public Health Network:
- AIDS Walk New Haven
- American Red Cross at Yale
- Colleges Against Cancer/Relay for Life
- Hypertension Awareness and Prevention Program at Yale (HAPPY)
- Living History Project
- Public Health Coalition
- Yale AIDS Support Coalition (YASC)
- Yale Sight Savers
- Yale Undergraduates at Connecticut Hospice (YUCH)
International Network:
- Building Bridges
- Engineers Without Borders
- REMEDY
- Rotaract Club
- Volunteers Around the World
- Yale Undergraduate Association for African Peace and Development
- Yale Undergraduate Students for UNICEF[5]