The event, which focused on leadership development at Yale University, included University President Peter Salovey, campaign co-chair Donna Dubinsky ’77, Washington DC Yale Club President Lauren Harris ’14, and Yale University Trustee Michael Warren. ’90 has arrived.
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Yale University held its latest fundraising event Tuesday night at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., as part of a series titled “For Humanity Illuminated.”
The event, held at the Kennedy Center, was titled “From Ideas to Impact: Developing Leaders Who Serve Society,” and is held at universities to advance evidence-based solutions to societal challenges, according to the campaign. The purpose was to explore initiatives. Website. This is part of a series of live campaign events that are open to members of the Yale community around the world. Just over 500 people registered to participate in the program Tuesday night, according to the development office.
Among those in attendance were University President Peter Salovey, campaign co-chair Donna Dubinsky ’77, Washington DC Yale Club President Lauren Harris ’14, and Yale University Trustee Michael Warren ’90. Speakers included professors and researchers from across the university.
“As I prepared to speak to you tonight, I reflected on my own journey as a leader. As you know, in August I announced that this is my last year as president of Yale University and that “I have served as a leader at Yale for more than 20 years,” Salovey announced in August. get off He said this at an event this summer. “And in a time of intense partisanship and destructive divisions, Yale’s emphasis on leadership and example reminds us that we can rise above our differences to build a better world. ”
“For humanity” so far capital campaign The organization, which is trying to raise $7 billion for universities, is holding illumination events in five cities, including London, Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Eugenie Gentry, Vice President of Development and Campaign Director The Illuminate campaign aims to inform donors, alumni, and friends of the university and keep their connection to Yale “as is,” he told the News.
Joanne E. O’Neill, vice president of alumni affairs and development, told the News that yesterday’s event in Washington and the event scheduled for Nov. 9 in Boston were sold out.
“I think there is a strong desire among people to see President Salovey, and I think that’s part of the reason why both events were sold out,” O’Neill said. “These are great events and people are excited, but they’re also excited to come to make sure they get a chance to meet President Salovey.”
Gentry said each event has a specific academic focus and includes a keynote address highlighting the university’s progress and future aspirations in that field. These events will be held in major cities with “large, active Yali populations.”
He said each event’s keynote address will be followed by a “TEDtalk-style presentation” by faculty and alumni involved in scholarship related to that topic, and will conclude with a panel discussion for all attendees to answer questions from the audience. , it added, and will conclude with remarks from alumni leaders. .
“Events at the Kennedy Center tonight [focused] “On leadership—a historic strength of a Yale education and essential to a changing world,” Gentry wrote.
Nancy Better ’84, co-chair of the campaign and chair of the University Library Council, told the News that campaign volunteers are helping plan and promote various events.
Professor Vetter added that while ‘For Humanity’ is a fundraising initiative for the university, it also encompasses initiative goals focused on training campaign volunteers to develop fundraising skillsets.
“It’s free, there’s good food, drinks and great presentations,” Vetter said of the campaign’s events. “The goal of engagement is [volunteers] Build relationships with each other, foster friendships, learn new skills…so when [they’re] Now that the campaign is over, I hope Yale can meet its financial goals and build a pipeline of future volunteers and donors. [they] You can acquire truly amazing skills that are not easily acquired in real life. ”
Four other Illumination events will be held across the United States this year in Boston, Palm Beach, Dallas, and Seattle.