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Asian Graduate Network (AGN) is a student organization whose mission is to building a lasting community amongst Yale graduate and professional students and a network amongst alumni. We strive to do this through professional development opportunities, mentorship, coalition building, and collaboration with organizations both on and off campus. We welcome any community member to attend an event hosted by AGN and support us through our mission.

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ACSSY is an independent, non-political and non-profit organization dedicated to the goal of promoting social, intellectual and cultural activities for Chinese students and scholars at Yale and for other interested members of the Yale community. It will also strive to provide opportunities and benefits for its members by facilitating the exchange of information between China and overseas Chinese students and by protecting the interests of its members on campus as well as in the United States.

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The Black Graduate Network (BGN) at Yale unites all graduate and professional students of African descent, regardless of their school affiliation for fellowship, networking opportunities and service. BGN is open to all members of the Yale Community. BGN also strives to support and supplement the political, social, and community efforts of other schools and departmental minority organizations.

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The Career Network for student Scientists and Postdocs at Yale (CNSPY) was established to provide graduate students and post-docs with a platform to explore diverse career options and to build an extensive professional network of peers, career mentors, and faculty advisors. Our events allow our members to meet and learn from career mentors while building a community of peers. We aim to establish new avenues for collaboration, business ventures, and job opportunities while supporting an entrepreneurial environment among science trainees at Yale.

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Our group aims to provide a platform for career development for students in the chemical sciences. We will accomplish this by presenting a diversity of experienced professionals, building connections with alumni, and facilitating intradepartmental cohesion.

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We are an A Cappella group dedicated to the adaptation and performance of modern Chinese music. We comprise of graduate and professional Yale students passionate about singing and arranging.

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Distilled, an annual publication, aims to spark a dialogue about the technological future of society, by presenting a number of well reasoned, scientifically rigorous essays on what shape that future should take.

Each edition of Distilled will contain 6-8 long-form essays focused on a specific scientific topic of societal relevance. Each essay will aim to provide the non-expert reader with an overview of key scientific findings and make an informed argument about the political/economic/legal/ethical implications of the technology

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To provide graduate and professional students at Yale with inspiring worship, to cultivate amongst them a transformative community, and to nurture in them a passion for service and justice.

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The Equity in the Job Search Symposium is an annual symposium that provides practical, hands-on workshops to assist graduate students and postdocs at all stages of the STEM job search. We integrate this career advice with data-driven discussions of gender bias to expand the conversation of gender bias to a larger population. The guiding principle behind the symposium is to overcome bias for all. We aim to impart to our participants the idea that everyone benefits from more inclusivity.

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The purpose of this organization is to provide a musical outlet to graduate students who are too busy to join a formal ensemble. The mission may change depending on the vision of the organization's members.

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The Graduate Student Assembly is an elected body of Yale students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The Assembly’s goals are to identify the needs and concerns of graduate students, consider possible solutions, and present these to the Dean and other administrators. We also discuss, propose, and advise on possible changes to Graduate School policy proposed by the administration. The assembly provides a means for communication and deliberation both among graduate students and between graduate students and other members of the Yale community.

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The Yale Debate Association is one of the world's top debate societies; in keeping with the precedent set by other universities (and upon considering the strong success record of other graduate competitors) the YDA has re-opened membership to graduate students this year. The Graduate Debate Association is the branch of the YDA open to GSAS members, who practice and compete alongside YDA members from all schools but are funded semi-autonomously.

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The Graduate Student Disability Alliance (GSDA) is an affinity group for graduate and professional students who are situated within the disability umbrella. The primary function of the Graduate Student Disability Alliance is to create a sense of community among graduate students with disabilities, advocate for members of our community, foster a sense of belonging on campus, and support our members while they navigate graduate school and beyond.

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This group is for officers of Graduate student groups officially registered with McDougal GSL-GSAS. It contains policies, information and forms for group leader use. Once you are listed as an officer of a GSAS registered and approved group, you will be collected here automatically,

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The Haven of Hearts Chinese Christian Campus Fellowship at Yale is committed to be an open, Christian group that welcomes all Chinese-speaking graduate students and scholars, regardless of any denominational background (or none), race, ethnicity, age, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or physical or mental disability. We strive to serve as a safe haven to the members of this fellowship, by providing study, social, service, worship and ministry opportunities open to all Chinese-speaking graduate students and scholars. We are dedicated to the spiritual, ethical, intellectual, social, physical and mental well being of the community of Chinese graduate students and scholars. Though we are a Christian Fellowship, we are committed to collaborating with other religious groups to foster respect, open dialogue and mutual understanding among people of different faith and cultures.

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The Indigenous Graduate Network (IGN) aims to foster community, support, and professional development among Native American and Indigenous identified graduate and professional students at Yale. Over the past three years since IGN was created, our programming has included a variety of social events and professionalization workshops.

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A. To bring together the members of the Yale Community interested in Italian culture with the purpose of creating a network and promoting Italian culture within Yale as well as fostering a sense of community and facilitating intercultural exchanges.
B. To work with other Italian Societies of international academic institutions and with other graduate and undergraduate organizations within Yale.
C. To maintain a connection with alumni members of the Society in order to establish a network among former and current members, especially in connection with the Yale Club of Italy.

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The purpose of Japanese Association for students and scholars at Yale is to connect all Japanese and Japan-affiliated people on campus. Our group consists of people from academia, government, industry, or non-profit organizations, and will provide an opportunity to a network with different backgrounds.

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Korean Graduate Student Association at Yale is an active organization on campus with around 150-200 members. Our purpose is to help Korean and Korea-interested graduate students navigate opportunities and communities around campus.

The purpose of the organization is to enhance the network and the academic and vocational cooperation among the Korean graduate students at Yale, and to provide social, cultural and educational functions for Korean graduate students as well as the general student body at Yale. We also serve as as a liaison among Korean Associations in the New England region and we seek to promote the network with other associations at the university and the community.

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KDSY is a Kpop dance society at Yale. We hope to encourage interaction and collaboration with other dance groups on campus and make KDSY a reflection of Yale's diverse and creative environment. Also, allowing students of all cultural and dance backgrounds to participate in bringing the variety, skill, and vibrancy of Korean dance to the stage.

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Ludi et Veritas is a boardgaming group at Yale with the goal of getting people together to play board games. We meet regularly to play and teach board games that promote the social interaction, intellectual stimulation, and just plain fun that comes out of unplugging from our busy lives.
Our current membership composition is:
5% Undergraduate students
70% Grad/profesional students
20% Postdocs/faculty
5% Family of the above

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Open Labs organizes science outreach events for K-12 students in the New Haven area. We coordinate multiple forms of outreach including hands-on science demonstrations, science talks, and digital content!

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oSTEM is a dedicated community of LGBTQ STEM students interested in building a community on campus and fostering opportunities for leadership and professional development.

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As of SPRING 2020- This Group is Inactive. Contact mcdougal.center@yale.edu to inquire about reactivating this group:
Palimpsest is a biannual print publication run by graduate and professional students at Yale University, featuring visual art, nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and media related to performance, architecture, and music. Palimpsest provides a forum for graduate and professional students to share their work, and membership is open to any Yale graduate students and their partners.

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Persian Students and Scholars Association at Yale organizes cultural/traditional events such as Nowrooz (Persian New Year), Yalda. Such events are celebrated worldwide by various ethno-linguistic groups. This organization also helps its members to connect with other students and scholar and make a community.

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