From: McDougal Center
Date: September 13, 2020
Subject: McDougal Graduate Student Life Notes: Week of 09-13-2020


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Welcome to New Haven Shopping & Dining Discounts for University Students

Wednesday, August 19 at 9:00am
to Saturday, September 19 at 10:00pm
Downtown New Haven
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Welcome to New Haven First Year Students, and for those of you returning, welcome back!

We have assembled more than 60 exclusive shopping and dining offers to New Haven retailers and restaurants for all college and university students to enjoy - Yale, Quinnipiac, Southern, Albertus, Gateway, University of New Haven and more! Undergraduate and Graduate+ students can redeem these offers with a valid student ID.  Don't have your ID yet? Don't worry, please show your Yale admissions/acceptance letter and any photo ID. These digital vouchers are available for downloading and valid through September 19, 2020!

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Connect with all of Yale using Yale Connect on Campus Groups

Monday, September 14
1:00am - 11:00pm
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Use Yale connect to Connect with 25,000 Yale users - students, postdcocs, staff & faculty - and over 1,000 groups and campus offices. Find and signup for hundreds of events, workshops, socials, services, and activities to keep you connected and well this fall term - If you are learning On-Campus or Remotely, now more than ever, you need Yale Connect. Login with Netid or download the YaleU Connect App! Free for users, groups and offices - email yaleconnect.support@yale.edu if questions.
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Biking to West Campus

Monday, September 7 at 10:00am
to Wednesday, September 30 at 11:00pm
Yale West Capus, Founders Hall, 135 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511, United States
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This September, challenge yourself to bike to West Campus and submit a photo for a chance to win a prize. We have designed a fun bike route for you to follow to bike from New Haven to West Haven!
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Koru Mindfulness and Meditation Course

Tuesday, September 15
5:00pm - 6:15pm
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Stressed out? Trouble sleeping? Want more compassion for yourself and others? Try Koru Mindfulness, a four-week course designed to teach students the basics of mindfulness and meditation. These skills can help you manage daily stress and bring more ease into your life. The course is offered for matriculating students only.
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DUE DATE: Optional Dental & Vision Plan Enrollment Ends Sept.15 - for all G&P Students

Tuesday, September 15
11:00pm - 11:55pm
online enrollment
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All Yale Grad & Professional Students can review the plan information for Optional Dental and Vision Plans, and enroll if desired, by paying the additional fees by Sept. 15, 2020. Visit http//gradprofdenteye.yale.edu for information, coverage and costs. Coverage begins Oct.1, 2020 and ends Sept. 30, 2021. Plan initiated and negotiated by Yale GPSS & GSA.
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Yale Grad Womxn's Welcome!

Wednesday, September 16
5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Welcome to our new GSAS students and Welcome back to our returning GSAS students! Kick off the Fall 2020 semester by tuning in to a panel of women at Yale as they discuss topics such as being a womxn in graduate school! Following the Panel, stop by some Zoom rooms of various Grad student Orgs and enter for a chance to win a raffle prize!
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Hit the Ground Running! Info Session with Coach Sheehan

Wednesday, September 16
7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Have you recently picked up a new running habit? Trying to spend more time moving outdoors? Or, are you a seasoned runner who is always looking to improve? Join your fellow grads for a running info session with Yale Women's Cross Country Head Coach Taryn Sheehan. She'll share some tips and and answer questions to help you make the most of your running!
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Grad Night In: Cocktail Making and Food Pairing with Ordinary (ZIPPY, 21+)

Thursday, September 17
7:00pm - 8:30pm
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ZIPPY- Zoom In with Personal Pick-up at/near Yale: Pick up your kit at Ordinary beforehand and join grad students for a food pairing and cocktail making happy hour on zoom! YOU MUST Purchase $20 Kit Tickets on Eventbrite to participate.
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Voter Information Session

Tuesday, September 22
5:00pm - 6:00pm
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2020 is a big election year! Want to be prepared to vote in the upcoming elections? Join the McDougal GSL Public Service Fellows for an information session regarding all things voting. We will be joined by Shannel Evans, a Democratic Registrar from the New Haven Registrar of Voters to help field your questions. Topics will include registering to vote in CT or your home state, absentee voting, vote-by-mail, and where to find unbiased information about elections and issues being voted on this year.

If you're also looking for some friendly competition, look no further! We will be hosting a Yale GSAS vs. Harvard GSAS voter registration drive, in conjunction with this event. Be sure to sign the pledge to vote at the event so we can take home the honor!

For more information about McDougal GSL: https://gsas.yale.edu/resources-students/student-life-community/mcdougal-graduate-student-center
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Arts and Culture: Trivia Night!

Tuesday, September 22
6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Join your Arts and Culture McDougal fellows for a night of trivia! This semester your McDougal Fellows will be holding a monthly trivia night, where graduate students can come with a team (of 4) or be placed on a team and enjoy a night of friendly competition. Each month our first place team will win a prize (a Yale T-shirt from Campus Customs). In December the top 3 teams from the monthly trivia will compete in a final trivia night for the chance to win THE GRAND PRIZE! So come with your friends (or come and make new friends), answer questions, win prizes, and have a good time!
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Virtual Tai Chi with your own Chai Tea

Wednesday, September 23
6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Have you been thinking of indulging in some much-needed movement and relaxation? Here is a chance for you to energize yourself with the ancient practice of Tai Chi, also referred to as moving meditation. Join us on Wednesday, September 23rd from 6-7 pm for a virtual Tai Chi class with Shirley Chock. Ask your friends to join in too or make new friends virtually!!
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Yoga @Your Desk!

Thursday, September 24
4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Tired and tense? Come do chair yoga and desk stretches! Event will be led by Tracy George, wellness consultant and former director of the Good Life Center!
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McDougal Speed Friending - for Grad Students

Friday, September 25
5:30pm - 7:00pm
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Feeling bored and isolated at home? Want to meet graduate students in other departments/programs? Looking for a friend to share you hobby with (tennis, knitting, reading etc.) ? Come to the FIRST ever, McDougal Speed Friending event on Friday, September 25th at 5:30pm. (The meeting link will be shared via email the day before the event).
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NHV Chalk Love: Community Art Bomb!

Saturday, September 26
11:00am - 12:30pm
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We provide the chalk, from there the possibilities are limitless. Hit up the sidewalks of NHV with chalk art and affirmations in our respective neighbourhoods or area of choice. Join together by Zoom to share our sidewalk masterpieces afterward. After the event, use our NHV Chalk Bomb Map to find other chalk creations in your neighborhood. **GSAS Students - To learn about more family friendly/kid friendly grad events and meet other grad parents, Tag yourself in the McDougal GSL Group page using the Sub-group Tag "Grad Students with Families/Kids" (private to this group - only GSAS students who are McD GSL group members can see it)
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Fellows' Tips of the Week
 

Alycia and Helen's Arts and Culture Tip of the Week - 
Missing concerts? Check out Yale School of Music’s on-demand digital concert hall, where you can stream past YSM performances, and even watch behind the scenes footage of Yale Opera’s productions, like Florencia en el Amazons here

Adrian and Larissa’s Health and Wellness Tip of the Week -
Got wellness? Explore Yale's 8 wellness areas (Move well, Mind well, Love well, Seek well, Save well, Eat well, Work well, Rest well) on Yale Well!

Billy and Nakeirah’s Social Tip of the Week -
The Afro American Cultural Center, Asian American Cultural Center, La Casa Cultural, and Native American Cultural Center are co-hosting a cultural trivia night on September 21st at 7PM. It is a great opportunity to learn about Yale's cultural centers, meet their staff members, and win cool PRIZES!!! RSVP here. Did I mention PRIZES??

Sarah and Tayah’s West Campus Tip of the Week -
The trails at West Campus make for a perfect way to take a socially distanced break from lab work. The trails run the length of the campus along the Oyster River. Walking from the Conference Center to the West Campus Barn through the nursing buildings is about 1.5 miles. Get outdoors and enjoy the wildlife and nature West Campus has to offer.

Sam's WISAY Grad Mentoring Tip of the Week -
Applications to take part in the Women in Science at Yale (WISAY) Mentoring Program for the 2020-2021 school year are now available !Apply to be a mentor and/or mentee for WISAY's Mentoring Program here by Wednesday, September 23rd! As in past years, we will have mentoring on two levels: graduate students mentoring undergrads and post-docs mentoring graduate students. Graduate students are free to sign up for both programs. WISAY will provide some structured events, including a mandatory mentoring workshop in late October. For more information on the mentoring program please visit WISAY's webpage or email at wisay@yale.edu with any questions.

Jo's Art Film Tip of the Week -
Become a member of the Yale Center for British Art's group on YaleConnect! New members of the Center's group will then receive messages that include links to three films about acclaimed British Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare, best known for explorations of the legacies of colonialism through sculpture, installations, film, and photography. His work was the subject of 2016 exhibition at the Center and the artist's CBE's studio has graciously allowed YCBA to package three of his films to be viewed exclusively by Yale undergraduate and graduate students through September 30, 2020.

Lisa's Student Discount Tip of the Week -
Only one more week to use the great Welcome deals, freebies and discounts from The Shops at Yale (TS@Y). Check them out on TS@Y Yale Connect online or on YC Mobile App and use them before Deals end Sept. 19! **TS@Y merchants and restaurants offer student discounts year round listed on their website.