Spouses & Partners Orientation Schedule
January 19 & 20, 2012
For everyone, even if you don’t feel comfortable with English
Are you in New Haven with your husband, wife or partner who is studying or working all day at Yale? Are you wondering what you’re going to do with your time? Come to this program and meet other spouses & partners. Learn more about the opportunities and resources available to you at Yale and in New Haven. Each registered participant will receive an information packet with many freebies!
| Thursday, January 19
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10am
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Welcome & Orientation Meeting @ International Center (IC)
Tea and refreshments available.
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12:30pm
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Lunch @ Sitar Indian Restaurant
We’ll be going to one of New Haven’s best lunch deals. Yummy all-you-can-eat lunch buffet (bring $11 which includes tax and tip, or more if you order a beverage).
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2:30pm |
Sterling Memorial Library Orientation Session & Tour
This specially arranged hands-on orientation is to introduce you to the incredible resources Yale’s library has for you. Learn about the powerful databases for international news and articles. |
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5:30pm
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ISPY Open House
New and returning spouses and partners are invited to this reception to meet the leaders of ISPY's many Special Interest Groups (SIGs). Light refreshments will be provided.
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| Friday, January 20
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11am
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Meet @ IC
Tea & refreshments available.
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12pm
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FREE lunch @ HGS Dining Hall
Graduate Student Life at the McDougal Center has invited the new spouses and partners to be their guests at the Dining Hall at the Graduate School.
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1pm
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McDougal Center Tour
See what resources and comfy spaces await you here at the McDougal Graduate Student Center (also open to postdocs). This center is also for the spouses, so you could have a lot of parties, meet people, and enjoy discounted tickets to events like Yale Theatre.
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2:30pm
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New Haven Public Library Tour
One of the librarians will give us a brief tour of the New Haven Free Public Library and find out what resources are available to you there – did you know they have an extensive CD/DVD collection too?! You will also have an opportunity to obtain your public library card. (Please bring photo ID + a bill, envelope or postcard with your New Haven street address, postmarked within the last 30 days.)
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See photos from the most recent Spouses and Partners Orientation on Facebook.
Testimonials
"It's wonderful meeting other spouses and partners who are in the same situation. It's nice to knowing you're not the only one struggling with adjusting to your new life as a 'dependent' of a Yale student or scholar. And many of the people I met at orientation ultimately became good friends."
