will be a time of discovery, service
While the March recess is a time of travel for many Yale students, this year some of them will be doing their exploring closer to campus as part of Spring Break in New Haven, a program being offered by Yale for the first time this year.
As part of Spring Break in New Haven, 20 students -- most international undergraduates -- will remain on campus March 10-15 to explore the strengths and consider the challenges of the city that is Yale's home. They will meet civic leaders who are making a difference and volunteer for community service projects -- but mostly they will enjoy the city's rich resources.
"Most Yale students do not have a broad experience of New Haven," says Lina Zerbarini, associate rabbi at Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale, who organized the program. "While many do volunteer throughout the city, service participants tend to see the need of the city and not its abundant resources. Spring Break in New Haven offers students from around the country and around the world an in-depth experience in the strengths and challenges of the city, as well as an opportunity to make a contribution."
Among the activities the students will enjoy are a performance of "Man of La Mancha" at Long Wharf Theatre, ice skating at Ralph Walker Rink, sky watching at the Yale Observatory, a bike trip to Lighthouse Point and dinners in a series of local restaurants.
Participants will take the Cityscape Tour and learn about New Haven from several speakers. Andrew Horowitz, director of the New Haven Oral History Project at Yale, will talk about the city's history and the use of oral history in preserving the past. The Reverend Bonita Grubbs, director of Christian Community Action (CCA), will introduce students to the non-profit agency that provides emergency food, housing and support to New Haven's poor. Students will then have the opportunity to record the oral histories of some of CCA's clients.
Chris George, director of Integrated Refugee and Immigration Services (IRIS), will speak about the city's immigrant and refugee population, and students will assist at an IRIS after-school program for local children. Author Paul Bass and Warren Kimbro will talk about the Black Panther trial that inspired "Murder in the Model City," a book co-authored by Bass and Douglas Rae, the Richard S. Ely Professor of Organization and Management. Kimbro plays a central role in the book.
Peter Stein, director of strategic planning at the Regional Growth Partnership, will speak on economic development in New Haven and Yale's contribution to the economic health of the city.
Spring Break in New Haven is sponsored by Slifka Center, Dwight Hall, the Office of International Students and Scholars, and the Office of New Haven and State Affairs. For more information, contact Zerbarini at rabbi.lina@yale.edu or (203) 432-8523.
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