Tribute to Black Women
Friday, Feb 29
Omni Hotel
We are currently accepting nominations for the Emerging Trailblazer Awards. The award honors three senior women who have distinguished themselves in areas such as: academia, sports, visual & performing arts, political action, community service, or moral value. Nominees should have a visible and sustained impact on Yale’s campus and beyond. We will be accepting nominations through February 25th, 2013.
Please fill out the nomination form here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHFGeVQ1TWVuVldYNks5VHp3bTY4M3c6MQ
Presented annually by the Yale Black Men's Union, the Tribute to Black Women is an awards ceremony that recognizes the fact that no man could be where he is without a woman. Because we are the Black Men's Union, we especially take care to recognize the impact that black women have had on our lives. At the event, we will honor five women: an Alumna of the Year, a Woman of the Year, and three seniors.
This year will mark the Sixth Annual Tribute to Black Women, which began the same year that the Yale Black Men's Union was founded. It was started by Casey Gerald, a former Yale Football Player and Rhodes Scholarship finalist. Information in regards to attending the ceremony is forthcoming. Feel free to contact the Tribute to Black Women Coordinators at yaletbw@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.
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An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
Monday, Feb 25, 7PM
Af-Am House Art Gallery
Terence Nance’s explosively creative debut feature, AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY (93 mins), documents the relationship between Terence and a lovely young woman (Namik Minter) as it teeters on the divide between platonic and romantic. Utilizing a tapestry of live action and various styles of animation, Terence explores the fantasies, emotions, and memories that race through his mind during a singular moment in time.
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Pass Violence Against Women Act
Monday Feb 25, 8 PM
Women's Center
The Yale Campus Action Interns of Planned Parenthood are having a letter-writing event targeting the US House of Representatives to pass the Violence Against Women Act approved by the US Senate. The Senate Bill not only contains the protections from the previous act first passed in 1994 but also includes crucial provisions for immigrants, American Indians, and persons discriminated against based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Please join us on Monday, February 25th, at 8 pm in the Women’s Center for a discussion of the act and letter writing to our representatives.
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We Are Still Trayvon Martin
Presented by YNAACP and BSAY
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
5:00 PM at Beinecke Plaza
Join us this Tuesday remembers Trayvon Martin on the anniversary of his death. The vigil will occur at 5:00 PM in Beinecke Plaza*. The vigil will coincide with similar events nationwide. We will also have a letter writing campaign, demanding our State Representative to vote for gun reform. We hope to see you there!
*in the event of rain the event will take place in the E-Room
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America's Newest Scriptwriter Contest
Ends March 21
James Lassiter and Will Smith of Overbrook Entertainment have joined forces with the ANA Alliance for Family Entertainment—a group of leading national advertisers intent on finding and supporting exceptional family content—to find the most talented undiscovered TV scriptwriters in the country. Overbrook Entertainment’s vision, together with the Alliance, is to produce and support extraordinary family entertainment.
Because family entertainment means different things to different people make sure your script is unique and emotionally relatable to today’s family. Submit either your 30-minute comedy or one-hour drama by 1pm PST, March 21, 2013.
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Mentoring with MAPS
The Minority Association of Pre-medical Students, or MAPS, represents the undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students of SNMA (Student National Medical Association). Our main purpose is to assist minority and women pre-medical students in their attempts to obtain resources and opportunities needed for the enhancement of their academic profile while ensuring assistance the completion of the pre-medical program for our members. We have beginning a mentoring program with the Yale Medical School. The mentoring program will be very interactive as we will host events for mentors and mentees. If you would like to join the Yale MAPS panlist and/or participate in the Mentoring Program, please contact Mercy Ude at mercy.ude@yale.edu as soon as possible.
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Acheivement First
Achievement First is a non-profit charter school management organization that is creating a network of achievement-gap-closing public schools in New York, Connecticut and other high-need areas in the Northeast. Achievement First currently operates 22 schools in Brooklyn, NY, and New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford, CT (and will expand to Rhode Island in 2013). Over the next five years, Achievement First plans to open 10-15 additional schools, spanning the full K-12 spectrum and creating college-prep opportunities for more than 12,000 urban students. Beyond our students and schools, Achievement First is an engaged and prominent partner in the larger conversation about how to improve public education and student achievement in our country. For more information about the Achievement First mission, model, our schools and team, please visit our website at www.achievementfirst.org.
Since we are a growing organization that is adding grades and opening new schools next year, we will have a variety of positions available for the 2013-14 school year. If you are interested in joining our team for the 2013-14 school year, the application will be available in October.
School-Based Opportunities
· Elementary classroom teachers (NY, CT, RI)
· Special education teachers (all levels: NY, CT; elementary: RI)
· Physical education, music, art, and theater teachers (NY, CT
Network Support Opportunities
· Associate, Network Support Performance
· Associate, Technology Associate
· Associate, Teacher Career Pathway Operations
· Project Analyze Fall Intern
Fall Professional Development Opportunities
We host events throughout the year to help you get to know us better and see our scholars in action. Check out these events that we'll be hosting over the next few months. View descriptions of the events and register on our online calendar.
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Boston Teacher Residency
.Boston Teacher Residency is now accepting applications for the 2013-14 program!
Apply now to join the movement.
Download the program flyer here.
Click here to see bios of our current Teacher Residents.
The Boston Teacher Residency (BTR) is an innovative program in urban education that combines graduate coursework toward a Masters degree in Education with a yearlong teaching apprenticeship before placement as a full-time teacher in the Boston Public Schools (BPS). We recruit talented, committed individuals of all ages and diverse backgrounds to enter a 13-month Teacher Residency modeled on a clinical teaching hospital approach; residents apply theory to practice, taking rigorous coursework and gaining extensive hands-on, practical experience in the classroom. They then continue to receive formal support and professional development during the first three years and beyond of their teaching careers.
Our mission is to drive significant student achievement gains in Boston through the recruitment, preparation, and support of exceptional teachers. Since 2003, we've graduated over 400 teachers who are working together across to the district toward fulfilling what we believe should be a basic promise of our democracy: a quality public education for every child, no matter what. That promise starts with great teachers.
Program Highlights:
● Co-teach in a collaborative teaching and learning environment under the guidance of experienced Clinical Teacher Educators
● Take coursework taught by exceptional faculty
● Earn a low-cost M.Ed. from University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston), a Massachusetts Initial Teacher license, and credit toward dual license in Special Education or English as a Second Language
● Receive a generous stipend plus health benefits during the residency year
● Receive extensive support during your first three years teaching in the BPS
● Take advantage of our unique tuition remission agreement -- the $10K program tuition is fully waived after completion of a three-year teaching commitment in the Boston Public Schools
Admissions
We are now accepting applications for the 2013-14 program. Deadlines: Nov 15, Jan 31, and Apr 1. Vsit our website and submit a Prospect Form to access the online application.
Contact:
Carolyn Chen | Director of Recruitment and Admissions
BPE | 27-43 Wormwood Street | Suite 110 | Boston, MA 02210
phone 617.275.0755 | fax 617.275.0775 | www.bpe.org
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