Dwight Hall at Yale
 Official Logo of Dwight Hall | |
| Formation | 1886 |
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| Purpose | Nonprofit Organization |
| Headquarters | Yale University |
| Location | |
Executive Director | Peter Crumlish |
Coordinator | Briana Burroughs |
Coordinator | Anthony D'Ambrosio |
| Website | dwighthall.org |
Dwight Hall at Yale is a student-run, staff supported public service and social action organization at Yale University. Founded in 1886, “The Hall” stands as one of the oldest and most storied collegiate public service institutions in the nation. It is the largest student-run organization at Yale College.
Mission
| “ | To nurture and inspire students as leaders of social change and to advance justice and service in New Haven and around the world. | ” |
Historical Origin
Upon its founding, Dwight Hall was heralded as an organization that boasted deeply religious roots. Initially named the Young Men’s Christian Association, the organization served as the nexus between Christian-based service and intellectual life at Yale College. Today, Dwight Hall is not religiously affiliated.
Governance
Dwight Hall is primarily governed by its Cabinet and Executive Committee. The Cabinet is composed of leaders from each of the Hall’s nearly 100 member groups and organizations. Cabinet has the authority to elect all members of the Executive Committee. The Committee itself is traditionally administered and presided over by two Co-Coordinators.
Member Groups
Dwight Hall serves as the umbrella organization for nearly 100 member groups and organizations.
- AIDS Walk/ Watch
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- American Red Cross at Yale
- Amnesty International
- Best Buddies
- Black Solidarity Conference
- Black Student Alliance at Yale
- Bookmarks/ Summer Buds
- Bridges
- Building Bridges
- Circle of Women
- College Council for CARE
- Colleges Against Cancer
- Community Health Educators
- Elmseed Enterprise Fund
- Engineers Without Borders
- Fierce Advocates
- FOCUS
- Genocide Action Project
- Girls Run
- Global Zero
- Habitat for Humanity
- HAPPY (Hypertension Awareness & Prevention Project at Yale)
- Harvest
- Hemispheres
- Instrumental Connection
- Jews for Justice
- MATHCOUNTS Outreach
- MEChA
- Microfinance Brigades
- The Musical Cure
- Myanmar Project
- New Haven REACH
- PALS Tutoring and Mentoring
- Peace by PEACE
- Public Health Coalition
- Remedy at Yale Student Association (RYSA)
- Reach Out
- Ready Set Launch
- Roosevelt Institution at Yale
- Rotaract Club
- Squash Haven
- Student Global Health and AIDS Coalition
- Synapse
- Thi(NK)
- The Future Project
- Uganda Hope Network
- Ulysses S. Grant Foundation
- Unite for Sight
- Urban Debate League
- Urban Improvement Corps
- Volunteers Around the World (VAW)
- Women and Youth Supporting Each Other (WYSE)
- World Micro Market
- Yale AIDS Support Coalition (YASC)
- Yale Black Men’s Union
- Yale Children’s Theater
- Yale Students for Autism Awareness
- Yale Hunger And Homelessness Action Project (YHHAP)
- Yale Refugee Project (YRP)
- Yale Sight Savers
- Yale Student Environmental Coalition (YSEC)
- Yale Undergraduate Association for African Peace and Development
- Yale Undergraduate Prison Project
- Yale Undergraduate Students for UNICEF
- Yale Undergraduates at Connecticut Hospice