Veterans Day Activities
November 11, 2016
Veteran Portrait Gallery:
9 AM – 4 PM
Woolsey Hall Rotunda
Visitors will have the opportunity to connect with Yale’s rich military past by reading the stories of six Yale veterans as they pass through the Woolsey Hall Rotunda. Enter and explore the lives of Yale veterans via photos and short biographies around the perimeter of the Rotunda.
Contact: ryan.pearson@yale.edu
Military History Tour:
Immediately following Official Veterans Day Ceremony
Begins and ends at Beinecke Library
Student ROTC members will provide a walking tour focused on Yale’s storied military history. This tour will showcase the iconic Woolsey Hall Rotunda and the World War I Memorial in the Hewitt Quadrangle.
Contact: johnathon.slife@yale.edu
Campus Flag Display:
9 AM – 4 PM
Be on the look out for American flag displays honoring Yale Veterans across campus! To honor historically underrepresented groups, student organizations, along with Yale Students for Veterans, are also sponsoring individual flag displays to honor LGBTQ+, African American, Asian American, Latinx and Hispanic, and female veterans.
Yale Students for Veterans Displays—
Cross Campus
Branford College Courtyard
Student Organization Displays—
Library Walk: Black Solidarity Conference, Asian American Cultural Center, La Casa Cultural, Chi Psi, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Phi
Cross Campus: Supporting Athletes at Yale, Yale College Council, Yale College Republicans, Yale College Democrats
Contact: madeline.skrocki@yale.edu
Multimedia Commemoration Countdown:
November 1st – November 11th
Follow “Veterans Day at Yale” on Facebook for a social media countdown to Veterans Day, including daily “interesting facts,” short interviews with veterans and their families, and updates on coordinated Veterans Day activities.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/veteransdayatyale
Youtube: http://bit.ly/2exj6tt; @YaleStudentsforVeterans
Contact: alexander.tymchenko@yale.edu
For further information, please contact Abby Gahm at abigail.gahm@yale.edu.
For media or interview requests, please contact Emmy Reinwald at emily.reinwald@yale.edu.