Yale Club of DC In-Person Event

STRONGER THAN YOU THINK: Yale Club MeetUp 

Thursday, October 8, 2026
5:30pm-9:00pm

LOOK Dine-In Cinema - Reston Town Center
11940 Market St
Reston, VA 20190

All Yalies, family, and friends are invited to join us to attend the opening night showing of this documentary that shares the incredible and inspiring story of Ali Truwit, Yale College '23. You can read all about the film below and here! 

  

YCWDC AI Masterclass Virtual Series with Aditya Nair:
Working with AI as an Individual (AI-native operator) and a Business (AI-native entity).

Masterclass 1: Beyond The Prompt - Wednesday, September 23, 12:00-1:00PM
Masterclass 2: The New Rules of Advantage - Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 12:00-1:00PM

The Yale Club of Washington, DC welcomes alumni to an AI Masterclass Series featuring Aditya Nair, a Yale alum and a global expert on applied AI in regulated industries. 

 

Yale Club of DC In-Person Event

Swing, Secrets, and Sabotage: 
A Book Talk with Author Bill Tortolano '85 Mus. M.

Wednesday, October 14, 2026
6:30pm-8:30pm

Busboys and Poets
450 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20001

Supporting members: $5
Non-members and guests: $10

We are thrilled to host author and retired Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Bill Tortolano for an exclusive look into his book, Swinging Against the Axis: Glenn Miller's WWII Army Air Forces Band at Yale. Tortolano will reveal how a sleepy, isolationist Yale campus was transformed into a center for clandestine services—including secret psychological warfare recordings that weaponized jazz behind enemy lines.

  

Yale Club of DC Virtual Event

Practical Career Conversations:
OCS/YAA: Alumni Career and Mentorship Resources with Elayne Mazzarella and Stephen Blum '74

Tuesday, October 20, 2026
12:00pm-1:00pm

This session will help Yalies see what resources Yale has for alums of all ages seeking new opportunities. Elayne will discuss the resources available to Yale alums from OCS.  Steve will discuss the platform available for alums to connect with other alums with relevant careers and interests.  

 

Yale Club of Washington, DC Fall Series

Discussions about the Purposes of College Education based on the course taught by Yale College Dean Pericles Lewis

Join us for dinner and conversation about the themes of Yale's 2026 DeVane lecture series, Purposes of College Education. The course we will discuss uses Plato's Republic and Yale's own history, to examine how college builds character, citizenship, and community. Participants in the salon series will be encouraged to watch selected lectures online and then join for dinner and conversation about the course themes and about how participants' own views of college have changed since graduation. Please note that Dean Lewis will not be participating in these discussions. The series is inspired by his course and will feature alumni-led conversation and peer discussion among attendees.

Dates/ Times: September 16, October 21, and November 18, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

6:30 pm — Dinner & drinks
7:00 pm — Discussion begins

Pricing (for three-session series)
Yale Club of DC members: $50
Non-members: $60
Continuing the conversation

Can't make it in person? Subscribe to the Substack Lux After Veritas to be part of a continuing conversation about the purposes of college education in today's changing world.

Questions? Contact Robert Nelb.

Yale Club of DC In-Person Event

Yale-Harvard Game Watch Party

Saturday, November 21, 2026
11:30am-4:00pm

Continental Pool Lounge
1911 Fort Myer Dr
Arlington, VA 22209

Join the Yale Club of Washington, DC for a fun afternoon of cheering on the Yale Bulldogs on the gridiron. Kickoff time is 12:00pm. All ages welcome! Come join the fun and wear your Yale Blue!

  

 

Each year, the Yale Club of Washington D.C. awards Community Service Summer Fellowships to current Yale undergraduates, enabling them to spend the summer interning with nonprofit organizations in the Washington metropolitan area. The fellowships give students an opportunity to serve our community while helping local organizations advance their work.

Thanks to the generosity of our community, two Yale students interned with local nonprofits last summer. This year, we hope to expand the program to support more students by increasing the number of fellowships and extending our reach to more local organizations.

If you work with or know of a nonprofit in the DMV doing meaningful work that could benefit from hosting a summer fellow, we would love to hear from you. Please email [email protected] to suggest an organization or learn more.

Your support can help make this expansion possible. The program relies largely on donations from community members. Please consider making a gift to support a student fellow this summer using any of the payment methods below:

  • Donate via Zelle: yaleclubdc.ix.netcom.com

  • Donate via Venmo: yaleclubdc

  • Donate via PayPal

  • Donate on the Yale Club Website 

  • Mail a check to: Yale Club of Washington, D.C., 4200 Wisconsin Ave NW #106-270, Washington, DC 20016 (Please note: CSF Fundraiser on your check.)

Thank you for your support!

 

 

The Yale Club is so thankful to our generous Corporate Sponsor, PKF O’Connor Davies, for helping us with our tax return!

Engage with our new career resources!

The Yale Club of Washington, DC invites every member of our Yale DMV community to join us in our goal to help local alumni, students, spouses/partners, and parents find jobs. With nearly 15k total community members, we have a tremendous, untapped opportunity to help one another professionally—but we need your help to make a real impact.  

What can you do to help and participate?

  1. Post a JOB on our private LinkedIn Group! If you are hiring or your company/team is hiring, you can link to the job posting or post the job directly on our LinkedIn.
    Here’s a short video showing how. 

  2. Post about YOU! If you’re looking for new opportunities, feel free to post your resume, LinkedIn profile, or just a note about your professional goals. Or if you are just looking to network and connect with other Yalies in your field, you can share that too!
    Here is a short video showing how to post a document like a resume. 

  3. Connect DMV Yalies! Follow our LinkedIn group, and when you see a  job seeker or someone hiring, if you know someone who might be able to help them, reach out and introduce them! Or share other relevant resources you are aware of. 

  4. Organize your own small Yale DMV professional mixer in your field! If you volunteer to plan the event and find a space to host, we will promote the event to our entire database and may be able to financially support with a small stipend. Reach out to [email protected] with your ideas!

Again, our aim for all of this is to provide a professionally-focused, supportive Yale DMV forum that helps our community members find jobs. We also have a web page that lists out many other online career resources available to our Yale DM community: 
Yale DMV Career Support Web Page

We hope to see you online and in person soon.

 

 Support Your Club: Yale Club of DC T-Shirts For Sale

     

We're excited to introduce our brand new organic cotton Yale Club of Washington, DC, T-shirts. These soft, durable and fully preshrunk T-shirts are made in the United States with water-based inks. The shirts are blue with the YCWDC logo in white. Each sale supports the non-profit work of the Club, from events to mentoring and community service! 

To order, please click this form, or email Caroline Drees at [email protected] for questions or more information. 



FROM THE YALE CLUB OF WASHINGTON, DC PRESIDENT

Hello, fellow alumni, family, and friends!

As we enter the final month of summer, our Board is preparing for an exciting new operating year of programming, engagement, and impact. We'll soon launch our annual strategic planning process, including a member survey, and we'd love your input on the events and opportunities you'd most like to see.

Some of the ideas already under discussion include expanding professional networking opportunities, offering more intellectually engaging in-person and virtual events, celebrating the multiculturalism of our community, and strengthening collaboration with Yale alumni shared-interest groups. With nearly 11,000 Yale alumni across the DMV, along with family and other Yale-affiliated friends, we have an incredible opportunity to connect, learn, socialize, grow, and serve our communities together.

Making that vision a reality starts with all of us. Attend an event, become a supporting member, participate in our private LinkedIn group with 1300 other Yalies, share your expertise, and/or volunteer your time! We're looking for people to help organize events, host gathering space, chair a new Communications Committee, assist with our monthly e-newsletter, and more.

If you'd like to volunteer or simply explore ways to get involved, I'd love to hear from you. Please feel free to email me at [email protected].

I look forward to seeing many of you in the coming year!

Warm regards,

Yvette Soliz Rivers, Yale College '96
President
Yale Club of Washington, DC
 

Get involved with our online community on Facebook!

With more than 1500 members so far, our Facebook group is a valuable "place" for local alumni to connect.  Join us! Young alums can join us here.


  

The Yale Club of Washington, D.C. is regularly hosting webinars and virtual meetings.

Members are able to access all past recordings in our Virtual Library!