The Yale Connection

In 2008 the Yale Club of Chicago introduced a new after-work networking and social event in the Yale tradition-- The Yale Connection. Built on the format of the popular Dutch Luncheon series, the Yale Connection features informal talks by Yale alumni and affiliates on a wide variety of topics, including law, business, music and the arts, medicine, politics, philanthropy, and many more.

The Yale Connection usually meets on the third Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Petterino's, 50 West Randolph Street, in a private room on the lower level (www.petterinos.com). Valet parking is available on Dearborn Street. Cost is $20 for a menu of heavy hors d'oeuvres; cash bar. Guests and friends are most welcome. No RSVP needed.

Speakers in 2010 included:

  • Sir Peter Crane, FRS Dean of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, speaking on the topic "Evolution, Extinction and the Future of Food."
  • Dr. Jocelyn Smith Carter '02 BA, Vanderbilt M.S. 2004, Ph.D. 2008, who spoke on "Depression in Children and Adolescents: What Everyone Should Know."
  • Professor Timothy Breen '64 BA, '66 MA, '68 PhD, and '01 MA Oxford University on the grassroots origins of the American Revolution.
  • Peter J. Carroll, Associate Professor of History, Northwestern University, (Yale PhD '98, MPhil '93, MA '92, Amherst College, AB '88), on the topic "China as Exception? China's Response to the Global Recession, 2008-Present."
  • John Biek '84, partner in the Tax Practice Group of Neal Gerber Eisenberg, and Bill Couchman '63, Master Tax Advisor for H&R Block, on the direction of U.S. and Illinois tax policy and the application of tax law.

Check back here or on the Events page for upcoming speakers in 2011.

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