Shalom
Yale
Alumni Leader --
We
are writing
to you with news of an extraordinary volunteer and travel opportunity
for
alumni leaders such as yourself – an opportunity for you and the AYA to
further
the Yale alumni leadership exchange program with the world’s leading
universities. We
have been Ambassadors
for Yale in Australia,
Japan,
Turkey
and China
and shared best practices in alumni relations with world leading
universities
in all these countries. We
have made
friends and made a difference – helping universities develop and
broaden their
alumni relations program which in turn strengthens higher education.
In an
expansion
of our efforts, in 2012 the Yale Global Leadership Exchange (YaleGALE)
will
lead two programs to work with universities first in Israel in
February, and then
with Cambridge University and the University of Edinburgh in the United
Kingdom, tentatively June 29 through July 9.
Because of your leadership on behalf of Yale, you
are invited to join
YaleGALE on both or either of these programs.
The exciting event in Israel
will commence with arrival on Sunday, February 19th
and conclude on
Saturday, the 25th.
A
three-day extension to Masada, Eilat and Petra, Jordan
is
planned for those wishing to see more of the area.
Following
our
successful model of hosting a conference when we bring many
universities
together for a true exchange of ideas on alumni relations, we’re
planning a
conference in Tel Aviv with the leading universities in Israel. Although time is limited,
we will try to schedule
a program with Weizmann Institute on their beautiful campus in Rehovot. Weizmann Institute has a
number of shared
projects with Yale and is considered a key strategic partner. Of course, in addition to
the alumni
exchanges, we will have opportunities for sightseeing while in this
fascinating
part of the world. At
least one evening
we will have a reception and dinner with local Yale alumni.
One
day of the
program will be devoted to the exquisite city of Haifa
and visiting the world renowned Technion to work with their alumni as
well as
the alumni of the University of Haifa. A special treat will
include lunchtime
entertainment by the Yemin Orde choir. Yemin
Orde Youth Village
is home, school, and haven to more than 500 children from broken
families or
orphans from 20 countries. On
the way
back to Tel Aviv we will stop in the ancient sea-side town of Caesarea
for dinner.
The
next day we
will travel to Ben
Gurion
University
in the Negev to
engage in a morning
exchange. We will
make our way to Jerusalem
– the City of Gold
– in the early afternoon so we have time to check into our hotel and to
visit
the Old
City
on the day we arrive. You’re
going to fall in love with Jerusalem, if
you haven’t
visited there before, or even if you have.
Our primary
partner in Jerusalem
is Hebrew University,
often ranked as the top
university in Israel
and among the top 60 in the world.
We
will have an exchange at Hebrew
University
and visit the Mt. Scopus
campus. After an
opportunity for
additional sightseeing in the afternoon, we will have our final dinner
together
at a wonderful restaurant overlooking the Dead
Sea.
After
a last
day of sightseeing on Saturday, February 25th,
you’re invited to
join us on the extension, or schedule your flight home.
This
is a family
friendly undertaking and we are taking advantage of every opportunity
for this
to be cost-effective for you. At
the
present time we anticipate the per person cost of the primary on-land
program
to be $2,000 per person (double occupancy).
You
can register for
the program using the link on the left side of this page - you must
register through the online form although you can choose to send a
check for payment.
Please
join us in
taking advantage of this remarkable YaleGALE experience.
Shalom
aleichem,
Marv
Berenblum
Mark Dollhopf
Kathy Edersheim
Producer
Executive
Director
Chairperson
YaleGALE
in Israel
Yale Alumni Association
YaleGALE
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