I Am a Yale Faculty, Student, or Staff Member
We invite you to share your questions or ideas with us. Please let us know how we can help you!
I Am Not a Member of the Yale Community
The Poorvu Center’s reach often extends beyond Yale. We welcome the opportunity to connect with you!
Chat with the Poorvu Center Website
The Poorvu Center values human connection. We also encourage experimentation and in that spirit, invite you to chat with our website. Think of this as an AI-assisted search of the site that can help you locate the information and resources you’re looking for. Since this is an experiment, please tell us about your experience chatting with our website and suggest improvements.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! Individuals outside of the Yale community, are welcome to email us at AskPoorvuCenter@yale.edu if you have questions or ideas for collaborations. We’ll respond as soon as we can.
Yes! The Poorvu Center features several spaces designed to accommodate courses - especially courses that prioritize student engagement, flexibility, and small group work. We also manage classroom requests for Poorvu North, the Watson Center, and the TEAL Classroom at 17 Hillhouse.
Send us an email to request to teach your class at the Poorvu Center.
Yes! The Poorvu Center maintains several spaces in our main location and at Poorvu North that could host your meeting or event. Please note that we prioritize requests to teach in our space and tend to approve other requests that demonstrate a direct connection to our mission or community values.
Send us an email to request to host your meeting at the Poorvu Center or Poorvu North.
Please contact our Teaching Development team and they will contact you to schedule the interview.
Send an email to our Teaching Development team about the CCTP.
Possibly. The Poorvu Center is responsible for partnering with faculty to produce online courses for the Coursera platform, however, the University does not approve every request.
Faculty who are interested in producing an online course to distribute through Coursera must complete an online course proposal form.
The best starting point is to learn more about Yale’s digital education initiatives and then contact a member of the Poorvu Center Digital Education team to discuss your goals.
Click here to learn more about Yale’s digital education initiatives.
Yes! You can email Yale Connect support directly at yaleconnect.support@yale.edu. You can also visit the Yale Connect page on this website for more information.
What is certain is that the Poorvu Center will continue to be the primary resource for the support of faculty pedagogy, student learning, and digital education on campus.
Scott Strobel, Provost of Yale University
Teach at the Poorvu Center
The Poorvu Center features several spaces designed to accommodate courses - especially courses that prioritize student engagement, flexibility, and small group work. With the exception of the TEAL classroom, instructors from FAS and all professional schools are invited to request teaching space in all the rooms we manage. The Poorvu Center also makes several of our rooms available for community use outside of courses.
Reserve Space at the Poorvu Center
Planning your next meeting or event? The Poorvu Center offers a range of flexible spaces to accommodate gatherings of various sizes and formats.
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