The Poorvu Center is marking an important milestone this year: our 10th anniversary! Join us in a year-long celebration of teaching and learning excellence at Yale and help us shape the future of education.
We will host events open to the entire Yale community throughout the 2024-25 academic year. Please visit this page often for announcements and updates!
Cake Celebration
Every month, students, faculty, staff, and visitors are invited to reflect on a question about teaching and learning by posting notes to a community board. On the dates below, there will be cake to launch that month’s new question! Celebrations take place both in the Poorvu Center lobby at 301 York St. and at Poorvu North in the lobby of Kline Tower.
January Celebration at the Poorvu Center
Our January board looks ahead to 2025! Stop by the Poorvu Center to tell us one thing you want to learn this year!
Upcoming Cake Celebrations!
Tuesday, February 4 | Tuesday, March 4 | Wednesday, April 2 | Thursday, May 1
Video Reflections
Once a week, on a pop-up basis, community members visiting the Poorvu Center will be invited to record a quick video reflection about teaching and learning.
Workshops and Events
Throughout the academic year, the Poorvu Center will host four public discussions of teaching and learning, organized around the following themes:
October 22: Faculty Innovation in Teaching (introduced by Peter Salovey)
A faculty panel reflected on how college teaching has changed over the past ten years, with examples of innovations and adjustments they have made in their own classrooms, how they have supported others in their teaching, and the resources they have tapped to do so—at the Poorvu Center and beyond. See photos from this energizing event!
February 19: A Digital Education Showcase
Calling all faculty and Yaliewood colleagues, who support sharing Yale’s great teaching with the world! Join us in the continued celebration of the Poorvu Center’s 10-year Anniversary! Our next event, Yaliewood, will take place on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 3 pm in the Poorvu Center at 301 York Street. Come check out the production behind faculty instruction as you engage in interactive sets, enjoy movie theater treats, and more. We’re excited to celebrate the achievements of three honored faculty members and recognize the incredible contributions of all faculty and staff at this special event! RSVP Here!
