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Making a Difference

In this series, Karen Guzman talks to Yale SOM students about how volunteering complements their business education and connects them to their community.

A seated person smiling with a glass wall in the background
October 14, 2024 Making a Difference Blog

Making a Difference: Connecting with Kids through Math and Tennis

Jake Walther ’25 tutors New Haven students as part of an innovative program that develops both classroom skills and athletic skills.

A student wearing a suit posing outside Evans Hall
April 30, 2024 Making a Difference Blog

Making a Difference: Creating Opportunities for Local Vendors

Yale SOM’s new Inclusive Growth Fellowship pairs fellows with New Haven city agencies to work on projects that increase economic growth for all residents.

Puneet Chhabra ’24
November 08, 2023 Making a Difference Blog

Making a Difference: Serving the Local Refugee Community

We talked with Puneet Chhabra ’24 about what he has learned volunteering with the refugee community at Integrated Refugee Immigrant Services in New Haven.

Chess team photo
April 11, 2023 Making a Difference Blog

Making a Difference: Bringing Chess to a Local School

We talked with Sharan Subramanian ’24 about what he has learned teaching chess to students in New Haven’s East Rock Community School chess club.

Celeste Watkins
February 09, 2023 Making a Difference Blog

Making a Difference: Pitching in at a New Haven Soup Kitchen

We talked with Celeste Watkins ’24 about what she has learned volunteering with Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen.

Liam Bartlett ’23
December 01, 2022 Making a Difference Blog

Making a Difference: The Benefits of Becoming a Big Brother

We talked with Liam Bartlett ’23 about what he has learned volunteering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts.

Jenna Starr ’23
November 17, 2022 Making a Difference Blog

Making a Difference: Serving on the Board of a Public Library

We talked with Jenna Starr ’23 about what she learned volunteering on the board of the Wallingford Public Library in suburban Connecticut, as part of Yale SOM’s

Sofia John
October 13, 2022 Making a Difference Blog

Making a Difference: Getting Grants for Sustainable Community Initiatives

We talked with Sofia John ’23 about what she learned volunteering as a grant reader for a regional organization dedicated to seeding and supporting sustainable communities.

Woman fixing a bicycle wheel
September 16, 2022 Making a Difference Blog

Making a Difference: Volunteering at Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op

We talked with Maria Jiang ’23 about what she’s learned—about fixing bicycles, teaching, and the city she lives in—by pitching in at a community bike shop.