Vigil on the Green
Location: United Church on New Haven Green
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us in remembering those who have passed. A vigil with the New Haven
community at the United Church on the New Haven Green will feature speakers
from throughout the community living with HIV/AIDS.
Presented by CIRA and the New Haven World AIDS Day Committee.

Lunch will be provided.

Call to ACTION: 

Help increase the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS!

Call the White House comment line at 202-456-1111
Follow the automated instructions.
Script: "Hi, my name is -----. I'm a student at ----- OR I'm a resident of ---.
I'm calling to ask President Obama to live up to his promise of contributing $50
billion by 2013 for the fight against the global AIDS epidemic. Thank you very
much."
                    

  Dr. Thomas Quinn is a professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health, and director of Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health. His research
focuses on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical features of HIV/AIDS
internationally, while advocating for improved clinical education for African
physicians and implementing public health policy. Dr. Quinn was one of the
first to demonstrate that non-invasive screening for STDs by use of molecular
diagnostic assays could extend public health efforts to control STDs to
non-clinic settings. This innovative approach has led to one of the current
basic tenets of the global AIDS control program; the treatment of STDs to slow
the transmission of HIV. Dr. Quinn currently directs several field-based
programs in Africa and Asia, utilizing community-based STD treatment linked
with HIV prevention projects. Dr. Quinn is a founding member of the Academic
Alliance for AIDS Care and Prevention in Africa; and the founding director of
the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health.
Presented by Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health.

Mary Bonauto is this years winner of the Jim Brudner 83 Prize for LGBT Activism! 

Bonauto litigated VT Civil Unions, Massachusetts (2004) & Connecticut (2008) LGBT marriage and is now challenging DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act)

Come meet Mary Bonauto and hear her speak. Her lecture is entitled "

Perry, Gill and the Right Wing Challenges to Defeat Us"

In NYC: Thurs, Dec 2, 6 pm reception, 7 pm talk. Yale Club of NYC. $20 (advance, closes 12-1) $30 at the door
REGISTRATION REQUESTED (for NYC): www.brudnerprizenewyork.eventbrite.com

The Brudner Prize , established in 2000, is awarded annually to an accomplished scholar or activist whose work has made significant contributions to the understanding of LGBT issues or furthered the tolerance of LGBT people. The Brudner prize winner gives a Prize Lecture at Yale.

This year we will also honor Mary Bonauto with a reception and lecture in New York.

 Mary Bonauto has been the civil rights project director of GLAD since 1990.  She has worked to make the laws, regulations
and policies of New England the most gay-friendly in the nation. Her litigation has secured the rights of:

- lesbian mothers to keep their children;

- lesbian and gay couples to adopt children together and secure visitation rights if their relationship ends;

- gay couples to kiss in bars

- gay teachers to keep their jobs

- high school students to organize Gay Straight Alliances and to be protected from antigay harassment

- Transpeople to keep their jobs and to wear the clothes they prefer to school.

She was co-counsel in Baker v. Vermont attorneyin Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, the epoch-making 2003 case that secured the right of same-sex couples in Massachusetts to marry,
and co-counsel inKerrigan v. Department of Public Health, the 2008 case in which the Connecticut Supreme Court inaugurated marriage over civil unions to fulfill the constitutional equality mandate.

James Robert Brudner 83 A man of wit and compassion, outsized knowledge and curiosity, Jim valued both academic inquiry and direct action. He spent 12 years as a policy analyst for the City of New York. He also earned an MA in journalism from New York University and wrote for various publications on gay and AIDS-related topics. Jim became a member of ACT UP, the Treatment Action Group (TAG) and other organizations after the death of his twin brother, Eric, of AIDS in 1987. He worked on treatment and prevention issues with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), pharmaceutical companies and Federal agencies. In his final years he devoted much of his time to traveling the back roads of rural America with a camera. La Mama Gallery in New York mounted an exhibition of his photographs in 1997. Jim died of AIDS-related illness on September 18, 1998 at the age of 37. Through his will, he established the Brudner Prize at Yale as "a perpetual annual prize" for scholarship and activism on gay and lesbian issues.  

Recipients of the Brudner Prize:
2000 George Chauncey
2001 Lillian Faderman
2002 Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
2003 Jonathan Ned Katz
2004 Judith Butler
2005 John DEmilio
2006 Matt Coles
2007 B. Ruby Rich
2008 Didier Eribon
2008-09 Cathy Cohen
2009-10 Edwin Cameron
2010-11 Mary Bonauto  Thanks to LGBT Studies at Yale for the invitation:  http://www.yale.edu/lgbts/brudner.html
.

Please join us in the screening of this documentary about living with HIV/AIDS
from the perspective of HIV-positive women in Botswana. The film explores the
ideological struggles and the stigmas associated in developing HIV/AIDS
policies. Miss HIV aims to breakdown misconceptions about people living with
HIV/AIDS and challenges the international ideologies behind the disease. Trailer
available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6mlJ7Pl7q0
Presented with The McDougal Center for Graduate Student Life and AIDS Walk New
Haven.

Food and popcorn will be provided!

Join activists around the nation to write letters calling for the protection of human rights worldwide.

Mark Kramer 

Managing Director, FSG Social Impact Advisors

Mark oversees FSG’s consulting practice and action initiatives. He also serves as a Senior Fellow in the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business in Government at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Mark is a founder and served as initial Board Chair from 2000 to 2004 of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, a nonprofit research organization in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Mark has spoken and published extensively on topics in philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility, including strategy, evaluation, leadership, social entrepreneurship, community foundations, venture philanthropy, cross-sector collaboration, and social investment. He is co-author with Professor Michael E. Porter of several influential Harvard Business Review articles, has published extensively in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and is a regular contributor to The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

Prior to founding FSG, Mark served for twelve years as President of Kramer Capital Management, a venture capital firm, and before that as an Associate at the law firm of Ropes & Gray in Boston. He received a B.A. summa cum laude from Brandeis University, an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, and a J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

 Hosted by World Micro Market!

Friday, December 3rd
2pm - 7pm
Dwight Hall Chapel (67 High St)

This holiday season, Shop To Empower! Choose your gifts from a vast selection of fair trade items including bags, jewelry, belts, wallets, coffee, scarves and more made by entrepreneurial artisans from such countries as Uganda, Peru, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Tanzania, Ghana, and Mexico. In addition, we will offer items from Alternative Gifts International, an organization which allows shoppers to donate to charitable projects in the names of their friends and family members. Help us spread the cheer while empowering impoverished farmers and artisans with your purchase of fair trade and alternative gifts, baked goods, hot cocoa, coffee, and cider! This event is co-sponsored by The Globalist, Nourish International, and College Council for CARE. 

See http://www.yale.edu/worldmicromarket for more information, or contact  This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  with questions/comments.

Help us spread holiday cheer while empowering impoverished farmers and artisans with your purchase of fair trade and alternative gifts, holiday desserts, chocolates, and hot cocoa! Nourish International and the College Council for CARE will also be at the market. WWW.YALE.EDU/WORLDMICROMARKET

Please join us for a multidisciplinary discussion of current challenges in
health care delivery and any directions towards sustainability given the
decline in global health funds towards HIV/AIDS. Panelists include:

Gerald Friedland, Director of the AIDS Program at Yale New Haven Hospital and
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Public Health

Nicoli Nattrass, Director of AIDS and Society Research Unit at the University of
Capetown & Visiting professor at CIRA

Elijah Paintsil, Associate professor of pediatrics and pharmacology &
co-founder of the Yale-Ghana partnership in Global Infectious Diseases
Research).

This event will feature African food and music!
Sponsored by the African Health Professionals Interest Group (AHPIG)

Central Park Conservancy

Fall Foliage Service Day

Join other Yalies and friends for a follow up to our Day of Service event in Central Park. On Saturday December 4, we will be gathering by the entrance at Central Park West at 77th Street to rake fall leaves. This is a great chance to get outdoors, commune with nature and other Yalies, and make a contribution to keeping our wonderful Central Park beautiful! Gloves and tools will be provided. Please register early, as space is limited. This event is open to all Yalies, friends and family. Minimum age is 16.

Please register on Eventbrite: http://centralpark.eventbrite.com

Team Leader for this event is Leila Afshar. Any questions, please contact Leila:  afshar.leila (at) gmail.com or Anne Moss at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

Central Park Conservancy

Fall Leaf Raking

Join other Yalies and friends for a follow up to our Day of Service event in Central Park. On Saturday December 4, we will be gathering to rake leaves in the park. Gloves and tools will be provided. This is a great chance to get outdoors, commune with nature and other Yalies, and make a contribution to keeping our wonderful Central Park beautiful! Please register early, as space is limited. This event is open to all Yalies, friends and family. Minimum age is 16.

Please register on Eventbrite: http://centralpark.eventbrite.com

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Not a lecture - but a hands on, fast-paced, personalized workshop that's perfect for young professionals who:

·  Are currently working but want to figure out the ideal next job that aligns with their strengths, motivations, personality and values; and those who

·  Are active in the job search process and want to craft a compelling pitch to tell potential employers.

    No resumes, cover letters, or interview tips.  We provide help with the two hardest pieces of the job search process: (1) figuring out the career you'd be most successful in,  and (2) telling your story in a way that's compelling.   Career Cadence is a company founded by two Yale alums who - after years of watching other alums enter into careers they weren't satisfied with - figured out a way to deliver personalized career direction and self-marketing in an interactive group setting.  Our approach has been repeatedly tested and refined. Our assessment, statistically validated.

To reserve a seat, visit www.careercadence.com and click SIGN UP.  Yalies use discount code FriendsofCC.

The YAAMNY Arts Committee provides a forum where alumni can learn from leading practitioners in the world capital of fine and performing arts and support those in the entertainment industry. Whether you have won a Pulitzer and travel by limousine or are pushing cabs between auditions, come share your ideas and help create a resource to assist us all in our work.  Please RSVP to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .

Monday, December 6th, and Friday, December 10th, from 11 am to 7 pm, both days.

It takes 5 minutes - a simple cheek swab and contact information is all that is needed to determine if YOU could be the one to save the life of one of the thousands of patients that need a bone marrow transplant. People are much more likely to find a bone marrow match from someone of their own ethnicity, so it's very important that we make the donor pool as diverse as possible - so please donate!

Private Equity Evening Conference:  The Evolution of Private Equity Funds and Dealmaking in China

Presented by the Columbia Business School Asian Alumni Club, Emerging Markets Private Equity Association, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Program
5:15 - 5:45 p.m. Registration
5:45 - 6:45 p.m. Interview with Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Chairman and CEO, WL Ross & Co. LLC, by Rick Carew, "Investing in Asia" Columnist, The Wall Street Journal
6:45 - 7:00 p.m. Overview by Sarah Alexander, President & CEO, EMPEA
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Panel discussion "China-focused Private Equity Funds - What is Around the Corner?" with Q&A
8:00 - 9:00 p.m. Cocktail reception

Panelists:
Steve Cowan, Managing Director, PCGI
John Fadely, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (Hong Kong)
David Turner, Head of Private Equity, Guardian Life Insurance

and more

For more information and to register, please click here.

www.cbsaacchinapefunds.eventbrite.com

Our event host, Smorgas Chef Restaurants, has created a vegetarian tasting menu, highlighting a selection of French-Scandinavian crepe delicacies and wine pairings from Argentina and Italy.  The event ticket price covers food, drinks, taxes, and tip.  Tickets are non-refundable. This event is co-sponsored by YaleWomen and YAAMNY.

Register online: http://yalewomendinner1.eventbrite.com/

Ms. Ye s prior experience as an entrepreneur and investment banker provided her with a solid financial and operational background. Prior to co-founding Smörgås, Min Ye co-founded Sessions.edu, the world's largest online design school. She served as its Chief Financial Officer and Board member for 5 years, and EVP of Business Development for over a year. At Sessions.edu, Ms. Ye was the driving force in securing several rounds of equity and debt financing which fueled the company's growth.

Previously Ms. Ye worked in high yield corporate finance at UBS Warburg, originating debt capital for growing companies with limited cash flows. Additionally, she served as Liability Management banker at Lehman Brothers, managing and restructuring balance sheets for clients in a broad range of industries. Ms. Ye has also served on the Business Standards Committee of Distance Education and Training Councils in Washington DC.Ms.

Ye has a unique background combining finance and fine cuisine -- she holds a B.A. in economics from Yale University, and worked as a Wall Street investment banker for several years, before attending the French Culinary Institute in SOHO, where she obtained her certificate in La Technique training in French classic cuisine.
 

The

 SHAKESPEARE

 Monologue Festival

 Lovers & Bastards

Lust & Folly

 http://www.chekhovtheatre.com/productions/shows/shakemonologues.html

Join us as we come together to toast the holiday season, share fellowship and merriment! Meet fellow alumni from many classes and local Yale alumni organizations and Shared Interest Groups (SIGS), including the Association of Asian American Yale Alumni (AAAYA), Yale Latino Alumni Association (YLAA), Yale Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Alumni (Yale GALA), and Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York (YAAMNY).

RSVP by clicking here: http://sigsyaamnyholidayhappyhour2010.eventbrite.com

RSVP by Monday 12/6 to be entered to win a $25 American Express Gift card for your Holiday Shopping!
Door prizes for 1st arrival, last to leave, best holiday attire & more!

YaleWomenNYC, YAAMNY & Merrill Lynch invite alumnae to a short lecture and buffet luncheon hosted by our member Mynoon F.Doro, Merrill Lynch AVP, Global Wealth Management & Senior International Financial Advisor.  Mynoon is a gifted speaker & will tell us, in 20 minutes or less, all we need to know about  "Choosing the Right Financial Advisor"  and answer the questions we all  have in these uncertain times.

Mynoon has her BS in Industrial Engineering & Operations from Columbia University & her MS in Administrative Sciences from Yale University.  Born in Taiwan, she has lived literally all over the world and has a wealth of global perspectives to impart, including insights from her current month-long trip to China. 

LIMITED TO 25 GUESTS!

Please RSVP to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript   now!

Intercultural Internships in Bosnia
Conversation with Chris Bragdon, Founder and Executive Director for BILD - Bosnia Initiatives for Local Development 

The projects of BILD began December 14, 1996, when BILD’s Executive Director, Christopher Bragdon, arrived in Tuzla from the United States. He arrived at Tuzla’s bus station with a backpack, two duffel bags, a dictionary, thousands of dollars in his boots, and an intention to help the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Four years prior in 1992, the war in Bosnia had begun leading to 10’s of thousands of innocent and defenseless civilians being murdered just because of their ethnicity. The war ended in 1996 with the intervention of 60,000 NATO-led peacekeepers as part of the Dayton Peace Accords.  Throughout the war, in news reports, he had read about the horrors being perpetrated, but he also heard about a place called Tuzla, a city known for its tolerance, a place where people of different religions and different cultures maintained solidarity even when being torn at by a violent genocidal aggression not seen in Europe since World War II. 

The Tuzla Summer Institute (TSI), one of several BILD projects developed in the past 15 years, is a four week intensive educational program teaching practical skills to high school students, university students and local professionals. TSI's curriculum includes English, pedagogy, computer science, business, and organizational development. All classes are taught in English. TSI is open to students from all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.  TSI's mission is to help prepare participants for their university education, their professional careers, and their roles as citizens in a secular multi-ethnic democratic society. Learn more about internship possibilities with this community-driven initiative.

Find out more about BILD here - www.bildbosnia.org and see a short video produced by Cornell University about the Tuzla Summer Institute here -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcm7M8zC7qg 

Build a gingerbread house with your club or organization from 4-8pm today in Commons!  The winner will have their gingerbread house upfront and center in the gingerbread house village, which will be on display in Commons for the rest of the week. A $6 donation will go to the Greater New Haven Habitat for Humanity.

Yale College, Yale MBA, and other graduate alumni are invited to join in for an evening focused on Managing Your Post-MBA/MPPM Career.

Panelists:

·         Charles Alsdorf 93 -  Director, Advisory Services, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services

·         Hari Avula 92 - Vice President - Beverage Sales Finance, PepsiCo

·         Christine Bader 00 - Advisor to UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Business & Human Rights, Kennedy School of Government

·         Sarena Lin 98 - Partner, McKinsey & Co.

·         Susan Weil 88 - Partner, Weil & Wein

A networking reception with hors doeuvres will immediately follow the discussion.

REGISTER at: http://events.som.yale.edu/index.php?eventid=820

Cost: $25.00/person, includes hors d'oeuvres

Reply requested by Friday, December 3^rd, 2010

Please e-mail This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript or call 203-432-5900 with any questions

Co-sponsored by YAAMNY

Serve our neighbors in New Haven, get to know the city, bike to the beach, get to know other Yale students.

INFO SESSION this Wednesday, December 8th at 9:00 pm in the Chaplain's Office (Bingham Hall on Old Campus, entryway D). Milk & cookies will be served.

If you're unable to attend the info session but would like more information, please email Callista Isabelle ( This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript ).
Registration opens in January.

As some of you know, I'm involved with a local homeless ministry called Agape Church for the Homeless.  This past couple of months, some of my friends who volunteer  at Agape got together to make a Christmas Album, Advent Unplugged, to raise money for Agape Church, and we're really excited about the release concert, THIS Wednesday Night (12.8) 9pm at The Afro-American Cultural Center at Yale (211 Park St.). It shouldn't be any longer than an hour. Admission is FREE. CDs will be on sale at the concert for $12 each, all money going towards Agape Church for the Homeless. For more information, visit the facebook event.

The A.I.R. Gallery and Dumbo Arts Center present an opportunity to hear renowned industrial hygienist Monona Rossol speak on the health hazards posed by art materials.  Rossol is an expert in her field, and will be providing the comprehensive information necessary for artists to develop safer studio practices.  Get answers to your questions, and learn how to make your art without risking your health!  For more information and to preregister, visit www.airgallery.org

Nourish International at Yale is now accepting applications for its Summer Service Trip to Peru. We will be leading a trip of around 10 students on a 6-8 week long trip to the Moche Valley, Peru to build a regional medical clinic. There will also be opportunities to organize health fairs and teach elementary education classes on health, sanitation and heritage preservation. Visit www.yale.edu/nourish for more information.

Online Application: http://tinyurl.com/nourish-tripapplication
Due Date: Friday, December 10th at 11:59pm

The Educational Programs Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York is engaged in planning educational enrichment programs for New York City area alumni and the general public. If you are interested in crafting first-rate, thoughtful, and intellectually stimulating programs with fellow Yale alumni, you are warmly invited to the join the Committee. If you would like to join, please contact the Committee with your name, Yale affiliation, contact information, areas of intellectual interest, and if applicable, any specific specialized skills that you may contribute to the Committee. Among specialized skills of value to the Committee are: graphic design, web design, information technology, social media, and audio and video recording. The Committee also welcomes overtures from Yale alumni involved with any educational or cultural institutions in the metropolitan New York area that may prove possible partners in developing, presenting, or hosting enrichment programming. The Committee endeavors to highlight the intellectual and cultural richness of the cityscape in its programming and partner with institutions as it shares Yale faculty, alumni, and resources with New York audiences. You can reach the Committee via e-mail at: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . 

The Yale Percussion Group, directed by Robert Van Sice.

Thierry de Mey: Musique de Tables; Steve Reich: Sextet; James Wood: Village Burial with Fire; Mauricio Kagel: Dressur.

The Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York and the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing (GMTW) program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, in collaboration with Artists on the Brink, presents book-writer & lyricist Maggie Kate Coleman and composer Anna K. Jacobs in an educational enrichment program related to their musical POP!, which had its world premiere at the Yale Repertory Theatre and was developed at the inaugural Yale Institute for Music Theatre. Anna and Maggie-Kate will be joined by actors Randy Harrison, Brian Charles Rooney, and Amy Burgess and musical director Lynne Shankel.

This memorable program will delve into the conception, realization, and execution of an impressive work tackling Andy Warhol's legacy and recreating the buzz of The Factory in the context of musical theater experience packaged as a work of conceptual art. The evening with include performances from the musical. A reception will follow the panel discussion and performances. This program is open to the general public and all are welcome. The Alumni Association warmly acknowledges the co-sponsorship of Yale GALA. Early advanced registration is strongly encouraged. Seating is strictly limited. Register now at: http://aotb-yaamny-gmtw-pop.eventbrite.com/.

New York Philomusicas esteemed performers have been given the opportunity to select their favorite quartets to play for the upcoming concert, meaning that not only will the concert feature true pearls of the quartet repertory, but they will be played with extra enthusiasm and passion out of true reverence for the music.

Aaron Copland Quartet for Piano and Strings (1950)

Antonin Dvoák Sonatina in G, Op. 100

Johannes Brahms Piano Quartet in A, Op. 26

Artists:

Christopher Oldfather, piano;Cyrus Beroukhim and Mitsuru Tsubota, violins;

Leslie Tomkinsviola;& Gerald K. Appleman, cello

Artistic Director A. Robert Johnson will host a free Meet-the-Artists interview preceding the concert at 7:30 p.m. A reception for audience and musicians will follow the performance.

TICKET PRICES for December 16^th are $30 ($25 seniors, $10 students).  A prorated three-concert subscription can be purchased at a substantial discount over the individual concert prices. For information or tickets, call New York Philomusica at (212) 580-9933, or visit www.nyphilomusica.org.  Tickets and subscriptions can be purchased using PayPal online through the ensembles website or by email at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

www.nyphilomusica.org

Ivy Light: Sing Out. Raise Hope. Eliminate Pediatrics AIDS.
A Benefit Concert for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
 
Concert
On Saturday, December 18th 2010, 8 PM, the Yale and Whiffenpoof Alumni Associations will present the nations premier collegiate a cappella groups, the Yale Whiffenpoofs, the Princeton Nassoons, and the Harvard Krokodiloes, in partnership with internationally renowned, multi-platinum recording artist Deborah Cox, in Ivy Light: Sing Out, Raise Hope, Eliminate Pediatric AIDS, a benefit concert for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation at Alice Tully Hall, the Lincoln Center. The performance will feature jazz classics and holiday favorites as well as opening act appearances by The Nightingale-Bamford School Chorus and The Spence School Glee Club. Host, and special guest performer information coming soon to www.lincolncenter.org.
 
Sponsors - The Donald R. Mullen Family Foundation, The Pierre New York Hotel, The Whiffenpoof, Nassoon, and Krokodiloe Alumni Associations, The Association of Yale Alumni, Yale GALA, The Fund for Reunion/Princeton BTGALA, Harvard GLC, Yale Black Alumni Association, YAAMNY, Yale Club of New York City, The Nightingale-Bamford School Chorus, The Spence School Glee Club, Chris Ryan.
 
Tickets
$200 (VIP box seat & photo-op with Deborah Cox after the show), $100, $75, $50, $25 (student discount). To order, call CenterCharge at 212.721.6500 or visit the Lincoln Center website here
 
About the Foundation
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS. It works in 17 countries around the world to provide HIV prevention, care, and treatment services for women, children, and families - with a mission to eliminate pediatric AIDS. To access their website, click here.

About Deborah
Deborah Cox has conquered the R&B, pop, and dance charts as another one of legendary record mogul Clive Davis' personal discoveries. A Grammy nominated R&B singer, she holds the Billboard all time record for the longest running number one single on the R&B chart (Nobody's Supposed to be Here), in addition to multiple number one club hits around the world. Having starred on Broadway in Elton John and Tim Rices "AIDA," playing the title role, she returns in 2011 to light up the stage as the lead  in "The Josephine Baker Story." In 2007, she paid effusive tribute to a childhood idol of hers, the beloved Dinah Washington, with her Decca album, Destination Moon, that catapulted her into the ranks of the leading jazz singers of our time. Writing another chapter in her already diverse career, the album garnered Deborah yet another Grammy Award nomination in 2008. Currently Deborah is in demand for concerts around the globe and has made recent appearances on tour in Australia, South Africa, Brazil, Barbados, the USA and her native Canada in support of her latest CD The Promise.

About the Yale Whiffenpoofs     
Every year, 14 senior Yale men are selected to be in the Whiffenpoofs, the world's oldest and most famous collegiate a cappella group. Founded in 1909, the "Whiffs" began as a senior quartet that met for weekly concerts at Mory's Temple Bar, the famous Yale tavern. Today, the group has become one of Yale's most celebrated and hallowed traditions, maintaining a performance schedule of 100 200 concerts annually in addition to recording an album and embarking on a three month, twenty country world tour. The group has performed for the likes of Presidents Bush 1, Bush 2, and Clinton, Mother Teresa, Ella Fitzgerald, Gladys Knight, among others, in sold-out venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center, and for such events as the Rose Bowl, SNL, The Today Show, The West Wing, and NBCs The Sing-Off. Visit their website here.

About the Princeton Nasoons
With over sixty-five years of experience and tradition, the Nassoons are Princeton University's oldest a cappella singing group and one of the nation's premier performance ensembles. The Nassoons have been touring domestically and internationally since the group was officially born in 1941. Recent destinations include Brazil, Germany, and France. The group is continuously devoted to song, fun, and camaraderie and has become one of Princeton's most celebrated traditions. Visit their website here.

About the Harvard Krokodiloes
Founded in 1946 at the historic Hasty Pudding Club, The Harvard Krokodiloes perform popular music from the 1920s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. These 12 tuxedo-clad undergraduates tour the United States and the world, continuing the musical tradition of Harvards oldest a cappella singing group. From Carnegie Hall to Cape Town, from the Sydney Opera House to the White House, the Kroks have sung in some of the finest venues in the world. Visit their website here.