President Peter Salovey and Linda K. Lorimer, former vice president for global and strategic initiatives at Yale and former Yale trustee, honored 62 Yale staff members with the Linda K. Lorimer Award for Distinguished Service in an in-person and live streamed ceremony on November 16. Of the...
Take a moment to elect to receive your W-2 electronically if you did not already consent to do so last year. Beyond simplifying your personal tax filings, this method will ensure the following benefits:
Privacy & security : Fast and secure delivery, protecting your...Due to the pandemic, the United States Department of Homeland Security had permitted interim completion of I-9s remotely for individuals working remotely. However, the U.S. government now requires anyone who onboarded using remote verification to now complete the I-9 verification in person....
The block between Prospect Street and Hillhouse Avenue is transforming daily. A steel framework on Trumbull Street now connects 28 and 30 Hillhouse Avenue with 77 Prospect Street. This active construction site will eventually serve as new program space for Yale’s Department of Economics...
Founded in 1701, and the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, you can imagine how often Yale’s campus has changed and expanded over the years. At any given time, there are dozens of construction and renovation projects underway. As a result, planners, project...
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council , provides a framework for green building design, construction, operations, and performance. Recently, Tsai CITY, a distinctive...
Four new, decorative machine and hand-carved limestone finials sit securely atop Wrexham Tower. The years-long project to replace an aging set of finials with fresh reproductions wrapped up successfully in August. Part of Saybrook College, Wrexham Tower is loosely modeled on St. Giles’ Parish...
Every five years or so, a few Yale residential colleges receive a refresh. It’s part of an overall university building maintenance plan. This summer’s rotation included Branford, Saybrook, and Trumbull Colleges. Maintenance included addressing roof, wall, or foundation leaks, repainting all...
At last count, there were more than 50,000 doors on Yale’s central campus, and they all have locks. Many are keyed; some have card readers. If a lock breaks, malfunctions, or is tampered with, Yale’s locksmiths respond with patience, skill, and sometimes a bit of muscle.
Currently, the...
Yale University’s three campuses and athletic complexes, comprising more than 520 buildings (owned or leased), literally cover a lot of ground. The majority of the approximately 21 million gross square feet (GSF) of Yale’s space is inventoried, including floors, rooms, offices,...
The Yale Office of Sustainability put together the following green guidance on establishing and maintaining best practices as people start coming back to campus. In addition, they gathered some facts about what the COVID-19 Pandemic taught us about hybrid work, the environment, and well-being...
On any given day, you can be sure some renovation project is taking place somewhere on campus. Over the past year, there has been lots of activity on the sixth floor of 300 George Street. Originally home of Yale Medicine Administration, the floor was emptied and gutted. In January 2020, a...
The Yale Information Security Office is pleased to launch our Cybersecurity Awareness Program! The program introduces simple, repeatable actions for the Yale community to take. Your small actions can make a big impact...
Located just southwest of the Yale Bowl, adjacent to Reese Stadium, is the brand new Tsai Lacrosse Field House. Thanks to the generous gift from former men’s lacrosse player Joseph C. Tsai ’86, ’90 J.D., and his wife, Clara Wu Tsai,...
All students, trainees, faculty, and staff are required to be vaccinated or have an approved exemption by August 1. Depending on which vaccine you receive, it will take from two weeks to six weeks from the date of your first shot until you are considered...
Yale’s glaziers and masons are a friendly and talented team. Walk into the lunchroom at 344 Winchester Avenue at mealtime, and they are gently ribbing each other, talking about hobbies, family, and sharing chocolate. When lunch ends, it’s all business. They grab tools, jump into trucks and head...
Wall and High Streets are now more pedestrian-friendly with a beautifully landscaped walkway. This area was closed to automobile traffic in 1990, per an agreement between Yale and the City of New Haven. For many years, no changes were made to the aesthetics. In 2013, the university purchased...
Often, little projects can be big in scope and impact. Replacing an elevator at the Cedarhurst School took several years. The project involved using a crane, having limited work access due to class schedules, and arranging for the school’s physically disabled students to find alternative...
Whitney Howard has been working on campus throughout the COVID pandemic. A custodian at Yale Health, she is responsible for cleaning the fourth floor of that building. Over the past year, she has watched the changes, everything from cleaning protocols to the daily routine of...
It takes a village to run a university. One group helping to do so is the Yale custodial team. Many of its members haven’t ever seen or interacted with the people whose spaces they clean. Their days began in darkness at 4:00 a.m., entering buildings, classrooms, and spaces, and ended when...
The Yale COVID-19 Vaccination Program has received a new supply of Pfizer vaccine. You can now...
Richard Reid knows a lot about building airflow. As a Facilities Senior Controls Manager, Rich and his team maintain all the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems for over 20 buildings on the Medical School campus. This includes over 130 air handlers and anything connected to...
Since 2018, a large area of central campus has been undergoing a significant transformation that includes six major and minor projects. It encompasses the buildings and areas between Tower Parkway, College, Grove, and Wall Streets. Two of the larger projects include aggregating all of the Yale...
This past year has been filled with challenges, stress, and sorrow. Hope is on the horizon as COVID vaccines are being administered across the US. Below are videos and information discussing the vaccine how it works, how it helps, and myths vs. truths.
COVID Public Safety Advisory - videos...Even though the campus had quite a bit of snow this month, that doesn’t stop the Facilities Landscape and Grounds Maintenance team from preparing for beautiful spring weather. In January, before the snow hit and in-between storms, the team did a lot of winter pruning, tree thinning, and cleaning...
The COVID-19 pandemic posed many challenges for the Yale community and its building infrastructure. Mark Perez and his team have done a fantastic job and continue to do so by keeping Yale’s occupied and unoccupied buildings maintained during these strange times. A facilities equipment and...
Short for Facilities Asset Management Information System, FAMIS is the application the University uses to submit and track emergency and routine building maintenance using repair work orders. For nearly twenty years, FAMIS has been the heart of Yale Facilities operation. It sends work orders to...
Yale’s Child Study Center (CSC) underwent a major renovation and was recently recognized for its reimagined design. The award-winning design project started in 2018 and involved moving the CSC’s clinical and community-based operations all under one roof while providing a bright and...
Work has begun in earnest to restore some campus gardens designed by the prominent landscape architect Beatrix Farrand (“Farrand”). Phase-one work began last fall in the courtyard of Branford College...
Sachem’s Wood Park is open! The long-neglected park, situated off Sachem Street and surrounded on three sides by several Yale science buildings, underwent an extensive renovation and reopened for visitors in January. The once desolate sloping hill is now a tidy park where people can sit,...
