The AYA Speakers Program sends current Yale faculty, administrators and others to Yale Clubs and Associations to speak to alumni at luncheons, receptions, annual dinners and other special events. The AYA is excited to assist Clubs and Associations with their programming needs, and we look forward to being able to work with you to find the right speaker for your Club or Association.

Click here for a list of Speakers & Topics.
Click here to Request a Speaker.
Click here for the Speaker Evaluation Form.

Each Club or Association is entitled to one speaker from Yale each year.

In order to ensure that the Speakers visit is successful, we ask that you try to guarantee a minimum attendance of 25-30 people for the event. If you feel that you might not be able to meet this number, please consider inviting some of our Ivy League colleagues to join your Club at this event. Before you extend an invitation to other alumni associations and/or any outside groups, however, the AYA must first receive approval from the speaker. If you are planning to invite non-Yale organizations, please let the AYA know as far in advance as possible.

Obtaining an appropriate Speaker

• Please try to request a speaker at least three to four months in advance - there is no such thing as too early! Three months is the minimum amount of time needed for us to find a speaker that fits your Club or Association's needs, as well as for you to fully publicize the event and guarantee a sizable audience for the speaker.
  
  
• The request form (now online) will assist us in finding an appropriate speaker for you.
  Requests that fall into broad categories (i.e. history, literature or arts) are preferable to those for a specific person. Yale has many charismatic faculty and administrators who may not be well known to particular alumni.
  
  
• The AYA furnishes over 100 speakers each year to alumni groups, so we have good information about those who will provide an outstanding program for your Club or Association. We ask you to understand that some speakers cannot possibly answer every request for their presence.

The AYA asks that the Club or Association remit $275.00 to the AYA for any speaker visit that requires an overnight stay (as determined by the Speaker). This fee will cover the Club or Association's share of expenses.

If no overnight is required, the club will pay any costs incurred for the speaker's travel, up to $275.

The AYA will underwrite the rest of the visit, handle all accounting and reimbursements for the speaker, and make all travel and accommodation arrangements. These arrangements apply to all Clubs and Associations.

After one speaker visit is arranged for a Club or Association the full cost of any additional speaker(s)'s transportation, accommodations and meals will be the sole responsibility of the Club or Association. You should consider the potentially high cost of travel when securing more than one speaker per year.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Nory Babbitt at (203) 432-7099 or speak with your Club Relations Officer Diane Morrissey (203) 432-1946 or Rhoda Lea (203) 432-1948. Click here to determine which Club Relations Officer works with your club. We look forward to helping you with your programming for this year.