• Dean's Message
• Yale SOM Launches Governance Center with Largest Gift in School's History
• Online Alumni Services - Alumni Career Resources
• A Message from the President of the SOM Alumni Association
• Yale SOM Marks 5,000th Graduate at 2006 Commencement
• Class of 2006 "Raises the Roof "
• Loan Forgiveness Program Revised
• Two Reunion Weekends Planned for Fall 2006
• Help Us Plan a New Alumni Magazine

Dean's Message
Summer greetings from New Haven. Summer is usually a quiet time here at Yale SOM. Graduates say their farewells and rising second years spread out across the globe for their summer internships. Faculty, working on papers or research or new course preparations, make only infrequent appearances on Hillhouse Avenue. Staff members take advantage of the summer lull to catch up on projects and prepare for the coming academic year.

Yale SOM Launches Governance Center with Largest Gift in School's History
At the opening dinner for the Yale Governance Forum, which took place on June 12, 2006, Dean Joel M. Podolny announced the establishment of the Yale Center for Corporate Governance and Performance (YCCGP) with the receipt of $20 million in gifts and commitments from individual and corporate donors.

Online Alumni Services - Alumni Career Resources
Yale SOM Online Alumni Services continues to develop with the launch of a new Alumni Career Resources website. The site offers Yale SOM alumni many updated services, including a section devoted to Career Transition Resources with an all-new alumni career manual geared toward the mid-career job search.

A Message from the President of the SOM Alumni Association
The Board of Directors for the SOM Alumni Association (SOMAA) recently kicked off its 2006-2007 year with a quarterly meeting in New York City. At this meeting, we welcomed six new members: Christine Bader '00 (London, England), Robert K. "Bo" Hopkins '86 (Greenwich, CT), Paul Keenan '96 (Cambridge, MA), William V. Larkin, Jr. '80 (Houston, TX), Kofi Osae-Kwapong '80 (Scarsdale, NY) and Joe Seldner '84 (Princeton, NJ).

Yale SOM Marks 5,000th Graduate at 2006 Commencement
Two hundred and fifteen graduates received their MBA degrees on May 22, 2006, at the commencement exercises in Caulkins Courtyard for the Yale SOM Class of 2006. This year’s class signified a milestone in the history of the School: SOM matriculated its 5,000th graduate since its founding in 1976.

Class of 2006 "Raises the Roof"
This spring, the Class of 2006 sent a strong message about its belief in the future of Yale SOM. In their annual class gift campaign, the second-year students pledged a record-breaking $215,557, with 72 percent of the class making a gift to the Yale SOM Alumni Fund. The slogan for this year’s class gift program was “Raise the Roof,” and, accordingly, students elected to direct the majority of their support to the design and construction of the new Yale SOM campus.

Loan Forgiveness Program Revised
The Yale School of Management’s Loan Forgiveness Program was the first program of its kind when launched in 1986, and thanks to a recent overhaul, it is once again leading the field.

Two Reunion Weekends Planned for Fall 2006
We look forward to celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Class of 1981 on September 15 and 16, and the 20th, 15th, 10th, and 5th anniversaries of the Classes of 1986, 1991, 1996, and 2001 on October 13 and 14. Each weekend will include special festivities for each class, including the Class Dinner, opportunities to talk with the faculty and the Dean, and plenty of time to re-connect with classmates. Class websites with more information, including online registration, will go live soon.