Internal Program and Event Partnerships (IPEP)

The Office of Community Engagement and Dialogue (OCED) at Yale School of Management (SOM) actively organizes programs and events that foster community engagement with our students, staff, faculty, and alumni. We value the programmatic offerings provided by these groups and to strengthen our collaborations, we are introducing the Internal Program and Event Partnerships (IPEP) model.

IPEP is a proposal-based model designed to enhance the quality of our collaborative programming and event planning across stakeholder groups without oversaturating the OCED and SOM event calendar. This model allows us to co-create programs and events with all facets of the community while maintaining a commitment to a high-quality and high-impact experience for the hosts and attendees while achieving Yale SOM’s standard of excellence.

Please see below for the IPEP Criteria and how student clubs, staff departments, faculty/academic departments, and alumni can get involved. The OCED team will reference these criteria when completing deliberations. OCED reserves the right to decline proposals that do not fit the criteria, the OCED mission, and/or the SOM mission.

  • Examples of Successful Past Partnerships

    • Queer Movements in the Middle East with Out of Office and MENA
    • Sleeping Giant Hike with WiLD
    • Indigenous Art Reception with the Artsy Fund
    • Holocaust Remembrance Day with Edi Pinker
    • At the Intersection: Title IX, Race, and Justice with Dr. Salamishah Tillet with Out of Office and BBA
    • Cultivating our Community Entrepreneurship Panel with SOM Program on Entrepreneurship and Center for Inclusive Growth
    • Eid Celebration with the Muslim Students Association
    • Social Impact Lab x SOM Pride Week Collab with Dr. Carla Smith with Social Impact Club and Out of Office

  • Proposal Criteria

    When designing a collaborative program or event, there are some key things to consider early in the planning process such as:

    Date & Time

    Consider dates and times that best support the goal(s) of your program/event and the team putting it together. Some things to be mindful of when selecting a date include: class schedules, child pick up/drop off schedules, vendor availability, departmental shift changes, existing programs/events.

    Collaborators/Cosponsors

    Conversations that are happening in the classrooms may also be happening in the broader SOM community. Consider how your program/event can be elevated by including student organizations, faculty members, or staff departments to offer their perspectives and resources.

    Target Audience

    Build your program/event with your target audience in mind. What time are they likely to be available? What format will they be most responsive to? Who would they like to hear from? What would they like to do? How can you reach them?

    Current Progress

    How far along are you in the planning stages? Perhaps you've made a room reservation and selected a speaker, but you need help marketing to student clubs and staff offices. Or maybe you're collaborating with a staff department and need help identifying the best space to host the program/event to ensure an inclusive experience.

    OCED Support

    Consider how the OCED Team can best support your proposed program/event. Support can come in many forms, including but not limited to:

    • Liaising with guest speakers.
    • Promotion and marketing.
    • Coordinating with vendors.

  • Submitting Your Proposal

    Student clubs should share proposals with their OCED Liaisons before sending a completed proposal to som.oced@yale.edu.

    Staff departments should develop ideas and collaborate with the OCED team before sharing final proposals.

    Faculty/academic departments should develop and/or collaborate with the OCED Assistant Dean and OCED team before sharing final proposals.

    Alumni should send an email to som.oced@yale.edu to collaborate directly with a member of the OCED team.

  • Frequently Asked Questions

    Do proposals need to be completed to be accepted? The more information the better.

    What's the turnaround time for receiving a decision? Please allow the OCED Team two weeks to review your proposal and you'll receive an email from som.oced@yale.edu with our feedback.

    How is IPEP different from OCED student club funding? IPEP is a collaborative model that is open to student clubs, staff departments, faculty/academic departments, and alumni. Rather than restricting partnership requests to student clubs requesting funding, this model allows us to more intentionally pool our collective resources to enhance the quality of programs and events at SOM for all stakeholders. There is no application connected to this model.

    Why hasn't my proposal been accepted? In addition to the criteria above, a proposal may not be immediately accepted due to any of the following:

    • Conflicts with the existing OCED and/or SOM calendar
    • Misalignment with the OCED mission
    • Required lead time to execute the program/event