Since opening our doors digitally in October 2020, and then in real life on September 1st 2021, Yale's first-ever center for student life and the arts has come to life with students, faculty, staff, visiting fellows, and community members - local and global - at its core. Our mission is to leverage dining, conversation, and the arts as part of students' educational experience, convening people across schools, disciplines, and communities for moments of discovery and connection. Here we offer a platform for shared values of collaboration, wellness, and belonging.