Community Service
Harvard Releases Inaugural Alumni Impact Study
The survey was sent to the 244,835 living alumni who continue to receive emails from the University and had a response rate of approximately 15 percent and a completion rate of 10 percent.
Youth Homeless Shelter Enters Final Phase of Capital Campaign
Leaders of Y2Y look to raise the last $50,000 of a $1.25 million fundraising goal through a crowdsourcing campaign to open a student-run shelter for homeless youth.
$15 Million Gift Will Fund Public Service Initiatives
Mindich’s $15 million donation also boosts Harvard’s capital campaign, which is on track to become the most ambitious fundraising drive in higher education history.
Students Volunteer with Pre-Med Society’s Service Week
Participants will be volunteering at the Phillips Brooks House Association Mission Hill After-School Program on Tuesday and the Boston Living Center on Wednesday and Thursday this week.
Civil Rights Activist Honored for Service
Moses was honored for his extensive work as the leader of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee during the height of the American civil rights movement.
Herbs for HUDS
HUDS Chefs pick herbs from the Harvard Community Garden on Monday, which marks the start of Food Better, a week-long set of discussions aimed at improving the food system.
CityStep Time Machine
Cambridge Public School students showcase their dance skills in the 30th anniversary CityStep performance, CityStep Time Machine, in Sanders Theatre on Saturday.
Blood Drive
Catherine Curtis '17 gets ready to give blood to the Harvard Red Cross Blood Drive in the basement of Northwest Labs on Feb 10. The pop-up blood drive is open to the public and will continue until Feb 13.
Combatting the Pooh-petrator
We all know about the disgusting "poopetrator" who roamed the halls of Yale earlier this fall, but lesser known is the “Pooh-petrator” targeting the beloved Winnie the Pooh house next to Harvard’s Science Center. Apparently, a pooh-petrator has been stealing the sacred door to Winnie the Pooh’s house since the summer, and keeps coming back. Luckily, our friends from Cambridge Rindge and Latin have come to the rescue time and again.
Crimson Summer Academy Commemorates 10-Year Anniversary
Six alumni of the Crimson Summer Academy—a University program that draws local high-achieving, economically disadvantaged students to study at Harvard for six weeks each summer—reflected on memorable experiences with the program to commemorate its 10-year anniversary in a forum at the Longfellow Center Tuesday.
Presentation
The Honorable Shaun Donovan, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, is presented the 7th Annual Robert Coles "Call of Service" award by President Drew G. Faust. The lecture and presentation took place in Memorial Church Friday.
Harvard Offers $28 Million in Community Benefits for Allston, Along with 'Transformative Project'
A presentation of a $28 million community benefit package and an additional $10 million for a teaching and learning hub in Allston was bookended by arguments over how community members should address the University’s 10-year plan for Allston at a Harvard-Allston Task Force meeting Wednesday night.
Wrestling Team Devotes J-Term to Community Service
While J-Term is a time to get off campus for many Harvard students, winter athletes stay on campus to train and compete. This year, the wrestling team decided to devote some of its free time to community service.
