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Thursday, February 16, 2023
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Transportation Services is excited to announce the addition of the 'Cambridge Common' stop to their weekend lines. This stop will be added to the 'Crimson Cruiser' and the '1636'er' at regular intervals from 8:30 AM-8:00 PM. Please see the
transportation website for updated schedules.
Please park your scooter in an appropriate location – either a designated parking area or a rack. Riding indoors is strictly prohibited. Leaving scooters or riding them in the dorm or classroom hallways is both a fire hazard and impedes the
accessibility of our campus. Please make sure every member of our community can safely navigate our campus. (This does not apply to wheelchairs, mobility aids, and other power-driven mobility devices.) And always wear a helmet! Check out Harvard’s
micromobility guidelines for more information.
Add/Drop Reminder: The Fifth Monday deadline falls on Tuesday, February 21 this semester and is the last day to add or drop a course for a fee ($10 through February 21) and submit all grading basis changes. After this date, students:
- Cannot enroll in courses without permission from the Administrative Board.
- Cannot change a course from letter-graded to Pass/Fail or from Pass/Fail to letter-graded status for the spring term.
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You are invited to gather for a vigil of prayer and mourning for the lives lost in the earthquake in Syria and Turkey. The vigil will take place this evening at 7:00 PM on the porch of Memorial Church. The vigil is sponsored by the Office of
the Muslim Chaplain and Memorial Church.
Indigo Peer Counseling is open! These students are trained to provide anonymous, confidential peer counseling, specializing in intersectionality and mental health. Stop by the BGLTQ Office in Thayer Basement from 8:00-11:00 PM (open everyday)
for non-judgmental and non-directive support, information, and resources. Find more information on the
College Calendar.
Join Fuerza Latina today, February 16 at 6:00 PM for Family Feud Game Night and delicious empanadas in Ticknor Lounge! All identities are welcome. Find more information on the
Fuerza Latina Instagram.
Join the Harvard Women’s Basketball team this weekend as they host the Columbia Lions, Friday, February 17 at 6:00 PM and the Cornell Big Red, Saturday, February 18 at 5:00 PM at Lavietes Pavilion! #GoCrimson
On Saturday, February 18 at 8:00 PM, the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra will perform the Suite from the opera Eurydice by Matthew Aucoin '12, and Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite, an instrumental composition extracted from his eponymous ballet. Concerto
competition winner Lucas Amory '24 will perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5: "Emperor." Get tickets on the
Harvard Box Office website.
Join Harvard Hillel for their weekly Bagel Brunch this Sunday, February 19, between 11:00 AM and 12:30 PM! Come eat a bagel with your friends, team, roommates — literally anyone. Got questions or cream cheese flavor requests? Email
joshkaplan@college.harvard.edu.
Apply to the Harvard College Fed Challenge by midnight tomorrow, February 17! The organization is a small, tight-knit group that analyzes macroeconomic conditions, formulates monetary policy recommendations, and presents them to leading economists
at the Boston Fed and the Board of Governors in Washington D.C. as part of the National College Federal Reserve Challenge. Learn more and apply on the
team's website.
Harvard Undergraduate Veritas Forum events put the Christian faith in dialogue with other worldviews by asking life’s biggest questions. Come hear Professor Lydia Dugdale, M.D., and Professor Susanna Siegel, Ph.D., discuss "Life in the Face
of Death — how should we live in light of mortality?” at 7:30 PM on Thursday, February 23 in Emerson 305. RSVP using
this form.
On Friday, February 24 at 7:00 PM in Memorial Church, the Harvard Ukrainian Student Association
and the Harvard College Piano Society will present a special concert to raise awareness and honor the victims of the war in Ukraine upon the one-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion. This concert is co-sponsored by the
Ukrainian Research Institute and Office for the Arts at Harvard. Find more information on the
event webpage.
The Harvard Women In Foreign Policy Conference is a one-day event that brings together students in the Cambridge/Boston area (Harvard, MIT, Northeastern, BU, etc.) with the common interest of empowering women in foreign policy, featuring keynotes,
workshops, networking and mentorship events focused on professional development and substantive policy discussions. The conference, which will be held on Saturday, March 4 from 8:30 AM-6:30 PM, is gender-inclusive and welcomes university students of all backgrounds.
Learn more and register to attend through
this form.
The Harvard Food Lab is looking for student volunteers to teach cooking classes for K-12 students at the Cambridge Youth Centers. Their classes aim to help youth develop cooking skills, as well as introduce them to relevant concepts in nutrition,
healthy eating, food science, and more. Sign up using
this form and reach out to thefoodlab.harvard@gmail.com with any questions.
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Resources and Opportunities
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In collaboration with the Office of Career Services, the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) is offering a limited number of summer internships to Harvard undergraduates who would like the opportunity to work with a leading professional theater.
For more information, visit the
internship posting on Crimson Careers.
Join Italian Studies at the Department of Romance Languages & Literatures for Italian happy hour today, February 16, from 6:00-8:00 PM! Stop by the Currier Senior Common Room for non-alcoholic Italian drinks and a selection of meats, cheeses,
and crackers from Eataly. RSVP with
this Google form.
Prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam with art at the Harvard Art Museums! Their U.S. Citizenship Course starts on Saturday, February 18 from 10:30 AM-1:00 PM. Aspiring U.S. citizens are invited to register for this free 10-week course. Learn
more and register at the
Harvard Art Museums Website.
Student loan forgiveness, debt, rising merit aid, and other college-affordability issues have received a lot of recent attention. Join the Harvard Graduate School of Education at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, February 22 for
Education Now: Making College Attainable to look at what higher-ed institutions and policymakers can do to put more students on the path to college and a degree. Register for the webinar through
this form.
Interested in making improvements to your academic life after the semester has begun? Join the
Academic Resource Center (ARC) for Semester Reset: Strategies for Success in Math & Science Courses on Wednesday, February 22 from 12:00-1:00 PM on Zoom. Register using the
ARC Scheduler.
The Harvard Art Museums are keeping their doors open late for Harvard Art Museums at Night on Thursday, February 23 from 5:00-9:00 PM. Stop by for an evening of art, fun, food, and more! Find more information on the
event webpage.
Study abroad during Fall 2023 in almost any country around the world while earning concentration, secondary field, elective credit, or credit toward your language citation! The deadline to apply is Wednesday, March 1 so there's still plenty
of time to review the list of approved programs and to speak with an Office of International Education (OIE) adviser or student who recently returned from studying abroad. Come to in-person or virtual drop-ins Monday through Thursday, 2:00-4:00 PM to learn
how to make study abroad part of your Harvard experience. Learn more at the
OIE website.
Check out these
events hosted by the Office of Career Services (OCS) from Thursday, February 16 to Wednesday, February 22, including Nonprofit & Public Service Career Pathways Panel, Sports Career Pathways Panel, Government, Education and Nonprofit Fair,
Africa Health Conference, Paths to Medical School for Athletes, and more.
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) connects Harvard students with a network of trained peers who can support their learning. Peer Tutors can provide an extra layer of academic support for students by reviewing critical concepts and materials
from class, clarifying points of confusion, and developing study strategies for upcoming exams. For more information, visit the
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February 20: University Holiday: President's Day
February 21: Deadline to add or drop a course*
February 21: After this date no spring term course may be changed from letter-graded to Pass/Fail or from Pass/Fail to letter-graded status*
March 7: Conferral of March Degrees
March 11-19: Spring Recess
*Applies to Spring Full Term
For more dates and events, visit the Harvard
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