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Harvard Class of 2014 Senior Week and Commencement Activities May 2014 Harvard Class of 2014 Senior Week and Commencement Activities May 2014 Presented by the 2014 Senior Class Committee and the Harvard Alumni Association Contents 2014 SENIOR CLASS COMMITTEE A Note from Your Secretary 1 Marshals House Representatives Senior Desk and Jen Zhu, Adams House Commencement Week Ticketing 2 First Marshal Kathryn Walsh Christopher Cleveland, Cabot House Senior Week Events 3 Second Marshal Irene Chen Yolanda Borquaye Currier House Commencement Week Schedule 5 Caitlin Fai Erin Drake Dunster House FAQs About Senior Spring Ginny Fahs and Commencement Week 8 Catherine Philbin Anthony Palillo Eliot House Life After Harvard 10 Akshay Sharma Sharon Carlson Roland Yang Kirkland House Senior Week Events at a Glance 12 Rainjade Chung Secretary Commencement Week Events Leverett House at a Glance 13 Michelle Dimino Natalia Duarte Lowell House Treasurer Sarah June Arjun Mody Mather House Raina Gandhi Tech & Media Team Pforzheimer House Michelle Luo Basil Williams Karen Xiao Quincy House Alysha Johnson Gift Co-Chairs Winthrop House Arleen Chien Maria Barragan-Santana Preetha Hebbar Terah Lyons Kavya Shankar Joshua Zhang THE INFORMATION IN THIS BOOKLET CAN ALSO BE FOUND ONLINE AT: harvard14.org/seniorweek alumni.harvard.edu/collegegrad Any changes or updates to this guide will be featured in the Class of 2014 email newsletter: Dear Class of 2014, In the four years since we entered the Yard, we have witnessed extraordinary developments within the Harvard community, beyond its gates, and within ourselves. From freshman seminars to senior theses, intro meetings to leadership roles, and life in the Yard to our upperclass Houses, we have been challenged to think deeper and enhance our understanding of others. As a Class, we have traveled across campus and around the globe, broadening our own horizons and putting lessons into practice. We have sought opportunities to give back and to promote social change. We have achieved tremendous scholastic, extracurricular, athletic, and personal successes. And somehow along the way, we have also found the time to enjoy college life. We have formed friendships that will last a lifetime. Now is a time for us to celebrate these accomplishments, reflect with pride and gratitude on our time at Harvard, and look confidently ahead to the years to come. But first, in only a few weeks, we will once again find ourselves the only undergraduates on campus. And now that we’re nearing the end, I’ve come to realize that there are fewer differences between Camp Harvard and Senior Week than I might have expected. Yes, rather than being welcomed to the College and settling in, we will be packing up and heading off into life as alumni. Yet, just like we found it in August 2010 during Opening Days, Harvard will be entirely ours, perhaps more than ever. There are still new friends to be made, laughs to be shared, and memories to be created. As is always the case here, there is more to be learned, too. And there is still more fun to be had. With this in mind, your Senior Class Committee and the Harvard Alumni Association have organized the events outlined in this booklet. From roller coasters and soirées to luaus and athletic competitions, these events will surely be some of the most fun and memorable of our time here. Take advantage of these opportunities to bond with friends and classmates and create memories that you’ll talk about not just the morning after but also at our Fifth, Twenty-fifth, and Fiftieth Reunions. And no matter where you find yourself after Commencement, always remember that Harvard— especially the Class of 2014—will be there for you as a source of support and community. Stay connected with one another and with our Class, and remember that our website (harvard14.org), class newsletters, regional Facebook groups and mailing lists, and local Harvard Clubs and Shared Interest Groups will be great sources of news, events, and connections in your new homes. Make the most of the coming days and weeks—you have more than earned them. And don’t forget that once our Harvard bubble bursts, there is a whole world out there. I can’t wait to see all the ways each of you makes it a better place. Wishing you all the very best, Michelle Dimino, 2014 Class Secretary [email protected] 1 SENIOR DESK COMMENCEMENT WEEK TICKETING Senior Desk is located at the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) offices at 124 Mount SENIOR CLASS FAMILY Auburn Street, 6th Floor. Senior Desk will be DINNER AND PARTY open weekdays between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm from Wednesday, May 7, through Wednesday, Tuesday, May 27, 6:00–8:00 PM May 28 (Class Day). Please make an effort to McCurdy Track, Soldiers Field Athletic Area pick up your tickets earlier in May rather than Each senior is entitled to one complimentary later. If you arrive on one of the last days ticket for himself/herself. Additional tickets Senior Desk is open, you can expect a may be purchased for $20 per ticket.* considerable wait for your tickets. CLASS DAY PICNIC Get there early! PM Before you pick up your Commencement Wednesday, May 28, noon–2:00 Week tickets, you must complete the online Old Yard senior exit survey, titled “Enrolled Student Each senior is entitled to three complimentary Survey.” If you are set to graduate and it tickets. Graduating seniors will require one of has been acknowledged by your House these tickets for entry. Additional tickets may administrator or resident dean, you will receive be purchased for $10 per ticket.* an email containing a unique URL that will * Senior Class Family Dinner and Class give you access to the survey, starting May 6. Day Picnic ticket reservations must be Anyone who no longer has an active email made in advance at Senior Desk. address should contact [email protected] CLASS DAY EXERCISES for instructions. The survey takes 24 hours to process, so please wait one business day before Wednesday, May 28, 2:00–4:00 PM picking up your tickets at Senior Desk. Tercentenary Theatre Please bring your HUID, as only you can pick Each senior is entitled to five complimentary up your Commencement Week tickets—no tickets. Graduating seniors will require one of exceptions. Your parents were invited to all the these tickets for entry. Additional tickets will Commencement Week events in a mailing sent be available at Senior Desk. out in March, with the option of ordering COMMENCEMENT DAY additional tickets to the Senior Class Family Dinner and Party and the Class Day Picnic; Thursday, May 29, 8:00 AM–4:15 PM these tickets will be available for pickup at Tercentenary Theatre Senior Desk. Additional tickets for these Family members and guests of graduating events may also be purchased at Senior Desk seniors will require tickets for admission to the with cash or credit card. There is no limit to Morning Exercises and the Annual Meeting of the number of additional tickets you can the Harvard Alumni Association (the purchase for these two events. Afternoon Program). Graduating seniors in academic regalia do not need tickets for the Morning Exercises. Family members and guests will require tickets. The Morning Exercises are extremely crowded; consequently, tickets are limited to a maximum of four per graduating senior. Tickets for the Afternoon Program are limited to five tickets per senior. Graduating seniors will require one of these tickets for entry. All tickets will be available at Senior Desk. 2 note: Tickets to the Class Day Exercises, Sunday, May 18 Morning Exercises, and Afternoon Program SENIOR SIX FLAGS TRIP allow admission into Tercentenary Theatre but do not guarantee seats. Seats cannot be reserved 9:00 AM–6:00 PM and are available on a first-come, first-served Six Flags New England, Agawam, MA basis. The sale of tickets for the Class Day Exercises Departs from Soldiers Field Athletic Area and Commencement Exercises is prohibited. (next to stadium) DIPLOMA PRESENTATION Rain or shine CEREMONIES AND LUNCHEONS Tickets: $40 (bus transportation and entrance) Thursday, May 29, noon–2:00 PM Dress: Casual Undergraduate Houses You may not have many chances left to eat tons Between the Morning Exercises and the of junk food and scream like a child with Afternoon Program, each House holds a hundreds of friends, so join the Class of 2014 diploma ceremony and luncheon. Tickets are at Six Flags New England! Buses will depart not required for the ceremony but are required from the football stadium lot at 9:00 am and for the luncheon. Complimentary luncheon will leave the park at 4:00 pm. Get ready for tickets for the graduate and two guests will be the rides of your life! provided; additional tickets are $15 per guest Monday, May 19 and can be purchased from your House administrator in mid-May or at the checker’s SENIOR OLYMPICS desk on Commencement Day (cash only 3:00–6:00 PM day-of ). For more information about the The Hill (behind the baseball stadium), luncheon and tickets, please contact your Soldiers Field Athletic Area House administrator. Rain or shine HARVARD CLASS OF 2014 Tickets: Not required Dress: Athletic wear (free T-shirts SENIOR WEEK EVENTS with House colors provided) Senior Week Tickets Want to be an Olympic champion? Seize your last chance to assert your athletic prowess All Senior Week tickets are available at the before graduation! Houses will square off in a Harvard Box Office and are SEF eligible. variety of games to see who dominates at the Tickets must be prepurchased and/or reserved. Senior Olympics. To participate, please contact BUNDLE: $120 your House representative.
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