Harambee House
Harambee House First-Year Guide 2012-2013 Welcome! About Harambee Welcome, Class of 2016! The First Year Guide for Stu- Harambee House is a cultural center dents of African Descent is designed to orient you to the for students, faculty, and staff of Afri- can descent at Wellesley College. In Wellesley and greater Boston communities. This booklet line with the name Harambee, a Swa- is published annually by Harambee House as a service to hili word meaning “pulling together,” you. We hope that you will find its contents useful. It in- our mission is to work together to cludes the names and contact information for the core stimulate academic, personal, and communal growth among women of and general executive boards of Harambee sponsored African descent. For many students, student organizations: Ethos, Wellesley African Students Harambee House is a “home away from home.” Our living room is a large, Association (WASA), Women for Caribbean Development comfortable space for a great variety of activities—from watching movies (WCD), and Ministry to Black Women (MBW). There is with friends to enjoying lectures and programs. The library houses a collec- tion of literary, historical, and contemporary works devoted to the African also a listing of faculty and staff of African descent. Diaspora. Our kitchen is perfect for students in the mood for a real home- Lastly, a resource section with information on entertain- cooked meal. On the lower floor, the den, computer area, and study rooms ment, restaurants, and cultural shops in the surrounding provide spaces for study sessions, organization meetings, and a place to just area is also included.
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