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Harvard Class of 2015 Senior Week and Commencement Activities May 2015

Presented by the 2015 Senior Class Committee and the Harvard Alumni Association Contents 2015 SENIOR CLASS COMMITTEE

A Note from Your Class Leaders 1 Marshals House Representatives Sietse Goffard, Adams House Senior Desk and First Marshal Emily Kraemer Commencement Week Ticketing 2 Chisom Okpala, Senior Week Events 3 Second Marshal Caroline Breinin Alejandro “Aleja” Currier House Commencement Week Schedule 5 Jimenez Jaramillo Annie Garofalo Chika-Dike Nwokike FAQs About Senior Spring 8 Jackie Schechter and Commencement Week Sudheer Poluru Megan Prasad Life After Harvard 9 Kj Stime Joshua “Josh” Scott Senior Week Events at a Glance 12 Bob Wu Bridgette Slater Commencement Week Events 13 Secretary Casey Fleeter at a Glance Mandi Nyambi Amira Abedallah Treasurer Mather House Brian Mwarania Megan Walcek

Tech & Media Team Leah Goldman Tommy Chen Quincy House Jane Chung Christina Nguyen Senior Gift Co-Chairs Cynthia “Cindy” Shih Katie Gamble Cindy Guan Tianhao He Alissa Song Sharon Stovezky THE INFORMATION IN THIS BOOKLET CAN ALSO BE FOUND ONLINE AT: harvard2015.com/seniorweek alumni.harvard.edu/collegegrad

Any changes or updates to this guide will be featured in the Class of 2015 email newsletter: Dear Class of 2015,

We have just overcome one of the most tremendous hurdles of our lives––four years of HUDS dining. Kidding! College was a wild ride, to say the least. It was full of psets, papers, mentors, friends, parties, and late nights at the Kong. From freshman seminars to senior theses, intro meetings to leadership roles, and life on the Yard to our Houses, we have been challenged—challenged to think deeper, ask questions, 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. Inspiring, talented, intelligent, traveled, thoughtful, kind, friendly: these are just a few words that pop into our heads when we think about the phenomenal individuals who make up our Class. We laughed together; we cried together; we have become a cohesive unit, a family––and now it’s time for our paths to diverge. The idea that this is the end is frightening, and we may not know what to expect, but here’s our big bang theory. In a few weeks our unit will spread to cover nearly every section of the globe. We’ll have friends in New York, Taiwan, Georgia, and Brazil. Classmates will be taking on a variety of challenges like doing field research, running their own businesses, continuing their education, or traveling the world. Harvard, as we know it, will no longer be confined to the five-mile radius in Cambridge, but instead it will lie in the long-distance phone conversation with your freshman year roommate or a quick coffee date with your former teammate. Harvard is all of us, and we take a little bit of it with us wherever we go. But for now, before our big bang on Commencement, before we shoot off and expand like stars in the Milky Way, let’s go out with a bang. With this in mind, your Senior Class Committee and the Harvard Alumni Association have organized the events outlined in this booklet as a capstone to four years of hard work, perseverance, and excitement. From roller coasters and soirées to talent shows 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 5th, 25th, and 50th Reunions. And no matter where you find yourself after Commencement, always remember that Harvard— especially the Class of 2015—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 (harvard2015.com), class newsletters, regional 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. If you have any questions about Senior Week, please don’t hesitate to contact any of us on the Senior Class Committee. We’re here to help make this week as exciting and enjoyable as possible. Make it a memorable week. This is our time. It’s Senior Week—do it right! Onwards,

Mandi Nyambi, 2015 Class Secretary Sietse Goffard, 2015 First Marshal [email protected] [email protected]

Chisom Okpala, 2015 Second Marshal [email protected]

1 SENIOR DESK CLASS DAY PICNIC

Senior Desk is located at the Harvard Alumni Wednesday, May 27, noon–2:00 pm Association (HAA) offices at 124 Mount Old Yard Auburn Street, 6th Floor. Senior Desk will Each senior is entitled to three complimentary be open weekdays between 11:00 a.m. and tickets. Graduating seniors will require one of 3:00 p.m. from Wednesday, May 6, through these tickets for entry. Additional tickets may Wednesday, May 27 (Class Day). Please make be purchased in advance at Senior Desk for an effort to pick up your tickets earlier in $10 per ticket. May rather than later. If you arrive on one CLASS DAY EXERCISES of the last days Senior Desk is open, you can expect a considerable wait for your tickets. Wednesday, May 27, 2:00–4:00 pm Get there early! Tercentenary Theatre Before you pick up your Commencement Each senior is entitled to five complimentary Week tickets, you must complete the online tickets. Graduating seniors will require one of senior exit survey, titled “Enrolled Student these tickets for entry. Additional tickets will Survey.” If you are set to graduate and it has be available at Senior Desk. been acknowledged by your House administrator COMMENCEMENT DAY or resident dean, you will receive an email Thursday, May 28, 8:00 am–4:15 pm containing a unique URL that will give you Tercentenary Theatre access to the survey, starting May 5. The survey takes 24 hours to process, so please wait one Family members and guests of graduating business day before picking up your tickets seniors will require tickets for admission to at Senior Desk. the Morning Exercises and the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association Please bring your HUID, as only you can pick up (the Afternoon Program). your Commencement Week tickets—no exceptions. Your family members were invited Graduating seniors in academic regalia do not to all the Commencement Week events in a need tickets for the Morning Exercises. Family mailing sent out in March, with the option of members and guests will require tickets. The ordering additional tickets to the Class Day Morning Exercises are extremely crowded; Picnic; these tickets will be available for consequently, tickets are limited to a maximum pickup at Senior Desk. Additional tickets for of four per graduating senior, and additional this event and for the Commencement Day tickets will not be made available. luncheons may also be purchased at Senior Desk Tickets for the Afternoon Program are limited with cash or credit card. There is no limit to to five tickets per senior. Graduating seniors the number of additional tickets you can will require one of these tickets for entry. purchase for these events. Additional tickets may be available at Senior Desk as Commencement approaches. COMMENCEMENT WEEK All tickets will be available at Senior Desk. TICKETING note: Tickets to the Class Day Exercises, SENIOR CLASS FAMILY RECEPTION Morning Exercises, and Afternoon Program allow admission into Tercentenary Theatre but Tuesday, May 26, 5:30–7:30 pm do not guarantee seats. Seats cannot be reserved Science Center Plaza and are available on a first-come, first-served Each senior is entitled to three complimentary basis. The sale of tickets for the Class Day Exercises tickets. Graduating seniors will require one of and Commencement Exercises is prohibited. these tickets for entry. Additional tickets will be available at Senior Desk.

2 DIPLOMA PRESENTATION Sunday, May 17 CEREMONIES AND LUNCHEONS SENIOR SIX FLAGS TRIP Thursday, May 28, noon–2:00 pm 9:00 am–6:00 pm Undergraduate Houses Six Flags New England, Agawam, MA Between the Morning Exercises and the Departs from Soldiers Field Athletics Area Afternoon Program, each House holds a (next to ) diploma ceremony and luncheon. Tickets are Rain or shine not required for the ceremony but are Tickets: $40 (includes bus transportation required for the luncheon. Complimentary and entrance) luncheon tickets for the graduate and two guests will be provided; additional tickets are Dress: Casual $15.50 per guest and can be purchased at You may not have many chances left to eat Senior Desk in advance or at the checker’s tons of junk food and scream like a child with desk on Commencement Day (limited and hundreds of friends, so join the Class of 2015 cash only day-of ). For more information at Six Flags New England! Buses will depart about the diploma ceremony or luncheon, from the football stadium lot at 9:00 a.m. and please contact your House administrator. will leave the park at 4:00 p.m. Get ready for the rides of your life! HARVARD CLASS OF 2015 Monday, May 18 SENIOR WEEK EVENTS SENIOR OLYMPICS

Senior Week Tickets 3:00–5:30 pm All Senior Week tickets and bundles are Cumnock Turf Fields, Soldiers Field available at the Harvard Box Office, located in Athletics Area the (or online through Rain or shine ofa.fas.harvard.edu/cal) and are SEF eligible. Tickets: Not required Tickets must be prepurchased and/or reserved. Dress: Athletic wear (House colors SUPER BUNDLE: $130 strongly encouraged) This bundle includes the Senior Six Flags Trip, Want to be an Olympic champion? Come Moonlight Cruise, Last Chance Dance, and Senior relive the glory of your grade school PE days. Soirée (bundle includes a $10 discount and fast entry). Houses will square off in a variety of games to see who dominates at the Senior Olympics. CONVENIENCE BUNDLE: $95 To participate, please contact your Senior This bundle includes the Moonlight Cruise, Last Class Committee House representative. No Chance Dance, and Senior Soirée (bundle includes athletic ability required or expected! a $5 discount and fast entry). Non-alcoholic beverages available. Beer 21+. When purchasing a Senior Week bundle, you SENIOR BBQ will receive a wristband for entry to the events included in your bundle—no individual tickets 5:30–7:00 pm will be provided. Lost and wrong tickets are a Cumnock Turf Fields, Soldiers Field thing of the past! Athletics Area Rain or shine Please note: You will only receive one wristband for the week. Lost wristbands Tickets: Not required (but bring HUID) will not be replaced, but broken wristbands Dress: Casual can be exchanged for new ones. Individual Enjoy a BBQ dinner (with vegetarian options) event tickets for Senior Week events may following the Olympics. Please note that also be purchased at the Harvard Box Office. dinner will be served only at the BBQ; all dining halls will be closed this night. Tickets are nontransferable and nonrefundable. Non-alcoholic beverages available. Beer 21+.

3 Tuesday, May 19 entrance to Sanders Theatre on a first-come, MOONLIGHT CRUISE first-served basis on the night of the event.

8:00–11:30 pm Thursday, May 21 Bay State Cruises, 200 Seaport Blvd., CAMP HARVARD Rain or shine 4:00–6:30 pm Tickets: $30 (cruise and return transportation) The Quad Lawn Dress: Nautically inspired cocktail Rain or shine Don’t miss the boat! Cruise around Boston Tickets: Not required (but bring HUID) Harbor on the city’s largest ship. Limited Dress: Camp casual tickets are available at the Harvard Box Office. This event will sell out. Tickets include the Escape the “in tents”-ity of Senior Week three-hour cruise and transportation back to festivities with some throwback summer camp campus (you are responsible for transportation activities on the Quad Lawn. Unwind with live to the ship). A cash bar is available on the boat. music, cold beer, and festive food with your fellow seniors! This event is free and open to all To reach the ship using the T, take the Red Line members of the Class of 2015. Please note that to South Station, then take the Silver Line to the dinner will be served only at Camp Harvard; World Trade Center stop. all dining halls will be closed this night. To board the ship, you must be 21+ and have a Non-alcoholic beverages available. Beer 21+. valid ID (state ID or passport)—no exceptions. LAST CHANCE DANCE Non-alcoholic beverages available. Alcohol 21+. Wednesday, May 20 10:00 pm–2:00 am Royale, 279 Tremont Street, Boston SENIOR SCAVENGER HUNT: Tickets: $30 (cover, snacks, and return THE OFFICIAL 2015 BUCKET LIST transportation) 10:00 am–3:00 pm Dress: Club attire (no shorts/sneakers) Widener Steps Don’t miss out on your “last chance” to Rain or shine connect with the Class of 2015. Tickets are Tickets: Not required available at the Harvard Box Office for $30. Dress: Activewear This includes cover, snacks, and bus transporta- tion back to campus (you are responsible for And you thought there were only three things transportation to the club). A cash bar is you needed to do before you graduate! Compete available at the venue. To reach the club using in teams in the fourth annual Senior Scavenger the T, take the Red Line to Park Street, then Hunt. Win points by completing tasks on “The walk south on Tremont Street. Official 2015 Bucket List.” The winning team will earn eternal glory and exciting prizes! To enter the club, you must be 21+ and have a More information will be available on valid ID (state ID or passport)—no exceptions. harvard2015.com/seniorweek closer to the date. Non-alcoholic beverages available. Alcohol 21+. SENIOR TALENT SHOW Friday, May 22 8:00–10:00 pm CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE Sanders Theatre Time, ticket price, and dress vary Tickets: Free (available at the door) based on selected excursion Dress: Casual Pick from a lineup of different outings in Come watch your fellow classmates shine on Cambridge, Boston, and beyond designed to stage during the Senior Talent Show! Enjoy cater to the expansive and diverse interests performances of all kinds and celebrate the that characterize the Class of 2015. An email creativity and diverse talents of our Class. Get outlining how to reserve your spot for the ready to laugh and reminisce with throwbacks destination of your choosing will be sent out to the Freshman Talent Show. Tickets are in advance, so be on the lookout! required, but they are free and available at the 4 LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD COMMENCEMENT WEEK 8:00–9:30 pm SCHEDULE Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall Tuesday, May 26 Tickets: Not required PHI BETA KAPPA LITERARY EXERCISES Dress: Casual Join your classmates for an evening of reflection 11:00 am–12:30 pm and anticipation, personal stories and big ideas. Sanders Theatre Half of this event will encourage students to Tickets: Not required “look back,” sharing thoughts on their experiences Dress: Regalia for seniors in PBK, dressy over the past four years. The other half will casual for classmates and family focus on “looking forward” as students present Featuring this year’s orator, Professor S. Allen up-and-coming topics within a wide range of Counter, and poet, Laura Kasischke. A traditional fields, from the state of the U.S. government to part of Harvard Commencement since the health care, from the tech industry to the music 18th century, the Literary Exercises celebrate industry. Stop by to share your thoughts, enjoy the humane learning and passion for intellectual some snacks, or just listen! exchange that are the ideal and hallmark of Saturday, May 23 the chapter. CHILLIN’ ON THE CHARLES BACCALAUREATE SERVICE

3:00–5:00 pm 2:00–3:30 pm Leverett’s McKinlock Courtyard Memorial Church and Banks Tickets: Not required Tickets: Not required Dress: Regalia for seniors Dress: Casual The procession will form in front of Holworthy Enjoy one of your last lazy senior spring Hall. Beginning at 1:30 p.m., the Class will afternoons along the Charles with lawn process around the Old Yard and through games, music, and good company. This is Tercentenary Theatre to Memorial Church for a free event—just bring your friends and a a nondenominational church service. Seating beach towel to unwind before the craziness in the church is for seniors only. Seating for of Commencement and the fun yet to ensue families and guests is available in Tercentenary at the Senior Soirée! Theatre, where the service can be heard through SENIOR SOIRÉE an audio feed. Photography is not permitted in the church. 9:00 pm–1:00 am CLASS PHOTO Science Center Plaza Tent Rain or shine 3:30–4:00 pm Tickets: $40 (entry, snacks, and refreshments) Steps Dress: Outdoor cocktail party Rain date: Wednesday, May 27 Make the most of the last night of Senior Week! Tickets: Not required This soirée will make for a festive evening that Dress: Regalia for seniors you and your fellow seniors won’t forget! There Immediately following the Baccalaureate Service, will be dancing, snacks, and refreshments. This gather on the steps of Widener Library for the event is for seniors only and will sell out. Limited Class of 2015 senior photograph. Order forms tickets are available at the Harvard Box Office. will be available on site, or contact Panfoto at panfoto.com or 781-788-9595. In case of rain, Non-alcoholic beverages available. Beer and the photo will be taken after the Class Day wine 21+. Exercises on May 27. Please direct all questions about Senior Week events to [email protected].

5 SENIOR CLASS FAMILY RECEPTION CLASS DAY EXERCISES

5:30–7:30 pm 2:00–4:00 pm Science Center Plaza Tercentenary Theatre Rain or shine Rain or shine Tickets: Required for all attendees Tickets: Required for all attendees (complimentary for each senior and two guests) (complimentary for each senior and four guests) Dress: Dressy casual Dress: Dressy casual Enjoy a reception and drinks with other For seniors and guests, the Class Day Exercises graduating seniors, families, and guests. feature the presentation of the Ames Awards, Additional complimentary tickets will be the Harvard and Ivy Orations, and the Class available at Senior Desk. Ode (sung to the tune of “Fair Harvard”). Enjoy a remarkable display of eloquence and Non-alcoholic beverages available. Beer and entertainment by fellow classmates, complemented wine 21+. by the 2015 Class Day speaker. Regalia is not Wednesday, May 27 required. Additional complimentary tickets will Class Day be available at Senior Desk. ROTC COMMISSIONING CEREMONY HOUSE MASTERS’ RECEPTIONS

11:30 am–1:00 pm 5:00–6:30 pm Tercentenary Theatre Undergraduate Houses Rain or shine Tickets: Not required Tickets: Not required Dress: Dressy casual Dress: Uniforms for commissioning seniors, Seniors and guests are invited to celebrate dressy casual for classmates and family with the House masters. Check with your House administrator for details. Featuring remarks from a guest speaker and President and Lincoln SENIOR LETTERWINNERS’ DINNER Professor of History , this 5:00–6:00 pm, Reception ceremony celebrates the commissioning of 6:00–9:00 pm, Dinner the new military officers from the College’s Murr Center Tennis Courts ROTC contingent. Tickets: $65 each (complimentary for CLASS DAY PICNIC Major H recipients) Noon–2:00 pm Dress: Business casual Old Yard An award dinner and celebration of all intercol- Rain or shine legiate athletes and letterwinners in the Class Tickets: $10 (complimentary for each senior of 2015, their families, coaches, and fans, this marquee event for the Department of Athletics and two guests) and Harvard Varsity Club marks the only time Dress: Dressy casual all varsity athletes are together under one roof as Enjoy a casual bagged lunch in the Old Yard undergraduates. To register or for more informa- with fellow seniors and family members before tion, visit harvardvarsityclub.org. Tickets are the start of the Class Day Exercises. Additional $65 each (graduating Major H recipients are tickets may be purchased at Senior Desk for complimentary guests of the Harvard Varsity $10 per ticket; they will not be sold at the door. Club). The registration deadline is May 18. Please share dietary restrictions at Senior Desk. BAND, CHORAL SOCIETY, AND GLEE CLUB CONCERT 8:00–10:00 pm Tercentenary Theatre Rain or shine Tickets: Not required Featuring student performers, this annual concert is open to all members of the Harvard community. 6 Thursday, May 28 Enough pomp and circumstance to last a Commencement Day lifetime! For more information about the schedule for the Morning Exercises, please Yard gates open at 6:45 am visit commencement.harvard.edu. Regardless of SENIOR CLASS CHAPEL SERVICE the weather, the Morning Exercises will be 8:00–8:15 am held in Tercentenary Theatre. Memorial Church Indoor viewing is available via closed-circuit Tickets: Regalia, lanyard, and HUID allow television in the Science Center and may be entry for seniors available in some of the Houses (please check Dress: Regalia for seniors with your House administrator). A ticket for Seniors are requested to arrive at the chapel no the Morning Exercises allows admission into later than 7:45 a.m. in their regalia. The service Tercentenary Theatre but does not guarantee a is for seniors only. seat. Seats cannot be reserved and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The sale of SENIOR PROCESSION Commencement tickets is prohibited. 8:15 am DIPLOMA PRESENTATION Old Yard CEREMONIES AND LUNCHEONS Tickets: Regalia, lanyard, and HUID allow Noon–2:00 pm entry for seniors Undergraduate Houses Dress: Regalia for seniors Rain or shine Seniors line up for the procession behind House signs in the Old Yard immediately Tickets: Not required for diploma ceremony; following the Senior Class Chapel Service. $15.50 for luncheon (complimentary for each Houses are arranged alphabetically and are senior and two guests) divided into two groups: “lead” and “rear.” Dress: Regalia for seniors Between the Morning Exercises and the Central seating on the left side of the center Afternoon Program, each House holds a aisle (sections A-1, A-2, and A-3) is reserved diploma ceremony and luncheon for seniors for graduating seniors only. Parents, other family and their families. Tickets are not required for members, and guests sit behind seniors in the the ceremony but are required for the luncheon. C sections. No family members or guests will Additional tickets may be purchased at Senior be allowed to sit with the graduating seniors. Desk in advance or at the checker’s desk on ACADEMIC PROCESSION Commencement Day for $15.50 per ticket 8:50 am (limited and cash only day-of). For additional Old Yard information about the diploma ceremony or luncheon, contact your House administrator. Tickets: Regalia, lanyard, and HUID allow ALUMNI PARADE entry for seniors Dress: Regalia for seniors 1:45 pm Academic regalia is required for all graduating In front of seniors at the Morning Exercises. Tickets: Required for all attendees (Afternoon 364TH COMMENCEMENT: Program ticket allows entry, complimentary for THE MORNING EXERCISES each senior and four guests) Dress: Dressy casual (regalia no longer required) 9:45–11:30 am Tercentenary Theatre The alumni procession forms by class, including the Class of 2015, in front of Harvard Hall. Rain or shine Academic regalia is no longer necessary. Tickets: Regalia, lanyard, and HUID allow entry for seniors; tickets required for guests (complimentary, limited to four per senior) Dress: Regalia for seniors

7 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ARE THERE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS HARVARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES? THE AFTERNOON PROGRAM Harvard welcomes family members and guests 2:30–4:15 pm with disabilities on Commencement Day, Tercentenary Theatre Thursday, May 28, 2015. Accessible seating Rain or shine and other accommodations for individuals Tickets: Required for all attendees with disabilities are available in Tercentenary (complimentary for each senior and four guests) Theatre on Commencement Day. Graduating Dress: Dressy casual (regalia no longer required) seniors and advanced degree candidates are strongly encouraged to exchange general The Afternoon Program features welcoming Commencement tickets for accessible seating remarks and acknowledgments by Cynthia A. tickets during May ticket distributions at Torres AB ’80, MBA ’84, president of the Senior Desk. Harvard Alumni Association; the announcement of Overseer and HAA director election results; Accessible seating tickets are available on the presentation of the Harvard Medals; remarks a first-come, first-served basis and will be by Drew Gilpin Faust, president of Harvard distributed at Senior Desk. Harvard will make University and Lincoln Professor of History; every effort to accommodate family members and an address by the featured Commence- and guests without accessible seating tickets ment speaker, Deval L. Patrick AB ’78, JD ’82. on the morning of Commencement; however, For more information, please visit accessible seating is limited to two tickets per alumni.harvard.edu/annualmeeting. senior, excluding special circumstances, and Friday, May 30 advance planning is strongly encouraged. The accessible seating section is located adjacent All rooms must be vacated by 5:00 p.m.— to University Hall and will be clearly marked no exceptions! with the International Symbol of Access. FAQS ABOUT SENIOR SPRING Individuals with disabilities are encouraged AND COMMENCEMENT WEEK to arrive early on Commencement Day to avoid some of the crowding that usually takes I WANT TO WALK AT COMMENCEMENT, place after 8:30 a.m. Gates open at 6:45 a.m. BUT WHAT IS MY SENIOR STANDING? First aid stations and wheelchair-accessible If you want to walk at Commencement but are restrooms will be located in Sever, Weld, unsure of your senior standing, please contact and Thayer Halls. Please visit commencement your House administrator or resident dean. .harvard.edu/guests-disabilities for more information. WHERE AND WHEN DO I EAT DURING SENIOR WEEK? Other Senior Week and Commencement Week activities may also be accessible depending Currier, Leverett, and Quincy are open for on location. Please call the Harvard Alumni lunch and dinner Sunday, May 17, through Association at 617-496-7001 or email Saturday, May 23: [email protected] if LUNCH you have specific questions or needs. Noon–2:15 pm AT WHICH FUNCTIONS DINNER IS REGALIA REQUIRED? 5:00–7:15 pm Regalia (cap and gown) is required for the On Monday, May 18, dinner will be served only Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises (for PBK at the Senior BBQ, located in the Soldiers Field seniors), Baccalaureate Service, and the Class Athletics Area on Cumnock Fields. On Thursday, of 2015 photo on Tuesday, May 26, and for May 21, dinner will be served only at Camp the Commencement Morning Exercises and Harvard, located in the Quad. the House diploma presentation ceremonies on Thursday, May 28. Cap and gown rentals All Houses are closed for meals after will be available for pickup May 21–28 in the dinner on Saturday, May 23. 8 textbook department on the third floor of the Day Picnic, where prearranged meals are served, Coop, located on Palmer Street, during normal anyone of any age who will need his or her own store hours (Monday–Saturday: 9:00 a.m.–9:00 meal also needs a ticket. For the Commencement p.m.; Sunday: 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.). The Coop Exercises, children under five do not need a ticket is also open early on Commencement Day to get into the Yard. (beginning at 6:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 28). WHERE CAN I GET GRADUATION Seniors do not have to reserve a cap and gown, ANNOUNCEMENTS? but there is a charge of $40.50 to rent regalia The Coop offers personalized announcements (cash, check, charge, or Crimson Cash are with the graduate’s name, degree, and accepted). For more information, visit store concentration. For more information or to order, .thecoop.com/coopstore/images/general.regalia.pdf. visit the Coop, go to thecoop.com, or call ARE RECORDINGS OF THE 800-368-1882. COMMENCEMENT WEEK ACTIVITIES The Harvard Shop, a division of Harvard AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE? Student Agencies, also offers personalized Broadcast-quality, multiple-camera DVD graduation announcements. For more recordings of the Commencement Morning information or to order, visit the Harvard Exercises and Afternoon Program are available. Shop at 52 JFK Street, go to cbgrad.com, Class Day Exercises (Wednesday afternoon) or call 800-433-0296. are also available on DVD. The morning and IS PARKING AVAILABLE DURING afternoon Commencement Day recordings COMMENCEMENT WEEK? include commentary during the processions. Single-camera recordings of diploma ceremonies For the Senior Class Family Reception, at the Houses may be available based on House. complimentary parking for guests is available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage on a For information about videos in Tercentenary first-come, first-served basis. For events Theatre, call Commencement Video at on Class Day and Commencement Day, 617-884-6000. For information about videos at complimentary parking is available at the the Houses, contact your House administrator. Soldiers Field Athletics Area on North For audio only, call Media and Technology Harvard Street in Allston. For more information, Services at 617-495-9460. visit transportation.harvard.edu/parking. HOW DO I GET A COPY OF THE WHERE CAN I FIND THIS 2015 YEARBOOK? INFORMATION ONLINE? To order, visit harvardyearbook.com and click Visit harvard2015.com/seniorweek or on the Order Online button. If you have any alumni.harvard.edu/collegegrad. questions about the yearbook, please email [email protected]. WHEN DO SENIORS HAVE TO VACATE THEIR ROOMS? HOW DO I ORDER A COPY OF THE CLASS PHOTO? All seniors must be out by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 29. No exceptions! An order form was sent to family members in the spring. You can also pick up an order LIFE AFTER HARVARD form at the time the photo is taken or any time prior at Senior Desk. You can also contact All Harvard undergraduates and graduates are Panfoto at panfoto.com or 781-788-9595. automatically members of the Harvard Alumni The cost is $35 for the color photo, $40 for Association (HAA), a dues-free organization. the laminated photo, and $135 framed, plus The HAA offers a wealth of opportunities shipping and tax (where applicable). to stay connected to Harvard and its alumni DO FAMILY MEMBERS YOUNGER THAN community, as well as excellent alumni benefits, FIVE NEED TICKETS TO EVENTS? including social, educational, and networking events; online learning; volunteer opportunities; For the Senior Class Family Reception, children and travel-study trips. For more information, under five do not need a ticket. For the Class visit alumni.harvard.edu. 9 2015 CLASS COMMITTEE to Cambridge or visit campus, we invite you Your Class is the heart of your alumni activity. to take part in a variety of learning and social The principal officers of the Class of 2015 are experiences designed to keep alumni connected the eight class marshals, the secretary, the with the intellectual life of the University. treasurer, the tech and media team, the 12 These include gallery social events featuring House representatives, and the five gift co-chairs. Harvard’s world-renowned museums, a career There are many purposes for the class networking series, and lectures and special organization: camaraderie, communication, presentations by distinguished faculty and fundraising, and volunteer programs. After alumni on everything from health care to graduation, many feel that the most important space exploration to entrepreneurship to public class event is Reunion, held every five years. service. For information on current programs, However, between reunion years, the Class visit alumni.harvard.edu/programs-events. sponsors other social events in Cambridge In addition, the Harvard Alumni Association and around the world. If you keep your address has curated a selection of online courses that current with University Alumni Records or reflect the breadth of intellectual content the through alumni.harvard.edu, you will be University has to offer you. Find out more at notified of future class events. Also, remember online-learning.harvard.edu/alumni. to visit harvard2015.com for updated ALUMNI TRAVEL information about your Class. COLLEGE ALUMNI PROGRAMS OFFICE The HAA also runs a travel-study program that allows you to continue your education while The College Alumni Programs office serves experiencing some of the world’s most interesting more than 100,000 Harvard and Radcliffe places. With over 80 destinations on all seven alumni and alumnae. The office oversees continents, choose from trips by land, rail, and and develops programming to preserve and cruise ship, as well as family adventures and maintain Harvard traditions and to create even spring break trips for alumni and students new opportunities to connect members of the traveling together. Harvard faculty study leaders Harvard community with one another and and expert local guides bring to light the with the intellectual capital of the University. intellectual, cultural, and historical context Programming for alumni includes Harvard- of your destination. For information on Yale Weekend, the quinquennial Reunions and current trips, visit alumni.harvard.edu/travel. Class Reports, undergraduate/alumni events, HARVARD CLUBS and recent graduate networking events such as Welcome to Your City receptions. Stretching from Prague to Los Angeles to UNIVERSITY ALUMNI RECORDS Shanghai, the 190 Harvard Clubs worldwide welcome the participation of recent graduates. To keep informed about your Class, send Joining a Harvard Club is a great way to meet your address and biographical information new friends, establish ties across years and updates to University Alumni Records (UAR) Schools, and stay connected to the University. or update your information through alumni Many Clubs have recent-graduate committees .harvard.edu/memberupdate. The UAR office that plan social, networking, and community can be reached by mail at 124 Mount Auburn service activities. A number of Clubs even Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138; by offer free first-year membership to the Class phone at 617-495-2371; and by email at aro@ of 2015. Please note that the Harvard Clubs harvard.edu. UAR keeps several offices in the of Boston and New York City are the only University informed of the addresses and Clubs with physical clubhouses, and they have biographical information of graduates. It is unique membership procedures. important to keep UAR current with your information. For a full list of Harvard Clubs, visit alumni .harvard.edu/haa/clubs-sigs or contact the ALUMNI EDUCATION HAA Clubs and SIGs office via email at Learning opportunities at Harvard don’t end [email protected]. just because you have a degree. If you stay local

10 HARVARD SHARED INTEREST COMMUNICATE GROUPS (SIGS) • Follow @HarvardAlumni on Twitter and Are you interested in connecting with recent Instagram and join the HAA’s Facebook graduates or other Harvard alumni around a and LinkedIn groups particular student activity, affinity, or religion? • Connect to Harvard’s 370,000+ alumni Would you like to find other alumni who in more than 200 countries through the feel passionately about a specific profession Harvard Alumni Directory or cultural pursuit? Are you looking to help strengthen your own community? The 50 • Stay up to date on Harvard news through HAA Shared Interest Groups (SIGs) connect , , thousands of students, recent graduates, and and HAA email alumni around the world to one another and PARTICIPATE to the University through local programming, • Attend Global Networking Night on websites, social media, and a variety of HAA June 22, 2015 programs. These organizations run in terms of their interests, which range from • Meet other young Harvard alumni this fall at student activity to cultural identity and from Welcome to Your City events around the world profession to religion. Examples include First • Join one of the 190 Harvard Clubs and 50 Generation Harvard Alumni, Harvard Alumni Shared Interest Groups (SIGs) in Tech, Harvard Black Alumni Society, and Harvard Alumni for Global Women’s • Continue to build knowledge through HAA Empowerment. Alumni Education programming For a full list of HAA SIGs, please visit • Explore Harvard’s Online Learning Portal: alumni.harvard.edu/haa/clubs-sigs or contact online-learning.harvard.edu/alumni the HAA Clubs and SIGs office via email at • Travel the world with fellow alumni and [email protected]. faculty through HAA Travels HARVARD MAGAZINE • Apply for the Harvard Alumni World Master- Harvard Magazine is published six times a year. Card, available exclusively to Harvard alumni Submit a personal update via alumni.harvard • Attend your Class Reunion and submit a .edu/classnotes and see your news appear in the personal update to your Class Report every Class Notes section of the magazine. To receive five years the July-August 2015 issue of Harvard • Vote for Harvard Overseers and HAA Magazine, which will include coverage of your elected directors each spring Commencement, please be sure your address is up to date by visiting alumni.harvard.edu/ VOLUNTEER memberupdate. Class of 2015 copies will be • Host a Welcome to Your City Event in your mailed at the end of July. For more information new town about Harvard Magazine, visit • Represent Harvard at college fairs and serve as harvardmagazine.com. an alumni interviewer for prospective freshmen HARVARD ONLINE COMMUNITY: ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU • Mentor students via on-campus programs or digitally through the alumni directory Bookmark alumni.harvard.edu, and register • Connect with undergraduates through for a login and a post.harvard email forwarding alumni-led panels and workshops address. Alumni.harvard.edu is your best resource for information on your exclusive • Support Harvard and bond with classmates alumni benefits and the many ways you can through annual or reunion fundraising stay connected to Harvard: • Show that Harvard Serves by participating in HAA-supported public service initiatives

11 SENIOR WEEK EVENTS

DATE EVENT TIME LOCATION TICKET PRICE LOCATION

MAY 17 Senior Six Flags Trip* 9:00 am–6:00 pm Six Flags New England Harvard Box Office $40

MAY 18 Senior Olympics 3:00–5:30 pm Cumnock Fields Not required N/A

Senior BBQ 5:30–7:00 pm Cumnock Fields Not required No charge (with HUID)

MAY 19 Moonlight Cruise 8:00–11:30 pm Bay State Cruises Harvard Box Office $30

MAY 20 Senior Scavenger Hunt 10:00 am–3:00 pm Widener Steps Not required N/A

Senior Talent Show 8:00–10:00 pm Sanders Theatre Sanders Theatre No charge

MAY 21 Camp Harvard 4:00–6:30 pm The Quad Not required No charge (with HUID)

Last Chance Dance 10:00 pm–2:00 am Royale Boston Harvard Box Office $30

MAY 22 Choose Your Own Varies Varies Harvard Varies Adventure Box Office

Looking Back, 8:00–9:30 pm Fong Auditorium Not required N/A Looking Forward

MAY 23 Chillin’ on the Charles 3:00–5:00 pm McKinlock Courtyard Not required N/A and Charles River Banks

Senior Soirée 9:00 pm–1:00 am Science Center Harvard Box Office $40 Plaza Tent

* Buses will depart from the football stadium parking lot. PLEASE NOTE: All Senior Week tickets are available at the Harvard Box Office (except the Talent Show) and are SEF eligible. Tickets must be prepurchased and/or reserved. Seniors may purchase tickets in a bundle (Super Bundle: $130; Convenience Bundle: $95) or individually for ticketed events. For additional ticket information, visit harvard2015.com/seniorweek.

A CAUTIONARY WORD ABOUT ALCOHOL AND IDENTIFICATION You must be at least 21 years old in order to be served alcohol. Anyone who wishes to drink a beverage containing alcohol may do so only if he or she is able to produce a valid state- or government-issued photo ID. In compliance with the law of the Commonwealth of , the College and its agents will not serve alcoholic beverages to any student or other individual below the legal age. Your birth date appears on your Harvard ID; however, this is not a valid ID for proof of age. Acceptable identification for age verification of Harvard affiliates is a valid state or government ID accompanied by a Harvard ID. Failure to have both of these pieces of identification will result in a request for additional forms of ID and may result in the denial of alcohol service. Seniors should carry both a valid Harvard ID and state- or government- issued ID at all Senior Week events. If you wish to drink alcohol at any of the events where alcohol will be served, you must be prepared to show your state driver’s license, a state liquor ID, or a valid passport, in addition to your Harvard ID. Non-Harvard guests must show at least two forms of ID, one of which must be a valid state or government ID. For the Moonlight Cruise and Last Chance Dance, you will need at least one of the IDs listed above in addition to your Harvard ID to be admitted. These events are 21+ (no exceptions). No one is allowed to bring alcohol to any of the events described in this book. Additionally, the presentation of false identification is a violation of University rules and Massachusetts law. Students violating these rules will be subject to disciplinary sanctions. Because of the liability involved, any obvious or widespread violation of the regulations could result in the cancellation of subsequent events.

12 COMMENCEMENT WEEK EVENTS

DATE EVENT TIME LOCATION TICKET PRICE LOCATION

MAY 26 Phi Beta Kappa Literary 11:00 am–12:30 pm Sanders Not required N/A Exercises Theatre

Senior Procession 1:30 pm Holworthy Hall Not required N/A

Baccalaureate Service 2:00–3:30 pm Memorial Not required N/A Church

Class Photo 3:30–4:00 pm Widener Steps Not required N/A (rain date: May 27)

Senior Class 5:30–7:30 pm Science Senior Desk Senior and Family Reception Center Plaza (see page 2) two guests free

MAY 27 ROTC Commissioning 11:30 am–1:00 pm Tercentenary Not required N/A Ceremony Theatre

Class Day Picnic Noon–2:00 pm Old Yard Senior Desk Senior and two (see page 2) guests free, $10 per added guest

Class Day Exercises 2:00–4:00 pm Tercentenary Senior Desk Senior and four Theatre (see page 2) guests free

House Masters’ Receptions 5:00–6:30 pm Undergraduate Not required N/A Houses

Senior Letterwinners’ 5:00–9:00 pm Murr Center Varsity Club Major H Dinner Tennis Courts recipients free, $65 for guests

Band, Choral Society, 8:00–10:00 pm Tercentenary Not required N/A and Glee Club Concert Theatre

MAY 28 Gates open 6:45 am Not required N/A

Senior Class Chapel Service 8:00–8:15 am Memorial Church Not required N/A

Senior Procession 8:15 am Old Yard Not required N/A

Academic Procession 8:50 am Old Yard Not required N/A

364th Commencement: 9:45–11:30 am Tercentenary Senior Desk Four guests free The Morning Exercises Theatre (see page 2) (seniors do not need tickets)

Diploma Presentation Noon–2:00 pm Undergraduate Senior Desk Lunch: senior Ceremonies and Luncheons Houses (see page 2) and two guests free, $15.50 per added guest Alumni Parade 1:45 pm Old Yard Senior Desk Senior and four (see page 2) guests free

Annual Meeting of the 2:30–4:15 pm Tercentenary Senior Desk Senior and four Harvard Alumni Association: Theatre (see page 2) guests free The Afternoon Program

MAY 29 Vacate rooms By 5:00 pm Your House!

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