Share the wealth: Extension students sponsor a food drive
Extension School students are partnering with local food pantries and homeless and women’s shelters to sponsor a food drive. Their goal is to collect at least 1,000 nonperishable items by December 4, 2009.
See News to find out more about the drive, the location of the collection boxes, and what they are looking for this month.
Also, don’t forget to turn your clocks back this weekend for daylight savings (2 am, Nov. 2, becomes 1 am). Enjoy that extra hour of sleep before work or school Monday!
6 library and school tips
With flurries in the air, Extension School faculty member Jill McDonough provides students with a few tips on topics like proofreading and a key spot in the library.
1. Always take a sweater to the library. It can be chilly year-round.
2. Be charming and kind to librarians, who are secular angels with extraordinary power.
3. The Woodberry Poetry Room is a national treasure and open to everybody, not just Harvard affiliates. Looking up from your work and seeing snow fall out the window there is one of the great pleasures of living in New England.
4. When you are writing something proofread it out loud. Especially when you are writing an e-mail.
5. Google your professors. What you find can tell you a lot about their research interests and how they conduct their classes.
6. Shopping tip: pens are cheaper by the dozen at Bob Slate.
McDonough is teaching EXPO E-15 Fundamentals of Academic Writing this fall and will teach CREA E-1 Introduction to Creative Writing this spring. Read her faculty biographry.
Quick aside for potential degree candidates: the application period for degree programs is now open until November 30. If you’ve completed the preadmission courses and meet the other admission criteria, you can apply online. See individual program admissions pages for more details.
Attend the Harvard Extension Student Association October Social and Activities Fair
WHEN: Friday, October 30
WHERE: Northwest Science Building, lower level, 52 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Mass.
TIME: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
DETAILS: FREE
Hosted by the Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA), the October Social and Activities Fair is a great opportunity to get involved with the Harvard Extension School community. You will be able to learn about the various clubs and organizations at the Extension School, what they are doing, and what they can do for you. They will serve food and refreshments, and you’ll have plenty of time to socialize and meet new people as part of the planned proceedings for the evening.
This exciting HESA event is open to all Harvard Extension School students whether in a program or simply taking a course. You can also bring friends, as guests are more than welcome.
Please RSVP to president@hesa.dce.harvard.edu by October 29, 2009. For more information, go to the HESA website.
Centennial events: Watch a video of the convocation, attend a panel discussion, or see a concert
After a fantastic Centennial Academic Convocation last week, the celebration of our 100-year history has officially kicked off.
The event saw over 200 attendees who heard speeches from the likes of President Drew Gilpin Faust, who talked about the tradition of extending education into the community, President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia, who talked about bringing his studies back to his country and using the Extension School as an example of democratic learning, and Dean Michael Shinagel, who examined the school’s history.
View the video of the convocation and read news coverage on the event in the Harvard Gazette, Crimson, and Magazine.
You can also join us for some of the next great events such as:
- A discussion panel on the future of technology
- A special concert in Sanders Theatre
- A discussion panel on the different aspects of writing history today
See Centennial Events for more information and mark you calendars.
