Tag: Volunteering

  • Nation & World

    How I spent my summer serving others

    Over the past summer, 15 Harvard students helped communities around the country as part of the Presidential Public Service Fellowship (PPSF). President Larry Bacow honored them at a luncheon this month.

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    Luncheon with students
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    My buddy

    Juniors Fatima Bishtawi and Amanda Mozea made lasting connections through the Best Buddies program.

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    Harvard’s alumni impact

    Inaugural study shows that Harvard alumni worldwide create vast businesses and nonprofit organizations, accounting for millions of jobs, economic impact, and volunteering success.

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    Senior named Global Health Fellow

    Harvard College senior Mary Davies ’13 has been named a Global Health Fellow with Medical Missionaries.

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    Alums share big ideas

    Volunteerism — not whether, but how best to give back — was at the forefront of the “Alumni Think Big” conference session on Saturday, as eight Harvard graduates and one visiting practitioner presented their “Big Ideas That Will Change the World” at a Wintersession forum.

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    Boston shines 2010

    For the eighth consecutive year, Harvard University is joining with Allston neighbors and local businesses to participate in the city of Boston’s citywide neighborhood cleanup event in Allston on April 23 from 8 a.m. to noon.

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    Social change at ground level

    Scott Ruescher’s interest in Latin America spawned a lengthy career in volunteer work — not to mention, he’s also a poet.

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    Working the night shift

    Volunteers assist with a variety of medical skills, from nursing to orthopedics to medical equipment repair, playing a critical role in the response to the Haitian earthquake.

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    The road to Khelshala

    A member of the Harvard women’s squash team recounts the squad’s combination training and service trip to India during winter break, and how team members were changed in the process.

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    Students help Haiti

    When the massive earthquake hit Haiti, a group of Harvard students working on a water purification project in the Dominican Republic switched gears to help transport supplies across the border.

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    Widening horizons

    No. 1-ranked Harvard women’s squash team heads to India over break to give clinics, sample culture.

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    Getting involved

    “Since I realize that direct service is only one aspect of assisting, I became more involved with advocacy, working on education issues and with PBHA’s Student Labor Action Movement.”

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    Harvard helps fight hunger

    Volunteers from across the University are lending a hand to the Greater Boston Food Bank from November through May.

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    Harvard students step up to the plate

    Twice a week since March, a group of Harvard College students has been meeting at Johnston Gate every Monday and Thursday to take the Red Line train from Harvard Square to Fields Corner in Dorchester, and then walk to the John Marshall Elementary School where they are part of the Marshall After-School (MAS) pilot program.

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  • Nation & World

    School volunteers honored with Mack Davis Award for 50,000 hours of service

    At a special reception on May 14, Cambridge School Volunteers (CSV) honored nearly 900 volunteers who served in grades K-12 of the Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) during the 2007-08 academic year. Together, the volunteers provided more than 50,000 hours of individualized academic services to Cambridge youth. The reception was held at the Gutman Library of…

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  • Nation & World

    School volunteers honored with Mack Davis award

    Cambridge School Volunteers (CSV) recently honored more than 900 volunteers who have served in grades K-12 of the Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) during the 2006-07 school year. The special reception, hosted by Harvard at the Faculty Club, was held May 14.

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