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September/October 2006Welcome to the September/October 2006 issue of the Harvard Extension Alumni Association (HEAA) e-newsletter, the Extension Chord. In this issue, you will find information about upcoming events, links to useful Harvard University and Harvard Alumni Association websites, and news from all around the Extension School. As always, we welcome your ideas and suggestions for the Chord and HEAA. Questions and comments may be sent to Grace Scheibner, HEAA president, at grace_scheibner@harvard.edu. We look forward to hearing from you! Grace Scheibner, Karen Droisen, Coordinator, In This Issue
HEAA Web Committee ReportThe HEAA web committee, chaired by treasurer Mike Fishbein (ALM ’04), completed its comprehensive analysis of and recommendations for the HEAA website. Many thanks to Mike and his committee members (Mark Censky, Dale David, Christine Frost, Maria Garcia, and Christian Hassold) for an ambitious and thoroughly professional job well done. The report surveyed alumni websites at Harvard and schools across the country to identify the best practices that could be implemented to improve the HEAA site. Mike and his committee also worked extensively with the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) to identify electronic resources developed at Post.Harvard that could be added to the HEAA website. The Extension web staff has begun to implement a number of the committee’s recommendations, including the addition of an alumni directory, an alumni notes section (to which you may add your news and photos); the Crimson Compass, a comprehensive, university-wide alumni events calendar; and online photo galleries of HEAA events. The new features should be online by December 2006. In the meantime, the staff has made a number of small changes and additions to the site, including a new form for submitting questions, comments, and alumni news online. Please check in often and send us your comments and suggestions. Alumni BenefitsThe Harvard Alumni Association has substantially revised and expanded its career network, Crimson Compass, to give users greater search flexibility. New subject fields make it even easier for Harvard alumni to narrow their searches for fellow graduates for the purpose of career advisement. The Compass will soon be featured on the HEAA website. Until then, please log on to Post.Harvard and join today! Call for VolunteersAlumni interested in contributing to or editing the Extension Chord should contact Grace Scheibner. The time commitment is relatively small and no technical expertise is required—volunteers only need to have enthusiasm for enriching Harvard Extension School alumni relations. Upcoming Career WorkshopsThe Extension School’s Career and Academic Resources Center (CARC) offers free workshops at 51 Brattle Street for Harvard Extension students and alumni. Upcoming workshops include: The Art of Answering Interview Questions Increase Your Marketability for Employment: The Importance of Internships Marketing Yourself Professionally: The Two-Minute Infomercial Innovative Job Hunt Tools and Strategies Creative Tools for Jump-Starting Your Job Search Conveying Your Amazing Story through Resume and Interviews Still Looking for the Right Career? Careers in Business Alumni can register via online services or by calling CARC at (617) 496-8750. More information on these and other sessions can be found on the CARC website. News from 51 Brattle StreetNew this year, the Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in Management Program is designed for students with at least two years’ work experience who desire a greater understanding of the major fields of management. “The ALM in Management is a good fit for working adults who are serious about studying management within the context of the global economy,” says Raymond F. Comeau, director of management studies. “It’s a challenging training ground for the modern manager.” Courses that count toward this degree are in subject areas such as management, marketing and operations, organizational behavior and human resources, accounting and finance, information systems management, and communication in business. Choosing 12 classes from these categories, students can concentrate in an area of their personal and professional interest. In addition, the Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) Program offers two new concentrations: medieval studies and Middle Eastern studies. Both concentrations are interdisciplinary, allowing candidates to select courses from a wide range of subjects, including history, literature, language, the arts, philosophy, religion, science, and government. New and Notable CoursesCourses offered this fall for the first time at Extension include: HARC E-182 American Buildings of the Nineteenth Century: Technology and ArchitectureExplore the history of the built environment of the nineteenth century through its building technology and architecture. See the course description. LSTU E-118 CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public OpinionCyberOne is the first class at Harvard University offered in part in Second Life, a 3-D virtual environment. Course video, lecture, and project materials are freely available in Second Life to anyone with an Internet connection. Visit the course website for more information and a demonstration of Second Life technology. MUSI E-104 First Nights: Five Performance PremieresThomas Kelly, Morton B. Knafel Professor of Music at Harvard University, is offering this legendary course to Extension School students as an online course. See the course website. HEAA Events
We have an exciting year planned for the HEAA, including the following events—one of which has just been added to the events line-up. For complete information on all events, see the HEAA events calendar or contact the Alumni Office. And watch your mailbox: postcard invitations are sent a few weeks before each event. After Hours at the FoggThursday, December 7, 6:30–8 pm NEW EVENT: Go Crimson!Harvard vs. Columbia football game Harvard Stadium has joined the 21st century. The classic 103-year-old structure now sports artificial turf and field lights (See the Harvard Gazette story). Join us on Saturday, November 4 at the “new” Harvard Stadium to see the Crimson squad take on Ivy-rival Columbia University in their quest for another Ivy League title. If you have never attended a Harvard football game, give it a try, and make some new friends. If you are a loyal Crimson fan, join your fellow alumni to cheer on the team. Tickets are $12 each (regular cost: $15). The first 15 alumni to reserve tickets will receive $5 in food and drink coupons redeemable at the hospitality tent before the game. Please note: only a limited number of tickets are available. All tickets must be purchased by Wednesday, October 25. HEAA Recording Secretary Steve Gallagan (CSS ’00) will coordinate tickets and tailgating. Contact Steve at (781) 938-8168 or steve_gallagan@post.harvard.edu. HAA EventsExtension alumni can also take part in events sponsored by the Harvard Alumni Association. This year’s events include the following, open to alumni and guests: HAA 2006 Harvard/Yale Football LuncheonPre-game lunch and cocktails at Gordon Track Join your fellow alumni for a hearty buffet lunch and cash bar before the
kickoff of the Harvard-Yale game at noon. To order game tickets, call the Harvard
Ticket Office, (617) 495-2211 Career Series: Assuming Control Featuring Professor Myra HartIn partnership with Harvard Business School Career Services Many women today face a critical career decision: attend to personal and family needs or return to former careers? In this session, Myra Hart, professor of management at Harvard Business School, discusses the transitions women face while raising families or attending to personal needs and reentering the work force at a future date. An informal networking reception immediately follows the program. $20 per person (includes program admission,
program materials, and hors d’oeuvres. Cash bar.) Collection Series: Día de los Muertos, Day of the DeadIn partnership with the Peabody Museum Originating with the Aztecs, today the Mexican Day of the Dead is a unique blend of Aztec and Christian rituals. A festive and social occasion, the holiday welcomes the return of those who have died and recognizes the human cycle of life and death. Join us for an evening at the Peabody Museum for a “behind-the-scenes” tour, performance, and traditional refreshments. $10 per person; $5 per child under 17 (includes program admission, program
materials, refreshments, and parking at the 52 Oxford Street garage) Shaking the Family Tree in Forensic Investigations: Genetic Surveillance in the 21st CenturyWith Professor Frederic Bieber and Professor David Lazer Harvard professors Frederick R. Bieber and David Lazer present their groundbreaking research findings that demonstrate how government-maintained forensic DNA databases could be used to identify not only crime suspects who already were convicted of crimes, but their close relatives as well. They will put their findings in the context of the rapid and expanding growth of various DNA collections, and will discuss the investigatory potential as well as the social and policy dilemmas raised by “shaking the family tree.” $10 per person You can browse upcoming alumni events at the University and at Harvard Clubs worldwide at Post.Harvard’s alumni events master calendar. | ||||
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