The 2027 Class Committee is supported by the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) in partnership with the Harvard College Fund (HCF). The priority of this committee is to bring the class together as a whole by modeling and facilitating communication, participation, volunteerism, and philanthropy among classmates. The Class Committee is formed in the senior year and continues in alumni life.
Senior Year Responsibilities
One member of the senior class, appointed by the Marshals. Taking on the responsibility of Class Secretary is a significant time commitment senior year (average 3+ hours a week in fall semester/average 10+ hours a week in spring semester). You should consider this the most significant extracurricular commitment of your senior year.
LEADERSHIP
- Review all onboarding and resource documents and be knowledgeable of best practices and other support provided by the HAA and the HCF.
- Oversee the work of the Media Team in partnership with HAA staff to ensure their success.
- Send out weekly task emails to manage Media Team projects.
COMMUNICATIONS
- Connect members of the Class of 2027 to each other and Harvard College by communicating with the class over email, the class website, social media, and other channels.
- Respond to email inquiries from classmates. Email volume increases at the end of the year and continues through Senior Week and Commencement Week activities.
- Send a weekly newsletter to the class to share program news and class events.
- Coordinate with House Representatives to ensure seniors receive class news.
- During Senior Week, send out a daily newsletter to give seniors event information.
- Respond to email communications from HAA and HCF staff and Class Committee members in a timely manner.
EVENTS
- Coordinate with HAA staff, First and Second Marshals, and other Marshals to communicate about class events.
- Create and maintain a class event and deadlines calendar.
- Work with Harvard College Fund Marshals and staff to find ways to raise awareness of the mission and impact of the Harvard College Fund to members of the senior class and actively participate in HCF-related events throughout the year.
MEETINGS
- Attend two weekly meetings:
- (Fall and spring) Attend weekly Cabinet meetings with HAA staff, First and Second Marshal, and Class Treasurer.
- (Fall and spring) Attend weekly Communications meeting with HAA staff and with Media Team Members to oversee class publicity and marketing strategy.
- Attend additional meetings and trainings as necessary.
- Attend Executive Committee meetings (6-7 throughout the year).
- Serve as a contributing member of the Association of Harvard College Class Secretaries and Treasurers and attend the annual meeting in the spring.
Alumni Life Responsibilities
- Offer guidance to those in your role in the senior class.
- Review all onboarding and resource documents and be knowledgeable of best practices and other support provided by the HAA and the HCF.
- Work closely with the members of the Class Committee and activities chairs to plan, facilitate, and communicate about class and alumni activities regionally, on campus, and online.
- Continue to attend Class Committee meetings when convened by the First and Second Marshal.
- Continue to regularly monitor the Class Committee email account in partnership with the First and Second Marshal.
- Communicate with the class and provide regular updates to classmates about events, resources, and notes (at least two emails per year).
- Continue to work with the Media Team to keep class website and social media accounts active and updated.
- Submit information for class notes to Harvard Magazine and encourage classmates to do so
directly. - Request updated classmate lists from the HAA annually. If your classmates share new contact information with you, share this with the HAA.
- Maintain contact with the HAA regarding matters of University and class interest.
- Continue as a contributing member of the Association of Harvard College Class Secretaries and Treasurers, attend the annual meeting, and submit an annual report on class communications.
- Continue as a contributing member of the HAA Recent Graduate Engagement Committee through the end of your ninth year out from graduation.
- Nominate and recruit alumni volunteers, in consultation with other Class Committee members and HAA and HCF staff.
- Work with HAA staff and fellow Cabinet members to choose reunion committee chairs.
- Serve as reunion Class Report Chair or help identify a proxy.
- Serve as Honorary Chair on the AHCCS&T Executive Committee in the year of your 25th Reunion and help identify a speaker for that year’s annual meeting.
- You may be asked at another time to serve a term on the Executive Committee.
- Work with the First and Second Marshal and the HAA on a transition and succession plan if you are planning to step down.