Class Volunteering
Admissions Interviewing
Supporting Undergraduates
Stay Connected
Class Volunteering
Activities Chairs and Class Committees
Activities chairs are College alumni volunteers who support their Class Committees in non-reunion years. They bring classmates and alumni from surrounding classes together, serving as key players in keeping College alumni connected.
For additional information on the responsibilities of activities chairs, you can read the activities chairs role description and onboarding document.
If you are interested in volunteering as an activities chair to support your Class Committee in the period from July 2025 through June 2026, please fill out this form. Following that, a member of the College Alumni Programs team or your Class Committee will follow up with you with more detailed guidance on next steps.
Reunions
Each year, Harvard College Reunions bring more than 11,000 alumni back to campus to enjoy a range of intellectual and social programming. Volunteering with your reunion program committee can be one of the most memorable and meaningful experiences as an alumnus/a.
Join your reunion program committee or class gift committee to connect with your classmates and support our most popular alumni event. Attending your own Reunion and encouraging others to do so is also a vital way to ensure that your Class stays connected over the years.
Reunion Program Committee
Help lead your class reunion effort as a member of the reunion program committee, a group of volunteers who plan reunion events and encourage broad reunion attendance and excitement. To learn more about reunion programs, contact the College Alumni Programs team at collegereunions_haa@harvard.edu or 617-496-7001.
Reunion Gift Committee
Help lead your reunion fundraising effort, then celebrate with your classmates at your spring or fall Reunion on campus. Learn more about reunion campaigns and contact your class officer to get involved.
Harvard College Fund
Volunteering with the Harvard College Fund provides one of the most meaningful and influential opportunities for individuals to stay connected to the College and University.
This dedicated volunteer corps of more than 1,500 College alumni spans more than 60 class years, and College parents and Graduate School alumni join us in our efforts to raise funds for a range of endeavors across Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which includes Harvard College, the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Learn more about becoming a volunteer and contact your class officer to get involved.
Recent Graduate Leadership Committee
The Recent Graduate Leadership Committee is an enthusiastic cohort of alumni one to nine years out committed to building a more engaged, inclusive, and supportive recent graduate community around the globe. Members serve as visible leaders and advocates for recent graduates within the broader Harvard College Fund community. They set an example for giving and service, informing programmatic strategies, and celebrating loyalty and leadership among fellow recent graduates. These volunteers transform a solicitation from Harvard the institution into an invitation from a friend.
If you are interested in learning more about the committee, please reach out to our Harvard College Fund partner in Cambridge, Claire Mumford.
Admissions Interviewing
Help us recruit prospective students, interview Harvard College applicants, and welcome accepted students by volunteering for our Schools & Scholarships Committee, the alumni interviewing program! Interviewing is an important part of the application process and helps bring the applicant to life. Depending on their bandwidth, each alumni interviewer meets with a handful of prospective students between September and March. Take a look at this video featuring interviewers talking about why they interview to learn more. To express interest in interviewing please fill out this information form.
To be eligible to participate as an interviewer, you must be a degree-holding alumnus/a from Harvard College or one of Harvard’s graduate schools. Should you have any questions about your alumni status or eligibility as an interviewer, please contact the Admissions Alumni Interviewing Team at ssinfo@fas.harvard.edu.
Supporting Undergraduates
Each year, hundreds of College alumni volunteer their time and expertise to advise and mentor current students. Recurring opportunities are listed below, and invitations for singular opportunities are regularly emailed. Have a question or idea for this type of programming? Contact College Alumni Programs at haa_collegealumniprograms@harvard.edu.
Career Connections
HAA Alumni Directory and Career Network
The Harvard Alumni Association Alumni Directory is your comprehensive resource for staying in touch with classmates and other alumni around the world. College students can also use this platform to make connections with those in their area or expected field. Take a minute to make sure your profile is up to date with your most recent contact information so students can reach out to you. Update Your Profile.
Crimson Careers
Post positions to the Mignone Center for Career Success’ Crimson Careers Job and Internship Database for free. These opportunities can help students grow their skill set and create important, lasting alumni connections. Please consider that January is an ideal time for short-term projects as students can focus on them before classes resume after the holiday break. Post to Crimson Careers. Email employers@fas.harvard.edu if you need help with posting an opportunity.
Firsthand Advisors
The Mignone Center for Career Success’ Firsthand Advisors platform provides scheduling and connection tools to engage in “flash mentoring.” Alumni can offer to engage in a mock interview, review a resume or CV, or have a career chat. Sign Up for Firsthand Advisors. Need help signing up? Email mcs@fas.harvard.edu.
Harvard Serves Everywhere
From tutoring, organizing, donating, and more, there are many ways students can volunteer their time. Through the virtual platform Harvard Serves Everywhere, you can connect students with community partners from all over, which is maintained by the Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship. Submit a Volunteer Posting. If you need help making a submission, contact Travis Lovett at tlovett@fas.harvard.edu for assistance.
Alumni Coffee Chats
Undergraduate students are encouraged to reach out to alumni during the winter break through the HAA Alumni Directory and the Firsthand Advisors platforms. This is a chance for them to practice using these tools and to become comfortable making connections with members of the alumni community as they seek advice and mentorship on a variety of topics. You may receive an email from a student as a result. In addition to email communications, students have been told to explore phone, Zoom, or local, in-person meetings where appropriate.
Student-Alumni Engagement Events
The HAA partners with student volunteers, the undergraduate Houses, the Dean of Students Office, the Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship, the Mignone Center for Careers Success, and the Office for the Arts at Harvard to provide opportunities for students to engage with alumni across in-person events, virtual events, self-guided activities, and communications.
Recurring events and programs where alumni can participate include HAA Networking 101, Alumni Coffee Chats, the Senior Thesis Study Break Dinner, Sophomore Class Color Connect, Junior Class Families, the Public Interested Conference, and the Creative Careers Conference. You can learn more about these programs on our event page for students. Please note that all links and registration forms on that page are only for current undergraduate students. Select alumni will receive email invitations to participate in these events and programs. If you are interested in participating or have questions, contact College Alumni Programs at haa_collegealumniprograms@harvard.edu.
First-Year Host Family Program
The Harvard College First-Year Host Family Program facilitates informal friendships between first-year Harvard College students and local contacts, including Harvard alumni. Students selected for the program are typically international students who lack meaningful contacts in the United States, or domestic students who might benefit from additional support for a variety of reasons. By providing a local support system to these students, the program hopes to ease their transition to college life.
Potential hosts and interested students are asked to provide information regarding their hobbies, academic interests, and desired level of involvement in the program. These responses are used to match each student with a compatible host (individual or family).
Please note that hosts are not expected to provide housing for students at any point during the year, including over vacations. Those who are interested in doing so, however, may.
Host Program for International Students
Since 1962 the Host Program has provided an opportunity for connection and friendship between Harvard international graduate students who are new to the United States and residents who live in the Boston area. Hosts in turn benefit from exposure to the wealth of cultures that come from around the world to study here at Harvard.
Be part of a group of special people who help make Harvard a friendlier place for newly arrived international graduate students. By participating in the Host Program for International Students, you will join a group of hundreds of volunteers who have enriched the lives of thousands of graduate students, and, in turn, found their own lives enriched. A relatively small effort can reap big rewards. Hosting is a way in which one person can make a difference! Learn more at the Harvard International Office website.
Stay Connected
HAA Alumni Directory and Career Network
Log into your Alumni Community profile to update your occupation information and join our Career Network to make yourself available to students and fellow alumni looking for career advice and mentoring.
News and Social Media
Stay in the know by actively managing your email preferences to make sure you’re receiving the Harvard Alumni Gazette, College Alumni newsletter, and your local Harvard events listing, and other communications from the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA). We also encourage you to sign up for the Daily Gazette to start each weekday with a quick serving of Harvard news.
Harvard Magazine and the Harvard Gazette are great places to find Harvard stories. Want to share those stories? Find and follow Harvard on social media!
- Harvard Alumni Association is on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Threads
- Harvard College Alumni is on Facebook and Instagram
- Harvard University is on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter
Clubs and Shared Interest Groups
Harvard Clubs and Shared Interest Groups (SIGs) are volunteer-led organizations that offer a wide range of programmatic, community service, and educational opportunities to help develop and strengthen your alumni network. Reach out to your local Club or preferred SIG to learn how you can be involved.
Program and Event Participation
There are thousands of events and programs worldwide available to alumni each month and hundreds of global Harvard communities based in shared graduating classes, geographies, identities, avocations, and career pursuits.
Check out the programs and events calendar to search and filter events offered by the HAA, local Clubs, and SIGs. The listings include marquee events such as Global Networking Night, Welcome to Your City, and those surrounding The Game, as well as programming spanning the arts, faculty talks, online programs, volunteer opportunities, and more. The Gazette events calendar also lists dozens of daily virtual events.