Harvard College Alumni
Senior Class Committee
The Senior Class Committee (SCC) is supported by the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) and the Harvard College Fund (HCF). The first priority of the SCC is to bring the Class together as a whole, connecting members of the Class of 2018 to each other and Harvard College by modeling and facilitating communication, participation, volunteerism, and philanthropy among classmates.
The SCC Executive Committee is comprised of the First and Second Marshals, Program Marshals, Gift Marshals, Class Secretary, Class Treasurer, Media Team Members, and House Representatives. House Team, Associates Team, and Committee Members are SCC members who work under the guidance of the Executive Committee to engage classmates.
Important Dates
Roles and Responsibilities
Contact Information
Important Dates
All Candidates
- September 5–6, 2017: Candidates for Executive Committee positions must attend one of these information/training sessions (to be to held in Emerson 105 from 6:30–8:00 p.m. each night)
- November 1, 2017: Pre-Retreat Executive Committee Meeting
- November 4–5, 2017: Executive Committee Retreat
- November 14 or 15, 2017: Executive Committee Welcome Dinner
- March 21, 2018: SCC Wide Senior Gift event
- March 26, 2018: Senior Gift Campaign Launch
- April 30, 2018: Senior Gift Campaign Ends
Marshals
First, Second, and Program Marshals
- September 11, 2017: Application form due (by 11:59 p.m.)
- September 25, 2017: Program Marshal elections first round
- September 27, 2017: Program Marshal elections final round
- September 29, 2017: Program and Gift Marshals announced
- October 2, 2017: Program Marshal meeting (during day)
Gift Marshals
- September 11, 2017: Application form due (by 11:59 p.m.)
- September 14–15, 18, 2017: Gift Marshal first round interviews
- September 20–22, 2017: Gift Marshal second round interviews
- September 29, 2017: Program and Gift Marshals announced
- October 2, 2017: Gift Marshal meeting (during day)
- Week of February 19: Senior Gift training
Officers
Class Secretary, Class Treasurer, and Media Team Members
- October 2, 2017: Application form due (by 11:59 p.m.)
- October 10–13, 2017: Interviews
- October 20, 2017: Class Treasurer, Class Secretary, Media Team Members, and House Representatives announced
Remaining Senior Class Committee Executive Committee Members
House Representatives
- October 2, 2017: Application form due (by 11:59 p.m.)
- October 10–13, 2017: Interviews
- October 20, 2017: Class Treasurer, Class Secretary, Media Team Members, and House Representatives announced
- Week of February 19: Senior Gift training
Full Committee Members
House Team and Associates Team Members
- February 9, 2018: Interest form due (by 11:59 PM)
- Week of February 19: Senior Gift training
- March 2, 2018: Deadline to be invited to March 21, 2018, SCC-wide Senior Gift event
Committee Members (As needed)
- Rolling deadline: Interest form
Roles and Responsibilities
Senior Class Committee
Executive Committee Members
Class Marshals
First and Second Marshals (2) | Program Marshals (6) | Gift Marshals (6)
Officers
Class Secretary (1) | Class Treasurer (1) | Media Team Members (4+)
Remaining Executive Committee Members
House Representatives (13)
Full Committee Members
House Team Members (4+ per House) | Associates Team Members (10-15) | Committee Members (As needed)
Senior Class Committee
Executive Committee Members
Class Marshals
Two members of the Senior Class, elected by all seniors eligible to vote. The two highest vote earners will become the First and Second Marshal, respectively. It should be noted that taking on the responsibility of First or Second Marshal is a significant time commitment (average 5+ hours a week in fall semester/average 15+ hours a week in spring semester). You should consider this one of the most significant extracurricular commitments of your senior year.
- Set overall direction for programming and fundraising goals:
- Work with Program and Gift Marshals to appoint Class Secretary, Class Treasurer, Media Team Members, and House Representatives.
- Work with House Representatives to identify House Team members.
- Under the leadership of the Class Treasurer, consider the financial management of the Class, including the development and management of a solvent class treasury during senior year and beyond.
- Working with the Class Treasurer, Program Marshals, and HAA staff, ensure bills are paid.
- Solicit classmates to give back through door-to-door gift conversations and online outreach.
- Convene Class Committee meetings.
- Communicate the mission of the Senior Class Committee and inspire shared purpose among committee members.
- Embody the shared values of the Senior Class Committee and communicate these values to classmates in word and action.
- Co-lead (with Class Program Marshal) a programmatic subcommittee.
- Either the First or Second Marshal will co-lead the Class Day subcommittee. Whichever is not co-leading the Class Day subcommittee with co-lead one of the following subcommittees: Alumni Life, Reflections, or Social.
- Attend three/four weekly meetings:
- (Fall and spring) Attend weekly meetings with Harvard Alumni Association (HAA)/Harvard College Fund (HCF) staff, Class Secretary, Class Treasurer, and Campaign Operations Gift Marshal.
- (Fall and spring) Attend weekly program subcommittee meeting.
- (Fall and spring) Attend weekly Class Program Marshal meeting, including HAA staff.
- (Fall and spring; First and Second Marshals may alternate attendance) Attend weekly Class Gift Marshal meeting, including HCF staff.
- Attend additional meetings and trainings as necessary.
Responsibilities: Post-Graduation
- Work closely with the members of the Class Committee and activities chairs (regional alumni volunteers) to plan, facilitate, and communicate about class and alumni activities regionally, on campus, and online.
- Maintain contact with the HAA regarding matters of University and class interest.
- Nominate and recruit alumni volunteers, in consultation with other Class Committee members and the HAA and HCF staff.
Application
Candidates for First and Second Marshal must:
- Review the above job description.
- Attend a required information session in Emerson 105 on either Tuesday, September 5, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. or Wednesday, September 6, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and
- Complete the online application form by Monday, September 11, 2017 by 11:59 p.m.
- First and second round elections will be held on Monday, September 25, 2017 and Wednesday, September 27, 2017, respectively.
Six members of the Senior Class, elected by all seniors eligible to vote. The six highest vote earners (after the First and Second Marshal) will become the Program Marshals. It should be noted that taking on the responsibility of Program Marshal is a significant time commitment (average 5+ hours a week in fall semester/average 15+ hours a week in spring semester). You should consider this one of the most significant extracurricular commitments of your senior year.
- Work with First and Second Marshals to set overall direction for programming and implement programs:
- Work with all Marshals to appoint Class Secretary, Class Treasurer, Media Team Members, and House Representatives.
- Work with House Representatives to recruit House Team members.
- Learn about and help with Senior Gift publicity and outreach.
- Co-lead a programmatic subcommittee; subcommittees are Alumni Life, Class Day, Reflections, and Social.
- Plan events related to your subcommittee and work with Media Team Members and the Class Secretary to advertise events to the class.
- Working with the Class Treasurer, First and Second Marshals, and Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) staff, ensure bills related to your programmatic subcommittee are paid.
- Attend two weekly meetings:
- (Fall and spring) Attend weekly Class Program Marshal meeting, including HAA staff.
- (Fall and spring) Attend weekly program subcommittee meeting.
- Attend additional meetings and trainings as necessary.
Responsibilities: Post-Graduation
- Work closely with the members of the Class Committee and activities chairs (regional alumni volunteers) to plan, facilitate, and communicate about class and alumni activities regionally, on campus, and online.
- Maintain contact with the HAA regarding matters of University and class interest.
- Nominate and recruit alumni volunteers, in consultation with other Class Committee members and the HAA and Harvard College Fund (HCF) staff.
Application
Candidates for Class Program Marshal must:
- Review the above job description.
- Attend a required information session in Emerson 105 on either Tuesday, September 5, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. or Wednesday, September 6, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and
- Complete the online application form by Monday, September 11, 2017 by 11:59 p.m.
- First and second round elections will be held on Monday, September 25, 2017 and Wednesday, September 27, 2017, respectively.
Six members of the Senior Class, appointed by the Harvard College Fund (HCF). It should be noted that taking on the responsibility of Gift Marshal is a significant time commitment (average 5+ hours a week in fall semester/average 15+ hours a week in spring semester). You should consider this one of the most significant extracurricular commitments of your senior year.
-Four (4) of the six Gift Marshals will be responsible for coordinating the Senior Gift effort in the houses in their neighborhood*.
-One (1) of the six Gift Marshals will be responsible for Associates** fundraising efforts.
-One (1) of the six Gift Marshals will be responsible for coordinating the entire Gift Marshal team and will run the weekly Gift Marshal meetings, liaise with the Media Team, First and Second Marshals, Class Secretary, and Class Treasurer.
*The neighborhoods are comprised of the following Houses: River Central (Adams, Lowell, and Quincy); Quad (Cabot, Currier, Pforzheimer, and Dudley); River East (Dunster, Leverett, and Mather); River West (Eliot, Kirkland, and Winthrop).
**Associates Gift = $250+
- Neighborhood Gift Marshals:
- Work with all Marshals to appoint Class Secretary, Class Treasurer, Media Team Members, and House Representatives.
- Work with House Representatives to identify and recruit House Team members.
- Work with the First and Second Marshals and the Gift Marshals to inform and implement overall direction of Senior Gift strategy in your assigned neighborhood.
- Identify educational opportunities (pre-campaign and during campaign).
- Train entire house teams (in partnership with house representatives).
- Solicit classmates to give back through door-to-door gift conversations, online outreach, and at events.
- Help House Representatives create targeted outreach strategy.
- Assist with follow-up communications with seniors in your neighborhood.
- Attend one/two weekly meetings:
- (Fall and spring) Attend weekly Gift Marshal meeting, including HCF staff, and either the First or Second Marshal.
- (Spring only): Lead weekly neighborhood Senior Gift meeting with the House Representatives in your neighborhood.
- Attend additional meetings (for example, weekly House Team meetings for Houses in your neighborhood) and trainings as necessary.
- Associates Gift Marshal:
- Work with all Marshals to appoint Class Secretary, Class Treasurer, Media Team Members, and House Representatives.
- Work with the First and Second Marshals and the Gift Marshals to inform and implement overall direction of Senior Gift strategy.
- Recruit/appoint one member of the senior class per House as the Associates team member.
- Attend one/two weekly meetings:
- (Fall and spring) Attend weekly Gift Marshal meeting, including HCF staff, and either the First or Second Marshal.
- (Spring only): Lead weekly Senior Gift meetings with Associate Team Members from each House.
- Attend additional meetings and trainings as necessary.
- Campaign Operations Gift Marshal:
- Work with all Marshals to appoint Class Secretary, Class Treasurer, Media Team Members, and House Representatives.
- Work with the First and Second Marshals and the Gift Marshals to inform and implement overall direction of Senior Gift strategy.
- Convene weekly Gift Marshal meetings.
- Compile agenda items from other Marshals, HCF/HAA staff, Media Team, etc.
- Compile and distribute discussions, outcomes and next steps
- Ensure campaign activities/initiatives stay on track per timelines.
- Liaise with Media Team, serving as their point of contact for all gift media.
- Attend three weekly meetings:
- (Fall and spring): Lead weekly Gift Marshal meeting, including HCF staff, and either the First or Second Marshal.
- (Fall and spring): Attend weekly meeting with First and Second Marshal, Class Secretary, Class Treasurer, and HCF and HAA staff.
- (Fall and spring): Attend weekly Media Team meeting.
- Attend additional meetings and trainings as necessary, including programmatic committee meetings.
Responsibilities: Post-Graduation for all Gift Marshals
- Stay on your Class Gift Committee.
- Solicit classmates for annual gifts to the HCF as part of a similar (yet larger) committee structure.
- Maintain contact with HCF and Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) regarding matters of University and class interest.
- Nominate and recruit alumni volunteers, in consultation with other Class Committee members and the HAA and HCF staff.
Application
Candidates for Gift Marshal must:
- Review the above job description.
- Attend a required information session in Emerson 105 on either Tuesday, September 5, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. or Wednesday, September 6, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and
- Complete the online application form by Monday, September 11, 2017 by 11:59 p.m.
- First round interviews will be arranged with HAA/HCF staff on Thursday, September 14, Friday, September 15 or Monday September 18.
One member of the Senior Class, appointed by the Marshals. It should be noted that taking on the responsibility of Class Secretary is a significant time commitment (average 3+ hours a week in fall semester/average 10+ hours a week in spring semester). You should consider this one of the most significant extracurricular commitments of your senior year.
- Connect members of the Class of 2018 to each other and Harvard College by communicating with class over email and social media.
- Coordinate with Harvard Alumni Association (HAA)/Harvard College Fund (HCF) staff, First and Second Marshals, and Campaign Operations Gift Marshal to communicate information to the SCC Executive Committee about SCC goals, program and gift news, and class events.
- Oversee the work of the Media Team to ensure their success.
- Coordinate with House Representatives to ensure seniors receive emails regarding class events and goals.
- Send a weekly newsletter to the class to share program and gift news and class events.
- During Senior Week, send out a daily newsletter to give seniors class event information.
- Create and maintain class Google calendar.
- Record and distribute minutes for all Class Committee meetings.
- Serve as a contributing member of the Association of Harvard College Class Secretaries and Treasurers and attend the annual meeting in the spring.
- Attend two weekly meetings:
- (Fall and spring) Attend weekly meetings with HAA/HCF staff, First and Second Marshal, Class Treasurer, and Campaign Operations Gift Marshal.
- (Fall and spring) Lead weekly meetings with Media Team Members to oversee class publicity and marketing strategy.
- Attend additional meetings and trainings as necessary.
Responsibilities: Post-Graduation
- Work closely with the members of the Class Committee and activities chairs (regional alumni volunteers) to plan, facilitate, and communicate about class and alumni activities regionally, on campus, and online.
- Communicate with the class and provide regular updates to classmates about events, resources, and notes (at least two emails per year).
- 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.
- Nominate and recruit alumni volunteers, in consultation with other Class Committee members and the HAA and HCF staff.
Application
Candidates for Class Secretary must:
- Review the above job description.
- Attend a required information session in TBD on either Tuesday, September 5, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. or Wednesday, September 6, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and
- Complete the online application form by Monday, October 2 by 11:59 p.m..
- Interviews with Marshals will be arranged subsequently.
One member of the Senior Class, appointed by the Marshals. It should be noted that taking on the responsibility of Class Treasurer is a significant time commitment (average 3+ hours a week in fall semester/average 10+ hours a week in spring semester). You should consider this one of the most significant extracurricular commitments of your senior year.
- With input from the First and Second Marshal, direct the financial management of the Class, including the development and management of a solvent class treasury during senior year and beyond.
- Direct all expenses for Senior Class Committee, allocating funds responsibly and equitably across class priorities.
- With Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) staff, develop a system for tracking expenses.
- Educate Class Committee (and other classmates as necessary) regarding policies and processes for authorized class expenditures and reimbursements.
- Manage the distribution, training, and receipt management for declining balance cards.
- Ensure that paperwork pertaining to expenses is submitted.
- Working with Class Program Marshals and HAA staff, ensure bills are paid.
- Manage ticketing for class events, including Senior Week ticketing.
- Serve as a contributing member of the Association of Harvard College Class Secretaries and Treasurers and attend the annual meeting in the spring.
- Attend one weekly meeting:
- (Fall and spring) Attend weekly meetings with HAA/Harvard College Fund (HCF) staff, First and Second Marshal, Class Secretary, and Campaign Operations Gift Marshal.
- Attend additional meetings and trainings as necessary.
Responsibilities: Post-Graduation
- Work closely with the members of the Class Committee and activities chairs (regional alumni volunteers) to plan, facilitate, and communicate about class and alumni activities regionally, on campus, and online.
- Maintain class budget and track expenses, ensuring that the class remains solvent.
- Ensure that all authorized expenditures are properly documented and submitted for reimbursement.
- 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 finances.
- Nominate and recruit alumni volunteers, in consultation with other Class Committee members and the HAA and HCF staff.
- Serve as reunion treasurer or help identify a proxy.
Application
Candidates for Class Treasurer must:
- Review the above job description.
- Attend a required information session in Emerson 105 on either Tuesday, September 5, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. or Wednesday, September 6, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and
- Complete the online application form by Monday, October 2 by 11:59 p.m..
- Interviews with Marshals will be arranged subsequently.
Four or more members of the Senior Class, appointed by the Marshals. It should be noted that taking on the responsibility of Media Team member is a significant time commitment (average 3+ hours a week in fall semester/average 7+ hours a week in spring semester). You should consider this one of the most significant extracurricular commitments of your senior year. Successful Media Team members have had one or more of the following skills: photography, graphic design (making posters, Facebook banners and filters, and infographics), website design, and video production.
- Under the leadership of the Class Secretary, ensure that communications regarding class events are coordinated across the Senior Class Committee.
- Working with the Class Secretary, ensure that the class Google calendar is up-to-date and accurate.
- Taking direction from the Campaign Operations Gift Marshal, First and Second Marshals, and Program Marshals, create publicity content and materials, applications, graphics, and photos/videos to support and facilitate class engagement and gift goals, including making media for presentations.
- Create system for publicity requests from Marshals and House Representatives and set time expectation for completion of projects.
- Attend one weekly meeting:
- (Fall and spring) Attend weekly meetings led by the Class Secretary to discuss the execution of and timeline for class publicity and marketing strategy needs.
- Attend meetings and trainings as necessary.
Responsibilities: Post-Graduation
- Work closely with the members of the Class Committee and activities chairs (regional alumni volunteers) to plan, facilitate, and communicate about class and alumni activities regionally, on campus, and online.
- Nominate and recruit alumni volunteers, in consultation with other Class Committee members and the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) and Harvard College Fund (HCF) staff.
Application
Candidates for Media Team Member must:
- Review the above job description.
- Attend a required information session in Emerson 105 on either Tuesday, September 5, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. or Wednesday, September 6, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and
- Complete the online application form by Monday, October 2 by 11:59 p.m..
- Interviews with Marshals will be arranged subsequently.
Remaining Executive Committee Members
Thirteen members of the Senior Class (one from each House), appointed by the Marshals. It should be noted that taking on the responsibility of House Representative is a significant time commitment (average 3+ hours a week in fall semester/average 10+ hours a week when the Senior Gift campaign is live (Wednesday, March 28, 2018 to Wednesday, May 2, 2018). You should consider this one of the most significant extracurricular commitments of your senior year.
- Lead House’s Senior Gift effort, actively educate classmates about importance and impact of Senior Gift and solicit classmates to give back (door-to-door, online, and at events).
- Using House tracker, assign House Team members individual housemates to engage regarding Senior Gift.
- Engage individually assigned housemates and keep track of gift conversations using House tracker.
- Later in the campaign, work with the Executive Committee to encourage committee members to ask for gifts outside of the House community.
- Propose and coordinate one house-based activity for seniors.
- Work with Faculty Deans, House Committees (HoCos), House Administrators, and other House staff leaders to support Senior Gift effort and coordinate one House-specific activity for classmates.
- Coordinate with the Class Secretary to send emails to House seniors informing them of SCC initiatives.
- Recruit 4+ House Team members.
- Attend one weekly meetings:
- (Spring only) Lead a weekly meeting with your House Team.
- Attend additional meetings and trainings as necessary.
Responsibilities: Post-Graduation
- Work closely with the members of the Class Committee and activities chairs (regional alumni volunteers) to plan, facilitate, and communicate about class and alumni activities regionally, on campus, and online.
- Nominate and recruit alumni volunteers, in consultation with other Class Committee members and the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) and Harvard College Fund (HCF) staff.
Application
Candidates for House Representative must:
- Review the above job description.
- Attend a required information session in Emerson 105 on either Tuesday, September 5, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. or Wednesday, September 6, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and
- Complete the online application form by Monday, October 2 by 11:59 p.m..
- Interviews with Marshals will be arranged subsequently.
Full Committee Members
House Team Members (4+ per House)
Four or more members of the Senior Class in each House, recruited by respective House Representative. It should be noted that taking on the responsibility of House Team member is a significant time commitment in the spring semester, especially when the Senior Gift Campaign is live (March 28th-April 30th--average 5+ hours a week).
- Support House’s Senior Gift effort by actively educating classmates about importance and impact of Senior Gift and soliciting classmates to give back (door-to-door, online, and at events).
- Engage individually assigned housemates regarding Senior Gift and keep track of gift conversations using House tracker.
- Support one house-based activity for seniors in coordination with House Representatives and House staff leaders.
- Attend one weekly meeting:
- (Spring only) Meet weekly with House Representative and fellow House Team members.
Application
Candidates for House Team Member must:
- Review the above job description.
- Express interest to respective House Representative.
- Complete the online interest form by Friday, February 9, 2018 by 11:59 p.m.
Associates Team Members (10-15)
Ten to fifteen members of the Senior Class, appointed by the Associates Gift Marshal. It should be noted that taking on the responsibility of Associates Team member is a significant time commitment in the spring semester especially when the Senior Gift Campaign is live (March 28th-April 30th--average 5+ hours a week).
- Under the leadership of the Associates Gift Marshal, develop strategy and support Associates-level giving.
- Actively solicit seniors for Associates-level gifts ($250+).
- Attend one weekly meeting (spring only):
- Meet weekly with Associates Gift Marshal.
Application
Candidates for Associates Team Member must:
- Review the above job description.
- Express interest to the Associates Gift Marshal.
- Complete the online interest form by Friday, February 9, 2018 by 11:59 p.m.
As needed, First, Second, and Program Marshals will send out class-wide emails asking for volunteers to help manage specific programs. Committee members would help First, Second, and Program Marshals develop, advertise, and execute senior events.
Candidates for Committee Member must:
- Fill out the online interest form (rolling deadline)
Contact Information
John Prince AB ’13 | Assistant Director
Undergraduate Engagement | Harvard Alumni Association
john_prince@harvard.edu | W 617.496.5454
Molly Stansik AB ’13 | Assistant Director
Annual Campaigns | Harvard College Fund
molly_stansik@harvard.edu | W 617.496.9545
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