HAA Shared Interest Group 2014 Reunion Events

Shared Interest Groups Commencement Week Reunion Events

Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Shared Interest Groups (SIGs) connect thousands of alumni with shared interests, including particular student activities, identity groups, specific professions and cultural pursuits. In addition to a variety of local programming throughout the year, many of the nearly 50 HAA approved SIGs host events during Commencement week. It's an excellent opportunity to bring together returning, reunioning, and local alumni.

For more information about HAA SIGs and to see a full listing of the organizations, please visit the HAA Clubs and SIGs webpage.

Reunion event hosts include:

• Alumnae/i Network for Harvard Women
• Alumni of the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College
• Harvard Arab Alumni Association
• Harvard Alumni for Global Development
• Harvard Alumni Global Financial Markets Forum
• Harvard Alumni for Mental Health
• Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance
• Harvard Black Alumni Society
• Harvard College Democrats Alumni Network
• Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus
• Harvard Glee Club
• Harvard Humanist Alumni
• Harvard Jewish Alumni Network
• Harvard Pierian Foundation (Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra)
• Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum Foundation
• Harvard South Asian Alumni Alliance
• Harvard Student Agencies/Lets Go
• Harvard Veterans Alumni Association
• Harvardwood
• Harvard World Model United Nations Alumni Group
• Phillips Brooks House Association Alumni
• Racliffe Choral Society
• Signet Society

Monday, May 26, 2014

Memorial Day Service of Remembrance
Hosted by the Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization
Monday, May 26; 11:00 am-11:45 am
Memorial Church, Harvard Yard
Wheelchair accessible
Registration not required
For more information, email harvardveteransorg@gmail.com
The Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization invites all members of the Harvard Community to join us in a special service to remember and honor Harvard's more than 1,350 War Dead.

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Harvard Alumni Global Financial Markets Forum Networking Event
Hosted by Harvard Alumni Global Financial Markets Forum
Tuesday, May 27; 7:30 pm-9:30 pm
John Harvard’s Brewery and Ale House; 33 Dunster St.
Not wheelchair accessible
Registration required, to register or for more information, click here.
For more information, email Timothy James at timejames@comcast.net
We cordially invite you to the Harvard Alumni Financial Markets Forum Reunion Event. Meet with our members and network with like-minded people from across the Harvard community.  Join us for a fun-filled evening with complimentary appetizers in a relaxed atmosphere to expand your professional and personal network. Admission is FREE with RSVP (EventBrite Tickets). Space is limited so RSVP now and don't miss out on this phenomenal networking event. 

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Radcliffe Choral Society Reunion Sing and Annual Meeting
Hosted by the Radcliffe Choral Society
Wednesday, May 28; 4:30 pm-7:00 pm
Holden Chapel, Harvard Yard
Wheelchair accessible
Registration not required
For more information, email Kavita Kannan at kkannan@post.harvard.edu
Reunion season is upon us! We invite all alums in the Cambridge area (reunion year or not) to participate in our annual sing, conducted by DCA Andy Clark, followed by our RCSF annual meeting.

Mid-Week LGBTQ Reunion Reception
Hosted by the Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus, Formerly Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus
Wednesday, May 28; 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
John Harvard's Brewery and Ale House; 33 Dunster St.
Wheelchair accessible
Registration not required
For more information, email rafael@post.harvard.edu
Cash bar, complimentary appetizers thanks to HGSC.  LGBTQ alums, family, and friends from all classes are welcome.

Harvard Arab Graduation Ceremony
Hosted by the Harvard Arab Alumni Association
Wednesday, May 28; 7:30 pm-9:30 pm
Harvard Faculty Club; 20 Quincy St.
Not wheelchair accessible
Registration required, for more information or to register, email hesham.hamoda@childrens.harvard.edu
Meet the new Arab graduates from Harvard and reconnect with old friends!

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus Annual Commencement Dinner
Hosted by the Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus, Formerly Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus
Thursday, May 29; Social Hour- 5:30 pm, Dinner- 7:00 pm
Lowell House Dining Room (Social Hour in the Lowell House Courtyard)
Wheelchair accessible
Registration required, to register, click here. 
For more information, email lano@thesway.com
We welcome as keynote speaker and Veritas award recipient, former U.S. Representative, the Honorable Barney Frank, AB '61, KSG Fellow '71, JD '77.  Dinner tickets are free for graduating Harvard students, $35 for the family members of graduating students, and $65 for all other attendees.

Friday, May 30, 2014

Harvardwood Reunion Mixer
Hosted by Harvardwood
Friday, May 30; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Charlie’s Kitchen; 10 Eliot St.
Wheelchair accessible
Registration required, to register, click here. 
For more information, email boston@harvardwood.org
We're excited for our eighth annual Harvardwood Reunion Mixer, where you can reconnect with Boston-based Harvardwood members, alums visiting Cambridge for Reunions Weekend, and current Harvard students for food, drink, and general merriment! Find us in the beer garden of Charlie's Kitchen, a Harvard Square staple.

Harvard Student Agencies/Let’s Go Reunion
Hosted by Harvard Student Agencies/Let’s Go
Friday, May 30; 4:30 pm-6:30 pm
The Harvard Shop; 65 Mt. Auburn St.
Not wheelchair accessible
Registration not required
For more information, email Chris Smiles at chris.smiles@hsa.net
All Harvard Student Agencies and Let's Go alumni are invited to an Open House at The Harvard Shop. Meet and catch up with your fellow HSA/LG alums over drinks and snacks, check out the new Harvard Shop, and meet the current class of student managers.

Harvard Jewish Alumni Network Reunion Shabbat Dinner and Young Alumni Reception at Harvard Hillel
Hosted by the Harvard Jewish Alumni Network and Harvard Hillel
Friday, May 30; 8:00 pm-10:30 pm
Rosovsky Hall; 52 Mt. Auburn St.
Wheelchair accessible
Registration required, to register, click here.
For more information, please call Harvard Hillel at (617) 495-4695
Please join us at Rosovsky Hall for a reunion classes only Shabbat Dinner and reception.  Dinner in Hillel’s dining hall will begin at 8:00 pm and will be followed by a dessert reception in the Edmond J. Safra Courtyard at 9:30 pm.

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Alumnae/i Network for Harvard Women Multimedia Event- “Surviving Silence”
Hosted by Alumnae/i Network for Harvard Women
Saturday, May 31; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Harvard Women’s Center, Canaday B Basement, Harvard Yard
Wheelchair accessible
Registration not required
For more information, email contact@harvardwomen.net
The Alumnae/i Network for Harvard Women (ANHW) cordially invites you to our reunion event. While our goal is to provide opportunities for networking and a platform from which to address issues of particular concern to women in the Harvard community and beyond, our current focus is on exploring greater prevention of gender discrimination and violence at the University and the forging of new bonds that will lead to additional progress for all members of the Harvard community.  We also want to explore how some members of the community may feel marginalized by the intersectionality of gender, ethnicity, and race. With survivors of gender violence in mind, we have established a new Reunion Schedule event called Surviving Silence, this year on Saturday, May 31st, from 3-5 pm at the Harvard College Women's Center in Canaday B Basement. All are welcome. The event opens with a panel discussion with Pierre Berastain AB ’10, MDV ’14; Mia Karvonides, JD, Harvard University Title IX Officer; Wendy Murphy, JD, impact litigation specialist in the area of women's rights; and "Title IX Godmother” Bernice Sandler (panelists as of 5/20/14). The second part of the program will be personal and private time without panelists, providing space to dialogue on issues and personal stories, facilitated by Shana Natelson of Speak About It. Those who cannot attend but would like to tell their story anonymously or not are invited to visit www.survivingsilence.org. For more information, visit www.harvardwomen.net. Please also visit Harvard’s Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Violence website (http://sexualviolencetaskforce.harvard.edu/contact-us), where alumni can confidentially share their stories and comments with Alicia Oeser, the Director for the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (OSAPR).

 Asian American Alumni Alliance and South Asian Alumni Alliance Spring Reunion Reception
Hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance and South Asian Alumni Alliance
Saturday, May 31; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Lowell House Junior Common Room; 10 Holyoke Place
Wheelchair accessible
Registration not required
For more information, email reunion@haaaa.net
Graduates from all classes are invited to meet up with old friends and make new connections through HAAAA and SAAA's global networks of thousands of alumni. Refreshments served! Families welcome!

Harvard Alumni for Mental Health Reunion Reception
Hosted by Harvard Alumni for Mental Health
Saturday, May 31; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Monks Library; Harvard University Health Services, Smith Campus Center, 75 Mt. Auburn St, Second Floor
Wheelchair accessible
Registration required, to register or for more information, email harvardmentalhealthsig@gmail.com
Meet alumni from all Harvard schools interested in mental health and related topics at Harvard and beyond, as well as current Student Mental Health Liaisons from the College. HAMH is a new HAA Shared Interest Group with around a hundred members so far but hopefully more soon!

Harvard Alumni for Global Development Face-to-Face Event
Hosted by Harvard Alumni for Global Development
Saturday, May 31; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Beat Hotel, 13 Brattle St.
Registration not required
For more information, email harvardalumniglobaldevelopment@gmail.com
Networking event for HAGD members and Harvard alumni with an interest in global development and cross-sector partnerships. HAGD is an HAA Shared Interest Group with the mission of advancing global development by connecting the Harvard alumni community through a collaborative network.

Harvard Black Alumni Society Reunion Reception
Hosted by the Harvard Black Alumni Society
Saturday, May 31; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Barker Center, 12 Quincy St.
Registration not required
For more information, email Heather Johnston at heather@olympiapictures.com
The Harvard Black Alumni Society (HBAS) will be holding its 11th Annual Reunion Reception. Each year, this event provides black alumni returning to Cambridge in celebration of their respective reunions with an opportunity to gather together with family, faculty, and friends in the spirit of community, reconnection and fellowship.

Harvard College Democrats Alumni Network 2nd Annual Reunion
Hosted by the Harvard College Democrats Alumni Network
Saturday, May 31; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall
Wheelchair accessible
Registration required, to register, click here. 
For more information, email Jason Berkenfeld at jberkenfeld@post.harvard.edu
Please join us for the second annual reunion event for one of the HAA's newest SIGs, the Harvard College Democrats Alumni Network. Connect with friends old and new, and help us to strengthen Harvard’s progressive community. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome!

Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus Weekend Open House for Reunion Classes
Hosted by the Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus, Formerly Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus
Saturday, May 31; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Qunicy House Senior Common Room; 58 Plympton St.
Wheelchair accessible
Registration not required
For more information, email Rafael Burgos-Mirabal at rafael@post.harvard.edu
Celebrating your 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, or 35th Reunion this spring?  Please join fellow reunion-goers for a joint HGSC Open House!  LGBTQ Folks from the Classes of 2009, 2004, 1999, 1994, 1989, and 1979-- family and friends also welcome.

Harvard Jewish Alumni Network Young Alumni Reception at Harvard Hillel
Hosted by the Harvard Jewish Alumni Network and Harvard Hillel
Saturday, May 31; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Rosovsky Hall; 52 Mt. Auburn St.
Wheelchair accessible.
Registration required, to register, click here.
Please join us for an ice cream social and cocktail reception in the Edmond J. Safra Courtyard.  All young alumni classes are welcome!

Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (Pierian Sodality of 1808) Reunion Reception
Hosted by the Harvard Pierian Foundation (Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra)
Saturday, May 31; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
The Common Room at the Office for the Arts at Harvard; 74 Mt. Auburn St.
Wheelchair accessible
Registration not required
For more information, email Matthew Boch at boch@post.harvard.edu
The Harvard Pierian Foundation invites alumni and supporters of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra to a reception to celebrate 206 years of music and camaraderie.

Harvard World Model United Nations Alumni Group
Hosted by the Harvard World Model United Nations Alumni Group
Saturday, May 31; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Daedalus Restaurant and Pub; 45 Mt. Auburn St.
Not Wheelchair accessible
Registration required, for more information or to register, email Remen Okoruwa at okoruwa@gmail.com
We welcome members of the WorldMUN alumni community to join us for our first annual Global Village Alumni Mixer! Meet alumni from multiple WorldMUN teams, share stories from international travels, and catch up with friends across the globe.

Holden Alumni Reunion Sing
Hosted by the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum Foundation, the Harvard Glee Club, and the Radcliffe Choral Society
Saturday, May 31; 3:00 pm-5:30 pm (singing will begin sharply at 3:20 pm)
Paine Hall, North Yard
Wheelchair accessible
Registration not required
For more information, email Samantha Morrison-Ma at samantha.morrison@post.harvard.edu 
Join your classmates from the Holden Choirs (Harvard-Radcliffe Musicum Foundation, Harvard Glee Club, and Radcliffe Choral Society) for a reunion and Sing! This year, DCA Andy Clark and Class of '89 Alum Jeff Bernstein will lead us in the Faure Requiem, along with a selection of motets. Rehearse (and socialize) like you did in college! Friends and family are welcome. Please bring your own score if you have one. Copies for sharing will be provided as well.  After the Sing, we encourage all alumni to join us at Nubar Restaurant for a post-performance reception.

 Kuumba Singers Alumni Sing
Hosted by the Alumni of the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College
Saturday, May 31; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Straus Hall Common Room, Harvard Yard
Wheelchair accessible
Registration not required
For more information, email or call Joshua St. Louis at jhstlouis@gmail.com
 Alumni of the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College are invited to join together with other alumni and current group members for an afternoon of song, praise, and fellowship.

Phillips Brooks House Association Alumni Reunion
Hosted by Phillips Brooks House Association Alumni
Saturday, May 31; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Phillips Brooks House Parlor, Harvard Yard
Wheelchair accessible
Registration not required
For more information, email alumnipresident@pbha.org
Come and gather across classes in the spirit of public service, say hi to PBHA staff, and learn how you can get involved in PBHA Alumni activities! Light refreshments and beverages will be available.

Signet Society Reunion Reception
Hosted by the Harvard Signet Society
Saturday, May 31; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Signet House; 46 Dunster St.
Wheelchair accessible
Registration not required
For more information, email sigsoc@fas.harvard.edu
Signet Society alums and their mates are most welcome to share memories and refreshments, see how the house has been lovingly refreshed, and learn how alums can get involved.

Holden Choruses Alumni Post-Performance Reception
Hosted by the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum Foundation, the Harvard Glee Club, and the Radcliffe Choral Society
Saturday, May 31; 4:30 pm-5:30 pm
Sheraton Commander Hotel- Nubar Restaurant; 16 Garden St.
Wheelchair accessible
Registration not required
For more information, email president@hrcmf.org
Join us after the Holden Choruses Alumni Sing of Faure's Requiem (3:00 PM in Paine Hall) for drinks and appetizers at Nubar in the Sheraton Commander.  A group of recent alumni will head over from Paine to Nubar (across Cambridge Common).  Learn more about the Holden Alumni Shared Interest Groups (HGCF, RCSF, HRCMF), and how to get involved with alumni programming and the choirs' performance season!

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Humanist Community at Harvard Open House
Hosted by the Harvard Humanist Alumni
Sunday, June 1; 1:30 pm-3:00 pm
Harvard Square Humanist Hub; 30 JFK St., 4th Floor
Not wheelchair accessible
Registration not required
For more information, email info@harvardhumanist.org
The Harvard Humanist Alumni (HHA) is delighted to invite alumni to join the Humanist Community at Harvard at our recently opened Harvard Square Humanist Hub to explore our space and meet members of our community.

For more information on HAA Clubs and SIGs, contact clubs@harvard.edu.