From Harvard President Drew Faust:
Dear Students,
Today marks the beginning of Public Service Week at Harvard, with numerous events across the University that you will find listed on our dedicated website http://service.harvard.edu/. As I mention in my op-ed in today’s Crimson http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=529584, our purpose is to reinforce Harvard’s commitment to serve the common good, and to recognize the many contributions made by our students, faculty, and staff every day–through teaching, research, hands-on service, and work on policy solutions. You’ll see from the week’s program, also published in today’s Crimson, that there is a wide range of issues and projects in which members of the Harvard community are engaged, as well as many opportunities for service that you may wish to pursue.
One example of the latter, to which we have committed the entire University, is the Greater Boston Food Bank. Beginning with two sessions in November and continuing from January through the end of the academic year, Harvard students, faculty, and staff will volunteer at the Food Bank on Friday mornings. Participation in this volunteer program requires working a Friday morning shift from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Harvard will provide shuttle bus service from campus locations in Cambridge, Longwood, and Allston, along with lunch for all volunteers. We encourage student groups to assemble a volunteer team to support this effort, and groups interested in staffing the shifts beginning in January should reply to this message or call Harvard Public Affairs and Communications at 5-4955.
I wish all of you the best in this midterm season, and hope to see you at some of the Public Service Week events.
Sincerely,
Drew Faust
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