Resource Directory
Resource Directory
RESOURCE DIRECTORY
The Administrative Board of Harvard College (the “Ad Board”) was established by the faculty to handle a variety of important matters pertaining to undergraduates. By faculty legislation, the Ad Board decides cases of College discipline, reviews unsatisfactory academic records, and considers student petitions for exceptions to College rules.
The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning provides services aimed at helping those who teach at Harvard to improve their teaching skills. Teaching fellows are invited to call or visit the Center at any time to discuss any aspect of their teaching experience.
The Bureau of Study Counsel is a resource center for students’ academic and personal growth, encouraging the development of the “whole person” in the interrelated realms of intellectual, emotional, and interpersonal life.
The Accessible Education Office (AEO) is a resource center for students with documented disabilities and health conditions. Additionally AEO welcomes inquiries from teaching staff and opportunities to collaborate with instructors in providing reasonable accommodations for students with medical conditions or disabilities.
The Office of Career Services offers many services to help GSAS students and PhDs assess, explore, and pursue academic and nonacademic careers, including a dossier service, individual counseling, career development workshops, and special programs such as the Becoming Faculty series.
Dudley House, the graduate student center, provides space for TFs to hold office hours and conduct small section meetings. The Bok Center schedules special TF workshops during the year in the Dudley House Graduate Student Lounge. Dudley House programming also offers various opportunities for interacting with fellow graduate students.
The Department of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) provides support and expertise to University faculty, staff, and students on all issues pertaining to federal and University regulations concerning exposure to or handling of hazardous materials. EH&S programs include biosafety, environmental compliance, industrial hygiene, pest control, radiation, and occupational safety. EH&S provides training, permitting, regulatory liaison, inspections, waste handling, technical assistance and evaluation, and other services.
The Harvard Chaplains provide the University community (students, faculty, and staff) with a wide variety of interfaith religious resources through the work of their associated chaplains, pastors, and religious workers.
The Harvard International Office serves students in the international community at Harvard by providing programs and services for international students, scholars, and their families.
Harvard University Health Services (HUHS) provides high-quality, comprehensive, confidential health care to students, staff, faculty, and their dependents, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Primary care and mental health services are available at the main health center located at Holyoke Center in Harvard Square, as well as at satellite clinics on the Business, Law, and Medical school campuses.
The Harvard College Writing Program administers the freshman writing requirement (Expos 20), an introductory writing course for students in need of a preparatory semester in academic writing (Expos 10), and a practicum course in public speaking (Expos 40). It is also home to the Writing Center (a peer tutor service for undergraduates seeking help on papers) and the Harvard Writing Project (a program supporting writing instruction in courses and departments).
In Common is the peer counseling hotline for Harvard’s graduate and professional schools.
Volunteer graduate student staffers offer support and refer students to resources on issues such as loneliness and alienation, uncertainty about careers, academic or financial problems, or difficulties in relationships. No issue is too big or small. Calls are anonymous and confidential; there is no caller ID.
The Language Resource Center provides newly renovated learning spaces located in the penthouse of Lamont Library in Harvard Yard and offers individual and small-group facilities providing a broad spectrum of foreign-language related technologies.
The Harvard College Library provides a variety of programs and services designed to complement the teaching and research programs of FAS departments. Please see “Programs and Services for Instructors” on our website or click on the yellow “Instruction Resources” button on our homepage.
The Housing System and Freshman Dean’s Office. Resident freshmen live in one of 17 dormitories in or near Harvard Yard and take their meals in Annenberg Hall. The dormitories are divided into four groups, each headed by a resident dean. The resident dean, supported by a group of resident proctors, oversees the academic progress and personal welfare of the students in his or her group. The dean of freshmen and his staff coordinate and monitor this system through the Freshman Dean’s Office.
Media and Technology Services provides audio visual services such as computer/video projection, sound systems, and audio/visual recording. Equipment is installed in many of the classrooms on campus and also available for rental.
The Media Production Center (MPC) operates a sound studio for audio recording and videoconferencing, and post-production suites for audio and video editing and producing CDs, DVDs, and Web-based media. Disc and tape duplication, package design, and on-media printing are also provided. The MPC provides services for faculty and departments across the University; there is no charge for materials produced for use in FAS-registered classes.
Memorial Church is Harvard’s nondenominational University church. In addition to regular services, a wide range of special services, lectures, and musical events occur throughout the term. Undergraduate and graduate student groups meet to discuss religious topics of interest on a regular basis.
Office of Student Affairs. Dean of Student Affairs Garth McCavana has general responsibility for the welfare of graduate students and monitors students’ academic status, progress, and discipline. Graduate fellowship competitions and processes are administered through the Student Affairs Office as are leave and travel applications, intra-Faculty of Arts and Sciences transfer applications, and readmission applications. Dean McCavana also represents students in disciplinary cases before the Administrative Board and advises students on sexual harassment complaints.
The Office of Student Services is responsible for the resident advisor (RA) training program and for oversight of the RAs in the GSAS residence halls. The office also is responsible for various aspects of the orientation for incoming and international students. Ellen Fox is the primary resource for GSAS students about any academic or personal concerns, including policies regarding sexual harassment. She serves in an advisory role and provides support and information about counseling and other services for GSAS students.
The Registrar's Office is the steward of student records from the point of matriculation to the conferral of the degree. It offers a wide range of services to faculty, students, and members of the administration in the areas of academic records, student status, registration, course enrollment, publications, classroom assignments, and scheduling of final examinations. Contact the Registrar's Office,
Additional Resources
Section Preparation: Some Suggestions for TF Meetings
Sample Guidelines for Oral Reports in Section
Writing Self Evaluation Form
Peer Response Sheet
Sample Student Information Sheet
A Guideline for Writing Letters of Recommendation
Procedures for Responding to Complaints about Sexual Harassment
Professional Conduct Policy