Do you like ice cream? Public Service? Relaxing after that Life Sci Midterm that you’re dreading? PBHA? Forget about your hectic lives for a few minutes and join in!

Who? Freshmen! Everyone is welcome, not just PBHA volunteers.
What? Free ice cream with hot fudge and yummy trimmings!
When?TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13th at 9pm
Where? Parlor Room of the Phillips Brooks House
Why? Hang out with friends, talk about social justice, meet new people, and eat ice cream on the couches of our historic Parlor Room.

Check out the facebook event and RSVP!

See you there!

PBHA-Alumni Mentoring Program

Mission Statement
The Alumni Mentoring Program aims to form connections between current students involved in PBHA and the organization’s alumni. By facilitating unique and customized mentoring relationships, the program strives to help alumni stay involved and active in the organization, while providing students with a valuable resource. In this way, we seek to attain and maintain multigenerational perspectives on social justice.

Click here to download the mentee application!

Upon completion, turn in the application to Natalia Renta, Alumni Relations Coordinator, at nrenta@fas.harvard.edu or to her mailbox in the Phillips Brooks House in Harvard Yard.

Alicia Rodriguez, ’07, worked primarily in the South Boston community with the Big Sib and Summer programs there. Alicia also served as President. Since graduation, Alicia has worked as an Associate Consultant and Senior Associate Consultant at The Bridgespan Group, a non-profit consulting firm based in Boston.

Ashley Pletz, ’08, worked in seven programs in the South End, Dorchester, and Cambridge communities and served as the Resource Development Co-Chair and On-Campus Outreach Officer. Since graduation Ashley joined Teach for America (TFA) and teaches pre-K in Chicago through the Teach for America program. She has also worked in education policy.

Blake Howard, ’91, chaired the Elderly Affairs Committee for three years. Since graduation, Blake has worked in Arts and Entertainment industry in non-profit and for-profit organizations, received an MBA from Cornell, and currently works in marketing and business development.

Catherine Vaughan, ’08, worked in Cambridge and Mission Hill, directed HARMONY, and was involved in the Mission Hill Afterschool Program, Mission Mentor, and the Harvard College Marathon Challenge. Since graduation, Catherine has worked at The Bridgespan Group, a non-profit consulting firm based in Boston.

Dahm Choi, ’05, worked in Cambridge, was an overnight supervisor for the shelter. Since graduation, Dahm has worked in government, campaigning, teaching overseas, and most recently as the Director of Outreach and Administration of WorldTeach. Dahm is currently studying at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Devin Cole, ’04, worked in Mission Hill with the Afterschool and Summer Programs. Since graduation, Devin has worked for the Boston Redevelopment Authority and currently works as the manager of ONEin3 Boston, which is the City’s initiative to retain 20-34 year-olds.

George Hill, ’00, worked with the Vietnamese immigrant population in Dorchester through the year-round BRYE programs and in the Suffolk County Prison Education program. Since graduation, George has worked teaching ESL to Vietnamese-speaking adults, English to high school students in Boston, and at Citizen Schools 8th Grade Academy.

Jacob Model, ’07, worked in the Greater Boston Area as the director of the Small Claims Advisory Service (SCAS). Since graduation, Jacob has worked for The Bridgespan Group, a non-profit consulting firm based in Boston.

James Wessler, ’77, worked in Cambridge and was the Chair of the Elder Affairs program as well as the Executive Vice President of PBHA. Since graduation, Jim worked as a community organizer, founded and directed an activist organization called Massachusetts Senior Action Council, worked at the Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, received his MBA in Health Care Management, and currently works as the President and CEO Of the MA/NH Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.

Jenny Jordan, ’08, worked in Mission Hill as the director of the Mission Hill After School Program. Jenny currently works at The Bridgespan Group, a non-profit consulting firm based in Boston.

Kristie-Anne Padron, ’07, worked primarily in Dorchester with the Franklin Afterschool and Franklin I-O programs, while directing the Houston House Prisoner Education Program. Further, while at PBHA, Kristie served as the Adult Education PGO and the Executive Vice President. Since Graduation, Kristie has worked at a health-oriented non-profit, with an immigration law firm, and is currently a second year law student at Boston University.

Laura Clancy, ’02-’03, directed the Native American Youth Enrichment summer Program (NAYEP), served as the SUP PGO and President. Since graduation, Laura has worked as a fundraiser for Big Brothers, Big Sisters, gone to business school, worked at the Gates Foundation as a consultant, and currently works at The Bridgespan Group, a non-profit consulting firm based in Boston.

Lisa Graustein, ’97, worked with Peace Games, Mather Tutoring, and Committee on Deaf Awareness (CODA) and served as Programming co-Chair. Since graduation, Lisa has taught school in the US, Kenya, and South India. She currently teaches at Codman Academy Charter Public School, and works as an association for Beyond Diversity 101.

Lorrayne Ward, ’03, worked in South Boston with the mentoring and SBOS summer program. Since graduation, Lorrayne worked as a Business Analyst for McKinsey & Company in health care and pro-bono cases, then worked as a strategy officer for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, she then worked for the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative’s first malaria project. She is currently a second year student in a joint Masters in Public Policy and Business Administration program at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School.

Mina Makarious, ’06, worked as a director of the Cambridge Youth Enrichment Program, Youth Rec, HPAG, and Habitat for Humanity. Mina also served as the Programming Chair, off-campus outreach, and the vehicles and space coordinator. Since graduation, Mina has completed law school and has started work at a small private firm that focuses on environmental and local government law.

Rini Fonseca-Sabune, ’04, worked in the South End community with the Keylatch Summer, Afterschool, and Mentor programs and served as President. Since graduation, Rini worked in Uganda, Rwanda, for NYC’s Civilian Complaint Review board, and as a teacher at the Brushwick School for Social Justice in Brooklyn. Rini is currently a student at Harvard Law School.

Sabrina Forte, ’08, worked with the Refugee Youth Term and Summer Enrichment Programs (RYTE and RYSE), PEN, and Civics while serving as the Programming Chair in 2007. Since graduation, Sabrina has been teaching at the Edward Brooke Charter School in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood.

Sam Takvorian, ’06, worked with the Roxbury Youth Initiative Program as a senior counselor and director, and then as the SUP Programming Group Officer. Sam is currently a second year medical student interested in clinical health and health policy issues.

Scott McCue, ’96, worked in Mission Hill as a counselor and director of the Mission Hill After School Program, and a counselor and director of the Mission Hill Summer Program. Since graduation, Scott received his Masters in Teaching Social Studies, has worked as a teacher in NYC, in Boston charter schools, and was a founding member of the Boston Preparatory Charter Public School. Scott is currently the Head of School there.

Alumni Mentoring Program

The Alumni Mentoring Program aims to form connections between current students involved in PBHA and the organization’s alumni. By facilitating unique and customized mentoring relationships, the program strives to help alumni stay involved and active in the organization, while providing students with a valuable resource. In this way, we seek to attain and maintain multigenerational perspectives on social justice.

Time Line

1. Alumni submit applications to participate in the program as mentors.
1. The profiles of the alumni will be posted on our website. Click here to view the profiles!
2. Students will be able to apply to be the mentee of three mentors (whom they will rank). Click here to download the mentee application! Complete the application and turn it in ASAP, by e-mailing Natalia Renta, Alumni Relations Coordinator, at nrenta@fas.harvard.edu.
3. The mentoring pairs will be notified of their pairing by mid-October.
4. An orientation meeting will take place the hour before the Saturday dinner of the annual alumni weekend (October 24, 2009). At this time, an introduction of the program will be made and mentoring pairs will discuss expectations and ideas about how to maximize their mentoring experience. The minimum requirement is that the pair meet every month.
5. Every six weeks, the Alumni Relations Coordinator and the Management Fellow will send out a list of PBHA activities and other public service/social justice activities happening on campus that the mentoring pairs may be interested in attending.
6. Near the end of the spring semester (April/May 2010), the Reflection Corps will lead a reflection to which mentoring pairs are strongly encouraged to come.
7. Near the end of the semester, the PBHA-A board as well as the Alumni Relations Coordinator will call the alumni to ask about their overall experience, the activities they have engaged in so far with their mentee, and if there is anything we can do to enhance the relationship.
8. Mentors are expected to come to the Public Service Celebration in May with their mentees, where they will be recognized.
9. A formal written evaluation for the mentors and mentees will be sent to the participants in May.

Long-Term Goals/ Possible Outcomes

Overall: Multigenerational perspectives on social justice.

Alumni
- Positive way of staying connected and being reminded about what PBHA means.
- Connecting with students who are interested in the same work.

Students
- Receive ideas on how to live a life of service – have role models for what a life of service looks like.
- Entrance into a network outside of PBHA.

PBHA
- Build capacity in terms of both time and expertise.
- Strengthening the personality of PBHA.

Finally figured out your schedule?

Missed the PBHA open house?

Want to get invoved in the Boston and Cambridge communities?

The following PBHA programs have an urgent need for volunteers. Constituents and community members count on us to make these programs run. They are listed by program day and time If you need more info, please contact the directors of each program to get more specific information. Unless otherwise listed, programs run at the given time each week during the academic year, most beginning immediately.

Monday

2:00-5:30pm: South Boston After School. We do two-on-one tutoring and enriching arts-based/literacy workshops for 1st and 2nd graders. Contact Isabel and Edwin at southieafterschool@gmail.com, iekaplan@fas. harvard.edu, and ehargate@fas.harvard.edu.

2:30-6:30pm: Marshall After School Enrichment Program. The Marshall After School Enrichment Program is a new after school program providing academic and social support at one of the lowest achieving elementary schools in Boston (as identified by Mayor Menino). Contact Sarah, Dan, or Lizzy at smaxwell@fas.harvard.edu, dalfino@fas.harvard.edu, and elrod@fas.harvard.edu.

2:45-6:00pm: Cambridge After-School Program. During the first hour of program each volunteer works with two students to help them with their homework, during the second hour volunteers work as a team to facilitate enrichment workshops for a classroom of similarly-aged students. Contact Katie and Chris at khahn@fas..harvard.edu and cloney@fas.harvard.edu.

3:00-5:00pm: Harvard CHANCE. Tutors will work with Cambridge high school students one-on-one or in small groups and provide SAT tutoring, homework help, or college advising. Contact chance@hcs.harvard.edu.

3:00-6:00pm: BRYE Tutoring. Tutors work 1-on-1 with immigrant children (from Vietnam, Dominican Republic, West Africa, etc) in Dorchester who need help learning English as a second language. Contact Andrew or Diana at andrewle@fas.harvard.edu and diana.bartenstein@gmail.com.

3:00-6:30pm: Chinatown Afterschool. Homework help and creative programming for elementary school kids in the Chinatown community. Contact chtnasp@hcs.harvard.edu.

Varying Times (2 hour commitment between 7am and 5pm): Peer Health Exchange. Positions available, applications due September 25th. Teach health workshops in public high schools to teens who urgently need them. Contact Madeleine and Moises at mballard@fas.harvard.edu and gallegos@fas.harvard.edu.

Tuesday

2:45-6:00pm: Cambridge After-School Program. During the first hour of program each volunteer works with two students to help them with their homework, during the second hour volunteers work as a team to facilitate enrichment workshops for a classroom of similarly-aged students. Contact Katie and Chris at khahn@fas.harvard.edu and cloney@fas.harvard.edu.

3:00-6:00pm: Chinatown Teen. We are a drop-in program for 7th-10th graders from the Chinatown area, and during program we mentor, help with homework, and do various fun projects and field trips with the kids. Contact Joan and Chen cjhow@fas.harvard.edu and cyan@fas.harvard.edu.

3:00-6:30pm: Chinatown Afterschool. Homework help and creative programming for elementary school kids in the Chinatown community. Contact chtnasp@hcs.harvard.edu.

3:30-7:00pm: Franklin Teen Mentoring. Volunteers maintain an ongoing, 1-on-1 relationship with their mentees, meeting with them once a week and occasionally for group trips. Van drivers are especially needed (if you’ve had your drivers license for 2 years, you are eligible). Contact Kreg, Tiana, or Kevin at kmoccia@fas.harvard.edu, thwill@fas.harvard.edu, and kcporter@fas.harvard.edu.

Wednesday

2:45-6:00pm: Cambridge After-School Program. During the first hour of program each volunteer works with two students to help them with their homework, during the second hour volunteers work as a team to facilitate enrichment workshops for a classroom of similarly-aged students. Contact Katie and Chris at khahn@fas.harvard.edu and cloney@fas.harvard.edu.

3:00-6:30pm: Chinatown Afterschool. Homework help and creative programming for elementary school kids in the Chinatown community. Contact chtnasp@hcs.harvard.edu.

Varying Times (2 hour commitment between 7am and 5pm): Peer Health Exchange. Positions available, applications due September 25th. Teach health workshops in public high schools to teens who urgently need them. Contact Madeleine and Moises at mballard@fas.harvard.edu and gallegos@fas.harvard.edu.

Thursday

2:15-5:45pm: Keylatch Afterschool. Volunteers tutor kids aged 5-11 in the South End of Boston one day a week with the first hour of program being homework help and the second hour of program being fun extracurricular activities. Contact Stephanie at scole11@college.harvard.edu.

2:30-6:30pm: Marshall After School Enrichment Program. The Marshall After School Enrichment Program is a new after school program providing academic and social support at one of the lowest achieving elementary schools in Boston (as identified by Mayor Menino). Contact Sarah, Dan, or Lizzy at smaxwell@fas.harvard.edu, dalfino@fas.harvard.edu, and elrod@fas.harvard.edu.

2:45-6:00pm: Cambridge After-School Program. During the first hour of program each volunteer works with two students to help them with their homework, during the second hour volunteers work as a team to facilitate enrichment workshops for a classroom of similarly-aged students. Contact Katie and Chris at khahn@fas.harvard.edu and cloney@fas.harvard.edu.

3:00-6:00pm: BRYE Tutoring. Tutors work 1-on-1 with immigrant children (from Vietnam, Dominican Republic, West Africa, etc) in Dorchester who need help learning English as a second language. Contact Andrew or Diana at andrewle@fas.harvard.edu and diana.bartenstein@gmail.com.

3:00-6:00pm: Chinatown Teen. We are a drop-in program for 7th-10th graders from the Chinatown area, and during program we mentor, help with homework, and do various fun projects and field trips with the kids. Contact Joan and Chen cjhow@fas.harvard.edu and cyan@fas.harvard.edu.

3:00-6:30pm: Chinatown Afterschool. Homework help and creative programming for elementary school kids in the Chinatown community. Contact chtnasp@hcs.harvard.edu.

3:30-7:00pm: Franklin Teen Mentoring. Volunteers maintain an ongoing, 1-on-1 relationship with their mentees, meeting with them once a week and occasionally for group trips. Van drivers are especially needed (if you’ve had your drivers license for 2 years, you are eligible). Contact Kreg, Tiana, or Kevin at kmoccia@fas.harvard.edu, thwill@fas.harvard.edu, and kcporter@fas.harvard.edu.

Friday

2:00-5:30pm: South Boston After School. We do two-on-one tutoring and enriching arts-based/literacy workshops for 1st and 2nd graders. Contact Isabel and Edwin at southieafterschool@gmail.com, iekaplan@fas.harvard.edu, and ehargate@fas.harvard.edu.

2:30-6:30pm: Marshall After School Enrichment Program. The Marshall After School Enrichment Program is a new after school program providing academic and social support at one of the lowest achieving elementary schools in Boston (as identified by Mayor Menino). ** Note: this program operates only every other Friday. Contact Sarah, Dan, or Lizzy at smaxwell@fas.harvard.edu, dalfino@fas.harvard.edu, and elrod@fas.harvard.edu.

Varying Times (2 hour commitment between 7am and 5pm): Peer Health Exchange. Positions available, applications due September 25th. Teach health workshops in public high schools to teens who urgently need them. Contact Madeleine and Moises at mballard@fas.harvard.edu and gallegos@fas.harvard.edu.

Saturday

10:30am-1:00pm: Harvard Youth Leadership Initiative. Volunteers teach middle school students essential leadership skills using hands-on, experiential learning techniques. Contact Tom and Elizabeth at tomwang@fas.harvard.edu and emfryman@fas.harvard.edu.

2:00-3:30pm: Vernon Hall Volunteer Program. We work weekly at a nursing home a few blocks from Harvard Square playing bingo with the residents, leading art classes, and entering into meaningful one-on-one relationships. The seniors are often lonely and have no one who visits them, so we fill that void in their life to brighten up their week. Contact Daniel or Taylor, at dlage@fas.harvard.edu and tlicausi@fas.harvard.edu.

Sunday

1:45-4:00pm: Pets as Therapy. Volunteers take local dogs from the Harvard Square area to visit elderly residents at Vernon Hall nursing home, providing the residents with companionship and therapeutic time with the dogs. Contact Veronica and Kylee, at vshi@fas.harvard.edu and kjclyatt@fas.harvard.edu.

Annual Robert Coles ‘Call of Service’ Lecture
and Alumni Weekend Events!

Guest Speaker and Awardee

Geoffrey Canada, Ed. M. ‘75, will speak.

Friday, October 23rd from 6-7pm at Harvard’s Memorial Church.

Doors open at 5:30.

Canada is the President and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) in New York. New York Times Magazine describes HCZ as “one of the most ambitious social experiments of our time.” Signed copies of Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America, by Paul Tough, will be available for purchase following the lecture.

“An all-encompassing, all hands-on-deck, antipoverty effort that is literally saving a generation of children.”
President Barack Obama

Named as one of “America’s Best Leaders”
US News & World Report

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Follow up this inspiring lecture by learning how YOU, too, can get involved in a public interest career!

Students, alumni, and the public is also invited to a Saturday’s Public Interest Careers Panel from 2:30-4:00pm in the Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard. Leaders in various public interest fields will speak about their careers and related social issues, followed by an opportunity for students and alumni to talk to the panelists. This is a collaboration between PBHA-A, the Harvard Graduate Council (HGC), and the Center for Public Interest Careers (CPIC).

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please click here to see the full Alumni Weekend schedule and register for events.

Check out the 2009 Poster!

Phillips Brooks House Association’s (PBHA)

Featuring 2009 Awardee Geoffrey Canada

President & Chief Executive Officer

Harlem Children’s Zone

Geoffrey Canada, HGSE ’75, is the visionary leader of the Harlem Children’s Zone – an innovative educational and anti-poverty model that President Obama plans to duplicate in 20 cities nationwide. Canada is the recipient of numerous awards and focus of national media coverage: U.S. News & World Report named Canada as one of “America’s Best Leaders” and the New York Times Magazine describes the Harlem Children’s Zone as “one of the most ambitious social experiments of our time.” Signed copies of Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America, by Paul Tough, will be available for purchase following the lecture.

Friday, October 23, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

The Memorial Church of Harvard University

(Doors open at 5:45 p.m.)

Don’t miss this charismatic and inspiring speaker!

ALUMNI:  Click here for a full schedule of events and  here to register.

]]> http://pbha.org/1407/feed/ 0 http://pbha.org/this-semester-at-pbha/ http://pbha.org/this-semester-at-pbha/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:28:35 +0000 PBHA http://pbha.org/?p=1232 FEATURED EVENT:  Annual Robert Coles ‘Call of Service’ Lecture and Alumni Weekend. Guest Speaker and Awardee, Geoffrey Canada, HGSE ’75, will speak Friday, October 23rd from 6-7pm at Harvard’s Memorial Church. Doors open at 5:45. Canada is the President and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) in New York.  New York Times Magazine describes HCZ as “one of the most ambitious social experiments of our time.” Signed copies of Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America, by Paul Tough, will be available for purchase following the lecture.

Students, alumni, and the public is also invited to a Saturday’s Public Interest Careers Panel from 2:30-4:00pm in the Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard. Leaders in various public interest fields will speak about their careers and related social issues, followed by an opportunity for students and alumni to talk to the panelists. This is a collaboration between PBHA-A, the Harvard Graduate Council (HGC), and the Center for Public Interest Careers (CPIC).

PBHA-ALUMNI, please click here to see the full Alumni Weekend schedule and register for events.

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Students, welcome back to school! For faculty and staff members, we welcome you back to work!

With Calendar Change comes a host of new dates for the Fall Events in the Phillips Brooks House Association.  Check out the website for specific details about these events as the dates draw nearer.

First Year Open House: Friday,  September 4th (2:00-5:00pm) This is the kick off to the Freshman Dean’s Office “Get Involved Weekend,” so start off by picking an excellent PBHA public service program.

Plant Sale: Friday, September 4th  to Wednesday, September 9th. This annual sale offers students and community members a chance to buy plants to furnish their rooms while also supporting PBHA’s programs. Come to PBH to pick up your plant this week!

PBHA Open Mic Night: Sunday, September 6th (9:00-11:00pm) An event during FDO’s “Get Involved Weekend” for PBHA students to gather and show their talents.

Upperclassmen Open House: Tuesday, September 8th (2:00-5:00pm)

Through the Gates: Saturday, September 12th. Several of PBHA’s programs will host “Through the Gates” Service Trips with the Freshman Dean’s Office to introduce First Years to the world beyond Harvard Yard.

PBHA Bike Sale: Saturday, October 3rd. This annual bike sale helps fund PBHA’s term-time programs by auctioning donated bikes. It’s a great way to get a bike for the school year!

Cabinet Meetings for PBHA Directors: September 12th-13th (Cabinet Retreat),  and the following Wednesdays 7-9pm, October 14th, November 11th (Elections), and December 2nd (Elections).

We’re excited to start another semester and we’ll see you around the building and in your programs!