HLS Student Government

The Harvard Graduate Council has put together an pre-Valentine’s Day party that is open to all Harvard graduate students.  Details below.

In partnership with the HLS Squash Club, we were able to work with Hemenway to get the reservation system online for Hemenway squash courts (http://www.supersaas.com/schedule/Hemenway_Squash/Squash).  The system has been up for a little while now.  How is it working for you?

We regularly hear from students that would like to have a more aggressive advising process here at HLS.  We worked with several members of the Administration to help come up with the new Academic Advising pages (http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/curriculum/academic-advising-at-hls/index.html).  They don’t solve all of the advising concerns, but we think they are a good start.  What do you think?

Sure there have been lots of budget cuts recently, but who can blame us for wanting to sit by a nice fire while reading in the Hark.  Facilities has agreed to begin turning the fireplace on daily for the remainder of the heating season.  Enjoy!

We worked with the Communications office on the recent news@law changes.  The goal was to consolidate sources and get more info to students at one time, and in one place, by including Administrative Updates.  What do you think of the changes?

Service on the Coop board offers students the opportunity to gain meaningful business experience and to interact with Harvard and MIT students, alumni and administrators who serve on the Coop Board. Complete election information is available on the Coop website at www.thecoop.com. Thanks!

Benefit for Haiti:  Sunday Jan 24. at OM in Harvard Square, from 6pm to 10pm, with a $10 donation to gain entrance or $20 and your first Pinnacle vodka drink is on the house, as well as food specials all night (with a large percentage of sales being donated by OM) all to Partners in Health here in Boston. 50% of all Pinnacle vodka sales will also be donated all night.

More information can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=254360479014&ref=mf

Hope to see you there!

Come de-stress and play with dogs on Jarvis Field, 12-1pm, tomorrow, Tuesday, December 8th!

UPDATE:  According to IT the issue should be resolved with Google.  Email delays are thought to have been resolved going forward, but you should be aware of potentially lost emails that you sent or expected to receive from Friday afternoon to Sunday, 12:43 pm.

From HLS IT, spread the word:

HLS IT has learned that Google (Gmail) is blocking email messages sent from HLS sponsored student email accounts.  This affects students who forwarded their email from HLS to Gmail, or who send outgoing email from HLS to other Gmail recipients.

The issue appears to have been triggered as a protective measure against spam, which commonly involves large volumes of email from a single source.  HLS IT is working with Google to repair this issue.

HLS IT has chosen not to send a community wide email (which will just compound the issue) regarding this situation.  Please look for posts to this blog for an update.

Thanks,

Jason Fuller, Manager of Technology Support Services

 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hlshelp/11/…)

Yesterday the Registrar’s office sent out an informational email about Exam4. In the email they indicated that students using Windows7 would not be able to use Exam4, and that to complete their exams they would have to either borrow a laptop or hand write the exam. This seems like it could be a problem for students that upgraded earlier in the semester without an awareness of this potential complication.

To assist the registrar’s office in assessing the scope of this problem, we need to get a sense of how many people will be affected by it. If you are already running Windows7 and will be affected by this conflict with Exam4 software, please respond to this post so that we may present the registrar’s office with an approximate headcount of those students that are confronted by this issue.

Hey guys, so we’re soliciting some feedback for improvements/changes you’d like to see made in Hemenway. Below is a tentative list we’ve come up with – but please feel free to disagree, or add! You can either post your comments below, or send us an email at  studentgov at law.harvard.edu

Website:

- Clearer gym hours on website

- Clearer class schedules on website

- Schedule of when basketball court is booked online to inform pick-up b-ball players

- Better athletic facility emails

Hours:

-  Extend Hemenway hours on Fridays and Saturdays

-  proposal could be gradual, increase by an hour or two at first

Equipment:

Recommendations to add:

-       Heavy Bags

-       Thai Pads

-       Wrestling Mats

-       New scales in the men’s room

-       27.5 pound free weights

Maintenance:

-       TV’s, and/or clearer explanation why they are broken and taking so long to fix

-       Regularly mop and sweep basketball court

• Injury and playability concern

-       More diligent repair and response to repair sheets

-       Tightening, lubricating, and cleaning bars/plates/etc.

Machine and Other Facility Sign Ups:

Cardio Machine sign-up issues:

- General problem of people signing up for multiple slots

-  Erase people who sign-up more than 2 hours before

-  Reservations on-line

-  Diagram of bikes by sign-up sheets

-  Some machines with longer times/HLS only machines

Other sign ups:

-  Reservations on-line for squash and pick-up basketball

Classes:

-  More classes of any kind on the weekends

-  Correlate classes with law school schedules

-  More spinning classes

Other:

- Music that is more consistent

- higher volume, continuous playing

Education Pioneers Information Session

Friday, November 20^th, 12pm

Pound 202

Please join Education Pioneers, a leading human capital organization, for a presentation on its Summer Fellowship Program on Friday, November 20th at 12:00pm.  The Education Pioneers Fellows Program is a paid, full-time, ten-week summer program where talented graduate students in business, education, law, policy, and other disciplines (“Fellows”) work at effective schools, districts, charter organizations and Foundations (“Partners”) in order to support a mission critical scope of work.  In addition to working full-time, Education Pioneers provides a unique cohort experience that is a series of professional development sessions focusing on current education reform topics, with numerous networking opportunities, and access to an extremely talented pool of fellow graduate students who share a common passion for change.

During the presentation, Education Pioneers will give an overview of the organization, the program, and the application process. We look forward to seeing you there!  Pizza will be provided.

Opportunities are available in Boston, Chicago, DC Metro Area, Houston*, Los Angeles, New York City, and Bay Area – *Tentative 2010 Launch

Visit www.educationpioneers.org for more information and to apply online.  Please note their first application deadline is December 15th! Education Pioneers encourages applicants to apply online as soon as possible.

Want a white smile? Looking for a holiday gift?

One of the Harvard dental student groups is selling discounted Oral-B Power Toothbrushes and Crest Whitestrips Professional! As this is a fundraiser, we were able to get very reduced prices from the company. SALE ENDS NOV. 24.

To purchase using Google checkout visit: http://www.oralhealthacrossnations.com/buy-toothbrush-or-whitestrips.html

1) Oral-B Professional Care SmartSeries 5000 Power Toothbrush

Amazon price: $119.81

Our price: $67

One of the best models on the market, this toothbrush promotes healthy gums and removes plaque effectively. It comes with a wireless SmartGuide brushing timer and 5 different modes.

2) Crest Whitestrips Supreme Professional Whitening

MSRP: Not available in stores

Our price: $42

Unlike Whitestrips purchased in stores, the Crest Whitestrips Supremse is the professional strength system that can be purchased in dental offices – it has 80% more effective results.

SALE ENDS NOV. 24. Items will be available for pickup only from the Cambridge and Longwood areas in early Dec. We do not ship items. All items are for personal use only. RESALE IS PROHIBITED.

To purchase using Google checkout visit: http://www.oralhealthacrossnations.com/buy-toothbrush-or-whitestrips.html

Email info@oralhealthacrossnations.com with questions.

The Harvard Graduate Council received the following e-mail about the opportunity for all Harvard graduate students to apply to the Student Advisory Board of the Hauser Center for Nonprofits.

As this is a position that runs from January 2010-January 2011, students who will graduate in June 2010 are not eligible to apply (with the exception of students at HGSE in a one-year masters program who may serve from Jan thru June 2010). More info can be found below and also here: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/hauser/students/studentadvisorycommittee/index.html