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Besides Rudenstine and Knowles, the University's top two administrators, there was a third new face at the traditional opening ceremonies in Tercentenary Theatre this year: Virginia L. Mackay-Smith '78, acting dean of freshmen. She assumed that post when Henry C. Moses stepped down after more than a decade as dean last year...
...Mackay-Smith, a former proctor and assistant dean of freshmen, told the Class of '95 that Harvard is not a "do-it-yourself project" and urged the students to take advantage of the College's finely-tuned support system...
...Freshman Dean's Office (FDO) last week, Acting Dean Virginia L. Mackay-Smith '78 put the finishing touches on plans for her first week with the Class of 1995, capping off a summer of transition which began when Henry C. Moses stepped down at the end of June...
...Beyond Mackay-Smith's office--cluttered with schedules of Orientation Week and notes for an impending meeting with proctors--the receptionist had already received a preview of things to come: one father (who admitted to sneaking into Strauss Hall before the September 6 opening date) had called to complain about his son's room...
This year, the program is set for September 16, starring acting Dean of Freshmen Virginia L. Mackay-Smith '78 and Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57. You'll hear the obvious and not-so-obvious rules about plagiarism. Then, at some point during your years at Harvard, you will break them, inadvertently or otherwise. And if you're unlucky, as about 10 undergraduates were last year, you'll get busted. As Jewett says, Harvard has extremely strict standards, much stricter than most schools. And you'll find that some TF's are real nitpickers...