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...editors: As a former proctor and director of the prefect program, I support the creation of an academic peer advising system for Harvard College but fear the best elements of the prefect program will be lost with its demise (“College Pulls Plug On Prefects,” news, Mar. 7). Good prefects forged relationships among freshmen in their entryway, facilitated the connection between older proctors and young freshmen, and provided an invaluable link between the Yard and the Houses. In addition, the program managed a series of Yard-wide, late-night, alcohol-free activities designed to give...
It’s only been a few weeks since Monique Rinere took office as Harvard College’s first associate dean of academic advising. On Monday, the novice administrator found herself in the middle of a hurricane when she announced that the Prefect Program would be “morphed into something else,” more than likely some form of College-funded peer advising program, before the 2006-2007 academic year. According to Rinere, the specifics of the new program are to be worked out by a to-be-formed Student Advisory Board, which will include...
...announcement caught the prefect board off guard, though exactly how is beyond me. The Standing Committee on Advising and Counselling proposed a peer advising program to “replace and augment” existing programs such as the Prefect Program in its January 2006 report. And according to Rinere, the prefects had been involved in a lengthy dialogue with the College about changes to the program well before this week’s announcement. Nonetheless, in an e-mail sent early Tuesday morning that rapidly spread across the Harvard community, the program’s board informed prefects that...
...long, the College’s Prefect Program has underwhelmed. While admittedly well-intentioned, the program has suffered mainly from a combination of insufficient funds—next to nothing—and an insufficient mission—planning study breaks. In the face of a college culture adverse to change, we are glad that Associate Dean of Advising Monique Rinere has taken the first steps toward revolutionizing the way upperclassmen advisors interact with freshmen. Far too many prefects find themselves in the precarious situation of dispensing “social” advice to freshmen, while being unable to?...
Earlier this week, Associate Dean of Advising Programs Monique Rinere announced the the creation of a Student Advisory Board (SAB) to advise the College on the best structure for freshman advising from upperclassmen. When the current executive board of the Prefect Program voiced concerns over the program’s future, University Hall’s statement was quickly revised to emphasize that the best elements of the Prefect Program will be kept. While we were not particularly impressed with the confusing manner in which University Hall announced the SAB, we believe that changes to freshman advising are warranted.We strongly...