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...well-intentioned but anemically funded Prefect Program attempts to do what sneaking into Adams House for dinner cannot: give first-years meaningful interactions with upperclassmen. Although living in Harvard Yard allows first years to form a meaningful community as a class, their lack of affiliation with a residential house impedes their ability to meet a substantial number of upperclassmen. This makes the Prefect Program all the more valuable, but its current budget—around $1 per student—is insufficient for the program to function optimally. Therefore, we welcome the University Hall’s announcement that...
Present!, an organization of intrepid upperclassmen now in its sophomore year, focuses more intensely on happenings. The group describes itself as “devoted to sharing, exploring and enjoying the visible and hidden, the now and the future and the impossible, the spontaneous and the momentary, from many sides....” Present! also publishes a creative literary magazine and takes part in other events that are more formal and structured...
This one-time grant will come from the Freshman Dean’s Office (FDO) budget, and $1,000 will be transferred immediately to the Prefect Program, which pairs upperclassmen with freshman entryways to do informal advising and mentoring. The remaining $4,000 will be made available to the program through the Undergraduate Council Grants Fund in a special account earmarked for prefects?...
College officials have said that bridging the gap between freshmen and upperclassmen in the Houses might improve advising, a concern in the ongoing Curricular Review...
...Prefect Program wanted to be able to be more involved in freshman life to provide for more integration between upperclassmen and freshmen,” Associate Dean of the College Judith H. Kidd said. “The Dean [Gross] wants this as well, so this is a win-win situation...