Longwood Toastmasters is a forum for the practice and development of public speaking skills. Meets at Harvard Medical School every other Thursday, 6-7:30 p.m.
Format: Advanced Meeting (1 hr and 15 min)
This meeting will be designed for people who are thoroughly familiar with Toastmasters. More emphasis will be placed on practicing our speaking skills and in-depth evaluations
Repeats every month on the 8 of February until Fri Feb 08 2019 . Also includes Tue May 14 2019, Fri Sep 20 2019, Fri Nov 15 2019.
9:00am to 3:00pm
Location:
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
This class combines exercises and discussion to help you understand the fundamentals of a “difficult conversation”. Based on required pre-reading of the book Difficult Conversations, the workshop concludes with participants preparing for, and having practiced, their own difficult conversation by leveraging learning-partners.
Cost: $75
Learn more and register on the Harvard Training Portal. Find class information here.
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street
Two-Session, Six Hour Course: November 16 and 23 9:30 am–12:30 pm
Join us for an observational drawing course in which we will explore the museum's zoological collections from a new perspective and connect to the natural world while developing drawing skills. This course will introduce basic techniques that you can continue to develop on your own. The first half of each classroom session will be spent on practicing techniques such as shading, working from general shapes to details, and capturing textures. The second half will be...
Repeats every week every Monday until Mon Dec 16 2019 except Mon Jan 21 2019, Mon Feb 18 2019, Mon Mar 11 2019, Mon Apr 01 2019, Mon May 27 2019, Mon Jun 10 2019, Sun Jun 30 2019, Mon Jul 22 2019, Mon Aug 12 2019, Mon Sep 02 2019, Mon Sep 16 2019, Mon Oct 14 2019, Mon Nov 11 2019.
9:00am to 12:30pm
Location:
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Introduction to the structure and culture of Harvard along with benefits, perks and opportunities for new Harvard employees.
Repeats every week on Monday, Tuesday until Tue Dec 10 2019 except Mon Oct 14 2019, Mon Nov 11 2019.
12:00pm to 3:00pm
Location:
Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center - 75 Mt. Auburn Street, Monks Conference Room, 6th Floor
Harvard University Health Services will be giving flu vaccine on a walk-in basis to adults in the Harvard community. Clinics are open to anyone with a Harvard ID, a HUGHP insurance card, or a HUSHP Blue Cross Blue Shield card and offered at no cost to you.
HUHS will offer the high dose flu vaccine to all adults age 65 and older.
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
This workshop is designed in support of the University's priority to advance the Harvard community on a path from diversity to inclusion. It will focus on skills managers need to create an environment of inclusion with their direct report(s) and in their organization. As a result, team members experience a sense of belonging and can become more...
Repeats every month on the 19 of November until Tue Nov 19 2019 .
9:00am to 11:00am
Location:
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
This session will explore mindsets that may get in the way of collaboration and principles that foster collaboration. You will learn how to shift or manage paradigms that prevent collaboration such as time and geographic distance. You will also learn three principles to live by that can automatically translate into collaborative behavior.
Cost: $25
Learn more and register on the Harvard Training Portal. Find class information here.
Lamont Library Forum Room, 11 Quincy St, Cambridge
Objective: This workshop will introduce methods for gaining control of e-mail and managing it according to Harvard records policies as well as provide tips on how to organize your e-mail.
Length: 1 ½ hours
Who should attend: All employees who want to effectively manage their e-mail.
What you will learn
Methods of controlling e-mail
The application of the General Records Schedule to e-mail
Repeats every week every Tuesday until Tue Nov 26 2019 except Tue Aug 27 2019.
12:00pm to 6:00pm
Location:
Science Center Plaza
As summer returns, so too does the Farmers’ Market at Harvard, which runs on Tuesday from mid-June through November (Noon-6pm). For the 2019 season, the Market will run June 11 through November 26. Vendor applications for the 2019 Market will be online February 1st.
The Market was founded in 2005, and operates on The Plaza outside Harvard’s Science Center (near the corner of Oxford and Kirkland Streets). The Farmers’ Market at Harvard...
Repeats every week every Monday until Mon Dec 16 2019 except Mon Jan 21 2019, Mon Feb 18 2019, Mon Mar 11 2019, Mon Apr 01 2019, Mon May 27 2019, Mon Jun 10 2019, Sun Jun 30 2019, Mon Jul 22 2019, Mon Aug 12 2019, Mon Sep 02 2019, Mon Sep 16 2019, Mon Oct 14 2019, Mon Nov 11 2019.
