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January 22, 2020

Information security tips and free 10-minute bike tune-ups at the 52 Oxford Street Garage on Jan. 29 from 8-10 a.m. Free coffee, tea, breakfast snacks and swag! Pre-register here.

2020 Jan 31

The 2019 Bicycle Commuter Benefit Submission

(All day)

Location: 

Online

Full time benefits eligible employees and postdocs paid directly by Harvard who commute by bicycle to work are eligible to participate.  Benefit users must be employed through January 31st, 2020 to receive the benefit.

Reimbursement is up to $30/month at a maximum of $360/year for the costs associated with bicycle purchase, improvement, repair, or storage.  For any month that you receive the transit benefit, or if you have a yearly daytime parking pass, you are ineligible for the Bicycle Benefit.

Purchases such as bicycle apparel/clothing,...

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2020 Apr 16

E-mail Management

10:00am to 11:30am

Location: 

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
  • Examples of types of e-mails with...
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2020 Jan 27

Plaza WinterFest 2020

12:00pm

Location: 

Science Center Plaza

Beginning Monday, January 27, 2020 the Harvard community is invited to the Science Center Plaza to find warmth through the coldest months of the year during Harvard Common Spaces' fourth annual Plaza WinterFest.

Play free ice lane games including curling, shuffleboard, and bowling, along with classic year-round games like giant chess, ping pong, foosball, and cornhole. Enjoy ample seating, fire pits to warm up and roast marshmallows, and try the many treats available for purchase through the Common Spaces food truck program. S’mores supplies and hot chocolate will also be sold...

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2020 Jun 21

Family Hike: Insect Safari

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Location: 

Hunnewell Building
Families need nature all year round! Meet inside the main gate at 125 Arborway. We’ll use nets and bug boxes to find insects in the meadow and the woods. Go on a StoryWalk, get a tattoo, and look at insects under microscopes! Free and open to all.

In case of inclement weather, contact 617.384.5209.
2020 May 17

Family Hike: Flower Power

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Location: 

Hunnewell Building
Families need nature all year round! Meet inside the main gate at 125 Arborway. We’ll look at buds and blooms and learn how bees find flowers. Go on a StoryWalk, get a bee tattoo, and look at flowers under microscopes. Free and open to all.

In case of inclement weather, contact 617.384.5209.
2020 Apr 19

Family Hike: Welcome Back Redwing Blackbird

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Location: 

Hunnewell Building
Families need nature all year round! Meet inside the main gate at 125 Arborway. We’ll look for the beautiful Redwing blackbirds that return each spring to the meadow. Go on a StoryWalk, get a tattoo, listen to birdcalls, dress up and fly like a Redwing Blackbird! Free and open to all.

In case of inclement weather, contact 617.384.5209.
2020 Mar 15

Family Hike: Is It Spring Yet?

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Location: 

Hunnewell Building
Families need nature all year round! Meet inside the main gate at 125 Arborway. We’ll search for signs of spring along Meadow Road, looking for flowers, insects, birdsong, and more! Free and open to all.

In case of inclement weather, contact 617.384.5209.
2020 Mar 12

Holiday Houseplant Hangover

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Location: 

Hunnewell Building
Did you receive plants as gifts over the holidays? Are they looking a bit sad at this point and are you wondering whatever to do with them? Or are you simply a houseplant hoarder whose enthusiasm has waned with the winter months? If yes, let plant propagator and horticulturist Sean Halloran raise your plants—and your hopes—up a notch. Sean will share tips for getting your plants back on track to becoming home enhancements instead of embarrassments. In advance, email close-up photos of your plants and plant problems so that Sean can be sure to address specific horticultural challenges you may... Read more about Holiday Houseplant Hangover
2020 Mar 12

Design with Plants

Repeats every week every Thursday until Thu Apr 02 2020 .
6:30pm to 8:30pm

Location: 

Arnold Arboretum - 125 Arborway, Boston, MA
Christie Dustman, Certified Landscape Designer, APLD, Christie Dustman and Co.
4 Thursdays : March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 6:30–8:30pm
Location: Weld Hill Building

As you survey your garden, do you feel like the plants just don't hang together? Does planting design seem to be an innate sense that you just don’t have? Come and learn to think about plants in terms of their form and function first, and... Read more about Design with Plants

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