Undergraduate Council
UC Discusses Housing and Career Services, Modifies Internal Procedures
Members of the UC discussed a proposal to ease the transition of freshmen into upperclassmen Houses, provided feedback to guests from the Office of Career Services, and approved legislation specifying the roles of different Council members in their general meeting Sunday.
HoCo Reaches Out
Adams House Committee Co-Chair Rob C. Gunzenhauser '15 presents his proposal for a post-Housing Day field day for freshmen at Sunday night's Undergraduate Council meeting in Sever Hall.
Rally Up
Undergraduate Council President Gus A. Mayopoulos '15 speaks to a crowd of students in front of Massachusetts Hall on Thursday, Feb. 20. Mayopoulos called the rally in support of a UC initiative to gain additional funding.
Strike a Pose
Undergraduate Council President Gus A. Mayopoulos '15 purposefully poses for photographers. Mayopoulos urged students to rally in support of the UC in its endeavors to gain additional funding.
DAPA Funding
Kendall L. Sherman '15, chair of DAPA grants, shares to a crowd of students how increased funding from the University would aid the organization. Fifty percent of DAPA grant funding comes from the Undergraduate Council.
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Undergraduate Council Vice President Sietse K. Goffard '15 throws toilet paper to a crowd of students during an organized rally to ask the university for increased funding.
250k Toilet Paper
Shori Hijikata '16 and Mark M. Natividad '16 hold toilet paper thrown by Undergraduate Council president Gus A. Mayopoulos '15 and UC Vice President Sietse K. Goffard '15 after a rally held in front of Massachusetts Hall on Thursday, Feb. 20.
Student Groups Express Desire for More Funding, Uncertain About Plausibility
UC president and vice president will meet with University President Drew Faust to request an additional $250,000 in funding that would primarily be distributed to student groups
In Meeting, Faust Tells UC Leaders that She Does Not Support Directly Funding Increases
Mayopoulos and Goffard said that they discussed the additional funding’s importance with the president and how it might be acquired, either through a term bill increase or directly from the University.
Acknowledging Harvard Budgetary Constraints, Pfister Expresses Support for Increased UC Funding
The day before Undergraduate Council leaders plan to ask University President Drew G. Faust for $250,000 in additional funding, Interim Dean of the College Donald H. Pfister said that “it makes sense” to give the UC more money to fund student groups.
UC Ed Committee Launches Initiative To Decrease Cost of Course Material
The initiative was born out of UC Vice President Sietse K. Goffard’s ’15 campaign last November, according to UC Treasurer Meghamsh Kanuparthy, and, if passed, would have three parts.
Ask Away
An audience member asks a question during the UC meeting on Feb 17. Besides introducing the new members from the most recent UC Special Elections, the meeting encouraged members to ask questions about the UC's new fundraising initiatives.
Welcome Meeting
Quinn Hatoff '15, an inactive Crimson editor and one of the UC's newest members, introduces himself at his first UC meeting. Hatoff is one of multiple students elected to the UC during their Special Elections this semester.
