Keren E. Rohe
Cheers to 2016
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons '67 gives a toast at the after-party following the loading of the mail truck.
Emotions
The staff members cheer as they load the acceptance letters, wish for luck as they load the wait-list letters, and silently load the rejection letters as they send letters to the 34,302 applicants to the class of 2016.
Admissions Decisions
Patricia DiCarlo Fagioli carries the last box of decision letters to a waiting USPS truck. On Thursday morning, admissions office staff members formed an assembly line to mail 34,302 letters to applicants for the Class of 2016.
Accepted
Admissions Office staff members form an assembly line to load the letters onto the mail truck, starting with the acceptance letters and following with the rest of the letters.
Let Them Eat Cake
During their post-loading party, the admissions office staff enjoy a cake dedicated to the class of 2016.
Last Box
Patricia DiCarlo Fagioli, an information processing coordinator who has worked in the admissions office for 26 years, carries the last box of decision letters to the truck.
Champagne
Champagne is poured as the staff prepare to toast the newly-accepted members of the class of 2016 and the hard work that went into selecting them.
Pizza Time
After months of processing, deliberating, and accepting applications, admissions office staff enjoy pizza as they relax for an afternoon.
Mailman
Long-time veterans of the admissions officer staff have the privilege of standing at the front of the line as the boxes are passed off to the mailman.
Suzy Nelson To Leave Harvard
Suzy M. Nelson, the Dean of Student Life, will be leaving behind six-and-a-half years of hard work here at Harvard as she accepts her new position as vice president dean at the College of Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y.
