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January Session
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR IMM-006
APPLICATIONS FOR "FAITH AND LEADERSHIP IN A FRAGMENTED WORLD" (IMM-006) MUST BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN 12:00 NOON ON DECEMBER 2
UPDATE: NOTE: IMM-006 will now be called "Faith and Leadership in a Fragmented World" and registration will follow a slightly different process and schedule. Registration for IMM-006, sponsored by the Center for Public Leadership, will require applicants to answer a few brief essay questions. Details about the application will be available soon, and will be posted on this site. Since IMM-006 is the only Immersion Activity scheduled for the third week of January, it will not conflict with other offerings so students may register for IMM-006 in addition to any other Immersion Activity and/or all of the for-credit courses except API-506m and PED-501m.
Clarification
- IMM-004 Human Rights and Video will meet from 1:30-5:30 M-F Jan, 4-18
- IMM-005 Human Rights, Development, and International Politics will meet from 9:30-12:30 M-F Jan, 4-18
Click Here for Video of the Oct, 23 Course Preview Session
Students are not required to participate in the January session, but for those who choose to do so, it does represent a unique opportunity for students to immerse themselves in a single activity full-time for several weeks. It’s also a time when students and faculty are free to experiment with creative approaches to teaching and learning such as client-driven projects and/or skill-based workshops. Finally, with the move to a new university-wide calendar, it’s now possible for students from schools across the University to participate in activities together, creating opportunities for cross-disciplinary work.
To capitalize on these opportunities, we are piloting an expanded array of offerings this year that includes three new courses and several non-credit activities designed to complement the knowledge students are building during the term and/or apply this knowledge to real-world problems. Many students will prefer to take a well-deserved break or to work on PAE or SYPA projects during January. For those that do decide to participate in these courses and activities, we hope you will find the experience to be truly enriching.
Course/Activity Preview Sessions
- Course pages with syllabi for January courses and Immersion Activities will go live by 9:00 am on Friday, October 23.
- We will be hosting a Course/Activity Preview Session on Friday, October 23 from 2:00 – 3:30 in the Forum where faculty/instructors will be giving very brief descriptions each of the January offerings.
- Please click this link for a time-table for the Course Preview Session. NOTE: The time-table is subject to change so please check back here immediately prior to the event for the final version.
- If you wish to drop into the Course Preview Session to listen to the description of only one or two specific courses, please allow extra time before and after the time-slot should the schedule deviate from the precise times listed.
- We have made every effort to identify a time-slot for the Course Preview Session when most students and faculty/instructors do not have other commitments, but the busy HKS schedule makes this virtually impossible. For this reason we will be videotaping the entire Course Preview Session and posting it on this web page within 24 hours of the conclusion of the event so that students who cannot attend can watch the video at their convenience.
January Courses at HKS
API-506m - Integrative Problem solving Workshop: Global Hunger
Mary Jo Bane and Suzanne Cooper
DPI-106m - Acting in Time
David Ellwood and Chris Stone
MLD-615m - Controlling Corruption
Malcolm Sparrow
MLD-364 - Leadership on the Line
Ronald Heifetz
MLD-230 - Advanced Workshop in Multiparty Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Brian Mandell
MLD-342 - Persuasion: The Science and Art of Effective Influence
Gary Orren
MLD-717mA - The Arts of Communication
Holly Weeks
PED-501m - Native Americans in the 21st Century: Nation Building I
Joseph Kalt
IGA-308 - Inclusive Security
Swanee Hunt
Non-Credit Immersion Activities at HKS
IMM-001 – Performance Measurement Project for Catholic Charities
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Client: Tiziana Dearing, President of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Boston and HKS Alumnus
HKS Advisor: David Luberoff, Executive Director of the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston
Sponsoring HKS Research Center: The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston
IMM-002 – Project on Non-Judicial Resolution of Disputes between Business and Society
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Client: Caroline Rees, Director of Governance and Accountability at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School in support of Prof. John Ruggie’s work as Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Business and Human Rights
HKS Advisor: John Sherman, Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
Sponsoring HKS Research Center: The Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
IMM-003 – Study Group on the Role of the Lobbyist
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Mark Fagan, Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
Sponsoring HKS Research Center: The Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
IMM-004 – Human Rights and Video: Moving Image Media Advocacy
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Sam Gregory, Program Director at Witness and HKS Alumnus
Sponsoring HKS Research Center: The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
IMM-005 – Human Rights, Development and International Politics
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Felisa Tibbitts, Executive Director of Human Rights Education Associates and a former Carr Center Fellow
Loubna Freih Georges, Spokeswoman & Director of Strategic Initiatives, Human Rights Watch, and former Mason Fellow
Sponsoring HKS Research Center: The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
IMM-006 – Faith and Leadership in a Fragmented World
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Marshall Ganz, HKS; Diana Eck, FAS; Nitin Nohria, HBS; Bernie Steinberg, Harvard Hillel
Sponsoring HKS Research Center: Center for Public Leadership
Registration
Online registration for January courses occurs through SPARKS from noon October 27 through noon October 28. Any oversubscribed course will require bidding. The Office of the Registrar will let students know if they need to bid on a course and how much it is oversubscribed. If bidding is required, on-line bidding will open at 3 pm on October 28 and conclude at 3 pm on October 29. For more information on registering for January courses, please click here.
Students wishing to participate in any of the six non-credit Immersion Activities, should register on-line though this site. Immersion Activity registration will run from noon November 2 through noon November 3.
Please note that the non-credit Immersion Activities will not carry academic credit and will not appear on student transcripts.
Career Development
Each year, the Office of Career Advancement, in connection with the Alumni Relations and Resource Development Office coordinates a networking event in New York and Washington, DC where hundreds of current students, alumni and major employers come together to discuss and celebrate careers in public service. Since these events occur after most courses and Immersion Activities have concluded, we strongly encourage interested students to take advantage of both opportunities.
January 20, 2010 Regional Networking: New York City
During the day, learn about the United Nations and its agencies, finance, local government, and Manhattan-based nonprofits — spend the evening in a formal networking reception with alumni.
January 21–22, 2010 Regional Networking: Washington, DC
Join panels during the day to learn about the World Bank, other development employers, Capitol Hill, and security organizations — spend the evening in a formal networking reception with alumni and DC-based hiring organizations.
For more information on these events, please watch the OCA website.
Other Activities
In addition to the courses, Immersion Activities, and career events listed above, we also want to draw students’ attention to some other activities available through Harvard in January:
Energy, Water, and the Environment - Collaborative Field Course in Brazil
January 7-21, 2010
This engineering "January experience" field course is a joint initiative of Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), the Escola Politécnica of the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin America Studies' (DRCLAS) Brazil Studies Program. The program will include 10 Haravrd students and 10 Brazilian students and will take place in Brazil from January 7th to January 21st, 2010. For more information, please see: http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil/seas2010
Puerto Rico Winter Institute
January 4-15, 2010
The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS), jointly with the University of Puerto Rico sponsors a two-week Winter Institute in San Juan. The goal of the Institute is to stimulate research, collaboration, and intellectual exchange between Harvard and key institutions of higher learning in Puerto Rico. Seminar participants include faculty and students from Harvard and Puerto Rican institutions. Graduate and professional students from Harvard, the University of Puerto Rico and the Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe are eligible to apply. Financial support is available for participation in the seminar. APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 26. For more information, please see: http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/puerto_rico/2009-2010
Innovations in Consumer-Driven Health Care, HBS
January 5-10, 2010
Professor Regina Herzlinger of the Harvard Business School, will be teaching a free one-week intensive seminar course from January 10-15, 2009. This seminar will focus on the creation of innovations in health care that better meet consumer needs. She is welcoming students from the various Harvard and MIT graduate schools as well as both undergraduate universities to submit their resumes to her for consideration if they wish to take part in this week long course. The class will meet at the Harvard Business School and will likely run from 9.00 am until 3.30 pm with a lunch period from 11.30 am -1.00 pm. Students selected to take part in this class will be notified in November. For more information, please contact: jlopez@hbs.edu
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