GSAS Office of Culture Community and Engagement
The Office of Culture, Community, and Engagement (CCE)supports students from the time they are prospective applicants, throughout their studies at Harvard, and as they join our alumni community. We support recruitment and engagement efforts, including on- and off-campus events, training programs, and programs for admitted students. We host a variety of events and programs that celebrate and affirm the Harvard Griffin GSAS community. Additionally, we offer one-on-one support to students, support for student groups, and host academic, professional development, and community events.
- Gisselle Velez-Ruiz, Associate Dean of Culture Community and Engagement
- Xavier du Maine, Assistant Director of Culture Community and Engagement
- gsas_cce@fas.harvard.edu , 617-495-5315
Health and Wellness
Counseling and Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Group Counseling and Workshops
Harvard University Student Health Plan
Center for Wellness and Health Promotion
First Gen/Low Income
First-Gen Initiative
GSAS Office of Student Services
CAMHS Staff
Academic Resource Center at Harvard
LGBTQIA+
LGBTQ@GSAS Student Group
LGBTQ Health Support at Harvard University Health Services
TransHarvard
Harvard LGBTQ+ Resources
Religion and Faith
Harvard Griffin GSAS Faith-Based Student Groups
Harvard Chaplains
Students With Disabilities
Disability Access Office
Harvard University Disability Resources
ADHD+ Group
Student Groups
Harvard Griffin GSAS and Harvard University sponsor graduate student groups ranging from religious and environmental groups to those affiliated with a cultural community or academic discipline. Visit https://gsas.harvard.edu/student-center for information. A sample of these groups available and open to all students are listed here:
Graduate Society of Underrepresented Students in STEM, a Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Group (GSUSS)
Harvard Griffin GSAS Faith-Based Student Groups
Harvard Griffin GSAS Latinx Student Association (LSA)
Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Council (GSC)
Harvard Griffin GSAS Student-Parents Group
Harvard Griffin GSAS Women in Science and Engineering Group (GWISE)
ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Summer Institute
The Summer Institute offers students the opportunity to meet and build social and professional networks with fellow incoming PhD students, staff, and faculty prior to the start of the academic year. The Summer Institute is also an opportunity to experience a preview of graduate school and participate in professional development workshops to ease the transition into graduate school. Visit https://gsas.harvard.edu/programs/recruitment-and-outreach/summer-institute for more information.
Culture and Community Workshop
Established in 2019, the Culture and Community Workshop is a community-building workshop for incoming cohorts of first-year PhD students that takes place at the beginning of their first semester of graduate school. Students leave the workshop with: (1) A greater awareness and appreciation of the perspectives, experiences, and cultures that they and their peers bring to their cohort, program, and Harvard and (2) Concrete action steps toward building and sustaining an inclusive culture and community in their cohort and program, including effective dialogue and collaboration across backgrounds and viewpoints. The workshop is also part of the Harvard Griffin GSAS and HMS commitment to fostering open inquiry.
Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP)
LGBTQ@GSAS, a Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Group
Minority Biomedical Scientists Association, a Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Group (MBSA)
United Scholars in Neuroscience, a Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Group (USN)