Harvard&University&Mexican&Associa3on&of&Students&

&Final&Report&

Who&We&Are&HUMAS&is&the&largest&and&best<organized&

affilia3on&of&Mexican&students&living&abroad.&It&is&an&officially&recognized&Harvard<Wide&student&

organiza3on.&&We&gather&students,&researchers,&and&professors&who&are&currently&enrolled&in&different&programs&offered&by&Harvard&University,&as&well&as&other&

universi3es&across&the&United&States.&

Objec3ves&and&Principles&

•  Objec3ve:&!  Grow&together&academically,&professionally&and&develop&rela3onships&of&friendship&that&last&a&life3me.&

•  Principles:&!  Catalyzer:&We&will&be&a&project&catalyzer.&Our&strength&is&the&combina3on&of&everyone’s&talents&and&abili3es.&Our&commitment&is&to&be&a&solid&support&for&our&members’&projects.&

!  Horizontal:&We&will&make&decisions&and&have&planning&discussions&in&a&horizontal&way.&As&a&student&organiza3on&it&is&key&that&there&is&room&for&everyone’s&opinions&and&ideas&so&that&the&organiza3on&reaches&its&full&poten3al.&

!  Inclusive:&Discussions,&members,&topics&and&events&should&be&diverse&so&that&there&is&room&for&everyone.&If&you&have&an&idea,&approach&HUMAS,&we&are&here&to&support&you.&

Ins3tu3onal&Strategy&&

In&order&to&fulfill&our&objec3ve&and&stay&true&to& our& principles,& we& developed& our&ins3tu3onal&strategy&based&on&4&axis:&&&1)&Strengthen&organiza3onal&iden3ty&2)& Establish& open& planning& mee3ngs& and& a&transparent&decision&making&process&3)&Develop&partners&and&allies&4)&Promote&diversity&in&events&and&projects&&

1.1.&&Organiza3onal&Iden3ty&Modern&Image&

•  Changed&all&communica9ons&to&English&to&promote&openness&and&partnerships.&

•  Created&the&weekly&NewsleAer&that&presented&our&work&in&a&professional&and&organized&manner.&

•  Used&modern&technology&by&transmiVng&events&through&liveBstreaming,&making&them&accessible&worldwide.&

•  Created&Harvard/HUMAS&apparel&to&promote&ins9tu9onal&pride&and&commitment&with&humor.&

1.2.&Organiza3onal&Iden3ty&Harvard<wide&recogni3on&

•  HUMAS&has&the&honor&of&being&dis3nguished&as&one&of&only&13&University<wide&student&groups&at&Harvard&that:&!  Provide&valuable&educa3onal&and&social&opportuni3es&for&students&and&give&them&the&opportunity&to&form&connec3ons&around&common&interests.&&

!  Contribute&to&the&overall&academic&and&social&life&of&the&University&through&programming&and&events&that&enrich&the&opportuni3es&and&experiences&of&students,&faculty,&and&staff.&

2.&Organiza3onal&Iden3ty&Open&Planning&Mee3ngs&and&decision&process&In&order&to&promote&transparency&and&community&engagement&we&made&the&loca3on&of&our&planning&mee3ngs&public&and&accessible&to&anyone&who&was&interested.&&

3. Partners and Allies

4.&Diversity&in&Events&and&Projects&

We& organized& our& events& and& projects& in&&&&&&&5&categories& in&order&to&fulfill&our&principles&and&objec3ves:&&1)  Reaching&out&2)  Social&Responsibility&3)  Academics&and&Mexican&Personali3es&4)  Promo3ng&Mexican&Culture&5)  Integra3on&and&Recrea3on&

4.1&Reaching&out&We&set&out&to&develop&3es&with&Mexico,&across&Harvard,&the&Boston&area&and&across&the&US:&1.   Resume& Book:&A& tool& for& HUMAS&members& who& are& interested& in& working& or&

doing&an&internship&in&Mexico.&2.   Lab& de& IDEAS:& A& pla[orm& to& connect,& spread& and& discuss& student& ideas& and&

projects.&A&world<wide&HUMAS&ini3a3ve.&Over&100&students&from&35&Universi3es&a]ended&the&event.&

3.   Conexiones:& The& first& i3nerant& HUMAS& event.& Students& discuss& their& research&and& projects:& held& events& at& Boston& University,& Harvard,& Tu_s& and& Berklee&College&of&Music.&&

4.   La9no& Mixer:& A& monthly& event& to& connect& Mexicans& with& the& Harvard& La3no&community.&

5.   MoleBCurry&Party:&A&cross<cultural&gastronomic&experience.&

4.1&Reaching&out&(con3nued)&6.   One&Harvard&Fair:&HUMAS&welcomes&and&invites&newly&admi]ed&students&to&join&

the&organiza3on.&7.   Open& Mic& Night:& An& event& with& various& Kennedy& School& Student& groups& that&

promotes&conversa3on&and&Dialogue.&8.   5&de&Mayo&Conversa9on&at&the&Divinity&School:&An&effort&to&demys3fy&the&nature&

of&this&famous&date.&9.   The& Mexican& Health& System& Winter& Trip:& A& trip& for& outstanding& students& to&

examine& the& challenges& in& implementa3on& of& the& Mexican& health& reform& and&opera3ng&a&Health&System.&&

10.   PLATICAS:&An&event&designed& to&promote& the& Spanish& language&with&non<na3ve&speakers.&

11.   Harvard&Vs.&MIT&Soccer&game:&Won&the&cup!&

Resume&Book&In&order&to&contribute&directly&in&the&inclusion&and&the&par3cipa3on&of&Harvard&students&in&the&labor&market&in&Mexico,&HUMAS&has&promoted&the&crea3on&and&annual&distribu3on&of&the&Resume&Book.&Under&the&idea&that&people&supported&today&will&help&students&tomorrow,&we&want&to&guarantee&full&support&for&the&next&genera3ons&of&Harvard&alumni.&&&In&this&edi3on,&we&had&included&28&talented&students&from&different&schools&and&from&different&degrees,&including&6&bachelors,&16&masters&and&6&PhD.&We&pretend&to&contribute&on&the&development&of&their&careers&in&Mexico&and&with&this,&to&the&development&of&the&private&and&public&ins3tu3ons,&contribu3ng&indirectly&to&the&development&of&our&country.&&&We&appreciate&the&par3cipa3on&and&support&of&Fundación&Mexico&en&Harvard,&Harvard&Club&of&Mexico&and&Club&Harvard&de&Monterrey&on&this&project.&

Conexiones&

La9no&Mixer&

Harvard&vs&MIT&soccer&game&

One&Harvard&Fair&

Open&Mic&Night&

5&de&Mayo&Conversa9on&at&the&Divinity&

School&

The&Mexican&Health&System&Winter&Trip&&

PLATICAS:&Promo3ng&Language&Acquisi3on&Through&Informal&Conversa3on&and&Socializing&

2.&Social&Responsibility:&Aid&Mexico&

For& the& first& 3me& in& years,&Mexican& students& in&Boston&organized&themselves&to&gather&funds&for&the& people& affected& by& the& Hurricanes& that& hit&Guerrero&in&2013.&&

A& secondary& objec3ve& was& to& provide&consciousness& and& social& responsibility& within&the&community.&

Nearly&$9,000.00&were&gathered&and&sent&to&the&Mexican&Red&Cross.&

Academics&and&Mexican&Personali9es&

&&&&

One& of& our& objec3ves& is& to& promote& the& name& of&Mexico&in&Harvard.&With&that&in&mind,&we&organized&academic&discussions&of&two&kinds:&&1.  Discussions& about& Mexico& with& Harvard&

professors&and&experts&2.  Presenta3ons& by& dis3nguished& Mexican&

personali3es& on& topics& of& interest& to& the&academic&community&

Our&dis9nguished&guests&•  Professor&Michael&Igna9eff:&The&Intellectuals&and&the&Power&

•  Ambassador&Eduardo&Medina&Mora:&The&North&American&Economy&

•  Deputy&Secretary&of&Energy&Leonardo&Beltrán:&Mexican&Energy&Reform&

•  Jorge&Dominguez,&Harvard&Vice&Provost&for&interna3onal&affairs:&The&future&of&US<Mexico&rela3ons&

•  Carlos&Puig:&The&Mexican&Media&

•  Carlos&Loret&de&Mola,&Ariel&Moutsatsos,&Pascal&Beltrán&del&Río&and&Ulises&Castellanos:&Mexican&War&Correspondents&

•  Raúl&Cárdenas:&Ar3sts&Experiments&

•  Alexandra&Haas&and&Genaro&Lozano:&The&Road&to&Marriage&Equality&in&Mexico&

•  Dean&Julio&Frenk,&President&Felipe&Calderon,&Professor&Felicia&Knaul&and&Dr.&Alfonso&Petersen:&The&Quest&for&Universal&Health&Coverage&

•  Carissa&E9enne,&Leading&Health&Coverage&in&the&Americas&and&the&Caribbean&

•  Gabriella&GomezBMont:&Laboratorio&para&la&Ciudad&

•  Alejandro&Werner:&Economic&Forecast,&Challenges&and&Opportuni3es&

•  Diego&Luna,&Marshall&Ganz&and&Pablo&Cruz:&Cesar&Chavez&Movie&screening&

•  Sergio&Aguayo:&The&Geopoli3cal&Determinants&of&Violence&in&Mexico&

•  Carlos&Guzmán&Bonfill:&Mexico&Moment:&Myth&or&Reality?&

•  María&Elena&Morera:&Nego3a3ons&With&The&Self<defense&Groups&In&Michoacan&

•  Professor&Diane&Davis&and&María&Elena&Morera:&A&conversa3on&on&Civil&Society,&Violence&and&Resilience&in&Mexico&

•  Ernesto&García:&Are&Universi3es&providing&the&set&of&skills&that&we&need?&

•  Pedro&Ángel&Palou&García:&Octavio&Paz&–&Harvard&–&Bishop.&A&triangle&of&influences&and&convergences.&

•  Lunch&with&Enrique&Téllez:&President&of&Fundación&México&en&Harvard&

•  Jaime&Reyes:&Science&and&Entrepreneurship&in&Jalisco&

•  Jaime&Serra&Puche,&Michael&Wilson&and&Carla&Hills:&20&Years&a_er&NAFTA&

•  Jesus&SilvaBHerzog&Marquez:&Octavio&Paz,&Word,&Time&and&Civiliza3on&

•  Alejandro&Pintado:&Path&of&Knowledge&on&the&Crea3ve&Process&

•  Jose&Antonio&Gonzalez&Anaya:&the&IMSS&Today&

Our&dis9nguished&guests&(con9nued)&

Ambassador&Eduardo&Medina&Mora&

Deputy&Secretary&Leonardo&Beltran&

Jorge&Dominguez,&Harvard&Vice&Provost&for&interna9onal&affairs&about&The&future&of&United&States&

B&Mexican&rela9ons&

A&conversa9on&with&Carlos&Puig&

The&Road&to&Marriage&Equality&in&Mexico&

Gabriella&GomezBMont&

Economic&Forecast:&Challenges&and&Opportuni9es&with&Alejandro&Werner&

The&Geopoli9cal&Determinants&of&Violence&in&Mexico&with&Sergio&Aguayo&

Mexico&Moment:&Myth&or&Reality?&

With&Carlos&Guzmán&Bonfill&

Nego9a9ons&With&The&SelfBdefense&Groups&In&Michoacán:&María&Elena&

Morera&

María&Elena&Morera&and&Diane&Davis&

Pedro&Ángel&Palou&García&Octavio&Paz&–&Harvard&–&Bishop.&A&triangle&of&

influences&and&convergences&

Lunch&with&Enrique&Téllez,&President&of&Fundación&México&en&Harvard&

A&Conversa9on&with&Jaime&Reyes,&Innova9on,&Science&and&Technology&of&

Jalisco&

The&Main&Nego9ators&of&

NAFTA&

Jesus&SilvaBHerzog&Marquez&

Alejandro&Pintado&

The&IMSS&Today&with&Dr.&Jose&

Antonio&Gonzalez&Anaya&

Promo9ng&Mexican&Culture&One&of&the&most&valuable&means&of&

conversa3on&with&non<Mexican&students&is&the&richness&of&our&culture.&We&hosted&four&

cultural&events:&&

Posada&HUMAS&Día&de&los&Muertos&Altar&Pan&de&Muertos&Delight&

Mexican&Food&in&the&US&by&Pa3&Jinich&

Posada&HUMAS&

Día&de&los&Muertos&

Pan&de&Muertos&Delight&

Integra9on&and&Recrea9on&

&Part&of&our&task&was&to&create&spaces&and&situa3ons&in&which&students&with&diverse&backgrounds&and&interests&

could&mix,&mingle&and&get&to&know&each&other.&&To&that&effect&we&organized&several&cocktails&and&par3es:&

&Welcome&Cocktail&

Mexican&Independence&Party&5&de&Mayo&Party&Karaoke&Night&

Mexican&Revolu3on&Concert&

Welcome&cocktail&

Karaoke&night&

Welcome&lunch&

Thank&you&to&our&&members!&&

HUMAS&2013<2014&Team&

Carlos&Quintero&President&

Elisa&de&Anda&Execu3ve&VP&

Guillermo&García&External&Affairs&

VP&

Thalia&Porteny&Internal&Affairs&VP&

Gonzalo&Núñez&Technical&Secretary&

Jan&Hartasánchez&Treasurer&

Regina&Pieck&Communica3ons&

Sova&Hurtado&Events&Commi]ee&

Ana&Paola&Cueva&Social&Responsibility&

Marco&Sánchez&Resume&Book&

Amílcar&Flores&Informa3on&Officer&

Adrián&Jinich&Rep&GSAS&

HUMAS&2013<2014&Team&

Vicente&Ariztegui&Rep&HBS&

San3ago&Ocejo&Rep&HBS&

Tona3uh&Liévano&Rep&College&

Adriana&Chávez&Rep&La3n&GSD&

Alejandra&Romo&Rep&GSD&

Xico&Gracida&Rep&FAS&

Sol&Cano&Rep&GSD&

Karla&Petersen&Rep&HKS&

Regina&Larrea&Rep&HLS&

José&Quintana&Conexiones&

Mabel&J&Gabriel&Rep&HKS&

Diddier&Prada&Rep&Postdocs&

Harvard&University&Mexican&Associa3on&of&Students&Thank&you!&