final report humas 2013 2014
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Harvard University Mexican Association of Students - Final ReportTRANSCRIPT
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¤tly&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°rees,&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¶&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!&