Harvard Kennedy SchoolAsk what you can do

HKS Mission and Commitment

Harvard Kennedy School Mission:

To train enlightened public leaders and generate the ideas that provide answers to the world’s most challenging public problems.

Our commitment:

To making a positive impact in the world.

About HKS

Offers five masters degree and four PhD programs, and four executive education course programs Comprises 45% international students from 90 countries in master’s and doctoral degree programs Enrolls 3,000 individuals in 34 executive education courses in four portfolio areas each year. Estimates 30,000 degreed and senior executive Alumni representing 170 countries Celebrates prominent alumni such as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, World Bank President Robert Zellick, Mexico President Felipe Calderon, Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong, Liberia President Ellen Johnson, Hong Kong Chief Executive Sir Donald Tsang

About HKS – Degree Programs

Provide students with the necessary skills in analysis, management, and advocacy and with an ability to call on these skills under ever-changing circumstances.

Master in Public Policy (MPP) Master in Public Policy/Urban Planning (MPP/UP) Master in Public Administration (MPA2) Master in Public Administration/International Development (MPA/ID)

Mid-Career Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA)

Harvard Kennedy School offers both joint and concurrent degrees with selected professional schools at Harvard University.

About HKS: PhD Programs & Research Centers

PhD Programs PhD in Public Policy PhD in Political Economy and Government PhD in Health Policy* PhD in Social Policy *

Research Engines Fifteen research centers Over sixty research programs

*Applicants to the latter three programs must apply through Harvard University’s Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.

About HKS - Executive Education

Give global executives from the public, private and non profit sectors practical skills as well as a deeper analytical understanding of policy and management challenges.

Performance Measurement for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations

Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards

Leaders in Development: Managing Change in a Dynamic World

Expanding Non-Governmental Organization Impacts

Purposes of Alumni Relations Office

Service

Connectivity

Networking

Promotion of School

Fund Raising

HKS Alumni Relations Activities

Database Career Development (Mentors/Advisors) Creation of Regional Associations Continuous Outreach

HKS magazine Website “Ask What You Can Do” Virtual Connections (Emails)

Alumni Intellectual Engagements: Conference Call with Professors, Forum Events and Fall Weekend Alumni Reunion and Achievements Awards (Spring) Fund Raising

HKS Alumni Relationships

HKS Alumni Association Board of Directors

International representative body of 30,000 HKS Alumni led by 20 elected alumni leaders

Purposes of the Board: Communicate the interests and concerns of HKS alumni worldwide to the Dean, faculty, and students Propose and support programs to enhance the well-being of

HKS alumni Encourage communication of the School's activities, priorities,

and educational resources to alumni Promote valuable networking among alumni Act as a resource to HKS Alumni Associations worldwide

Purpose of Alumni Associations

Networking Make a Difference Camaraderie Intellectual Growth Scholarship Funds Recognition of Achievements Morale Support

Starting an Alumni Association

Requires a Champion and Core Group Develop Vision and Mission Statements Acquire the Data Base Identify Successful Alumni Raise Funds Design Working Committees Connect with School Create Communications – website, emails groups, public relations, media, etc.

Philippine HKS Alumni Foundation

Membership – degree, executive education, other Harvard graduates in government (no fees) Diversity of members – nationals and foreigners; public, private and donor community Officers and Board Members – elected every two years Council of Advisors – highest appointed and elected officials and CEOs SEC registered Foundation – Fundraising Working Committees - Events, Fundraising, Communications

Philippine HKS Alumni Activities

Monthly Board of Directors Meeting Recognition of Alumni Achievements (Appointments, elections, deans, books published etc) “How to Survive at HKS” for new students Visit Harvard once a year - meet with students and HKS Dean, faculty and staff Celebrate and learn from returning new alumni “Shaping the Debate” events as convener Dinners with visiting professors Fundraising through “Presidential Debate” and golf tournaments for scholarships and expenses Creating and updating website

Alumni Association Challenges

Longevity of Champion (s) Sustainability of alumni interests Creativity for intellectual and social growth Availability of Operating Funds Attracting New and Older Graduates What do they get in return? Or What can they give back?

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