Office for Alumni Affairs
Alumni Benefits and Services
Library
- Countway Medical Library: Please contact the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine Privileges Desk at (617) 432-2136 or via fax at (617) 432-0693 for an Application for Borrowing Privileges. Any HSPH degree holder may apply for borrowing privileges for a $15.00 annual fee.
- Widener Library: Please contact the Privileges Desk at (617) 495-4166. Alumni must apply in person in room 195 with a valid photo ID. Alumni are allowed to use the library for 6 free days and take out 6 books per year, and may apply for unlimited free reading room access (does not include access to the stacks). Additional membership is available upon request. Fees are $75.00 for 3 months, $125.00 for 6 months, and $200.00 for a yearly membership.
Harvard Museums
The museums are open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. General admission of $6.50 for alumni allows entrance to all three museums.
Individual yearly membership may be purchased for $40.00 (tax-deductible).
Family annual memberships are available for $60.00 (tax-deductible).
The Harvard Museums of Natural History consist of the Botanical Museum and Harvard University Herbaria, the Museum of Comparative Zoology, the Mineralogical and Geological Museum, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. The museums are located at 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, (617) 495-3045.
The museums are open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. General admission for adults is $6.50. The museums are free to the public on Sunday mornings until noon.
Athletic Facilities
Athletic facilities are located at the
Murr Athletic Center, 65 North Harvard Street, Allston. Hours are Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Membership prices are as follows:
- $150.00 - summer rate ('02)
- $225.00 - fall rate ('02)
- $225.00 - spring rate ('03)
- $600.00 - total yearly membership
Alumni must apply in person in the office on the first floor and bring a valid photo I.D. Membership may be paid for the entire year or in installments.
Please contact the Murr Athletic Center at (617) 495-2211 with any questions.
E-mail
Alumni are eligible for Post.Harvard, a password-protected site offering a variety of services, including an alumni directory, distance learning programs, career/networking opportunities, and en email forwarding address.
Messages sent to your Post.Harvard address (yourname@post.harvard.edu) are forwarded to an email account that you provide.
For those who HAVE graduated:
- Go to http://www.haa.harvard.edu.
- Click where it says "Not Registered?" and
- Follow the information requests in order to register.
If you have any problems registering, please contact the Post.Harvard help desk at (617) 496-0559.
Continuing and Professional Education
Alumni can register for courses and programs offered by the Office for Professional Education, (617) 432-0090, and
Center for Continuing Professional Education, (617) 384-8692.
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