Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA)

✨Hello Harvard Extension Students! Join Dean Coleman, the outgoing HESA Leadership team, and your colleagues at HES for an afternoon to network and celebrate the achievements of your friends at HES.✨

What: 5th Annual HESA Awards and Student Celebration
When: May 27, 2026, 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm EST.
Where: One Brattle Square second floor/Online

This is a hybrid event. Register via MyDCE to receive a Zoom link if you’re joining online.

You can bring up to 4 guests to the event.

Alt Text: A flyer with a red theater curtain background and the HESA logo at the top center. Text reads: “The 5th Annual HESA Awards & Student Celebration. Date: May 27, 2026. Time: 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM EST. Hybrid event! Join Dean Coleman, the outgoing HESA Leadership team, and your colleagues at HES for an afternoon to network and celebrate the achievements of your friends at HES.”Gold confetti accents flank the sides. A button that says “Register on My DCE!” is at the bottom.

✨Hello Harvard Extension Students! An important reminder that the 5th Annual HESA Awards and Student Celebration is just around the corner. It will be happening on May 27, 2026 from 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm!✨

What: 5th Annual HESA Awards and Student Celebration
When: May 27, 2026, 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm EST.
Where: One Brattle Square second floor/Online

This is a hybrid event. Register via MyDCE to receive a Zoom link if you’re joining online.

You can bring up to 4 guests to the event.

ALT Text: The image shows a large red curtain beginning to open, in keeping with the beginning of an awards show. The poster text reads, “The 5th Annual HESA Awards and Student Celebration. Date: May 27, 2026. Time: 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm. Hybrid event! Register on MyDCE!” The HESA crest is at the top center of the image.

✨Hello Harvard Extension Students! An important reminder that the 5th Annual HESA Awards and Student Celebration is just around the corner. It will be happening on May 27, 2026 from 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm!✨

What: 5th Annual HESA Awards and Student Celebration
When: May 27, 2026, 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm EST.
Where: One Brattle Square second floor/Online

This is a hybrid event. Register via MyDCE to receive a Zoom link if you’re joining online.

ALT Text: The image shows a large red curtain beginning to open, in keeping with the beginning of an awards show. The poster text reads, “The 5th Annual HESA Awards and Student Celebration. Date: May 27, 2026. Time: 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm. Hybrid event! Register on MyDCE!” The HESA crest is at the top center of the image.

✨Hello Harvard Extension Students ✨
As you may know, the nomination form for the 2025 - 2026 HESA Awards and Student Celebration is now open. There has been some confusion regarding the form. Please note that current student leaders are allowed to win all other awards except the following:

Community Connector Award
Community Impact Award
Excellence in Student Advocacy Award
Lifelong Learner Award
HES School Spirit Award

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused!

Alt Text: The HESA logo is at the top center of a flyer that addresses some confusion regarding the HESA awards nomination form. Text reads “”Dear Harvard Extension Students,
As you may know, the nomination form for the 2025 - 2026 HESA Awards and Student Celebrations is open. There has been some confusion regarding the form. Please note that the current student leaders are allowed to win all other awards except the following: Community Connector Award, Community Impact Award, Excellence in Student Advocacy Award, Lifelong Learner Award, HES School Spirit Award. Therefore, please refrain from nominating current student leaders for the awards listed above. We apologize for any confusion and inconvenience this may have caused. Sincerely, Your student government.””

✨Join us for a HESA Professor Spotlight event this Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET! HESA is excited to offer additional Professor Spotlight events to help students learn more about HES courses. HES instructor Justin Allen will talk about his course - ‘ENVR E-195: Sustainability Accelerator: Practicing Community Empowerment and Local Leader Development.’. Curious about the course? Come get a sneak preview at our event! ✨

Alt Text: A digital poster features the HESA logo in the top, left corner, a headshot of the professor on the right side, and a title and description on the top left side of the flyer. The title and subtitles are: “HESA PROFESSOR SPOTLIGHT SERIES. ‘ENVR E-195: Sustainability Accelerator: Practicing Community Empowerment and Local Leader Development’. Justin Allen. Presentation W/Q&A”. The description reads: “ENVRE-195: Sustainability Accelerator: Practicing Community Empowerment and Local Leader Development. This course focuses on providing students with practical, hands-on community engagement experience using theory and tools to learn with and enable real clients, working with real stakeholder communities to achieve real impact. During winter semester 2026, HES students in Justin’s class had the opportunity to work directly with the following “practitioner partner” clients: Bhutan Farm Machinery Corporation, The Other Side Village, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Helen Keller International, and Climate Justice Hive. Justin’s class is designed as an applied, experiential course that emphasizes an “act to learn” model and seeks to prepare students for thesis and capstone work. Over the years, several of Justin’s students have continued working with their E-195 clients for their capstone projects.” The date and time of the event are listed at the bottom of the flyer.

✨Hello Harvard Extension Students! Join us on Saturday, May 9, 2026, from 12pm - 1pm EST for Harvard Extension Student Association’s (HESA) last General Assembly meeting of the Spring semester! ✨

Get to know this year’s HESA leadership team, and what other student leaders are working on.
A Professor Spotlight event with HES Professor Justin Newey Allen will be held after the GA, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST.

What: Last HESA GA meeting of the Spring 2026 semester
Where: To register, scroll down to the “My Events” section on your “MyDCE” homepage and navigate to “May 9, 2026”. You will see our General Assembly event listed under this date. You must register to receive a Zoom invite link via email.
When: May 9, 2026 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm EST

We look forward to meeting you!

ALT TEXT: A flyer announces HESA’s last General Assembly meeting of the Spring 2026 semester. Text reads: “HESA. 2025 - 2026. General Assembly. May 9, 2026. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST. Professor Spotlight. 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST. Register on MyDCE!” This text is set against a red and blue background, featuring an image of a laptop computer in the upper right corner and a cup of coffee in the lower left corner. The HESA logo is featured in the top center of the image.

✨Hello Harvard Extension Students! An important reminder that nominations are open! The 5th Annual HESA Awards and Student Celebration is just around the corner and nominations are open from May 4, 2026 - May 8, 2026✨

What: 5th Annual HESA Awards and Student Celebration
When: May 4, 2026 - May 8, 2026
Check your email for the nomination form!

Can’t make it in person? No worries!! You can still participate by nominating someone who has made a significant impact this year. Whether you’re near or far, your involvement is what makes this event special. Let’s come together to recognize and celebrate our community’s achievements!!

ALT Text: The image shows a large red curtain beginning to open, in keeping with the beginning of an awards show. The poster text reads, Call for Nominations, the 5th Annual HESA Awards and Student Celebration. Nominations open from May 4, 2026 - May 8, 2026. Check your email for the nomination form!” The HESA crest is center justified at the top of the image.

✨Hello Harvard Extension Students! We are excited to announce our Earth Day fundraiser - ‘Back to the Land’. Join us to support the Native Land Conservancy, a native-led land trust protecting land through indigenous leadership and knowledge. ✨

Your contribution helps support:
* Indigenous land protection
* Cultural preservation
* Environmental justice
* Sustainable stewardship

Every dollar counts! Contribute now to help make a difference!

Visit this link to help fundraise and donate: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/peer-to-peer/back-to-the-land-hesas-earth-day-fundraiser-for-the-native-land-conservancy

Alt Text: The Harvard Extension Student Association logo is at the top center of a flyer announcing the Earth Day Fundraiser, ‘Back to the Land’. Text reads “Harvard Extension Student Association. Back to the Land Earth Day fundraiser. Join us in supporting Native Land Conservancy, a native-led land trust protecting land through indigenous leadership and knowledge. Your contribution supports: Indigenous land protection. Cultural preservation. Environmental justice. Sustainable stewardship. Donate directly via the QR code!” There is an image of a person planting a tree on the right side of the flyer. A QR code is displayed at the bottom right of the flyer.

✨Hello Harvard Extension Students! The voting period for the HESA 2026 - 2027 elections begins tomorrow, April 27, 2026, and ends on May 4, 2026. Degree candidates will receive an email with a link to vote tomorrow.✨

What: HESA elections period
When: Monday, April 27, 2026, to Monday, May 4, 2026.

Make your voice heard!

Alt Text: The Harvard Extension Student Association logo is at the top left of a flyer, reminding students to vote for the HESA 2026 - 2027 elections. Large white text reads “HESA ELECTIONS VOTING NOW OPEN!” Smaller text below says “Degree candidates: check your email.” There is an image of a smiling yellow ballot box with a ballot being inserted. At the bottom, white text states “APRIL 27 - MAY 4” and “Make your voice heard!”

✨Hello Harvard Extension School students! HESA’s ALM/ALB Liaison, Kim Dinh Pham, will hold his HESA Hears You Office Hours this Sunday from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET, and every Last Sunday of the month at 1:00 PM.✨

Please feel free to stop by at any time to ask questions, share ideas, or just connect with your Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA) ALM/ALB Liaison! No need to RSVP.

Join here ➡️https://us05web.zoom.us/j/87898452843?pwd=3RWJOgwDF8JMeGRFyEs91yqC8Ticro.

Alt Text: The Harvard Extension School Student Association (HESA) crest is at the top center of a flyer announcing the “HESA Hears You Series”. At the center of the graphic lies a headshot of HESA’s ALM/ALB Liaison, Kim Dinh Pham. Text reads “Ask Us Anything! HESA Hears You! Meet with Kim Dinh Pham, ALM/ALB Liaison. Monthly Office Hours, last Sunday of every month, April 26, 2026, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST. https://us05web.zoom.us/j/87898452843?pwd=3RWJOgwDF8JMeGRFyEs91yqC8Ticro.1”. The flyer has a crimson-red border around it.

✨Hello Harvard Extension Students! Join us on April 25, 2026, for our ‘Pet Meet and Greet’ event. Bring along your furry (or non furry) companions to hangout with the HES community. All animals from dogs and cats to fish, hamsters, bunnies, and goldfish are welcome to join with their humans!✨

What: Pet Meet and Greet
When: Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 7:00 pm EST.
Where: To register, scroll down to the “My Events” section on your MyDCE homepage and navigate to “April 25, 2026”. You will see this event listed under this date. You must register to receive a Zoom link via email.

We look forward to seeing you!

Alt Text: A promotional poster for a Pet Meet and Greet event, hosted by the Harvard Extension Student Association. There is an image of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog in front of a laptop, in a yellow scalloped frame. The flyer is set against a blue paw-print background. Large curved headline reads “PET MEET AND GREET” with “Virtual Event!” beside a paw icon. Bottom text: “Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 7:00 PM EST. REGISTER ON MYDCE!” The HESA logo is on the bottom left corner of the flyer.