The document provides details about the Harvard University Mexican Association of Students (HUMAS). It discusses HUMAS' objectives of helping students grow academically and form lifelong friendships. It outlines HUMAS' institutional strategy of strengthening identity, decision-making processes, developing partners, and promoting diversity in events. Examples of events include academic discussions with experts on Mexico, social and cultural events, and fundraising for disaster relief in Mexico. The document highlights over 30 distinguished Mexican guests from politics, academia, and culture that participated in events.

1. Harvard&University&Mexican&
Associa3on&of&Students&
&
Final&Report&

2. 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.&

3. 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.&

4. 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&
&

5. 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.&

6. 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.&

7. 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.&&

8. 3.
Partners
and Allies

9. 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&

10. 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.&

11. 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!&

12. 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.&

14. Conexiones&

15. La9no&Mixer&

17. Harvard&vs&MIT&soccer&game&

18. One&Harvard&
Fair&

19. Open&Mic&
Night&

20. 5&de&Mayo&
Conversa9on&at&
the&Divinity&
School&

21. The&Mexican&
Health&System&
Winter&Trip&&

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

23. 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.&

25. 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&

26. 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&

27. • 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)&

29. Ambassador&Eduardo&
Medina&Mora&

30. Deputy&Secretary&
Leonardo&Beltran&

31. Jorge&Dominguez,&Harvard&Vice&Provost&for&
interna9onal&affairs&about&The&future&of&United&States&
B&Mexican&rela9ons&

32. A&conversa9on&with&Carlos&Puig&

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

38. Gabriella&
GomezBMont&

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

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

42. Mexico&Moment:&
Myth&or&Reality?&
With&Carlos&
Guzmán&Bonfill&

43. Nego9a9ons&With&The&SelfBdefense&
Groups&In&Michoacán:&María&Elena&
Morera&

44. María&Elena&Morera&
and&Diane&Davis&

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

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

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

49. The&Main&
Nego9ators&of&
NAFTA&

50. Jesus&SilvaBHerzog&
Marquez&

51. Alejandro&Pintado&

52. The&IMSS&Today&
with&Dr.&Jose&
Antonio&Gonzalez&
Anaya&

53. 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&

54. Posada&HUMAS&

55. Día&de&los&
Muertos&

56. Pan&de&Muertos&
Delight&

58. 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&

59. Welcome&
cocktail&

60. Karaoke&night&

61. Welcome&
lunch&

66. Thank&you&to&our&&
members!&&

67. 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&

68. 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&

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