Harvard Club of Sarasota

2021

​• Dec 17, 2021 (Fri.) 4:30 -6:00 pm - Happy Hour @ ELEMENT STEAK. SEAFOOD. PASTA. in Sarasota

• Dec. 10, 2021 (Fri.) 11:45-1:15 pm - Christine Johnson, President, Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, LUNCHEON @ Michaels on East, Sarasota

​​• Dec. 3, 2021 (Fri.) 12:00-3:00 pm ET - (SOLD OUT!) BISHOP MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & NATURE (Bradenton, Florida) Guided Tour, including the museum's brand new DINO-VENTURE exhibit of roaring, breathing dinosaurs, their new MANATEE habitat, and a PLANETARIUM show  - Casual box lunch included!

​• Nov. 20, 2021 (Sat.) 12:00 pm ET (game start time) - HARVARD-YALE GAME - Sarasota's Harvard & Yale game viewing party! @ Raffurty's Bar & Grill, Sarasota

​• Nov. 12, 2021 (Fri.) 11:45-1:15 pm ET- Christopher Palazzolo, MBA'07/MPA'07, Principal and Head of Responsible Investment at AQR Capital Management speaking on Climate Change and Achieving Net Zero Carbon, LUNCHEON @ Michaels on East, Sarasota

​• Nov. 7, 2021 (Sun.) 4:00-7:00 pm ET - 2021 Fall Celebration and Welcome Back Cocktail Party @ The Longboat Key Club, Longboat Key

with HONORED GUEST SPEAKERS:

* BOB SCALISE [MBA'89, Senior Advisor at Harvard (2020-2021), John D. Nichols ’53 Family Director of Athletics at Harvard (2001-2020),
& HBS Executive Director of MBA Program Administration & Senior Executive Officer (1995-2001)], and 
* MAURA COSTIN SCALISE [AB’80 and Head Coach, Harvard Women's Swimming and Diving Teams (1985-1998)]

​• Oct. 20, 2021 (Wed.) 5:30 -7:00 pm ET  - HBS Global Networking Night (GNN) & Happy Hour @ The Rosemary & Thyme, Sarasota

​• May 19, 2021 (Wed.)  6:00 pm EDT - Welcoming the Class of 2025!  Join local Harvard Alumni to warmly welcome our four Sarasota/Manatee high school applicants admitted to the Harvard College Class of 2025! (Virtual Zoom Meeting)

​• May 18, 2021 (Tues.)  12:00 pm EDT - Luz Corcuera, Executive Director of UnidosNow, will be discussing her work serving at-risk communities in Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte Counties. She will address the intersection of education, health and cultural competency, as well as understanding the social determinants influencing socio-economic well-being. UnidosNow is a nonprofit organization committed to empowering Hispanic/Latinos to achieve the American dream through education, integration and civic engagement. (Virtual Zoom Meeting-Hosted by Ivy League Club of Sarasota & Manatee-CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE TO JOIN THE MEETING on May 18th, 2021 at 12 noon.)

​• Apr. 9, 2021(Fri.) 12 noon EDT - Dr. Donal O’Shea, New College of Florida President & Professor of Mathematics and Natural Sciences will present at our Club’s Annual Meeting of Members on his own personal experience and “Higher Education: Locally and Globally, Present and Future”   (Virtual Zoom Webinar - Presentation and Q&A) 

​• Mar. 24, 2021 (Wed.) 12 noon - 1 pm ET -  A.G. Lafley (Former Proctor & Gamble CEO, HBS MBA’77, & Founding CEO of The Bay Sarasota), Cathy Layton (Chair), and Susannah Ross (Sr. Landscape Architect, Harvard AB’93/MLA’03) will present on The Bay Sarasota and The Bay Park Conservancy efforts!    (Virtual Zoom Webinar - Panel Discussion and Q&A)

​• Mar. 19, 2021 (Fri.) 12 noon EST - “US Economic and Financial Outlook: A World-View Perspective” with Sherry Cooper, Chief Economist of Dominion Lending Centres in Canada, former Federal Reserve Board economist, and former Director of Financial Economics at the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)     (Virtual Zoom Webinar - Presentation and Q&A) 

​• Feb. 19, 2021 (Fri.) 12 noon EST - Harvard Clubs of Sarasota & Naples present: “The Degradation of American Democracy - And the Court” with Harvard Law School Professor Michael Klarmon   (Virtual Zoom Webinar – Joint Harvard Clubs of Sarasota & Naples event)

​• Feb. 12, 2021 (Fri.) 12 noon EST - H-Y-P Clubs of Sarasota & Naples present: “Religion and the Rise of Capitalism” with Harvard Economist, Professor Benjamin M. Friedman   (Virtual Zoom Webinar – Joint H-Y-P Clubs of Sarasota & Naples event)

​• Feb. 5, 2021 (Fri.) 12 noon EST - Craig Wright, Harvard Grad School of Arts & Sciences AM'69 & Grad School of Arts & Sciences PhD'72, Henry L. and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Music Emeritus (Yale University) on  "The Hidden Habits of Genius: Are You One?" (Virtual Zoom Webinar)

​• Jan. 27, 2021 (Wed.) 12 noon EST - Ralph Smith, National Director, & Beth Duda, Suncoast Director, will present on The Campaign for Grade-Level Learning solutions and impact!    (Virtual Zoom Webinar - Panel Discussion and Q&A)

​• Jan. 18, 2021 (Mon.) 5 - 6 pm EST (EVENT SPONSORED BY HARVARD CLUB OF SEATTLE) - A Conversation with Harvard GSE & Kennedy School Professor Timothy Patrick McCarthy on "2020"    (Virtual Zoom Webinar with Interactive Q&A)- REGISTER HERE: http://hcseattle.clubs.harvard.edu/article.html?aid=537

​• Jan. 15, 2021 (Fri.) 12 noon EST - Susan McManus, Professor of Public Administration and Political Science and Past Chair of the Department of Government and International Affairs at the University of South Florida-Tampa, Retired, will speak to us on “The 2020 Presidential Election”    (Virtual Zoom Webinar/Luncheon - Presentation and Q&A) Jointly hosted with the Penn Alumni Club of Sarasota & Manatee.

​• Jan. 13, 2021 (Wed.) 6-7 pm EST - Suzanne Nossel, Author of Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All (Virtual Zoom Webinar - Presentation and Q&A) Jointly hosted with the Harvard Club of Central Florida.

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