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Monday, October 18, 2004 University officials are expected this week to
name two students to a new Master Planning Advisory Committee for
the institution’s expansion into Allston. Details about who will serve on the new
advisory committee are forthcoming, according to HGSE spokesperson
Greer Bautz. The news may address the cause championed last
spring by Student Government Association (SGA) officers, who had
lobbied for a student representative to be involved as the Harvard
Graduate School of Education plans its relocation across the Charles
River. In March, SGA Officer of Student Life Michael
Novielli told The Appian that the representative should be chosen by
the SGA, not the administration.
University President Lawrence Summers rejected the SGA
resolution in an April letter, citing the “early” stage of the
planning process. Novielli and SGA President Minnie Quach lobbied
HGSE Dean Ellen Condliffe Lagemann as well, but the dean said the
initial Allston Task Force meetings were “brief, infrequent, and
very formal,” not conducive to much discussion or input. These Task Forces have not been reconvened since May, and the University’s most recent announcements about the move to Allston came in June when Cooper, Robertson & Partners beat out 25 other design firms to begin plans for Harvard’s Allston expansion. The team, which includes architects Frank Gehry and Laurie Olin, will review potential building locations and develop a vision for transportation, streets and the development of open space. Their goal involves crafting a plan to guide future building and other projects, rather than to design the projects themselves. Bautz said the University’s central administration plans to issue a statement about the new University-wide Allston committee and student representation this week. Related Story: Jennifer
Tutak is a contributing writer for The Appian. |