We are five weeks away from FUP!! FUPpies should have been emailed our Reading Packet and should read through it carefully before FUP. Much of FUP's programming involves the use of this packet. The selected articles present a variety of perspectives on race, class, gender, identity, ability status, religion, social justice, oppression, privilege, power structures and what it means to participate in service, activism, and social change. While you shouldn't feel pressured to agree with the articles, we encourage you to think critically about the issues they raise.  This year, a group of especially dedicated leaders revamped the reading packet in order to improve both the readability and contemporary relevance of the articles. We've also added video clips, helpful tips for freshman year and notes to aid you in the reading process. We hope you enjoy it! The FUPprint should serve as a resource that you can reference throughout your time at Harvard!

Happy Spring! But we are already dreaming of August and FUP 2017!  During the spring we select new FUPleaders, talk to community partners and plan for VISITAS! If you will be coming to campus on Visitas Weekend, come to the Student Organization Center at Hilles (known as the SOCH and prounounced either of two ways--like "sock" or like "sosh" as in "social". Don't ask us, we don't know why either), on Sunday, April 23rd, from 4-6pm to meet the FUPLeaders. They will be able to answer your questions and you will get hear all about this fabulous program in person! 

The First-Year Urban Program is still months away away, but we are already counting down the days until August 17th! Here are several things that we think will be helpful to you in the meantime. If you will be here for VISITAs-- come visit us at the Extracurricular Activities Fair and listen to our presentation Sunday, April 17 from 1-2pm in Science Center Hall B. 

Basic Information

All information should be found here at this website. If you have any questions, please email fup@fas.harvard.edu. If you need an immediate response, please contact our advisor, Varsha, vghosh@fas.harvard.edu. 

Leader Bios

We have just finished identifying the 2016 FUP Leaders!  The bios will be up over the summer but if you want to know about FUPLeaders of the past, please visit http://fup.fas.harvard.edu/leaders to find out everything that you need to know about the 2015 FUP leaders, from their summer plans to their favorite episode of Scandal. Facebook stalking is encouraged. Speaking of Facebook…

Join the Facebook Group

Like all things in life, we will have a Facebook Group! Keep an eye out for FUPtown 2016.  It will be a closed group within Harvard University, so you’ll have to verify your account.  This information will be provided in June. 

Accommodations Form for Food, Travel, Housing etc.

If you have any special circumstances (for example, you won’t be arriving between 12 pm and 3 pm on Wednesday, August 17^th and need a place to store your belongings; you are allergic to X; you cannot participate in X due to Y; you require specific housing arrangements during FUP), please fill out the form below. Even if you've already emailed us, please take the time to complete the form. This will help us prepare accommodations for you. Thanks! 

Link to Form (Harvard college email required)

https://docs.google.com/a/college.harvard.edu/forms/d/1knBWBKHzt-x7ORmNTxHCI-rwItkKcfAn08ZkZbOhfCo/viewform?usp=send_form