Alums urge volunteerism
Volunteerism — not whether, but how best to give back — was at the forefront of the “Alumni Think Big” conference session on Saturday, as eight Harvard graduates and one visiting practitioner presented their “Big Ideas That Will Change the World” at a Wintersession forum in the Science Center. With advice that ranged from doing good by earning well to looking to Google to get what you need, the alumni sounded one other recurrent note: Don’t be afraid to follow your passions. Jarrett Barrios ’90, the chief executive officer of the American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts, kicked off the colloquium by focusing on his organization’s aim: increasing the numbers of volunteers and donations on which the Red Cross has always relied. He called the effort a “brand challenge” that the Red Cross is meeting with social media “to reach out to all of you to do what your parents did, which...