# HoCo ## expand\_more Each December, Dunster students elect two HoCo Co-Chairs, one Secretary/Treasurer, one Publicity Chair, one Administration Chair, and two Social Chairs, who serve for a 1-year term. Dunster HoCo is responsible for working with students and staff to promote, organize, and enhance [Dunster traditions](/traditions)[,](/dunster/Learn%20more%20about%20Dunster's%20House%20events%20and%20traditions.) and plan House-wide social events. HoCo also works to institute new ideas and practices that reflect the diverse and growing interests of the changing student body. Annual Dunster events include: - **Fall Hoedown**: Celebrate the start of fall with music, games, food, and a petting zoo! - **Harvard-Yale Festivities**: Hosting Harvard-Yale House Events & Yale Student Welcome Events! - **Winter Formal:** A break from the pre-vacation grind to dance the night away. - **Super bowl Watch Party**: Wings, Dips, Commercials, and Football! - **Freshman Welcome**: A delegation of Dunsterites trek to Annenberg, complete with Moose suit and Dunster flag, to welcome new Meese who have just won the housing lottery. Later, freshmen are welcomed back to the House for celebratory events including an ice cream bash and scavenger hunt! - **Goat + Roast**: A long-standing Dunster tradition that includes a goat petting zoo, barbecue, and of course food, drinks, music, and games. - **Spring Formal**: Dunster’s most elegant event. We bid farewell to graduating seniors and welcome the freshmen who will join us in the fall. Other regularly scheduled events include Stein Clubs, courtyard movies, candy grams, and seasonal cookouts. HoCo works all year to plan these and other events, and always welcomes new ideas, suggestions, requests, and student participation! [Learn more about Dunster's House events and traditions.](/traditions) ## [### Rachel Barbarisi ](/people/rachel-barbarisi-0) Dunster House Administrator As the Dunster House Administrator, I manage all aspects of student housing, as well as House events, administrative operations, and finances for the Dunster community of over 450 undergraduates and 25 residential staff. In my role, I work closely with... ![photo](/sites/g/files/omnuum6341/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dunster/files/050317_barbarisi_3541.jpg?itok=eNMf-dae) [### Ellie Cassidy ](/people/ellie-cassidy) HoCo Co-Chair Hi Dunster! My name is Ellie Cassidy and I am a junior in Dunster studying History. I'm excited to be serving as one of your HoCo Co-Chairs for this semester, along with Dunster senior Spencer Lee. I've had a great time being part of Dunster House (20... ![Ellie Cassidy](/sites/g/files/omnuum6341/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Screen%20Shot%202025-03-09%20at%202.37.19%20PM_0.png?itok=oxLN63H1) [### Gavriela Kalish-Schur ](/people/gavriela-kalish-schur) HoCo Co-Chair Hi Dunster! My name is Gavriela and I am a sophomore in Dunster studying Integrative Biology and Government. I am super excited to be your Dunster HoCo CoChair alongside the incredible Ellie Cassidy as Dunster's HoCo Co-chairs. I am very much looking... ![Gavriela](/sites/g/files/omnuum6341/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-02/Screenshot%202026-02-17%20at%203.40.17%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=kIXE9tdK) [### Justin Wong ](/people/justin-wong) HoCo and Grille Tutor and Non-Resident Tutor & Senior Common Room Liaison I am Justin Wong, a March 2023 graduate from Dunster (Go Meese!) and Hong Kong. I was a joint concentrator in philosophy and neuroscience as an undergraduate, and I am now back at Harvard as a JD/PhD student. My PhD is in the Public Policy program (in its... ![justin wong](/sites/g/files/omnuum6341/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dunster/files/image.png?itok=BGDZjFaW) [### Qijia Zhou ](/people/qijia-zhou) Fellowships, CARE, and HoCo Tutor Academic Specialty: Astronomy, Physics, Astrophysics Hi Dunster! My name is Qijia (chee-jah), and I am a second year PhD student in the Astronomy department. My current research focuses on the process of planet formation, specifically investigating potential chemical pathways to life and the habitability of... ![Qijia Zhuo Headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum6341/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-07/Qijia%20Zhou.JPG?itok=fkNhPbKj)