It is the mission of the Cambridge Queen's Head to help build community on campus by providing for the undergraduates of Harvard College:

1. A dedicated social space;
2. A performance venue for student acts and other undergraduate-initiated programming;
3. Reasonably priced food and drink served at hours in tune with undergraduate schedules;
4. Leadership and learning experiences in the running of a campus business; and
5. A means by which to connect undergraduates to College traditions and the Harvard spirit.

To that end:

• Food and drink service must serve to complement a comfortable and relaxed environment. Students must feel comfortable dropping in at the CQH at all times, regardless of any desire to a purchase or view a performance.
• CQH must strive to build a broad sense of Harvard Community (inclusive of graduate students, teaching fellows, faculty, staff, and alumni) though never at the expense of the undergraduate identity of the space.
• CQH must look and feel student-run. Undergraduates- overseen and supported by the General Manager and Graduate Managers- provide staffing, management, and programmatic decision-making.
• Sales, catering, and facility rental should be secondary and used as necessary to advancing the CQH mission through:
  • Reinvesting of excess revenue into facility up-keep and improvements, subsidizing food costs, and supporting programming;
  • Providing management and business experience to the student staff; and
  • Furthering a sense of campus community, College traditions, and Harvard spirit.

The Cambridge Queen's Head operates as a part of Harvard College's Dean of Students Office.