How awesome are our graduate students? Let us count the ways! During the week of April 6 – 10, MIT will celebrate Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week (GPSAW). GPSAW was started in 1993 by the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students as a way to support and appreciate graduate and professional students. Graduate Student Appreciation…
The Office of the First Year recently started a weekly newsletter for the Class of 2023. We welcome folks in OVC to submit upcoming programs, application deadlines, and other content that would be of interest to our first year students. The newsletter will be sent every Tuesday, so content you would like featured should be…
Admissions Nelson Feliciano Admissions Director D-Lab Julia Heyman Instructor Lisa Nam Instructor Eliza Squibb Instructor Clara Etchegaray Non-MIT Student Worker Office of Graduate Education Cathleen Collins Assistant Dean for Student Support and Advising PKG Center Julie Uva PKG Program Administrator, Social Impact Employment Registrar’s Office Nicole Laraia Administrative Assistant II — Kristin McCoy, OVC Human…
Leilani Roser from the Edgerton Center’s K-12 MakerLab team is in Santiago, Chile, co-teaching the Makers Musicales program, a collaboration between the Edgerton Center, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and La Fundación Mustakis, a Chilean Arts nonprofit. The free, week-long camp immerses teenagers in a maker community, where they learn the physics of sound, basic…
As part of a larger project to enhance first-year undergraduate advising, the Office of the First Year, in collaboration with OVC headquarters and TLL, launched a new first-year advisor training course on MITx. Production of the training was spearheaded by Kate Weishaar with video production assistance from Ben Gray, a senior in Mechanical Engineering. The…
The Office of the First Year (OFY) is kicking off Orientation Leader recruitment, and need your help! We’re looking for current first-years, sophomores, and juniors who are welcoming, kind, enthusiastic, and approachable to make up the 2020 OL team. Orientation Leaders will help transition the Class of 2024 and their families to MIT this August/September.…
Navigating Your Child’s Education Did you know that MIT’s employee benefits include access to an expert education advisor? MIT Human Resources and the Work Life Center now offers employees the EdNavigator Program. With expertise in teaching, guidance counseling, and knowledge of local school systems, these “Navigators” can help guide you along your child’s entire educational…
In 2017, MIT began piloting Blockcerts, a blockchain-based network and application for storing and sharing academic credentials. MIT worked with Digital ID company Learning Machine to develop the application.
Nominations are now being accepted for OVC’s Infinite Mile Awards, which will take place on June 1, 2020, 3-5 pm. Employee recognition is an important component of growing a culture of development. OVC’s Infinite Mile Awards Program is an opportunity to recognize individual employees and teams who have shown excellence; to foster an environment of…
Career Advising and Professional Development (CAPD) arranged a number of local employer site visits which took place over the Independent Activities Period (IAP). Open to students from all class years and courses, employer site visits are designed to help students explore various careers and work environments, learn about different professions and industries, and interact with…
