Since 2002, the Graduate Student Life Grants (GSLG) program has enabled creative ideas for community building activities among graduate students. This request-for-proposal process invites graduate students, spouses, faculty, and staff to submit project plans for possible funding. The grants provide a unique opportunity to kick-start projects that will enhance graduate student life with experiences outside…
During IAP, Career Advising & Professional Development (CAPD) sponsored six employer site visits at local companies, attended by over 60 students. Accenture, Ceres, Biogen, Indigo Agriculture, Wayfair, and Neurable hosted our students, each providing a comprehensive look into their own office, mission, culture, and future. The majority of the visits also included a tour of the facility…
Career Advising & Professional Development (CAPD) hosted nearly 900 attendees at 17 events throughout IAP. Twelve of these workshops were offered for the first time, one being the Launch into Spring series, a day of five tailored workshops geared towards career exploration for first-year undergraduates. In addition, CAPD piloted the interactive, discussion-based workshop, Challenging the…
On January 29, MIT Prehealth Advising hosted a special job shadow day at local Harvard Medical School teaching hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). Twelve MIT students who expressed a strong career interest in the field of surgery participated in this unique opportunity, which allowed them to hear from current physicians, explore the simulation…
This spring, Career Advising & Professional Development (CAPD) is excited to announce the upcoming season of our Infinite Careers speaker series. A collaboration with the Alumni Association, Infinite Careers brings back MIT grads with nonlinear career pathways to share stories and advice with current students. This season, we’ll be hearing from a book publisher who…
On January 30, 2019 from 9:30am-4:00pm join us for a day of immersive learning, futuristic experiences, and visions of education to come from thought leaders in pioneering initiatives. Explore the frontiers of virtual learning with hands-on activities and learn about cutting edge initiatives at the institute and beyond. The event is free to the MIT…
UROP staff kicked off 2019 with a busy IAP full of exciting events. In early January, the staff led a Facilitating Effective Research (FER) workshop for 24 UROP mentors, concentrated in the MIT Media Lab, over the course of two luncheons. Geared toward graduate students and post-docs new to UROP mentoring, the workshop covered best practices such as setting…
Fieldwork is at the heart of the MIT D-Lab educational experience. Our students come to our classrooms to learn about the principles of participatory design and poverty alleviation, but their classroom learnings are only the beginning. MIT’s Independent Activities Period (IAP) is a valuable time to send our students abroad, so they can immerse themselves…
