After so many long months of zoom meetings, the Staff Connections Committee in SFS is welcoming back summer and the chance to be outside with colleagues. The group meets biweekly to plan social events, such as the staff summer outing cruising the Charles River with lunch, ice cream cones in Central Square, and the recurring…
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) selected two research supervisors as this year’s recipients of the Outstanding UROP Mentor Awards, and six UROP students for Outstanding UROP Student Awards. Outstanding UROP Mentor Awards UROP staff received a near-record high number of submissions from UROP students nominating their research mentors for the 2021-2022 Outstanding UROP Mentor…
If you are a Federal Direct Loan borrower and are employed full time at MIT, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. Qualifying employment for the PSLF Program is not about the specific job that you do but is tied directly to your employer. The PSLF…
Admissions Suzanne Plump, Senior Assistant Director Olivia Whalen, Assistant Director for Customer Service D-Lab Susan Murcott, Lecturer Priyabrata Pradhan, Postdoctoral Associate Office Of Graduate Education HQ Donald Curioso, Administrative Assistant I, Receptionist Heather Lefebvre, Graduate Admissions Coordinator Office Of Minority Education Lauren Backus, Staff Associate II, For Academic and Professional Development …
Highlights: As of June 17, MIT is ending observed PCR testing through the MIT Medical trailer. Beginning July 1, unobserved PCR testing will be available only to community members who are experiencing Covid symptoms. A new Covid test kit will be required for unobserved testing; current kits will no longer be valid. The new test…
Meet Erica: Cuban-American Born and raised in Florida Former first-generation student Passionate about supporting students Within the first few days of her new job in Student Financial Services (SFS) last summer, Erica Aguiar, SFS’s new Associate Director of Financial Education, got right to work meeting and talking with students. During her discovery meetings, students said…
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Staff gathered in June to honor our colleagues for exceptional service to OVC, the Chancellor’s Office, and MIT . If you missed the festivities, you can read about the awardees and see photos, courtesy of OVC’s intrepid photographer, Y-Chie Primo! Individual Recipients Admissions Christine Muir – Serving the Client CAPD Francis Borrego – Everyday Leadership…
