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New OVC Employees, Feb. 7-May 8, 2020

Admissions Bintou Conte Administrative Assistant II Jessica Mu Administrative Assistant II Ameera Ali Administrative Assistant II David duKor-Jackson Director of Special Projects   D-Lab Vladimir Proano Non-MIT Student Worker Artie Maharaj Evaluation & Learning Associate Monitoring Heewon Lee Program/Project Coordinator Experimental Study Group William Halbert Educational Justice Institute Outreach Manager   Office of Vice Chancellor…

MIT Benefit Resources for Benefits-eligible Staff

Work-Life Center Caring for Yourself MIT MyLife Services: Consult confidentially with a Master’s- and PhD-level counselor – by telephone, video, and message-based platforms (including text) – around how to manage stress and loneliness, and remain engaged in daily life during a crisis. Including Grief and Loss Services Any employee or family member who has experienced…

Ways to Give During COVID-19

We have all been touched by the innovative ways people have are helping others and giving back to the communities they love throughout this Pandemic.   The MIT community is also finding ways to help locally.  The MIT Staff Emergency Hardship Fund was created as a vital resource for staff and postdoctoral scholars facing acute setbacks posed by…

New Summer 2020 Opportunities and Resources Site for Students

In March, MIT quickly became a virtual community in response to Covid-19, and the spring semester and summer that students had planned was upended. MIT students faced a great deal of ambiguity around whether summer internships or research opportunities would continue, move to a remote format, or be cancelled altogether. In addition, soon-to-be graduating students…

First Generation Students Launch Community Conversations

The First Generation/Low Income (FGLI) community members know now, more than ever, that staying connected to each other is so important. The student leaders of this community came together to develop a series called “Community Conversations,” a Zoom hangout every Friday night where FGLI students can come together to laugh, cry, and most importantly, stay…

Class of 2024 Orientation Leaders Selected

In early March, the Office of the First Year (OFY) selected 96 undergraduate students to serve as 2020 Orientation Leaders (OLs), 12 of whom will serve as OL Captains and two of whom will serve in a newly created Logistics Coordinator role. Our OL Captains and Logistics Coordinators have already begun working with OFY staff…

Overcoming Uncertainty Video Series

Career Advising & Professional Development has launched a new web series entitled Overcoming Uncertainty. Through some fun images and a bit of humor, Jake Livengood, senior assistant director of Graduate Student Programs, and Erik Pavesic, assistant director of First Year Engagement, inform and entertain students to help them navigate the current COVID-19 situation. In episode…
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