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D-Lab Headlines Alumni Leadership Conference

This fall’s MIT Alumni Leadership Conference (ALC)—a two-day event during which over 600 dedicated alumni volunteers return to campus for networking, training, and updates on the Institute—opened with a keynote address by MIT D-Lab Faculty Research Director Dan Frey. The event proved a tremendous opportunity to update this group – many of whom graduated before…

Teaching + Learning Lab Launches Two New Projects

On November 7, the Teaching + Learning Lab (TLL) launched its Speaker Series with a presentation on Exploratory Subjects. The event featured presentations by Professor Denny Freeman and his team for the first-year advising seminar, 6.A01 Mens et Manus: The Joy of MIT. Speakers shared how first-year students are exploring their academic interests, taking ownership of their…

New OVC Employees, August-November 2018

Congratulations and welcome to the newest additions to OVC! Admissions   Kayon Ellis Admissions Counselor Grant Edward Hagen Furgiuele Technical Assistant     Career Services & Professional Development   Aaron Altabet Career Assistant Xixi Ni Career Assistant Alexis Felder Career Assistant Linh Nguyen Career Assistant Erik Pavesic Assistant Director     D-Lab   Susan Murcott…

Keeping confidence

The Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) program helped Catalina Romero understand that she wasn’t alone on her MIT journey.

PKG’s Kate Trimble to Lead OEL

Dear Colleagues, I am thrilled to announce that Kate Trimble, the current Associate Dean for the Priscilla King Gray (PKG) Public Service Center, will become the new Senior Associate Dean and Director of the Office of Experiential Learning (OEL). Her appointment will start on December 1, 2018. D-Lab, Edgerton Center, Global Education, PKG and UROP have…

ISO Celebrates Fall Holidays with International Students

Each year, the International Students Office (ISO) highlights a few holiday celebrations around the globe. This fall, we have observed two notable holidays: Canadian Thanksgiving and Halloween. ISO collaborated with the MIT Canadians Club on October 17 to showcase Canadian Thanksgiving, which our northern neighbor celebrates on the second Monday of October. Even though Canada…

New Name and Expanded Mission: Career Advising & Professional Development

Changes are afoot in Global Education and Career Development, with Global Education changing reporting lines to the newly reconfigured Office of Experiential Learning and the remaining “career development” organization adding Distinguished Fellowships and expanding to include professional development. In recognition of the latter changes, the office has a new name: Career Advising & Professional Development…
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