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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Living and working in a glass cube, an interdisciplinary team of students reimagined the ambulance of the future as part of a global startup competition.
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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