The First Generation Program (FGP), housed in the Office of the First Year, has had a busy start to the academic year. We began the semester with the second annual Welcome Dinner in early September with 50 first-year, first generation students in attendance. Students had an opportunity to get to know each other and meet…
CAPD’s Prehealth Advising and the Office of Experiential Learning UROP office designed a new fall workshop to help students find research opportunities that fit their unique academic interests and career goals. Prehealth Assistant Director Akunna Rosser and UROP Program Coordinator Sara Nelson met in August to discuss the strong interest prehealth students have in doing…
Dear Colleagues, I am writing to let you know that Melanie Parker, Executive Director for Career Advising & Professional Development (CAPD), has decided to retire at the end of December. She is relocating to Florida but will continue to work part-time for CAPD through January 2019, to wrap up some remaining projects and assist with…
In October, CAPD kicked off the second year of the Infinite Careers Series, lectures that bring alumni back to campus to speak with students about nonlinear career pathways. Started in partnership with the MIT Alumni Association, Infinite Careers seeks to provide students with an opportunity to connect with role models who managed to find success…
An OVC-supported first-year advising seminar, 16.A01: Designing Your Life, is exploring how students can apply principles of human-centered design to design their MIT experience and create a life that is fulfilling, joyful, constantly creative and productive, and always holds the possibility of surprise. The course team is led by David Darmofal, professor of Aeronautics &…
The Undergraduate Association will host an interactive forum for MIT students on October 4th, 7-9 PM, Room 56-154, to discuss the current experiment for the class of 2022, ideas for next year, and the purpose of higher education in the 21st-century. Please attend and encourage others to do so. This is an opportunity to help shape…
The Office of the First Year (OFY) oversees 190 associate advisors who work alongside faculty advisors to help incoming students navigate their first year at MIT. Associate advisors are upper-level students who provide high-quality advising on class selection, time management skills, and Institute resources. In addition, Associate advisors host academic activities in the OFY as…
Building on the success of previous semesters, the Office of the First Year (OFY) has hosted a robust set of programs for the Class of 2022 this fall. Every Friday, we hold drop-in style events, dubbed “First Year Fridays.” Ranging in topics from course registration assistance to time management, we also partnered with Career Advising…
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