All instructors who teach the chemistry and biology GIRs at MIT face a similar challenge: How can you inspire an individual student’s passion for the subject, while also teaching the breadth of concepts in a foundational course? Experimental Study Group (ESG) Lecturer Patti Christie and Instructor Nick Boekelheide will tackle this challenge head-on with ESG’s…
In 2017, the Teaching and Learning Lab (T+LL) received an MIT MindHandHeart Innovation Fund grant to launch the “You Belong @ MIT” initiative. The goal of the initiative is to disseminate research-based practices that increase students’ sense of belonging and to motivate faculty and staff to design and implement local interventions. Continuing this dissemination effort,…
Admissions Bryan Smith Administrative Assistant II Aerospace Studies Alisia Julius Technical Instructor D-Lab Anisha Nakawaga Instructor Nicolene Hengen Development Officer Edgerton Center Helen Tsai Instructor Military Science Martin Peter Technical Instructor David Stalker Technical Instructor Student Financial Services Salvatore Restuccia Application Support Specialist Erica Mauro Assistant Director for Collections
On May 10, Dean of Admissions and Student Financial Services Stu Schmill was recognized at the MIT Awards Convocation with the Gordon Y. Billard Award. A graduate of the Class of 1924, Billard established the award to recognize a member of the community for “special service of outstanding merit performed for the Institute.” Stu has a long history…
Throughout each semester, we at the MIT International Students Office have always traditionally highlighted a few holiday celebrations around the globe; this past academic year, we partnered with student groups on campus for the first time. On March 22 the Persian Student Association (PSA) collaborated with the ISO to bring the Persian New Year celebration…
When Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico and caused a historic blackout in September, the Office of the Vice Chancellor invited undergraduates from the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) to complete their studies at MIT during the 2018 spring semester. UPR’s unprecedented structural damage caused the indefinite suspension of all classes and activities at the university.…
The Office of the First Year is pleased to recognize the following faculty and students for outstanding contributions to advising, teaching, and for first year accomplishments during the 2017-18 academic year. MIT Awards Convocation Everett Moore Baker Award for Excellence in Teaching: Professor Anna Mikusheva, Economics Arthur C. Smith Award for Meaningful Contributions to Student…
On the evening of Saturday, April 21, graduate students and their partners enjoyed a concert by the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra and a reception sponsored by the Office of Graduate Education (OGE) and hosted at Killian Hall. Tickets sold out within days of their initial offering, and demand and excitement for the concert was especially high.…
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