In December, the Prehealth Advising team of Global Education & Career Development (GECD) hosted an event led by LGBTQ Services called “Transgender at MIT: A Workshop for Staff, Administrators, and Faculty.” Abigail Francis and Julio Oyola, the assistant dean and assistant director of LGBTQ Services respectively, helped participants gain insight into trans issues and strategies…
Graduate student Kevin Chan ’17 (former MIT Motorsports electrical lead as an undergrad) and his teammates traveled to Europe over IAP to meet with Formula SAE teams from five different universities. Kevin saw some of the best student-built formula cars in the world. He also came back with a new appreciation for the Edgerton Center…
GECD has added to its website a new learning resource for students: a suite of short educational videos on a range of topics. The videos are a pilot for a larger initiative, dubbed GECDx, to develop engaging online learning content that students can access anywhere, anytime. Each main team of GECD created a video. Career…
On February 8, GECD’s Freshmen/Alumni Summer Internship Program (F/ASIP) marked its 20-year milestone with a gathering of alumni, current F/ASIP students, faculty, and staff to celebrate the impact of the program and hear from program alumni. Founded in 1997, F/ASIP is a graded, credit-bearing seminar designed to provide career development and internship searching support, and…
Vice Chancellor Ian A. Waitz recently announced that Blanche Staton, Senior Associate Dean in the Office of Graduate Education, is the 2018 recipient of the Collier Medal. Blanche is the fifth recipient of this prestigious award. Along with the MIT Excellence Awards, the Collier Medal is among the highest honors given to MIT staff to honor the memory of…
This spring marks the launch of a new career initiative for MIT: the development of Career Communities. Career Communities offer MIT students a way to learn more about certain industries, connect with others who share their interests, and stay informed about news, meetups and other events. The initiative joins the Infinite Careers Alumni Speaker Series…
In November, the Office of the Vice Chancellor Council on Diversity and Inclusion was proud to welcome and co-sponsor “It Depends on the Lens,” an employee training on unconscious bias. Over 125 people participated in the event, which was hosted by Cornell Interactive Theatrical Ensemble (CITE). The presentation incorporated various strategies to demonstrate that we…
