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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Recruiting staff and faculty to speak at Pahoehoe for Professionals</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Do you work on a public service project or social venture above and beyond what you do at MIT? Perhaps you started your own non-profit or social venture, are a passionate NGO board member, or an active local community organizer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>If so, come and share your passion at the IAP Pahoehoe!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:black'>What is it, you ask?</span></u><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Literally, pahoehoe is a type of lava flow with a multitude of active, spreading, toes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Figuratively, its an occasional series of events for the MIT community to share their socially-focused work and spread their ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:black'>How does it work?</span></u><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>6 presenters prepare 10 slides that are displayed for 30 seconds perslide (in the manner of Pecha Kucha or Ignite). No bullet points. All pictures. Slides change automatically. The five minute presentations are informal, informative, and infectious (in a good way!).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>This is a great opportunity to share your service passions with the MIT community, inspire others to get involved, and get friendly input on your work and plans.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>If you’re interested in presenting at the IAP Pahoehoe for staff and faculty or want to suggest an MIT colleague as a presenter, please let us know at <a href="http://bit.ly/vhoIOp"><span style='color:#0000EC;text-decoration:none'>http://bit.ly/vhoIOp</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Questions? Email Alison Hynd and Kate Mytty at <a href="file:///\\applewebdata\::FDB3317A-5921-4CCA-921B-BBBBB91A0266:hynd@mit.edu"><span style='color:#0000EC;text-decoration:none'>hynd@mit.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:15.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#6D0000'>The 2011 MIT Giving Tree is here! </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#6D0000'>Brighten the holidays for a local child.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Please join your fellow MIT community members in supporting thisgreat MIT holiday tradition. Through the Giving Tree, you can donate gifts to children in the Boston and Cambridge area. Each year, over 300 MIT community members provide gifts to over 600 children affiliated with 12 local serviceagencies. Co-sponsored by the MIT Public Service Center and the PanhellenicAssociation and currently in its 20th year, the Giving Tree allows participants to choose specific gifts for specific children, making the gift-giving process a more personalized one for all. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Here's how to participate:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> 1.) Stop by the MIT Public Service Center (PSC) at 4-104 between November 21 and December 12 (Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>2.) Pick up a gift label for a child--or choose more than one!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>3.) Purchase, wrap, and place the gift label on your gift, and return it to the PSC in 4-104 <b>NO LATER than 10AM on Tuesday, December 13</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>We will also gladly accept your monetary donation if you are unable to purchase a gift, but want to participate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> Questions? Email <a href="file:///\\localhost\applewebdata\::BA9E6571-47B3-4D04-A7F7-D0909647BC30:mitgivingtree@mit.edu"><span style='color:#0000ED'>mitgivingtree@mit.edu</span></a>. More info can be found at: <a href="http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/whatwedo/volunteering/programs/givingtree/"><span style='color:#0000ED'>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/whatwedo/volunteering/programs/givingtree/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#6D0000'>Happy Holidays!</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>12/16</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:black'>Inspirational Teacher nomination deadline</span></u><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>MIT students are truly inspired -- and here's their chance to thank the high school teachers who inspired them to come to MIT! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> Please let MIT students know that they can nominate their favorite high school teacher as a way of saying "thank you" -- and connecting that teacher with a great bunch of MIT resources. Nominations must be received by December 16: <a href="http://web.mit.edu/inspire/nomination.html"><span style='color:#0000ED'>http://web.mit.edu/inspire/nomination.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Upcoming</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Stay tuned for PSC IAP classes! Visit <a href="http://student.mit.edu/iap/nc39.html">http://student.mit.edu/iap/nc39.html</a> for more details!</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='color:black'>1/25</span></b></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:black'>IDEAS Global Challenge – IAP submit deadlines </span></u><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Working on a new way to deliver social impact? Teams have four chances to submit an Initial Scope Statement and gain feedback from IDEAS staff. Ifteams need funding as they develop their idea over the next six months, they can submit an (optional) Development Grant Request. <b>All teams must submit at least one Initial Scope Statement.</b> Submit early, submit often. Submit now for funding for materials, funding and more to help develop your project.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>The first chance to submit:</span></b><span style='color:black'> November 2 by 11:59PM; details online at <a href="http://globalchallenge.mit.edu/">http://globalchallenge.mit.edu</a> or email <a href="mailto:globalchallenge@mit.edu">globalchallenge@mit.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>2/2</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:black'>Davis Projects for Peace deadline</span></u><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>Deadline to apply: noon, Thursday, Feb 2, 2012</span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Develop a proposal for a Davis Projects for Peace $10,000 fellowship!</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Davis Projects for Peace typically offers a $10,000 fellowship for an MIT undergraduate student project that promotes peace, to be implemented in the summer. The aim is to "help young people launch some immediate initiatives that could bring new thinking to the prospects for peace in the world." MIT will select several compelling proposals to send forward, and at least one is guaranteed to be funded! Think creatively, innovatively, and entrepreneurially — this is a chance to formulate and test ideas for peace. The award will be made to an MIT undergraduate, but the undergraduate may use the funds to also support team members as appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Application requirements:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:49.6pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='color:black'>A detailed two-page, single-spaced proposal (who, what, when, where,how, anticipated outcomes and prospects for future impact) that includes confirmation of the participation of any partner organizations or people<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:49.6pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='color:black'> A detailed one-page budget for carrying out the project in summer 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:49.6pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='color:#141414'>The proposal heading must include the following: name of the participating institution, name of all student participants, title of project, country where the project will be performed </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>See <a href="http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/opportunities/davis/index.html"><span style='color:#0000ED'>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/opportunities/davis/index.html</span></a> for more details.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Have questions? Need help planning or writing? Contact Alison at <a href="file:///\\localhost\applewebdata\::8BCD8EB5-0421-448D-9B2F-6562A5F0E5AB:hynd@mit.edu"><span style='color:#0000ED'>hynd@mit.edu</span></a> <<a href="mailto:hynd@mit.edu"><span style='color:#0000ED'>mailto:hynd@mit.edu</span></a>><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>***********************************<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Jennifer Currie<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Senior Administrative Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>MIT Public Service Center<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>77 Massachusetts Avenue, <span class=apple-style-span>4-104</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Cambridge, MA 02139<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Direct Tel: 617-258-9361<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Main Office Tel: 617-253-0742<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Fax: 617-258-9357<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc">http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MITPublicServiceCenter">http://www.facebook.com/MITPublicServiceCenter</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>