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<blockquote type="cite" cite>From:</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Heather Trickett</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Volunteer and Outreach
Coordinator</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>MIT Public Service Center</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>-----------------</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Teach For America and the MIT Educational
Studies Program are proud to present a panel of MIT community members
who have worked as Teach For America corps members to increase
opportunities for students in low-income communities before entering
doctoral programs in science and engineering.<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Tuesday, October 18th<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>7:00 PM<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Room 4-153<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Featuring:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Dr. Mitch McVey, Ph.D. in biology from
MIT, currently an assistant professor at Tufts University<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Dr. Ayyana Chakravartula, Ph.D. in
Mechanical Engineering from UC-Berkeley, currently working at MIT<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Mala Radhakrishnan, 4th year Ph.D.
student in chemistry at MIT<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Erik Dill, 2nd year Ph.D. student in
chemistry at MIT<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Lisa Marshall, 1st year Ph.D. student in
chemistry at MIT<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Darcy Thompson, Director of Math and
Science Recruitment, Teach For America (moderator)<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Please join us for an evening of
discussion on<br>
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<li>The panelists' experiences as full-time teachers in low-income
communities in New Orleans, the Rio Grande Valley, rural New Mexico,
and the Bay Area in California
<li>The transition to graduate school after spending two or more years
as a Teach For America corps member
<li>What the panelists learned from their Teach For America
experience, how it affected their long-term goals, and how the skills
they developed as a classroom leader support them today in reaching
those goals</ul>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Free food will be provided</b><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">Maren
Elliott</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">Recruitment
Director</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">Teach For America *
National Recruitment Team</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">2348 NE 22nd
Ave</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">Portland, OR
97212</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">(Tel) 503.284.2239;
800.832.1230 x202</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">Join our movement to
ensure that one day, all children in this nation will have the
opportunity to attain an excellent education. Learn more</font> <a
href="http://www.teachforamerica.org/"><font
size="-1">www.teachforamerica.org</font></a></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">Application deadlines:
October 30, 2005 and February 17, 2006</font></blockquote>
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