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<blockquote type="cite" cite>From: "Jennifer Currie"
<jacook@MIT.EDU></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:03:28
-0500</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Subject: MIT Public Service Center
December Announcement</blockquote>
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<br>
MIT Public Service Center December Announcements<br>
</b></font>It's official - the weather is getting colder and the
holidays are right around the corner!<br>
The Public Service Center would like to remind you that we have
multiple exciting opportunities throughout the year as well as program
application deadlines. Our opportunities are for undergraduates
and graduates and in some cases staff are able to participate.
If you have any questions or would like to know more about how
the PSC can help you with a service initiative please feel free to
stop by the PSC in 4-104, email the appropriate contact listed below,
or email <a href="">psc@mit.edu</a><font face="Times New Roman">
<</font><a href=""><font
face="Times New Roman">psc@mit.edu</font></a><font
face="Times New Roman">></font> . Thank you and Season's
Greetings! <br>
-MIT Public Service Center<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>11/30<br>
</b><u>IDEAS and Global Challenge: Join our volunteer staff!<br>
</u>IDEAS and Global Challenge are looking for students to join our
volunteer staff. Join us to learn more about opportunities to get
involved - as a proposal reviewer, event staff, human megaphone for
IDEAS/GC and more. Come help us rally the Institute and support the
teams working on innovation as public service. Join us for the
info session: Tuesday, November 30th, 6 - 7pm in room 4-145 (<a
href="http://whereis.mit.edu"><font
color="#0000FF"><u>http://whereis.mit.edu</u></font></a>).
Contact Kate for more information: <a href=""><font
color="#0000FF"><u>kmytty@mit.edu</u></font></a><font
color="#0000FD"><u> <</u></font><a
href="http://kmytty@mit.edu"><font
color="#0000FF"><u>http://kmytty@mit.edu</u></font></a><font
color="#0000FD"><u>><br>
</u></font><br>
<b>11/22 - 12/14<br>
</b><u>The 2010 MIT Giving Tree is here!</u><b><br>
</b>Brighten the holidays for a local child. Please join your
fellow MIT community members in supporting this great MIT holiday
tradition. Through the Giving Tree, you can donate gifts to children
in the Boston and Cambridge area. Each year, over 500 MIT faculty,
staff, students, and partners provide gifts to over 600 children
affiliated with 13 local service agencies. Co-sponsored by the MIT
Public Service Center and the Panhellenic Association and currently in
its 19th year, the Giving Tree allows participants to choose specific
gifts for specific children, making the gift-giving process a more
personalized one for all.<br>
<br>
Here's how to participate:<br>
1.) Stop by the MIT Public Service Center (PSC) at 4-104 between
November 22 and December 13 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm).<br>
2.) Pick up a gift label for a child--or choose more than one!<br>
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
14</b>.<br>
<br>
We will also gladly accept your monetary donation if you are unable to
purchase a gift, but want to participate. Questions? Email <a
href="">mitgivingtree@mit.edu</a><font face="Times New Roman">
<</font><a href=""><font
face="Times New Roman">mitgivingtree@mit.edu</font></a><font
face="Times New Roman">></font> . More info can be found at: <a
href="http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/programs/givingtree/"
>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/programs/givingtree/</a><font
face="Times New Roman"> <</font><a href="http://"><font
face="Times New Roman">http://</font></a><font
face="Times New Roman">web.mit.edu/mitpsc/programs/givingtree/></font
> Happy Holidays!<br>
<font face="Helvetica" color="#7F0000"><br>
</font><br>
<b>12/2<br>
</b><u>PSC Grants application deadline<br>
</u>Public Service Center Grants enable student service projects
during the semester and over IAP. They have a rolling deadline, with a
final deadline for travel over IAP of December 2! Turn in your
proposals, and turn your service ideas into action! Expedition
Grants, supported by the Underclassmen Giving Campaign and the Alumni
Association, enable continuing MIT students to travel to an unknown
community and explore solutions to problems. Students have recently
used Expedition Grants to start projects in New Orleans, Mexico, and
Cameroon! Learn more at web.mit.edu/mitpsc/grants and <a
href="https://giving.mit.edu/underclassmen-campaign/index.html"
>https://giving.mit.edu/underclassmen-campaign/index.html</a><font
face="Times New Roman"> <</font><a
href="https://giving.mit.edu/underclassmen-campaign/index.html"><font
face="Times New Roman"
>https://giving.mit.edu/underclassmen-campaign/index.html</font></a><font
face="Times New Roman">><br>
</font><br>
<br>
<b>12/5<br>
</b><u>IDEAS and Global Challenge: Submit Your Initial Proposal and
Grant Request for IAP!<br>
</u>IDEAS and Global Challenge are an annual invention and
entrepreneurship competition that support invention as public service
projects (whether innovative service or prototype). If you are
planning to enter this year, the Initial Proposal submission deadlines
occur on the 5th of every month through March. The earlier you get
your proposal in, the more opportunities you will have to get feedback
and strengthen it for your final submission! Submit your Initial
Proposal in December and take advantage of<b> Development Grants</b>
that can help you develop your idea and prepare your final proposal to
the judges. If you're looking for team members, projects to work on
or mentors, head to globalchallenge.mit.edu. Complete directions for
proposal submission are here: <a
href="http://globalchallenge.mit.edu"><font
color="#0000FF"><u>http://globalchallenge.mit.edu</u></font></a><font
color="#0000FF"><u></u></font></blockquote>
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<b>12/15<br>
</b><u>Would you like to thank a high school teacher who inspired
you?<br>
</u>Nominate your favorite high school teacher for the MIT
Inspirational Teacher Award and get the chance to connect that teacher
with a great bunch of MIT resources. <b>Nominations are due
before December 15. </b>Visit <a
href="http://web.mit.edu/inspire/nomination.html"
>http://web.mit.edu/inspire/nomination.html</a><font
face="Times New Roman"> <</font><a
href="http://web.mit.edu/inspire/nomination.html"><font
face="Times New Roman">http://web.mit.edu/inspire/nomination.html</font
></a><font face="Times New Roman">></font> to complete the online
nomination form!<br>
<br>
<b>2/4<br>
</b><u>Develop a proposal for a Davis Projects for Peace $10,000
fellowship!<br>
</u>Davis Projects for Peace is offering a $10,000 fellowship for an
MIT undergraduate student project that promotes peace, to be
implemented in the summer of 2011. 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. Proposals should be emailed to <a
href="">davis-peace@mit.edu</a><font face="Times New Roman">
<</font><a href=""><font
face="Times New Roman">davis-peace@mit.edu</font></a><font
face="Times New Roman">></font> by 9:00am on Friday, February
4.<br>
<br>
You'll need to submit the following:<br>
-- a detailed two-page, single-spaced proposal (who, what, when,
where, how, anticipated outcomes) that includes confirmation of the
participation of any partner organizations or people<br>
-- a detailed one-page budget for carrying out the project in summer
2011<br>
If your proposal is selected, we will help you refine it. You
should be available to make final revisions before February 11. See <a
href="http://www.davisprojectsforpeace.org/"
>http://www.davisprojectsforpeace.org/</a><font
face="Times New Roman"> <</font><a href="http://"><font
face="Times New Roman">http://</font></a><font
face="Times New Roman">www.davisprojectsforpeace.org/></font> for
more details of the program, examples of past winners, and FAQs. Have
questions? Need help planning or writing? Contact Alison at <a
href="">hynd@mit.edu</a><font face="Times New Roman"> <</font><a
href=""><font face="Times New Roman">hynd@mit.edu</font></a><font
face="Times New Roman">><br>
</font><font face="Helvetica">***********************************<br>
Jennifer Currie<br>
Senior Administrative Assistant<br>
MIT Public Service Center<br>
77 Massachusetts Avenue<br>
Building 4-104<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
Direct Tel: 617-258-9361<br>
Main Office Tel: 617-253-0742<br>
Fax: 617-258-9357<br>
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