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<blockquote type="cite" cite>From: "Jennifer Currie"
<jacook@MIT.EDU></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:13:26
-0400</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Subject: MIT Public Service Center
November Announcements!</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>MIT Public Service Center November
Announcements</b><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>It's hard to believe that we are
already half way through the fall semester - we hope things have
been going well!</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>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>.
To join our mailing list please sign up at <a
href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/psc-volunteers"
>http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/psc-volunteers</a>. Thank
you!<br>
-MIT Public Service Center<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>11/2</b><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><u>IDEAS Global Challenge - Fall submit
deadline</u><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>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. If teams 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 over IAP. <b>The first chance to
submit:</b> 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><br>
</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>11/3</b><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><u>Cambodian Dream - Rebuilding
Cambodia by Empowering its Women</u><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>7:30pm, 32-123 (reception to follow in
R&D Commons)<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>MIT PSC presents in conjunction with the
Program in Women & Gender Studies, CIS, Writing and Humanistic
Studies and D-Lab, Professor Alan Lightman in this lecture
event. Professor Lightman will present his work over the
past 6 years to empower a new generation of women leaders in
Cambodia. The lecture will include slides and videos around
their education. More details can be found at <a
href="http://writing.mit.edu">http://writing.mit.edu</a><br>
</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>11/21</b><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><u>2011 Giving Tree begins!</u><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>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 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.<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Here's how to participate:<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> 1.) Stop by the MIT Public Service
Center (PSC) at 4-104 between November 21 and December 12 (Mon-Fri,
8am-4pm).<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>2.) Pick up a gift label for a child--or
choose more than one!<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>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>. We will also gladly
accept your monetary donation if you are unable to purchase a gift,
but want to participate. Questions? Email <a
href=
"file://localhost/applewebdata/::6118A8D9-A885-4804-B195-89296D816F80:mitgivingtree@mit.edu"><span
></span>mitgivingtree@mit.edu</a>. More info can be found at: <a
href="http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/programs/givingtree/"
>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/programs/givingtree/</a><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> Happy Holidays!<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>11/28</b><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><u>Grants application preferred
deadline</u><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>5pm, 4-104<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Are you working on a sustainable public
service project over IAP? Are you looking for funding? The
PSC offers grants that can help cover individual or group work in
areas such as travel to the community in need, materials and food that
helps facilitate the service. We also have funding
available for training, such as workshops and conferences in the
public service arena. Projects can range from exploratory
to the implementation of a sustainable solution. For more
information and to apply, please visit <a
href="http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/whatwedo/grants/apply/index.html"
>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/whatwedo/grants/apply/index.html</a
> or contact <a
href="mailto:psc-grants@mit.edu">psc-grants@mit.edu</a>.</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Upcoming</b><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b> </b><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>2/2</b><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><u>Davis Projects for Peace
deadline</u><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><i>Deadline to apply: noon, Thursday, Feb
2, 2012</i><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Develop a proposal for a Davis
Projects for Peace $10,000 fellowship!</b><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>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.<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Application requirements:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>· 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<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· A detailed one-page
budget for carrying out the project in summer 2012<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· 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<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>See <a
href="http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/opportunities/davis/index.html"
>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/opportunities/davis/index.html</a> for
more details.<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Have questions? Need help planning or
writing? Contact Alison at <a
href=
"file://localhost/applewebdata/::8BCD8EB5-0421-448D-9B2F-6562A5F0E5AB:hynd@mit.edu"><span
></span>hynd@mit.edu</a> <<a
href="mailto:hynd@mit.edu">mailto:hynd@mit.edu</a>><br>
</blockquote>
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cite>***********************************</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Jennifer Currie</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Senior Administrative
Assistant</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>MIT Public Service Center</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>77 Massachusetts
Avenue, 4-104</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Cambridge, MA 02139</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Direct Tel: 617-258-9361</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Main Office Tel:
617-253-0742</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Fax: 617-258-9357</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/MITPublicServiceCenter</blockquote>
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