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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">Kate Trimble <<a href="mailto:ktrimble@mit.edu">ktrimble@mit.edu</a>><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b>
</span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Paul Gray Award for Public Service nominations due 3/26 [new faculty award]</b><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">March 13, 2018 at 2:38:18 PM EDT<br>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Avenir-Book" class=""><span class="" style="">The PKG Center is currently accepting nominations for the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://awards.mit.edu/convocation/awards/priscilla-king-gray-awards-public-service" class="" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Priscilla
King Gray Award for Public Service</span></a><span class="" style="">, presented annually to an undergraduate and a graduate student who are exceptionally dedicated to community engagement and creatively tackling pressing social and environmental issues through
public service at MIT and around the world. </span><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Avenir-Book" class=""><b class=""><span class="" style="">This year, the PKG Public Service Center has also created<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><a href="http://awards.mit.edu/convocation/awards/paul-gray-award-public-service" class="" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">a
new faculty award in honor of Paul Gray</span></b></a><span class="" style="">, MIT’s 14th president who passed away late last year but left a remarkable legacy and imprint here at the Institute. As you may know, the PKG Center was recently renamed for Priscilla
King Gray, Paul’s wife, and the two of them were early, steadfast, and critical champions of public service at MIT.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Avenir-Book" class=""><span class="" style="">The Paul Gray Award for Public Service will recognize a member of the MIT faculty who exemplifies building a better world through his or her teaching, research,
advising, and service. Faculty members may have:<br class="">
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<font face="Avenir-Book" class="">Taught innovative courses that creatively and effectively engage community expertise or address community-identified issues;<o:p class=""></o:p></font></li><li class="" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;">
<font face="Avenir-Book" class="">Inspired and supported MIT students in their own service work through advising and mentoring;<o:p class=""></o:p></font></li><li class="" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;">
<font face="Avenir-Book" class="">Addressed pressing social or environmental issues through his or her research; or<o:p class=""></o:p></font></li><li class="" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;">
<font face="Avenir-Book" class="">Led or significantly contributed to service initiatives that respectfully engage with communities external to MIT.<o:p class=""></o:p></font></li></ul>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Avenir-Book" class=""><span class="" style="">This award will be presented for the first time at the 2018 MIT Awards Convocation on Thursday, May 10, 2018.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Avenir-Book" class=""><span class="" style=""><b class="">If you know of a member of the MIT faculty who exemplifies public service at MIT, please consider nominating them for this award.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>You
can submit nominations<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://awards.mit.edu/convocation/awards/paul-gray-award-public-service" class="" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">here</span></a><span class="">.
Your assistance in spreading the word— to students, staff, and faculty in your departments</span></font><span class="" style="font-family: Avenir-Book;">—</span><span class="" style="font-family: Avenir-Book;"> </span><span class="" style="font-family: Avenir-Book;">about
the Paul Gray Award for Public Service is also greatly appreciated.</span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Avenir-Book" class=""><span class="" style="">Nominations for all awards are due by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">March 26, 2018</b>. If you have any questions, please contact Halley
Kamerkar<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:kamerkar@mit.edu" class="" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">kamerkar@mit.edu</span></a><span class="" style="">.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Avenir-Book" class=""><span class="" style="">Thank you!</span><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div>
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<div class="" style="font-family: Avenir-Book;"><b class=""><font face="AvenirNextCondensed-Regular" size="2" class="">Kate Trimble </font></b><font face="AvenirNextCondensed-Regular" size="2" class="">* Senior Director</font></div>
<div class="" style="font-family: Avenir-Book;"><font face="AvenirNextCondensed-Regular" size="2" class="">PKG Center * Massachusetts Institute of Technology</font></div>
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