<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>************************** GSC ANNOUNCEMENTS *************************</div><div> more extensive announcements online: <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu">http://gsc.mit.edu</a></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div>headlines (details below):</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 1. Travel Grant</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Application Deadline is Feb 15th!</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 2. $2 Tuesday</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Feb 17th, 6pm, Morss Hall</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 3. Activities Grant</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Application Deadline is Feb 19th!</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 4. Collaboration Money</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 5. MIT Mind-Body Month</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 6. GSC 55th Anniversary Celebration</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>March 4th, 6:30pm, Morss Hall</div><div><br></div><div>details:</div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*GSC Travel Grant Application* </div><div><br></div><div>GSC Travel Grant is designed to support the conference-related travel</div><div>expenses of MIT graduate students in all Schools throughout the </div><div>Institute. Specifically, this fund is allocated to conference travel</div><div>expenses that are not currently funded by the student's advisor or </div><div>other MIT-related funding. The fund provides grant money for most</div><div>conference-related expenses including lodging.</div><div><br></div><div>The application deadline for Spring 2009 is February 15th.</div><div>Questions? email <a href="mailto:gsc-travelgrant@mit.edu">gsc-travelgrant@mit.edu</a></div><div>For more information, go to </div><div><a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/index.php/funding/funding-travel">http://gsc.mit.edu/index.php/funding/funding-travel</a></div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*$2 Tuesday*</div><div><br></div><div>What: Two Dollar Tuesday</div><div> - quality barbecue food and desserts for $2/person</div><div> - (pulled chicken, beef brisket, burnt ends, etc.) </div><div> - inexpensive cash bar (bring 21+ age ID to drink)</div><div><br></div><div>When: Tuesday, February 17th at 6:00 PM</div><div> - tickets on sale NOW at <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt">http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt</a></div><div><br></div><div>Where: Morss Hall (first floor of Walker Memorial)</div><div><br></div><div>Who: graduate students and up to one guest per student</div><div> - students' children are free</div><div><br></div><div>Note: buy tickets and get more info at: <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt">http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt</a></div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*GSC Athletic and Performance Activities Grant*</div><div> </div><div>Period covered: March 1 - June 1, 2009</div><div>Application deadline: February 19, 2009</div><div><br></div><div>The purpose of the Athletic/Performance-Activities Grant is to support </div><div>graduate students who pursue a non-research/non-academic activity at </div><div>competitive levels. The grant is designed to support MIT graduate </div><div>students who take part in competitions/concerts/events throughout the </div><div>year, both nationally and internationally.</div><div><br></div><div>The grant can cover fees and expenses such as registration, </div><div>accommodation, travel (air, car rental, gas, tolls, parking, public </div><div>transportation) and equipment shipment if needed.</div><div><br></div><div>For competitions/concerts/events happening between March 1 and June 1 </div><div>of 2009, fill out the application found at:</div><div><a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/index.php/funding/funding-activities">http://gsc.mit.edu/index.php/funding/funding-activities</a></div><div>and email it to <a href="mailto:gsc-grant@mit.edu">gsc-grant@mit.edu</a></div><div><br></div><div>You can also find more information and guidelines at the link above. Notification of grant status will occur on February 25, 2009.</div><div><br></div><div>Questions? Contact <a href="mailto:gsc-grant@mit.edu">gsc-grant@mit.edu</a></div><div>Application deadline: February 19, 2009</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*Get money for collaborating!*</div><div><br></div><div>The GSC has funds to help collaborating groups put on their events. </div><div>Typical funding amounts are $100-$600 per event. </div><div>The requirements to apply are:</div><div><br></div><div>1. Two or more groups must be collaborating to organize an event; </div><div>preference is given to groups that would not normally work together.</div><div>2. Collaborating groups must be graduate ASA-recognized groups.</div><div><br></div><div>To apply, please send a description of the proposed event (one or </div><div>two paragraphs) as well as an itemized budget to <a href="mailto:gsc-ac@mit.edu">gsc-ac@mit.edu</a> and</div><div><a href="mailto:gsc-hca@mit.edu">gsc-hca@mit.edu</a>, indicating how much you are requesting. There is no</div><div>application deadline, so apply as needed!</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*MIT Mind-Body Month*</div><div><br></div><div>February 2009 is MIT Mind-Body Month! All of MIT is invited to take </div><div>advantage of this opportunity for free workshops. Unless otherwise </div><div>noted, each workshop is available at no cost and will come to your </div><div>site. No experience necessary! </div><div><br></div><div>MIT Mind-Body Month: Integrative Approaches to Health and Wellbeing </div><div>Workshop menu:</div><div><a href="http://medweb.mit.edu/about/news/article/mind-body-090126.html">http://medweb.mit.edu/about/news/article/mind-body-090126.html</a> </div><div><br></div><div>FREE Centering Prayer sessions at Religious Life (W11)</div><div>Tuesdays 12-12:45 led by Rev. Tim Seitz</div><div><a href="http://web.mit.edu/lem/www/activities/index.html">http://web.mit.edu/lem/www/activities/index.html</a> </div><div><br></div><div>Mind-Body Month is organized by the Mind/Body/Spirit Advisory </div><div>Committee, a cross-campus group that aims to enhance health, </div><div>self-care, and wellbeing through integrative approaches.</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*MIT Graduate Student Council 55th Anniversary Celebration* </div><div> </div><div>Time: Wednesday, March 4, 6:30-8PM</div><div>Location: Walker Memorial</div><div> </div><div>This academic year marks the 55th anniversary of the MIT Graduate </div><div>Student Council. To commemorate this milestone, the GSC will hold its </div><div>55th Anniversary Celebration on March 4, 6:30-8PM in Walker Memorial </div><div>(1st floor of Bldg 50, the Walker Memorial Bldg).</div><div> </div><div>The event will bring together past GSC members with current graduate </div><div>students and MIT administrators. The evening's agenda includes a </div><div>reception with dinner and drinks, a break-out session, and concluding </div><div>remarks. The groups for the break-out sessions will be themed around </div><div>topics that are central to the GSC's mission. </div><div> </div><div>Registration for the event is online (<a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/55th">http://gsc.mit.edu/55th</a>). </div><div>This is a free event for all attendees. </div><div> </div><div>Contact: Please email Alex Evans (<a href="mailto:xan@mit.edu">xan@mit.edu</a>) with any questions.</div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div>
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