<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. Harvard-MIT Party</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>March 13</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 2. Grad Gala</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>April 11, 7pm, Boston Park Plaza Hotel</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 3. Institute Awards </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Nominations due March 13th!</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 4. Two Dollar Tuesday</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>March 17, 6pm, Morss Hall</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 5. Graduate Community Fellow </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Apply Now!</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 6. Mentor-Mentee Program and Mixer</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>March 16, 6pm, Muddy Charles Pub</div><div><br></div><div>details:</div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*Harvard-MIT SpeakEasy Dance Party*</div><div><br></div><div>Date and Time: Saturday, Mar 14, 9pm-1am </div><div>Venue: Sidney-Pacific Graduate Community Multi-Purpose Room. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>70 Pacific Street, Cambridge, MA 02139</div><div>About: MIT and Harvard are coming together once again to dance the </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>night away at this annual event. This time, we will take you </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>back to 1920s prohibition time to a secret party lounge where </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>the star DJ of the Boston area, DJ Influence will make sure </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>that you are at the best party of the night in town!</div><div><br></div><div>Tell friends, dress to impress, and dance the night away with us!</div><div><br></div><div>Free admission, cash bar, ID required.</div><div>E-mail: <a href="mailto:sp-social-chair@mit.edu">sp-social-chair@mit.edu</a></div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*Grad Gala*</div><div><br></div><div>The 3rd Annual Grad Gala promises to be a memorable evening!</div><div><br></div><div>April 11, 2009</div><div>Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers</div><div>7pm-1:30am</div><div><br></div><div>Tickets are only $34!</div><div>- Three course dinner at the Park Plaza (please bring 21+ ID)</div><div>- Live band</div><div>- Live DJ after-party</div><div><br></div><div>Buy your tickets before they sell out (like they did for all previous</div><div>years)!! gsc.mit.edu/gradgala</div><div><br></div><div>Brought to you by MIT Graduate Student Council, Grad Rat, Grad Gift,</div><div>the COOP, Subway and Anna's Taqueria.</div><div><br></div><div>If you have any dietary concerns or other questions, </div><div>please email the organizers at <a href="mailto:gsc-gradgala@mit.edu">gsc-gradgala@mit.edu</a></div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*Institute Awards - Call for Nominations*</div><div><br></div><div>The Awards Convocation Nominations Deadline is FRIDAY, MARCH 13th!</div><div><br></div><div>Each year, the MIT Awards Convocation and the GSC honor faculty, </div><div>students, and staff at MIT who have had a positive impact on the </div><div>graduate student experience. We are now inviting nominations for </div><div>the following awards recognizing outstanding devotion and talent:</div><div><br></div><div>* Graduate Teaching Awards, presented each year to a faculty member</div><div>and/or a teaching assistant from each school.</div><div>* Frank E. Perkins Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising,</div><div>presented to a faculty member, who as a graduate student advisor,</div><div>demonstrates unbounded compassion and dedication towards students.</div><div>* Edward L. Horton Fellowship Award, presented to any student(s) or</div><div>student group that fosters fellowship within the graduate student</div><div>community.</div><div>* Irwin Sizer Award for Most Significant Improvement to MIT</div><div>Education, presented to a member or group in the Institute community</div><div>to honor significant innovations and improvements to MIT education.</div><div><br></div><div>Other awards include:</div><div>Karl Taylor Compton Prize</div><div>William L. Stewart Award</div><div>Laya Wiesner Award</div><div>James N. Murphy Award (for non faculty employee with dedicated </div><div>service to students)</div><div><br></div><div>You may submit nominations or obtain more information about the</div><div>awards at: <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/awards">http://gsc.mit.edu/awards</a> or <a href="http://web.mit.edu/awards">http://web.mit.edu/awards</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*Two Dollar Tuesday* </div><div><br></div><div>What: Two Dollar Tuesday - Irish food from Corrib Pub for $2/person </div><div> Cash Bar (21+ Age ID Required)</div><div>When: Tuesday, March 17th at 6:00 PM; </div><div> tickets on sale at NOW at <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt">http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt</a></div><div>Where: Morss Hall (first floor of Walker Memorial)</div><div>Who: Graduate students and up to one guest per student, </div><div> and children are free</div><div>Why: Stop studying, get food and learn about Grad Gift and Grad Rat</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Buy tickets online at <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt">http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt</a> </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Dinner guaranteed from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM. </div><div><br></div><div>The next Two Dollar Tuesday dinner is on Saint Patrick's Day at 6:00PM</div><div>in Morss Hall. The event will follow an Irish theme with food from </div><div>Corrib Pub and adult beverages from the Muddy Charles Pub. </div><div><br></div><div>The inaugural launch of the MIT Grad Gift Campaign -</div><div>Staff will be present to announce the Grad Gift goals, answer any </div><div>questions you may have, collect voluntary contributions from and </div><div>distribute Grad Gift T-shirts to anyone interested. Bring a couple </div><div>of extra bucks and participate!</div><div><br></div><div>Tickets are on sale at: <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt">http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt</a></div><div><br></div><div>Graduate students may bring up to one guest (guests pay same prices)</div><div>and may bring their children for free (no registration for children </div><div>is necessary).</div><div><br></div><div>Questions or comments: email <a href="mailto:gsc-ac@mit.edu">gsc-ac@mit.edu</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Sponsored by the MIT Graduate Student Council, </div><div>the GradRat and the *New* Grad Gift Campaign.</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*Graduate Community Fellow*</div><div><br></div><div>Graduate Community Fellows are a cadre of graduate students who work </div><div>in the various departments of the Graduate Students Office and on </div><div>projects and assignments that enhance the life of graduate students </div><div>in unique ways. Fellows work on specific assignments and report to a </div><div>senior staff member in the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education. </div><div>Together, Fellows receive training in areas such as project management </div><div>and managing meetings and also serve as an important conduit for </div><div>informing the dean and staff about the graduate student experience.</div><div><br></div><div>This Fellow supports the Graduate Student Councils initiatives by </div><div>working closely with, and reporting to, the Graduate Student Council </div><div>and the Dean of Graduate Education. </div><div><br></div><div>The work primarily involves assistance in planning events and programs </div><div>that best serve the vision and goals of GSC Orientation.</div><div><br></div><div>Necessary skills include some web development; conference experience </div><div>(participation in events as a student attendee is sufficient); </div><div>willingness to work as a team; strong organizational skills; ability </div><div>to work independently.</div><div><br></div><div>A full description can be found at <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu">http://gsc.mit.edu</a> </div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*Find a MIT Graduate Alumni as a Mentor!*</div><div><br></div><div>DETAILS:</div><div>Mentor-Mentee Mixer</div><div>Time: Monday, March 16, 6-7:00P</div><div>Location: Muddy Charles (Walker Memorial)</div><div> </div><div>The Mentor-Mentee Program allows graduate students to connect with </div><div>MIT Alumni. Students can gain career advice, as well as establish </div><div>valuable contacts.</div><div>Register your "Mentor-Mentee" pair at our website </div><div>(<a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/alumni">http://gsc.mit.edu/alumni</a>) to win a $50 gift card to Sidney's </div><div>(<a href="http://tinyurl.com/bwbn8d">http://tinyurl.com/bwbn8d</a>). Currently over 1800 alumni are </div><div>registered to be advisors. Sign-up for an ICAN account and find a </div><div>Mentor today. </div><div><br></div><div>A great way to meet your mentor is to attend the Mentor-Mentee Mixer </div><div>on March 16th. No RSVP is required. If you haven't found a mentor </div><div>by then, come anyways and meet other graduate students and alumni.</div><div><br></div><div>More information: <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/alumni">http://gsc.mit.edu/alumni</a></div><div>Contact: GSC Task Force on Community Engagement </div><div>(<a href="mailto:gsc-atf@mit.edu">gsc-atf@mit.edu</a>) with any questions.</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div>
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