<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. Stipend Increase for 2009-10</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 2. Rethinking Interactions</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>March 19, 5pm, 50-220</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>Deadline March 20th!</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 4. Harvard Pakistan Conference</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>April 3-4</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 5. Spring Concert </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>MIT-only presale NOW through March 29</div><div><br></div><div>details:</div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*Stipend Increase for 2009-10*</div><div><br></div><div>New ranges have been established for graduate RA and TA stipends </div><div>in the schools of Science and Engineering for FY 2010. </div><div>The graduate stipend rate will be increased by 3.4% in FY 2010. </div><div><br></div><div>The student life fee will increase to $272 per year in FY 2010. </div><div>Students will no longer have to pay a separate membership fee for </div><div>the use of the athletic facilities during the summer, because the </div><div>DAPER summer fee has been rolled into the student life fee.</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*Rethinking Interactions*</div><div><br></div><div>Rethinking Interactions: A Speaker/Discussion Series </div><div>on incorporating diversity into daily activities.</div><div><br></div><div>Held every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 5pm</div><div>followed by a reception with drinks and food.</div><div><br></div><div>Thursday, March 19 at 5pm in 50-220</div><div>Robbin Chapman </div><div>"Making the Unconscious Conscious: Minimizing Unconscious Bias"</div><div><br></div><div>This week's speaker is Robbin Chapman, Manager of Diversity </div><div>Recruitment in the School of Architecture and Planning.</div><div><br></div><div>Making the Unconscious Conscious: Minimizing Unconscious Bias</div><div>Influence on judgment is called "bias." When assumptions and </div><div>stereotypes influence our attitudes, we may find making a fair </div><div>judgment about someone difficult. What we believe to be objective </div><div>action may unduly influenced by unconscious bias. In this session, </div><div>will unpack the causes of bias, check for it, and with practice, </div><div>minimize its influence on our decisions. Our goal is to heighten </div><div>awareness of our attitudes, perceptions and feelings as we move </div><div>throughout a multicultural society. Be prepared for a hands-on</div><div>thinking and learning experience.</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 20th!</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>*Harvard Pakistan Conference* </div><div><br></div><div>Unraveling Pakistan: Frontline Perspectives on Change</div><div> </div><div>Panels:</div><div>Governance, Healthcare, Technology, Entrepreneurship, </div><div>Education, and Security Special</div><div>Q&A session with Mir Ibrahim Rahman CEO, GEO TV</div><div><br></div><div>Friday, April 3 </div><div>6:30pm</div><div>McCormick Hall, MIT</div><div>Conference Kick-off Dinner </div><div><br></div><div>Saturday April 4, 2009</div><div>9am - 6pm</div><div>Followed by Networking Social</div><div>Hawes Hall</div><div>Harvard Business School</div><div> </div><div>Free Registration</div><div><a href="http://www.harvardpakistan.com">http://www.harvardpakistan.com</a></div><div> </div><div>For more information, please contact:</div><div>Saad Fazil [<a href="mailto:sfazil@MIT.EDU">sfazil@MIT.EDU</a>]</div><div> </div><div>Co-hosted by Harvard Pakistan Initiative (HPI) and Pakistanis at MIT</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*Annual Spring Concert*</div><div><br></div><div>Announcing the annual spring concert featuring </div><div>Ben Folds with Sara Bareilles and Hotel Lights!</div><div><br></div><div> Saturday, April 25 - 8 PM</div><div> Johnson Athletic Center</div><div><br></div><div>MIT-only presale now through Sunday, March 29.</div><div><br></div><div>Get tickets at <<a href="http://sao.mit.edu/tickets/">http://sao.mit.edu/tickets/</a>></div><div> $15 - MIT Students and Affiliates</div><div> $25 - MIT Guests and Non-MIT College Students</div><div><br></div><div>Find out more about the artists at:</div><div> <a href="http://www.benfolds.com">http://www.benfolds.com</a>/</div><div> <a href="http://www.sarabmusic.com">http://www.sarabmusic.com</a>/</div><div> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/hotellightsmusic">http://www.myspace.com/hotellightsmusic</a></div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div>
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