<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. MIT Carbonrally</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 2. Graduate Student News</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Call for Writers!</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 3. Leadership Evolution for Graduate Students</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>April 14, 6pm, PDR 1&2</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 4. GradRat Ordering</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 5. Libanissimo IX</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>April 14, 9pm</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>April 14, 6pm, Muddy Charles Pub</div><div><br></div><div>details:</div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>From April 8 to May 8, the first ever MIT Carbonrally will take place. </div><div>Students, staff, and faculty are encouraged to form teams to reduce </div><div>carbon emissions through small personal actions such as avoiding </div><div>eating meat for 2 days a week, knocking a few minutes off your shower </div><div>time, and unplugging your PC at night. There are currently 25 different </div><div>challenges you can accept on Carbonrally.com, and new ones are added </div><div>regularly.</div><div><br></div><div>Teams can be of any size, and the top ten teams will win $100. Scoring </div><div>is based on the total reduction of carbon emissions for the team from </div><div>April 8 to May 8. It takes only 5 minutes to register and join a team, </div><div>and 1 minute to accept your first challenge.</div><div><br></div><div>In 2008, Carbonrally participants from across the U.S. took over </div><div>50,000 personal actions and reduced emissions by 1400 tons. </div><div>Let's add MIT's impact in 2009.</div><div><br></div><div>To create a team:</div><div>1. Register at <a href="http://www.carbonrally.com/signup">http://www.carbonrally.com/signup</a>.</div><div>2. Click on "Create a New Team."</div><div>3. Make sure MIT is the first word of your team name.</div><div>4. Select "College/University" for team type.</div><div>5. Click on "Invite Friends to Team" to recruit team members.</div><div><br></div><div>To join a team:</div><div>Click on link in email invitation or register at</div><div><a href="http://www.carbonrally.com/signup">http://www.carbonrally.com/signup</a> and use search box to find your team</div><div><br></div><div>For current MIT teams and scores, go to</div><div><a href="http://www.carbonrally.com/pages/MIT-rally">http://www.carbonrally.com/pages/MIT-rally</a></div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*Graduate Student News*</div><div><br></div><div>The next issue of the GSN (Graduate Student News of MIT) will </div><div>spotlight ethics in research--we are looking for articles, </div><div>commentaries, essays from different members of the MIT community </div><div>(especially grad students and faculty) about the grey areas that we </div><div>all have to deal with in our everyday work. The topics can be widely </div><div>varied--from work with animals, to nuclear engineering, to working </div><div>under a DoD contract, to anything else that comes to mind. </div><div><br></div><div>Anyone interested in contributing should email <a href="mailto:gsn-editor@mit.edu">gsn-editor@mit.edu</a> </div><div>by Wednesday April 22nd at midnight. Articles or editorials may be up </div><div>to 800 words in length. Please include pictures separately with </div><div>instructions for placement within the article in the document. Word is </div><div>the preferred format. No formatting necessary-- a simple title, author, </div><div>and body text will suffice.</div><div><br></div><div>Any questions, please contact the editors at <a href="mailto:gsn-editor@mit.edu">gsn-editor@mit.edu</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*Leadership Evolution for Graduate Students*</div><div><br></div><div>LEGS 105: Group Motivation - Keep it going</div><div>Tuesday, Arpil 14, 2009</div><div>6:00pm-8:00pm, PDR 1&2 (W20-301, third floor of student center)</div><div>Register at: <a href="http://tiny.cc/legs105">http://tiny.cc/legs105</a></div><div>Dinner provided</div><div><br></div><div>Ever have a great idea but not quite sure how to get people to </div><div>rally around it? Come to this workshop to learn about motivation </div><div>factors and utilizing them to keep a group or project moving forward. </div><div>*Dinner will be provided.* </div><div>Space is limited.</div><div><br></div><div>Presented by Stephen Immerman</div><div>Sr. Associate Dean for Student Development</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*Graduate Ring Ordering*</div><div><br></div><div>Graduate Ring Ordering,</div><div>April 7, 10am-3pm, Lobby 10</div><div>April 14 to April 16, 11am-4pm, Wolk Lobby(E-51)</div><div><br></div><div>Order your graduate ring! Balfour representatives will be on campus </div><div>to take your Grad Rat orders on Tuesday, April 7th, from 10am until 3pm</div><div>in Lobby 10 and from Tuesday to Thursday, April 14 to 16, between </div><div>11am to 4pm in Wolk Lobby(E-51). Last chance for guaranteed graduation </div><div>delivery. For more information on the Grad Rat, check out </div><div><a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/ring">http://gsc.mit.edu/ring</a></div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*Libanissimo IX*</div><div><br></div><div>A Night of Belly-dancing, Mediterranean Cuisine, and Lebanese Charm !</div><div><br></div><div>Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 from 9:00pm - 1:00am</div><div><br></div><div>All you can handle of *MEDITERRANEAN FOOD*</div><div>*INTERNATIONAL TUNES* spun by DJ Niko</div><div>and *BELLY DANCING PERFORMANCE* by Lilya!</div><div><br></div><div>LIBANISSIMO sells out every year!</div><div>Tickets are limited; make sure to buy yours now:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://libanissimo.mit.edu">http://libanissimo.mit.edu</a></div><div><br></div><div>$7 FIRST 100 TICKETS</div><div>$10 PRE-SALE PRICE</div><div>$15 @ THE DOOR</div><div><br></div><div>Tickets cover dinner & entertainment. Cashbar for alcoholic beverages.</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: Tuesday, April 14, 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 April 14th. No RSVP is required. </div><div>Drinks and Snacks will be provided!!!!</div><div>If you haven't found a mentor by then, come anyways and meet other </div><div>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><div><br></div>
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