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<p class=MsoNormal>Message brought to you by the: MIT Graduate Student
Council<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Send your ideas to: changemit@mit.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Visit us at: gsc.mit.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Submission deadline: Sunday @ 5 PM to
gsc-secretary@mit.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Highlights:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
1. GSC Update –
Orientation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>2. Innovative Real Estate
Search Engine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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3. The Nuts and Bolts of
the Academic Job Search<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
4. Volunteer to mentor an incoming international graduate student<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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5. Beginner Ballroom Workshops<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
6. Women's Welcome Reception<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
7. Writers Wanted for The Graduate<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
GSC UPDATE<o:p></o:p></p>
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<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>What: Orientation <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Did you know that MIT's graduate student orientation is<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>entirely student run?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Check out the schedule for the 2009 Orientation here:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>http://gsc.mit.edu/index.php/orientation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>-------------------------------------------------------------
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>What: Innovative Real
Estate Search Engine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>When: Every time you look for
an apartment<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Where: Right now in Boston but soon
in more cities in the U.S<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Contact: www.geosapia.com<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Tired of wasting time when looking for housing? Try
GeoSapia <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(www.geosapia.com). You describe your desired local environment,
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>and it ranks all the real estate listings based on your <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>personal needs. It also shows you relevant local data, such <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>as crimes, public transportation, grocery stores, and more.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Please let us know what you think. Feel free to tell <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>your friends and let us know how we can make it
better. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>We have a simple feedback form on the website.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>GeoSapia team<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(MIT postdocs & recent grad)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>What: Academic Career Series:
"The Nuts and Bolts of the Academic Job Search"<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>When: Tuesday August 4, 4--5.30pm<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Where: Room 6-120<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Contact: Ulric Ferner and Clarice Aiello,
gsc-arc@mit.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The academic job market has become increasingly competitive <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>over the last decade. The academic career series is a
set of <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>seminars held by the GSC aimed at all MIT students and
postdocs <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>who are interested in academic careers. This seminar,
"The Nuts <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>and Bolts of the Academic Job Search" will be a panel
discussion <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>about the strategies faculty use to secure academic
positions. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This includes general insight into the faculty selection
process, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>the priorities of faculty/academic search committees
compared with <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>industrial organizations, academic job interviewing
techniques, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>and how the increasingly competitive job market is changing
the <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>faculty search process. The panel will be made up of
academic <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>scientists and engineers at different stages in their
careers; <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>all graduate students and visiting scholars are welcome to
attend. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>What: Volunteer to mentor an incoming international
graduate student <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Where: http://gsc.mit.edu/mentor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Contact: International Community Fellow,
clarice@mit.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Current graduate students, both domestic and international, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>are invited to volunteer as mentors to first year
international <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>graduate students. The International Graduate Student
Mentorship <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Program helps new incoming graduate students transition to
graduate <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>student life at MIT. The goal is to provide first year <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>international graduate students - and their mentors - an <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>opportunity for cultural exchange, to learn more about
Cambridge <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>and Boston, and the overall culture of MIT.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Each incoming international graduate student will be paired
with <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>a current graduate student or alumnus according to MIT
department, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>country of origin, interests, conversational topics, etc.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The incoming student will be in e-mail contact with his/her <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>mentor in late August prior to arriving at MIT. During the <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>fall Orientation, we ask all mentee and mentors to plan to <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>meet-up at the International Students Mentorship Reception <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>on September 10 from 6-8 pm in Morss Hall (Walker Memorial).
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Sign up now! Deadline is August 15: http://gsc.mit.edu/mentor<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>What: Beginner Ballroom Workshops<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>When: Tuesdays and Wednesdays
7:30-9:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Where: lobby on the 3rd floor of building
34<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Contact: mitbdt-publicity@mit.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The MIT Ballroom Dance Team is sponsoring a series of <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>beginner dance classes that focus on learning fun social <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>dance figures. Lessons are free with an
MIT student ID, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>$5 for everyone else. No previous dance experience is
needed. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>It is not necessary to bring a dance partner because
we <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>rotate through partners in the classes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This week's schedule:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Tuesday, July 28
7:30 p.m. Bolero<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
8:30 p.m. Quickstep<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Wednesday, July 29
7:30 p.m. American Waltz<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
8:30 p.m. Mambo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>For more information and schedule details, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>see http://ballroom.mit.edu/<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>What: Women's Welcome Reception<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>When: September 6, 2-4 PM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Contact: ypatta@mit.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Calling all graduate women: we're looking for a few people <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>to share their grad school experiences with incoming women
grad <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>students during the Orientation Women's Welcome Reception on
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>September 6th, 2009 from 2-4 PM. If you're interested in, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>please email ypatta@mit.edu.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>What: The Graduate<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Contact: gsn-editor@mit.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The Graduate is always looking for writers, columnists, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>and photographers. Email gsn-editor@mit.edu if interested.<o:p></o:p></p>
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