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  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">IN BRIEF<span></span></span></b></p>
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  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">GW@MIT:<span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">1. Sign up for the GWAMIT mentoring program - deadline extended!
  (Sep. 20)<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">2. GWAMIT Professional Development Lunch Series: Intel Lunch n&#39;
  Learn - Getting the First Job (Sep. 22)<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">3. Come to GWAMIT General Board Meeting (Sep. 27)<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">4. Be a Lady Boss and Join the Organizing Team for the Fall
  Leadership Conference! (Now)<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">MIT:<span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">5. MAS Diversity Speaker Series: Roxane Gay at the Media Lab (Sep.
  20)<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">6. [MITWGS] Vision Reading Series presents Joanna Rakoff (Sep.
  22)<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">7. [MITSWE] Sign up to be a WiSE mentor! (Sep. 23)<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">8. From Goals to Actions workshop - planning an outreach program
  for girls in technology (Sep. 27)<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">9. Become a Women&#39;s Initiative presenter! (Sep. 30)<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">10. [MITWGS] The Diversity Leadership Retreat (Sep. 30)<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">11. Apply to MIT libraries grant for women working in science /
  humanities intersection (Oct. 11)<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">12. MIT Work-Life Center Fall 2016 Seminar Series (now – Dec.)<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">13. MIT CONNECT: Free one-on-one Lunches<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">Outside MIT:<span></span></span></b></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Dear GW@MIT Members,<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">This Thursday, Intel is hosting a lunch and discussion with
  GWAMIT as part of our </span><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Professional Development Lunch Series</span><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">. <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.95pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">GWAMIT has a new theme for the Fall Leadership Conference this
  year: Be a Lady Boss! </span><a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">Email
  us</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> if you have any questions, and feel free to pass this on to
  anyone you think would be interested.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Also, we have recently launched a </span><a href="http://gwamit.mit.edu/"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">new website</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> with our </span><a href="http://gwamit.scripts.mit.edu/gwamit-exec/events/"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">events
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS<span></span></span></b></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">************* GW@MIT *************<span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.55pt"><a name="item2"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">1.</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)"> Sign up for the GWAMIT mentoring
  program - deadline extended!<span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.55pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> Tuesday, Sept. 20th, first-come first-served<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.55pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Info:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="http://gwamit.scripts.mit.edu/gwamit-exec/mentoring-program/"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">link</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.55pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Apply:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="http://bit.ly/2cbpqaX"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">link</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.55pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Contact</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">: </span><a href="mailto:gwamit-mentor@mit.edu"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">gwamit-mentor@mit.edu</span></a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif"><span></span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.55pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">In the program, graduate women are mentored by faculty, alums, or
  Boston-area professionals. Mentorship can be sought in areas ranging from
  careers to more personal matters.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.55pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Graduate women mentees are responsible for meeting with their mentor
  every month for a minimum of 1 hour and attending a beginning-of-term and
  end-of-year dinner.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.55pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">If you are interested in participating as a mentee this school year,
  please fill out </span><a href="http://bit.ly/2cbpqaX"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">the survey here</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> by September 20th.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.55pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">If you have a recommendation for a faculty/alum/professional mentor,
  questions, or would like more info, </span><a href="http://gwamit.scripts.mit.edu/gwamit-exec/mentoring-program/"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">visit our website</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> or e-mail </span><a href="mailto:gwamit-mentor@mit.edu"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">us</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">.<span></span></span></p>
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  Lunch Series: Intel Lunch n&#39; Learn - Getting the First Job<span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> Thursday, September 22th, 12:00pm <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Where:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> MIT Building HST-119<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Register:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intel-lunch-n-learn-getting-the-first-job-tickets-27731184720?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&amp;utm_term=eventname_text">link</a><span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Join a panel of women engineers from Intel as they discuss their
  experiences working in industry, and dispense invaluable advice about getting
  that first job out of school. Be sure to stay around for lunch and networking
  after their talks!<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">GWAMIT&#39;s Professional Development Lunch n&#39; Learn series is a monthly
  seminar devoted to helping MIT&#39;s graduate students learn about careers
  outside of academia. If you have suggestions or ideas about this series,
  email us at <a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</a>! <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Food will be provided.<span></span></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">3. Come to GWAMIT General Board
  Meeting<span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> Tuesday, September 27th, 6:00pm – 8:00pm<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Where:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> MIT Building 32-124<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Register:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCoOYvR4Zg6BS-RlonZgl8ibgx9KA47KvgB4EAxzevxF0Fnw/viewform">link</a><span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Mark your calendars for the Fall 2016 GWAMIT General Board Meeting. <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Meet awesome fellow graduate women, learn more about getting involved
  with GWAMIT, give input on future events, and enjoy some delicious catering! <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Food will be provided.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">4. Be a Lady Boss and Join the
  Organizing Team for the Fall Leadership Conference!<span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> Recruiting Now<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Info:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="http://gwamit.scripts.mit.edu/gwamit-exec/fall-leadership-conference/"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">link</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Apply: </span></b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NrTtnrrRrsaL2T_cho39k2MW7JHy6-fjdo-I2wbFSF4/viewform?c=0&amp;w=1"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">link</span></a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif"><span></span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Contact</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">: </span><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif"><a href="mailto:leadership2016@mit.edu">leadership2016@mit.edu</a></span></span><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Hey Lady Bosses! We need YOU to help plan the annual GWAMIT Fall
  Leadership Conference. This year the conference will be October 24-28 and the
  theme is Lady Bosses: Women in Leadership and Entrepreneurship. <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">We are currently recruiting Event Leads and Committee Members. Join our
  fun organizing team, meet new people, and help contribute to the professional
  development of the women in our community!<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Please contact this year’s committee at </span><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif"><a href="mailto:leadership2016@mit.edu">leadership2016@mit.edu</a></span></span><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> or if you have questions. You can find more info about our previous
  conference on </span><a href="http://gwamit.scripts.mit.edu/gwamit-exec/fall-leadership-conference/"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">our website</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">. <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">************* MIT *************<span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">5. MAS Diversity Speaker Series:
  Roxane Gay at the Media Lab <span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> Tuesday, September 20th, 3:00pm<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Where:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> MIT Building E14-6<sup>th</sup> floor<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Roxane Gay is an author and cultural critic whose writing Is unmatched
  and widely revered. Her work garners international acclaim for its reflective,
  no-holds-barred exploration of feminism and social criticism. With a deft eye
  on modem culture, she brilliantly critiques its ebb and flow with both wit
  and ferocity.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Her collection of essays, Bad Feminist, is universally considered the
  quintessential exploration of modem feminism. NPR named it one of the best
  books of the year and Salon declared the book “trailblazing”. Her powerful debut
  novel, An Untamed State, was long listed for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel
  Prize. Her<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">latest book Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body is a painstaking examination
  of body image.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Roxane is a contributing op-ed writer for The New York Times, co-editor
  of PANK and was the non-fiCtion editor at The Rumpus. Roxane fronts a small
  army of avid fans on social media and when she finds the time, she dominates
  the occasional Scrabble tournament.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">6. [MITWGS] Vision Reading Series
  presents Joanna Rakoff <span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> Thursday, September 22nd, 5:00pm<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Where:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> MIT Hayden Library Reading Room<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Reception &amp; Refreshments<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Joanna Rakoff’s memoir, My Salinger Year, chronicles her time working
  at one of the New York’s oldest literally agencies. It won wide acclaim and
  is an international bestseller. Her first novel, A Fortunate Age, was a New
  York Times Editors’ Choice and won the Goldberg Prize for Jewish Fiction by
  Emerging Writers. She is a freelance journalist and writes for major newspapers
  and publications including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and
  Vogue. She lives in Cambridge, MA.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Presented by MIT Women’s and Gender Studies &amp; PEN New England<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">7. [MITSWE] Sign up to be a WiSE
  mentor!<span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> Friday, September 23rd<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Apply:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScuDtgYxE2GspufV_WnubviTNwoE2zY39lYJaQjA-vWw0iEaQ/viewform">link</a><span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Interested in inspiring high school girls to learn more about STEM?
  Sign up to be a WiSE mentor!<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">It&#39;s a great opportunity to impact a high school girl&#39;s life and help
  her discover her interests in science &amp; engineering.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">*Help out with cool engineering activities at monthly sessions!<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">*Share your wisdom and advice with high school girls<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">*Free lunch at every session!!<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">*Sessions are on the following Saturdays (11am - 3pm): Oct 15, Nov 5,
  Dec 3<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">*We&#39;re looking for all types of mentors - freshmen are more than
  welcome!<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">The deadline for signing up is Friday, September 23, so please <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScuDtgYxE2GspufV_WnubviTNwoE2zY39lYJaQjA-vWw0iEaQ/viewform">apply
  now</a>!<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">8. From Goals to Actions workshop -
  planning an outreach program for girls in technology<span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> Choose from three: Sept 13, 4:00-8:00pm; Sept 27, 10:00am-2:00pm; Sept
  27, 3:00pm-7:00pm<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Where:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> MIT Media Lab<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Contact</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">: Moran Tsur, </span><a href="mailto:morant@media.mit.edu"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">morant@media.mit.edu</span></a><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"><span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Register</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">: </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduSQNVDWOfeoNamS53Jqo2OR1HUlJ_Dfe8y1tLmHpK0JqoEg/viewform?c=0&amp;w=1"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">link</span></a><u><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span></span></span></u></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Are you interested in introducing girls and women to technology? Part
  of a program that empowers them and shows the beauty of computer science?
  Want to start a new one, or join others?<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Our workshop deals with the process of planning a new program, or
  iterating on an existing one. We will use the experience of many existing
  programs in the field and research findings to talk about goals, activities
  and tensions.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">The workshop will help you:<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">- Formalize your goals and vision for the program.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">- Design activities and methods to advance those goals, taking into
  account your unique situation.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">- Familiarize yourself with other programs in the field, through a
  library of methods and activities.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">- Learn about pressing issues in the field like inclusion, working with
  commercial companies, and scaling up.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">- Learn from each other and connect with other leaders in the area. <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">9. Become a Women&#39;s Initiative
  presenter!<span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> Friday, September 30th, 11:59pm<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Contact</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">: <a href="mailto:wi-directors@mit.edu">wi-directors@mit.edu</a><span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Apply</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">: </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdb3ad0b9y77_2-nvepd1GYAXWV2iUqjKW9rzrVJnxgBd1QXQ/viewform"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">link</span></a><u><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span></span></span></u></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Did you know that women comprise 48% of the US workforce, but only 24%
  of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professionals?<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">The MIT Women&#39;s Initiative is a student group created to address this
  discrepancy, but we need YOUR help!<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">By being a presenter for MIT Women&#39;s Initiative you can reach young
  girls across the country and inspire them towards STEM! <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Each IAP, Women&#39;s Initiative funds pairs of undergraduate and graduate
  women to travel to under-privileged school districts in the United States and
  give presentations about STEM to middle and high school girls. Locations vary
  but have included Washington, Hawaii, Miami, Alaska, and San Francisco.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Presenters get the amazing opportunity to share their words of wisdom
  to girls all around the country.  Help
  shape the women STEM leaders of tomorrow! 
  <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">We are currently seeking graduate and undergraduate students to join us
  as presenters for January-February 2017.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">If you are interested in being a presenter, you can find the
  application here. The deadline to <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdb3ad0b9y77_2-nvepd1GYAXWV2iUqjKW9rzrVJnxgBd1QXQ/viewform">apply</a>
  is Friday September 30th at 11:59pm.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Feel free to check out our website, facebook page or email the current
  co-directors at <a href="mailto:wi-directors@mit.edu">wi-directors@mit.edu</a> if you have any questions or want to
  learn more.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">10. [MITWGS] The Diversity
  Leadership Retreat<span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> Friday, September 30th, 3:00pm – Sunday, October 2,nd 11:00am<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Where:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> CAMP BURGESS and HAYWARD SANDWICH, MA<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Register</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">: </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdb0qHIXcHox2EIPXXEfCNnRH3bptSyzSe6oZInz4EmfEFfCw/viewform?c=0&amp;w=1"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">link</span></a><u><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span></span></span></u></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">The Diversity Leadership Retreat brings together students of all
  backgrounds to explore and investigate the intersection of diversity and
  leadership. <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">We leave campus Friday, September 30th at 3pm and return Sunday, October
  2 at 11am. There will be ice breakers, team builders, high and low ropes,
  workshops and bonding. All meals and snacks will be provided. This event only
  happens every other year so don’t miss out!!!<span></span></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">11. Apply to MIT libraries grant
  for women working in science / humanities intersection<span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> Tuesday, October 11th<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Apply</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">: <a href="mailto:adalovelacegrant@mit.edu">adalovelacegrant@mit.edu</a><span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">A new grant program at MIT will encourage and support projects at the
  intersection of science and the humanities. The Ada Lovelace Grant is
  sponsored jointly by MIT’s Program in Science, Society, and Technology and
  the MIT Libraries and generously funded by donors. Each year, one recipient
  will receive up to $10,000 to support a project using technology to make
  historical materials accessible and engaging to people outside the academy.
  Given the enormous gender gap in technology in general and sciences in
  particular, this grant will be reserved for women enrolled in graduate
  programs at MIT.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">“Ada Lovelace was one of the many women pioneers in science, technology
  and engineering,” says Chris Bourg, director of the MIT Libraries. “This new
  grant program honors that tradition while building on the promise of
  technology to ensure more equitable access to knowledge and to historical
  archives.”<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Proposed projects should use technology to increase access to
  historical materials including archives, manuscripts, government documents
  and records, oral history recordings, and other primary source material,
  broadly defined. The end result of the project should be a website or digital
  exhibition of some kind, and successful applicants will be expected to
  deliver a final report and give a public talk on their project upon completion.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Applicants should submit a two-page proposal, outlining the creative
  vision and practical execution process of the project. The proposal should
  include:<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">-Description of the project and its timeline<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">-Clear statement of the digital product and how that product will be
  shared with the public, including how relevant permissions will be secured<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">-Budget<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">-</span> <span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">CV<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Applications should be sent to <a href="mailto:adalovelacegrant@mit.edu">adalovelacegrant@mit.edu</a>. The deadline
  for the 2016–17 academic year is October 11, 2016.<span></span></span></p>
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  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">12. MIT Work-Life Center Fall 2016
  Seminar Series <span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> now - December<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Info:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">link</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Register:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">link</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">We are pleased to announce the launch
  of the MIT Work-Life Center’s Fall 2016 Seminar Series.  Our presenters, who are experts in their
  fields, will share research-based strategies, tips, and information on more
  than 25 topics, including changing how you respond to stress; supporting your
  child’s emotional and intellectual development; understanding the U.S.
  college admissions process; navigating life as a young professional; and
  learning how to help an aging family member.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">All seminars are free of charge and
  open to the entire MIT community and their families; however, registration is
  required.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">We believe these seminars and
  workshops will help MIT community members find better balance in their
  professional and personal lives. We appreciate your help, as always, in
  communicating this information to the broader MIT community.<span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">13. MIT CONNECT: Free one-on-one
  Lunches<span></span></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Sign up:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="http://connected.mit.edu/"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif">link</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">Are you interested in having lunch with fellow MIT students,
  faculty, staff and alumni this semester? MIT Connect is designed to create a
  more connected campus by arranging for friendly, informal, platonic lunches
  between individuals from all over campus, and all walks of life. We are
  providing $10 in Tech Cash towards selected lunches for participating
  students! <span></span></span></p>
  <p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;palatino linotype&quot;,serif;color:black">************* Outside MIT
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