<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document>
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11">
<meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 11">
<link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C5FBFA.CFDFBEB0">
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PostalCode"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="State"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="place"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="City"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PlaceType"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PlaceName"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PersonName"/>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:DoNotRelyOnCSS/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:SpellingState>Clean</w:SpellingState>
<w:GrammarState>Clean</w:GrammarState>
<w:DocumentKind>DocumentEmail</w:DocumentKind>
<w:EnvelopeVis/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>6 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>2</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>2</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:ApplyBreakingRules/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:UseWord2002TableStyleRules/>
</w:Compatibility>
<w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]>
<style>
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }
</style>
<![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Verdana;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;
mso-font-charset:0;
mso-generic-font-family:swiss;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:536871559 0 0 0 415 0;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{mso-style-parent:"";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;
text-underline:single;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;
text-underline:single;}
p
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;
mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;
mso-hansi-font-family:Verdana;
color:windowtext;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none;
text-underline:none;
text-decoration:none;
text-line-through:none;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;
mso-header-margin:.5in;
mso-footer-margin:.5in;
mso-paper-source:0;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:#0400;
mso-fareast-language:#0400;
mso-bidi-language:#0400;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'>
<div class=Section1>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Dear Student Group Leaders<st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>I am writing because I wanted to tell you about a new
web-based database which allows you to enter information about community
outreach that your groups take part in on the local<st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName>
national<st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> and international level.
If your student group is involved in any such outreach<st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName>
I urge you to read on and consider adding it to MIT’s new Outreach
Database!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>The MIT Outreach Database is a collaborative effort
initiated by the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">MIT</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Public</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Service</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> and the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Edgerton</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> to create a resource for the
members of the greater community from <st1:City w:st="on">Boston</st1:City><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cambridge</st1:City></st1:place><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> and beyond. The database will highlight the
outreach activities that are conducted by members of the MIT Community and are
tied to the MIT campus for the benefit of the greater community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>I would like to invite you to review the website<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> to apply for an account (which will allow you to
add/edit outreach programs your coordinate)<st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName>
and to add your program(s) (and any other programs you are affiliated with) to
the database.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>You can apply for an account by going to the following
link: <a href="http://ideas.mit.edu/~pscadmin/newuser-intro.php"
title="http://ideas.mit.edu/~pscadmin/newuser-intro.php">http://ideas.mit.edu/~pscadmin/newuser-intro.php</a>
or you can try the Outreach Database by visiting this website: <a
href="http://ideas.mit.edu/~pscadmin" title="http://ideas.mit.edu/~pscadmin">http://ideas.mit.edu/~pscadmin</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>We greatly appreciate your time in reviewing this website
and in entering your outreach programs and look forward to any feedback you
might have. The MIT Outreach Database is now linked off the main MIT Outreach
webpage at: <a href="http://web.mit.edu/outreach"
title="http://web.mit.edu/outreach">http://web.mit.edu/outreach</a><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName> so it is publicly available. We will be
advertising the website to local and state community agencies in early January.
Please enter your programs by this time!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Happy Holidays<st1:PersonName w:st="on">,</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>John R. Velasco<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Administrator and Project Manager<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>MIT Outreach Database <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;mso-no-proof:yes'>--------------------------------------------</span></font></b></strong><b><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof:yes'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>John R. Velasco</span></font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>Graduate
Student</span></font></b></strong><br>
<br>
<strong><b><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>Massachusetts
Institute of Technology</span></font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>Department of
Political Science</span></font></b></strong><br>
<br>
<strong><b><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>28 The Fenway</span></font></b></strong><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><strong><b><font face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana'>Boston</span></font></b></strong></st1:City><st1:PersonName
w:st="on"><strong><b><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>,</span></font></b></strong></st1:PersonName><strong><b><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'> <st1:State w:st="on">MA</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">02215</st1:PostalCode></span></font></b></strong></st1:place><br>
<br>
<strong><b><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>Cell:
619.980.1947</span></font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>Email: <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">jvelasco@mit.edu</st1:PersonName></span></font></b></strong></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>