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<font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hello MIT Postdocs,
These upcoming MIT presentations may be interesting and helpful
for you. We are forwarding this at the request of Alison Hynd in
MIT's Public Service Center.<br>
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</b>Find out what staff across the Institute do for community
service beyond their work at MIT!
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<b>Come to Pahoehoe: Do-Gooders Behind the Desk<br>
</b>5 MIT staff members share their public service passions
through 5 minute presentations.<br>
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Thursday Jan 19, 12-01:00pm, 1-135<br>
No limit but advance sign up required; email Alison at <font
color="#0000FF"><u><a href="hynd@mit.edu">hynd@mit.edu</a></u></font>
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Join us to hear from five MIT staff members who are making a
difference in communities near and far. You’ll hear about a
rowing program for cancer survivors, cell phone technology for
detecting hearing loss in Brazil, athletes who are running to
end cancer, a program to teach high schoolers everything and
anything, and more.<br>
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Learn what the amazing people behind the desks at MIT are doing,
how you can get involved, and get inspired to act on the issues
you care about.<br>
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The five minute presentations are informal, informative, and
infectious (in a good way!).<br>
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More information at: <font color="#0000FF"><u><a
href="http://student.mit.edu/iap/nspsc.html">http://student.mit.edu/iap/nspsc.html</a><br>
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Writing Recommendations that Rock (without Sacrificing All
Your Weekends)</b> <br>
<i>Kim Benard, Alison Hynd</i> <br>
Tue Jan 24, 12-01:15pm, 2-105<br>
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
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Limited to 70 participants. <br>
Single session event <br>
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Are you swamped by requests to write recommendations and
reference letters for students or colleagues?<br>
Are you new to recommendation writing and need some pointers? <br>
Do you want to spiff-up your style and make sure your
recommendations are effective?<br>
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Then come and learn some effective strategies for writing
recommendation letters that work while being efficient with your
time.
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This workshop is offered by staff who read and write a LOT of
recommendation letters and participate in competitive selection
panels, so we understand both how important these are to our
students and how much time it can take to write an effective
letter.
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Contact: Alison Hynd, W20-549, x8-0691, <a href="hynd@mit.edu">hynd@mit.edu</a>
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Cosponsor: Global Education and Career Development<br>
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<font color="#808080">Alison Hynd, Ph.D. <br>
Fellowships and Internships Administrator<br>
MIT Public Service Center <br>
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**My office is in W20-549, not in the Building 4 PSC suite** <br>
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617 258 0691 <br>
617 902 8971<br>
<a href="hynd@mit.edu">hynd@mit.edu</a> <br>
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