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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear MIT Postdocs, <br>
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On behalf of Kathy Simons, I am pleased to forward the
following:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> **</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">We
are pleased to announce the launch of the MIT Work-Life Center’s
<a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/">Spring Seminar
Series</a>. Our presenters, who are experts in their fields,
will share research-based strategies, tips, and information on
more than 20 topics, including eldercare, parenting, college and
career planning, and work-life. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b>All
seminars are free of charge and open to the entire MIT
community and their families; however,
</b><a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/"><b>registration</b></a><b>
is required.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">The
email below was sent to all benefits-eligible employees. We ask
that you please also share the seminar information with [all]
MIT Postdocs and your department.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">We
are very excited about these lunchtime seminars (12:00 p.m. –
1:30 p.m.) and appreciate your help in communicating this
information to the broader MIT community.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Kathy Simons<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Program Manager, Child Care Services
and Work-Life Policy, MIT Work-Life Center<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Ronnie Mae Weiss<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Program Manager, MIT Work-Life Center<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">77 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg. E19-611 |
Cambridge, MA 02139<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">tel: 617-253-1592 | email: <a
href="mailto:worklife@mit.edu">
worklife@mit.edu</a> | web: <a
href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife">http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt"><b><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1C8699">What’s
complicating your life the most today?</span></b><span
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Adjusting to a new role at work or to life
as a new parent? Helping your grade-schooler
navigate a complicated friendship, or your
high schooler plan for college? Or maybe
it’s figuring out how to help an aging
parent—or just maintaining your own sense of
well-being as you balance your professional
and personal lives. <br>
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</span><b><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1C8699">The
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Center’s</span></a> Spring <a
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Series</span></a> can help.</span></b><span
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With more than 20 seminars to choose from,
you’ll find research-based strategies, tips,
and information to help you deal with the
issues that matter most to you.<br>
<br>
</span><b><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1C8699">These
lively lunchtime seminars run from 12:00
p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
<br>
They’re free—but pre-registration is
required, so <a
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target="_blank">
<span style="color:#1C8699">sign up
today.</span></a></span></b><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
<br>
<i>Bring your lunch—we’ll provide dessert.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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