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Dear postdocs,</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><i>A person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. So if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">The MIT PDA is run by a group of postdoc volunteers who aspire to build a better environment for the postdoc community here at MIT. As we approach the final
months of the current cohort of leadership, we invite you to tell them how great they did!
<b>If you have 1-2 minutes, post to our digital </b><a href="https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/nRW1TrK0#view" target="_blank" id="OWA61eaa19d-ed8a-d395-a58f-44b40f907ea7" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/nRW1TrK0#view" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin: 0px;">community
KudoBoard</a>. We will select some kudos and share on the MIT PDA Instagram page!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">I would also encourage you to extend your sincere appreciation to our one and only Director of Postdoctoral Services
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);">@Ann Skoczenski</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> and
program director </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);">@Alexandria Yen</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> for
the postdoc Career and Professional Development. The many MIT PDA initiatives would not have been possible without their strong support.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">We also welcome suggestions/feedback on how we can better support the community in the future. Come and chat with officers in the upcoming PDA monthly meeting
on <b>May 27<sup>th</sup> 12pm</b>.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Kind regards,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Yiqiao & Megan</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">MIT PDA Community Building Committee Co-chairs</span></p>
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