<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><img src="cid:ii_152483383e4a3a51" alt="Inline image 1" width="525" height="44" class=""><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div><font color="#000000"><div style="font-family:LucidaGrande">Dear Undergrads,</div><div style="font-family:LucidaGrande"><br></div><div style="font-family:LucidaGrande">We're excited to announce the Resilience Project, presented by UA Student Support & Wellness. This initiative aims to highlight and encourage resilience in the face of adversity within the MIT community.</div><div style="font-family:LucidaGrande"><br></div><div style="font-family:LucidaGrande">Our first effort is Portraits of Resilience, a photo/interview series by Prof. Daniel Jackson. Each installment consists of a portrait and a story, told in the subject's own words, of how they found resilience and meaning in their life. Selected excerpts of Prof. Jackson's series will be published in The Tech weekly during IAP.</div><div style="font-family:LucidaGrande"><br></div><div style="font-family:LucidaGrande">The first published <a href="http://tech.mit.edu/V135/N36/resilience.html" target="_blank">portrait and interview of Karen Hao</a> can be found in the current copy of The Tech. In addition to raising thought-provoking questions about MIT culture, her poignant story shows the remarkable wisdom and strength that emerged in the face of difficult challenges.</div><div style="font-family:LucidaGrande"><br></div><div style="font-family:LucidaGrande">Our hope is that these stories will inspire us all by highlighting how people at MIT cope with adversity and that we are encouraged to seek help when we need it, from our friends and from MIT resources. At the same time, these stories offer us a chance to think about how we can all improve our lives and our community.</div><div style="font-family:LucidaGrande"><br></div><div style="font-family:LucidaGrande">If you have your own story to tell, we hope that you will consider participating. We’re also planning a series entitled Stories of Resilience consisting of stories that are submitted instead in written form. </div></font><div style="font-family:LucidaGrande"><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:LucidaGrande"><font color="#000000">For more information or to participate, contact us at <a href="mailto:ResilienceProject@mit.edu" target="_blank">ResilienceProject@mit.edu</a>.</font></div></div><div style="font-family:LucidaGrande"><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:LucidaGrande"><font color="#000000">Thank you,</font></div><div style="font-family:LucidaGrande"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Alice Zielinski and Tamar Weseley</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:LucidaGrande"><font color="#000000" size="1">UA Student Support & Wellness, Co-Chairs</font></div></div><div><div><div></div></div></div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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