<div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_15110adfccdaaec1" alt="Inline image 1" width="112" height="112" style="margin-right:0px"></div><div><div>Hello Undergraduates,</div><div><br></div><div>I hope you are all doing well this week! It's been really wonderful getting back to campus, resuming my role serving as your president, and seeing everyone again. MIT truly feels like a home :). Thank you all for your kind support, and Daysi for holding down the fort and being an incredible leader! </div><div><b><br></b></div><div><i><b>Aah! MIT is starting to stress me out! </b></i></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div>As we begin midterms and perhaps begin to get lost in the intensity of MIT, I'd like to remind you we are one community. Don't be afraid to drop that extra class or try a new support resource on campus -- your happiness and health should come first! We will be emailing out a <b>general resources email</b> for you to review what's available to you, and you are always welcome to come to the UA Office in the Student Center (W20-401) and hang out. (Pro Tip: Let's Chat is a great service if you just want to try out a short conversation; I popped in next day, and it can be really helpful to talk to someone!)</div></div></blockquote><div><div><br></div><div><b><i>Where's the Byte?</i></b></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div>For those of you new to the campus, <b>the Byte </b>was started last year as a weekly email to capture the events going on around campus every week, so that we could all try new things and meet more people. It will be <b>resuming next week</b>, organized by the UA Secretary, Alexa Martin, and in the past has included video clips from President Reif, interesting pieces of MIT history, and ways to get involved. <b><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/BhDhwF6W7ruW2VE82">Submit your events to be featured on the Byte for the week of October 3rd here!</a></b></div></div></blockquote><div><div><br></div><div><b><i>What other cool things are happening?</i></b><br></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div>On Thursday, we will be holding an <b>Office Hours session with the young alumni of the MIT Corporation, or the governing body of MIT, and the Graduate Student Council.</b> Feel free to drop by 8-219 from 6-7 PM this Thursday, September 29th to discuss any questions you have about MIT. Pizza will be provided!</div></div></blockquote><div><div><br></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div>Last, this year, <b>MIT has been invited to the 16th Annual Ivy Leadership Summit,</b> hosted at Yale. See the end of this email to apply by October 1st! Daysi and I will be in attendance, along with several other student leaders on campus!</div></div></blockquote><div><div><br></div><div>Warm wishes (especially because it's starting to get chilly out there...),</div><div>Sophia Liu</div><div>Undergraduate Association President</div><div>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</div><div><font color="#999999"><br></font></div><div><font color="#999999">Apply to join a committee<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3MBjxSKU6eg64zz8rlaMhtyYE8nGUqjc7fr9njdEba7O3cA/viewform" target="_blank"> here</a>!</font></div><div><font color="#999999">Have feedback for us? Let us know <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fRB2Grg4ryaI3gQ7r2RiSXw0YfE1aMBd4zGOCjd-drU/viewform" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">here</a>!</font></div><div><br></div><div>___________________</div><div><b>16th Annual Ivy Leadership Summit</b></div><div><br></div><div>The Ivy Council is excited to announce that applications are now open for the 16th Annual Ivy Leadership Summit hosted by the Yale Ivy Council at the Omni New Haven Hotel and Yale Campus November 12th-13th! This year’s summit will bring together 160+ delegates under the theme Impetus: Driving Forward Visions for Positive Global Change. The conference will focus on how youth can be empowered to turn an idea into reality and create positive global change through leadership.<br><br>The conference is offering students the opportunity to hear speakers representing five professional fields: global health & development, education, government & activism, general entrepreneurship and technology. Come speak with today’s leading voices and leave knowing how to make a difference in your field. By participating, you will get to learn from experts in these fields the practical insights on how to drive forward your ideas and passions to make positive change. Our speakers include Henry Blodget, CEO of Business Insider, Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder of Unite for Sight, Elisa Villanueva Beard, CEO of Teach for America, Jennifer Klugman, former Director of Gender & Development at the World Bank, David Arabov, Co-Founder of Elite Daily, and 30+ more! See our website for all of our confirmed speakers. <br><p dir="ltr" style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px">Applications are due October 1.<br>Apply today at<a href="http://ivyleadershipsummit.com" target="_blank"> ivyleadershipsummit.com</a>.</p>
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