[bioundgrd] Public Service Announcements for Students

[Janice Chang]

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>* 2011 IDEAS Competition and MIT Global Challenge Awards Celebration 5/2
>*Personal Statement Workshop 5/13
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>---IDEAS COMPETITION AND MIT GLOBAL CHALLENGE AWARDS
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>2011 IDEAS Competition and MIT Global Challenge Awards Celebration
>Join MIT students, faculty, and staff for a celebration of the 
>spirit of innovation, entrepreneurship, and public service that 
>motivates thousands of students each year to share their talents and 
>skills with communities in need.
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>45 teams entered their innovative public service ideas into the 
>final round of the competition this year. On May 2 we'll announce 
>the winners of up to $150,000 in implementation awards.  We'll be 
>joined by special guests both on stage and from around the world. 
>Come celebrate the teams entering this year!
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>When: Monday, May 2
>7:00 - 7:30pm - Open Poster Session - Come learn about the projects 
>entered this year
>7:30 - 9:00pm - Awards Ceremony
>9:00pm - Reception
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>--PERSONAL STATEMENT WORKSHOP
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>Do you need to write a personal statement, but have trouble with 
>what you would write?  If so, come to the Personal Statement Writing 
>Workshop! Details of the event below:
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>Personal Statement Writing Workshop
>Location: 56-114
>*Start Date/Time: 5/13/2011 4:00 PM
>*End Date/Time: 5/13/2011 5:30 PM
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>For students, personal statements and application essays are among 
>the most difficult and most important documents they will ever 
>write. They are difficult because they require both introspection 
>and polish, and important because the writer may literally be 
>competing for tens of thousands of dollars in a huge field of 
>outstanding candidates. A writing tutor who has provided guidance on 
>more than a thousand graduate applications, Joe Schall advises you 
>on how to be competitive but not cocky, informed but not formulaic, 
>openly creative yet professional.
>-from: https://www.e-education.psu.edu/writingpersonalstatementsonline/
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>Joe Schall, author of Writing Personal Statements Online and former 
>Giles Writer-in-Residence for the College of Earth and Mineral 
>Sciences at Penn State, will lead this workshop on how to write a 
>winning personal statement that stands out from all the rest.
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>Restricted to MIT students. Sign-up on CareerBridge.
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>_______________________________
>Jennifer Higgins-Spiers
>Fellowships and Internships Graduate Assistant
>MIT Public Service Center
>77 Massachusetts Ave. 4-104
>Cambridge, MA 02139
>(617) 253-0742
>spiersjp at mit.edu