[bioundgrd] Fwd: MIT Public Service Center November Announcements!

Wed Oct 26 09:50:25 EDT 2011

>From: "Jennifer Currie" <jacook at MIT.EDU>
>Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:13:26 -0400
>Subject: MIT Public Service Center November Announcements!
>
>
>MIT Public Service Center November Announcements
>
>It's hard to believe that we are already half 
>way through the fall semester - we hope things 
>have been going well!
>
>The Public Service Center would like to remind 
>you that we have multiple exciting opportunities 
>throughout the year as well as program 
>application deadlines.  Our opportunities are 
>for undergraduates and graduates and in some 
>cases staff are able to participate.  If you 
>have any questions or would like to know more 
>about how the PSC can help you with a service 
>initiative please feel free to stop by the PSC 
>in 4-104, email the appropriate contact listed 
>below, or email <>psc at mit.edu.  To join our 
>mailing list please sign up 
>at <http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/psc-volunteers>http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/psc-volunteers. 
>Thank you!
>-MIT Public Service Center
>
>
>
>11/2
>
>IDEAS Global Challenge - Fall submit deadline
>
>Working on a new way to deliver social impact? 
>Teams have four chances to submit an Initial 
>Scope Statement and gain feedback from IDEAS 
>staff. If teams need funding as they develop 
>their idea over the next six months, they can 
>submit an (optional) Development Grant 
>Request. All teams must submit at least one 
>Initial Scope Statement. Submit early, submit 
>often. Submit now for funding over IAP.  The 
>first chance to submit: November 2 by 11:59PM; 
>details online 
>at <http://globalchallenge.mit.edu/>http://globalchallenge.mit.edu or 
>email <mailto:globalchallenge at mit.edu>globalchallenge at mit.edu
>
>
>
>11/3
>
>Cambodian Dream - Rebuilding Cambodia by Empowering its Women
>
>7:30pm, 32-123 (reception to follow in R&D Commons)
>
>MIT PSC presents in conjunction with the Program 
>in Women & Gender Studies, CIS, Writing and 
>Humanistic Studies and D-Lab, Professor Alan 
>Lightman in this lecture event.  Professor 
>Lightman will present his work over the past 6 
>years to empower a new generation of women 
>leaders in Cambodia.  The lecture will include 
>slides and videos around their education.  More 
>details can be found 
>at <http://writing.mit.edu>http://writing.mit.edu
>
>
>
>11/21
>
>2011 Giving Tree begins!
>
>Please join your fellow MIT community members in 
>supporting this great MIT holiday tradition. 
>Through the Giving Tree, you can donate gifts to 
>children in the Boston and Cambridge area. Each 
>year, over 500 MIT faculty, staff, students, and 
>partners provide gifts to over 600 children 
>affiliated with 13 local service agencies. 
>Co-sponsored by the MIT Public Service Center 
>and the Panhellenic Association and currently in 
>its 20th year, the Giving Tree allows 
>participants to choose specific gifts for 
>specific children, making the gift-giving 
>process a more personalized one for all.
>
>Here's how to participate:
>
>  1.) Stop by the MIT Public Service Center (PSC) 
>at 4-104 between November 21 and December 12 
>(Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm).
>
>2.) Pick up a gift label for a child--or choose more than one!
>
>3.) Purchase, wrap, and place the gift label on 
>your gift, and return it to the PSC in 4-104 NO 
>LATER than 10AM on Tuesday, December 13.  We 
>will also gladly accept your monetary donation 
>if you are unable to purchase a gift, but want 
>to participate.  Questions? 
>Email <file://localhost/applewebdata/::6118A8D9-A885-4804-B195-89296D816F80:mitgivingtree@mit.edu>mitgivingtree at mit.edu. 
>More info can be found 
>at: <http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/programs/givingtree/>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/programs/givingtree/
>
>  Happy Holidays!
>
>
>
>11/28
>
>Grants application preferred deadline
>
>5pm, 4-104
>
>Are you working on a sustainable public service 
>project over IAP? Are you looking for 
>funding?  The PSC offers grants that can help 
>cover individual or group work in areas such as 
>travel to the community in need, materials and 
>food that helps facilitate the service.  We also 
>have funding available for training, such as 
>workshops and conferences in the public service 
>arena.  Projects can range from exploratory to 
>the implementation of a sustainable 
>solution.  For more information and to apply, 
>please 
>visit <http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/whatwedo/grants/apply/index.html>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/whatwedo/grants/apply/index.html or 
>contact <mailto:psc-grants at mit.edu>psc-grants at mit.edu.
>
>
>
>
>
>Upcoming
>
>
>
>2/2
>
>Davis Projects for Peace deadline
>
>Deadline to apply: noon, Thursday, Feb 2, 2012
>
>Develop a proposal for a Davis Projects for Peace $10,000 fellowship!
>
>Davis Projects for Peace typically offers a 
>$10,000 fellowship for an MIT undergraduate 
>student project that promotes peace, to be 
>implemented in the summer. The aim is to "help 
>young people launch some immediate initiatives 
>that could bring new thinking to the prospects 
>for peace in the world." MIT will select several 
>compelling proposals to send forward, and at 
>least one is guaranteed to be funded! Think 
>creatively, innovatively, and entrepreneurially 
>- this is a chance to formulate and test ideas 
>for peace. The award will be made to an MIT 
>undergraduate, but the undergraduate may use the 
>funds to also support team members as 
>appropriate.
>
>Application requirements:
>
>·      A detailed two-page, single-spaced 
>proposal (who, what, when, where, how, 
>anticipated outcomes and prospects for future 
>impact) that includes confirmation of the 
>participation of any partner organizations or 
>people
>
>·       A detailed one-page budget for carrying out the project in summer 2012
>
>·      The proposal heading must include the 
>following: name of the participating 
>institution, name of all student participants, 
>title of project, country where the project will 
>be performed
>
>See <http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/opportunities/davis/index.html>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/opportunities/davis/index.html for 
>more details.
>
>Have questions? Need help planning or writing? 
>Contact Alison 
>at <file://localhost/applewebdata/::8BCD8EB5-0421-448D-9B2F-6562A5F0E5AB:hynd@mit.edu>hynd at mit.edu <<mailto:hynd at mit.edu>mailto:hynd at mit.edu>
>
>
>
>***********************************
>Jennifer Currie
>Senior Administrative Assistant
>MIT Public Service Center
>77 Massachusetts Avenue, 4-104
>Cambridge, MA 02139
>Direct Tel: 617-258-9361
>Main Office Tel: 617-253-0742
>Fax: 617-258-9357
>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc
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