[bioundgrd] Fwd: MIT2016/GSC Serve-a-Thon

[Janice Chang]

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From: GSC President Michael McClellan <gsc-president at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-president at mit.edu>>
Subject: MIT2016/GSC Serve-a-Thon
Date: April 10, 2016 at 8:59:17 PM EDT

As part of the MIT2016 celebrations, the Graduate Student Council (GSC) is working directly with the City of Cambridge and the MIT2016 Together in Service Committee to put on a hackathon-style event that we hope will attract over a hundred undergraduates, graduate students, and local high schoolers. The event will address current pressing civic needs in Cambridge including street redesign, design of a narrow-body bus shelter, and creation of tree-friendly sidewalks.

This event can only succeed if we have participation from broad groups of students--therefore, any help you can provide in spreading the word to your students would be greatly appreciated. Even though the GSC planned this event, it is open to ALL STUDENTS (including undergrads) and could be a great opportunity for students to do community service in an interesting format that could immediately address pressing civic needs.

Below is the event summary; proposed civic challenges and more details can be found at gsc.mit.edu/serve<http://gsc.mit.edu/serve> and questions can be sent to gsc-serve at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-serve at mit.edu>

Event Summary

  *   April 19 (a student holiday), 10 AM-4 PM, in the brand new E52 Samberg Conference Center
  *   3 free food opportunities: breakfast beforehand (starting at 9:00), lunch during the event, and a reception afterward (starting around 5:00)
  *   Hackathon-style event focused on real civic challenges currently facing Cambridge
  *   Guidance from relevant City staff and community members (including high school student participants)
  *   Prizes including grants for opportunities to work with City staff to bring ideas to prototype/testing stages

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Best,
-Michael

Michael McClellan
President, Graduate Student Council<http://gsc.mit.edu/>
PhD Candidate, Atmospheric Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

email  gsc-president at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-president at mit.edu>
office  MIT 50-220 / 54-1320
phone 617-324-2303

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