[bioundgrd] Fwd: Opportunities for students at MIT's PKG Center

[Janice Chang]

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> From: Laura Anca Chichisan <clauraa at mit.edu>
> Subject: Correction: Opportunities for students at MIT's PKG Center
> Date: September 15, 2016 at 12:32:02 PM EDT
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> September – October 2016 Updates
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> CityDays: Sept 24
> Registration extended until Mon, Sept 19!
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> Join us for a one-day local volunteer opportunity to kick off the school year. Whether you’re a student, staff, or faculty member, you can sign up with your friends or as an individual volunteer. We will secure service placements, offer logistical support for all participants, and provide transportation and snacks. Email us at citydays-staff at mit.edu with any questions.
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> Learn more & apply >
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> Career Hack
> When: Fri, Sept 23, 10 am – 3 pm
> Where: Kresge Auditorium (W16)
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> Explore career paths and learn from alumni at the MIT Career Hack. Includes two panels on Careers for the Social Good featuring MIT alumni and mid-career MIT Fellows with a variety of backgrounds and service careers. 
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> Learn more and register >
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> Four Weeks for America 
> Information Session
> When: Tue, Sept 20 & Oct 17, 6 pm
> Where: Rm 5-233
> Applications will be due on Fri, Oct 21 by 5 pm.
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> Want to make a difference in the STEM education or medical fields while learning first hand from practitioners? Want to inspire kids from small rural areas or big inner cities about science and math? Want to help individuals families with their local healthcare needs? Come learn about Four Weeks for America, an IAP program that partners MIT students with practitioners in the education or medical fields. We collaborate with Teach for America teachers across the country and practitioners at Boston Medical Center. Email 4foramerica at mit.edu with questions.
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> Learn more >
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> LEAP Grants: 
> Learn. Explore. Act. Prepare.
> Monthly deadlines: Oct 3, Oct 31, Dec 5
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> LEAP grants support your public service through funding that can help you carry out a service project such as a volunteer day or philanthropy event in the US. These grants can also help you learn about service and social responsibility or build your skills to tackle a community challenge. Email hynd at mit.edu with questions. Please visit our website for more information and to apply!
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> Learn more & apply >
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> IDEAS Global Challenge
> Generator Dinner
> When: Thu, Oct 6, 6:45 – 9 pm 
> Where: Walker Memorial
> RSVP >
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> Join us to mix and mingle with other students interested in social innovation and entrepreneurship, pitch ideas, and meet potential teammates. Hear about the competition and other great resources at MIT, and learn how to enter your ideas for a chance to win up to $15,000 to pilot your innovative service-oriented project.
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> Learn more about the IDEAS Global Challenge >
> RSVP >
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> MIT Alternative Spring Break
> Group proposal info session
> When: Wed, Oct 6 & Oct 12, 6 pm
> Where: Rm 5-217
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> Want to spend spring break having fun and volunteering to meet local community needs? Join a group of MIT students traveling to various locations locally and regionally. Have fun, partner with fellow students, serve a community need, and contribute to the greater good for a week. 
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> We’re now accepting group proposals for Alternative Spring Break. MIT FSILGs, athletics teams, student organizations, and other small group cohorts of MIT students are welcome to apply. We will consider applications from pre-existing groups as well as new student-assembled groups. If you and your friends have a great proposal, we’d love to hear it. Successful ASB applications will receive partial funding for travel, site fees, and food and lodging.
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> Learn more about the MIT Alternative Spring Break.
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> Learn more >
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> Funded Public Service Fellowships for IAP 2017!
> Deadline: Fri, Oct 21, at noon
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> The Fellowships program supports MIT students working on capacity-building service projects. Students work with community-focused organizations including non-profits and social enterprises. These can include a student's own social enterprise. What can you do? Follow your passion and benefit a community in need! You can create your own project, continue work on an enterprise you already started, or intern with a service organization.
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> We welcome a wide range of service projects and support work in the US and abroad.
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> Questions? Contact Alison at hynd at mit.edu
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> (new website about to launch!)
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> Learn more & apply >
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> CityDays: Nov 5
> Service day: Sat, Nov 5
> Group registration deadline: Tue, Oct 25, 5 pm
> Individual registration deadline: Thu, Oct 27, 5 pm
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> Want to help your community, but you don’t have time for a long-term commitment? Participate in one of our CityDays service projects, held on several dates throughout the year. Whether you’re a student, staff, or faculty member, you can sign up with a group or as an individual. We secure the service sites, offer logistical support, and provide transportation and snacks. Email us at citydays-staff at mit.edu with any questions.
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> Learn more >
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> You can find more information on all of these programs on our website. 
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> You can also find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. We post about student projects and upcoming deadlines, so be sure to follow us!
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> 
> Laura
> _______________________________________
> Laura Anca Chichisan
> Communications Coordinator
> Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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> Email: clauraa at mit.edu
> Phone: 617-253-6821
> Address: W20-549
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