[Gsc-anno] Announcements 4-20-04

[GSC Secretary]

GRADUATE  STUDENT  COUNCIL  ANNOUNCEMENTS

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                         Tuesday.April 20.2004

GSC Meetings
General Council Meeting: Special Treasurer Elections
Housing and Community Affairs:  Transition and Update
Academic, Research, and Careers

Opportunities to Get Involved
1)  Join the GradRat Committee

Special Announcements
1)  The Hidden Jewels of our Community - Annual Art Show
2)  Spring Weekend

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G S C   M E E T I N G S

General Councils Meeting: Treasurer Election | April 21st 5:30pm 5-220
Housing and Community Affairs: Transition and Update | April 20th 5:30pm 5-220
Academic, Research, and Careers | April 22th 5:30pm 5-220

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O P P O R T U N I T I E S  T O  G E T  I N V O L V E D

1.  Join the GradRat Committee

GradRat - Official MIT Graduate Ring Committee

The GradRat committee, part of the GSC, will work over the year to promote
the ring through many events using its own marketing budget.  The tasks of
the committee are:

Artistic:
    - Maintain the department/program icons
Events:
    - "Premiere" during Orientation (introduce the GradRat to new students)
    - Delivery events
    - Ring ordering days (mostly taken care of by Balfour)
    - A $20K+ budget
    - Maintain the website of the GradRat
Rewards:
    - The ring committee gets discounts on their own GradRat

We need at least 3, preferably 5, members in the committee!
Interested?  e-mail gsc-ring at mit.edu

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S P E C I A L  A N N O U N C E M E N T S

1.  The Hidden Jewels of our Community - Annual Art Show

  Open Viewing: Thursday, April 22, 6-9 p.m.
Bush Room - 10-105 (Donations requested at the door)

Supported by a graduate student life grant
Brought to by spouses&partners at mit

- Meet the artists
- View and purchase their work
- Participate in the silent auction & raffle
- Enjoy light refreshments & entertainment

This juried art exhibit will feature the work of over 20 graduate
student artists and their spouses and partners. Proceeds will support
next year's show and RAW (Raw Art Works), a nonprofit youth arts
organization (http://www.rawart.org/).

If you can't make the opening on the 22nd, the exhibit will be open
all day on April 23.

Questions? See
http://web.mit.edu/medical/spousesandpartners/artshow.htm or call
3-1614.

2.  Spring Weekend

April's right around the corner, and that means it's time for
MIT SPRING WEEKEND
(The weekend of pure fun, on the Institute's tab)

When: April 23rd-25th

What: Tons of Awesome events including:

Hip-Hop at MIT
Dance and Skills Workshops
AXO
Lip Sync
I-Fair
Habitat for Humanity Campus Build
ATO Carnival
Synchronized Swimming Exhibition
TONS of Free Food
and ...

SPRING CONCERT - featuring Live and Slick Rick
(Tickets on sale April 1st - $10 for MIT students)

Why: Because for one weekend each year, MIT brings the fun to you! You may as
well enjoy it.
More Info and Ticket Sales: http://web.mit.edu/spring/www

We also need volunteers for the weekend! Spring Weekend thrives each year
because of its volunteers, and we need YOU! All volunteers will be compensated
with a FREE CONCERT TICKET AND T-SHIRT! Sign up now at the Spring Weekend
website.

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Graduate Student Council
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
142 Memorial Drive, Room 50-220
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617.253.2195
Fax:   617.258.9274

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