[Gsc-anno] GSC Announcement 07AUG06

[GSC Secretary]

**************************  GSC ANNOUNCEMENTS  *************************
   more extensive annoucements online: http://gsc.mit.edu
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headlines (details below):

             1. GSC-ARC Airport Shuttle Program 2006-07 (Aug. 19th-27th)
                Volunteers needed: Please sign-up by August 10th

             2. Off Campus Housing Service: Roommate Get-togethers
                Find roommates for yourself off campus!

             3. GSC-ARC Mentorship Program 2006-07
                Volunteers needed: Please sign-up by August 15th
       
details:
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*GSC-ARC Airport Shuttle Program 2006-07 (Aug. 19th-27th)*

Every year, the Graduate Student Council offers an airport shuttle,
providing rides for incoming students from the airport to MIT. In order
to make this program work, we need graduate students to volunteer to
spend a short amount of time at the airport to greet incoming students
and to help direct them to the shuttles.

This year GSC Airport Shuttle Program needs many volunteers to help pick
up the new incoming students at Logan Airport from Aug 19 to 27. Each
volunteer will probably work for one time slot ( 2-3 hours per time
slot). During the time, we will provide you with water, snacks, T-shirt
and transportation to airport everyday. This is your chance to help the
new incoming students and also to make new friends!

If you want to join us, please sign-up at
http://web.mit.edu/gsc/www/firstyear/airport/volunteer.shtml 

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*Off Campus Housing Service: Roommate Get-togethers*

Off Campus Housing will again be holding roommate get-togethers during
the month of August.  They are to assist members of the MIT community
in locating off campus housing.  All members of the MIT Community are
welcome!

Location:    Off Campus Housing Service
             E19-429 (*New location*)
Hours:       5:00PM to 7:00PM
Dates:       Monday, August 14, 2006
             Monday, August 21, 2006
             Monday, August 28, 2006

If you have a space in your apartment or are looking for a shared or
roommate situation, feel free to join us.
Refreshments will be served!

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*GSC-ARC Mentorship Program 2006-07*

To make the academic and culture transition of new international
graduate students as smooth as possible, a mentor, an existing graduate
student at MIT, is assigned to each of the new students who sign up
through this program. As a mentor, you will be in email contact with
your mentee and get to educate the new students about the MIT culture,
work load as a graduate student, expectations etc. GSC organizes
mentorship socials where you get to meet and interact with all the
mentees.

Please sign up at:
http://web.mit.edu/gsc/www/programs/mentor/international/
The deadline for signing up is August 15th.

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-- 
Obrad R. Scepanovic
GSC Secretary 2006-2007
gsc-secretary at mit.edu