[Gsc-anno] GSC Announcements 21AUG06

[Shan Wu]

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

            1. Grad Orientation 2006 - Volunteers needed
               Help incoming students and meet new people!

            2. GSC Travel Grant Fund - Accepting Applications
               Apply to get funding for attending a conference

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


details:
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*Grad Orientation 2006 - Volunteers needed*

Do you remember being a new first year and feeling lost wandering down the
Infinite looking for Building 32?  Do you remember the student who told you
what kind of light bulb to buy for your room in Tang?  Do you remember the
jolly good time you and your new friends had on the Harbor Cruise?

Volunteer for Orientation 2006!!  Whether you are reminescing your own
orientation or enjoying the festivities for the first time, help us welcome
the newest members of our graduate community this fall.  It is a great way
to meet new people as well as to have yourselves a good time.

For a list of orientation activities still needing volunteers, go to the
Orientation Volunteers page:
http://web.mit.edu/gsc/www/firstyear/orientation/volunteers.shtml or contact
the GSC Orientation Committee Chairs directly by email: gsc-oc at mit.edu

Grad Orientation begins on Sunday, August 27.  For the full schedule of
events, please visit http://gsc.mit.edu/orientation.

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*GSC Travel Grant Fund - Accepting Applications*

Starting in Fall 2006, Graduate Student Council (GSC) will be offering a
limited number of Travel Grants to support the conference expenses of
graduate students in all Schools throughout the Institute. This fund will be
allocated for conference travel expenses that are not currently funded by
the student's Advisor or other MIT-related funding.  It is a source of
travel grant "gap" funding for students that have no other means to attend a
conference to either present a paper or participate as a discussant on a
panel.

We are now inviting applications for the Fall semester, covering conferences
between October 1, 2006 and February 28, 2007. One grant will be awarded per
graduate student, per School, per semester with a ceiling of $1,000.

For more details on the criteria and application procedures, please visit
our website: http://gsc.mit.edu/travel

Funding Period: Fall 2006
Application Deadline: September 15, 2006
Date of Notification: September 30, 2006
Period Covered: October 1, 2006 - February 28, 2007

Funding Period: Spring 2007
Application Deadline: February 15, 2007
Date of Notification: February 28, 2007
Period Covered: March 1 2007 - September 30 2007

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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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-- 
Shan Wu
Vice President
Graduate Student Council
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

gsc-vice-president at mit.edu | http://gsc.mit.edu
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