[Gsc-anno] F1 Go-kart, John Nonnamaker, $100k Competition, Campus Dining

[GSC Secretary]

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

             1. F1 Go-kart Endurance Race
                Saturday, October 28, 12-5pm. Tickets on sale now!

             2. Academic Seminar by John Nonnamaker
                Friday, October 20, 3:30-5pm, 34-101

             3. MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition Events
                Team-building dinner (10/17), Executive Summary (10/19)

             4. Campus Dining Survey (ends TODAY!)
                Provide valuable feedback in vendor selection

details:
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*F1 Go-kart Endurance Race*

The GSC Activities Committee is bringing you the 2 hour go-kart
endurance race at F1 Boston, taking place on Saturday, October 28,
12-5pm. Tickets are on sale now in the GSC Office (50-220).

Without Transportation:
MIT Grad students: $25
Guests (1/Grad student): $30

With Transportation
MIT Grad students: $30
Guests (1/Grad student): $35

12 teams of 6 drivers each
Valid License required (Foreign licenses accepted), 18+ to drive

Contact: gsc-ac at mit.edu

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*Academic Seminar by John Nonnamaker*

"The Light at the End of the Tunnel: How Doctoral Students Succeed."
Date: Oct 20th 2006 (Friday)
Time: 3.30-5pm
Venue: 34-101

This seminar will present the initial findings of a longitudinal
research project being conducted at Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and at Oregon State University. Sixty PhD students in math,
physics and chemistry shared their perspectives on factors which assist
them in persisting to degree completion. Findings may inform such
faculty roles as advising and mentoring, selection and retention of
students, and implications for program culture. Findings may also help
graduate student in identifying what they need to succeed. Particularly
salient aspects of the graduate experience from the students'
perspectives such as tenure status of advisor, source of funding, the
process of qualifying exams, professional integration, and pre-grad
school activities and motivations will also be discussed. Faculty,
student and administration reactions and perspectives will be sought to
further benefit this research.

Contact: gsc-arc at mit.edu

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*MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition Events*

The MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition invites you to:

A Team-Building Dinner: Lessons Learned
Tuesday, October 17, 7PM
Outside MIT Kirsch Auditorium
Stata Center, 32 Vassar Street
Come learn from previous MIT$100K winners.

AND

How to Write an Executive Summary
Hosted by Ian Carver of the Entrepreneurial Services Center,
				PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Thursday, October 19, 7PM
Room 1-190

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*Campus Dining Survey (ends TODAY!)*

The Campus Dining survey is now open. Vote for the restaurant you want
in Lobdell. The Campus Dining office will use the survey results to
decide which vendor[s] to approach about a contract. Voting ends Tuesday
October 17th at 11:59pm, so make sure you vote before then. It is only 5
multi-choice questions, so please take one minute and complete the
survey:

http://web.mit.edu/dining/feedback/surveys.html

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-- 
Obrad R. Scepanovic
GSC Secretary 2006-07
gsc-secretary at mit.edu