[Gsc-anno] Diversity Colloquium, GSC Elections, Institute Awards, MIT GeoWeb, Career Workshops (11Mar08)

[GSC Secretary]

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

	     1. Rethinking Interactions, a Diversity Colloquium
	        Tues Mar 11, 6pm, 6-120

	     2. GSC Elections
	        Nominations are open

	     3. Institute Awards
	        Nominations due Mar 14

	     4. MIT GeoWeb
	        Expansion to include GIS data

	     5. Career Workshops
	        Thurs Mar 13 and Fri Mar 14

details:
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*Rethinking Interactions*

Don't miss the second day of the GSC Diversity Colloquium!  Vijay Prashad
will address the limits of multiculturalism in his address.

The Limits of Multiculturalism and the Prospects of a New Type of Campus
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Vijay Prashad

Tues Mar 11th
6-120 @ 6pm

Contact: gsc-arc at mit.edu

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*GSC Elections*

Elections for the Chairs of GSC Committees take place throughout March.
Nominations for these positions are now open.

Housing and Community Affairs, Mar 12, 6pm, 50-220, gsc-hca at mit.edu
Graduate Student News, Mar 18, 5:30pm, 50-220, gsn-editor at mit.edu
Activities, Mar 25, 6pm, 50-220, gsc-ac at mit.edu
Orientation, Mar 31, 7pm, 50-220, gsc-oc at mit.edu
Academics, Research and Careers, Apr 3, 5:30pm, 50-220, gsc-arc at mit.edu

In addition, nominations are open for the four Officer positions.  The
election occurs at the GCM on Apr 2 at 5:30pm in 4-270.  To nominate
candidates, contact gsc-vice-president at mit.edu.

The Officers are elected by vote of GSC Representatives.  The deadline
for new representative applications for voting eligibility is Mar 19.
Email gsc-vice-president at mit.edu with any questions.

For elections info:
http://web.mit.edu/gsc/www/programs/elections/elections2008.shtml

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*Institute Awards - Call for Nominations*

Each year, the MIT Awards Convocation and the GSC honor faculty, students,
and staff who have had an oustanding impact on the grad student experience.
We are now inviting nominations for the following awards:

* Graduate Teaching Awards
* Frank E. Perkins Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising
* Edward L. Horton Fellowship Award for Graduate Student Community
* Irwin Sizer Award for Most Significant Improvement to MIT Education

Nominations close Fri, Mar 14
Submit nominations or obtain more info: http://gsc.mit.edu/awards

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*MIT GeoWeb expands access to GIS data*

MIT Geoweb, a new interface to the MIT Geodata Repository, enables users to
access Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data, once only accessible in
ArcGIS, through a standard web browser.

Users can search, view, and download GIS data & metadata from the MIT
Geodata Repository, an int'l collection of GIS data maintained by MIT
GIS Services (sponsored by MIT Libraries, IS&T and OEIT). Users will find
data not freely available on the web or in Google Earth.
Learn more: http://web.mit.edu/geoweb

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*Careers Workshops*

Interviewing from the Hiring Manager's Perspective
Thurs, Mar 13, 12pm, 35-225
What do hirers expect from candidates?  What can you do improve your
chances of making a positive impression?  Sign up at
http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html

Self-Assessment
Fri, Mar 14, 10am
Clarify your values & examine what is most important to you BEFORE
embarking on the career search. Address fundamental concerns that will
help you evaluate careers to fit your own priorities/traits.
Register: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html

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-- 
Oaz Nir
GSC Secretary, 2007-2008