[Gsc-anno] Dissertation Bootcamp, MSRP BBQ, FamilyNet, Writing Center(25Jul08)

[Lorenna Dianne Lee-Houghton]

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

             1. Dissertation Bootcamp
                July 28-Aug 1

             2. MSRP BBQ
                Aug 2, 4-6pm, Kresge BBQ Pits

             3. MIT FamilyNet

             4. Writing Center is Open during the Summer!

details:
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*Dissertation Bootcamp*

What:          5-day writing retreat
When:          July 28 (Mon) - Aug 1 (Fri)
        10am - 4pm daily (including lunch break)
Where:         8-205

Dissertation Bootcamp is a new, experimental GSC event organized to help
graduate students write their dissertations by providing a conducive
environment for writing. Free drinks (including coffee) and snacks  will be
provided daily.

A deposit of $20 will be collected from each participant on the first  day.
This deposit will be refunded in full on the last day if the  participant has
an attendance rate of at least 80%. This is purely to provide extra
motivation for participants to show up, sit down and write.

Due to space constraints, participation will be limited to 20 students.

To sign up or make enquiries, email Cheston Tan (cheston at mit.edu).

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*MSRP BBQ*

Join the MSRP (MIT Summer Research Program) BBQ on Saturday, August 2nd, 4-6pm
at the Kresge BBQ pits, co-sponsored by the gsc. Meet undergraduate students
from a broad array of (underrepresented) backgrounds and promote diversity by
sharing your graduate school experience with them. Please RSVP to
sanderm at mit.edu by July 25 with your name and department.

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*MIT FamilyNet*

Welcome to MIT FamilyNet - our new social networking site!
http://familynet.mit.edu

What can you do on MIT FamilyNet?

 - Search for other parents or families who have similar background or interests
as yours, using criteria such as neighborhood, ages of children, languages
spoken, services interested in (childcare exchange; nanny share; daycare or
school carpool; playgroups).
 - Maintain a list of buddies with whom you can exchange private contact
information.
 - Join interest groups, or start your own group (you'll find some of
spouses&partners at mit interest groups on the site, like the Book Group and
Cooking Group)
 - Participate in public forums (e.g. Buy&Sell, Parenting Tips, etc) by reading
and posting topics.
 - Find out about interesting events and activities at MIT and in your groups.

Sign up today!  All MIT affiliates and/or their spouses/partners can register to
become members.

Jennifer Recklet, Program Coordinator
spouses&partners at mit

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*Writing Center will be open this Summer!*

For the first time in its 26-year history, MIT's Writing and
Communication Center will be open during the summer. The new hours
are the result of special funding from Dean Steven Lerman and the
Office of the Dean for Graduate Education, Dean Deborah Fitzgerald
and the Office of Dean of School of Humanities and Social Sciences,
and Assoc. Provost Claude Canizares. The basic concept is to make the
Center's professional consultants available for graduate students
and post-docs during the summer months.

the Writing Center will be open from:
July 1-August 22, Monday through Friday,
from 10:a.m.-noon, 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Appointments will be made on the online scheduler
and there will also be the possibility of dropping in.

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Lorenna Lee-Houghton
GSC Secretary, 2008-2009