[Gsc-anno] Career Events, Dental Plan, Orientation 2008, Book Exchange(2Sept08)

[Lorenna Lee-Houghton]

**************************  GSC ANNOUNCEMENTS  *************************
    more extensive announcements online: http://gsc.mit.edu
------------------------------------------------------------------------

headlines (details below):

	     1. NW35 Dining for Graduate Students
		Opening Week starts TODAY!

	     2. Thirsty Ear Pub
		Grand Opening Tonight at 8pm!

	     3. MIT Graduate Dental Plan
		Enroll Now!

	     4. Graduate Student News
		Writers Needed!

	     5. Career Events for Graduate Students

details:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*NW35 (New Ashdown) Dining for Graduate Students*

The dining option at NW35 is opening today (Tues Sept 2), from 6-8pm.

Pricing: MIT Community $8, or $4 with House Dining Membership. Non- 
MIT Affiliated guests, $11.

More information on the dining plan (including menus) is here:
http://web.mit.edu/dining/menus/ashdown.html

------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Thirsty Ear Grand Opening*

The Grand Opening of the Thirsty Ear is happening today (Tues Sept  
2), 8PM inside the New Ashdown (NW35).  We hope you will all join us  
to celebrate the opening of this unique Grad Student run pub.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
*2008-2009 MIT Graduate Dental Plan*

GSC presents MIT's new Graduate Dental Plan!

Coverage Period: 10/01/2008-09/30/2009
Enrollment period: 08/25/2008-09/15/2008
Enrollment website: http://graddental.mit.edu/

------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Graduate Student News needs writers*

The GSN is looking for writers! We need people to write about  
everything from new commercial technology reviews, to energy and  
sustainability issues, to election editorials. If you have an opinion  
about something, and we know you do because you're an MIT grad  
student, write it down and send it in to the GSN editors at gsn- 
editor at mit.edu!

________________________________________________________________________
*Career Events for Graduate Students*

In preparation for Sept. 18 Fall Career Fair http://career- 
fair.mit.edu/ , the following events may be of interest:

CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER WALK-INs
WALK-INS (Brief 20 min. resume or cover letter critiques or quick  
career questions.)
The first Day for fall semester walk-ins is Wednesday, September 3,  
2008.
Walk-in hours are Monday and Tuesday, Thursday and Friday  
12:00pm-2:00pm and Wednesday 3:00pm-5:00pm

During the week before the Fall Career Fair (Sept. 8-12), we will  
offer additional walk-in hours as follows:
    Mon., Sept. 8, 11:00 am-1:00pm
    Tues., Sept. 9, 1:00pm-3:00pm
    Weds., Sept. 10, 11:00am-7:00pm
    Thurs., Sept. 11, 3:00-5:00pm
    Fri., Sept. 12, 12:00pm-4pm
(Location 12-170, and other locations as posted on 12-170 door and TBA)

****Mon, 9/8****
Alternate Careers in Finance (MITIMCO)
7pm to 9pm  (Room 4-231)

****Tues, 9/9****
Case Interviewing workshops (Booz Allen Hamilton)
11:30am to 1pm  (Room 3-133)

FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS: Resumes for Industry (technology)
3pm to 4:30pm
Register via CareerBridge at https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/ 
student/ .  [You will need to set up your CareerBridge account 1st if  
you have not yet done so. Follow text on screen at url above, for  
directions.] Once you logon using your User Name and Password, To  
register for a workshop, select "Workshops Career Fairs and Events"  
on the top tab, select workshop title, then select RSVP (RED) on left  
side of screen.

Case Interviews (BCG)
7pm to 9pm  (Room 4-237)

****Wed, 9/10****
Case Interviewing (OC&C)
11:30am to 1pm  (Room 1-379)

FOR GRAD STUDENTS ONLY: Using Google to enhance your job search
Pre-register at   http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform? 
key=pcal9-0tjDy7_E6_ve_0bEA
1pm to 2pm  (Room 56-154)

How to Work a Career Fair
4pm to 5pm  (Room 54-114) ***NOTE: THIS IS NEW LOCATION***

What is Consulting? (ZS Associates)
7pm to 9pm  (Room 4-145)

****Thurs, 9/11****
FOR GRAD STUDENTS: Grad resumes for Business
3 pm to 4:30 pm
Register via CareerBridge at https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/ 
student/ .  [You will need to set up your CareerBridge account 1st if  
you have not yet done so. Follow text on screen at url above, for  
directions.] Once you logon using your User Name and Password, To  
register for a workshop, select "Workshops Career Fairs and Events"  
on the top tab, select workshop title, then select RSVP (RED) on left  
side of screen.

Networking and Interviewing (IBM)
6:30pm to  pm  (Room 4-163)

Resume Writing (Vista Print)
7pm to 9pm  (Room 4-153)

****Fri, 9/12****
"Crack the Case" Interviewing Putman Associates
12pm to 2pm  (Room 4-159)

****TUES., 9/16****
How to Work a Career Fair
4pm to 5pm  (Room 2-105)

****WEDS., 9/17****
Minority Student and Employer Networking Session
4pm to 6pm  (Bush Room)

****9/18****
Fall Career Fair http://career-fair.mit.edu/

------------------------------------------------------------------------


______________________
Lorenna Lee-Houghton
GSC Secretary, 2008-2009





-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/gsc-anno/attachments/20080902/b1102add/attachment.htm