[Gsc-anno] GSC Elections, BU-MIT, Spring Serve, MC^2, Foxwoods, Libraries, Grad Fellow, BSO (26Feb09)
Lorenna Lee-Houghton
gsc-secretary at MIT.EDU
Thu Feb 26 01:27:35 EST 2009
************************** GSC ANNOUNCEMENTS *************************
more extensive announcements online: http://gsc.mit.edu
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headlines (details below):
1. GSC Elections
2. BU-MIT Party
Feb 26, 8-11pm, Tequila Rain
3. Spring Serve
March 7, 9am-2:30pm
4. MIT MC^2 Multicultural Conference
5. Trip to Foxwoods Casino
Feb 28, 12pm-10pm
6. MIT Libraries VC Lunch Invitation
8. Graduate Community Fellow Position Available
Apply by March 13th
7. MIT Friends of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
details:
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*GSC Elections 2009-2010*
Officer Elections:
Elections for new officers for the 2009-2010 term will be held
at the April General Council Meeting on April 1st, 2009 at 5:30pm
in 50-220. Nominations will open at the March General Council Meeting
on March 4th, 2009.
The officer positions available are:
President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
Executive Committee Chairs Elections:
The ExComm elections will be held at their respective committee
meetings on the following dates.
Activities: Tuesday March 31, 6pm
Academics Research & Careers: Tuesday March 17, 5:30pm
Graduate Student News: Monday March 2, 5pm
Housing & Community Affairs: Wednesday March 11, 6pm
Orientation: Tuesday March 31, 5pm
For more information go to:
http://gsc.mit.edu/index.php/prog-init/officer-elections
If you have any questions about the GSC Officer elections process,
contact the GSC Vice-President at gsc-vice-president[at]mit[dot]edu
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*The first ever BU-MIT party*
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009
Time: 8:00pm-11:00pm
Location: Tequila Rain, 3 Lansdowne Street, Boston, MA
A great chance to meet fellow students from right across the river.
This is one of the most exciting social mixers in the area for
students. Hundreds of students from both Boston University and MIT had
already expressed interest in attending.
Admission: $3
OVER 21 ONLY, Please bring ID
CAPACITY LIMITED, FIRST COME FIRST SERVE
Transportation:
(1) Take the T to Kenmore T-Station, walk down Brookline Avenue
and turn on Lansdowne Street
(2) Take the MIT SafeRide (Boston East) from Student Centre, get off
28 Fenway, go on Charlesgate and then Ipswich Street then Lansdowne
(it is a 5 minute walk)
Contact Alex Hamilton Chan for more information (bu at mit.edu)
Web site: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=62301008828&ref=mf
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*SpringServe: A Community Service Event*
SUMMARY:
What: SpringServe 2009
When: Saturday, March 7, 9-2:30P
Where: 50-220 (Walker Memorial)
Note: RSVP Required - https://gsc.mit.edu/springserve
Summary: Come volunteer with graduate students and graduate alumni
in a day of service throughout Boston/Cambridge area.
DETAILS:
SpringServe 2009
Time: Saturday, March 7, 9-2:30P
Location: Meet at 50-220 (Walker Memorial)
SpringServe is a cross campus community service event that will be
held on March 7th. The event brings together all graduate students
and graduate alumni in a day of service throughout the
Boston/Cambridge area.
Volunteers will be provided with breakfast, lunch, a T-shirt, and
will have the chance to listen to an inspirational keynote speaker.
SIGN-UP TODAY!
Registration Required: http://gsc.mit.edu/springserve
Contact: GSC Task Force on Community Engagement
(gsc-atf at mit.edu) with any questions.
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*Creating Change at MIT: MC^2*
MIT's Multicultural Conference 2009
WHEN: Saturday, March 7th, 2009 | 9:30AM-6PM
(or sign up for a half day!)
WHERE: Cambridge Hyatt
HOW MUCH: Free for all MIT Students! breakfast and lunch provided
Please register by 3/1 at: http://web.mit.edu/mcsquared/
MIT's Multicultural Conference is a one day retreat that focuses on
bringing students together across race, ethnicity, gender, religion,
nationality, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and other
aspects of cultural identity. The conference offers a provocative
day of workshops, speakers, community-building, action, and reflection
centered around issues of culture, identity, and social justice at
MIT and beyond.
For more information, or to register, please visit
http://web.mit.edu/mcsquared/ or email mcsquared at mit.edu.
Please Register online by March 1st!
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*Trip to Foxwoods Casino!*
Saturday, February 28th - bus leaves MIT at noon and returns at 10:00PM
Ticket includes:
- coach bus transportation to Foxwoods Resort and Casino
- buffet dinner (or $10 meal voucher)
- $10 in Keno tickets
- entry to win a cruise
Tickets cost $15 for MIT graduate students and $18 for guests
(max 1 guest/student).
Tickets (and more info) available NOW at http://gsc.mit.edu/foxwoods
Must be 21+ to attend this event. Bring age ID to enter casino.
Questions? Email gsc-ac at mit.edu.
Sponsored by the MIT GSC and MIT Club of Boston.
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*MIT Libraries*
The MIT Corporation Visiting Committee for the Libraries will be
meeting at MIT on March 9 and 10, 2009. The Committee is charged
with reviewing the entire spectrum of library activities and reporting
its findings to the MIT Corporation.
The Committee is especially interested in meeting with the Libraries’
user community – students, faculty, and research staff – in order to
obtain their assessment of library services, facilities, collections,
and digital resources.
On behalf of Ann Wolpert, Director of Libraries, I am pleased to invite
you, as an interested library user, to join the Visiting Committee for
lunch on Monday March 9th. The meeting is for students only and is
designed to be an informal discussion among participants.
The lunch meeting is scheduled as follows:
Monday, March 9th
12:00 noon - 1:00pm
Faculty Club Dining Room 2
Please mark your calendar and RSVP by March 2nd to Rebecca Bisbee
bisbee at mit.edu, 253-6014.
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*Graduate Community Fellow Position Available*
The Office of the Dean of Graduate Education has provided a Graduate
Community Fellow to the REFS program through Mediation at MIT.
The graduate community fellow would be a 'thinking partner' for
programming for REFS; other projects could include: working on the
content for a REFS website that provides REFS with resources and
shared information, (putting together content, not putting it on the
website, we can take care of that); putting together a program on
faculty/grad student bullying; REFS programming; REFS best practices.
The application and website that describes the program is here:
http://web.mit.edu/odge/community/gcfellows.html
Any questions, please call or email Ruthy Kohorn Rosenberg -
ruthyk at mit.edu, 216-258-8423.
The deadline for applications is Friday, March 13, 2009
The work would include the following:
Plan, implement and evaluate programs and events that support REFS
Assist in the creation of marketing strategies and materials that
increase the visibility of REFS programs
Assist in creating marketing strategies and materials to promote the
creation of REFS programs in additional departments, labs and centers
Assist in designing and implementing approaches to assess and
document the success of REFS programs
Assist in designing and implementing approaches to support REFS
Partner with other Fellows on mutually beneficial projects
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*MIT Friends of the BSO*
Welcome to a new semester, and a new year of nights with MIT Friends
of the BSO (Boston Symphony Orchestra). In addition to its regular
offerings, the BSO offers a series of concerts free to students
through the College Card program (www.bso.org/collegecard), and for
MIT students, the college card itself is free too! Check the website
out to get more information.
Where do we come in? We are a group of MIT graduate students
(originally math and physics, but now expanding to the graduate
community at large) who like to come together to eat and discuss
classical music and related events around Boston (with food!). If you
are interested in joining us, email me at kartikv at mit.edu to be added
to out mailing list and receive information about events through the
semester.
Open to: MIT-only
For more information, contact: Kartik Venkatram
5088780435 or kartikv at gmail.com
Mailing List: friendsofbso at mit.edu
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______________________
Lorenna Lee-Houghton
GSC Secretary, 2008-2009
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