[Gsc-anno] Harvard-MIT Party, Grad Gala, Awards, $2 Tuesday, Grad Community, Mentor-Mentee (11Mar09)

[Lorenna Lee-Houghton]

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

	     1. Harvard-MIT Party
		March 13

	     2. Grad Gala
		April 11, 7pm, Boston Park Plaza Hotel

	     3. Institute Awards
		Nominations due March 13th!

	     4. Two Dollar Tuesday
		March 17, 6pm, Morss Hall

	     5. Graduate Community Fellow
		Apply Now!

	     6. Mentor-Mentee Program and Mixer
		March 16, 6pm, Muddy Charles Pub

details:
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*Harvard-MIT SpeakEasy Dance Party*

Date and Time: Saturday, Mar 14, 9pm-1am
Venue:  Sidney-Pacific Graduate Community Multi-Purpose Room.
	70 Pacific Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
About:  MIT and Harvard are coming together once again to dance the
	night away at this annual event. This time, we will take you
	back to 1920s prohibition time to a secret party lounge where
	the star DJ of the Boston area, DJ Influence will make sure
	that you are at the best party of the night in town!

Tell friends, dress to impress, and dance the night away with us!

Free admission, cash bar, ID required.
E-mail: sp-social-chair at mit.edu

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*Grad Gala*

The 3rd Annual Grad Gala promises to be a memorable evening!

April 11, 2009
Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers
7pm-1:30am

Tickets are only $34!
- Three course dinner at the Park Plaza (please bring 21+ ID)
- Live band
- Live DJ after-party

Buy your tickets before they sell out (like they did for all previous
years)!! gsc.mit.edu/gradgala

Brought to you by MIT Graduate Student Council, Grad Rat, Grad Gift,
the COOP, Subway and Anna's Taqueria.

If you have any dietary concerns or other questions,
please email the organizers at gsc-gradgala at mit.edu

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*Institute Awards - Call for Nominations*

The Awards Convocation Nominations Deadline is FRIDAY, MARCH 13th!

Each year, the MIT Awards Convocation and the GSC honor faculty,
students, and staff at MIT who have had a positive impact on the
graduate student experience. We are now inviting nominations for
the following awards recognizing outstanding devotion and talent:

* Graduate Teaching Awards, presented each year to a faculty member
and/or a teaching assistant from each school.
* Frank E. Perkins Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising,
presented to a faculty member, who as a graduate student advisor,
demonstrates unbounded compassion and dedication towards students.
* Edward L. Horton Fellowship Award, presented to any student(s) or
student group that fosters fellowship within the graduate student
community.
* Irwin Sizer Award for Most Significant Improvement to MIT
Education, presented to a member or group in the Institute community
to honor significant innovations and improvements to MIT education.

Other awards include:
Karl Taylor Compton Prize
William L. Stewart Award
Laya Wiesner Award
James  N. Murphy Award (for non faculty employee with dedicated
service to students)

You may submit nominations or obtain more information about the
awards at: http://gsc.mit.edu/awards or http://web.mit.edu/awards.

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*Two Dollar Tuesday*

What:   Two Dollar Tuesday - Irish food from Corrib Pub for $2/person
         Cash Bar (21+ Age ID Required)
When:   Tuesday, March 17th at 6:00 PM;
         tickets on sale at NOW at http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt
Where:  Morss Hall (first floor of Walker Memorial)
Who:    Graduate students and up to one guest per student,
         and children are free
Why:    Stop studying, get food and learn about Grad Gift and Grad Rat
	Buy tickets online at http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt
	Dinner guaranteed from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM.

The next Two Dollar Tuesday dinner is on Saint Patrick's Day at 6:00PM
in Morss Hall.  The event will follow an Irish theme with food from
Corrib Pub and adult beverages from the Muddy Charles Pub.

The inaugural launch of the MIT Grad Gift Campaign -
Staff will be present to announce the Grad Gift goals, answer any
questions you may have, collect voluntary contributions from and
distribute Grad Gift T-shirts to anyone interested.  Bring a couple
of extra bucks and participate!

Tickets are on sale at: http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt

Graduate students may bring up to one guest (guests pay same prices)
and may bring their children for free (no registration for children
is necessary).

Questions or comments: email gsc-ac at mit.edu.

Sponsored by the MIT Graduate Student Council,
the GradRat and the *New* Grad Gift Campaign.

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*Graduate Community Fellow*

Graduate Community Fellows are a cadre of graduate students who work
in the various departments of the Graduate Students Office and on
projects and assignments that enhance the life of graduate students
in unique ways. Fellows work on specific assignments and report to a
senior staff member in the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education.
Together, Fellows receive training in areas such as project management
and managing meetings and also serve as an important conduit for
informing the dean and staff about the graduate student experience.

This Fellow supports the Graduate Student Councils initiatives by
working closely with, and reporting to, the Graduate Student Council
and the Dean of Graduate Education.

The work primarily involves assistance in planning events and programs
that best serve the vision and goals of GSC Orientation.

Necessary skills include some web development; conference experience
(participation in events as a student attendee is sufficient);
willingness to work as a team; strong organizational skills; ability
to work independently.

A full description can be found at http://gsc.mit.edu

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*Find a MIT Graduate Alumni as a Mentor!*

DETAILS:
Mentor-Mentee Mixer
Time: Monday, March 16, 6-7:00P
Location: Muddy Charles (Walker Memorial)

The Mentor-Mentee Program allows graduate students to connect with
MIT Alumni.  Students can gain career advice, as well as establish
valuable contacts.
Register your "Mentor-Mentee" pair at our website
(http://gsc.mit.edu/alumni) to win a $50 gift card to Sidney's
(http://tinyurl.com/bwbn8d).  Currently over 1800 alumni are
registered to be advisors.  Sign-up for an ICAN account and find a
Mentor today.

A great way to meet your mentor is to attend the Mentor-Mentee Mixer
on March 16th.  No RSVP is required.  If you haven't found a mentor
by then, come anyways and meet other graduate students and alumni.

More information:  http://gsc.mit.edu/alumni
Contact:  GSC Task Force on Community Engagement
(gsc-atf at mit.edu) with any questions.

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Lorenna Lee-Houghton
GSC Secretary, 2008-2009





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