[Gsc-anno] @MIT [Volunteer for Orientation, Mentoring for Graduate Women, Academic Career Series events, Reminder to report accidents]

[Todd Schenk (GSC Secretary)]

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Highlights:

	1. Volunteer for Orientation 2010

	2. GWAMIT Mentoring Program for Graduate Women

	3. Academic Career Series: Academia, Industry, or Both?

	4.  Reminder to report car accidents

	5. Academic Career Series: The Nuts and Bolts of the Academic Job  
Search


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1 What: Call for volunteers - Join the Orientation 2010 Team
1 When: Various events between August 29th and September 23rd
1 Contact: Visit http://gsc.mit.edu/orientation2010/pmwiki.php?n=Orientation.Volunteers2010 
  for a list of opportunities

-  Visit the volunteers page for a list of opportunities, from  
greeting new students at the airport to leading a hike in the White  
Mountains (http://gsc.mit.edu/orientation2010/pmwiki.php?n=Orientation.Volunteers2010 
)
- Visit the general orientation page for a more general introduction (http://gsc.mit.edu/orientation 
)
-  Volunteers get to share in the experience of their individual  
events and welcome new graduate students to life at MIT. They are also  
honored at an appreciation dinner in October and will receive a  
special edition t-shirt featuring the 2010 beaver-seal logo to wear  
during orientation and beyond.

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2 What:     GWAMIT Mentoring Program for Graduate Women
2 When:     2010-2011, Kick-Off September '10
2 Where:    Varies, Around MIT
2 Contact:  gwamit-mentor at mit.edu

-  Women grad students, apply to be mentored by female faculty/alums
-  Meet 1 hr/month with a mentor, plus attend opening & closing events
-  To sign up, fill out the survey at http://tinyurl.com/293ko3v
-  Deadline to sign up is July 31.
-  For questions and more info, e-mail gwamit-mentor at mit.edu.

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3 What:  Academic Career Series: Academia, Industry, or Both?
3 When:  Wednesday July 21st, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
3 Where:  Room 32-123, Stata Center
3 Contact:  Sumeet Kumar or Simona Nedelcu at gsc-arc at mit.edu

- Are you considering an academic career, an industry career, or  
trying to decide between academia and industry?
- 'Academia, Industry, or Both' is a panel discussion about the  
advantages and disadvantages of academic jobs, versus careers in  
industry, and the ability to work in both fields.
- The panel is made up of scientists and engineers who each have  
extensive experience both in academia and in industry
- Sponsored by: The MIT Career Development Center, the Postdoc  
Advisory Council, and the Graduate Student Council

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4 What: Reminder to report car accidents
4 When: When driving an MIT vehicle or a rented car when on an MIT  
sponsored trip
4 Where: Both on and off campus
4 Contact: ila-www at mit.edu    environment at mit.edu

- If you have a car accident, please download the form and follow the  
procedure described at http://vpf.mit.edu/site/insurance/policies_procedures/automobile/automobile_accidents
- If you were injured in the car accident, follow the procedures  
described at http://web.mit.edu/environment/ehs/topic/accident.html.  
This can be used even if you aren’t an employee

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5 What: Academic Career Series: The Nuts and Bolts of the Academic Job  
Search
5 When: Tuesday, August 3, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
5 Where: TBA
5 Contact: Simona Nedelcu or Sumeet Kumar at gsc-arc at mit.edu

- The academic job market has become increasingly competitive over the  
last decade.  "The Nuts and Bolts of the Academic Job Search" seminar  
will be a panel discussion about the strategies faculty use to secure  
academic positions.
- This includes general insight into the faculty selection process,  
the priorities of faculty/academic search committees compared with  
industrial organizations, academic job interviewing techniques, and  
how the increasingly competitive job market is changing the faculty  
search process.
- The panel will be made up of academic scientists and engineers at  
different stages in their careers.
- Sponsored by: The MIT Career Development Center, the Postdoc  
Advisory Council, and the Graduate Student Council