[Gsc-anno] @MIT [Cambridge City Council - University Relations Public Hearing on Graduate Students and Researchers, ASA Executive Board Elections, 2012 IAP Externship Program, and much more…]
Madalyn Sarah Berns
mberns at MIT.EDU
Tue Oct 4 11:00:49 EDT 2011
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In this week’s Anno:
1. Cambridge City Council - University Relations Public Hearing on - TODAY
Graduate Students and Researchers
2. ASA Executive Board Elections
3. Help strengthen advising and career services for Ph.D. students
4. GradRat Ordering Dates
5. 2011 MIT Career Fair Post-Fair Survey
6. 2012 IAP Externship Program
7. MIT IDEAS Global Challenge Volunteers - WEDNESDAY
8. Pahoehoe: Where Invention & Entrepreneurship Meet Public Service
9. Distinguished Lecture by Economics Professor Esther Duflo - MONDAY
How can social science help us fight poverty?
10. Energy Conference Organizer Application
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1 What: Cambridge City Council - University Relations Public Hearing on
Graduate Students and Researchers
1 When: 3 PM, October 4th, 2011
1 Where: City Hall, Sullivan Chamber
1 Info: Meeting Announcement
-The City of Cambridge has recently embarked on an ambitious mission to
revitalize Kendall Square, Central Square, and everything in between.
-In working with the Graduate Student Council, they have recently called a
public hearing of the University Relations Committee in order to hear the
comments/concerns of the over 4,500 MIT graduate students/researchers
that live in Cambridge.
- This is a VERY important meeting as it is one of the only venues in which
students can publicly relate their thoughts and concerns to the city and
developers which are working on the project.
- You need not prepare anything to say, your presence alone will make a
huge difference in how the city weights the importance of the graduate
student constituency.
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2 What: ASA Executive Board Elections
2 Contact: asa-elect at mit.edu
- The ASA will be electing a new Treasurer
- Interested candidates, especially those interested in the treasurer position
should email asa-elect at mit.edu directly
- All ASA Executive Board members have shared responsibilities to carry
out the ASA's traditional activities, which involve organizing collective resources
for student groups and representing MIT student activities in meetings with
administrators and other governments.
- The ASA Treasurer is the authority at MIT on student group funding.
He/she is charged with ensuring that student group funding policy maximizes
utility and fairness, in order to ensure that each board fulfills its charge
and that shared funding policies are consistent across the boards.
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3 What: Help strengthen advising and career services for Ph.D. students
3 When: Interviews are being scheduled in October
3 Where: On campus
3 Contact: STEMcareer at mit.edu to book a time that fits your schedule
- Are you PhD student in engineering at MIT?
- Have you completed your second year?
- Provide your perspective on the role of advisors and mentors
- Interviews last 1 to 1.5 hours
- Gift card of $25 to all participants
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4 What: GradRat Ordering Dates
4 When: Oct. 3 to Oct. 5, 11:30am - 4:30pm
4 Where: E62 Lobby
4 Contact: gsc-ring at mit.edu
- Enter to win an iPad2 (no purchase necessary)
- $25 for the first 200 people to place an order
- (order for full-priced rings only and minimum $25 deposit)
- http://gsc.mit.edu/ring
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5 What: 2011 MIT Career Fair Post-Fair Survey
5 When: now
5 Where: online
5 Contact: cf-directors at mit.edu
- If you attended this fall's Career Fair (and even if you didn't), give us
feedback so we can improve it for coming years!
- Fill out our survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JFSK3NF
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6 What: 2012 IAP Externship Program
6 When: Opportunities are available for graduate students now!
6 Where: Major cities in the US and around the world
6 Contact: http://alum.mit.edu/students/externships or Elena Byrne,
ebyrne at mit.edu
- The Externship Program matches you with alumni in their workplace for
job shadowing and/or practical experience. Alumni around the world want
to work with graduate students!
- $500 Externship Grants are available for Externships meeting the following
criteria: Outside the Boston/Cambridge area, Non-profit or government agencies
and/or do NOT provide compensation, travel, and/or housing assistance
- Learn more about the program here: http://alum.mit.edu/students/externships
- Deadline to apply: Wednesday, October 12, noon
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7 What: MIT IDEAS Global Challenge Volunteers
7 When: Wednesday, 10/5 @7:30pm
7 Where: 4-159
7 Contact: Please RSVP to globalchallenge at mit.edu
- Annually, the MIT IDEAS Global Challenge awards up to $25,000 for
innovative and entrepreneurial projects that address problems of the
impoverished around the world.
- Previous winning projects have included: curriculum development and tools
for the disabled, low-cost autoclaves for health posts in Nepal, and affordable,
improved carts for street vendors in Thailand.
- We're recruiting a Volunteer Team that will help us rally MIT, hone the ideas
of the teams entering this year, build a new social impact journalism crew, and
host events large and small. We have a variety of roles perfect for any skill set.
- Come find out more and munch on snacks at our first Volunteer Team meeting.
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8 What: Pahoehoe: Where Invention & Entrepreneurship Meet Public Service
8 When: Thursday, October 13, 2011, 5:00-6:30
8 Where: Venture Café, 1 Broadway, 4th Floor, Cambridge
8 Contact: Space is limited - RSVP at http://bit.ly/pAEDuJ Questions?
Email Kate at kmytty at mit.edu
- Pahoehoe is a forum for MIT students to share their work and spread their
ideas.
- Join us to hear from eight people working on innovative service projects
around the world.
- Pechakucha style: 8 people, 8 slides x 30 seconds per slide
- Free food, bar, and networking to follow.Thanks to Eastern Bank’s One
Broadway branch, Cambridge Innovation Center, Venture Cafe and Graduate
Student Life Grants
- Details: http://globalchallenge.mit.edu/events/view/173
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9 What: Distinguished Lecture by Economics Professor Esther Duflo -
How can social science help us fight poverty?
9 When: Monday, October 10, 6:00pm (networking/refreshments), 6:30pm (lecture)
9 Where: Sidney Pacific Graduate Residence (NW86) Multipurpose Room,
70 Pacific Street, Cambridge
9 Contact: sp-cosi-chair at mit.edu
- Esther Duflo leads the Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT, which
has pioneered the use of Randomized Evaluations (REs) to answer questions
critical to poverty alleviation around the world
- She is a 2009 MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, and author of "Poor
Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty"
- Hear from one of Foreign Policy's top 100 intellectuals, The Economist's
top 8 young economists, and TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people
- Up to 40 lecture attendees will have the opportunity to have dinner with
Prof. Duflo in our Housemaster's Residence
- RSVP (optional for lecture only, required for lecture + dinner):
http://goo.gl/Ihn3V
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10 What: Energy Conference Organizer Application
10 When: Due Sunday October 16 at midnight
10 Where: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEpBbVVZVmJLbDZTa2d4dXpiVHBqZEE6MQ
10 Contact: Megan Glendon (mglendon at mit.edu)
- At the top of the application, there is a link to the PowerPoint presentation
which includes information about the Organizing Team roles and ways to
get involved.
- In addition, there is also one opening for the Sponsorship team. If you are
interested in this position specifically, please submit the standard application
and send a note to Dan Connell (dconnell at mit.edu) and Jamie Fordyce
(jfordyce at mit.edu) by this Sunday October 2 indicating your interest and
providing a short description of your qualifications.
- Please direct questions to any member of the Directors Team. At least
one member of the team will be at the Muddy Charles from 3-5 PM on
Fridays for the Muddy Megawatt Hour, where the MIT energy community
comes together to discuss energy topics of interest.
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