[Gsc-anno] @MIT [Nominations for GSC Officers - Open Wed 3/7, MIT Relay For Life, MIT Museum Fellowship, and much more…]
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Wed Mar 7 00:20:38 EST 2012
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In this week’s Anno:
1. Become an MIT Career Fair Director!
2. Nominations for GSC Officers - Open Wed 3/7
3. Nominate someone for an Institute Award
4. European Science and Research Education: Innovative Tailor-Made Experiences for Students
5. MIT Open Ballroom Dance Competition
6. 2012 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Ceremony
7. 7th Annual MIT Sloan Investment Management Conference
8. MIT Relay For Life
9. RSVP's Now Open for GWAMIT's Spring Empowerment Conference!
10. MIT Museum Fellowship
11. Science Policy Initiative lunch with David Cash
12. Spring Charity Ball - Help Save a Child's Life
13. Ashdown House Sunday Brunch
14. LSC: Tower Heist
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1 What: Become an MIT Career Fair Director!
1 When: ASAP
1 Contact: falanso at mit.edu
- Want to run one of the largest Career Fairs in the US?
- Interested in having close contact with over 300 of the top employers?
- The MIT Career Fair is looking for new leadership and YOU could be
one of the next Directors
- Director Positions: Employer Relations, Treasurer, Sponsorship, Publicity,
Week-of Logistics, Day-of Logistics, Facilitator
- Apply/Info: http://gsc.mit.edu/2012/02/becoming-a-career-fair-director/
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2 What: Nominations for GSC Officers - Open Wed 3/7
2 When: 3/7 5:30-7pm General Council Meeting
2 Where: Walker Memorial - Pritchett Hall
2 Contact: gsc-vp at mit.edu
- Nominations open for GSC Officer Positions: President, Vice President,
Secretary, Treasurer
- Elections will be held at the April GCM 4/4
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3 What: Nominate someone for an Institute Award
3 When: by March 23, 2012, 3pm
3 Where: http://gsc.mit.edu/programs-initiatives/institute-awards/
3 Contact: gsc-awards at mit.edu
- Each year, the GSC helps award four Institute Awards recognizing
different
contributions to graduate life. Please consider nominating someone
today.
- Awards include: Graduate Teaching Awards (for each school)
- Frank E. Perkins Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising
- Edward L. Horton Fellowship Award
- Irwin Sizer Award for Most Significant Improvement to MIT Education
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4 What: European Science and Research Education: Innovative Tailor-
Made Experiences for Students
4 When: March 19th 9:30-11:00am
4 Where: Emma Rogers Room, 10-340
- Come enjoy a talk by Professor Hans van Himbergen, Deputy-Rector of
International Educational Affairs at Utrecht University in the Netherlands
- Presentation will discuss the drive towards promoting tailor-made
education in small scale settings going beyond the traditional emphasis
on acquiring knowledge and meeting strictly academic requirements.
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5 What: MIT Open Ballroom Dance Competition
5 When: Sat/Sun March 17th & 18th
5 Where: Rockwell Cage
5 Contact: ballroom.mit.edu/com
- The MIT Ballroom Dance Team invites you to the MIT Open Ballroom
Dance Competition on Saturday March 17 and Sunday March 18 in
Rockwell Cage.
- The competition will feature top dancers from all over the country,
and a showcase on Saturday night by
two-time World Ten-Dance Champions Iveta and Gherman.
- The competition is free to watch and open to the public. Tickets for
the professional showcase are $12 online and are available at
http://mitopenprofessionalshow.eventbrite.com/.
- For more information about the competition, go to ballroom.mit.edu/comp.
- For details about MIT's competitive ballroom team and how to join, visit
ballroom.mit.edu.
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6 What: 2012 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Ceremony
6 When: Wednesday, Mar 7, 2012 @ 7pm (6:15pm Reception & Invention
Showcase)
6 Where: 10-250 (Reception in Lobby 10)
6 Contact: Shannon O'Brien (shannon1 at mit.edu / 617-258-5798)
- Join Mrs. Dorothy Lemelson, Chair of the Lemelson Foundation; Ian A.
Waitz, Dean of the MIT School of Engineering; and members of the MIT
Community
- For the announcement of the winner of the 2012 $30,000 Lemelson-MIT
Student Prize,
- as well as winners from other Lemelson-MIT Collegiate Student Prize
Schools:
- Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute and The University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.
- L-MIT Student Prize winner and finalists will present their work during
the ceremony. (Dessert reception to follow).
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7 What: 7th Annual MIT Sloan Investment Management Conference
7 When: Friday, March 9, 2012
7 Where: The Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA
7 Contact: http://mitsloaninvestment.com/Contact-Us.html
- Great opportunity for those interested in finance careers to network
with leading investment management professionals from around the
Boston area.
- The theme of this year's conference is "Fundamental and Quantitative
Strategies for Turbulent Markets."
- Keynote Speakers include: Congressman Barney Frank, Donald
Sussman, Ron O'Hanley, and Professors Roberto Rigobon and Alberto
Cavallo.
- Panel Discussions include: Emerging Markets, Institutional Investing,
Low Volatility Investing, Retirement Finance, and High Frequency Trading.
- To register visit http://mitsloaninvestment.com/Conference.html and find
more information
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8 What: MIT Relay For Life
8 When: 6pm-6am March 10-11
8 Where: Johnson Athletic Center (W34)
8 Contact: lauralu at mit.edu
- Relay For Life is open to the entire MIT community!
- Fun-filled overnight experience dedicated to celebrate the lives of people
who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back.
- Last year, we had over 600 participants and raised over $40,000 to
support cancer research, advocacy, and patient care. Let's keep it growing!
- Form a team: Friends, colleagues, and family members of all ages are
welcome to join. Many teams dedicate their efforts to honor someone.
- Come to Johnson to witness the emotional Luminaria ceremony. Invite
a Cancer Survivor to be honored at the Survivor Reception and Victory Lap.
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9 What: RSVP's Now Open for GWAMIT's Spring Empowerment Conference!
9 When: Mon, Mar 12 through Fri, Mar 16
9 Where: visit empowerment.gwamit.org for event specific info
9 Contact: gwamit-spring at mit.edu
- Featuring fantastic speakers from Tesla, KAYAK, Continuum,
Racialicious, Philips Healthcare, Oliver Wyman, FDA and MIT Media Lab.
- KEYNOTE: Latoya Peterson, Digital Empowerment for the Real World:
Using Social Media, Creating Social Change. [Thurs 15th, 6:30pm,
32-G449]
- Inspirational and provocative discussions covering personal growth,
design thinking, competitive careers, communication, and work-life balance.
- RSVP now at: tinyurl.com/87yjfe2
- For more information and detailed speaker bios please visit
empowerment.gwamit.org
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10 What: MIT Museum Fellowship
10 When: Spring 2012; exact dates are flexible
10 Where: MIT Museum
10 Contact: Brindha Muniappan
- The MIT Museum is looking for an innovative & enthusiastic student who
is interested in outreach through informal science education.
- This person will have creative ideas for how to introduce more MIT
students to the Museum and will develop a plan to increase student
awareness about
- opportunities for public communication of science, development of
middle & high school educational programs, science & technology
outreach,
- exhibit development, and more. If interested, please contact
Brindha Muniappan, brindha at mit.edu
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11 What: Science Policy Initiative lunch with David Cash
11 When: March 12
11 Where: RSVP to Amanda Cuellar (adcuella at mit.edu) for location
11 Contact: Amanda Cuellar, adcuella at mit.edu
- Join David Cash, Commissioner at the Massachusetts Department of
Public Utilities for an informal discussion about science policy
- Attendance will be limited. Contact Amanda Cuellar (adcuella at mit.edu)
to RSVP
- SPI is a student group involved in outreach and advocacy efforts related
to science policy.
- Visit our website http://web.mit.edu/spi/ for more information.
- This event is sponsored by the MIT Science Policy Initiative and the
GSC Funding Board.
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12 What: Spring Charity Ball - Help Save a Child's Life
12 When: Sat. March 10, 8pm - 11pm
12 Where: Morss Hall, Walker Memorial
12 Contact: MIT China Care (chinacare-exec at mit.edu)
- Raffle Prizes : : Auction : : Buffet-Style Hors D'oeuvre : : Dancing : :
Live DJ : : Live Bands From Berklee
- Tickets: $5 MIT, $7 non-MIT or at door - Get tickets at:
http://bit.ly/charityBallTickets
- All proceeds go towards funding surgeries for Chinese orphans with
medical needs. HELP SAVE A CHILD'S LIFE.
- Learn more : : http://chinacare.scripts.mit.edu/fundraising.php
: : http://on.fb.me/charityBall
- An emergency bone marrow drive will also be held to benefit Janet
Liang who suffers from leukemia and needs to find a bone marrow
match before April
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13 What: Ashdown House Sunday Brunch
13 When: 12-1 PM, Sun. Mar 11, 2012
13 Where: Hulsizer Room, Ashdown
13 Contact: ashdown-brunch at mit.edu
- Come join us for the monthly Ashdown Sunday Brunch!
- Pancakes, sausages, yogurt, croissants, eggs, home fries and all kinds
of fruit!
- Food provided in two batches, one at 12:00pm and another at 12:20pm
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14 What: LSC: Tower Heist
14 When: March 9th & 10th, at 7 & 10pm
14 Where: 26-100
14 Contact: lsc at mit.edu
- Heist comedy with all-star cast:
- Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Alan Alda, Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick,
Michael Peña, and Gabourey Sidibe.
- Workers at a posh Central Park condo plot to steal back their pensions
from the thieving Wall Street billionaire who's about
- to get away with the ultimate white-collar crime.
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