[GSC-anno] @MIT [GradRat Recruiting, Dragon Boat Festival, Summer Bowling Night, Sid-Pac Brunch, and more]
Christopher Smith, GSC Secretary
gsc-secretary at MIT.EDU
Mon Jun 10 08:27:16 EDT 2013
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In this anno…
GSC - Graduate Student Council ****
- GSC HCA monthly meeting <#13f2e097864aa360_GSC1>****
- GSC-ARC June meeting <#13f2e097864aa360_GSC2>****
- Future of MIT Education Coffee Hour <#13f2e097864aa360_GSC3>****
- Beaver Quest: A GSC Scavenger Hunt <#13f2e097864aa360_GSC4>****
- Join DSL Strategic Planning Task Force! <#13f2e097864aa360_GSC5>****
- Recruiting: 2013 Institute Committee Grad
Representatives<#13f2e097864aa360_GSC6>
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- Recruiting: GradRat Committee is looking for a new
Chair<#13f2e097864aa360_GSC7>
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- Recruiting: GSC ARC events coordinators <#13f2e097864aa360_GSC8>****
Academic-Professional ****
- The Volunteer Consulting Group<#13f2e097864aa360_Academic-Professional1>
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- Apply for a Graduate Community Fellow
position!<#13f2e097864aa360_Academic-Professional2>
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Extracurricular ****
- Through the Listening Glass: A Concert by the MIT Glass
Band<#13f2e097864aa360_Extracurricular1>
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Miscellaneous ****
- MIT-CAST Chinese Dragon Boat Festival Party <#13f2e097864aa360_Misc1>**
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- Postdocs Share their Science / vendor fair event<#13f2e097864aa360_Misc2>
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Social ****
- Immigration Past and Present : Discussion and Film Screening of
"Brides" **** <#13f2e097864aa360_Social1>
- MIT Snowriders' End-of-Season Social <#13f2e097864aa360_Social2>****
- MIT-WHOI Summer Bowling Night <#13f2e097864aa360_Social3>****
- Graduate Hillel Shabbat Picnic Lunch <#13f2e097864aa360_Social4>****
- Sidney-Pacific June Brunch <#13f2e097864aa360_Social5>****
GSC****
GSC HCA monthly meeting
*What*: GSC HCA monthly meeting
*When*: Monday, June 10th, 6-7pm
*Where*: GSC office (50-220)
*Contact*: gsc-hca at mit.edu ****
- Do you care about issues that affect the graduate student community?***
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- Do you love interacting and working in teams to analyze large amounts
of data?****
- Some of the issues HCA works on include: stipends, campus safety,
families, off-campus community, dining, housing, transportation, and many
more!****
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GSC-ARC June meeting
*What*: GSC-ARC June meeting
*When*: Tuesday, June 11th, 6pm
*Where*: GSC office (50-220)
*Contact*: gsc-arc at mit.edu ****
- Learn about ARC and what we do: poster reception, Travel Grant, and
many other activities****
- We are recruiting coordinators, from grad101/102 to academic
development to writing boot camp, there will be one you like, welcome to
join us!****
- Dinner will be offered, please sign up here:
https://signup.mit.edu:444/signup.php?id=2009458384****
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Future of MIT Education Coffee Hour
*What*: Future of MIT Education Coffee Hour
*When*: Wed, 6/12, 9-10pm
*Where*: Sidney Pacific (NW86) Multipurpose Room
*Contact*: gsc-mitx at mit.edu ****
- What should the MIT grad student experience be like in 2030? The Task
Force on the Future of MIT Education seeks your input!****
- Delicious pastries from Flour will be provided.****
- The event is occurring jointly with Sidney Pacific's coffee hour.****
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Beaver Quest: A GSC Scavenger Hunt
*What*: Beaver Quest: A GSC Scavenger Hunt
*When*: June 29th, 1pm
*Where*: on- and off-campus
*Contact*: gsc-scavenger at mit.edu ****
- Ready for a themed adventure that will take you off-campus?****
- Join us for our first GSC Scavenger Hunt!****
- Tickets: $3/person - one guest per student****
- For more details:
http://gsc.mit.edu/2013/06/beaver-quest-a-gsc-scavenger-hunt/****
- Tickets: https://gsc.scripts.mit.edu:444/ssl/em/?pg=1&id=30****
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Join DSL Strategic Planning Task Force!
*What*: Join DSL Strategic Planning Task Force!
*When*: Ongoing
*Where*: email gsc-vp at mit.edu to apply
*Contact*: gsc-vp at mit.edu ****
- Division of Student Life (DSL) would like to invite graduate student
participation on two important DSL Strategic Plan Implementation teams.**
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- Details can be found online:
http://gsc.mit.edu/committees/nb/ad-hoc-institute-committees/****
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Recruiting: 2013 Institute Committee Grad Representatives
*What*: Apply to join an Institute Committee!
*Contact*: gsc-vp at mit.edu ****
- Applications for Graduate Representatives to 2013-14 Institute
Committees are now being accepted.****
- Serving on an Institute Committee enables you to impact important
decisions made by MIT.****
- Click here to apply! <http://bit.ly/14mV1Ll>****
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Recruiting: GradRat Committee is looking for a new Chair
*What*: Recruiting: GradRat Committee is looking for a new Chair
*When*: ASAP
*Where*: gradrat_design_2013 at mit.edu
*Contact*: katiasht at mit.edu ****
- Duties: market the GradRat ring to MIT graduate community, manage the
GradRat budget, oversee ring-related events on campus****
- Work with a team of graduate students from various departments!****
- This is a lot of fun!****
- Interested individuals should e-mail gradrat_design_2013 at mit.edu for
more details.****
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Recruiting: GSC ARC events coordinators
*What*: Recruiting: GSC ARC events coordinators
*When*: summer
*Where*: on-campus
*Contact*: gsc-arc at mit.edu ****
- Want to do something cool in the summer? Develop leadership skills and
make friends? we have plenty of opportunities for you****
- Grad 101/102 Coordinator: work with GSC ATC/OC to give the first
lecture on graduate life to incoming students!****
- Academic Development Series Coordinator: collaborate with GSC and GECD
on a serires of events on academic career development****
- Summer Writing Boot Camp Coordinator: work with ARC and MIT library to
maintain a specific dissertation writing space for 2 weeks****
- If interested, drop an e-mail about your insterest/yourself at
gsc-arc at mit.edu****
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Academic-Professional****
The Volunteer Consulting Group
*What*: The VOLUNTEER CONSULTING GROUP (VCG) is organized by the consulting
club at MIT (CCM) to give graduate students valuable experience and
introduce them to consulting work. You will do a project in a small team
with one of three local companies on a real business problem they have.
*When*: The program will run for 6 weeks starting June 24, 2013.
*Where*: The meetings usually take place at MIT and/or at the company
(Boston/Cambridge area).
*Contact*: curuksu at mit.edu ****
- After a first week of preparation (consulting/mini-MBA seminar and
meeting with CEO of the company), you will need to commit a few hours per
week for the following 5-week period of time, including two weekly
meetings, one with the team and one with the host company.****
- Every MIT graduate student or postdoc can apply for VCG, to gain
experience volunteering with a start-up company on a business consulting
project.****
- This year CCM proposes 3 VCG host-companies: Strohl Medical (New
Product), SMTP Inc. (M&A), Kodiak Solid (Industry Analysis).****
- For more details please reply to curuksu at mit.edu. You will receive a
short description of the 3 projects, FAQ's, etc.****
- In order to participate you will need to send a short (200 word max.)
statement of purpose explaining how you would benefit from VCG, by Fri June
14.****
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Apply for a Graduate Community Fellow position!
*What*: Apply for a Graduate Community Fellow position!
*When*: Positions start in June or September
*Where*: MIT campus and community
*Contact*: konar at mit.edu ****
- The Office for the Dean of Graduate Education has 10 openings for
Graduate Community Fellows beginning in Summer and Fall 2013****
- Work on projects and assignments that enhance the MIT Graduate
Community in unique ways!****
- Receive partial stipend for your work****
- See the ODGE website for all position descriptions and the application
form: http://odge.mit.edu/community/gcf/****
- Positions filled on a rolling basis.****
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Extracurricular****
Through the Listening Glass: A Concert by the MIT Glass Band
*What*: Through the Listening Glass: A Concert by the MIT Glass Band
*When*: Friday, June 14 from 5-8pm
*Where*: MIT Museum (265 Mass Ave)
*Contact*: brindha at mit.edu ****
- Immerse yourself in a tapestry of glass-blown music!****
- Hear members of the MIT Glass Band together with Mark Stewart, Glass
Lab Artist-in-Residence, create unique symphonies of sound.****
- Three performances of ~30 minutes each will be presented at 5:15pm,
6:15pm, and 7:15pm.****
- Free admission. Artist residency sponsored by MIT Center for Art,
Science, and Technology.****
- http://mit.edu/museum/programs/calendar.html#Jun****
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Miscellaneous****
MIT-CAST Chinese Dragon Boat Festival Party
*What*: MIT-CAST Chinese Dragon Boat Festival Party
*When*: Saturday, June 15th, 6:00 PM-9:30 PM
*Where*: w20-407
*Contact*: cast-board at mit.edu ****
- Dragon Boat Festival is a very important festival for Chinese people.**
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- There will be dragon boat racing in the Charles River near Harvard
square for this festival.****
- It will be great fun to join us and celebrate the festival. Chinese
food and traditional Chinese dessert "Zongzi" will be provided.****
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Postdocs Share their Science / vendor fair event
*What*: Postdocs Share their Science / vendor fair event
*When*: Tuesday, June 18th, 2-5PM
*Where*: Morss Hall (Walker Memorial, 50-140)
*Contact*: crouzier at mit.edu ****
- Come join the first annual Postdoc Share their Science event. Postdocs
from around the institute share their research in an easy to understand
fashion****
- Get introduced to new fields by experts.****
- Finger food and drinks will be provided.****
- The event is combined with a vendor fair, including vendors such as
Airgas, Westnet, Digital Science and more.****
- Enter a raffle to win amazing prizes!! An ipad with retina display,
coffee makers, backpack and amazon gift cards!!****
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Social****
Immigration Past and Present : Discussion and Film Screening of "Brides"
*What*: Immigration Past and Present : Discussion and Film Screening of
"Brides"
*When*: Wednesday, June 12th; 8:00-10:00 pm
*Where*: 4-231
*Contact*: vfounta at mit.edu ****
- Award winning movie, displaying the custom of arranged marriages and
immigration to America****
- Brilliant pictures and captivating music****
- Food will be provided****
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MIT Snowriders' End-of-Season Social
*What*: MIT Snowriders' End-of-Season Social
*When*: Thursday, June 13th, 5-7pm
*Where*: Muddy Charles Pub
*Contact*: fjawed at mit.edu ****
- Come meet up with your fellow riders for an end of the year Feast!****
- Blue ribbon catering will be served****
- Get there early before the food runs out!****
- Make sure to bring proper ID!****
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MIT-WHOI Summer Bowling Night
*What*: MIT-WHOI Summer Bowling Night
*When*: Thursday, June 13th, 6-9pm
*Where*: Trade Center Bowling, Falmouth, MA
*Contact*: jp-contact at mit.edu ****
- Start the summer off right w/ MIT-WHOI Joint Program****
- We'll cover two games of bowling and shoes.****
- Food and drinks too.****
- Start an awesome summer on Cape Cod.****
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Graduate Hillel Shabbat Picnic Lunch
*What*: Graduate Hillel Shabbat Picnic Lunch
*When*: Saturday, June 15th, starting at 1:00PM
*Where*: Kresge BBQ Pits
*Contact*: oderberg at mit.edu ****
- Come join Graduate Hillel for a Shabbat picnic.****
- We will supply the food and drinks for a wonderful Shabbat meal with
friends.****
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Sidney-Pacific June Brunch
*What*: Sidney-Pacific June Brunch
*When*: Sunday, June 16th, 12:00 PM
*Where*: Sidney Pacific(NW-86) Multi-Purpose Room
*Contact*: sp-brunch-chair at mit.edu ****
- Come enjoy great food with friends****
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