[GSC-HCA-Offcampus] GSC-Offcampus Event: MIT/WHOI Joint Program Picnic & Beach Day

[Kevin Cedrone]

Dear fellow off-campus residents,

This is a short announcement about the upcoming MIT/WHOI event that is
happening this weekend. GSC Off-campus bought 15 tickets to this event for
you all. Details are below.

Kelsey and I are going to change the sign-up process a little. You will
RSVP as usual at the link below, and after 24-48 hours when the reservation
list fills up we will randomly draw names from the RSVP list to fill up the
invite list. There will not be a preference or penalty for students with
spouses/significant others or children, so RSVP as usual but *you are not
confirmed until you get an e-mail from Kelsey or me*. This is a response to
feedback that the lists fill up too fast.

For the past few events, we have had a string of last-minute cancellations.
I understand that things come up, but it's difficult to organize (and
pre-pay) for events when attendance is not certain. Please tell us as soon
as possible if you can't make it so we can find people from the waiting
list.

Finally: I am trying to plan a babysitting night where GSC Off-campus would
pay for ~4 hours of babysitting for children so off-campus parents could
have a night out. In exchange we'd also be interested in informal feedback
about housing and community affairs issues facing off-campus grad students
with families. If such an event would interest you, let me know (
kcedrone at mit.edu).

We'll have another round of events ready soon. As always, if you have any
suggestions for events or concerns about living off-campus please let me
know!

Your off-campus subcommittee chairs,
Kevin Cedrone and Kelsey Stoerzinger

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*MIT/WHOI Joint Program Picnic & Beach Day*
What: MIT/WHOI Joint Program Picnic & Beach Day
When: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 12-4 pm
Where: Quissett ball field, WHOI campus, Woods Hole, MA
Contact: jmcdermott at whoi.edu and edrenkard at whoi.edu

* The annual MIT/WHOI Joint Program Picnic & Beach Day is a great chance to
come enjoy a summer day on the beautiful WHOI campus on Cape Cod.
* Swim in the ocean, play beach volleyball, tennis, soccer, frisbee and
basketball, and participate in the MIT vs. Joint Program kickball
tournament!
* Ticket-holders will get a round-trip seat on Peter Pan charter buses that
will bring students from the MIT campus to the WHOI Campus. Tickets are
$10, paid for by GSC off-campus.
* Please visit http://mit.universitytickets.com/user_pages/event.asp?id=218for
more info about tickets.
* Sponsored by GSC LEF, GSC MEF, GSC AC, MIT Biology, EGSAC, EECS GSA, GAME

*RSVP*:
If you want space for a spouse, significant other or child let me know
after you sign-up. (kcedrone at mit.edu)
https://signup.mit.edu:444/signup.php?id=MIT_WHOI_2012

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Housing and Community Affairs Committee Meeting
*What*: GSC HCA Meeting
*When*: July 26th, 5PM
*Where*: GSC Office in Walker Memorial (50-220)
*Contact*: Randi and Nathaniel <gsc-hca at mit.edu>

   - Do you care about issues that affect the graduate student community?
   - Do you love interacting and working in teams to analyze large amounts
   of data?
   - Some of the many, many issues HCA works on include: stipend levels,
   campus safety, family matters, off-campus community, dining, housing
   quality and affordability, transportation, and many more
   - For more information and details about HCA and its countless projects,
   please visit the HCA site <http://gsc.mit.edu/committees/hca/>
   - Please RSVP here <http://signup.mit.edu/129013014>

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