[GSC-HCA-Offcampus] Off-campus events and announcements

[Kevin Cedrone]

Dear Fellow off-campus students,

Kelsey and I have a few events and announcements to pass on to you. One of
the most important is the GSC Family Survey:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEc3LURHNjA2d3BNZ0ZVNmxLMl9IUVE6MQ#gid=0

Please take a few minutes to fill it out. The GSC is forming a family
subcommittee. Get in touch with the HCA chairs and read item 3 below for
more detail. (gsc-hca at mit.edu)

If you want to plan an event, party or activity to improve the off-campus
community, we will help pay for and/or publicize it. If you organize
something, you're guaranteed a spot.

Finally, if you have any safety, transportation or community concern for
you or your family living off-campus please let us know.

Your friendly neighbourhood off-campus reps,
Kevin Cedrone and Kelsey Stoerzinger
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*Summary*
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1. Student Forums on the MIT Community Wed Oct 10, 5-7pm
2. Ashdown Brunch Sunday, Oct. 14,  noon – 1:30pm
3. Off-campus survey: Win tickets to the Zoo, Children's Museum or
Aqauarium Due by Oct. 19
4. Grad Student Life Grants: Apply for 2013 funding! Submit by Oct. 26,
midnight
5. Dinner & Off-campus safety talk with MIT and Cambridge PD Wed., Oct 17,
6pm-7pm
6. Off-campus dinner at Brown Sugar in Boston Thurs, Oct 25th, 6pm
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*Details*
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1. Student Forums on the MIT Community
When: Wed Oct 10, 5-7pm
Where: 32-144
Contact: ptac at mit.edu
RSVP: N/A
Description: What makes MIT's Community great? We'd love to hear your
opinion!
Drop by any time for discussion and refreshments.
Hosted by the Presidential Transition Advisory Cabinet (PTAC)
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2. Ashdown Brunch
When: Sunday, Oct. 14,  noon – 1:30pm
Where: Ashdown House Hulsizer Room
Contact: ashdown-brunch at mit.edu
RSVP: N/A
Description: Join us this coming Sunday to enjoy great food and fruits with
your
friends! This time our brunch has a Halloween theme. We will have
Halloween candy, yogurt & granola, pumpkin pie, chocolate croissants,
pancakes (some of them with pumpkin!), sausages, scrambled eggs,
French toast, home fries and all kinds of fruits.

Please bring your own plates and utensils. You can help us reduce
waste and you get an extra food item if you bring your own plate. If
you would like to help with the brunch preparation, please contact us
at ashdown-brunch at mit.edu in order to volunteer.

The Ashdown brunch is sponsored by the ODGE, Ashdown House and
GradRat, which will also be present at the brunch.
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3. Off-campus survey: Win tickets to the Zoo, Children's Museum or Aqauarium
When: Due by Oct. 19
Where:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEc3LURHNjA2d3BNZ0ZVNmxLMl9IUVE6MQ#gid=0
Contact: gsc-hca at mit.edu
RSVP: N/A
Description: The GSC is making graduate families' needs a major priority
this year at MIT.  With the announcement of a new childcare facility on
Vassar Street, the time is ripe for voicing concerns and recommending
changes.

Please help us to address the needs of graduate families by filling out
this short survey, made by the Housing and Community Affairs and Activities
Committees, about the costs and challenges families face.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEc3LURHNjA2d3BNZ0ZVNmxLMl9IUVE6MQ#gid=0


Fill it out before the deadline of Oct. 19 and enter to win free tickets to
the Franklin Zoo, Children's Museum, or New England Aquarium funded by the
GSC Activities Committee.

If you're interested in sharing your thoughts on families issues or want to
be involved in making recommendations to the Institute, please indicate
your interest in the survey, or email the HCA co-chairs at
gsc-hca at mit.eduto join the Family Sub-comittee.

Best,
the HCA and AC Co-Chairs
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4. Grad Student Life Grants: Apply for 2013 funding!
When: Submit by Oct. 26, midnight
Where: Online
Contact: gslg at mit.edu
RSVP: http://web.mit.edu/gslg
Description: Chances are you've gotten this email from us before -- this is
just to remind you all of upcoming deadlines for Graduate Student Life
Grants in the ODGE. This year, we are shifting the proposal deadline
forward, as you may have noticed from ads around campus: the new deadline
is October 26 at midnight.This way, decisions can be made by the end of the
semester and awarded funds should become available during IAP (as opposed
to mid-spring).

Every year, we receive great proposals from graduate student groups and
communities, and we are hoping that this year will be no different. Keep in
mind that grant money must be separate from the funds you might receive
from ASA: it cannot go toward the general functioning of your club or
group. However, it can absolutely be used towards hosting events, projects,
and series that are open to the wider MIT graduate community. Cultural
cooking classes, barbecues, lecture series, art exhibits... GSLG projects
have taken many forms over the years! Two or more groups can also
collaborate on a proposal - this is very much encouraged!

Note that living communities are welcome to submit proposals that are
primarily intended for their own residents (such as family-oriented events
for the Westgate and Eastgate communities).

Some successful examples from last year:
LGBT game night (Lutheran Episcopal Ministry)
Art and Ocean Exchange: an experiment in communicating science through art
(WHOI)
Monday Night Sports at the Thirsty Ear (TEEC)
Sidney-Pacific 10th Anniversary Alumni Weekend
As always, you can find lists of past projects, informations, and the
required template for proposal submission at web.mit.edu/gslg. And if you
know of any grad students, grad student spouses, or administrators who you
think might have a great idea for a GSLG grant project, please pass this
email along to them! You are also welcome to apply as an individual: it is
not necessary for a project to be proposed on behalf of a student group.

For those of you not familiar with the GSLG process, here's a basic rundown
of how it works:
1. You submit your proposal using the template on the website via email to
gslg at mit.edu before Oct 27
2. Over the month of November, the GSLG coordinators and a carefully
selected panel of grad students and admins review the proposals.
3. If we have any questions, we will contact the proposal authors, and your
answers will be communicated to the panel members.
4. In December, the panel's final recommendations are made and forwarded to
Dean Ortiz.

So, keep in mind that if there are issues with the project you propose, the
GSLG panel will do everything they can to work with you to make it into a
successful proposal. Projects are rarely declined outright, so please
consider applying even if you are uncertain about some aspects of the
proposal or about the final form you want your project to take. You are
also very welcome to email us or request a sit-down meeting to discuss ways
to form a successful proposal.


Feel free to email us at gslg at mit.edu if you have any additional questions!

Very best,
Sara Ferry
Graduate Community Fellow for GSLG
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5. Dinner & Off-campus safety talk with MIT and Cambridge PD
When: Wed., Oct 17, 6pm-7pm
Where: 56-114
Contact: kcedrone at mit.edu, crimbite at mit.edu
RSVP: http://signup.mit.edu/MITPD_Safety_talk
Description: Cheryl Vossmer of the MIT Police along with Sgt. Kathleen
Murphy and others from Cambridge PD will a safety presentation. Cheryl also
offers a program called “streetwise and safe” where I discuss walking with
a don’t mess with me attitude, common ploys used by street robbers, and
knowing your resources.

Dinner will be served.
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6. Off-campus dinner at Brown Sugar in Boston
When: Thurs, Oct 25th, 6pm
Where:  1033 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215
Contact: kcedrone at mit.edu
RSVP: http://signup.mit.edu/GSC_OC_Brown_Sugar
Description: Off-campus will cover up to $15/person, no alcohol. Spouses
and significant others welcome with notice to Kevin (kcedrone at mit.edu).
Spouses/significant others will also be paid for.

NOTE: Attendees will be selected at random*. You will be notified if you
are selected. Asking to bring a guest will not affect your odds of being
selected. If you want to be guaranteed to attend, volunteer to organize an
event!

*Matlab is sufficiently random for the Off-Campus Subcommittee.

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