[GSC-HCA-Offcampus] OCH: September

[Molly Anne Bird]

Hello Off-Campus Housers!!


Welcome to MIT new and returning students! For those getting this for the first time, let us introduce ourselves. We (Elise, Mahreen, and Molly) are the GSC HCA Off-campus Co-chairs. We coordinate different events for students who live off-campus. We only send two emails a month, letting you know about the events we planned and perhaps a few other events going on at MIT. Since we only have a limited numbers of spots, for most events we ask that people sign-up if they are interested. Then we will randomly choose people from the sign-up to attend. However, make sure you read the details of each event, because these may change.


This month we are having a planning meeting over dinner at The Automatic. Join us to voice your off-campus concerns, give suggestions for OCH events, meet great people, and eat delicious food! OCH will sponsor $10 of your meal (food only). Sign up at the link below if you want to attend!


As always, if you have a suggestion for an event or an issue regarding off-campus life that could be relevant for discussion with the GSC, please let us know. If you have an event that you would like advertised to this list, use this form: http://goo.gl/QtXtNP. We're always looking for help brainstorming and organizing new events.


Your friendly Off-Campus Co-chairs,
Elise, Mahreen, and Molly


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1. OCH Planning Meeting at The Automatic
When: Tuesday, Sept. 12th, 6pm
Where: The Automatic (50 Hampshire St, Cambridge)
Contact: mbird at mit.edu
RSVP: http://signup.mit.edu/meeting_automatic
Description: Join us for Off Campus Housing's first planning meeting of the school year! Come to voice your off-campus concerns, give suggestions for OCH events, meet great people, and eat delicious food! OCH will sponsor $10 of your meal (food only). We only have 4 spots so sign up by September 8th to join the lottery!

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2. iREFS
When: Whenever
Where: Wherever
Contact: irefs-contact at mit.edu
RSVP: N/A
Description: What we do:
The MIT iREFS group is a student group that provides peer support for all graduate students across the Institute.
Our mission is to ensure graduate student wellness, especially in times of uncertainty, stress and conflict.

Responsibilities:
iREFS is comprised of graduate students trained in conflict management by Conflict Management at MIT.
They are available to have confidential conversations, and can make informed referrals to other resources and offices at MIT.

We are here to help and support YOU!
Feel free to reach out to us at any time, we would love to take you out for coffee/tea & hear what's going on in your life!

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