[GSC-HCA-Offcampus] OCH September - Spyce and MSPC events

Thu Sep 6 07:00:37 EDT 2018

Hello off-campus people,

Happy start of the new academic year!

In addition to this month’s event at Spyce, we’re excited to share some
events from MIT Spouses & Partners Connects (MSPC: http://spouses.mit.edu |
spousesandpartners at mit.edu | Facebook @mitspousesandpartners). Read on
below!

Best,
Amanda, Molly, and Shalini

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1. Spyce - Dinner, Tues, Sept 18, 6:30pm
2. MSPC Weekly Wednesday Meetings, Starts Weds, Sept 12, 3:00-5:00p.m
3. MSPC Cartooning Class, Starts Thurs, Sept 20, 6:00pm
4. MSPC Crafternoon: Hand-Crafted Decoupage, Thurs, Sept 27, 1:30-4:30pm
5. MSPC Language Lunch – Meet Eat Speak, Tues, Sept 23, 12:00-1:00pm
6. Join the OCH Facebook Group!, Now!
7. iREFS , Whenever

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1. Spyce - Dinner
When: Tues, Sept 18, 6:30pm
Where: 241 Washington St, Boston, MA 02201
Contact: axchen at mit.edu
RSVP: https://signup.mit.edu:444/signup.php?id=spyceSep2018
Description: Come join OCH at Boston's robotic restaurant - Spyce! Opening
earlier this Spring as a collaboration between a French chef and 2 MIT
students, Spyce offers healthy robot-made bowls. There are vegetarian,
pescatarian, and vegan options. Come join us for dinner, and perhaps some
discussion about the role robots play in our future... brownie points for
any West World and Black Mirror references! Sign up through the lottery for
a chance for free dinner.

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2. MSPC Weekly Wednesday Meetings
When: Starts Weds, Sept 12, 3:00-5:00p.m.
Where: Eastgate Penthouse – E55
RSVP: Just show up!
Description: Every week we invite speakers from MIT, the community, or our
group to share their expertise; we visit interesting places in Boston; or
we socialize around art and fitness.

·       September 12: Speed Friending

·       September 19: Smooth Beginnings: hear from spouses who have lived
in Boston for a while

·       September 26: Understanding MIT Medical

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3. MSPC Cartooning Class

When: Starts Thurs, Sept 20, 6:00pm

Where: E23-385

Contact: mcordero at mit.edu (Mauricio Cordero)
RSVP:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScRPowAQC0R_vGz42n2FLrECzDhPPuszw7s86AC_gb__PJIbQ/viewform

Description:

This workshop will cover the creation of short format comics - 1 to 2
pages. Each course will help you improve your drawing and storytelling
abilities.

·       Sept 20th- We will begin with a crash course in simple caricatures
with exercises and homework.

·       Sept 27th- We will practice short form storytelling and develop a
story for our final cartoons.

·       Oct 4th- We will work on translating the stories into sequences,
and drafting final versions.

·       Oct 11th- We will ink, letter and prepare the final comics

A $45 deposit is required and will be returned to you if you attend all 4
sessions. Please email Mauricio with any questions.

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4. MSPC Crafternoon: Hand-Crafted Decoupage

When: Thurs, Sept 27, 1:30-4:30pm

Where: Eastgate Penthouse – E55
RSVP: Just show up!

Description: We will be making personalized tote-bags using decoupage
technique.  Feel free to bring your decorative paper napkins, decoupage
papers, etc.  You can also bring your own preferred fabric item to do
decoupage on.  We will be providing plain Tote-bags and other decorative
items on first-come, first-served basis.

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5. MSPC Language Lunch – Meet Eat Speak
When: Tues, Sept 23, 12:00-1:00pm

Where: E23-009

Contact: lce at mit.edu, Facebook @ MITLCE
RSVP: Just show up!

Description: Come to meet other language enthusiasts, students taking
learning languages, and native speakers of languages you’d like to
practice. All MIT community members welcome! This is a great way to find a
language partner! Lunch will be served.

Brought to you by the International Student Office, Office of Graduation
Education, and the Language Conversation Exchange <http://web.mit.edu/lce>.

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6. Join the OCH Facebook Group!
When: Now!
Where: Facebook....
Contact: https://www.facebook.com/groups/158205104913036/about/
RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/158205104913036/about/
Description: OCH has a Facebook group! Join it so you can get event
reminders, be notified of last minute openings, and connect with the
awesome people you meet at our events! To be considered for lottery events
in the future- you still MUST sign up using the sign-up sheet.

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7. 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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Amanda X. Chen
PhD Student, NSF Fellow, Department of Biological Engineering
Laboratory for Multiscale Regenerative Technologies  <https://lmrt.mit.edu/>
Communication Fellow, Biological Engineering Communication Lab
<https://be.mit.edu/communicationlab>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
axchen at mit.edu | (c) 925-786-7993 | @Amanda_X_Chen