MIT presentations for Postdocs coming up

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

Hello MIT Postdocs, These upcoming MIT presentations may be interesting 
and helpful for you. We are forwarding this at the request of Alison 
Hynd in MIT's Public Service Center.
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*Find out what staff across the Institute do for community service 
beyond their work at MIT!
*Come to Pahoehoe: Do-Gooders Behind the Desk
*5 MIT staff members share their public service passions through 5 
minute presentations.

Thursday Jan 19, 12-01:00pm, 1-135
No limit but advance sign up required; email Alison at _hynd at mit.edu_

Join us to hear from five MIT staff members who are making a difference 
in communities near and far. You’ll hear about a rowing program for 
cancer survivors, cell phone technology for detecting hearing loss in 
Brazil, athletes who are running to end cancer, a program to teach high 
schoolers everything and anything, and more.

Learn what the amazing people behind the desks at MIT are doing, how you 
can get involved, and get inspired to act on the issues you care about.

The five minute presentations are informal, informative, and infectious 
(in a good way!).

More information at: _http://student.mit.edu/iap/nspsc.html
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Writing Recommendations that Rock (without Sacrificing All Your Weekends)*
/Kim Benard, Alison Hynd/
Tue Jan 24, 12-01:15pm, 2-105
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 70 participants.
Single session event

Are you swamped by requests to write recommendations and reference 
letters for students or colleagues?
Are you new to recommendation writing and need some pointers?
Do you want to spiff-up your style and make sure your recommendations 
are effective?

Then come and learn some effective strategies for writing recommendation 
letters that work while being efficient with your time.

This workshop is offered by staff who read and write a LOT of 
recommendation letters and participate in competitive selection panels, 
so we understand both how important these are to our students and how 
much time it can take to write an effective letter.

Contact: Alison Hynd, W20-549, x8-0691, hynd at mit.edu
Cosponsor: Global Education and Career Development



Alison Hynd, Ph.D.
Fellowships and Internships Administrator
MIT Public Service Center

**My office is in W20-549, not in the Building 4 PSC suite**

617 258 0691
617 902 8971
hynd at mit.edu


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