November events from MIT Spouses & Partners Connect, and the Language Conversation Exchange

Wed Nov 3 13:40:55 EDT 2021

MIT Spouses & Partners Connect<http://spouses.mit.edu> - open to all significant others of MIT students, postdocs, and staff
Celebrating 50 years of supporting newcomers, creating connections, building community (1972-2022)

FEATURED NOVEMBER EVENTS

Events and Outings – these events fill up quickly. They are announced in our weekly email update that goes out on Friday afternoons, so make sure you are subscribed<http://spouses.mit.edu/join/subscribe>! November will bring trips to the Taza Chocolate Factory, the Massachusetts College of Art’s Museum, the Museum of Science, as well as another in-person Crafternoon!

Exploring MS&PC’s past – a 50th Anniversary Event
Wednesday November 3 at 1:30 p.m. in E23-385
As part of our 50th year celebration, we invite you to learn more about MS&PC's history by exploring archival materials from the 70s, 80s, and 90s.  Join us on Wednesday November 3 in Community Wellness at MIT Medical to look through notebooks, guides, photos, articles, and more. Take a trip back in time with the Wives Group and MIT Spouses & Partners Connect. Email pvulf at med.mit.edu<mailto:pvulf at med.mit.edu> if you would like to attend this special event.

Career Connect Series
This series provides training for MIT spouses and partners who are looking for work or professional development opportunities during their time at MIT. Please register at the links below. All sessions will be held on zoom, except for the Networking event on November 12.
Resumes – Friday November 5 at 11 a.m.: bit.ly/mspcresume21<http://bit.ly/mspcresume21>
Build a Network that Works for You (in person) – Friday November 12 at 11 a.m. bit.ly/mspcnetworking<https://bit.ly/mspcnetworking>
Leveraging LinkedIn – Thursday November 18 at 11 a.m.: bit.ly/mspcLinkedIn21<http://bit.ly/mspcLinkedIn21>
Resume Review– Monday November 15 at 11 a.m.: bit.ly/mspcreview21<https://bit.ly/mspcreview21>
Interviewing – Friday December 3 at 11 a.m.: bit.ly/mspcinterview21<http://bit.ly/mspcinterview21>
Clear and Effective Writing for Professionals – Thurs. Dec. 9 at 11:30 a.m.: bit.ly/mspcwriting21<http://bit.ly/mspcwriting21>

ON-GOING OFFERINGS

Newcomer Office Hour

Mondays, November 1, 15, 29 at 10 a.m. on Zoom

Are you new to MIT and MIT Spouses & Partners Connect? Want to learn about how to participate in our meetings and groups? Have questions about childcare, jobs, or English classes? Please join the newcomers Office Hour with Jennifer Recklet Tassi, the Program Manager, and Vika Palesheva, the Program Assistant. Please register here<https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUlde6qrj8tGta3OkHcmGE2Fwlbsa44xLU2> so we know that you are coming.

Weekly Wednesday Meetings at 10 a.m. on Zoom

Our weekly meetings are organized by MIT Spouses & Partners Connect staff and volunteers for the spouses and partners of MIT students, scholars, staff, and faculty. Each meeting revolves around a specific topic or activity. We invite speakers from campus, the community or our group to share their expertise.

Just as when we were meeting in person, babies and children are welcome at our meetings. It's okay to come a little late to our meetings, and you can always mute or turn off your video if your children are having a noisy day.

The Zoom link - Meeting ID: 585 674 692

Please email spousesandpartners at mit.edu<mailto:spousesandpartners at mit.edu> for the password.

November 3: Tour of MIT’s Public Art at 11 a.m. (Meet at E15)

November 10: Meet MITAC (zoom)
November 17: A 50th anniversary event: Explore MS&PC’s past (zoom)

November 24: Thanksgiving Celebration (zoom)

English Conversation Group on Zoom
If you would like to feel more comfortable conversing in English and work on your fluency via cultural dialogues about life in the US, customs, and current events, then this is for you! Meet other MS&PC members, exchange ideas, and have fun in a friendly environment! All levels of English are welcome. Please contact ecgatmit at gmail.com<mailto:ecgatmit at gmail.com> for more information or for the password to attend the meeting.  Open to members of the MIT community, which includes enrolled students, staff, visiting scientists and scholars, faculty, their spouses and partners.

Monday link - https://mit.zoom.us/j/819691230   at 5 pm
Friday link - https://mit.zoom.us/j/858533002 at 10 am

BEST WAYS TO LEARN ABOUT OUR EVENTS

Subscribe to our weekly email updates: http://spouses.mit.edu/join/subscribe
Join our private Facebook Group<https://www.facebook.com/groups/26423829097/>
Follow us on Instagram @mspconnect<https://www.instagram.com/mspconnect/>
Visit our events calendar at spouses.mit.edu/event-calendar<http://spouses.mit.edu/event-calendar>

MIT Language Conversation Exchange<http://lce.mit.edu> - open to all members of the MIT community
We connect people across MIT for conversation, cultural exchange, and friendship.

FEATURED NOVEMBER NEWS

Join a small group for language practice and conversation exchange!
Our enthusiastic volunteers are leading small groups for Japanese, Chinese, Korean, French and Portuguese/Spanish! Find dates and times in our LCE Community Slack Space<https://bit.ly/lceslack> and by subscribing to our newsletter<https://lce.mit.edu/subscribe>.  Interested in starting a group for another language? Reach out to the LCE team at lce at mit.edu<mailto:lce at mit.edu>.

BEST WAYS TO FIND OUR EVENTS
Follow us on Facebook @MITLCE<https://www.facebook.com/MITLCE/>
Subscribe to our newsletter<https://lce.mit.edu/subscribe>
Visit our calendar<https://lce.mit.edu/events>

Jennifer Recklet Tassi

Supervisor

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Community Wellness — MIT Medical

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

E23-385L<https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=e23>

77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

Phone: 617-253-1614<tel:+1617-253-1614>

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