March 2022 events for MIT Spouses & Partners Connect and the Language Conversation Exchange

Fri Mar 11 12:30:49 EST 2022

Celebrating 50 years of supporting newcomers, creating connections, building community (1972-2022)
Learn more at http://bit.ly/mspc50 and RSVP for our opening event<https://www.punchbowl.com/parties/3711f5fc1125f0d05c64> on Friday April 22 at 10 a.m.

MIT Spouses & Partners Connect<http://spouses.mit.edu> - open to all significant others of MIT students, postdocs, and staff

FEATURED MARCH EVENTS

50th ANNIVERSARY EVENTS
Your Story is Our Story – Monday March 14 at 11 a.m. on zoom
bit.ly/yourstory_our<https://bit.ly/yourstory_our>

Tell Me About Yourself – two session, in-person workshop with Kirsty Bennett – March 23 & 25
                bit.ly/tell_thestory_<https://bit.ly/tell_thestory_>

Building a New Life in the US – Monday April 1 at 6 p.m. on zoom
                bit.ly/building_alife<https://bit.ly/building_alife>

Register for our April 22 & 23 on campus events here: bit.ly/mspc50reg<http://bit.ly/mspc50reg>

CAREER CONNECT SESSIONS – Please note: are reserved solely for the spouses and partners of graduate students, postdocs, and visiting scholars and researchers. This event is not open to MIT grad students or academic professionals.

HR on the Inside – Tuesday March 15 at 11:30 a.m. on zoom
bit.ly/mpschr22<https://bit.ly/mpschr22>
Interviewing – Thursday March 17 at 10 a.m. on zoom
                bit.ly/mspcinter22<https://bit.ly/mspcinter22>
Resume Review – Monday March 21 at 11:30 a.m. on zoom
                bit.ly/mspcreview22<http://bit.ly/mspcreview22>
Leveraging LinkedIn for Relationship Building – Tuesday March 22 at 11:30 a.m. on zoom
                bit.ly/mspcLinkedin<https://bit.ly/mspcLinkedin>
Job Search Strategy after the COVID lockdown – Monday March 28 at 10 a.m. on zoom
                bit.ly/mspcjob22<https://bit.ly/mspcjob22>
Meet MIT spouses and partners who have found jobs in the Boston area – Friday April 1 at 6 p.m.
bit.ly/mspcpanel2022<http://bit.ly/mspcpanel2022>

READ WITH MS&PC – THE NAMESAKE
Please join MS&PC in reading Jhumpa Lahiri's novel, The Namesake, about a young Bengali couple at MIT as the move between countries and cultures. Starting January 31st, we will read one chapter per week, and Jennifer Recklet Tassi will be sharing her thoughts in our Facebook group.
You can find copies of The Namesake in bookstores and libraries, and also as an e-book or an audiobook. If you have any trouble getting a copy, let us know.
Chapters 5-8: Starting February 21: Zoom Book discussion on March 11
Chapters 9-12: Starting March 14: Zoom Book discussion on April 1
Please contact us if you would like to participate at spousesandpartners at mit.edu<mailto:spousesandpartners at mit.edu>

NEW OFFERING - OUTSIDE FITNESS PROGRAM
This weekly class (weather permitting) will start on Friday March 18th at 12pm. Contact  spousesandpartners at mit.edu<mailto:spousesandpartners at mit.edu> for the location. Please note: this class is reserved solely for the spouses and partners of graduate students, postdocs, and visiting scholars and researchers.

ON-GOING OFFERINGS

Newcomer Office Hour

Monday, March 21 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 Vika Palesheva, 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. at the Site 4 Grad Tower (Building E37<http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=E37>)

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.

Babies and children are also welcome! Please be sure to bring a toy or activity that your child will enjoy.

Please arrive promptly between 9:45-10 a.m. to gain access to the meeting space. You will need to present an ID card and sign in to enter the building. You can use your MIT ID card, or a state issued ID card or your passport. Please email spousesandpartners at mit.edu<mailto:spousesandpartners at mit.edu> if you have any questions.

March 16: Learn about MS&PC’s history – view our archive materials from the 70s & 80s

March 23: Games, games and more games!

March 30: Visit to the Massachusetts State House – find location details in our weekly email<http://spouses.mit.edu/join/subscribe>!

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.

Some conversation meetings may take place in-person, outdoors on campus, so please confirm the location with ecgatmit at gmail.com<mailto:ecgatmit at gmail.com>

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.

Join a small group for language practice and conversation exchange!
Our enthusiastic volunteers are leading small groups for German, 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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