[The Byte] March 12, 2018: Phone Bank, Shuttle Feedback, 24-hour Challenge

Mon Mar 12 09:55:23 EDT 2018

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*The Byte*
*Vol. 3 Issue 19 March 12, 2018*

Hey undergrads,

The UA will be hosting a phone bank on Thursday, March 15th  in 1-136. Stop
by between 9am - 5pm to call your local representative to discuss DACA and
other issues that affect you.

Additionally, the UA is collecting feedback on the new on-demand shuttle
system. Please provide any comments you may have here
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The form will stay open throughout the semester.

Wednesday (Pi Day) is the MIT 24-hour challenge
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If
200 donors give to the MIT Student Life, Wellness and Support Fund on March
14th (including meal swipes donated by students), an anonymous donor will
give $10,000 to provide 1,000 meals for MIT students facing food insecurity.

Hope to see you Thursday!

Love,
Kat

*Teaching with Digital Technology Awards*

Dear MIT students,

My office (the Office of the Vice Chancellor) and the Office of Digital
Learning (ODL) are sponsoring a student-nominated award for MIT faculty.

We are soliciting nominations of faculty whose use of digital technologies
in their teaching improved, enhanced, or inspired your learning experience.

Instructors with academic instructional staff appointments may be
nominated. Please note that graduate student teaching assistants are not
eligible for this award.

If you would like to nominate one of your instructors, please fill out this
1-minute form *by March 16*:  NominateMyProf.mit.edu
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.

A committee of students, faculty, and staff will select the winners, who
will be announced and celebrated in May.

Each valid nomination will be entered in a raffle to win a $100 gift card.
If you have any questions, please contact:  NominateMyProf at mit.edu

<NominateMyProf at mit.edu>Sincerely,

Ian A. Waitz

Vice Chancellor
Jerome C. Hunsaker Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

*Spring Break Airport Shuttles *

The Parking and Transportation office will provide shuttle service to Logan
Airport for the Spring Break. Shuttles will be available on Thursday, March
22 through Saturday, March 24 at scheduled departure times.

Advanced reservations are required. Please visit the Parking and
Transportation reservations page to reserve a seat at a cost of $15.00. All
reservations will be processed via the website and the shuttle fee will be
billed to the student account or via employee payroll deduction.

Reservation page:
http://web.mit.edu/facilities/transportation/shuttles/airport.html

Shuttles will depart from the Kresge parking lot at the scheduled times.
Please make sure you arrive on time as the shuttles need to maintain the
posted scheduled departures. While the average trip to Logan Airport is
about a half-hour, you should allow an hour as traffic, construction, and
airport security delays are expected.

Can you think of a time when you messed up? Did you learn something new
from it? Want to celebrate it?

MIT, I Messed Up (MIMU) is a event hosted by UA Community & Diversity and
all four class councils, meant to bring students across campus together to
celebrate our failures, mistakes, and misfortunes.  The goal of MIMU is to
show students that failure is common among us, in a genuine, relaxed and
encouraging way.

This year, MIMU will be held on *May 1st*,* 6:00 - 8:00 PM *on* Kresge
Lawn*. The
evening will be primarily comprised of stories shared by students, with
performances from different campus groups interspersed throughout the
event.

Interested in speaking? Have a story to share? Tell us  here
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about
a time (or multiple) where you struggled with something and how you got
through it! This form will close on *March 16th*.

Feel free to contact  akabay at mit.edu with any questions, comments or
concerns you may have!
EVENTS

*MindHandHeart Innovation Fund*
*When: *March 1-31, 2018
* Contact*:  maisieob at mit.edu
*Link*:  http://mindhandheart.mit.edu/innovation-fund
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The MindHandHeart Innovation Fund is accepting applications from March
1-31. Grants of up to $10,000 are available to students, faculty, and staff
with project ideas to make our MIT community more welcoming, inclusive, and
healthy.

*MIT Bitcoin Hackathon*
*When: *March 16-17 2018
*  Where: *Stata Center
* Contact*:  mitbtc-expo at mit.edu
*Link*:  https://www.facebook.com/events/183265925612378/
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The first annual MIT Bitcoin Hackathon will be taking place at the Ray and
Maria Stata Center on MIT's campus from March 16-17. Join 250 developers,
students, and industry experts worldwide in building the next generation of
decentralized applications. Sponsors will be presenting additional awards
to track-specific projects. The Grand Prize will be $15K and opportunities
for mentorship from select sponsors. Runners-up will receive $10K and $5K
prizes, respectively. Admission is free, and no experience is required.
Food and travel reimbursements will be provided for all eligible hackers
(18+). Register here:http://forms.mit.edu/f/0g7eug
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*Course 0: God and the Philosophers*
*When: *7:15 - 9:00pm March 21, 2018
* Where: *6-120
* Contact*:  ssomit at mit.edu
*Link*: http://calendar.mit.edu/event/ssomit_course0_subject4
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Does God exist? What is the nature of God? What does God mean to humans? Is
God unknowable? Is God good? Can God care? For Subject 4 of our Course 0
series, MIT philosophy section chair Prof. Alex Byrne and Prof. Jack
Spencer -- two MIT philosophy faculty with a special interest in philosophy
of religion -- will lead inquiry into such questions, and secular scrutiny
of religious traditions of philosophy. No prior education in philosophy
required. Free refreshments served at start, audience Q&A after discussion.
Free entry.

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-- 
Kathryn Jiang
Department of Mathematics
Secretary of the Undergraduate Association
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2020
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