[UA - The Byte] Oct. 15th, 2018

[Mahi E.]

Vol. 4 Issue 5 - Oct. 15 2018The Byte
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Hi Undergrads,

Hope you enjoyed a short week of classes! As always, you can share feedback
about MIT's new at-cost grocery store, TechMart, here
<https://goo.gl/forms/wVE181JjQOyeozM83> or the SafeRide Shuttle System,
here <https://goo.gl/forms/jNs8Ugi9y7VoRr3U2>. Please email
ua-feedback at mit.edu in general for any feedback!

Reminder that you can donate meal swipes here
<https://mycard.mit.edu/student/local_donate.php>, and those who need
swipes can contact a dean in S^3 for assistance.

~ Mahi
UA Secretary
 Undergraduate Association Events

   - TechMart Feedback
   - UA Cabinet & Operations Meeting
   - UA Council Meeting

 Academics & Professional

   - MEng Information Session
   - Course 1 Internship Program Information Session
   - Navigating MIT Series for International Students
   - Hacking for Freedom: A Hackathon to Stop Sex Trafficking
   - MIT EnergyHack

 Social

   - SaveTFP - Boba Night
   - CEE Haunted Open House

 Join these Efforts!

   - Open position in SAO
   - Camp Kesem's Krazy Kesem Week
   - Apply to the MindHandHeart Innovation Fund
   - Call for applications: CAMIT grants

UNDERGRADUATE ASSOCIATION EVENTS
*TechMart Feedback*
We're looking for students across campus who'd like to be more directly
involved with the future of TechMart, so if this interests you, please
reach out to ua-officers at mit.edu to let us know. You can also share
anonymous feedback, here <https://goo.gl/forms/wVE181JjQOyeozM83>, or send
an email to ua-feedback at mit.edu. In collaboration with Rebecca's Cafe,
TechMart will offer staples like vegetables, fruit, rice, flour, pasta,
soups, sauces, grains, spices, meats, dairy. It's located inside Rebecca's
Cafe in Walker Memorial on the second floor. It will be open during Rebecca
Cafe's regular operating hours, 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm, Monday - Friday.

*UA Cabinet & Operations Meeting*
The UA Cabinet & Operations meeting will be this Thursday, Oct. 18th from
7:00 - 8:00pm in W20-400. Cabinet meetings are open to all undergraduates.

*UA Council Meeting*
The third UA Council meeting minutes can be found here
<http://ua.mit.edu/minutes/>. The next meeting will be Wednesday, Oct. 24th
from 7:30 - 9:00pm in the Senate Chambers (W20-400). Council meetings are
open to all undergraduates! Add yourself to ua-council-listeners at mit.edu to
receive the agenda, meeting reminders, and minutes.
ACADEMICS & PROFESSIONAL
*MEng Information Session*
*When:* Wed. 10/17, 12:00-12:30 pm
*Where:* 1-131
*Contact:* ssmith1 at mit.edu

The Master of Engineering (MEng) degree is a 9-month, professionally
oriented program that utilizes engagement with real world engineering
projects to prepare our graduates for a professional career path. MEng
students can focus in Structural Mechanics and Design or Environmental
Engineering Science. During this information session, we’ll discuss the
degree requirements and the abbreviated internal application process. Lunch
will be served.



*Course 1 Internship Program Information Session*
*When:* Wed. 10/17, 12:30-1:00 pm
*Where:* 1-131
*Contact:* ssmith1 at mit.edu

Course 1 is committed to making high-level, meaningful internship
opportunities available to all undergraduate students in the department.
Each company that our students work with has close ties to MIT CEE and a
vested interest in our students’ success. The CEE Internship Program works
with each student individually to match them with an internship opportunity
that is unique to their interests and career goals. Join us on October 17
to learn how to participate in the program and hear first-hand experiences
from CEE students who were placed in internships last year. Lunch will be
served.



*Navigating MIT Series for International Students*
*When:* Various dates/times; next one is Tues, 10/16 at 5pm
*Where:* E19-202
*Contact:* riechman at mit.edu

Topics throughout the fall to support international students with
adjustment to MIT and the U.S. Open to all international students.
RSVP requested: bit.ly/navigatingmitseries

All sessions will be held in E19-202
Lunch or dinner will be served at each session
Co-sponsored by the ISO and Student Activities Office



*Hacking for Freedom: A Hackathon to Stop Sex Trafficking*
*When:* 10/27-10/28
*Where:* MIT Stata Center/R&D Commons
*Contact:* innovation at mit.edu

The MIT Innovation Initiative and The Freedom Lab will be co-hosting a
hackathon to stop sex trafficking on Oct. 27-28. Human trafficking markets
are estimated to be the third largest and fastest growing illicit market
globally. The challenge themes of the hackathon are: continuous tracking,
measurement, and mapping of human sex trafficking markets. Prizes will be
awarded ($1,000 for 1st place in each track; $500 for 2nd place in each
track) Register as a team or individually by Oct. 22 (we will place you on
a team if you don't have one).



*MIT EnergyHack*
*When:* 11/2-11/4
*Where:* MIT Campus
*Contact:* jimenezj at mit.edu

Want to win a free air mattress and a chance to win a catered meal for your
living group? Host a hacker for this year's MIT EnergyHack! From Friday,
Nov. 2nd until Sunday, Nov. 4th, students from schools all over the world
will be coming to MIT to tackle some of the world's toughest energy
challenges. To host a hacker, sign up here:
https://goo.gl/forms/cNu6KYHtrXnHSR8g1

SOCIAL
*SaveTFP - Boba Night*
*When:* Friday, 10/19 from 9:00-11:00 pm
*Where:* Coffeehouse (3rd Floor Stud)
*Contact:* savetfp at mit.edu

Sip some tea with SaveTFP. Come celebrate the end of the week with FREE
BOBA! **Very important disclaimer: This event is historically extremely
popular. Although we are ordering 400 bobas, we run out quickly. Come early
to avoid eternal sadness.

*CEE Haunted Open House*
*When:* Tues. 10/30, 7-8:30 pm
*Where:* Lobby 10
*Contact:* ssmith1 at mit.edu

It’s positively frightening how many opportunities Course 1 has to offer!
“Trick-or-Treat” to different booths at our open house to learn more about
our degree programs, hands-on fieldwork opportunities, and chat with
current faculty and students. Arrive in your Halloween costume and you
might just win a prize!

JOIN THESE EFFORTS!
*Open position in SAO*
*When:* 10/15
*Where:* W20-500
*Contact:* laflynn at mit.edu

There is an open student worker position in SAO! This Student
Administrative Assistant position will assist MIT’s Association for Student
Activities and the Student Activities Office in completing various
administrative and financial related tasks. Will also help with the new
platform MITEngage! Please contact Leah Flynn Gallant at laflynn at mit.edu for
more information.

*Camp Kesem's Krazy Kesem Week*
*When:* 10/15-10/19
*Where:* Varied
*Contact:* mit.volunteer at campkesem.org

It’s that magical time of year again... Christmas? NO IT’S KRAZY KESEM
WEEK!!

Do you love working with kids? Do you want to serve families facing cancer?
Do you want to give children the chance to be kids again while also getting
to be a kid again yourself?

The mission of Camp Kesem MIT is to serve the kids of cancer patients and
their families, as we put on two free weeks of camp and provide year-round
support for a group of incredible campers aged 6 to 18. From fundraising
over $180K to planning and running all of camp, we do it all. It’s
definitely one of the most rewarding and humbling experiences that you can
have at MIT. If our cause resonates with you, and you’d like to learn more,
apply to be a counselor!

Come meet counselors and learn more about CK at out Krazy Kesem Week
events! See the banner and our FB event for details: https://bit.ly/2CeB2Yz



*Apply to the MindHandHeart Innovation Fund*
*When:* Due 10/30
*Where:* mindhandheart.mit.edu/innovation-fund
*Contact: *maisieob at mit.edu

Do you have an idea to make MIT a more welcoming and healthy place? Apply
to the MindHandHeart Innovation Fund by 10/30! Grants of up to $10,000
available.



*Call for applications: CAMIT grants*
*When:* Applications due Mon, 10/22
*Where:* E15-205
*Contact:* council-arts at mit.edu

The Council for the Arts at MIT (CAMIT) would like to support your art!

CAMIT Grants support arts projects across all disciplines that engage the
MIT community. Current MIT students, faculty, and staff are eligible to
apply for a CAMIT Grant, and applicants can submit proposals individually
or on behalf of a group or organization. Please visit our website to view
examples of past projects supported by CAMIT grants (
https://arts.mit.edu/camit/grants/).

Applications are reviewed once a semester by the CAMIT Grants Committee,
and require a project overview, a budget, a résumé, a letter of
recommendation, a one-minute video, and an in-person interview. For more
information, please visit How to Apply for a CAMIT Grant (
https://arts.mit.edu/grants).

The deadline for the next application cycle is Monday, October 22, 2018.
Applications will be reviewed and interviews will be conducted on November
9.

First time applicants are required to meet with CAMIT Director Rachel
Bennett to discuss their project (repeat applicants are welcome to schedule
a meeting as well). Click here to sign up for a pre-application meeting (
https://doodle.com/poll/6y7x7akvykp3p8tt).


-- 
Mahalaxmi Elango
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2020
Secretary of the Undergraduate Association
Department of EECS and Department of BCS
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