Postdoc – Employer Networking Evening (sponsored by MIT GECD with support from MIT VPR and PDA)

Please join us for an evening to learn about Jobs and Opportunities for Postdocs outside of Academia.

Come hear what the following companies have to say about their industry, company, and roles for PhD/Postdocs:

Saint Gobain

QPID Health

Phillips

John Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

SSGX State Street Associates

Scientific Systems

 

5:00 – 6:00 Pizza

6:00 – 7:00 Company Information – Panel Format

7:00 – 8:00 Casual Networking with Employers

 

Date and Time: Wednesday, June 1st, 5:00-8:00pm

Location: 34-101

Register here

 

 

Investiture of Doctoral Hoods            New

At MIT, advanced degree candidates receive their Doctoral hoods in a separate ceremony held the day before Commencement. It is MIT’s honor to welcome Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala MCP ’78 PhD ’81, former Minister of Finance of Nigeria, as the guest speaker at the 2016 Investiture of Doctoral Hoods.

Family, friends, and mentors of PhD and ScD candidates are well aware of the long journey to earning a Doctoral degree: the Investiture of Doctoral Hoods is a very happy occasion for all!

Date and Time: Thursday, June 2nd, 11:00am

Location: Johnson Athletics Center

 

Commencement         New

MIT is honored to welcome actor, filmmaker, co-founder of Water.org, and native Cantabrigian Matt Damon as the guest speaker for the 2016 Commencement Exercises. Viewing centers around campus will show a live video feed, with captions, of the Commencement Exercises. These locations, which are open to all, will be posted at the end of May.

Date and Time: Friday, June 3rd, 10:00am

Location: Kilian Court

http://commencement.mit.edu/

 

Toast to Tech                New

Raise a glass to MIT’s first century in Cambridge—and the century ahead—during the closing event of MIT2016: Celebrating a Century in Cambridge.

MIT alumni, faculty, students, and staff are invited to a festive evening of celebration that will include fireworks, dancing and live music, and desserts by The Sweet Lobby and Winnette McIntosh Ambrose ’98 (winner of Cupcake Wars 2011).

Date and Time: Saturday, June 4th, 9:00pm-12:00am

Location: Kilian Court