Independent Activities Period (IAP) 2016 For over four decades, IAP has provided members of the MIT community (students, faculty, staff, and alums) with a unique opportunity to organize, sponsor and participate in a wide variety of activities, including how-to sessions, forums, athletic endeavors, lecture series, films, tours, recitals and contests. The topics are endless, including…
This week at MIT (Jan 18 – Jan 24)
January 19, 2016 Making the Most of Your Presentation, featuring Jean-Luc Doumont (sponsored by MIT GECD) Location: 10-250 Time: 2pm – 4pm Registration via CareerBridge January 20, 2016 Branding Yourself – Effective Communication Skills (sponsored by MIT GECD) Location: 4-231 Time: 2pm – 3:30pm Registration via CareerBridge January 21, 2016 Communicating Science to Nonscientists, featuring…
This week at MIT (Dec 14 – Dec 20)
December 16, 2015 Race & Reality: A Community Dialogue on Race and Diversity at MIT (Sponsored by MIT ICEO) Location: Stratton Student Center – Sala de Puerto Rico, Building W20-202 Time: 11:45am – 1pm Please contact our Corresponding Secretary Kathrin Graetz (graetz@mit.edu) to add new events to this list…
This week at MIT (Dec 7 – Dec 13)
December 7, 2015 Enriching Your Mentoring Relationships (Sponsored by the Office of the VPR) Location: Singleton Auditorium, Building 46-3002 Time: 3pm – 4:30pm December 10, 2015 Winterfest (Sponsored by President Reif) Location: Charles M. Vest Student Street, Stata Center Time: 2pm – 5pm Please contact our Corresponding Secretary Kathrin Graetz (graetz@mit.edu) to add…
This week at MIT (Nov 30 – Dec 6)
November 30, 2015 Ice Skating with the PDA and S&P Location: Community Ice Skating @Kendall Square (300 Athenaeum St., Cambridge) Time: 5:30pm – 8pm Getting Published (Sponsored by MIT CEE) Location: MIT Student Center, W20 – 3rd Floor Coffee House Lounge Time: 2pm – 4pm Faculty Talks – Prof. Robert Langer (Sponsored by MIT…
Call for a Recording Secretary nominations
We are seeking nominations for a Recording Secretary to serve in the 2015-2016 term. The Recording Secretary is part of the Board of Directors (BOD). We will vote on the candidates during our next PDA monthly meeting (Dec 14, Monday, 12-2pm, E25-202) so please come if you are interested in running for the position! To…
This week at MIT (Nov 16 – Nov 22)
November 18, 2015 Webinar: Toolkits for Advocating Science Policy (Sponsored by the CNSF Coalition, registration required) Time: 4pm –5pm November 20, 2015 Think Big: Identifying Goals and Setting Priorities for Success (Sponsored by MIT GECD, Work-Life, VPR, and Millennial ERG, registration required) Location: E19-603 Time: 12pm –1pm POWER Pizza & Movie Night (organized by…
This week at MIT (Nov 8 – Nov 15)
November 10, 2015 MIT Comedy Night (organized by Thirsty Ear Executive Committee, GSC Activities, GradRat, Peter de Florez ’38 Humor Fund) Location: Thirsty Ear Pub, 235 Albany Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 (in the Ashdown House, MIT Building NW35) Time: 8:00pm –10:00pm Please contact our Corresponding Secretary Kathrin Graetz (graetz@mit.edu) to add new events to this…
This week at MIT (Nov 1st – Nov 7st)
November 3, 2015 Sloan-Postdoc Mixer (organized by the MIT PDA and Sloan Students, registration required) Location: Thirsty Ear Pub, 235 Albany Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 (in the Ashdown House, MIT Building NW35) Time: 5:30pm –7:30pm November 5, 2015 Professional career development seminar with Prof. Marcia Haggis (organized by MIT POWER, registration required) Location: E25-401…
This week at MIT (Oct 25th – Oct 31st)
7 Company presentations all week long (organized by the MIT GECD) October 27, 2015 Prehealth Credential Service System… (organized by the MIT GECD, registration required) Location: 3-270 Time: 3:00pm –4:00pm Ask a Recruiter! Inside Scoop on… (organized by the MIT GECD, registration required) Location: 4-237 Time: 7:00pm –8:00pm October 28, 2015 Prehealth…