Getting to Know MIT
Where to begin?
The Getting Oriented section of the Human Resources site includes a page, Getting to Know MIT, that links to a broad range of resources helpful to newcomers. This information will help you find your way around campus, learn about MIT's mission and structure, and get acquainted with the programs and services available to you. While this site can answer most of your questions about our community and its resources, we've added a few more links that you might find helpful or interesting.
- Newcomers' Frequently Asked Questions (Spouses&Partners@MIT)
The who, what, where, why of MIT (a.k.a. just the facts)
See Human Resources' Getting to Know MIT page, or click on the linked items, for more information about the following:
- The MIT Profile — MIT's statement about MIT
- MIT Mission and Origins
- MIT Facts — also available in booklet form
- MIT Briefing Book (MIT Washington Office)
- Special Reports and Background (MIT News Office) — includes rankings, MIT initiatives, economic impact and industry connections, and science and education policy statements, research firsts and teaching firsts, and MIT-related Nobel Prize winners
- MIT Organization Chart
- MIT's Nondiscrimination Policy
Sources of news
- MIT News Office
- Tech Talk — MIT's official newspaper
- The Tech — MIT's student newspaper
Where am I?
See Human Resources' Getting to Know MIT page, or click on the linked items, for more information about the following:
- Figuring out where you are
- Campus Map (paper copy of the campus map available from the MIT Information Center)
- Virtual tour of the campus
- Student-guided tour — usually starts from Lobby 7 or the Stratton Student Center twice daily
- Getting around — Shuttle Map and Schedule
Key gathering places
- Campus Dining
- Kresge Auditorium
- Stratton Student Center
- Wong Auditorium in the Tang Center
MIT culture
- About Email
- Building history and the numbering system
- Hacks
- Mens et Manus; the MIT Seal
- MIT Acronym Dictionary
- MIT Spotlight — key feature of the MIT web page
- Numbers, numbers everywhere
- Trivia and campus culture
see also Quality of Life Resources and Workplace Policies and Safety