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Frosh have a sense of public service
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Photo by Donna Coveney.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- They could have hung out with friends, earned spending money or played computer games. But 89 percent of MIT's incoming freshmen chose to do community service during their high school careers.
They served as tutors and peer counselors; volunteered in libraries, homeless shelters and hospitals; and worked for the Special Olympics, the Audubon Society and Amnesty International, among other organizations.
Many of these service-oriented students plan to . . . [read more]
Community Service Awards go to CAC's Foley and NAACP's Reddick
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Recipients and presenters at the 2002 President's Community Service Awards.
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Kathy A. Reddick, president of the Cambridge branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and Michael W. Foley, associate director of operations at MIT's Campus Activities Complex, were honored with President's Community Service Awards in a ceremony at Gray House last Tuesday.
MIT established the award in 1994 to recognize the achievements of those from both the MIT and Cambridge communities who have given their . . . [read more]
Cameras give voice to teen concerns
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A claymation video shown in Bartos Theater as part of the film festival. Photo by Donna Coveney.
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They chattered, slouched, laughed out loud and let themselves be herded in and out of the auditorium, all the while showing that odd mix of nonchalance and enthusiasm that only teenagers can pull off. But when the 15 videos made by their counterparts flashed on the screen, a different picture emerged - one of young adults who are just a little bit world-weary.
These visitors were Cambridge and Boston-area teenagers brought to campus to watch the seventh annual national teen video festival "Do It Your Damn . . . [read more]
DUSP student program helps kids in Cambridge neighborhood
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A DUSP student working with children at the Area IV Youth Center. Photo by Donna Coveney.
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In a small room of the Cambridge Area IV Youth Center, children ages eight to 12 talk to each other about community safety, violence, family issues and vacant lots. They're part of the Young People in Planning project (YPP), a collaboration between MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) and the Area IV Youth Center.
Cambridge is divided into 13 areas. Area IV, which is home to many immigrant families and has a large working-class population, is roughly . . . [read more]
Green projects cool for Cambridge
Two teams of MIT students presented practical first steps for the City of Cambridge to take on its journey towards drastic reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at a lively and optimistic event on Jan. 30 in Room 6-120.
Adopted in December by the City Council, the City's progressive Climate Protection Plan calls for . . . [read more]
Volunteers at Rosie's Place
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Members of the MIT Graduate Volunteer Council cooked and served food for homeless women at Rosie's Place in Boston over Thanksgiving. Left to right are seniors Christine Ng and Angelique Dousis, and graduate students Maria Chan and Austin Che.
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Students turn into Santa's toy-makers
The Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems in Rm 10-050 was converted into Santa's workshop, with clean-shaven, lean and youthful Associate Professor Steven B. Leeb cast against type as Santa Claus. His elves included seven MIT freshmen, four sophomores and five Chelsea High School students.
As a freshman seminar project, they designed and manufactured . . . [read more]
Students spring into community action
A group of students and others from two universities got to know each other and also did a good deed for the community during a group service project on April 14.
The project involving students from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) aided McInnis House, a 72-bed inpatient facility in Jamaica Plain that provides . . . [read more]
Public service event improves car-seat safety in 90 vehicles
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Photo by Donna Coveney.
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On May 5, Campus Police conducted a Child Passenger Safety Checkpoint to teach parents and caregivers how to properly install a child safety or booster seat in their motor vehicles.
The event began at 10am, and cars were "waiting in line 15 minutes beforehand," said Sgt. Cheryl DeJong Vossmer. By the end of the day, the team of technicians had reinstalled 68 safety seats and replaced 12, officers said.
"I can go home tonight feeling really good, knowing that we have . . . [read more]
Community Giving campaign exceeds last year's
The 2001 Community Giving at MIT campaign exceeded last year's results with a final total of $392,683 raised from 1,197 donors. Of that total, $298,570 was pledged to the United Way, $84,784 was pledged to the MIT Community Service Fund and the remaining $9,329 to other charities specified by the donor.
"Since the events of Sept. 11 made 2001 an extraordinary year for fundraising, the fact that we . . . [read more]
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