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Profit-making or promotional events for a private enterprise are not appropriate IAP activities. Off-campus advertising, e.g. newspaper listings in the Boston Globe, or posting notices outside the MIT campus, are also inappropriate. IAP activities are for members of the MIT community. All postings to the IAP 2001 listing of subjects and activities are reviewed by the IAP office before appearing in the on-line guide.Standards for Activities
Inclusion of a non-credit activity in the IAP Guide does not imply MIT endorsement. Responsibility for a non-credit activity lies with the sponsoring MIT individual or group. All activities are required to meet safety, health, legal and general regulations governing the use of MIT facilities.The MIT Bulletin lists policies concerning credit, tuition, food, housing, veterans' benefits, special students, and student exchanges. They should be reviewed by students and faculty involved in activities.
Activity planners should keep in mind the following objectives:
- Promote student-faculty interaction.
- Create programs appealing to freshmen.
- Try new teaching methods and learning formats that may improve the regular academic program.
- Develop more Institute-wide activities to create a sense of community at MIT.
Anyone currently affiliated with the MIT community (faculty, students, staff) is eligible to offer not-for-academic-credit activities. Members of the MIT community can always individually sponsor activites. Affiliates designated as the authorized repres entative of a student or other group may submit activities sponsored by that group.
Only MIT affiliates may offer activities. If someone outside the MIT community wishes to offer an activity during IAP, that person must find an MIT-affiliated individual, academic department, or administrative office to act as the sponsor of the activity. MIT Alumni are welcome to offer activities, but must also be sponsored.
Access to IAP Non-Credit Activity Postings
Before you attempt to post an activity, you must obtain posting authorization from the IAP office. If you are not the authorized IAP Administrator or have questions about submiting activities, please contact iap-www@mit.edu.In order to post an IAP subject you must have the following:
- An MIT username with password (generally this is your MIT Kerberos ID)
- An MIT personal certificate. (Those without an MIT personal certificate can obtain one here and follow the instructions. You will need to know your MIT ID number which appears on your MIT Card. This is NOT the same number as your social security number.)
IAP '01 non-credit activities must be submitted and posted electronically. In order to post activities, you must first have your personal certificate (see above).Before you attempt to post an activity, see Access to IAP Non-Credit Activitiy Postings (above).
Go to Using the Non-credit Posting Forms to find out how to use the electronic posting system.
Once you have prepared your activity electronically you may submit it for review. When your subject or activity has been approved, it will automatically be posted in this IAP '01 On-line Guide. If posted by 5pm EST, November 3, 2000 it will be published in the printed IAP guide as well.
Ways to Encourage Your Colleagues to Offer IAP Activities
Get the Word Out! Take the initiative in asking others to lead an activity -- don't wait to be approached. Make announcements at meetings, create posters and flyers, and send memos and email messages to encourage people (especially students!) to organize activities.
Get Ideas for New Activities:
Talk to students -- not just majors, but freshmen and upperclass students from other departments as well.Look at last year's Guide, available on-line at IAP '00 For-Credit Subjects, IAP '00 Non-Credit Activities by Sponsor, and Non-Credit Activities by Category
Meet with last year's Department Coordinator to find out what activites were most popular.
Ask people who haven't participated in IAP recently what offerings they would like to see.
Suggest that people think creatively about offering non-credit activities.
Promoting Non-Credit Activities
Suggest activities that give the MIT community an opportunity to learn more about the work of your department and to meet the people behind the scenes in one or more informal sessions.Suggest offerings related to hobbies, outside interests, musical talents, travelogues.
Ask your departmental student group or honorary society to sponsor an activity.
Have a faculty member devise an independent project to be listed in the Guide as a department activity for students.
