All About UROP
Melissa Martin, Dauri Rosenfield
Wed Jan 16, 04-05:00pm, 54-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: N/A
You are invited to come and learn about the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). How to participate, when to start looking, where to look...all aspects of the Program will be addressed. Discussions will be led by UROP staff and will feature a panel of UROP students. Bring your questions!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/urop/
Contact: Dauri Rosenfield, 7-104, x3-0751, drosenfi@mit.edu
Sponsor: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
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Beyond the Basics in Finding Scientific Information
Angie Locknar, Anne Graham
Tue Jan 8, 12-01:00pm, 2-132
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Need to find articles quickly and don't have time to come to the library? This session will show you how to access electronic journals, databases, and other online services for engineering and science disciplines. This session is designed for those who use the Science Library and/or Barker Engineering Library to locate information for others, such as administrative staff.
Contact: Angie Locknar, 14S-134, x3-9320, locknar@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Everything You Wanted to Know about Patents: Patent Searching Fundamentals
Carol Robinson, Tracy Gabridge
Wed Jan 23, 01-03:00pm, 1-390
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
While you won't come out of this session qualified to be a patent attorney, you will be able to successfully find patent references from all over the world and know how to obtain patent text and diagrams. Using patent literature is important for understanding competitive technologies, keeping abreast of current product innovations and more! See also the IAP activity: "Everything You Wanted to Know about Patents: The Patent Process" on January 16th.
Contact: Carol Robinson, 10-500, x3-7749, csrobins@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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IAP Research Mentor Program Kick-Off
Melissa Martin, Dauri Rosenfield
Mon Jan 7, 04-05:00pm, 6-120
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 28-Dec-2001
Single session event
This kickoff is a social gathering intended for all "pre-UROPers" and their Research Mentors. This session provides all participants with the opportunity to get to know each other, speak with some of last year's participants, and ask any last minute questions, before beginning their IAP research collaboration. If you are interested in becoming a pre-UROPer, please submit an application via the webform at http://web.mit.edu/urop/preuropapp.html.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/urop/mentor.html
Contact: Dauri Rosenfield, 7-104, x3-0751, drosenfi@mit.edu
Sponsor: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
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IAP Research Mentor Program: Mentor Orientation
Melissa Martin, Dauri Rosenfield
Mon Jan 7, 03-04:00pm, 6-120
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 28-Dec-2001
Single session event
This session is an informational and social meeting designed to familiarize Mentors with their role and responsibilities within the program. Mentors will be provided with guidelines along with essential safety, ethics, and contact information, while participating in conversations with UROP staff and Mentors from the 2001 program. If you are interested in becoming an IAP 2002 Research Mentor, please submit an application via the webform located at http://web.mit.edu/urop/mentorapp.html.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/urop/mentor.html
Contact: Dauri Rosenfield, 7-104, x3-0751, drosenfi@mit.edu
Sponsor: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
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Intro to 6.001 and 6.002
Chaitra Chandrasekhar, ACM/IEEE IAP Coordinator
Wed Jan 16, 10am-12:00pm, 4-370, Intro to 6.001
Wed Jan 16, 12-02:00pm, 4-370, Intro to 6.002
Wed Jan 30, 10am-12:00pm, 2-190, Intro to 6.001
Wed Jan 30, 12-02:00pm, 2-190, Intro to 6.002
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Anxious about 6.001 and 6.002? Whether you are a freshman or an upperclassman, this session will give you a sampler of what to expect and how to be prepared for it. Gather the tools you need to face these introductory EECS classes as students with experience tell you what they wish they had known.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ieee/iap/www/
Contact: Chaitra Chandrasekhar, ACM/IEEE IAP Coordinator, (617) 225-8491, chaitra@mit.edu
Sponsor: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
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Introduction to the Course 6 Labs
Amy Mueller
Wed Jan 30, 01-02:30pm, 38-501, 38-601
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join us for an introduction to the lab facilities available to course 6 students and demonstrations of the equipment you will be using in 6.002, 6.101, 6.111, or any of the other course 6 lab classes! Also learn what classes are available and what kinds of awesome projects you can do in each.
Contact: Amy Mueller, amym@mit.edu
Sponsor: Eta Kappa Nu
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Leadership: Developing the Capacity to Lead
Academic Resource Center Staff
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: Sign-up instructions listed with each session.
If you are interested in the components of leadership and want to improve on your skills, join us. Discussions about famous leaders, communication processes, ethical challenges and management development are a few of our topics. Geared to undergraduates or those that have not entered the workforce, classes will include individual and group activities, article discussions and guest lecturers. Email ecy@mit.edu or visit 7-103 to register. Certificates will be presented to those attending a minimum of 4 sessions.
Attendance for all classes is not required, but recommended.
Contact: Elizabeth Young, 7-103, x3-6786, ecy@mit.edu
Sponsor: Academic Resource Center
"I'm a Leader; You're a Leader; Are They Leaders?"
Academic Resource Center Staff
Tue Jan 15, 03-05:00pm, 5-234, Sign-up by January 14.
"Leading With Your Personality"
Academic Resource Center Staff
Co-sponsored by the Office of Career Services and Pre-Professional Advising.
Thu Jan 17, 03-05:00pm, 5-234, Sign-up by January 14.
"Communication: Do You Hear What I Hear?"
Academic Resource Center Staff
Tue Jan 22, 03-05:00pm, 5-234, Sign-up by January 21.
"Ethics"
Academic Resource Center Staff
Thu Jan 24, 03-05:00pm, 5-234, Sign-up by January 23.
"Management Skills for Leaders in the New Millennium"
Academic Resource Center Staff
Co-sponsored by the Office of Academic Services/Alumni Engagement
Tue Jan 29, 03-05:00pm, 5-234, Sign-up by January 28.
"From the Brass Rat to the Rat Race: How to Use Your Leadership Skills Outside MIT"
Academic Resource Center Staff
Co-sponsored by the Office of Academic Services/Alumni Engagement and the Office of Career Services and Pre-Professional Advising.
Thu Jan 31, 03-05:00pm, 5-234, Sign-up by January 30
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Locating Geographic Data : Finding the Needle in a Haystack
Sarah Williams
Thu Jan 17, 01-02:30pm, 1-115
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 16-Jan-2002
Single session event
Prereq: signup via email to sew@mit.edu
Do you need a digital map of zip codes or would you like information about parcels in an inner-city neighborhood? Have you ever wondered how to get geographic data off the Internet? Geographic data is everywhere from information about sewer pipes to data about wetlands. This class will show you the in and outs to finding geographic data. The hands-on nature of the workshop will allow you to leave with the data "virtually" in your hands.
Contact: Sarah Williams, 7-238, x8-5598, sew@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Orientation and Associate Advising: How to Get Involved
Elizabeth Young, Daniel Chapman, Leslie Bottari
Mon Jan 28, 06-07:00pm, 5-134
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Want to get involved with the Class of 2006 through Freshman Orientation or as an Associate Advisor? Want to be part of creating history? Interested in joining the Orientation Committee for Orientation '02? Bring your questions and attend this information session. Intended for all registered undergraduates.
Contact: Elizabeth Young, 7-103, 253-6786, ecy@mit.edu
Sponsor: Academic Resource Center
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Pre-Orientation: How to Become a Counselor for the Outdoors Program
Elizabeth Young, John Wuestneck, Cheryl Vossmer, Carol Matsuzaki
Wed Jan 30, 04:30-05:30pm, Twenty Chimneys
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Pre-Orientation Counselors for FOP (Freshman Outdoors Program) wanted for 2002. FOP is expanding to two sites and increasing the number of freshmen. If you want to be an FOP counselor, come to this meeting and learn about the programs and how to apply. Intended for all undergraduates.
Contact: Elizabeth Young, 7-103, x3-6786, ecy@mit.edu
Sponsor: Academic Resource Center
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The Basics to Geography Information Systems (GIS)
Sarah Williams
Thu Jan 10, 01-02:30pm, 1-115
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 09-Jan-2002
Single session event
Geography Information Systems allow user to ask unique spatial questions. Applications in Geography Information Systems range from risk management, decision making, infrastructure management, epidemiology, planning, marketing, and archeology. The number of fields that use GIS is seemingly endless. This class is intended for those interested in the understanding what GIS is and how they may apply it to their field of study. Students will leave the class with a basic understanding of GIS terminology, data, and software and hardware.
Contact: Sarah Williams, 7-238, x8-5598, sew@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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The Good the Bad and Ugly : Determining and Creating Geographic Data Credentials (Metadata)
Sarah Williams
Fri Jan 18, 01-03:00pm, 1-115
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 17-Jan-2002
Single session event
Have you ever downloaded geographic data off the Internet and wondered who created it? Have you ever wondered how accurate digital maps are compared to paper maps? Have you ever wondered how geographic data is made and who is responsible for its accuracy? Some of the mysteries behind the creation, use and storage of geographic data can be uncovered by understanding metadata. In this class we will explore the basics to geographic metadata and look at the most widely used metadata standard, FGDC. We will also create FGDC standard metadata files. If you have ever created geographic data and don't know about metadata this class is for you.
Contact: Sarah Williams, 7-238, x8-5598, sew@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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The Tech News Meeting
Dana Levine, Rima Arnaout, Kevin Lang, Jen Krishnan
Sun Jan 13, 20, 27, 05-06:00pm, Tech Office: W20-483
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: none
Come to The Tech's news meeting and take a story assignment for this week's issue. Dinner will be served after the meeting. Everyone is welcome.
Contact: Jordan Rubin, Baker 617, x5-7367, rubin@mit.edu
Sponsor: The Tech
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The Tech Open House
Jordan Rubin
Sun Feb 3, 02-05:00pm, Tech Office: W20-483
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none
Now is a great time to join The Tech. Come by our IAP open house and learn about how we put out the newspaper. You can be a part of The Tech's grand tradition. We have openings in all departments -- you can report on stories, write columns, review performances, take photos, design layouts, sell ads... And we'll have free food.
Contact: Jordan Rubin, Baker 617, x5-7367, rubin@mit.edu
Sponsor: The Tech
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The Tech Photo Meeting
Dana Levine, Nathan Collins, Wendy Gu
Sun Jan 13, 20, 27, 06-07:00pm, Tech Office: W20-483
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: none
Come to The Tech's photo meeting and take a photography assignment for this week's issue. Dinner will be served before the meeting. No experience is necessary; we'll teach you all you need to know about taking quality photos.
Contact: Jordan Rubin, Baker 617, x5-7367, rubin@mit.edu
Sponsor: The Tech
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UROP Roundtable Discussion
Melissa Martin, Dauri Rosenfield
Thu Jan 31, 05:30-07:30pm, 16-168
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2002
Single session event
What is a UROP supposed to be? What makes a UROP successful? How do you handle UROP "problems?" This roundtable discussion gives you an opportunity to share your own UROP experiences, and to hear from other students about their experiences. Students who have had or have UROPs are encouraged to attend, and UROP Office staff (and others) will also participate. Pizza will be served!
Contact: Dauri Rosenfield, 7-104, x3-0751, drosenfi@mit.edu
Sponsor: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
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What is Management Science?/What is Operations Research?
John Little, Jim Orlin
Wed Jan 9, Fri Jan 11, 10:30am-12:00pm, 2-105
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Do you enjoy mathematics and computers? Would you like to apply your skills to business, government, and non-profit institutions? Then come and learn about the fields of operations research and management science, a science for improving the decisions of organizations. These fields typically use data, mathematical models, and computer-based information systems. Intended for undergraduates and graduate students considering OR/MS as a field of study. The second session will be followed by a lunch in E40-106. Participants welcome at individual sessions but attendance at both sessions is encouraged.
Contact: David Craft, E40-194, x3-8866, dcraft@mit.edu
Sponsor: Operations Research Center
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Why Come to the Library? Accessing Scientific and Engineering Information from Your Desktop
Angie Locknar, Anne Graham
Tue Jan 29, 12-01:00pm, 2-132
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Need to find information quickly and don't have time to come to the library? This session will show you how to access electronic journals, databases, and other online services for engineering and science disciplines from your home or office. This session is designed for students, faculty and researchers that use the Science Library or Barker Engineering Library for obtaining engineering and scientific information.
Contact: Angie Locknar, 14S-134, x3-9320, locknar@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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