"How The Heck Did They Ever Admit Me?" or, The Mysteries of Admissions Revealed
Marilee Jones, Dean of Admissions
Tue Jan 29, 11:30am-01:00pm, 10-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none
We can't help you understand why you chose to enroll, but we can describe how we admit undergraduates to MIT. Have you ever wondered what matters more, SATs or extra-curricular activities? Do you think you got in because you are an excellent athlete or musician, or had perfect grades? Bring all of your questions, and we'll answer them all with straight talk about how selection is done these days. All questions and feedback are welcome. Your ego will be boosted by this session.
Contact: Grace Wang, 10-100, 258-9649, bubblie@mit.edu
Sponsor: Admissions
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Adoption in America: New Trends
Diane Betz Tavitian, Kristin Gunst
Fri Jan 18, 12-01:00pm, 16-151
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none
Members of the MIT Adoption Support Group discuss their personal experiences of international adoption, open adoption, transcultural, and transracial adoption. Methods of adoption currently available will also be discussed.
Contact: Kristin Gunst, x2-3499, gunst@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Adoption Support Group
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Astrology Readings/Fundamentals
Jimmy Wu
Wed Jan 23, Thu Jan 24, Wed Jan 30, Thu Jan 31, 07-09:00pm, TBA
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: Precise birth time, curiosity, and an open mind
You probably know about your Sun signs, but astrology is much more than just the date you're born under. During the sessions we will learn about how to calculate your horoscope, some common interpretation programs, and the major planets. This is the last year I'm teaching this class for IAP.
Contact: Jimmy Wu, 767-7812, jimmsbwu@mit.edu
Sponsor: Jimmy C Wu, SENIOR HOUSE, 617 225-1756, jimmbswu@mit.edu
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Babysitting Mixer!!
Gabrielle Pardo, Spouses and Partners at MIT, Family Resource Center, TCC
Wed Jan 9, 04-06:00pm, 20 Chimneys, Student Center (W20)
Single session event
Are you a parent looking to find someone to babysit your child? Or are you a student or parent who enjoys working and spending time with young children? Are you interested in babysitting?
Then come meet some students and/or other parents at this Babysitting Mixer! Plenty of opportunity to network, enjoy food, entertainment, and find out what babysitting opportunities exist for you.
\*Benjamin the Clown will be performing his amazing juggling act!
\*Free Food from Picante's Mexican Restaurant!
\*Information booths (Family Resource Center, Spouses & Partners, and Technology Children's Center)
Contact: Gabrielle Pardo, W51-040, (617) 452-4283, gpardo@mit.edu
Sponsor: Residence Life & Student Life Programs
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Early Action Telethon
Grace Wang, Monica Mendiola
Wed Jan 9, Thu Jan 10, 06-11:00pm, Bush Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none
This is the first opportunity to talk with prospective members of the class of 2006! Come help the MIT Admissions Office contact newly admitted students. Help answer their questions about academics and student life at MIT. Food will be provided for students who work the telethon.
Contact: Grace Wang, 10-100, 258-9649, bubblie@mit.edu
Sponsor: Admissions
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Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships: Creating a Winning Proposal
Melissa Martin, Michael Bergren
Fri Jan 18, 03-04:00pm, 56-180
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: Not applicable
Several $6,000 fellowships are available for summer 2002. They will support work in science, engineering, humanities, social science, and the arts. This is the time to begin making your plans. We will review elements of past winning proposals and discuss how to put together a successful submission.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/eloranta/
Contact: UROP Staff, 7-104, x3-7306, urop@mit.edu
Sponsor: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
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Freemasonry Explained
Bruce D. Wedlock, E. Donald Weiner
Tue Jan 15, 12-01:00pm, Grier Room, 34-401A
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None
Ever wonder what Masons are all about? This program, open to all, will cover some of the history and purposes of Freemasonry. Meet some of the members of MIT's Masonic Lodge, find out what Masons do, and what goes on behind the Square and Compasses.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dryfoo/www/Masons/
Contact: Roy Anthony Charles, 3-134, 253-9462, rac@mit.edu
Sponsor: Richard C. Maclaurin Lodge, A.F. & A.M.
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Freemasonry's Ritual
Bruce D. Wedlock, E. Donald Weiner
Wed Jan 16, 07:30-08:30pm, See Description
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None
MIT's Masonic Lodge will be installing its officers this evening in ceremonies open to all. This installation parallels the ritual used in closed meetings and will explain much of the symbolism in a Masonic Lodge. Refreshments will follow.
The program will take place at the Cambridge Masonic Building, 1950 Massachusetts Ave., Porter Square. A short walk from the Red Line.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dryfoo/www/Masons/
Contact: Roy Anthony Charles, 3-134, x3-9462, rac@mit.edu
Sponsor: Richard C. Maclaurin Lodge, A.F. & A.M.
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Fun With Euclidean Geometry
John Gonzalez, Glenn Iba
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 14, 16, 18, 23, 25, 28, 30, 03-04:00pm, 24-619
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: Familiarity with high school geometry
Euclidean geometry has become a forgotten subject in the midst of modern geometry such as topology and differential geometry. Come learn about this fascinating subject. In this seminar, we will explore some interesting topics connected mainly with triangles and circles (such as the nine point circle, pedal triangles, theorems of Ceva, Morley, and others). Seminar participation will be encouraged but not required.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: John Gonzalez, 24-612, x3-7786, johngonz@mit.edu
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group
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Geometric Algebra: Imaginary Numbers Are Real
Timothy F. Havel
Fri Jan 25, Mon Jan 28, Wed Jan 30, Fri Feb 1, 04:30-06:00pm, NW14-1110
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Calculus & Linear Algebra, sophomore physics
Geometric algebra is a natural extension of vector algebra to metric geometries of arbitrary dimension, signature and curvature. A growing number of scholars have come to view it as a universal geometric language encompassing most of physics and much of mathematics. These four lectures will give a light introduction to the subject and some of its many applications, including molecular conformation, NMR spectroscopy, and quantum computing.
Web: http://mrix4.mit.edu/iap00_index.html
Contact: Timothy F. Havel, NW14-2218, 253-8309, tfhavel@mit.edu
Sponsor: Nuclear Engineering
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Getting a Grant from the Council for the Arts at MIT
Susan Cohen
Thu Jan 10, 02-02:30pm, Building E15-205
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Signup by: 16-Jan-2002
Single session event
Prereq: Must be MIT student, staff, or faculty
Very informal walk-through of the application process of the Grants Program of the Council for the Arts at MIT, led by the Director of the Council.The Council is an all-volunteer group of alumni/ae and friends that can be most easily described as MIT's private arts foundation. All of the Council's programs, including the grants program, are funded through the contributions of its members. Only current MIT students, faculty and staff are eligible to apply to the Grants Program.The next deadline for applications is February 1. We recommend that you attend this meeting if you are planning to apply for this deadline.Reading the Grants Guidelines before the meeting is strongly recommended. See the URL for our Guidelines, below:
Web: http://web.mit.edu/arts/grantguide.html
Contact: Susan Cohen, E15-205, 253-4005, cohen@media.mit.edu
Sponsor: Council for the Arts
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Greater Boston Food Bank Service Project
Jen Selby
Thu Jan 17, 12:30-04:30pm, Meet on steps of W20
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 14-Jan-2002
Limited to 50 participants.
Single session event
We will be meeting in front of the Student Center and go as a group to the Greater Boston Food Bank, where we will help with activities such as serving, collecting, or sorting food donations.
Contact: Jen Selby, 64-B510, 225-6570, jenselby@mit.edu
Sponsor: Jennifer M Selby, EAST CAMPUS, BEM, 617 225-6570, jenselby@mit.edu
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How Does MIT Make Electricity?
Peter Cooper, Roger Moore, Arthur May
Wed Jan 9, 10-11:00am, Bldg.42-59 Vassar St, Power Plant Entrance
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2002
Limited to 12 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: None
Presenters from the Department of Facilities will take you on an informational tour of the MIT Central Utilities Plant.
Contact: Ruth Davis, NE20-277, x3-7299, rtdavis@mit.edu
Sponsor: Department of Facilities
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Intro to AMPS: Academic Media Production Services
Mike Barker, Larry Gallagher, David Mycue
Wed Jan 23, 03-04:00pm, 3-133
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Academic Media Production Services is a new campus organization that prepares video, web, and multimedia instructional materials for MIT. Come learn how our group can help with your media needs.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/emcc/iap/
Contact: Mike Barker, 9-250, mbarker@mit.edu
Sponsor: Educational Media Creation Center
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MIT Events Calendar: Learn to Post Your MIT Events Online.
Joe Coen, Lee Corbett
Thu Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 11am-12:00pm, 2-136
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: Must have a pulse!
See how easy it is to post your MIT event online using the wonderful new MIT Events Calendar.
Open to the entire MIT community
Refreshments will be served!!!
Web: http://events.mit.edu
Contact: Joe Coen, 7-121, x3-5734, jcoen@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Center
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Machine Learning by Discovering Macro-operators
Glenn Iba
Thu Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 07:30-09:00pm, 24-619
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
Macro-operators (compiled sequences of lower-level operators) are a powerful abstraction technique, enabling complex planning and problem-solving by both humans and computers. We will explore methods for discovering macro-operators in the context of puzzles and video games (e.g. Rubik's Cube and Tetris) and work to build these techniques into machine learning programs. This activity could lead to on-going UROP projects.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: Glenn Iba, 24-612, x3-7786, giba@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group
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Mediation Training
Carol Orme-Johnson, Mark Cason-Snow, Toni Robinson, Mary Rowe
Mon-Sat, Jan 22-26, 28-1, 10am-01:00pm, N/A, see URL for details
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 13-Dec-2001
Limited to 25 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: must complete on-line written application
Fee: 50.00 for lunch and materials
Most people who take this training in mediation find their views on conflict resolution are permanently changed and their interpersonal communications much improved. Many use their mediation skills daily. The training includes lecture and role play, emphasizing active listening, diversity issues, and self-awareness. Completion of the 36-hour course leads to certification under Mass. law (not a license).
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mediation/www/training.html
Contact: Mark Cason-Snow, N42-040i, x8-9272, msnow@mit.edu
Sponsor: Office of Dean for Student Life
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Meditation Session
Julia Tang The Art of Living, Boston
Thu Jan 17, Tue Jan 22, 05-06:00pm, 4-153
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Learn how to calm your mind and relieve stress through a guided meditation session. If you are curious about meditation, would like to learn some new techniques, or just want to learn how to relieve stress, then this is an activity you do not want to miss!
Contact: Anjali Oza, x5-8742, aoza@mit.edu
Sponsor: Art of Living
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Palmistry
Mary A. Mullowney
Sat Jan 12, 12-04:00pm, 1-277
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 31-Dec-2001
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: None
An introduction to the ancient art of palmistry, a path to understanding yourself and others by studying the lines and markings of the hand. A mini-reading of each student's palm is included in the course. Please sign up via email only.
Contact: Mary A. Mullowney, 5-228, x3-4331, mamullow@mit.edu
Sponsor: Ocean Engineering
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Pet Projects
Irene Pepperberg
Thu Jan 10, 01-04:00pm, E15-335
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event
Children's toys are now often computerized; let's do the same for pets. Come and brainstorm: Previous years' projects included InterPet Explorer (Web browser for parrots), and a Cat Bat 'Bot... Maybe a spring UROP project can be based on your ideas.
Contact: Joan Wood, E15-318, x3-8337, jwood@media.mit.edu
Sponsor: Media Arts & Sciences
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Semitic Metaphysics and Consciousness Modeling
Robert de Marrais
Tue Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, 07-08:30pm, 24-619
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
Jewish and Islamic traditions possess diagrammatic languages for mapping consciousness maps, whose roots extend to Pyramid Texts and Sumer. Tools of modern logic and dynamic systems math will be used to interpret the maps in modern terms, leading to a blueprint for emotional-affect-response stimulation software deriving from Jim Callahan and Ralph Abraham's Catastrophe and Chaos work.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: Robert de Marrais, 24-612, x3-7786, rdemarrais@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group
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Teaching About Terrorism
Rosalind Williams
Tue Jan 8, 12-02:00pm, 2-135
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 04-Jan-2002
Single session event
Prereq: none
Come meet with other students (undergraduate and graduate) and faculty to brainstorm about what kind of teaching MIT
might do, especially in STS, but more generally at MIT, that would respond to ongoing events related to September 11th. Lunch will be served.
Contact: Debbie Meinbresse, E51-185, x3-4062, meinbres@mit.edu
Sponsor: Science,Technology & Society
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The Evolving MIT Campus
Paul Curley, Deborah Poodry
Fri Jan 25, 01-02:30pm, 45-1st floor
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 40 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: None
Presenters from the Department of Facilities' Capital Projects Group will discuss some of MIT's major building projects, including the Stata Center, Media Lab Expansion, and the Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center.
Contact: Ruth Davis, NE20-277, x3-7299, rtdavis@mit.edu
Sponsor: Department of Facilities
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This Old Office
Jan Burke, Dave McCormick
Tue Jan 29, 01-02:30pm, 45-1st Floor
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None
Presenters from the Department of Facilities' Design & Construction and Repair & Maintenance sections will explain how to have your office or lab renovated.
Contact: Ruth Davis, NE20-277, x3-7299, rtdavis@mit.edu
Sponsor: Department of Facilities
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Walking Tour of the MIT Network
Tom Coppeto
Wed Jan 9, 16, 23, 01-04:00pm, Meet in Lobby 10
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 02-Jan-2002
Limited to 12 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
See the network from the jack to MIT's external connectivity. We'll discuss design issues, current projects, and future plans along the way. Stops will include the hub of campus in building 24, the new network and computer facility in W92, and some places time forgot. Wear comfortable shoes.
Contact network-tour@mit.edu to register.
Contact: Tom Coppeto, tom@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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