How To Get a Volunteer Placement or Internship and Stick With It!
Tobie Weiner, Michal Benjosef Hirsch, Jeremy Pressman
Fri Jan 25, 01-03:00pm, 4-370
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Come to this informal session to find the right volunteer placement or internship for you. Several local community development, advocacy groups and governmental organizations will have representatives available to give you information on their group. Session leaders will give participants helpful hints on searching for and acquiring a fun and rewarding volunteer placement or internship. We will also provide some information to help you stick with your placement. MIT credit is possible for IAP and/or spring semester volunteer or internship work.
Contact: Tobie Weiner, E53-484, x3-3649, iguanatw@mit.edu
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Introduction to Baseball Rules and Traditions
Dan Kryder
Mon Jan 28, 01-03:00pm, E53-482
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Intensive survey of the most important rules, traditions, teams, debates, disasters, nicknames, and superstitions of the world's greatest sport. All ages and genders welcome.
Contact: Dan Kryder, E53-459, x3-8190, kryder@mit.edu
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Living the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Exploring the Past and Changing the Future
Tobie Weiner
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Planning Committee presents three evenings of dinner, video and discussion. Join us for dinner and a presentation and discussion of three of the "Eyes on the Prize" videos. We'll examine the accomplishments and struggles of some of the individuals who worked for positive change in their communities. You'll have a chance to connect with members of the MIT and Boston/Cambridge community and find out what YOU can do to make the world a better place.
This activity is sponsored by the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Planning Committee.
Contact: Tobie Weiner, E53-484, x3-3649, iguanatw@mit.edu
Origins of the Civil Rights Movement
Tobie Weiner
We'll watch one of the early videos in the "Eyes on the Prize" video series and discuss the origins of the civil rights movement and the rise of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tue Jan 22, 06-08:00pm, 14E-310
Social and Political Protest from the 60's to the present
Tobie Weiner
Wed Jan 23, 06-08:00pm, 14E-310
Economic and Social Inequality: Then and Now
Tobie Weiner
Thu Jan 24, 06-08:00pm, 14E-310
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MIT Washington Internship Program Washington, DC Film Series
Charles Stewart, Tobie Weiner, Chris Johnson
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Join the MIT Washington, DC interns as we watch three popular films about politics set in Washington, DC. Before each film, we'll focus on a specific question about the internship program. We'll also answer any questions you have about the program. We will serve light refreshments and have heated, thought-provoking discussions following each film.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/summerwash
Contact: Tobie Weiner, E53-484, x3-3649, iguanatw@mit.edu
Film: "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" Discussion: What Kinds of Internships are Available?
Charles Stewart, Tobie Weiner, Chris Johnson
Former DC interns will answer the question: What kinds of internships are available in DC and how do you go about getting the right internship?
Then we'll watch the classic film, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939), produced and directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur.
The wonderfully-acted, absorbing and human film received eleven Academy Award nominations. James Stewart's character represents the powerful forces of American freedom, democracy and morality over oppression and evil. We'll have discussion
following the film.
Thu Jan 17, 05-08:00pm, 14E-310
Film: "Primary Colors" Discussion: How Do I Get into the Program?
Charles Stewart, Tobie Weiner, Chris Johnson
Former DC interns will give tips on how to apply to the program, how to write a really good essay and get the best recommendation you can.
We'll watch, "Primary Colors", directed by Mike Nichols and starring John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates and Adrian Lester. This is a funny, insightful film about the realities of political life. The movie parallels the lives of Bill and Hillary Clinton, although much of the movie's ethical content revolves, not around sex, but around how a primary campaign should handle damaging information it turns up about its opponent. Following the film, we'll have a discussion.
Thu Jan 24, 05-08:00pm, 2-143
Film: "The Contender" Discussion: What's Life Like in DC?
Charles Stewart, Tobie Weiner, Chris Johnson
Former DC interns will answer your questions about how to get around in DC and how to have the best experience during your summer internship.
We'll watch the film, "The Contender" (October, 2000), directed by Rod Lurie and starring Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Gary Oldman and Christian Slater. The film is a thriller about the first woman nominated to be vice president and hinges on a question from her past: Did she willingly participate in group sex while she was in college? The movie explores whether we have gone too far in our curiosity about our politicians' private behavior. This movie is surprising, entertaining and extremely well acted. We'll have a discussion following the film.
Thu Jan 31, 05-08:00pm, 14E-310
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MIT Washington Summer Internship Program Information Sessions
Charles Stewart, Tobie Weiner
Wed Jan 16, 11-12:00am, 2-136
Thu Jan 24, 01-02:00pm, 2-136
Fri Feb 1, 03-04:00pm, 2-136
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Come to an information session and find out about the MIT Washington Summer Internship Program. The program was founded in 1995 to give selected MIT undergraduates the opportunity to explore science and engineering policymaking at the national level, through study and practical experience. The interns have worked in the offices of government agencies, the private sector, and advocacy groups. Complementing the summer internships are a trip to Washington, DC, during spring break and a 12-unit HASS subject designed to give students an introduction to policymaking. All sessions are the same - come to any one.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/summerwash/www
Contact: Tobie Weiner, E53-484, x3-3649, iguanatw@mit.edu
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Poetry, Politics, and War
Roger Petersen
Wed Jan 30, 03-04:30pm, 66-154
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Modernity has brought on the growth of the state, world wars, and weapons of mass destruction. These developments have in turn changed the meaning of death, honor, and belonging. Poetry captures the power as well as the nuances of these changes in existential meaning. The session will include readings from Auden, Pound, and Milosz, among others.
Contact: Roger Petersen, E53-487, x3-6781, rpeters@mit.edu
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Red Sox Nation-Building: The Seminar
Dan Kryder
Mon Jan 28, 03-05:00pm, E53-482
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Share the pain and the glory, become a real fan. Gain immediate hardball literacy by learning essential Red Sox concepts and lore: the splendid splinter, Buckner (with the inning on video), the curse (but I repeat myself), Pesky pole, the monstah, and more. Advanced students welcome.
Contact: Dan Kryder, E53-459, x3-8190, kryder@mit.edu
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Religion and Political Violence
Heather Gregg
Mon Jan 28, 04-06:00pm, E25-111
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
In light of the September 11 attacks on the United States, most Americans have asked how religion could come to play a role in such violent actions. This panel of experts in the fields of religiously motivated conflict and terrorism, provides an opportunity for the MIT community to learn more about religion and political violence. The panel will consider causes underlying religious violence in cases such as the civil war in Sri Lanka, the unrest in Northern Ireland, and the Isreali-Palestinian conflict, to name a few. Panelists include: David Little, Harvard Divinity School; Louise Richardson, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; Marc Gopin, Fletcher School of International Law and Diplomacy; Heather Gregg, Political Science, MIT. Moderater: Roger Petersen, MIT Prof. of Political Science.
Contact: Heather Gregg, hsgregg@mit.edu
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September 11 & Beyond: Where Do We Go From Here?
Roger Petersen
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Join us as experts in the fields of foreign policy, law, defense and security studies, and US politics discuss aspects of the political fallout from September 11. Topics for each session are listed but they may change depending on the latest developments. Speakers will include Attorney Margaret Burnham, Profs. Harvey Sapolsky, Barry Posen, Stephen Van Evera, MIT Center for International Studies, Jeremy Pressman, PhD Candidate MIT Dept. of Political Science, Profs. Stephen Ansolabehere and James Snyder, MIT Department of Political Science
Contact: Tobie Weiner, E53-484, x3-3649, iguanatw@mit.edu
The Phenomenon of "Czars" in American Politics and Changes in US Domestic Politics
Prof. Harvey Sapolsky
Tue Jan 15, 03-05:00pm, 35-225
The Challenge to Civil Liberties
Attorney Margaret Burnham
Wed Jan 16, 03-05:00pm, 35-225
US Defense and Security Policy
Profs. Barry Posen and Stephen Van Evera
Thu Jan 17, 03-05:00pm, 35-225
US Mideast Policy
Jeremy Pressman
Wed Jan 23, 03-05:00pm, 35-225
Changes in US Domestic Politics
Prof. Stephen Ansolabehere
Thu Jan 24, 03-05:00pm, 35-225
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