Babysitting Mixer
Gabrielle Abelard, Jennifer Recklet
Thu Jan 13, 05:30-07:00pm, Mezzanine Lounge
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
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! There will be plenty of opportunity to network, enjoy food, and find out what babysitting opportunities exist for you. Event will include activities for small children and free finger food, as well as networking with representatives of the Center for Work, Family & Personal Life, Spouses & Partners at MIT, BabyNet, and Technology Children's Center.
Contact: Gabrielle Abelard, W20-459, (617) 201-1823, gabelard@mit.edu
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Do You Have TIME for Some Time Management?
Tom Robinson, Shawna Cooper-Gibson
Wed Jan 19, 12-01:30pm, 1-246
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Time is precious. So how do you manage it effectively? The responsibilities of being a student, an officer in an organization, and other obligations can take a toll on the effectiveness of your student group. Through this workshop, you will learn about developing calendars and timelines, delegating responsibilities, and effectively managing large scale programs for your student group.
Contact: Tom Robinson, W20-549, x3-7605, trob@mit.edu
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EAsT camPUS Bad Ideas Competition
Harvey Jones
Fri Jan 21, Sat Jan 22, Sun Jan 23, 12pm-12:00am, EAsT camPUS
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: A desire to dream and create . . . despite a lack of vision
Have you always wanted to design and build, but have been frustrated by silly requirements and "good engineering practice"? Well, fret no more and come to the EAsT camPUS Bad Ideas competition, where your ideas can really take wing and crash straight to the ground. The weekend will also be packed with numerous smaller events, so come by any time, grab some free food, and join us in a celebration of bad ideas. No skills required, tools and materials provided. Alumni and all members of the MIT community are expressly invited. Email bad-ideas@mit.edu with project ideas, so that we can coordinate supplies, safety, and so forth. This event is funded by the following Dormcon, Weekends@MIT, The MIT Fund and LEF.
Web: http://ec.mit.edu
Contact: Harvey Jones, EAsT camPUS, bad-ideas@mit.edu
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Got Nerves? Presentation and Pubilc Speaking Skills (POSTPONED)
Tom Robinson, Shawna Cooper-Gibson
Wed Jan 26, 12-01:30pm, 1-246
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Postponed until Monday, January 31, 11AM to 12:30PM, Room 1-246.
Whether you’re a leader in a student group, a member of a team in your lab or on a committee, you will need to give presentations in front of groups, both large and small. This workshop will provide some tips for public speaking as well as explore some of the basic information you should be thinking about before taking the walk out on stage!
Contact: Tom Robinson, W20-549, x3-7605, trob@mit.edu
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Resolve This! Approaches to Conflict Resolution and Tough Group Dynamics
Tom Robinson, Shawna Cooper-Gibson
Wed Jan 12, 12-01:30pm, 1-246
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
In order to be an effective leader you must learn to successfully handle conflict. This workshop will help you to assess your approach to conflict and explore the role that communication plays in conflict. Together we will formulate a clear understanding of communication and conflict on personal, interpersonal, and group levels. In addition, you will gain practical skills for a variety of settings and disputes.
Contact: Tom Robinson, W20-549, x3-7605, trob@mit.edu
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