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AMITA Woman-to-Woman “Speed Networking” Night
AMITA
Thu Jan 19, 06:30-09:00pm, Bush Room (10-105)

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 13-Jan-2006
Single session event

AMITA, the Association of MIT Alumnae, invites women undergraduate and graduate students to an informal night of conversation with MIT alumnae about what’s on your mind regarding graduate school, career paths, jobs and life in general after MIT. Join us in the Vannevar Bush Room (10-105) for supper and networking in a friendly and supportive environment. We’ll provide alumnae, tables by topic—you can “table-hop” as often as you like—and light supper refreshments.

Please RSVP for this event at http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/amita/
Web: http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/amita/
Contact: Kim Vermeer, kvermeer@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Alumni Association

Acing the Case Interview
Emily Littlefield, Marilyn Wilson
Fri Jan 27, 02-03:30pm, 37-212

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event

Are you interested in a career in consulting? Get consultants’ (companies TBD) perspectives on winning strategies that will help you “ace the case interview”. This interactive workshop will discuss strategies to prepare for a variety of different case questions. During this session, we will walk you through several different case examples and review appropriate frameworks that will be helpful in “cracking” the case. Advanced sign-up requested. Please sign up at website below.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Emily Littlefield, 12-170, x3-4733, elittle@mit.edu
Sponsor: Careers Office

Class of '59 Luncheon
Dan Chapman
Tue Jan 24, 12:30-02:30pm, Mezzanine Lounge

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Jan-2006
Limited to 50 participants.
Single session event

Please join us as we host members of the MIT Class of 1959 for a discussion about careers in business, science, and engineering and how their MIT experiences shaped their lives both personally and professionally. How have things changed for students today? What is life after MIT all about?

Make a connection for life!
Contact: Dan Chapman, 7-103, x3-9764, dwc@mit.edu
Sponsor: Academic Resource Center

Company Research for Engineers and Scientists: Know Your Prospective Employer or Partner
Howard Silver, Stephanie Hartman
Thu Feb 2, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: none

You're a researcher in Science and Engineering, but what do you know about company research? This session will introduce you to library-supported databases about companies and industries. We will use examples and hands-on exercises to demonstrate strategies for learning about prospective employers or partners. Biotech company research will be emphasized.
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries

Dual Degree M.D. / (JD/PhD/MPH/MBA)
Paul Cheng, Yin Ren, Sarah Chu, Albert Kwon
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None

AMSA is holding a serie of talks for students interested in obtaining a second degree on top of their M.D. Each event will have two speakers: one current M.D./(second degree) student and someone who currently have a dual degree. (And the contact person's e-mail in bracket)

01/11/05: M.D./Ph.D.: (alkwon@mit.edu)
01/18/05: M.D./M.P.H.: (Apliu@mit.edu)
01/25/05: M.D./J.D.: (yinren@mit.edu)
02/01/05: M.D./M.B.A.: (Schu@mit.edu)

Feel free to e-mail me at (paulc@mit.edu) if you have any questions
Contact: Paul Cheng, paulc@mit.edu
Sponsor: American Medical Student Association

M.D. / Ph.D.
Albert Kwon
Wed Jan 11, 07:15-08:30pm

MD / MPH
Anne Liu
Wed Jan 18, 07:15-08:30pm

M.D. / J.D.
Yin Ren
Wed Jan 25, 07:15-08:30pm

M.D. / MBA
Sarah Chu
Wed Feb 1, 07:15-08:30pm

Dual Degrees M.D. / (Ph.D. / J.D. / MPH / MBA)
Paul Cheng
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

AMSA is holding a series of talks for students interested in obtaining a second degree on top of their M.D. Each event will have two speakers: one current M.D./(second degree) student and someone who currently have a dual degree. (contact person's e-mail in bracket)

01/11/05: M.D./Ph.D.: (alkwon@mit.edu)
01/18/05: M.D./M.P.H.: (Apliu@mit.edu)
01/25/05: M.D./J.D.: (yinren@mit.edu)
02/01/05: M.D./M.B.A.: (Schu@mit.edu)

Feel free to e-mail me at (paulc@mit.edu) if you have any questions
Contact: Paul Cheng, paulc@mit.edu
Sponsor: American Medical Student Association


Paul Cheng
Wed Jan 11, 07-08:15am


Paul Cheng
Wed Jan 18, 07-08:15am


Paul Cheng
Canceled
Wed Jan 25, 07-08:15am

MD/MBA
Sarah Chu
MD/MBA panel featuring:
  • Dr. Allan E. Kornberg: CEO of Network Health, and past Medical Director of Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare.
  • Dr. Qi Li, Clinical Informatics R&D, Corporate Manager of Partners HealthCare.

Top directors from the biggest HMOs in New England! Come learn about HMOs and technologies that help improve the current health system.
Wed Feb 1, 07-08:15am, 6-120

Environmental Careers Panel
Marilyn Wilson, Amanda Graham
Tue Jan 31, 04-06:00pm, 4-163

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Environmental careers can be forged from a wide range of interests and experience: science, engineering, journalism, business, policy, technology, architecture, education, law, health, art, to name a few. Some people work in an industry focused specifically on environmental issues while others work on environmental considerations within a broader industry. Panelists with experience in some of these fields will discuss their work and answer questions about how to develop a career in these areas. Come and broaden your knowledge about options available to you.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Marilyn Wilson, 12-170, x3-4733, mcwilson@mit.edu
Sponsor: Careers Office
Cosponsor: Laboratory for Energy and the Environment

Evaluating Job Offers
Deborah Rosencrans
Tue Jan 17, 05:30-07:00pm, 35-225

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event

Interested in learning more about how to evaluate job offers? Industry professionals will be participating on a panel to discuss career and professional needs, as well as, how to evaluate job offers and varied compensations. Please come with lots of questions!

Please sign up for workshop at the URL listed below.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Deborah Rosencrans, 12-170, x3-4733, castor@mit.edu
Sponsor: Careers Office

Graduate Students Interested in an MBA?
Deborah Rosencrans
Thu Jan 12, 05:30-06:30pm, 35-225

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 125 participants.
Single session event

What can you do with an MBA? Come and hear from Master and PhD alumni in various career fields about how an MBA has advanced their career professionally and what they are doing to reach their career goals.

Please sign up for workshop at the URL below.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Deborah Rosencrans, 12-170
Sponsor: Careers Office

How to Start a Small Business
Seth S. Kessler, Ph.D Metis Design Corporation
Thu Jan 26, 04-05:00pm, 56-114

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up

The Metis Design Corporation is a small technology firm founded by MIT alumni. After 6 years, 2 dozen employees and 8 figures in revenue, we have advice for those of you that want to be entrepreneurs in the post dot-com era. We’ll discuss topics ranging from what courses to take to knowing how much capital you need to start off. Where will you find your first contracts? Should you use VC or not? Do know who owns the intellectual property developed during your thesis? We want to help you decide if starting a small business is right for you, and if so, how to formulate one with staying power.
Contact: Kathleen Haggerty, 12-170, x3-3224, khaggert@mit.edu
Sponsor: Careers Office

Internship Search
Marilyn Wilson
Thu Jan 12, 03-04:30pm, 56-154

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event

Now is the time to get started looking for your summer internship -- come and find out how to do it. We will talk about how and where to look for internships, what kinds of written materials you will need, how to find leads and follow up on them, and why they are so important anyway.

Please register at below website.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Marilyn Wilson, 12-170, x3-4733, mcwilson@mit.edu
Sponsor: Careers Office

Internship Searching for Engineers
Deborah Liverman
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Finding an internship is not always as easy as it seems. From this two-part series learn how to find internships and the various parts of the application process such as resumes, cover letters and the job search process. This workshop is intended for freshmen and sophomores who are/plan to be engineering majors.

January 18: Creating Effective Resumes
January 25: Finding and Getting Opportunities

Please sign up for workshop at the URL below.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Deborah Liverman, 12-170, x3-4733, liverman@mit.edu
Sponsor: Careers Office

Part I: Resumes and Cover Letters for Internships
Deborah Liverman
Wed Jan 18, 03-04:30pm, 3-343

Part 2: Finding and Getting Internship Opportunities
Deborah Liverman
Wed Jan 25, 03-04:30pm, 3-343

Introduction to Allopathy
Dr. Louis Kuchnir MIT Premedical Advisor
Mon Jan 30, 03-04:00pm, 26-204

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 29-Jan-2006

Allopathic medicine is taught by medical schools that award M.D. degrees. At its base is the philosophy that medical therapy should be based on science. In this moderated discussion, we'll explore both the strengths and quirks of conventional medicine, based on its foundation in the scientific method including peer review, controlled experimentation, and underpinnings in human biology. We'll also discuss how allopathic philosophy creates an antipathy toward euthanasia, prescribing placebo, integrating alternative therapies, etc. Finally, we'll consider the development of the standardized undergraduate pre-medical core curriculum and extra-curriculars as prerequisites for studying medicine in an allopathic school.



Please sign up for workshop at the provided URL.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Tamara Menghi, 12-170, x3-4733, trmenghi@mit.edu
Sponsor: Careers Office


Job Search for Seniors
Marilyn Wilson
Tue Jan 10, 03-04:30pm, 56-154

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event

If you are a senior and you haven't launched your job search yet, this workshop is for you. We will talk about organizing an effective job search, exploring and choosing fields of interest, where and how to look for a job, what written materials you will need, how to make helpful connections in your job search, interviewing, and following up effectively with prospective employers.

Please register at web site below.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Marilyn Wilson, 12-170, x3-4733, mcwilson@mit.edu
Sponsor: Careers Office

Legal Profession Mixer
Tamara Menghi, Erin Scott
Wed Feb 1, 06-08:00pm, Bush Room, 10-105

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 31-Jan-2006
Single session event

Prelaw Students and Alums are invited to come to this mixer to meet with local area professionals in the legal professions. This event is a great resource for networking and learning more about different uses for a JD degree. Light food and beverages will be provided. More detail regarding the areas of law represented will be provided in late December/early January. Please sign up at website below.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Tamara Menghi, 12-170, x3-4733, trmenghi@@mit.edu
Sponsor: Careers Office

Long-Range Planning for Your Software Technology Career
Anne Hunter
Wed Jan 25, 01-02:30pm, 34-401A

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

A panel of alums and expert recruiters will discuss:
  • Hot technologies vs long term technology trends
  • Building a career in software
  • Software career pitfalls
  • Software development firms vs internal software development
  • Local startups and the Boston software market
  • Candidate expectations in this market
  • Use jobs to separate yourself from other candidates

Experienced software technology executive recruiters from a leading Boston-area recruiting firm (Winter Wyman) will join recent Course VI alums to discuss long-term career issues, and how to plan a whole career. They'll answer questions and advise students with career concerns, and help you avoid making job choice mistakes now that could haunt you later in your career.

Pizza and beverages.
Contact: Anne Hunter, anneh@mit.edu
Sponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Medical School at MIT?
Daniel C. Shannon
Thu Jan 12, 12-01:00pm, E25-101

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 03-Jan-2006
Single session event

Yes... MIT joined with Harvard University and Harvard Medical School in 1970 to form the "Health Sciences and Technology" (HST) Program. HST's Medical Sciences curriculum leads to an M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School. Classes are given both at MIT and Harvard, and students in this program are registered as graduate students at at both institutions. This program is oriented toward students with strong interests in a career in biomedical research. Typically half of those students who matriculate majored in biological sciences and half in physical sciences. In this information session, Dr. Shannon will present and discuss all aspects of the MD program. Please email address below to sign up.
Contact: Diana Minasian, E25-519, x3-4393, hst-md-admissions@mit.edu
Sponsor: Health Sciences & Technology

Medical/Health Volunteer Opportunity Information Session
Tamara Menghi, Erin Scott, Erin Scott
Thu Feb 2, 01-02:30pm, 32-124

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event

Representatives from the Volunteer Departments of Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary will be providing information for pre-health students who are looking to obtain healthcare-related volunteer opportunities. Students should bring their resumes and visit the volunteer department web sites for the representing hospitals to find applications which can be handed in at the event. Please visit our list of Volunteer Opportunity contacts at the following link for these and other volunteer opportunities: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/volunteer.pdf

Please sign up for workshop at the following URL by Wednesday, February 1st.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Tamara Menghi, 12-170, x3-4733, trmenghi@mit.edu
Sponsor: Careers Office

NASA Summer Programs
Raju Patel
Fri Jan 20, 11am-12:00pm, Room 33-319

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Find out from past NASA interns the excitement of working at NASA Centers. For summer "06 NASA will be running student programs in Robotics, Space research and leadership, a majority of which have deadlines of JANUARY 31. As in prior years, MASGC will be funding a number of internships. Come and find out how you can apply for these programs and receive internship funding.

Co-Sponsored by the Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium
Web: http://www.maspacegrant.org
Contact: Helen Halaris, 33-208, x3-5546, halaris@mit.edu
Sponsor: Aeronautics and Astronautics

Opportunities Outside the Laboratory for PhDs
Hannah Bernstein
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

This series of talks by MIT alumni will demonstrate a range of satisfying professional roles in which PhDs may use their training. Intended for prospective PhDs but anyone interested is welcome to attend. All talks in this series are 3-4:30 PM unless otherwise specified.
Contact: Hannah Bernstein, 12-170, x3-4733, hannahb@mit.edu
Sponsor: Careers Office

Finance
Hannah Bernstein
Tue Jan 10, 03-04:30pm, 10-250

Management Consulting
Hannah Bernstein
Fri Jan 13, 03-04:30pm, 10-250

Patent Law
Hannah Bernstein
Wed Jan 18, 03-04:30pm, 2-105

Policy Analysis
Hannah Bernstein
Fri Jan 20, 03-04:30pm, 3-270

Environmental Consulting
Hannah Bernstein
Tue Jan 24, 03-04:30pm, 4-270

Osteopathic vs. Allopathic...What is the Difference?
Tamara Menghi
Thu Jan 26, 06:30-08:00pm, 3-133

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event

This event will consist of 3 panelists (2 D.O.s and 1 M.D.) giving insight into the similarities and differences between Osteopathic (D.O) and Allopathic (M.D.) Medicine. This is a great opportunity for students to ask questions to understand the finer nuances of these degrees.

Please sign up for workshop at: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Tamara Menghi, 12-170, x3-4733, trmenghi@mit.edu
Sponsor: Careers Office

Science Journalism and Related Fields
Marilyn Wilson
Thu Jan 19, 04-06:00pm, 4-237

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Many people with backgrounds in science pursue careers focused on educating the public about science, e.g., science writing (magazines, books, web), broadcast journalism, and technical writing. Panelists with experience in some of these fields will discuss their work and answer questions about how to develop a career in these areas.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Marilyn Wilson, 12-170, x3-4733, mcwilson@mit.edu
Sponsor: Careers Office

Self-Assessment for Undergraduate Students
Marilyn Wilson, Deborah Liverman
Mon Jan 23, Thu Jan 26, 04-06:00pm, 5-134

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 15.00 for Strong (SII) self assessment

Are you looking for your passion? Are you unsure of what to choose as your major? Do you want to explore other fields of interests, but are unsure of what they are?

During Part 1 of this series, you will get an introduction to some concepts to help you think about your future career decisions, see some techniques for career decision-making, and receive a framework for understanding your needs, wants, values, skills and priorities. Part 2 of this series will comprise the use of a self-assessment tool to help clarify your interests and skills. Together these workshops will help focus your interest and assist in decision-making. There is a $12-15 charge for this workshop that will be used to pay for the self-assessment tool.

Please sign up for workshop at:
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Marilyn Wilson, 12-170, x3-4733, mcwilson@mit.edu
Sponsor: Careers Office

The Art of Resume Writing and Interviewing
Seth S. Kessler, Ph.D. Metis Design Corporation
Thu Jan 19, 04-05:00pm, 2-105

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

After surveying thousands of resumes and discussing hiring strategies with small business owners and big business managers, we want to share advice. Learn how to compose a resume and a cover letter that will get noticed. See how to tailor your resume for your experience level and the type of job you are seeking. Bring your own resume for post-seminar customized advice.

Dozens of candidates walk through the interview room doors, but only a handful get the job. Find out what makes the difference between landing a dream position and being indexed in a database. We will provide customized advice for networking at career fairs, on-campus, phone and on-site interviews. Do you know the cardinal rules to interviewing? Bring your interviewing horror stories and nastiest questions.
Contact: Kathleen Haggerty, 12-170, x3-3224, khaggert@mit.edu
Sponsor: Careers Office

The Joy of Clinical Medicine
Dr. Louis Kuchnir, MIT Premedical Advisor
Mon Jan 30, 04-05:00pm, 26-204


Back when doctors were among the wealthiest Americans, they could have retired early, but instead they tended to work until their own health failed. Lately, clinical medicine is cast as an unrewarding profession. Observers point to how “jackpot justice” is causing a malpractice crisis while cost-savings programs developed by managed care bureaucracies are blamed for destabilizing the doctor-patient relationship. I’ll try to inspire those of you interested in becoming clinicians by explaining how the rewards of medical practice are so enormous that they outweigh the indignities that dominate the
headlines. In the end, modern doctors are still blessed with the same rewards as our predecessors, while technology expands our potential even beyond their dreams.

Please sign up at website.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Tamara Menghi, 12-170, x3-4733, trmenghi@mit.edu
Sponsor: Careers Office

What Is Operations Research? What Is Management Science?
John Little, Jim Orlin
Wed Jan 18, Fri Jan 20, 10:30am-12:00pm, 1-190

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None

Operations Research and Management Science (OR/MS) is the discipline of applying advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions. Typically the field uses data, mathematical models, and computer-based information systems to improve decision making and design better processes and systems in both engineering and management. We invite both undergraduate and graduate students to these two sessions to learn more about OR/MS.

The second session will be followed by a lunch.
Contact: Margret Bjarnadottir, E40-149, x3-6185, margret@mit.edu
Sponsor: Operations Research Center
Cosponsor: Sloan School of Management


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