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IAP 2006 Activities by Sponsor

Public Service Center

All About Service UROPs
Camilla Shannon
Mon Jan 30, 02-04:00pm, 2-105

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Jan-2006
Single session event

Are you passionate about contributing to the public good through your research? This session is a chance for students to learn about Service UROPs - experiences that allow students to work on public service projects as part of their research and learning. Public service projects allow students to tackle a wide range of issues from poverty to racism to environmental degradation. Students will learn about how Service UROPs can be set up and how to find ideas for projects. A panel of representatives involved in public service research projects will talk about specific project ideas.
Contact: Camilla Shannon, 7-133, x8-0872, camilla@mit.edu

Alternatives to the Peace Corps
Heather Trickett, Jill Soucy
Thu Jan 19, 12-01:00pm, 56-114

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 35 participants.
Single session event

Thinking of joining the Peace Corps but not ready to commit to two years? If you want to make a difference in the world and are looking for challenging and interesting opportunities, come find out more. We will discuss many of the service program options that exist outside of the Peace Corps. Find out about programs in the United States and abroad. Learn how a year of service can change your life and the lives of others. Light refreshments will be served.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc
Contact: Heather Trickett, 4-104, x3-8968, trickett@mit.edu

Assist the Fish -- Environmental Art Installation/Mentoring
Cindy Snodgrass Artist in Residence
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 16-Jan-2006
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Expand a travelling art installation in a collaborative project that transforms public spaces and increases water awareness. No previous art experience is necessary. Have fun painting and building new fish and bird forms, morph the exhibit to other locations on campus, and around our community. Prepare yourself to mentor students and environmental groups at MIT and in the larger Boston community. Flexible scheduling: choose your own level of involvement. (A six-hour time commitment over the course of the week is recommended if you want to mentor in the spring.)
Web: http://www.windsphere.org/MonProject/
Contact: Cindy Snodgrass, Stata Center Gates Lobby, sosfish@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Edgerton Center

Meet the Fish
Cindy Snodgrass Artist in Residence
Come meet Cindy Snodgrass, and get to know the fish. Two sessions will be offered so you can pick the best time for you: 10:00-12:00 or 2:00-4:00.
Mon Jan 23, 10am-04:00pm, Stata Center Lobby, Choose either 10-12 or 2-4!

Fish Building
Cindy Snodgrass Artist in Residence
Get involved in the creation of your own fish - Cindy Snodgrass will be demonstrating some techniques for cutting and shaping the fish. Two sessions will be offered so you can pick the best time for you: 10:00-12:00 or 2:00-4:00.
Tue Jan 24, 10am-04:00pm, Stata Center Lobby, Choose either 10-12 or 2-4!

Open Studio: Paint-a-Fish
Cindy Snodgrass Artist in Residence
Mentoring-- practice painting fish and mentorship, bring a friend and help them paint the side of a fish. Two sessions will be offered so you can pick the best time for you: 10:00-12:00 or 2:00-4:00.
Wed Jan 25, 10am-04:00pm, Stata Center Lobby, Choose 10-12 or 2-4!

Guiding
Cindy Snodgrass Artist in Residence
Share painting and research skills with Edgerton Center guests. As students paint fish, prepare them to host an outreach collaboration in their school or environmental center. Together build additional perspectives and awareness of water cycles.
Two sessions will be offered so you can pick the best time for you: 10:00-12:00 or 2:00-4:00.
Thu Jan 26, 10am-04:00pm, Stata Center Lobby, Choose 10-12 or 2-4!

Installation!
Cindy Snodgrass Artist in Residence
Installation and painting with MIT community members. Two sessions will be offered so you can pick the best time for you: 10:00-12:00 or 2:00-4:00.
Fri Jan 27, 10am-04:00pm, Stata Center Lobby

Family Paint and Celebrate!
Cindy Snodgrass Artist in Residence
Family and MIT community members welcome to join in and paint! Mentors are needed to work with drop-ins. Sessions run 11-1, 1-3 and 3-5.
Sat Jan 28, 11am-05:00pm, Stata Center Lobby, Choose one or more sessions!

Basic Feng Shui for the Office
Emily Flores
Mon Jan 23, 02-03:30pm, 2-131

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 11-Jan-2006
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event

Feng Shui: The Chinese art of positioning objects, based on a belief in patterns of yin and yang and the flow of chi that have positive and negative effects. Learn how to place furniture, objects and other items to enhance the positive energy in your office area.
Contact: Emily Flores, 4-104, x8-9361, ebflores@mit.edu

Change Your World: Information on Joining the Peace Corps
Heather Trickett Regional Recruiter, Peace Corps, Ingrid Belete Nunez
Wed Jan 11, 01-02:30pm, 4-270

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

If natural disasters have made you think about the state of our world and how you too can learn to get involved and make a difference for the well being of our planet, please come to an informational session led by Peace Corps' MIT Recruiter. Learn why MIT grads are valuable to Peace Corps and how you can put your degree to work to make an impact in communities around the world. With a great past and wonderful benefits, Peace Corps is a top notch option after graduation. Come and learn more!
Web: http://www.peacecorps.com/
Contact: Heather Trickett, 4-104, x3-8968, trickett@mit.edu

Fish Mobiles
Cindy Snodgrass, artist
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 18-Jan-2006
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None

Hands-on—YES—YOU CAN PAINT THE SIDE OF A CARDBOARD FISH or bird.
Choose your own level of involvement—drop in for forty minutes or stay the day. Pick up painting tips and have fun doing something environmental. Add your thoughts and creativity to a mobile fish exhibit with your diverse messages about the critical and inspiring resource which we share with fish—WATER!
Co-sponsored by Campus Activities Complex
Web: http://www.WindSphere.org/SOSFish/About.htm
Contact: Cindy Snodgrass, artist, 4-104, x3-8968, sosfish@mit.edu


Cindy Snodgrass, artist
Fish Mobiles - slide/video presentation on community building and environmental art
Tue Jan 24, 06-08:00pm, 32-141


Cindy Snodgrass, artist
Meet the fish and join the collaboration. Paint a cardboard fish. Experiment with techniques that are less polluting. No experience necessary.
Wed, January 25, 11am-1pm and 3-5pm. Choose either session.
Wed Jan 25, 11am-01:00pm, Stata, TSMC Lobby


Cindy Snodgrass, artist
Meet the fish and join the collaboration. Paint a cardboard fish. Experiment with techniques that are less polluting. No experience necessary.
Wed, January 25, 11am-1pm and 3-5pm. Choose either session.
Wed Jan 25, 03-05:00pm, Stata, TSMC Lobby


Cindy Snodgrass, artist
Fish Mobiles - slide/video presentation on community building and environmental art
Wed Jan 25, 06-08:00pm, 32-141


Cindy Snodgrass, artist
Meet the fish and join the collaboration. Paint a cardboard fish. Experiment with techniques that are less polluting. No experience necessary.
Fri Jan 27, 02-04:00pm, Stata, TSMC Lobby


Cindy Snodgrass, artist
Meet the fish and join the collaboration. Paint a cardboard fish. Experiment with techniques that are less polluting. No experience necessary.
Sat Jan 28, 12-03:00pm, Stata, TSMC Lobby

HIV/AIDS in Africa: An Open Dialog About the Needs in Developing African Nations and the Role of MIT Students
Sally Susnowitz, Kyle Rattray
Mon Jan 9, 02-04:00pm, 1-150

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: RSVP appreciated

The resources needed to adequately respond to the health issues in Africa range from financial assistance and personnel to IT infrastructure and training. We would like to conduct one or a series of on campus seminars during IAP presenting the health and human rights issues as they stand now in Africa, what is being done to change them and what role students (in particular MIT students) can play. We would hope this would be more of a dialogue than a lecture with students taking an active part in the discussion.
Contact: Sally Susnowitz, 4-104, x8-7344, susnowit@mit.edu

How To Win the IDEAS Competition - Workshops that Produce Winners
Alison Hynd
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None

The IDEAS Competition is an invention and enterpreneurship competition with community service at its core. IDEAS encourages teams to develop and implement projects that make a positive change in the world. Each year, at least six teams win IDEAS awards of $2500, $5000, and $7500 to develop and implement their projects. This series is designed to help your team succeed in the IDEAS Competition.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ideas
Contact: Alison Hynd, 7-133, x8-0691, hynd@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Edgerton Center

How To Win The IDEAS Competition: The Basics
Alison Hynd
IDEAS staff offer insights and strategies for successful applications. Learn more about IDEAS and the application process; get the low-down on the judging criteria; get tips on proposal writing, project development and convincing the judges; find out the differences between winning projects and all the rest
Thu Jan 12, 06-08:00pm, 4-402

How To Win The IDEAS Competition - Words of Wisdom from Judges and Winners
Alison Hynd
Get great tips from the people who choose the winners and the winners themselves! IDEAS judges will talk about how they evaluate applications and project displays, and what convinces them that a project is a winner. Past winners will share successful strategies and the lessons they learned.
Thu Jan 19, 06-08:00pm, 4-402

How To Win The IDEAS Competition - Resources Workshop
Alison Hynd
Find out what resources are available at MIT and beyond to help your team develop a good project, translate your work into a compelling application, and access additional funding.
Thu Jan 26, 06-08:00pm, 4-402

How To Win The IDEAS Competition - Mentors Social
Alison Hynd
Learn about the skills and experience that some of the IDEAS mentors have to offer, get tips on recruiting mentors, and then meet the mentors over dinner. (If you already have a mentor, this is also a good opportunity to meet with them when the IDEAS staff are on hand to answer any questions).
Thu Feb 2, 06-08:00pm, 4-402

MIT Public Service Center Open House
Heather Trickett
Wed Jan 18, 11am-01:00pm, 4-104
Wed Jan 25, 03-05:00pm, 4-104

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session

Looking to make a difference in your community? Not sure where to start? Come learn about the many resources at the MIT Public Service Center, and find out how to locate an opportunity that matches your skills, interests, and time availability.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/
Contact: Heather Trickett, 4-104, x3-8968

Poster Design 101
Camilla Brinkman
Wed Jan 18, 10-11:30am, 2-136

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 40 participants.
Single session event

Walking through the hallways here at MIT, you are confronted by hundreds of posters, promoting a multitude of events and opportunites. What you choose to look at and perhaps act on depends, in large part, on how well the message came across. A well-designed poster can capture your audience and is effective in its intent.

In this class we will learn how basic elements such as font choice, type size, artwork, color, and copy contribute to a poster that either sings or doesn't. We will take a visual tour of posters from earlier times to the present, as well as design a few samples, based on what we learn in class.
Contact: Camilla Brinkman, 4-104, x3-8968, camillab@mit.edu

Public Service Design Seminar Open House
Camilla Shannon
Fri Feb 3, 02-04:00pm, 2-105

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: RSVP appreciated

The Public Service Design Seminars (PSDS) engage students in the product design and production process while serving a community need. This spring PSDS classes include "Design for Demining", "Toy Design", and "Technology for Natural Disasters", just to name a few. Come hear a panel of PSDS instructors and alumni speak about the exciting PSDS program.
Contact: Camilla Shannon, 7-133, x8-0872, camilla@mit.edu

What Leadership Isn't
Sally Susnowitz
Fri Jan 27, 02-04:00pm, 3-442

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: RSVP appreciated

Leadership isn't just for take-charge, top-of-the-hill, make-my-day personality types. As a matter of fact, people like that may not be leaders at all. Find out about the differences between leaders, managers, dictators, facilitators, negotiators and others, and in the process, learn a lot about what leadership is and how to achieve it.
Contact: Sally Susnowitz, 4-104, x8-7344, susnowit@mit.edu

Writing Persuasive Proposals
Sally Susnowitz
Wed Jan 18, 10am-12:00pm, 12-142

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 14-Jan-2006
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: none

Proposal writing is an art and a skill. Learn about design strategies, persuasive techniques, and core principles in this focused discussion about writing succesful proposals.
Contact: Sally Susnowitz, 4-104, x8-7344, susnowit@mit.edu


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