Arts and Economic Development in Somerville
Ezra Glenn, Gregory Jenkins, Somerville Arts Council
Thu Jan 22, 10am-12:00pm, 7-338
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Over the past decade the Somerville Arts Council has undertaken an ambitious arts and economic development initiative to help revitalize the Union Square neighborhood and commercial district. With funding from the City's Community Development Block Grant program, Union Square Main Streets, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council's Adams Grant Program for Arts and Economic Development, the SAC has sponsored an innovative and ever-changing array of festivals, markets, design competitions, physical improvements, and other projects to highlight and build on the artistic, cultural, and ethnic strengths of the community. Greg Jenkins and others will present their work so far, including a frank discussion of what worked, what required re-thinking, and what is still in progress.
Contact: Ezra Glenn, 7-337, x3-2024, eglenn@mit.edu
Sponsor: Urban Studies and Planning
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Change Your World: Information on Joining the Peace Corps
Heather Trickett
Tue Jan 13, 03:30-05:30pm, 56-114
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
If natural disasters and global strife 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 and its inhabitants, please come to an informational session led by Peace Corps' New England Regional Recruiter, Jessica Zeisler. 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! RSVP trickett@mit.edu, 3-8968
Contact: Heather Trickett, 4-104, x3-8968, trickett@mit.edu
Sponsor: Public Service Center
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Close to Home: National Service Opportunities for Summer and Post-Graduation
Linden McEntire, Heather Trickett
Tue Jan 20, 03-04:30pm, 3-133
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Learn about paid community service programs located here in the United States. We will discuss options for the summer or a year following graduation. The panel will include speakers from Teach for America, AmeriCorps, Breakthrough Cambridge, MATCH Corps and Community Service Work-Study.
Contact: Linden McEntire, Room W20-500g, x3-8065, mcentire@mit.edu
Sponsor: Public Service Center
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GPI Project Workshop Series
Kristen Watkins, Tiffany Guo, Elizabeth Pula, Kathleen Li
Tue Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, 01-03:00pm, TBD
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 04-Jan-2009
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Join us weekly for the Global Poverty Initiative’s IAP Seminar! This seminar will combine a unique blend of understanding the history and effects of poverty around the world, guest speakers, and project development workshops. Each week will have a different focus, and through this seminar, you can learn about the state of global poverty today AND learn what you can do to apply your skills and knowledge to the problem of poverty creatively. Hear from your fellow students how they created their own projects to alleviate poverty in some way, and hear from administrators different ways to get funding for your project and make it happen. Pre-registration is preferred, but not required. To register, or for more information, contact Kristen Watkins (kwatkins@mit.edu).
Web: http://gpi.mit.edu
Contact: Kristen Watkins, 302B, (508) 395-1333, kwatkins@mit.edu
Sponsor: Global Poverty Initiative
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Graduate Alumni/Graduate Student Mixer
Alex Evans, Katie Maloney
Thu Jan 29, 07-09:00pm, 32-407 (R&D Pub)
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join the GSC and Alumni Association for a special night of mixing, mingling and networking of graduate students and graduate alumni in at the R&D Pub (the 4th floor of Stata Center). Free appetizers. Cash Bar.
Web: http://gsc.mit.edu/index.php/committees/tf-community-engagement
Contact: Alex Evans, 54-220, (617) 253-2195, gsc-atf@mit.edu
Sponsor: Graduate Student Council
Cosponsor: Alumni Association
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I Live Here (A Human Rights Multimedia Project)
Mia Kirshner, author and actor
Tue Jan 20, Thu Jan 22, Tue Jan 27, Thu Jan 29, 02-03:30pm, 4-149
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 16-Jan-2009
Limited to 40 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Suggested Reading: I Live Here (available at MIT Coop)
"I Live Here" is a multimedia publication of first-hand stories of refugees and displaced people in 4 areas of the world, though their own words, photos & stories, in collaboration with artists of various media.
In this 2-week course you will make your own video of stories that need to be told in your own greater Boston community. The results will appear on the "I Live Here website", which links to Amnesty International's homepage and the MIT CIS website. They will also appear at an MIT event with Mia Kirshner in late January.
We may have mini camcorders for your use, but if you have your own, please bring it.
Mia Kirshner's credits include Brian De Palma’s "The Black Dahlia" & "The L Word."
Cosponsored by International House for Global Leadership
( http://web.mit.edu/ihouse )
Web: http://www.i-live-here.com/
Contact: Michelle Nhuch, 253-1965, nhuch@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for International Studies
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Magic Tricks for Public Meetings
Ezra Glenn
Tue Jan 27, 03-04:30pm, Stella Room (7-338)
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Planners do a lot of things, but one important one is to facilitate public meetings. This workshop will demonstrate a few fun (and largely stupid) ways to use magic tricks to make these meetings more interesting, interactive, and engaging. Please note: the tricks presented are &lowast very &lowast simple and not that impressive, but they do the job of getting people to pay attention. Don't come expecting to be amazed, and you won't be disappointed. Limited to DUSP students, alums, and fellows.
Contact: Ezra Glenn, 7-337, x3-2024, eglenn@mit.edu
Sponsor: Urban Studies and Planning
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Nonprofit Careers Panel
Heather Trickett, Marilyn C. Wilson
Mon Jan 26, 03:30-05:00pm, 4-163
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Interested in making a living while making a difference? A broad range of opportunities exists in the nonprofit sector – employer organizations can be small or large, local or international, hands-on or office oriented, involving politics, education, science, art, health, business, engineering, athletics or just about anything else you can imagine. Some even pay well! At this career panel, nonprofit professionals will describe their jobs and give advice to those interested in learning more about the field. Handouts on additional resources will be available.
RSVP trickett@mit.edu, 3-8968.
Contact: Heather Trickett, 4-104, x3-8968, trickett@mit.edu
Sponsor: Public Service Center
Cosponsor: Global Education and Career Development
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Science Policy Bootcamp
William Bonvillian
Mon Jan 26 thru Fri Jan 30, 09am-02:00pm, TBA, Some days will include a lunch
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2009
Limited to 25 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Seniors, Graduate students or Post-docs in Sciences and Engi
Science and technology public policy strongly guides the future of science education and research. Given the challenges to future federal support, the aim of this four-day seminar is to introduce graduate scientists and engineers to the 'nuts and bolts' of science policy making. The course will expose students to the fundamental structure and dynamics of science policy and inform them of routes into a policy experience or career. This seminar is cosponsored by MIT's President's Office and the Dean of Graduate Students strongly support the integration and deepening of science policy awareness within the MIT community at all levels. To enroll, please email Al Swiston (swiston@mit.edu) with a brief essay (~150 words) regarding your student status and what you hope to get out of the class.
Contact: Albert Swiston, 13-5138, x3-6920, swiston@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Science Policy Initiative
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