Campus and Community Emergency Response Team (C-CERT): An Introduction
Abigail Licnikas, David Barber
Wed Jan 20, 10-11:30am, 1-134
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
In an emergency, the first responders may not always be the first people on scene. It could be your friends, neighbors, or YOU.
We’ll be giving a brief overview of the purpose of a C-CERT, where they’re set up at other colleges and communities, and taking names of people interested in becoming part of a pilot team here at MIT
Contact: Abigail Licnikas, W32-119, x4-6034, adhine8@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Security and Emergency Management Office
Cosponsor: Environment, Health and Safety Office
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Change Your World: Information on Joining the Peace Corps
Kristi Gundrum Kebinger, Jessi Flynn
Tue Jan 26, 12-01:30pm, 4-231
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 50 participants.
Single session event
If global strife has 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' 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 from Peace Corps representative Jessi Flynn!
Contact: Kristi Gundrum Kebinger, kristig@mit.edu
Sponsor: Public Service Center
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Davis Peace Fellowship Proposal Consulting
Alison Hynd
Wed Jan 13, Wed Jan 27, 02-04:00pm, W20-549
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: Sign-up not required, but helpful: hynd@mit.edu
Davis Projects for Peace is offering a $10,000 fellowship for an MIT undergraduate student project that promotes peace, to be implemented in the summer of 2010, anywhere in the world. The aim is to "help young people launch some immediate initiatives that could bring new thinking to the prospects for peace in the world." MIT will select several compelling proposals to send forward, and at least one is guaranteed to be funded! Think creatively, innovatively, and entrepreneurially -- this is a chance to formulate and test ideas for peace. The deadline to apply is 9:00am on Friday, February 5.
Get help developing your ideas, identifying community partners, and crafting your proposal at these consulting sessions.
Can’t make these times? Email Alison at hynd@mit.edu to set-up a meeting
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/showcase/opportunities/davis.html
Contact: Alison Hynd, W20-549, x8-0691, hynd@mit.edu
Sponsor: Public Service Center
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Education, Equity, and Development
John Wong alum, 1992
Tue Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, 02-05:00pm, 9-450B
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
One definition of basic need is the minimum resources necessary for subsistence and physical well-being. While education is not essential for survival and safety, it is necessary to the socio-economic growth. Access to education is also considered a basic human right and educational aspiration is a cultural value integral to many communities. Therefore, education as a factor in the formation and growth of a community should be explored.
The class will introduce students to the state of education affecting communities. They will discuss educational issues that urban planners, policy makers, and others in positions affecting community growth should perceive and understand. Both courses will include reading, discussion, and two site visits to Boston homeless shelters.
Contact: John Wong, (508) 785-1785, johnwongdover@hotmail.com
Sponsor: Urban Studies and Planning
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Graduate Resident Tutor Information Session
Marc Lo
Wed Jan 6, 06pm-07:00am, 1-135
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: Will be an MIT grad student for 2010-2011
If you'll be at MIT as a grad student next year, have you thought about applying to be a Graduate Resident Tutor (GRT) in one of the undergrad residential communities? GRTs serve a vital role as mentors and community-builders, and have a unique opportunity to work with undergrads as well as faculty and staff. They also receive free housing and a stipend. If you are thinking of applying but would like to hear more about the position from someone with first-hand knowledge, come to this informal presentation and Q&A with Residential Life Associate Marc Lo and a current GRT.
Web: http://greta.mit.edu/apply
Contact: Josh Kastorf, W20-549, (617) 452-4280, jkastorf@mit.edu
Sponsor: Residential Life Programs
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Habitat for Humanity January 16th Build Day
Josh Cohen
Sat Jan 16, 07am-04:00pm, Lawrence, MA, Meet in lobby of W20
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Jan-2010
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event
Join MIT Habitat for Humanity for some on-site construction experience! We will be traveling to Lawrence, MA to work with our Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity affiliate. No experience necessary.
Please email jdc@mit.edu to sign up, with your name, email, and if you are willing to drive. To drive, you must be 21 or older. If you are able to drive, no car is required; we will rent one if necessary. Details will be sent the week prior to the trip.
Web: http://habitat.mit.edu/build_days.shtml
Contact: Josh Cohen, (404) 285-2680, jdc@mit.edu
Sponsor: Habitat for Humanity
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Habitat for Humanity January 9th Build Day
Josh Cohen
Sat Jan 9, 07am-04:00pm, Lynn, MA, Meet in lobby of W20
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2010
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event
Join MIT Habitat for Humanity for some on-site construction experience! We will be traveling to Lynn, MA to work with our North Shore Habitat for Humanity affiliate. No experience necessary.
Please email jdc@mit.edu to sign up, with your name, email, and if you are willing to drive. To drive, you must be 21 or older. If you are able to drive, no car is required; we will rent one if necessary. Details will be sent the week prior to the trip.
Web: http://habitat.mit.edu/build_days.shtml
Contact: Josh Cohen, (404) 285-2680, jdc@mit.edu
Sponsor: Habitat for Humanity
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Health Hazards in the Home
Bob Edwards, Claudia Mickelson, Mitch Galanek
Tue Jan 19, 12-01:30pm, 46-3189
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
In this 60-minute class, members of the Environment, Health and Safety Office (EHS) will discuss common health hazards found in the home including ergonomics, mold, radon, asbestos, and chemicals and ways to reduce potential exposure.
Contact: Melissa Kavlakli, N52-496, x2-3233, mjpotter@mit.edu
Sponsor: Environment, Health and Safety Office
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How to run a great event at the Cambridge Science Festival
Robin Meisner, Jon Markowitz Bijur
Mon Jan 11, 02-04:00pm, MIT Museum N51
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Planning an event for CSF 2010? Want to make sure you'll connect with your public? Aren’t quite certain how to structure your program? Join the CSF Director and the MIT Museum Programs Team to get tips on public speaking, successful science demos that won't take forever to set up, identifying and marketing to a specific audience, and measuring and reporting the success of your event. This two hour workshop will introduce you to other event sponsors and science educators, outline resources available to you, give you a crash course in science communication, and offer an opportunity to troubleshoot the plans for your event (or start writing them up \\\\\\*nudge nudge\\\\\\*).
Recommended for approved Cambridge Science Festival 2010 presenters.
\*To sign up for this event, please use the URL below.\*
Web: http://museum.mit.edu/forms/iap10
Contact: Robin Meisner, N52-218B, x3-0527, rmeisner@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: MIT Museum
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Low-Cost Science Experiment Workshop & Competition
Mihir Sarkar, Vinay Gidwaney
Wed Jan 13, 10am-12:00pm, Roth room (E15-283A)
Wed Jan 20, 27, 10am-12:00pm, Wiesner rm (E15-209)
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 13-Jan-2010
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Make a difference during your IAP. Underprivileged children throughout rural India rarely have the opportunity to learn about science and the properties of nature. The Media Lab's India Initiatives, along with UST Global and Agastya International Foundation, is hosting a competition for students to build low-cost science experiment apparatus that can be built with minimal skills and is made up of resources usually found in any rural village in India. Each team of two students will be advised by somebody on the ground in India, working in schools, and with intimate knowledge of the unique challenges of the environment. A panel of distinguished judges will assess your prototype and select the best one. UST Global will offer the winning team an all expenses paid trip to India to deploy their science experiment in a school.
Web: http://india.media.mit.edu/iap2010
Contact: India Initiatives, india@media.mit.edu
Sponsor: Media Arts & Sciences
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Lunchtime Service Project: Create Book Folders for Children with Generations Incorporated
Linden McEntire
Fri Jan 22, 12-01:00pm, 4-253
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Jan-2010
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Volunteer without leaving campus this IAP! The MIT community is invited to spend a lunch hour designing and decorating “book folders” to be used by Experience Corps reading coaches who tutor children in the Boston public schools. Drinks and dessert will be provided. For more information about Generations Incorporated, visit www.generationsinc.org.
Web: http://www.generationsinc.org
Contact: Linden McEntire, W20-500g, x3-8065, mcentire@mit.edu
Sponsor: Public Service Center
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MIT IDEAS Competition - Monster Challenge Workshop
Samantha Cooper, Giles Phillips '07
Thu Jan 28, 06-08:00pm, 2-136
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 25-Jan-2010
Single session event
The IDEAS Competition is pleased to announce a new and exciting opportunity with Monster.com! Come meet and speak with Giles Phillips, Director of Innovation; Matthew Mund, Vice President, Global Applications; and Damon Dimmick, Interaction Designer.
Monster.com is teaming up with the IDEAS Competition and challenging students to come up with innovative ideas and implementable solutions to help change web and search technology. This is an exciting chance for students to work with Monster.com to develop feasible, innovative and effective solutions to revolutionize the way that people look for jobs.
To find out more about this new IDEAS Competition challenge, come to the workshop to connect, share your ideas and skills, and meet potential team members!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ideas
Contact: Samantha Cooper, W20-549, x5-5474, ideas-rsvp@mit.edu
Sponsor: Public Service Center
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Poverty in Boston 101
Horace Small Union of Minority Neighborhoods
Thu Jan 21, 12-02:00pm, W20 Coffee House
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join the discussion with renowned local community organizer Horace Small from the Union of Minority Neighborhoods to learn more about the concrete realities of poverty here in our Boston neighborhoods, to hear about which issues in our local neighborhoods are particularly urgent, and to find out about effective ways to get involved. Light lunch will be provided.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tac
Contact: Amy McCreath, W11.007, x3-2983, mccreath@mit.edu
Sponsor: Technology and Culture Forum
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Science Policy Bootcamp
William Bonvillian, Scott Carlson, Dina Faddah, Bridget Dolan
Tue Jan 19 thru Fri Jan 22, 09am-04:00pm, TBA
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2010
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 Scott Carlson (scottmc@mit.edu) with a brief essay (~150 words) regarding your student status and what you hope to get out of the class.
Contact: Scott Carlson, (617) 301-0242, scottmc@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Science Policy Initiative
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Social Justice Social
Mary Beth Mills-Curran
Thu Jan 21, 06-08:00pm, The Friendly Toast
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Care about social and economic justice? Concerned about poverty, whether local or global? Interested in getting involved in exciting activism or service work right here in Boston? Come to the Social Justice Social, at the Friendly Toast (1 Hampshire St. in Kendall Square). We'll be gathering at one of Cambridge's most character-filled restaurants to meet people with similar interests and exciting ideas, discover new opportunities for engagement--and have a good time!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tac
Contact: Amy McCreath, W11.007, x3-2983, mccreath@mit.edu
Sponsor: Technology and Culture Forum
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