Change Your World: Information on Joining the Peace Corps
Kristi Gundrum Kebinger, Jessi Flynn
Thu Jan 13, 01:30-03:00pm, 4-231
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: RSVP preferred
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!
RSVP to kristig@mit.edu.
Contact: Kristi Gundrum Kebinger, 4-104, x3-8968, kristig@mit.edu
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Creatively Capture your Field Experience – with words, images, found elements and mapping
Kate Mytty
Tue Jan 4, 03-05:00pm, 4-159
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Your time in the field and experience working on various projects are incredible learning opportunities during which senses are heightened. We’ll give you ways to think about capturing that experience using multiple creative processes – visual, written and found elements from your experience away from home. All of which will make it easier for you to share your story and report back when you return.
Before we meet, pick up a supply kit and one exercise for this course and spend time either over winter break or earlier that day capturing one piece of your day-to-day activities – maybe it’s how you choose the type of cereal at the grocery store, or the process for checking in through TSA at the airport or what tunnels you take to walk from one side of campus to the next; it can be as specific or broad as you desire.
We’ll spend Tuesday, January 4th working on pulling together parts and pieces into a compelling story and then sharing it with the class.
IDEAS Competition/MIT Global Challenge
Contact: Kate Mytty, W20-549, (617) 715-5474, kmytty@mit.edu
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Finding your career in non-profits
Jesse Ohrenberger, Linden McEntire
Wed Jan 19, 05-06:30pm, 4-231
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
This session will discuss why many people are drawn to the non-profit sector and will allow you to hear from and ask questions of a panel of individuals in various fields at local non-profit companies. Visit the website below and select Workshops, Career Fairs and Events.
Web: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student
Contact: Jesse Ohrenberger, 12-170, x3-4733, ohrenbje@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Global Education and Career Development
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Intellectual Property Clinic: A roadmap for managing IP
Lars Hasselblad Torres
Wed Jan 19, 03-05:00pm, 4-145
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 18 participants.
Single session event
To patent or not to patent, that is a common question at MIT. Whether it is more noble to endure the risks of “staying open” or to file for protection is a question that often stymies young entrepreneurs. What constitutes “public disclosure”? How does your place in academia affect your options? If you choose to file for protection, how do you get started? What if you’re working in several countries? Find out insights on these and other critical questions from industry veteran Bruce Horwitz (http://www.techroadmap.com) in this practical, problem-solving clinic. Reserve your space early – space is limited.
Sponsored by IDEAS and the MIT Global Challenge (http://globalchallenge.mit.edu)
Web: http://globalchallenge.mit.edu
Contact: Lars Torres, W20-549, (617) 324-5176, lhtorres@mit.edu
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Navigating growth: Managing conflict while building your enterprise
Lars Hasselblad Torres
Thu Jan 27, 03-05:00pm, 1-132
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Building and sustaining thriving organizations -- for-profit and non-profit -- is a tough enterprise process. Holding teams together, integrating new members, talking about your IP, and negotiating founders shares can challenge the leadership skills of even seasoned CEOs. Join the pros and learn tools and concepts that will help you manage all kinds of difficult conversations effectively. Mindy Garber (Course 2, 1982) and Vicky Bennet are both veterans in dispute resolution who can help prepare young entrepreneurs for a successful organization-building journey.
Sponsored by IDEAS and the MIT Global Challenge
Web: http://globalchallenge.mit.edu
Contact: Lars Torres, W20-549, x4-5176, lhtorres@mit.edu
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Starting Up Your Startup
Kim Benard, Colin Smith, Lars Hasselblad Torres
Wed Jan 26, 03-04:30pm, 1-190
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Do you have a brilliant idea but no clue on how to take it to the next level? Our panel discussion of Start-Ups will have speakers at various stages in the Start-Up process from sloppy beginnings to smooth runnings. This panel will also feature individuals with different types of organizations from social enterprises to for-profit companies. This is a wonderful opportunity to speak with people who have done just what you are trying to do! Preregistration requested through CareerBridge.
Web: http://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student
Contact: Kim Benard, 12-189, x3-4733, benard@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Global Education and Career Development
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Writing Recommendations that Rock (Without Sacrificing All Your Weekends)
Alison Hynd, Kim Benard
Tue Jan 4, 02-03:30pm, 56-167
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Faculty: Are you swamped by requests to write recommendations and reference letters for students or colleagues? Are you new to recommendation writing and need some pointers? Do you want to spiff-up your style and make sure your recommendations are effective? Then come and learn some effective strategies for writing recommendation letters that work while being efficient with your time. This workshop is offered by staff and faculty members who read and write a LOT of recommendation letters, so we understand both how important these are to our students and how much time it can take to write an effective letter. RSVP to Alison Hynd, PSC, hynd@mit.edu.
Contact: Alison Hynd, PSC, x8-0691, hynd@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Global Education and Career Development
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