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2013 IAP UROP Expo

UROP & OME Staff

Jan/24 Thu 02:00PM-04:00PM W16 Kresge Lobby

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Never participated in UROP? Want to get involved, but don't know where to start? Come to the 2013 IAP UROP Expo and meet faculty, staff, and students representing UROP departments, labs, and centers across campus. The Expo provides an excellent opportunity to find out about UROP in the areas that interest you most! Knowledgeable representatives from participating departments will be on hand to answer your UROP-related questions, such as: - When is the best time to start looking for a UROP? - What is the best way to approach faculty within the department? - What kind of experience might I need? - I'm interested in a specific type of research; who in the department should I contact? UROP students will display posters on their research and share their UROP experiences. UROP staff will be on hand to answer your questions about the UROP proposal process, research credit, funding, and other aspects of the program.

Sponsor(s): Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, Office of Minority Education
Contact: UROP Staff, 7-104, x3-7306, urop@mit.edu


A Gap Year in Dermatology

Dr. Louis Kuchnir (MIT Alum '87)

Jan/31 Thu 06:00PM-07:00PM 4-159

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/31

In recent years, pre-medical students have trended toward taking a "gap year" between college and medical school. These future physicians represent a highly qualified and motivated, but often underutilized workforce. At Kuchnir Dermatology, a new program is redefining the gap year by offering future physicians the opportunity to join the practice for a fourteen-month commitment as a Patient Care Coordinator.

Dr. Louis Kuchnir (MIT '87 alum) and his Patient Care Coordinator, Lauren, will answer questions and share experiences in an open dialogue about day to day life in a busy dermatology clinic. There will also be the opportunity to learn more about the gap year program.

For more information and to register visit CareerBridge at https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/, click on the "Events" tab, and select "Info Session" from the "Category" drop-down menu.

Contact: Erin Scott, 12-185, 617-715-5328, scotte@mit.edu


Ace The Case (ATC) series

Pranav Ramakrishnan, Shreesh Naik

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/11
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Sloan Business Club (SBC), MIT's premier undergraduate business organization, and Four Consulting, MIT's premier consulting club, are co-hosting the Ace The Case (ATC) series this IAP 2013! The ATC series is an six-session intensive workshop, geared towards juniors applying and preparing for consulting summer internships, as well as freshmen and sophomores interested in jumping into the world of consulting. The sessions will be run by experienced members from Four and SBC, who have successfully gone through the recruiting process, and who will be able to point out what to do and what to watch out for. These sessions will train students in case interview structure, how to communicate personal experiences in a succinct but impactful manner, and most importantly, how to ace the consulting case!

Please register for the workshop series here by 11:59 pm on Friday, January 11, 2013.

Sponsor(s): Sloan Business Club (SBC), Four Consulting
Contact: Pranav Ramakrishnan, 617-599-6464, pranavr@mit.edu


Ace The Case Series

Jan/12 Sat 01:00PM-04:00PM 4-153 / Online
Jan/13 Sun 01:00PM-04:00PM 4-153 / Online
Jan/19 Sat 01:00PM-04:00PM 4-153 / Online
Jan/20 Sun 01:00PM-04:00PM 4-153 / Online
Jan/26 Sat 01:00PM-04:00PM 4-153 / Online
Jan/27 Sun 01:00PM-04:00PM 4-153 / Online

Pranav Ramakrishnan, Shreesh Naik


Alumni Talk with Dheera Ananthakrishnan 90 MD

Dheera Ananthakrishnan 90 MD, President of Orthopaedic Link

Jan/15 Tue 11:00AM-12:00PM 10-105

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

From Course 2 to Spinal Reconstruction by way of Africa

Dr. Ananthakrishnan ’90 will share her personal journey from mechanical engineering at MIT, to bioengineering, then to medicine, and orthopaedic spine surgery, culminating in my developing world surgical work and our global distribution center/non-profit, Orthopaedic Link.

This talk is sponsored by the MIT Class Connections program and the MIT Alumni Association.

Register today!

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU


AMITA Woman-to-Woman - Mentoring, Networking, and more

AMITA, Association of MIT Alumnae

Jan/24 Thu 07:00PM-09:00PM 32, R&D Common Area

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required

AMITA, the Association of MIT Alumnae, invites women undergraduate and graduate students to an informal night of networking with MIT alumnae. We'll talk about life choices and our experience with selecting grad schools, integrating family life and career. Join us for supper and networking in a friendly and supportive environment. We'll provide alumnae, tables, topics --and pizza supper. Please pre-register so we'll have enough food. Student registration is FREE.

Registr today!

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU


Avoid Awkardness -- Interviewing Etiquette in an Internet Age

Beverly Kahn

Jan/22 Tue 05:00PM-07:00PM 34-401A

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: none

Feeling awkward and unsure about the interviewing process? Good manners never go out of style and date back to the beginning of time. You'll feel more confident in your interviews and avoid making costly errors if you understand the key rules of the game. I would like to coach you on job hunting and share with you the "basics" of good manners and fine etiquette in interviewing for a job in 2013. Please join me for an informal and interactive discussion on interviewing "properly" in 2013 and most importantly "landing the job of your dreams". Beverly Kahn founded New Dimensions in Technology (NDT), a Boston-area recruiting firm, over 30 years ago, and has worked successfully to place many MIT students and alums.

Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Anne Hunter, anneh@mit.edu


Basics of Obtaining a Patent

Howard Silver, MIT Libraries, Jack Turner, Technology Licensing Office

Jan/23 Wed 02:00PM-03:30PM 4-231

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/23
Limited to 50 participants

Come and hear Jack Turner, Associate Director of the MIT Technology Licensing Office and patent attorney Sam Pasternak, recently of Choate, Hall and Stewart and now at the TLO, discuss the ins and outs of obtaining patents. This popular session covers a bit of patent history and a lot about current practices, processes, and issues surrounding obtaining a patent; the focus is on the process used at MIT for ideas/inventions developed by the MIT community. A portion of the session is devoted to questions and answers. If you think you will ever invent something, you need to be here.

 

Please Register

Sponsor(s): Libraries, Technology Licensing Office
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, 617 253-9319, HSILVER@MIT.EDU


(CANCELED) Being Mentored

Natascha Saunders, Graduate Advisor

Jan/09 Wed 01:00PM-02:00PM 4-153

Enrollment: Sign up on CareerBridge

Mentoring has been known to propel leaders to success…come learn why! We will discuss the roles and responsibilities of a mentor, ensure clarity around your role as a mentee, outline mentoring styles and strategies, avoid pitfalls that can arise in losing contact with your mentors, and understand how having mentors will benefit you professionally.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Natascha Saunders, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, natascha@mit.edu


Career Exploration for Juniors with the Strong Interest Inventory

Marilyn Wilson, Associate Director, Career Counseling and Education, Lily Zhang, Career Assistant

Jan/24 Thu 10:30AM-12:00PM 8-119, Please take Strong Interest Inventory.

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 15 participants
Fee: $15.00 for the cost of the Strong Interest Inventory

Are you looking for your passion? Do you want to explore other fields of interest, but are unsure what they are? Junior year is a perfect time to clarify your career interests and get a better idea of the kinds of work you want to pursue or what graduate programs match your interests. For this workshop we will ask you to take the Strong Interest Inventory prior to our meeting – it is online and takes about 30 minutes.  The Strong is a well-respected tool to help you identify likely career paths of interest.  It also sheds light on your work style and work personality.  When we meet we will discuss the meaning of your results, AND how to take the next steps to explore your career options. 

Register for the event on CareerBridge to receive further instructions on how to take the assessment. Please note there is a $15 charge for this workshop that will be used to pay for the Strong Interest Inventory.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Marilyn Wilson, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, mcwilson@mit.edu


Career Exploration with MyPlan for Sophomores

Tamara Raimundi Menghi, Associate Director of Employer Relations, Lily Zhang, Career Assistant

Jan/11 Fri 02:30PM-04:00PM 4-159, Please take MyPlan prior to workshop.

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge

Take the guesswork out of career planning with MyPlan, an assessment that makes career decisions easier by providing detailed information on top interests, work preferences, and personal styles. In this workshop, participants will receive an interpretive overview of MyPlan results and information on how to use their MyPlan results in their internship search. Participation requires completing the MyPlan assessment online prior to attending the workshop. To take the assessment, log in to CareerBridge and click the MyPlan link under the Additional Resources tab. From the MyPlan website, use your unique code (in green) to register for and take the MyPlan assessments. Once completed, print and bring your results from the Personality, Interests, Skills, and Values assessments to the workshop.

Co-sponsored by Sophomore Year Experience (SYE)

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Tamara Raimundi Menghi, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, trmenghi@mit.edu


Career Management: What is it and how to do it?

Mark Herschberg, CTO at Freelance CTO

Jan/15 Tue 07:00PM-08:30PM 3-270

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge

Upon graduating from MIT you will begin a career.  MIT has provided you with countless facts and formulas to help you with your job, but what have you learned to help you with your career?  This talk provides an overview of the basic issues needed for career planning and management such as: how do you know which job is right?  where will you be in 20 years?  how to plan work-life balance? how to select the right projects?  what to ask for in job negotiations?

Presented by Mark Herschberg SB ’95, MEng ‘97

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Deborah L Liverman, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, liverman@mit.edu


Careers in NonProfits

Laura Perrigo, Career Assistant, Linden McEntire, Public Service Center

Jan/23 Wed 05:00PM-06:30PM 4-145

Enrollment: Sign up on CareerBridge

If you are wondering what a career in the non-profit sector might be like or what opportunities are available in your field in the non-profit world, this is the workshop for you. This session will discuss the many reasons that people are drawn to the non-profit sector and help you assess what might draw you to this type of career. You will have the opportunity to hear from and ask questions of a panel comprised of individuals in various fields and job functions at local non-profit organizations.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development, Public Service Center
Contact: Laura Perrigo, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, lperrigo@mit.edu


Case Interview Practice Group

Colin Smith, Career Development Specialist

Jan/10 Thu 03:00PM-04:00PM 12-196

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge
Limited to 4 participants

This small group workshop is focused on providing practice for a case interview.  Each participant in this session will be tasked with answering a case interview question while they are evaluated by their fellow students and GECD staff.  This session is limited to four people in order to allow each participant an opportunity to answer their own question. 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Colin Smith, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, cd_smith@mit.edu


Case Interview Practice Group

Colin Smith, Career Development Specialist

Jan/15 Tue 02:00PM-03:00PM 12-196

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge
Limited to 4 participants

This small group workshop is focused on providing practice for a case interview.  Each participant in this session will be tasked with answering a case interview question while they are evaluated by their fellow students and GECD staff.  This session is limited to four people in order to allow each participant an opportunity to answer their own question. 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Colin, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, cd_smith@mit.edu


Case Interview Practice Group

Colin Smith, Career Development Specialist

Jan/22 Tue 03:00PM-04:00PM 12-196

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge
Limited to 4 participants

This small group workshop is focused on providing practice for a case interview.  Each participant in this session will be tasked with answering a case interview question while they are evaluated by their fellow students and GECD staff.  This session is limited to four people in order to allow each participant an opportunity to answer their own question. 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Colin Smith, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, cd_smith@mit.edu


Departmental Exploration (DEX)

Katherine Julian, Staff Associate, Bruno Faviero, Aliya Dincer

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

First-year students, have you picked your passion yet? Don't miss this inaugural series of departmental exploration (DEX) events sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming and the Undergraduate Association.

DEX will be a structured time at the end of IAP for academic discovery that will allow students to experience what it’s like to be an undergrad in each department. Events include: student topic panels, open houses and showcases of projects and research.

The events will primarily focus on departments in the School of Science and School of Engineering. Additionally, departments in the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Sloan School of Management and School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences will also be highlighted throughout the week.

Events will take place on January 28, 29, 31, and February 1. No sign up is necessary, just come to whatever sessions you are interested in!

Sponsor(s): Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming, Undergraduate Association
Contact: Katherine Julian, 7-103, 617 253-9764, KJULIAN@MIT.EDU


Technological Engineering Topic Panel

Jan/28 Mon 01:00PM-02:30PM 34-101

Student representatives of courses 1, 2, 6, 12, 16 and 22 will discuss departmental opportunities and approaches to the the topic of technological engineering. 


Active link to NASA Telescope

Jan/29 Tue 09:00AM-11:00AM 54-427

Come see a live connection to a NASA optical telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii that is operated from the MIT campus.  Join with Professor Richard Binzel to learn about the science program of asteroid observations conducted using NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility 3-meter telescope.  Drop in for all or part of the time. No advance sign-up necessary.


Open Hours, Atmospheric Chemistry Lab

Jan/29 Tue 10:00AM-11:00AM 54-131

Atmospheric aerosol particles can affect the Earth's climate system by absorbing or scattering solar and terrestrial radiation, or by acting as the seeds on which cloud droplets and ice crystals form. Visit our laboratory to see the experiments we run to understand the fundamental processes involved in particle formation and evolution.


Chemistry Demo Show

Jan/29 Tue 11:00AM-12:00PM 4-149

Chemistry has wide ranging applications in materials, medicine, energy, and many other areas. Join Course 5 students and members of the M.I.T. Chemistry Outreach Program for fun and informational demonstrations of simple chemistry applications.


Energy Minor Demo Show

Jan/29 Tue 12:00PM-01:00PM 34-101

What do a fireball, homemade OLEDs, an electric go-cart, and low-power sensors have in common? Come to our Energy Demo Hour and find out! See firsthand how fun studying energy can be. All MIT students are welcome.


Biology/Life Science Topic Panel

Jan/29 Tue 01:00PM-02:00PM 34-101

Student representatives from courses 7, 6-7, 9, 20, 10B, and 12 will discuss departmental opportunities and approaches to the the topics of biology and the life sciences.

 


Chemistry Topic Panel

Jan/29 Tue 02:00PM-03:00PM 34-101

Student representatives from courses 5, 3, 10, and 12 will discuss departmental opportunities and approaches to the the topic of chemistry.


Brain and Cognitive Science open house

Jan/29 Tue 03:00PM-04:00PM 34-101

Come learn about brain and cognitive science through general Q&A with course 9 undergrads before and after watching videos of faculty describing aspects of course 9 at 3:30. Light refreshments provided!


Course 7 and 20 lab tours

Jan/29 Tue 03:30PM-04:30PM 68-074 & 16-352

Come tour labs in Course 7 (68-074) and Course 20 (16-352), where lab classes such as 7.02 and 20.309 are held. Each lab will conduct two half hour sessions, starting at 3:30 PM and 4:00 PM. Come to either lab at those times!


Lightning Lectures

Jan/29 Tue 04:30PM-06:00PM 36-144

Upperclassmen from courses 7, 9, 20, and 6-7 will give short lectures about their research projects and classes, sharing their perspectives on the opportunities in their major. Lectures will be followed by a brief Q&A with the student. Each lecture is no more than ten minutes long. 

 


Architecture Department Tour

Jan/31 Thu 11:00AM-12:00PM 7-431

Architecture will be hosting a department tour and presentation of student and faculty research and design work.  You will get a chance to visit the studios, workshops, and labs where you can see current students at work and the various fabrication methods and equipment.  After the tour, there will be a short presentation of the work you could be involved in as a Course 4 major through studios, internships, or UROPs.


Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium

Jan/31 Thu 12:00PM-05:00PM 68-181

The Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium is an annual event sponsored by the Biology department to give top undergraduate students the opportunity to showcase their research to the Biology community at large. This year, fourteen students will give presentations of fifteen minutes each from 12:00 to 4:30.


Economic Games-The Prisoner's Dilemma

Jan/31 Thu 12:00PM-01:00PM 3-133, Snacks and drinks provided

Do you want to win? Do you want to know what your competitor is thinking? Do you know how to strike the balance between competition and cooperation? Prisoner's Dilemma is the most well-known game strategy in social science. It has wide applications in economics, business, and real life. Come and play the game with UEA (Undergraduate Economic Association) and learn more about course 14 from TAs and upperclassmen. 


Design, Infrastructure & Policy Panel

Jan/31 Thu 01:00PM-02:00PM 34-101

Student representatives from courses 1, 4, 11, 17, and 22 will discuss departmental opportunities and approaches to the the topics of design, infrastructure and policy.


Economics, Finance, & Policy Panel

Jan/31 Thu 02:00PM-03:00PM 34-101

Student representatives from courses 14, 15, and 17 will discuss departmental opportunities and approaches to the the topics of economics, finance/management and policy.


Course 1 Open House

Jan/31 Thu 03:00PM-04:00PM 36-112

Large enough to offer a range of opportunities, yet small enough to provide personal attention, Course 1 strikes just the right balance. Learn what sustainable development, carbon sequestration, building technology, environmental fieldwork, transportation systems, renewable energy and engineering design have in common. These and other Course 1 projects address some of the most pressing problems of our time.


ChemExploration: All things ChemE

Jan/31 Thu 06:00PM-08:00PM 66-110

ChemExploration is a 2 hour extravaganza on all things ChemE.  The first hour of the talks reviews every required course X class, and the second explains some of the unique opportunities available to those with a chemical engineering degree.  We will have guest alumni present to discuss how MIT chemical engineering affected their career path.  And, of course, there will be free food!


Open Houses/Other Events: Course 8,18,22

Feb/01 Fri 10:00AM-05:30PM TBD

Check back for more details! Open houses/Other events in course 8, 18 and 22 will take place between 10-1pm and 2:30-5:30 pm.


Mathematics with Julia

Feb/01 Fri 11:00AM-12:00PM 2-139

Julia is a new open source technical tool under development at MIT
and around the world.  While still new and therefore not as mature as MATLAB and Python, users can jump right in.  We will demonstrate through examples how computation is influencing mathematics,
and how mathematics influences computation. Feel free to bring your laptop,downloaded with Julia, and type along.Experts will be on hand to help with questions.


Math, Physics, & Computer Science Panel

Feb/01 Fri 01:00PM-02:30PM 54-100

Student representatives from courses 18, 6-3, 12, 22 and 8 will discuss departmental opportunities and approaches to the the topics of math, physics and computer science.


Physics Lightning Lectures

Feb/01 Fri 03:00PM-05:00PM 8-329

Come join physics undergraduates as they explain fascinating physics topics in under five minutes while trying to impersonate your favorite professors! Topics include quantum mechanics (8.04), quantum information (8.370J), General Relativity (8.962) and how to hunt for a Higgs boson. Event will be held in the Physics Common Room (8-329)


Effective Internship Search Strategies

Faith Giordano, Career Assistant

Jan/11 Fri 01:00PM-02:00PM 4-145

Enrollment: Sign up on CareerBridge

Learn about the internship search profess from start to finish. From self-assessment and gathering the right materials to company research and effective search strategies, this workshop will cover all you need to know about finding a great internship.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Faith Giordano, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, fcgiorda@mit.edu


Fundamentals of Science and Technology Public Policy Making: MIT Sci/Tech Policy Bootcamp

William Bonvillian, Director, MIT DC Office

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/02
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

This activity examines the public policy behind, and the government's role in the science and technology based innovation system. Emphasis placed on the U.S. S&T system, but international examples discussed. The seminar aims to equip those planning careers in and around science and technology with the basic background for involvement in science policymaking.
We cover the following topics:1)drivers behind science and technology support: growth economics, direct and indirect innovation factors, innovation systems theory, the "valley of death" between R&D and public-private partnership models; 2)organizing framework behind US science agencies, their missions and research organizational models, and the DARPA model as an alternative; 3)the way innovation is organized when it's face-to-face; 4)barriers and challenges to health science advance; 5)The energy technology challenge - how the science/tech innovation system needs to be organized to meet it within an existing and established complex economic sector; and 5) upcoming competitiveness challenge in advanced manufacturing.

Please fill out this web form as soon as possible.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&formkey=dHhjUWRvbFJRWXlyR21MZkFnbWpjc3c6MQ#gid=0

Sponsor(s): Political Science
Contact: Arthur Yip, ahcyip@mit.edu


Get Involved! How to find Meaningful Volunteer & Service Work

Jennifer Earls, Prehealth Advisor

Jan/29 Tue 07:00PM-08:00PM 4-145

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/28
Prereq: None

Service to others is at the heart of a career in healthcare and human services. Volunteering can also help you to learn about your interests, values, and skills while figuring out your career path or applying to graduate or professional school.

In this session sponsored by MIT Prehealth Advising, you will learn how to find and get involved in health-related and other volunteer opportunities that interest you and that are manageable with your schedule at MIT and beyond.

To register in advance, visit MIT CareerBridge at www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/, click on the "Events" tab, and select "Workshop" from the "Category" drop-down menu. You will see a full list of workshops. Click on the workshop you'd like to register for.

Questions? Contact Jennifer Earls: jearls@mit.edu
Event sponsored by MIT Prehealth Advising.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Jennifer Earls, 12-185, 617 258-9513, JEARLS@MIT.EDU


Getting Started, Getting Funded: Obtaining Research Funding

Micah Altman, Director of Research, MIT Libraries

Jan/10 Thu 10:00AM-04:00PM 14N-325
Jan/31 Thu 10:00AM-04:00PM 14N-325

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/08
Limited to 25 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

Increasingly, conducting innovative research requires resources that exceed those readily on-hand to the individual scholar. You can use research funding to access a wider set of research methods, to accelerate your research project, expand its scope and depth, and increase its impact. This short course provides an overview of the types and sources of funding available for research support, and introduces the fundamental elements of planning, proposal writing, and management for "sponsored" projects. The course is geared toward junior faculty, postdocs, and graduate students (in late stages or on the job market), who are new to the funding process, are considering whether to seek funding from new sources, or who would like a systematic review of the grant writing and review process. 

The course will be presented in a half-day format, followed by an individualized consulting session focused on each attendee’s research project. 

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Eloise Davis, 14S-216, 617.253.5655, elodavis@mit.edu


Hacking a Software Interview -- Mastering Programming Interview Questions

Sanjay Vakil, Jeff Moore

Jan/22 Tue 05:30PM-07:30PM 32-144
Jan/23 Wed 06:30PM-08:30PM 32-144
Jan/24 Thu 06:30PM-08:30PM 32-144
Jan/25 Fri 06:30PM-08:30PM 32-144

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: one MIT programming class or equivalent; 6.006 useful

Ever wanted to work at a company like Google, TripAdvisor, Apple, or Facebook? There's just one thing standing in your way: the interview. But there's no need to fear. We've mastered the interview questions and topics, and we want to show you how you can nail every programming question. Whether you're a beginning programmer or a seasoned expert, this class is for you. The class focuses on computer science topics that frequently come up in programming interviews. It covers time complexity, hash tables, binary search trees, and some other things you might learn in 6.046. However, most of the time is devoted to topics you won't learn in class, such as crafty bitwise logic and tricks to solving problems. If you have any interest in working at a computer science company, make sure you don't miss this class!

Sponsor(s): Student Information Processing Board, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Sanjay Vakil, sanj@alum.mit.edu


How to Get to Know Faculty & Ask for a Letter of Recommendation

Erin Scott, Assistant Director, Prehealth Advising

Jan/30 Wed 03:00PM-04:00PM 4-237

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/29
Prereq: None

Learn how to successfully build connections with faculty, and discover the best ways to approach faculty for strong letters of recommendation for graduate school applications and jobs.

To register in advance, visit MIT CareerBridge at www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/, click on the "Events" tab, and select "Workshop" from the "Category" drop-down menu. You will see a full list of workshops. Click on the workshop you'd like to register for.

Event sponsored by MIT Prehealth Advising.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Erin Scott, 12-185, 617-715-5328, scotte@mit.edu


Improve Your Negotiation Skills - The Mutual Gains Approach

Carly Inkpen, Communications Coordinator, Consensus Building Institute

Jan/15 Tue 06:00PM-09:00PM 56-154

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 50 participants
Prereq: None

Negotiating a job or internship offer? Trying to solve problems with your roommate? Haggling over how to divide up project responsibilities?

This participatory workshop offers a process model for negotiation that focuses on reaching better, more sustainable agreements while preserving important relationships. In this workshop you will:
- See negotiation principles in action during various interactive exercises
- Learn the basics of the Mutual Gains Approach
- Test the skills you've learned in a simulated negotiation 

The Mutual Gains Approach to negotiation is a process model, based on hundreds of real-world cases & experimental findings, that lays out four steps for negotiating better outcomes while protecting relationships and reputation. This framework can be used to improve outcomes in any situation, from academic or professional negotiations, to difficult conversations with friends & family. Everyone is welcome, no negotiation expertise required.

The tools & theory in this workshop are based on work done by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, as well as the Consensus Building Institute. The Program on Negotiation is an inter-university consortium committed to advancing the theory & practice of negotiation and dispute resolution. The Consensus Building Institute is a not-for-profit consulting organization located in Kendall Square dedicated to empowering people to negotiate and collaborate more effectively using our Mutual Gains Approach.

Sponsor(s): SpousesandPartners@mit
Contact: Carly Inkpen, carly.inkpen@gmail.com


Josh Wachman 90, SM 96

Josh Wachman 90, SM 96, Entrepreneur

Jan/14 Mon 12:15PM-01:15PM 10-105

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Ditto, A Social Media Venture

This is an alumni talk and recruiting event.

What can machine vision see in the 300 million photos uploaded to Facebook everyday? And what if the content of every Facebook photo linked to Wikipedia, YouTube and Amazon?

Serial entrepreneurs David Rose and Josh Wachman ’90, SM ’96 have conceived, developed and sold several companies individually and through a long standing collaboration. Driven by imagination and a tenacious vision for what could be, the pair has developed products and businesses spanning healthcare (Vitality), consumer products (Ambient Devices), interactive TV (WatchPoint Media), on-line photo sharing (Opholio) and interactive media (iFactory). Come hear about their new venture in social media called Ditto.

We're looking for students and alumni with programming skills and an interest in social media, image processing and graphics. We are recruiting interns and staff.

This is a technical recruiting event and pizza will be served.

Register Today!

This free event is sponsored by the Class Connections program and the MIT Alumni Association.

 

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU


LinkedIn Lab

Amanda Peters, Career Development Specialist, Gopi Dhokai, Career Assistant

Jan/08 Tue 03:30PM-05:00PM 4-253, Register for a LinkedIn account prior to the event

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge
Limited to 12 participants

Registration required through CareerBridge (www.myinterfase.com/mit/students, click on Workshops Career Fairs and Events)

Bring your laptop to explore the many ways LinkedIn can help you in your career exploration and job or internship search. We will begin with an overview of LinkedIn and some of the key areas of a complete LinkedIn profile. This will be followed by individual work on your profile, with Career Services staff available to answer your questions.

Required: Set up a free account at Linkedin.com and begin to fill in your profile prior to the workshop. Bring a laptop to the workshop. Limited to 12 students.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Amanda Peters, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, acpeters@mit.edu


London Calling: Learn about how to apply to Graduate School and succeed in the UK

Christopher Payne, Head of USA Office - King's College London

Jan/23 Wed 03:00PM-04:00PM 56-114

Enrollment: Sign up on CareerBridge

Discover how you can gain your Master's degree in a year or a PHD degree in 3 years from world leading universities and gain an international experience which will set you apart!

This interactive session will be presented by Chris Payne from King's College London and cover an overview of UK graduate study, benefits of studying in the UK, application process and how to find scholarships to support your study in the UK. The session will also discuss educational cultural differences between the US and UK and provide tips for your academic success and beyond. This session is a must for anyone thinking of studying in the UK! 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Amanda Peters, 12-170, 617 253-4733, ACPETERS@MIT.EDU


Maximizing Mentorship

Katherine Julian, Staff Associate, Shendi Xu, Staff Associate

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

 These workshops will help you learn how to maximize the power of mentoring on both an individual and organizational level.

Sponsor(s): Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming
Contact: Katherine Julian, 7-103, 617 253-9764, KJULIAN@MIT.EDU


How to Get the Mentoring You Want

Jan/22 Tue 04:00PM-05:00PM 4-149

Looking for a mentor? Want to further develop a mentoring relationship you already have? Come to this session to learn how to get the mentoring you want!

Topics that will be covered include:

-how to find a mentor

-making a good first impression

-avoiding pitfalls in the mentoring relationship

-communication and self advocacy

-building a sustainable relationship

Katherine Julian - Staff Associate


Building a Mentoring Program

Jan/23 Wed 04:00PM-05:00PM 4-149

Looking to start a mentoring program for your group or organization? Want to revamp a mentoring program you oversee? Come to this workshop that will focus on the development and administration of a mentoring prgoram.

Topics this session will include:

-creating a mission statement and goals for your program

-communication and publicity

-matching mentors and mentees

-trainings and events

-evaluation

Shendi Xu - Staff Associate


MIT Washington Summer Internship Program Information Sessions

Charles Stewart, Tobie Weiner

Jan/22 Tue 05:00PM-06:00PM TBD
Jan/30 Wed 05:00PM-06:00PM TBD

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

Come to an information session and find out about the MIT Washington Summer Internship Program. The program was founded in 1995 to give selected MIT undergraduates the opportunity to explore science and engineering policymaking at the national level, through study and practical experience. The interns have worked in the offices of government agencies, the private sector, and advocacy groups. Complementing the summer internships are a trip to Washington, DC, during spring break and a 12-unit HASS subject designed to give students an introduction to policymaking.  Both sessions are the same; come to either one.

Sponsor(s): Political Science
Contact: Tobie Weiner, E53-484, x3-3649, iguanatw@mit.edu


Navigating the Workplace

Faith Giordano, Career Assistant, Gopi Dhokai, Career Assistant

Jan/09 Wed 02:30PM-03:30PM 4-145

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge

You have the technical know-how… now learn how to handle the REALLY hard stuff. This workshop will teach you the workplace skills you might not learn in the classroom by walking you through some possible scenarios and showing you how to work through them. We’ll cover work/life balance, dealing with difficult coworkers, resolving conflicts, accepting criticism and feedback, and making mistakes. 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Faith Giordano, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, fcgiorda@mit.edu


Negotiating Job Offers

Ellen Stahl, Career Development Specialist, Colin Smith, Career Development Specialist

Jan/18 Fri 03:00PM-04:00PM 3-270

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge

Join GECD staff for a presentation on the value of negotiating job offers and strategies for getting the best offer possible.  We will discuss how to assess the competitiveness of an offer, how to ask for more, and what parts of an offer can usually be negotiated. 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Ellen Stahl, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, eestahl@MIT.EDU


Patents & Pizza: Careers in Intellectual Property Law

Amanda Peters, Career Development Specialist

Jan/17 Thu 05:00PM-07:00PM 4-163

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge

Learn from MIT alums working in patent law about careers that let you stay abreast of the newest technologies. By working in the field of intellectual property, you can make a career of patenting, protecting, licensing, and valuing the most recent technological discoveries! Topics discussed will include an overview of intellectual property rights available to inventors, a day-in-the-life of patent attorneys, and a discussion of how intellectual property rights are protected in the realms of academia and industry.

Pizza for this event will be sponsored by iRobot. Preregistration requested on CareerBridge.

Panelists:

Glen Weinstein, Senior Vice President & General Counsel at iRobot Corporation

Kristin Smith, Associate at Beyer Law Group

Alex Wissner-Gross, Founder of Enernetics, Inc. and Gemedy, Inc.

Clay Satow, Patent Counsel at Bose Corporation

Renee Fuller, Technology Specialist at Wolf Greenfield

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Amanda Peters, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, acpeters@mit.edu


Protect your Invention & Turn it Into a Startup!

Christopher Noble

Jan/23 Wed 12:00PM-01:30PM 3-133, Please register at http://tlo.mit.edu/iapevents

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

 You've invented something really cool. Now can you protect it and create a company around it? Come and hear Christopher Noble, Technology Licensing Officer of the MIT Technology Licensing Office.  Learn How and When to file a patent (and if you need to); how your startup can spin the invention out from MIT and get that coveted “exclusive license”; how MIT’s Technology Licensing Office can help you (and what they want from you); and what your investors are looking for when they ask the question: “Tell me about your IP”. Please register at: http://tlo.mit.edu/iapevents

Sponsor(s): Technology Licensing Office
Contact: Kikuyu Daniels, NE18-501, 617 253-6966, KDANIELS@MIT.EDU


Putting Your Best Foot Forward

Gopi Dhokai, Career Assistant, Faith Giordano, Career Assistant

Jan/17 Thu 02:30PM-03:30PM 4-149

Enrollment: Sign up on CareerBridge

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 70% of all jobs are found through networking. How do you find people to network with and what do you say to them? This workshop will teach you how to network in person, online, and over the phone, and what to do with the information that you learn.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Gopi Dhokai, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, gdhokai@mit.edu


Resumes for the Yes Pile

Gopi Dhokai, Career Assistant, Laura Perrigo, Career Assistant

Jan/14 Mon 12:30PM-01:30PM 4-149, Bring a printed copy of your resume

Enrollment: Sign up on CareerBridge

Can your resume survive a 15 second scan and still get into the YES pile? How do you translate your technical experiences at MIT into language that is engaging, understandable and appealing to employers?  This workshop will discuss the three main components of resume writing: content, format and style.  Please bring a printed copy of your resume.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Gopi Dhokai, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, gdhokai@mit.edu


The Joy of Clinical Medicine

Dr. Louis Kuchnir, MD-PhD (MIT Alum '87)

Jan/31 Thu 07:00PM-08:00PM 4-159

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/31

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.

Louis Kuchnir, MD, PhD and MIT '87 alum will 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.

For more information and to register visit CareerBridge at https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/, click on the "Events" tab, and select "Info Session" from the "Category" drop-down menu.

Contact: Erin Scott, 12-185, 617-715-5328, scotte@mit.edu


The Queer Career: Considerations for LGBT Individuals to Make When Choosing a Job

Colin Smith, Career Development Specialist

Jan/16 Wed 05:30PM-07:00PM 50-005

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

Times are changing and more companies are not only welcoming LGBT individuals into their ranks, they are actively recruiting them.  Unfortunately not all companies have been as vocal of their welcome for LGBT individuals.  Given the range in openness about what companies do for their LGBT employees, it can be hard to know what considerations LGBT individuals should make in order to make the best choice.  Join MIT Career Services staff for a discussion about what LGBT individuals should know before accepting a position.

 

Contact: Abigail Francis, 50-005, 617 253-0684, AFRAN@MIT.EDU


Unlocking the Secrets of the Company Databases

Ellen Stahl, Career Development Specialist, Angie Locknar, MSE, ME, ESD Libn/Coord Sci Eng Comm of Prac

Jan/10 Thu 12:00PM-01:30PM 14N-132, Bring your laptop or tablet

Enrollment: Sign up on CareerBridge
Limited to 25 participants

Do you know what you want to do when you leave MIT (or for the summer), but not sure what companies do that type of work?   Do you want to work in a specific part of the world?  Don’t you wish there was just a list of companies you might be interested in, including vital statistics about that company?  Come learn how to use article databases and other resources to reveal the secrets that you might be missing from your job or internship search.  Participants are asked to bring their own laptop or tablet as Career Services, in collaboration with the MIT Libraries, will go step by step and teach how these effective tools can provide information that may be the key to finding the right company or organization for you.

This workshop will take place in 14N-132, the Digital Instruction Resource Center (DIRC): http://libraries.mit.edu/ask-us/instruction/where-dirc.html.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development, Libraries
Contact: Ellen Stahl, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, eestahl@MIT.EDU


What are the Benefits? What you need to know about benefits before you begin that new job

Laura Doyle, Senior Manager of Compensation & Benefits, Amy McNair, Campus Relationship Manager

Jan/31 Thu 01:00PM-02:00PM 4-231

Enrollment: Advanced signup requested but not required

What’s a 401k and does a match matter? What should you be looking for in healthcare costs, and  what about life insurance, short term disability and dental for those pesky teeth? Can you negotiate vacation or other benefits?

When receiving a job offer, everyone thinks about the salary and maybe the signing bonus…but, what about all the other aspects of an offer? What benefits and other considerations should you be investigating, and what questions do you have about all the small print? Laura Doyle, Senior Manager of Compensation & Benefits, and Amy McNair, Campus Relationship Manager, both from Philips North America, will answer your questions.

Registration requested on CareerBridge.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Amanda Peters, 12-170, 617 253-4733, ACPETERS@MIT.EDU


Women in the Sciences: Challenges and Opportunities in the Workplace

Christina Henry, Career Development Specialist, Rieko Ouchi, Graduate Intern

Jan/16 Wed 03:00PM-04:30PM 4-145

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge

In the sciences, women continue to be underrepresented despite increased efforts to expose women and girls to the STEM field. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Highlights of Women’s Earnings in 2011, women represent only about 46% of workers in life, physical, and social science and earn about 89% of what men in the field earn. In addition, women experience unique challenges throughout their careers and can make missteps during the job search process or in their jobs that could cost them the position, a project, or a promotion. Come learn from our panel of alumna on how they achieved their successes, what challenges they faced along the way, and what special issues you will need to consider as a woman in the sciences!

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Christina Henry, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, cghenry@mit.edu