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IAP 2013 Activities by Sponsor - MIT Human Resources

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Building a Portfolio for Any Weather

Jan/10 Thu 12:00PM-01:00PM Tang (E51): Wong Aud

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

The goal of this workshop is to educate employees on the principles of asset allocation and diversification, and how to develop an appropriate investment strategy in the MIT Supplemental 401(k) Plan.

Sponsor(s): MIT Human Resources
Contact: Paul J. Gunning, (617) 258-8872, paul.gunning@fmr.com


lynda.com - Getting the Most Out of It

Mark Wiklund

Jan/29 Tue 12:00PM-01:00PM E17-121 Learning Ctr

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

Are you interested in learning how to better manage training in lynda.com, for yourself or for your area? lynda.com provides MIT students, faculty, and staff with over 1,200 online technology training courses on topics such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite, web publishing, Drupal, design, and video. This non-credit event, led by Mark Wiklund, IS&T Training Manager and Jennifer Jortner, Customer Concierge of lynda.com, will present information on:

Sponsor(s): Information Services and Technology, MIT Human Resources
Contact: Mark Wiklund, W92-228H, 617 253-0686, MWIKLUND@MIT.EDU


MIT Retirement Plans Workshop

Jan/17 Thu 12:00PM-01:00PM W20-407

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

This workshop is designed for employees who want a review of the MIT Basic Retirement Plan, the MIT Supplemental 401(k) Plan, and Retiree Health and Welfare benefits and how they work.

Sponsor(s): MIT Human Resources
Contact: Paul J. Gunning, (617) 258-8872, paul.gunning@fmr.com


Responsible and Ethical Conduct at MIT

Deborah L. Fisher, Institute Auditor, Toni P. Robinson, Ombudsperson, Mark DiVincenzo, Deputy General Counsel, Marianna Pierce, Director, Policy, Compliance, and Labor Relations

Jan/24 Thu 10:00AM-11:00AM 32-141

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

MIT as an institution and a community maintains high ethical values and standards; these are embodied in the Institute’s Statement of Responsible and Ethical Conduct.

This session will review these longstanding policies, and describe ways for members of the community to obtain answers to questions or raise concerns about conduct that may not be consistent with these values and standards.

The respective roles of the Ombuds Office, the Office of the General Counsel, Human Resources, the Audit Division and the Institute’s Anonymous and Confidential Reporting System (“hotline”) will be covered in this session.

 

Sponsor(s): Audit Division, Presidents Office, MIT Human Resources
Contact: John Dvorak, NE49-3021, 617 452-3577, DVORAK@MIT.EDU


Workshop: Confident Investing in Any Market

Jan/22 Tue 12:00PM-01:00PM W20-Mezzanine

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

This workshop is designed to help employees who are ready to take their retirement savings to the next level become more confident investors, understand how the markets may impact their investment strategy, and learn ways to establish and maintain a tax-sensitive savings approach.

Sponsor(s): MIT Human Resources
Contact: Paul J. Gunning, (617) 258-8872, paul.gunning@fmr.com


Your College Savings Options

Jan/31 Thu 12:00PM-01:30PM Kresge W16-033 Rm A

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Presented by MEFA and Fidelity Investments

In this workshop you will learn about:

 

Sponsor(s): MIT Human Resources
Contact: Paul J. Gunning, (617) 258-8872, paul.gunning@fmr.com