Shauna Peterson, Staff Associate, Amgen Scholars, Meghan Kenney, Assistant Dean, New Student Programming
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
First-year students, have you picked your passion yet? Don't miss this series of departmental exploration (DEX) events sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming.
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 various department. Events include: student panels, open houses and showcases of projects and research. Each day there will be at least one topic panel featuring students and faculty from departments listed who will speak about their in and out of class experiences studying and teaching in this department.
http://web.mit.edu/firstyear/2020/choiceofmajor/events.html
Events will take place from January 30 - February 3. No sign up is necessary, just come to whatever sessions you are most interested in!
Monday, January 30: Technological Engineering, featuring Courses 1, 3, 6-1, 16 and 22
Tuesday, January 31: Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Biology & Biological Engineering, featuring Courses 3, 5, 7, 9, and 10
Wednesday, February 1: Economics & Management, Design & Infrastructure, Politics & Policy, featuring Courses 11, 14, 15, and 17
Thursday, February 2: Math, Physics, & Computer Science, featuring Courses 6, 8, and 18
Friday, February 3: Choice of Major Open House
Sponsor(s): Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming
Contact: Shauna Peterson, 7-104, 617-324-8128, scpeter@mit.edu
| Jan/30 | Mon | 11:45AM-12:45PM | 1-131 |
Civil & Environmental Engineering identifies natural & manmade problems & finds creative solutions with a global impact. Our students travel the globe to find sustainable solutions to some of society's biggest challenges, including: climate change, air quality and infrastructure stability. Join us for lunch to learn more about our hands-on undergraduate research opportunities and the exciting places that CEE can take you.
| Jan/30 | Mon | 01:00PM-02:00PM | 10-105 |
Featuring courses 1, 3, 6-1, 16, and 22
| Jan/31 | Tue | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 32-124 |
Featuring courses 3 and 5
| Jan/31 | Tue | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 32-124 |
Featuring courses 3, 7, and 9
| Jan/31 | Tue | 01:00PM-03:00PM | Stata Lobby |
Come learn about exciting new research coming out of the Chemical Engineering labs at MIT and learn a bit more about what it's like to be in the department! Refreshments including delicious bubble tea will be provided.
| Jan/31 | Tue | 01:30PM-02:00PM | 2-135 |
Featuring course 5
| Jan/31 | Tue | 03:00PM-04:00PM | 4-131b |
Lab tour for the Department of Materials Science & Engineering
| Jan/31 | Tue | 03:00PM-04:00PM | 32-124 |
Panel of Course 10 students and faculty
| Jan/31 | Tue | 05:00PM-06:00PM | 32-124 |
Interested in Biology and hoping to make the most of Course 7? Come learn more about Biology classes and opportunities from current students and faculty. Refreshments will be served.
| Feb/01 | Wed | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 32-155 |
Featuring course 14
| Feb/01 | Wed | 01:00PM-02:00PM | 32-155 |
Featuring course 15
| Feb/01 | Wed | 02:00PM-03:00PM | 32-155 |
Politics, Public Policy, Law, and Social Science Statistics Panel featuring course 17
| Feb/01 | Wed | 03:00PM-04:00PM | 4-131b |
Lab tour for the Department of Materials Science & Engineering
| Feb/01 | Wed | 03:30PM-05:00PM | 9-255 |
Meet students and faculty in course 11, learn about cutting edge research and practice in urban planning, and discover how you can get involved. Refreshments provided.
| Feb/02 | Thu | 01:00PM-02:00PM | 32-144 |
Featuring courses 6 and 18
| Feb/02 | Thu | 01:00PM-02:00PM | In front of 33-202 |
A tour of the Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel (http://aeroastro.mit.edu/wbwt) and Student Projects Lab, Thursday February 2, 2017, 1-2 pm, starting in front of Room 33-202. If you are interested in the tour but can't make it on Thursday, please contact Joe Figura '17 at figura@mit.edu or 224(772-4281).
| Feb/02 | Thu | 03:00PM-04:00PM | 4-237 |
Come learn about all aspects of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) at MIT, including how to participate, what type of research is available, and more. Panel will be current MIT undergraduates participating in UROPs across campus.
| Feb/03 | Fri | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 1-390 |
Over IAP, freshmen students have had the opportunity to learn more about the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering by working hands-on in our labs with graduate students or postdocs. Get a taste of the current research that¿s happening in CEE, meet some of our faculty and students and see what our freshmen mini-UROPers have been working on. Lunch will be served.
| Feb/03 | Fri | 01:00PM-03:00PM | 7-103 |
Still not sure what you want to major in? Trying to decide between 2 (or 3 or 4) departments? Stop by 7-103 to chat with current Associate Advisors and UAAP staff to talk it out! Snacks provided.