MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2018 Activities by Sponsor - Undergraduate Association



DIY Sustainability With UA Sustain

Rebecca Grekin

Enrollment: please email ua-sustainability-outreach@mit.edu to confirm your spot!
Limited to 30 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Come join members of the Undergraduate Association Committee on Sustainability learn how to make DIY projects that will help you live life more sustainably! 

Projects include: 

Come learn how to make reusable sandwich containers from milk jugs! They're light enough to carry anywhere, easy to clean, and you'll always have a way to take advantage of left over free food!

Can't get that last bit of chapstick out? Don't worry! Save money and learn how to make your own chapstick (and reuse your old chapstick/lipstick containers along the way).

Come spend some fun time with your fellow students trying to give your old career fair t shirts a new life! The lesson includes introduction to sewing and making an awesome and sustainable bag. You’ll be take on confidently torn shirts and buttons after this class!

Dryer sheets can't be reused and have toxins in them that can get on your skin. Learn how to make dryer balls to use instead of dryer sheets. They are safe, and you can reuse them for up to 5 years!

 

Limited to 30 participants, please email UA-Sustainability-Outreach@MIT.edu to confirm your spot! 

Sponsor(s): Undergraduate Association
Contact: Rebecca Grekin, RGREKIN@MIT.EDU


Reusable Sandwich Container

Add to Calendar Jan/10 Wed 07:30PM-08:30PM Location TBD

Come learn how to make reusable sandwich containers from milk jugs! They're light enough to carry anywhere, easy to clean, and you'll always have a way to take advantage of left over free food!

Ava Waitz


Making Natural Chapstick

Add to Calendar Jan/17 Wed 07:30PM-08:30PM Location TBD

Can't get that last bit of chapstick out? Don't worry! Save money and learn how to make your own chapstick (and reuse your old chapstick/lipstick containers along the way).

Vivian Song


Sewing Basics and Shopping Bag Making

Add to Calendar Jan/24 Wed 07:30PM-08:30PM Location TBD

Come spend some fun time with your fellow students trying to give your old career fair t shirts a new life! The lesson includes introduction to sewing and making an awesome and sustainable bag. You'll be take on confidently torn shirts and buttons after this class!

Rebecca Grekin


Natural Dyer Ball Making

Add to Calendar Jan/31 Wed 07:30PM-08:30PM Location TBD

Dryer sheets can't be reused and have toxins in them that can get on your skin. Learn how to make dryer balls to use instead of dryer sheets. They are safe, and you can reuse them for up to 5 years!

Valerie Muldoon