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New students, faculty, and staff have lots of questions about living, working, and learning at MIT. Many answers can be found in the links below, which lead to useful information and services throughout the Institute. Use LifeSites' other sections to explore your new community and its many opportunities for connection, help, and growth. Welcome to MIT!

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Especially for Newcomers

Campus Calendars - Events, academic and administrative dates

Campus Police - Personal safety, crime, medical emergencies

Campus Tours - New employees and other community members are welcome on student-led Admissions Office tours. For Lincoln Laboratory tours, contact the Lincoln Laboratory Human Resources Department.

Card Office - ID cards for students, employees, affiliates

Center for Work, Family and Personal Life - Family, school, and child care questions

Directions to Lincoln Laboratory - By car or public transportation

Directions to the MIT Campus - Getting here by car or public transportation

Disabilities Services Office - Services range from a facilities guide to academic support

Faculty Resources - Teaching, governance, research

Freshman Frequently Asked Questions - Information for the current freshman class

Graduate Students Office - Funding, policy manual, support organizations

Human Resources at Lincoln Laboratory - Careers page covers jobs, benefits, and professional growth

Human Resources Department - Benefits, orientation, compensation, training on campus

International Scholars Office - Services from legal help to language courses for visiting scholars and their families

International Students Office - Programs and advising for students new to the United States

Learning English - Spouses & Partners @ MIT resource list

Map - Interactive campus map that will answer "Where Is…?"

MIT Facts - Quick data from enrollment to international affiliations

MIT Medical - Health care for the entire community

MIT Medical/Lexington - Health care center in Lexington for members of the MIT community who live or work in the area, including employees of Lincoln Laboratory, Draper Laboratory, and the Whitehead Institute

MIT Parents Association - Resources for Parents of MIT Students and information about Family Weekend

MIT Resources - Links to key MIT services

Newcomers' Frequently Asked Questions

News Office - Tech Talk newspaper, research news, president's speeches, special reports

Off-Campus Housing - Information on renting/buying homes and landlord issues

On-Campus Housing - Student housing in dorms and independent living options

Postdoc Association - Quality of life and community building programs as well as a listserv

Spouses & Partners @ MIT - Support and resource network for wives, husbands, and significant others of MIT students, staff, and faculty

The Tech - Student newspaper

Undergraduate Admissions - Information for prospective undergraduate students

Women's League - Social, volunteer, and personal interest opportunities

 

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