Celebrate Earth Week with a unique opportunity to experience food justice in action. Join MITOS Senior Sustainability Project Manager Susy Jones on a tour of The Food Project in Dorchester on Saturday, April 23. You will travel with fellow MIT community members to tour their growing spaces, meet farmers and youth participants, and get your...
Join the Wellbeing Ambassadors for their first ever Wellbeing Fair! Stop by the Coffeehouse Lounge to participate in some fun wellbeing-centered exercises. Students will have the opportunity to focus on their mind, body, relationships, and sense of purpose. Try a 54321 meditation, get information on nutrition, hang out with the Puppy lab, send cards to...
Three habits – gratitude, self-compassion, and mindfulness practices – can have a positive effect on mood, reduce stress, and prevent burnout. In this wellness coaching workshop, we will try a variety of practices that can fit into a busy life. We will also identify MIT resources to help support wellbeing and personal growth. Facilitator: Zan...
Join us and hear from a former Finance Rotation Program associate now Sr. Director, and a Director who started in finance and is now in the product world. They will share insights on what they wish they knew when they kicked off their careers! **Please note that this event will be a replay but we...
There are as many ways to be a woman as there are individuals who identify as women. In addition, a woman’s identity can be the site of many intersections. As women pursuing advanced degrees, you are all navigating through gateways and obstacles. How do our identities as women in academia and beyond come to bear...
Have you ever wished you could get candid, straightforward advice about balancing your work and personal/family life as an unendingly busy graduate student? What if you could have the chance to hear from women more advanced in their careers who have been where you are, contending with many of the same issues that you are...
In our both personal and professional lives, the way that we tell our story or introduce ourselves is often the starting point for how people perceive and understand our passions, interests and accomplishments. It is the foundation for the first impression that we make and the way that we communicate going forward. During this course,...
Communication is an art that is rarely separated from the dynamics of power, especially in professional contexts. How does gender factor into the equation? What should women pursuing advanced degrees consider as they develop their communication skills? Join us for this “Spilling the Tea” mentorship event featuring Dhaya Lakshminarayanan ’96, MCP ’99 to ask your...
If you have recently been asked to write a reference letter or need one, this workshop is for you. By writing letters for someone else, we have an immense power to influence others and our field at large. So how do we handle these processes and what are the best practices? At this hands-on workshop...
There’s something very special about the opportunity to hear directly from a leader about what her path to success was really like, how she learned to lead, and what has helped her to thrive. In this “Spilling the Tea” mentorship event, come talk with Colleen Akehurst and hear her advice on leadership in graduate school...
A career fair is the doorway to many opportunities and there are ample reasons why you should attend one. This session will help you target your efforts when networking with potential employers, learn about job opportunities in your industry, and implement key strategies when interacting with recruiters.
The Fall Career Fair (FCF) is the largest annual recruiting event, welcoming hundreds of employers from a wide range of industries offering diverse opportunities. Career Advising & Professional Development and a team of MIT student leaders organize the fair to support the career exploration and recruiting needs of MIT undergraduate students, master’s, PhDs, postdocs and...