Division of Student Life News
LARRY ANDERSON HONORED BY NEW ENGLAND BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
MIT Head Coach Named New England Division III Coach of the Year
In the past year, the chaplains at MIT have perceived that many members of the MIT community are struggling with difficult times. Their response is a new weekly series, Tuesdays in the Chapel at MIT, built around the theme "Finding Hope in Hard Times."
The MIT Community Development and Substance Abuse Center (CDSA) is one of three college programs to receive the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 2009 Science and Service Award for exemplary implementation of evidence-based services.
For the second year in a row, The MIT Cycling Team won the Division II Team Omnium, the overall award, at the 2009 USA Cycling Collegiate Track National Championships held in September in Trexlertown, Pa. In only its third year at the competition, the team also won the Division I & II Collegiate Sprint, which is a co-ed race within the overall competition.
The Alan ’73 and Terri Spoon Community Catalyst Leadership Program held its third-annual kickoff event on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge. Community Catalyst pairs 50 juniors from across the Institute with alumni coaches for a year-long intensive leadership development program.
A student project built in the MIT Hobby Shop has earned its creator honors from Popular Mechanics as one of the magazine’s “Top 10 Most Brilliant Innovators of 2009.” Greg Schroll, a mechanical engineering major who graduated in 2008, is the inventor of a remote-control, ball-shaped robot with impressive navigational ability, even in rough terrain.
The Institute’s preparations for flu season include not just medical and academic assistance, but the full support of the Division of Student Life (DSL). If you get the flu, the offices in DSL are here to make sure you get the assistance you need.
The Institute’s preparations for flu season include not just medical and academic assistance, but the full support of the Division of Student Life (DSL). If you get the flu, the offices in DSL are here to make sure you get the assistance you need.
The Institute’s preparations for flu season include not just medical and academic assistance, but the full support of the Division of Student Life (DSL). If you get the flu, the offices in DSL are here to make sure you get the assistance you need.
Wednesday, September 9th, 5:00 to 6:30PM in Lobby 13. Meet and talk with over 30 representatives from local nonprofit agencies and MIT service groups.
Gardening can be a humbling yet rewarding experience, as the 32 gardeners who participated in the MIT Community Gardens project discovered. The three year pilot project in urban sustainable agriculture was started by Cheryl Vossmer, MIT Police Sgt. and Ryan Gray, Libraries Administrative Assistant and Public Service Support Associate. Participants were selected in a lottery last Spring for a chance to have a plot on the roof of West Garage or on the ground along the Albany Street Garage.
Ninety-two staff/faculty entered the lottery, a much higher and exciting number than expected. “One of the things that makes this project so unique is that MIT is about engineering, not about agriculture. Yet there is so much excitement about agriculture here,” said Vossmer.
Once selected, the gardeners were required to purchase an Earthbox and their own plants. Earthboxes are low-cost, compact and water-efficient containers, complete with organic soil and fertilizer. “The Earthboxes were a perfect solution to the problem of finding green space on campus to grow crops,” said Gray. They require no soil testing, and everything is contained in the box, making for easy cleanup and re-usability.
As we move into the new school year, we are proud to announce some staff changes occurring in student life.
Four DSL Staff members wrote articles that were featured in the Spring 2009 edition of the newsletter,
MIT Parents News. Staff whose articles were featured included Emily Flores, Residence Life Associate; Marc Lo, Residence Life Associate & Associate Housemaster; Bob Ferrara ‘67, Executive Director of Strategic Planning, Communication and Alumni Relations; and Ruth Kohorn Rosenberg, Director of Mediation, Office of Student Citizenship.
To view the Spring 2009 edition of MIT Parents News, click here.
The 2010 Furniture Society Conference will be held at MIT, June 16-19. The theme of the conference is Fusions: Minds & Hands Shaping Our Future.
Effective July 1, 2009, MIT’s Division of Student Life (DSL) will be streamlined into five departments: Residential Life; Student Development and Support; the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation (DAPER); Religious Life; and DSL Administration.
The 50th Anniversary Smoot Plaque was unveiled in a ceremony on the Cambridge side of the Harvard/MIT Bridge.
Friday, June 5th, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. W31-031
Please join us for demonstrations, conversation and light refreshments.
Effective May 1, 2009, MIT’s Division of Student Life (DSL) will transfer the bulk of its fund-raising functions to the Institute’s Office of Resource Development.
Nobel Laureate, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, will speak at MIT on Thursday, April 30th in Kresge Auditorium at 2:00 p.m., launching The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT. The new Center will promote the Dalai Lama's vision of a better world by sponsoring interdisciplinary programs and deliberations on ethics.
Friday, April 24th from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in and around the DAPER complex. Class vs. Class events include a Spirit Contest, Tug of War, Sponge
Dodgeball, Accuracy Throw, 3-legged race and REC Race (our version of the "Amazing Race")
Spring Concert featuring Ben Folds with Sara Bareilles and Hotel Lights
Saturday, April 25, 2009
April 16-19
During the annual Campus Preview Weekend, parents and prospective students flood the MIT campus to experience an inside look into MIT. There is never a dull moment in the weekend that offers everything from house tours, to student life panels, to music, to a prom dress rugby tournament, to the annual Next Act play.
Open for business on Tuesdays from noon to 6:00 p.m. in the East Campus Courtyard near Walker Memorial.
The Intellectuals's Circle
On display from April 2nd- May 3rd
Brain and Cognitive Science Center, Atrium
Building 46
Touring the MIT Campus, Summer 2009
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the Edgerton House Irish Culture Night. Tuesday, March 17th, 8:00p–11:00p, in the Edgerton Large Lounge (NW10). This is the first event in a series of Edgerton "cultural nights," which will showcase some of the diverse cultures represented in Edgerton House.
Plug in and rock out at the Guitar Hero Tournament! Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the W20 Coffeehouse Lounge. Hosted by Student Activities Association (SAO) and the Campus Activities Complex (CAC). Hundreds of prizes as well as prizes for best costume and craziest perfomance!
