Undergraduates: Welcome to MIT

A message to undergraduates from Suzy Nelson

February 19, 2020

Dear MIT students,

I hope the start of the semester is going well for you. The Division of Student Life (DSL) is working on many priorities, and I’m writing to share some highlights and important policy updates.

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MHH's 4th Birthday Celebration

December 17, 2019

MIT’s MindHandHeart (MHH) hosted their 4th birthday celebration on Dec. 2 in the Vannevar Bush Room (10-105) to commemorate and reflect on four years of making the MIT community a more healthy, welcoming, and inclusive place.

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Tomorrow Time goal tracker on blue poster board. Has 329 goals.

Tomorrow Time event helps students tackle procrastination

November 05, 2019

It was a beautiful, brisk October day for students to get stuff done that they may have put off until tomorrow.

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A community for African students at MIT

October 04, 2019

It is a warm September evening.

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Students building the Trojan Duck

Looking Back at REX Week: A Warm Welcome for First-Years

September 09, 2019

Immediately after MIT welcomed the class of 2023 to campus, first-year students  jumped into Residential Exploration (REX). All 10 of MIT’s undergraduate residence halls hosted activities throughout REX week to encourage new students to explore and get to know their potential neighbors.

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MIT celebrates a year of excellence at the 2019 Awards Convocation

May 20, 2019

On May 13, over 300 members of the MIT community gathered in the Samberg Center (E52) to celebrate outstanding achievements by students, student groups, faculty, and community members at the annual MIT Awards Convocation.

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MIT Curling Club

April 09, 2019

If you’ve ever watched the Winter Olympics, it’s likely you’ve seen the art of curling in action. Whether it’s the stone throwing, vicious sweeping, boisterous yelling, or funky uniforms, together it all makes for a quirky and addictive sport to watch and play.

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Audrey Pillsbury

The Chemist and The Stage

March 14, 2019

Audrey Pillsbury has many different identities on campus: she is a musician and composer, she rows for MIT’s Women Openweight Crew team, and she studies chemistry (course 5).

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From vision to action: MIT LeaderShape

January 30, 2019

During MIT’s Independent Activities Period (IAP), over 50 students participated in a four-day intensive leadership development program called LeaderShape.

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