
Serving up brunch for the MIT graduate community
February 15, 2019
On February 3, residents of the graduate residence hall Sidney-Pacific hosted a Sunday brunch for all members of the MIT and graduate community. MIT President L. Rafael Reif and Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education (OGE) Blanche Staton were invited as special guests to the event.
Graduate

As New Vassar Street building rises, its community starts to take shape
February 13, 2019
Prof. Steven Hall and Dean Naomi Carton are named to the New Vassar Street residence's house team and will lead the effort to form a founders' group to plan for the community's fall 2020 opening.
Undergraduate, Housing

Bhangra dance brings a community together
February 07, 2019
For the first time during MIT’s Independent Activities Period (IAP), the MIT Bhangra Dance Team held a series of dance workshops for the MIT community.
Undergraduate, Student Groups, Arts, Graduate

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.
Diversity, Inclusion, First Year Students, Undergraduate, Student Activities, Leadership, Graduate

From hobby to landing a spot on the U.S. Figure Skating Team
January 11, 2019
“Representing the Skating Club of Boston, please welcome now, Kevin Shum!” says the announcer at the 2018 U.S. Collegiate National Championship in Adrian, Michigan. Shum, wearing a sparkly dark-blue-and-black jumpsuit, begins his free skate performance to “The Sound of Silence” by Disturbed.
Undergraduate, Athletics

Hacking away and solving global energy problems
December 12, 2018
Over the first weekend of November, the MIT Energy Club hosted its fourth annual MIT EnergyHack, a three-day event focused on bringing together students from vastly different
Undergraduate, Student Groups

Ridonkulous dancers
December 06, 2018
Cue the hip-hop jams, smooth footwork, and energetic dance moves — this is MIT’s Ridonkulous!
Undergraduate, Student Activities, Student Groups

MIT’s First Sorority Awarded for Outstanding Residences
November 07, 2018
At the Alpha Phi International Women's Fraternity’s 72nd national Biennial Convention in Tucson, Arizona, MIT’s Zeta Phi chapter won the coveted House Corporation Board of the Year Award for “outstanding facility management,” besting 33 other applicants from Alpha Phi's 170 chapters.
Undergraduate, Awards, FSILG

Jumping through life and his passions at MIT
November 01, 2018
MIT AeroAstro graduate student Stewart Isaacs’s entire life has been centered on competitive jump rope. At age five, he and his sister joined their elementary school’s competitive jump rope team.
Wellness and Support, Graduate, Sports