Welcoming a New Cohort of Associate Advisors
The Office of the First Year (OFY) welcomed 150 associate advisors to their first orientation on June 12.
SFS Returns to Campus!
After so many long months of zoom meetings, the Staff Connections Committee in SFS is welcoming back summer and the chance to be outside with colleagues.
2021-22 UROP Awards
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) selected two research supervisors as this year’s recipients of the Outstanding UROP Mentor Awards, and six UROP students for Outstanding UROP Student Awards.
New OVC Employees, May-July 2022
Congratulations to all of the new members of the OVC staff!
SFS Builds on a Successful First Year of Financial Education
Within the first few days of her new job in Student Financial Services (SFS) last summer, Erica Aguiar, SFS’s new Associate Director of Financial Education, got right to work meeting and talking with students.
MIT’s Media Presence: May Snapshot
Millions of people worldwide follow MIT through news articles, videos, and social media. In addition to research, audiences enjoy quirkier content; in May, the #2 post on MIT’s Twitter channel was the now-legendary Oreometer. See a snapshot of the Institute’s media presence.
2022 OVC Infinite Mile Awards
Staff gathered in June to honor our colleagues for exceptional service to OVC, the Chancellor’s Office, and MIT. If you missed the festivities, you can read about the awardees and see photos, courtesy of OVC’s intrepid photographer, Y-Chie Primo!
Committed to Caring Reception
On April 14, Ian Waitz hosted a reception to celebrate the two most recent cohorts of Committed to Caring faculty, who were selected for the positive impact they have made in the lives of graduate students.
8th Annual Graduate Student Appreciation Week
After 2021’s largely virtual offerings, the 8th annual Graduate & Professional Students Appreciation Week provided a primarily in-person roster of events and giveaways.
FAQs about Graduate Student Unionization
In September 2021, a group of MIT graduate students known as the MIT Graduate Student Union, affiliated with the United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America, announced a campaign to unionize MIT’s graduate student population.