From: Student Life
Date: September 18, 2024
Subject: MIT Sloan Student Life Newsletter September 18, 2024



September 18, 2024

Sloan Student Life is on WhatsApp!

We're excited to invite you to our brand-new WhatsApp community. Stay in the loop with the latest updates on upcoming events, ticket sales, and more!

Join here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JoutCoTN9ZyE77Ey7oIaYg

Student life Events

HBC C-F(x) - Hispanic Heritage Month
Thursday, September 26th 
9pm-12am
La Fabrica
Join us to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Want to enjoy Latin food, learn how to dance salsa or just have a great time? 
Cost: $20

Mamma Mia Broadway in Boston
Wednesday, October 2nd
7pm-10pm
Citizen's Opera House
Student Life has a limited number of discounted tickets for the Broadway in Boston Production of Mamma Mia
Tickets: $25 each

Get Tickets

Leadership Now Kickoff Event - [Fireside Chat with Audrey Tang]
Tuesday, September 24th 

11:45am-12:45pm

E51-345
Join LNP and partners for a fireside chat between MIT Professor of Economics Daron Acemoglu and Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s Digital Minister. The discussion will focus on how technology, from AI to social media, can enable democracy, and what future business leaders need to know.

Course XV Dinner 
Wednesday, October 2nd

7pm-9pm 

Local Restaurant
Course XV Dinners are an opportunity for fifteen students from across the programs to have a free, delicious, three course dinner at a local venue with a member of the Student Life Office. There is no agenda other than having enjoyable conversation with fellow Sloanies, making connections, and eating a good meal. Sponsored by Student Life.

community Events

Managerial Communications Group Presents: Rick Carlisle
Monday, September 23rd
11:30am-1pm

Wong Auditorium 
Join Rick Carlisle, head coach of the Indiana Pacers, president of the NBA Coaches Association, and 2x NBA champion (as a coach with the Dallas Mavericks and as a player with the Celtics), for a conversation on leadership, teamwork, and performance under pressure. Gain valuable insight from the veteran coach and former player who's known for guiding teams to success at the highest levels of professional basketball.

RSVP

Capital One - Tech Transformation
Monday, September 23rd
5pm-8pm

Building 45, 8th Floor
Learn how Capital One is changing banking for good! Talk followed by a career-fair style networking event. Swag and food will be provided.

RSVP Required

The iLead Speaker Series
Wednesday, September 25th
12pm-12:45pm

Wong Auditorium
You are invited to the first iLead Speaker Series event of the semester featuring Martha S. Samuelson, SF '86, CEO and Chairman, Analysis Group and Rebecca Kirk Fair, MBA '02, Managing Principal, Analysis Group. Boxed lunches will be provided to those who pre-register.

RSVP

AI and the Future of Your Career
Thursday, September 19th
1pm-2pm

Building 45, 8th Floor
Join MIT EECS for an engaging and insightful panel discussion with industry leaders and AI experts on how AI is shifting industry and the future of work. Speakers include: Dropbox: Melanie Rosenwasser – Chief People Officer, Cadence: Paul Cunningham – SVP & GM of R&D, and Bose: Laura Cooley – Chief People Officer.

RSVP

BULLETIN BOARD

Hispanic Heritage Month 

National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15. The MIT Sloan Hispanic Business Club (HBC) is hosting many events to commemorate this month, here are just a few: 

Outsider/Insider Podcast

Listen to Outsider Insider, the new podcast about group identity, the value of diverse friendships, and what we can learn from listening to each other. Hosted by Professors Ray Reagans and Ezra Zuckerman Sivan. 

Find podcast on Spotify.
Shownotes and links on Substack.

Israeli, Palestinian, and American relations: Now and in the future

An online mini-course for the MIT community. Organized by MENA/MIT.

Session 1: September 11th, 12pm-2pm
The 2024 U.S. election and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: How the outcome here impacts the situation there. Register here.

Session 2: October 9th, 12pm-2pm
Words matter: Understanding how Palestinians and Israelis define, use, and react to "charged" words from terrorism to settler, Intifada to peace. Register here.

Session 3: November 13th, 12pm-2pm
The struggle over normalization and the future of American-Arab-Israeli relations in the MENA region. Register here.

Speaker: Professor Peter Krause
Peter Krause, MIT PhD '11, is associate professor of political science at Boston College and a research affiliate of the Security Studies Program at MIT's Center for International Studies. He is an expert on Middle East politics.


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