From: Student Life Date: March 27 Subject: MIT Sloan Student Life Newsletter March 27, 2024
March 27, 2024
Know Your Resource:
MIT Open Space Programming
The Kendall/MIT Open Space is a green, outdoor community space, free and open to all. They offer inclusive and eclectic programs, created in collaboration with their friends and neighbors in the Cambridge, Kendall Square, and MIT communities. The space features an outdoor movie area, a small stage, lots of benches, shade in the summertime, and moveable tables and chairs.
The Yarn
Wednesday, April 3rd
7pm-9pm
Wong Auditorium
Come listen to four great speakers share their stories. Dinner will be served from 7-7:30pm! The Yarn is a storytelling platform designed to connect the Sloan Community. Sloanies share personal stories that celebrate our diversity of values, perspectives, and experiences.
Lunch Chats with Nia
Wednesday, April 3rd or April 10th
12pm-1pm Student Life Office Suite (E52-101)
Do you have any questions about Student Life? Or some ideas for events or programming you'd like to see at Sloan? Do you want to get to know your Sloan staff better? Sign up for a lunch chat with Student Life Director, Nia DeYounge! Please only sign up for one lunch chat per semester.
Wellness Days
Monday April 8th & Tuesday, April 9th
10am-6pm Student Life Office (E52-101)
RSVP for a 20-minute chair massage, a 60-minute acupuncture session, and/or a 30-minute sound healing session, to help reduce your overall stress and tension. Walk in appointments are available day of.
Spring Gala Friday, May 10th & Saturday, May 11th 7pm-midnight Marble House, Newport RI
Get ready for the most glamorous nights of the year at Sloan, Spring Gala! Spring Gala provides an opportunity for Sloanies to celebrate the end of the year with an evening of dinner and dancing at the beautiful Marble House Mansion. For more information, please check out the link below. Tickets: $125 each
MIT Sloan Affinity Dinner Series: Midwest Tuesday, April 2nd
6:30pm-9:30pm
Samberg Conference Center, 7th Floor
Calling all Midwesterners!! The Sloan Undergraduate Office invites you to their Heartland Harvest affinity dinner series. This dinner is for students across all Sloan programs who identify as Midwesterners, those who are from the midlands of America (non-coasters).
MIT Values Workshop
Thursday, April 4th
11:30am-1pm Hayden Library's The Nexus Room
What do Excellence and Curiosity, Openness and Respect, and Belonging and Community mean at MIT? More importantly, what do they mean to you? It's time to delve into these questions and more at the upcoming MIT Values Workshop.
Transforming Consumer Lending with AI: Fireside chat with Avital Pardo
Wednesday, April 10th
11:30am-12:45pm
E62-262
Join the MIT Sloan Fintech Club at for an exclusive event with the Chief Technology Officer of Pagaya. Avital will delve into the groundbreaking advancements in artificial intelligence that are reshaping the landscape of consumer lending.
Hayden 24/7 Access Expands to 2nd Floor
Quiet study space available with MIT ID
The MIT Libraries are excited to announce that Hayden Library’s 24-hour-accessible study space has expanded to include the second floor. The Quiet Reading Room, East Study Room, and Oasis, popular areas for quiet study, are available 24/7 with MIT ID, beginning Monday, March 4.
The fun, stress-relieving experiences and giveaways will include:
Chair massages!
New this year: GSAWgrams
Photo contest with prizes
Plant your own “Lucky Bamboo”
Paint Night
Makerspace Night
“Skip the Small Talk” with alumni
GradSupport open house (with a dog participant)
Walking tours of Boston
Petting Zoo
Office of Sustainability is Hiring Summer Student Researchers
The MIT Office of Sustainability is seeking applicants for a 10-week, student researcher summer cohort program. They have 6, hourly paid positions for graduate and undergraduate students. This is an opportunity to dive into hands-on projects aimed at advancing sustainability initiatives across the MIT campus.
To apply: Submit a resume and cover letter via this form. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Send inquiries to mitosjobs@mit.edu.
2024 MIT Sloan Excellence in Teaching Awards Nominations Go Live April 1st
Sloanies, we invite you to acknowledge the faculty members and teaching assistants who have made a positive difference in your classroom experience by nominating them for an MIT Sloan Excellence in Teaching Award. The nomination requires only a paragraph or two on why you are nominating a particular person (or persons—there is no limit to how many people you can nominate). Winners will be chosen based on both quantity and quality of the nominations. Please help us celebrate the faculty members and teaching assistants who form the backbone of Sloan's academic community! Nominations will be open Monday, April 1st through 9:00 am, Friday April 19th.
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