From: Student Life
Date: October 29, 2025
Subject: MIT Sloan Student Life Newsletter October 29, 2025


October 29, 2025

Know Your Resource: Sync SloanGroups Calendar

Connect your Google Calendar or Office 365 Outlook Calendar to your SloanGroups account and any events you register for will automatically appear on your calendar.

To sync your calendar, click the "Connect My Calendar” button at the bottom of your SloanGroups homepage (be sure to login first!) 

Monthly Community Impact Spotlight - Last Call

Join our pal, TIM, in shining a light on your amazing fellow Sloanies and celebrate their contributions and the positive impact they’ve had on the MIT Sloan community. This nomination is open to students and significant others who hold leadership positions in clubs.  

Nominate a club leadership team or individual for our monthly Community Impact Spotlight by filling out this short nomination form.  

Nominations for this month’s spotlight have been extended to Monday, November 3rd.  
Student Life Events

SABC C-Fx: DIWALI
Thursday, November 13th
10pm-10am
Candibar
Get ready for the biggest Bolly-Bhangra night of the semester! Join SABC to celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, with music, dancing, and loads of festivity!
Tickets: $20

Get Tickets Here

Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Monday, November 17th
7pm-10pm
TD Garden 
Cheer on the Boston Bruins with your fellow Sloanies! Tickets go on sale Thursday, October 30th and 12:00PM! Tickets: $40 each, max two tickets per student. 

Get Tickets Here

Course XV Dinner 
Wednesday, November 12th
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.

Join the Lottery Here

Peter Krause Talk: The History of Israel and Palestine - Part 1
Monday, November 3rd
11:30am-1pm
E62-233
This session will provide historical and political context to help attendees understand the ongoing conflict in and around Gaza. Topics to be discussed include the history of the Zionist and Palestinian national movements, as well as the causes and consequences of previous wars and peace processes between Israelis, Palestinians, and their Arab state neighbors. This session will also introduce some of the initial concepts of How to Have a Constructive Conversation on Israel and Palestine, applied to these historical developments.

Register Here
Community Events

Town Hall with Dean Rick Locke
Wednesday, November 12th
11:45am-12:45pm
E51-345
Please join Dean Locke for a MIT Sloan Student Town Hall. Dean Locke will provide a state of the school update and then will invite David Elwell, Associate Dean and Director of the MIT International Students Office, to give a travel briefing.

The Yarn - November 2025
Wednesday, November 5th 
7pm-9:30pm
Wong Auditorium
The Yarn is dedicated to empowerment through the art of storytelling, creating a platform within the MIT Sloan community where voices can be heard, diverse experiences shared, and true selves revealed. We commit to fostering an environment of openness, authenticity, and courage, allowing our speakers to connect deeply with an inclusive audience beyond conventional classroom and professional interactions.

Resource Fair: Community
Thursday, October 30th
11:30am-1pm
Sloan Cafe
Student Life and campus resource offices will be tabling in the Sloan Café—stop by to connect with: ISO, MITAC, OACES, and MIT Police.

Learn More

Launch of the Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work
Monday, November 3rd
1pm-5:45pm
Virtual or Boston Cambridge Marriott
Come celebrate the launch of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work, led by Nobel laureates Simon Johnson (MIT Sloan) and Daron Acemoglu (MIT Economics), and David Autor (MIT Economics). The event will feature a series of discussions at the intersection of technology, the future of work, and inequality.

See the agenda here

BULLETIN BOARD

Take the MIT Commuter Survey—you could win $100!

Cambridge campus staff, faculty, and students: Please check your inbox for your invitation to complete the 2025 MIT Commuter Survey, even if you don’t commute to campus. Spend just 3-5 minutes to share how you travel to campus (or why you don’t), and you’ll be entered for a chance to win prizes worth $100 or $25, with the option to donate your award to anon-profit via the MIT Community Service Fund. Your feedback helps shape how MIT, Cambridge, and the Commonwealth provide transportation programs and services. 


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