From: Student Life Date: February 5 Subject: MIT Sloan Student Life Newsletter February 5, 2025
February 5, 2025
Welcome Back
We've missed you and are SO glad to have you back!
Black History Month
February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate and honor the history and contributions of Black communities and individuals across the diaspora from the past and present.
Brazil C-f(x): It's Carnaval! Thursday, February 20th
9:30pm-2am Venu Nightclub
It's February, which means it's Carnaval! Ever wondered what it’s like to party during Carnaval, dance in the streets of Rio or lose track of time enjoying a good night out in quite literally any Brazilian city? Tickets go on sale today at 12pm!
Meet the Sweet
Wednesday, February 12th
11:30am-1pm
E52-101
Stop by our office to celebrate Valentine's Day! Stop by the E52-101 candyshop, play a game to win a sweet prize, and eat some delicious cookies with the Student Life and DEI teams!
Lunch Chats with Nia Wednesday, February 19th
12pm-1pm
E52-101
Do you have questions or concerns about Student Life at Sloan? Want to share your ideas for events or programming you'd like to see? Come share your thoughts and meet the Director of Student Life, Nia DeYounge!
Making a Plan to be Successful with Grad Residential Life
Wednesday, February 19th
6pm-7:30pm Ashdown House Hulsizer room
Join Graduate Residential Life & Student Life for a session on "Making a Plan to be Successful" by Gaby Jordan. Gaby Jordan is the President and Founder of Human Better EDU. As an organization they serve educational game changers and their learning communities.
The February Yarn Wednesday, February 19th
7pm-10pm
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.
Sloanies Helping Sloanies: Enabling Career Connections Wednesday, February 26th
7pm-7pm
Samberg Conference Center
Looking to build your network and make meaningful connections with Sloan alumni? This annual community-building event brings together local alumni and students from all degree programs to strengthen connections within the MIT Sloan community.
MIT Sloan Investment Conference 2025 Friday, February 7th
8am-4:30pm InterContinental Boston
The MIT Sloan Investment Conference is an annual student-led event that brings together some of the most notable individuals in the investment world to educate and connect a wide range of financial industry participants. Tickets: $50+
MIT Sloan Healthcare and BioInnovations Conference
Friday, February 28th
MIT Building E14, MIT Media Lab
This year’s theme is From Innovation to Impact: The Changing Face of Healthcare. Dive into a day of enriching panels, dynamic discussions, and impactful networking.
Share your thoughts and enter to win 2 tickets to see the Boston Celtics take on the Portland Trail Blazers on March 5th!
The Student Life Office wants to celebrate what makes MIT Sloan special: the amazing Sloanies who create such a caring community. Tell us:
What do you love most about Sloan?
Who (student, faculty, or staff) makes Sloan a better place?
By sharing your answers and nominating someone, you’ll both be entered for a chance to win a pair of Celtics tickets each!
Fill out this survey by Valentine's day, February 14th, to enter the contest. 7 lucky pairs will win a total of 4 tickets per duo. Don’t miss your chance—celebrate Sloan and win big!
Community Impact Spotlight
Join the Student Life Office in shining a spotlight on your amazing fellow Sloanies and celebrating their contributions and the positive impact they've made on the greater MIT Sloan community! Nominate a club leadership team or individual for our monthly Community Impact Spotlight by filling out this short form.
Nominations for this month's spotlight are due on Thursday, February 20, 2024.
The Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize (SHIP) is a pitch competition open to entrepreneurs innovating in the healthcare space. The mission of SHIP is to support early stage healthcare startups by providing feedback from, and opportunity to network with, experienced industry professionals. Past winners include Calla Health Foundation (2020), Kano Therapeutics (2021), SanaHealth (2022), Zeph (2023), and Third Coast Dynamics (2024). On February 27, finalists will showcase their groundbreaking ideas to a panel of esteemed judges to win prizes up to $30,000!
Are you ready to lead the way in AI innovation? The first-ever MIT AI Negotiation Competition is here, inviting you to create negotiation bots that advance the art and science of negotiation!
Thanks to sponsorship from the MIT Sloan Office of Teaching and Learning, the entry fee for the MIT AI Negotiation Competition will be waived for all MIT students!
The competition is entirely online, so you can join from anywhere! Applications close January 30, 2025 (for MIT students). Don’t miss this opportunity to innovate, compete, and connect with a global community.
Apply now(MIT students use this link) to be part of this groundbreaking journey!
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!
All submissions should be directed to this survey which automatically submits your submission for review for the MFin, MBA, Student Life, SES, EMBA and SFMBA departments.
