Nia DeYounge 2023 MIT Sloan Women 4 Women Spotlight

Student life's very own director, Nia DeYounge, is a 2023 MIT Sloan Women 4 Women Spotlight! Congratulations on a well-deserved recognition for all that you do, Nia! You truly make Sloan a better place for all. 

Thank you, Nia, for being a leader who builds strong relationships and networks of support for both students and staff. We are so grateful and lucky to have you as the leader of our team. 

Read Nia's and the other MIT Sloan Women 4 Women Spotlight nominations here! 

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2023 MIT Sloan Excellence in Teaching Awards Nominations Go Live April 3rd!

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. The award recipients will be recognized and celebrated at the Excellence in Teaching Awards Luncheon on Thursday, May 11th from 11:30 am-1:00 pm at the Samberg Conference Center. All students who nominated the winners will be invited to the luncheon. Please help us celebrate the faculty members and teaching assistants who form the backbone of Sloan's academic community! Links to the nomination form will be sent out via email, and published in student newsletters, beginning on Monday, April 3rd. Nominations will be accepted until 9:00 am, Thursday April 27th.

Are you looking for a great way to show off your own cross cutting research on social and ethical responsibilities in computing to MIT faculty, Students, and industry professionals? If you are interested in submitting a poster for the SERC Symposium, you must let them know by filling out this form by Wednesday, March 29^th. The actual posters are not due until Tuesday, April 12^th, and they will take care of the poster printing. You can submit your poster here.

The event will take place on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 8:00 am-5:30 pm (registration begins at 7:00 am; reception from 4:30 pm-5:30 pm) MIT Media Lab, 6th Floor. Please let us know if you have any questions.

This April 3 - 9, MIT will celebrate Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week with a calendar of fun, stress-relieving experiences and giveaways. Registration is now open for all sign-up events!

Events for the week include:

• Free coffee at Area Four
• Chair massages!
• Photo contest with prizes
• Plant your own “Lucky Bamboo”
• Paint Night
• GradSupport open house
• Walking tours of Boston
• Raffle for families

Key Campus Support Resources

If you need to talk or connect, please know you can reach out to the Student Life Office or your program office as well as the resources listed below. 

• DoingWell: Key support resources for the MIT community.
• Student Mental Health and Counseling Services: Working with students to identify, understand and solve problems, and to help transform that understanding into positive action.
• Student Support Services: An easily accessible hub of support for undergraduates.
• GradSupport and the Graduate Assistance Information Network offer a wide variety of resources to help grad students and families deal with the unexpected.
• Free, confidential, 24/7 assistance is available for faculty, staff and postdocs from MyLife Services.
• MIT Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life: Chaplains are available to offer support and counsel to anyone in the MIT community.
• Dean on Call: Students living on campus can dial 100 from campus phones or 617-253-1212 to reach MIT Police, then ask to speak to the dean on call. The dean on call is available Monday through Friday, 5 p.m.–9 a.m., and on Saturdays, Sundays and MIT-observed holidays.