A Note From MIT’s Gender Identity Initiative: 

I’m writing on behalf of MIT’s Gender Identity Initiative to ask if you would participate in a brief survey on MIT’s use of personal pronouns, forms of address, and legal vs directory names. The survey is available here and should take less than 10 minutes to complete. Please complete this survey by Friday, March 31st. 

The Gender Identity Initiative (GII) aims to identify and implement changes to MIT systems that will improve the inclusive representation of gender identities while protecting individual privacy, enabling greater autonomy, and meeting legal requirements. 

You can learn more and find updates on the GII webpage. If you have any questions or concerns about this survey or a gender data-related issue, please contact us at giimit@mit.edu. 

Sincerely,
Members of the GII Working Group
Read their full statement here. 

Know Your Resource:
IS&T Loaner Program

IS&T maintains a limited pool of computer equipment available for loan to eligible MIT students, faculty, and staff. For students, Apple and/or Dell laptops are available for temporary use. iPad bundles are available only for undergraduates and those graduate students working as teaching assistants for undergraduate classes. Allow one to two weeks for delivery.

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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.

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.