ESG Launches a New Website

The Experimental Study Group (ESG) recently launched a major update to their website (esg.mit.edu). Redesigned specifically to appeal to prospective first-year students, the new site offers a glimpse into the ESG experience, from taking GIRs and p-setting as a first year, to TAing classes from sophomore year on, to exploring individual interests through a final project, […]

UROP Fund Established to Honor Paul Parravano

Sarah Gallop, the director of MIT’s Office of Government and Community Relations, announced recently that the Paul Parravano Memorial Fund will be used to support MIT’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). Parravano, who passed away in 2023, was former co-director of the Office of Government and Community Relations. He served MIT for 33 years, working closely […]

Spring Semester UAC Update

UAC Workshop Series [Photo: OVC1 – Brittney Francisco and Kurt-Michael Songcog inviting students to UAC workshops.] This spring, the Advising and Academic Achievement subunit launched a new Student Success Workshop Series, furthering the UAC’s mission to holistically support students. Open to all undergraduate students, the series of five different workshops were designed to develop skills […]

Sharing Best Practices for Student Veterans Support (SVS)

In February, Student Veteran Success hosted colleagues from the Kyiv School of Economics, Tetiana Izmailova (Head of Veterans Office), and Valentyna Sakhno (Head of Graduate Business School), to discuss our Student Veterans Success (SVS) program, best practices, and how to create a student veteran program from the ground up.  During the meeting, we emphasized the importance […]

Old Ironsides Battalion Update

As students return for the spring semester, we reflect on this past fall as well as what is on the horizon. Our focus is on the ongoing planning efforts here at the Old Ironsides Battalion in preparation for what promises to be a very busy and exciting spring semester. Once again, this semester, officer instructors […]