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 […]
News, Updates, and Progress from the Undergraduate Advising Center
The UAC team celebrated a busy and productive end to 2024 with a whole staff retreat. New Team Member Join us in welcoming new team member, Staff Associate Brittney Francisco in Advising & Proactive Support Initiatives! Three open positions have been posted. UAC Advising: Check-In Meetings The first semester of UAC sophomore advising was a […]
Making an Invisible Identity Visible: First-Generation, Low-Income Week of Celebration 2024
MIT’s FLI Week of Celebration theme, “Brick by Brick: Building on Your Strengths,” — a whimsical ode to MIT’s motto of Mens et Manus, “mind and hand” — symbolized our commitment to an asset-based approach of honoring the resilience, strengths, and unique contributions our FLI community brings to MIT. As one of 65 recipients of […]
U.S. Employment Presentation for International Students Draws Record Crowd
This January proved another record attendance for Dan Beaudry’s IAP talk, “What Every International Student/Trainee Should Know about US Employment.” Co-sponsored annually by CAPD, ISO, OGE, and the Office of the Vice President of Research, this virtual presentation remains the most popular workshop for international students each year, typically drawing 150-200 people. This year, 240 […]
It’s Back! CPW 2025 is April 17-20
Campus Preview Weekend is back! From April 17–20 we will be welcoming the admitted class of 2029. We invite the community to participate by hosting an event, opening their DLC or UROP space for tours, or if you’re an undergraduate student, signing up to host an admitted student or volunteering to help. For more information and to register, please […]
Concourse Enters Second Year of Civil Discourse Project
In collaboration with partners in the Department of Philosophy, the first-year learning community Concourse is continuing its participation in the MIT Civil Discourse Project, an initiative intended to promote campus discussion of important and controversial topics through expert debates paired with student debates and roundtables.