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Written by Kevin McComber   
Wednesday, 14 October 2009 21:47

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Prince Oluguwefola Naragaraska and I am writing to inform you that you have been designated as heir to a fortune in the amount of $380,000,000.00 from the late Dr. Karlasto Morenara.

Just kidding! But you did get a chunk of cash for your graduate student community-building initiative! Congratulations!

If only we were lucky enough to have funding for student events materialize from nowhere. Unfortunately, no deceased foreign millionaires seem to want to fund MIT grad student events. So, instead, the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education (ODGE) does a large part of it. Dean for Graduate Education Steven Lerman maintains a funding opportunity, called the Graduate Student Life Grants (GSLGs), which can be used to support graduate student community-building initiatives. All you need is a good idea and a plan. Past grants have run the gamut of community-building activities, from very visible events to ones focused on small groups. Ever been to a brunch at Sidney-Pacific or Ashdown?
 
Need a job? Cheer up, you’re at MIT
Written by Nathan Hammond   
Sunday, 30 August 2009 21:10

Career_Fair_03Feeling a little nervous about job prospects this year?  I know I am.  When I count on my fingers all my friends who have either been laid off or are still looking for work after graduating in June, it takes both hands.  College grads are working at coffee shops.  Some are leaning on their parents while they volunteer or search for jobs.  Some are playing Wii full time.

If you’re getting discouraged about jobs, take a second to remind yourself that you’re lucky to be getting an education where you are.  Click your heels together three times and say it:  “There’s no place like MIT . . .  There’s no place like MIT . . .”