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March 9, 2011 – Cindy Gallop, 2003 Advertising Woman of the Year and founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld, discusses personal empowerment through professional ventures. Cindy’s background is in brandbuilding, marketing, and advertising.
March 9, 2011 – Cindy Gallop, 2003 Advertising Woman of the Year and founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld, discusses personal empowerment through professional ventures. Cindy’s background is in brandbuilding, marketing, and advertising.
March 9, 2011 – Cindy Gallop, 2003 Advertising Woman of the Year and founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld, discusses personal empowerment through professional ventures. Cindy’s background is in brandbuilding, marketing, and advertising.
March 9, 2011 – Cindy Gallop, 2003 Advertising Woman of the Year and founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld, discusses personal empowerment through professional ventures. Cindy’s background is in brandbuilding, marketing, and advertising.
March 9, 2011 – Cindy Gallop, 2003 Advertising Woman of the Year and founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld, discusses personal empowerment through professional ventures. Cindy’s background is in brandbuilding, marketing, and advertising.
In this session: Diversity in leadership II This program looks at the significance of leadership and concepts of leadership through an interactive curriculum. We hope to instill in our students the four cornerstones of our program: charisma, knowledge, teamwork, and self-reflection.
Dr. Sophie Vandebroek, CTO of Xerox and President of the Xerox Innovation Group, delivered the keynote address at the Leadership Conference on November 8, 2010, organized by Graduate Women at MIT (GW@MIT). Dr. Vandebroek is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers and a Fulbright...
Dr. Sophie Vandebroek, CTO of Xerox and President of the Xerox Innovation Group, delivered the keynote address at the Leadership Conference on November 8, 2010, organized by Graduate Women at MIT (GW@MIT). Dr. Vandebroek is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers and a Fulbright...
Dr. Sophie Vandebroek, CTO of Xerox and President of the Xerox Innovation Group, delivered the keynote address at the Leadership Conference on November 8, 2010, organized by Graduate Women at MIT (GW@MIT). Dr. Vandebroek is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers and a Fulbright...
For 45 years The Technology and Culture Forum (TAC) has been an on-going, Institute-wide arena for the discussion of ethical issues related to science, technology and innovation.
Learn about the places you can go by relating both engineering and physical sciences to life. Organized by the MIT Graduate Student Council; filmed by the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education.
This workshop covers how to make personal and professional connections and the significance of networking. Participantsl discuss the “art of small talk” and are shown strategies of networking with professionals to promote oneself and one’s student organization. Focusing on providing students with ooportunities that allow them to develop...
This workshop covers how to make personal and professional connections and the significance of networking. Participantsl discuss the “art of small talk” and are shown strategies of networking with professionals to promote oneself and one’s student organization. Focusing on providing students with ooportunities that allow them to develop...
Embracing diversity is an important quality as a leader. Leaders gain understanding, perspective, and generate opportunities for themselves and others. This workshop discusses and demonstrates the benefits of diversity and its importance within a student organization. The focus is on providing students with opportunities that allow them to...
A Panel of recent MIT alumni across academia, industry, consulting, and entrepreneurial careers speak about how they planned and accomplished graduation (convincing advisor, committee); how their career paths post-graduation have changed since MIT (work style, pace, perks, drawbacks); and what they know now that they wish they had...
Dr. Erika Ebbel Angle (CEO of Science from Scientists and Counterpoint Health Systems and former “Miss Massachusetts 2004″) provides tips on how to present oneself when networking with other professionals at meetings, interviews, and conferences. Topics covered range from “what to wear” to “how to give a short...
Dr. Erika Ebbel Angle (CEO of Science from Scientists and Counterpoint Health Systems and former “Miss Massachusetts 2004″) provides tips on how to present oneself when networking with other professionals at meetings, interviews, and conferences. Topics covered range from “what to wear” to “how to give a short...
Panelists discuss their ascension into leadership positions in academia, industry, or both in some cases. They discuss both the skills necessary for their leadership roles as well as provide insight into how they decided which career path to take after obtaining graduate degrees in STEM fields. Panelists: Nancy Levy...
Panelists discuss their ascension into leadership positions in academia, industry, or both in some cases. They discuss both the skills necessary for their leadership roles as well as provide insight into how they decided which career path to take after obtaining graduate degrees in STEM fields. Panelists: Nancy Levy...
An opening keynote, Carley Roney, Founder and Editor in Chief of TheKnot/XO Group, kicks off the week-long GWAMIT Fall Leadership Conference. In the address, Carley discusses how everyone has a vision for their career and their future and offers her persepctive on how to assume leadership and “Take...
Many career avenues are open to young scientists and engineers in the current work environment. MIT students and postdocs are intrigued to consider their expanding opportuities, but may not know what these options are or how to pursue them. How do you transition from grad school or post...
Find out what people in the energy field are doing and how to connect your research to real world issues. A panel of speakers share their career path stories and discuss various career options for entry in an energy related field. The speakers span science and engineering disciplines,...
Are you looking for a research advisor? This panel discussion will help you make an educated decision about one of the most important choices in grad school. Get an overview of what considerations should go into choosing a lab and the pros and cons at different advising styles....
Are you considering a career in academia? Are you seeking to diversify your research skills before launching into an industry career? Perhaps you are already a postdoc, and wish to maximize your experience or make a change. This panel presentation will discuss various aspects of finding, selecting, and...
Thinking of applying for a graduate fellowship to get funds for your research and enhance your CV? Learn about how to find out what fellowships are available and how to put together a successful application. Speakers include professors, postdocs, and students who have won fellowships, from disciplines including...
Are you trying to decide between academia and industry? David Weitz, Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard; Lita Nelsen, Director of the MIT Technology Licensing Office; and Annalisa Weigel, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, will be sharing their experience and insight on making...
Invited presentation on the modern era of Open Education, moving from a focus on content to a focus on practice, courses and certification. Slides are available at http://www.slideshare.net/bmuramatsu/oex Presented by Brandon Muramatsu at Tacoma Community College, April 27, 2012.
Ernest J. Moniz is the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems, Director of the Energy Initiative, and the Director of the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment. Professor Moniz served as U.S. Under Secretary of Energy from 1997 to 2001 and as Associate Director...
A panel discussion with speakers from fields where women are typically under-represented, including Aditi Garg (Tesla Motors), Pamela Benkert (Philips Healthcare), Hilda Tang (Oliver Wyman), and Leah Buechley (MIT). The speakers share their career paths and experiences in the workplace, as well as discuss the evolving influence of...
March 14, 5:30-7 PM, Room 9-354 | Speaker: Stephen Hammer Challenges of Urban Energy Planning in China | Discussant: Karen R Polenske Dr. Stephen Hammer is a Lecturer in Energy Planning at MIT DUSP. Dr. Hammer also serves as co-Director of the Urban Climate Change Research Network, an...
Caroline Woolard speaks about her work with SolidarityNYC, OurGoods and Trade School, two barter economies for cultural production. OurGoods.org connects artists, designers, and craftspeople to trade skills, spaces, and objects to get independent projects done. Trade School, a program of OurGoods.org, is model for barter-based education that has...
Caroline Woolard speaks about her work with SolidarityNYC, OurGoods and Trade School, two barter economies for cultural production. OurGoods.org connects artists, designers, and craftspeople to trade skills, spaces, and objects to get independent projects done. Trade School, a program of OurGoods.org, is model for barter-based education that has...
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Did you know that 80% of individuals find jobs through their connections? Do you have a difficult time figuring out what to say at social events, career fairs or company functions? Does the very idea of networking frighten you? Learn how to connect effectively with others while making...
Are you in the process of searching for academic positions? Are you wondering how the hiring process works for a faculty position? Do you want to know if you are able to negotiate academic job offers, and if so, how? Hear from newly appointed faculty members at MIT...
Are you in the process of searching for academic positions? Are you wondering how the hiring process works for a faculty position? Do you want to know if you are able to negotiate academic job offers, and if so, how? Hear from newly appointed faculty members at MIT...
Alana Hamlett, Assistant Director in the Student Activities Office, and Katie Maloney, from the MIT Alumni Association discuss how to find your way in a student organization as well as the role of alumni in student organizations. Part of the Spring 2012 MIT L.E.A.D. sessions, a workshop series...
Stephanie Kloos, from the MIT Z Center, introduces methods to better manage intergroup conflict. Part of the Spring 2012 MIT L.E.A.D. sessions, a workshop series that focuses on developing personal leadership skills and knowledge.
With summer internships and full-time jobs around the corner, will you be able to successfully negotiate your salary? How do you pitch an idea for a start-up, pitch a company, or pitch yourself during an interview? Whether you’re selling yourself in an interview or selling a new idea,...
With summer internships and full-time jobs around the corner, will you be able to successfully negotiate your salary? How do you pitch an idea for a start-up, pitch a company, or pitch yourself during an interview? Whether you’re selling yourself in an interview or selling a new idea,...
With summer internships and full-time jobs around the corner, will you be able to successfully negotiate your salary? How do you pitch an idea for a start-up, pitch a company, or pitch yourself during an interview? Whether you’re selling yourself in an interview or selling a new idea,...
David Nguyen discusses the aspect of reflection in career development, and how it can help you answer one of the most important interview questions: “Tell me about yourself.”
David Nguyen discusses the aspect of reflection in career development, and how it can help you answer one of the most important interview questions: “Tell me about yourself.”
Dr. Lori Breslow, Director of the Teaching and Learning Laboratory, moderates a discussion with some of MIT’s award-winning teachers, including Professor Dave Darmofal (Aero/Astro), Professor Nergis Mavalvala (Physics), and Professor Anne McCants (History).
Some MIT departments are fully engaged in social media while others may feel they are lagging behind. Join us to learn how social media can benefit your department and how to effectively use your current resources. Stephanie Hatch, MIT’s new social media and email marketing specialist, will cover the...
You know the “Keys to Leadership”, so now what? Lila Ibrahim, partner at VC firm KPCB and former Intel executive, shows you how to put these together in your life, as you make your path to leadership. During her keynote, Lila focuses on the transition points of our...
04/29/2011 8:30 AM Diana Rhoten, Cofounder and Managing Director of Startl Description: Although she is committed to boosting interactive digital technology for learning, Diana Rhoten’s talk is framed by movies. Waiting for Superman is the starting point: a good demonstration of how schools are failing our children, but...
04/28/2011 9:30 AM Amy Bruckman, SM ’91, PhD, ’97, Associate Professor at the College of Computing, Georgia Tech Description: Amy Bruckman finds the accomplishments of such online collaborations as Wikipedia, Apache and Firefox “nothing less than astounding,” and is both eagerly seeking and hoping to foster the next...
02/09/2011 7:30 AM Walker Morss HallKhalea Robinson, ’11; Pierre Fuller, ‘G Description: In their brief remarks honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., two students strike the theme of collaboration. They touch on the importance of humility and listening to one’s inner voice while pursuing a...
02/09/2011 7:30 AM Walker Morss HallKhalea Robinson, ’11; Pierre Fuller, ‘G Description: In their brief remarks honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., two students strike the theme of collaboration. They touch on the importance of humility and listening to one’s inner voice while pursuing a...
03/03/2011 12:00 PM Wong AuditoriumUrsula M. Burns, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Xerox Corporation Description: Her “journey to the top” is one that “could only happen in the United States of America,” says Ursula Burns, describing her rise from New York City projects to the apex of corporate...
12/01/2010 4:45 PM 10″250Kent Kresa, ’59, ’61 MS, ’66 EAA, Chairman Emeritus, Northrop Grumman Corporation Description: Returning to his freshman physics classroom after half a century, Kent Kresa still feels passionate about MIT: “It’s a place I love; I feel good when I come back, and it’s been...
10/14/2010 5:30 PM 46Alan Alda, Actor and Writer Description: You wouldn’t know that Alan Alda felt nervous in advance of addressing this audience of neuroscientists. In his trademark style, Alda chats up the crowd like an old friend, sharing anecdotes involving one of his great pursuits: “I love...
04/23/2010 11:45 AM e14″633James Paradis, Robert M. Metcalfe Professor of Writing, Program Head, Writing and Humanistic Studies; Beth Coleman; Philip Tan; Ivan Askwith; Clara Fernandez”Vara; Brett Camper Description: In a panel moderated by James Paradis, five former Comparative Media Studies (CMS) students discuss their personal experiences within the...
04/30/2009 2:00 PM KresgeHis Holiness The Dalai Lama Description: His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke at an inaugural event for a new institute in his name, the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values. He tempered his provocative ideas about promoting ethics in a secular society with...
10/20/2009 4:00 PM e51″335David Fialkow, Managing Director, General Catalyst Partners; Ben Fischman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Retail Convergence, Inc.; Alex Laats, 89, President, BBN Technologies’ Delta Division Description: While their ventures couldn’t be more dissimilar — engineering high tech defense gear for soldiers, and running an exclusive...
10/20/2009 4:00 PM e51″335David Fialkow, Managing Director, General Catalyst Partners; Ben Fischman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Retail Convergence, Inc.; Alex Laats, 89, President, BBN Technologies’ Delta Division Description: While their ventures couldn’t be more dissimilar — engineering high tech defense gear for soldiers, and running an exclusive...
05/07/2009 12:00 PM Wong AuditoriumLinda A. Mason, Chairman & Founder, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Description: Linda Mason was originally going to make a case study of Bright Horizons, her $1.3 billion, early childhood care business, but reconsidered in light of the current economic crisis — to the benefit...
11/14/2008 12:00 PM NE25Craig Newmark, Founder, Craigslist Description: In his unassuming way, Craig Newmark believes his eponymous website might just help nudge people toward greater civic engagement. While Craigslist.org “is a simple platform where people help each other out,” focusing on everyday needs like getting a job or...
11/14/2008 12:00 PM NE25Craig Newmark, Founder, Craigslist Description: In his unassuming way, Craig Newmark believes his eponymous website might just help nudge people toward greater civic engagement. While Craigslist.org “is a simple platform where people help each other out,” focusing on everyday needs like getting a job or...
10/15/2008 5:00 PM Kirsch 32″123John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco Description: While the ongoing world economic crisis has left many business leaders sweating (or worse), John Chambers is rolling up his sleeves in anticipation of an eventual recovery. After every economic challenge, he says, Cisco has come out...
04/27/2007 5:45 PM Bartos theaterThomas Malone, Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Management, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence, MIT Sloan; Mimi Ito, Research Scientist, Annenberg Center for Communication; Cory Ondrejka, Chief Technology Officer, Linden Lab; Trebor Scholz, professor and researcher in the Department of Media Study SUNY Buffalo Description:...
11/04/2002 8:30 AM BartosAnn J. Wolpert, Director, MIT Libraries; ; Hal Abelson, PhD ’73, Class of 1922 Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, MIT School of Engineering Description: MIT Libraries Director Ann Wolpert defines Dspace and explains that “solving the digital problem” is central to the mission of...
Watch as popular comic “Piled Higher and Deeper” creator Jorge Cham introduces the new PhD movie and answers questions along with MIT alums. The Q&A includes Jorge, Evans Boney (cast member and MIT alum), and Meg Rosenburg (producer and MIT alum).
Christine Furstoss, Technical Director at General Electric, talks about her experiences at the company, how she built up her contact network, and how you can realize your leadership potential and learn how to grow your sphere of influence.
Discover how to start your own business or lab. Bettina Hein of Pixability, Daphne Zohar of Pure Tech Ventures, and Dr. Rosalind Picard of Affectiva Inc. each share their unique perspectives on the benefits, hardships, and lives of the entrepreneur, as well as the experiences they underwent and...
Discover how to start your own business or lab. Bettina Hein of Pixability, Daphne Zohar of Pure Tech Ventures, and Dr. Rosalind Picard of Affectiva Inc. each share their unique perspectives on the benefits, hardships, and lives of the entrepreneur, as well as the experiences they underwent and...
Your network is one of the most important resources you’ll utilize during your entire professional career. Learn how to hone your networking skills, how to give that ever-important elevator pitch, and even those first few words of that first uneasy conversation that could lead to a lifetime partnership....
Your network is one of the most important resources you’ll utilize during your entire professional career. Learn how to hone your networking skills, how to give that ever-important elevator pitch, and even those first few words of that first uneasy conversation that could lead to a lifetime partnership....
Explore stress and time management techniques with Zan Barry and Lauren Mayhew from MIT Medical. Looking for more resources on time management? Check out the video Take Charge of Your Time, or try this exercise to match your energy level to the tasks you need to accomplish.
On Tuesday Oct 18th, come hear about one of the newest and most innovative programs at MIT and see how it can apply to you! Launched through a $20 million gift (with a matching requirement) by the Gordon Foundation — the largest gift made to MIT’s School of...
Learn about the importance of science and engineering students at MIT engaging in large societal challenges. SPI’s goal is to inspire incoming graduate students to get involved in policy issues during their time at MIT. Featuring: –Claud Canizares, Vice President for Research and Associate Provost –Ian Waitz, Dean...
Student to Student advice on ways to successfully manage your time at MIT.
Need a break from all that studying? Check out the extracurricular activities and associations available to you at the Institute and the surrounding areas. Ellan Spero starts off with a brief on leadership and innovation opportunities. Lorenna Buck talks about the COOP. Katie Maloney introduces you to the...
At MIT, you have a wide variety of resources available. Jennifer Gallapher discusses MIT Recreational Sports. David Diamond shares details about MIT Medical. Xiaolu Hsi talks about MIT Mental Health Jennifer Tassi elaborates on spouses and partners. Robert Randolph gives information on the MIT Chapel and religious life....
“You are sitting with people who are going to become your network for life.” These are the words of Marilyn Wilson, MIT Careers Office, as she welcomes you to the institute and discusses the competitive and rewarding careers in academia as well as the numerous professional opportunities available...
How to Fund Your Graduate Education Dr. Francis Carter and Dr. Patricia Ordonez Rozo guide MSRP participants in creating a successful fellowship applications by tackling tough questions, fears, and common misperceptions. Presenters: Dr. Francis Carter PhD Dr. Patricia Ordonez
Considering an academic career? Wondering how to mount a successful job search in a highly competitive academic job market? This panel shares how some others have done it. “Nuts and Bolts of an Academic Job Search” features faculty panelists who successfully landed a position. The speakers outline an...
Presented by Dr. Sonal Jhaveri Dr. Sonal Jhaveri of the Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department at MIT talks about Manuscript Writing for scientists: the do’s and do not’s of how to write a scientific paper or grant proposal. Dr. Jhaveri makes the distinction between popular science writing (for...
Linda Elkins, professor in Earth Science, opens her talk with a quote saying, ” Work when you can and do your absolute best.” Elkins also reveals that she did not get to where she was today via the “traditional path”. In her academic year as a sophomore, she...
June 23, 2011 During the Global Fellows Summer Program run jointly between MIT and Imperial College London, Ricardo Martinez Botas Ph.D, a businessman with relations to fifteen companies, takes elements from his academic and occupational opportunities and experiences in mechanical engineering and speaks about the impact that it...
June 23, 2011 During the Global Fellows Summer Program run jointly between MIT and Imperial College London, Ricardo Martinez Botas Ph.D, a businessman with relations to fifteen companies, takes elements from his academic and occupational opportunities and experiences in mechanical engineering and speaks about the impact that it...
June 22, 2011 During the Global Fellows Summer Program run jointly between MIT and Imperial College London, MIT Professor Sanjay Sarma discusses the benefits of international collaboration, which allows for more generation and mutation of ideas and perspectives. Corporate companies sometimes fail at this when Universities succeed because...
June 22, 2011 During the Global Fellows Summer Program run jointly between MIT and Imperial College London, MIT Professor Sanjay Sarma discusses the benefits of international collaboration, which allows for more generation and mutation of ideas and perspectives. Corporate companies sometimes fail at this when Universities succeed because...
In this session, four professors from various departments and answer questions in regards to the graduate admissions process. All application processes are similar, however key differences are highlighted below. For the Electrical Engineering Department & Computer Science, applications are submitted online and read by 78 – 120 professors,...
March 9, 2011 – Cindy Gallop, 2003 Advertising Woman of the Year and founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld, discusses personal empowerment through professional ventures. Cindy’s background is in brandbuilding, marketing, and advertising.
March 9, 2011 – Cindy Gallop, 2003 Advertising Woman of the Year and founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld, discusses personal empowerment through professional ventures. Cindy’s background is in brandbuilding, marketing, and advertising.
March 9, 2011 – Cindy Gallop, 2003 Advertising Woman of the Year and founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld, discusses personal empowerment through professional ventures. Cindy’s background is in brandbuilding, marketing, and advertising.
March 9, 2011 – Cindy Gallop, 2003 Advertising Woman of the Year and founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld, discusses personal empowerment through professional ventures. Cindy’s background is in brandbuilding, marketing, and advertising.
March 9, 2011 – Cindy Gallop, 2003 Advertising Woman of the Year and founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld, discusses personal empowerment through professional ventures. Cindy’s background is in brandbuilding, marketing, and advertising.
May 13, 2011 – For more than 35 years, the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships have provided scientists and engineers with a unique opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to national and international issues in the federal policy realm, while learning first-hand about establishing and implementing...
March 10, 2011 – This workshop is led by Nicholas Lamphere, a professional social media consultant and instructor, and Tilke Judd, an EECA graduate student. Lamphere and Judd show how to promote yourself and your work online through social media and the creation of a website. Part 1:...
March 10, 2011 – This workshop is led by Nicholas Lamphere, a professional social media consultant and instructor, and Tilke Judd, an EECA graduate student. Lamphere and Judd show how to promote yourself and your work online through social media and the creation of a website. Part 1:...
April 1, 2011 – The MIT Global Education & Career Development and the MIT Public Service Center invite you to hear from two panelists who have turned their passion for education into plans for consulting and public policy careers. Find out how these students followed their commitment to...
April 1, 2011 – The MIT Global Education & Career Development and the MIT Public Service Center invite you to hear from two panelists who have turned their passion for education into plans for consulting and public policy careers. Find out how these students followed their commitment to...
June 9, 2011 – 10 Ways To Become An Excellent Researcher and Valuable Member of Your Lab is a lecture in which Dr. Renetta G. Tull Ph.D (Assist. Dean @ UMBC, Dir. PROMISE) takes from previous experience and voices ways to improve oneself sense of self in the...
June 9, 2011 – 10 Ways To Become An Excellent Researcher and Valuable Member of Your Lab is a lecture in which Dr. Renetta G. Tull Ph.D (Assist. Dean @ UMBC, Dir. PROMISE) takes from previous experience and voices ways to improve oneself sense of self in the...
June 9, 2011 – 10 Ways To Become An Excellent Researcher and Valuable Member of Your Lab is a lecture in which Dr. Renetta G. Tull Ph.D (Assist. Dean @ UMBC, Dir. PROMISE) takes from previous experience and voices ways to improve oneself sense of self in the...
March 9, 2011 – Communications Savvy: from MIT to Everyday Excellence. Dina Napoli Good arms members at this workshop with the tools they need to be clear, concise and compelling communicators through their words, body language, and tone of voice. The workshop’s objective is to improve how people...
March 9, 2011 – Communications Savvy: from MIT to Everyday Excellence. Dina Napoli Good arms members at this workshop with the tools they need to be clear, concise and compelling communicators through their words, body language, and tone of voice. The workshop’s objective is to improve how people...
March 30, 2011 – The Consulting Club at MIT (CCM) is proud to present its annual Make the Leap event. Make the Leap brings together a panel of ex-graduate students who have embarked on careers at top consulting firms, as well as prospective graduates who will be joining...
March 30, 2011 – The Consulting Club at MIT (CCM) is proud to present its annual Make the Leap event. Make the Leap brings together a panel of ex-graduate students who have embarked on careers at top consulting firms, as well as prospective graduates who will be joining...
March 13, 2011 – Data can sometimes be misused and when misused causes harm. Barboza’s goal is to change the philiosophical ways that we think and view. She strives for people to look outside the traditional boundaries that society has set for us. In her talk, she discusses...
June 6, 2011 – In this 2011 MSRP orientation session, six current graduate students give advice and answer questions regarding MIT and graduate community, as well as academia in general and occupational work. Panelists: Zinzile Brooks, Obioma Ohia, Daniel Soltero, Maria Telleria, David Hill.
How do the innovative technologies developed at MIT change the world? How are new drugs brought to market, new energy solutions deployed, and new information technology products distributed? The answer is innovation-based entrepreneurship. From its founding, MIT has been an engine of both local and global economic growth,...
Designers often want to help people that they perceive as being in need — whether those affected by natural or human-caused disasters, the economically or physically disadvantaged, or those who are on the losing end of a cultural power dynamic. However, naive attempts to “help” through simplistic techno-centric...
Designers often want to help people that they perceive as being in need — whether those affected by natural or human-caused disasters, the economically or physically disadvantaged, or those who are on the losing end of a cultural power dynamic. However, naive attempts to “help” through simplistic techno-centric...
This February 17, 2011 session was part of a series organized by the Graduate Student Council committee on Academic Research and Careers. Part 1: John LaMattina, former head of Pfizer’s Global Research and Development, talks about the pharmaceutical industry, Pfizer, and his career development. Part 2: John LaMattina...
Guest Speakers Santiago Lyon & Hany Farid discuss common issues surrounding modern photojournalism. Sponsored by Knight Science Journalism at MIT. Full Presentation Here: http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/12482-ethics-forensics-in-the-age-of-photoshop-photojournalism
This February 17, 2011 session was part of a series organized by the Graduate Student Council committee on Academic Research and Careers. Part 1: John LaMattina, former head of Pfizer’s Global Research and Development, talks about the pharmaceutical industry, Pfizer, and his career development. Part 2: John LaMattina...
LGO Web Seminar Series Jim Miller, LGO ’93, Vice President of Worldwide Operations, Google Lessons on Leadership and Life Post-LGO Presentation Date: April 8, 2011 Slides from this presentation (Extended version – an abridged slide set was used during the presentation) Abstract: Since graduating from LFM/LGO in ’93,...
LGO Web Seminar Series Jim Miller, LGO ’93, Vice President of Worldwide Operations, Google Lessons on Leadership and Life Post-LGO Presentation Date: April 8, 2011 Slides from this presentation (Extended version – an abridged slide set was used during the presentation) Abstract: Since graduating from LFM/LGO in ’93,...
LGO Web Seminar Series Bill Anderson, LGO ’95, Senior Vice President, BioOncology Business Unit, Genentech — View Bill’s Alumni Profile on the LGO website Leadership Lessons From an Uncommon Company: Genentech Presentation date: Friday, March 25, 2011 Abstract: In March 2009 Genentech entered a new phase in its...
It’s not a pants suit world anymore, ladies, and Sheri Falk—designer, female entrepreneur, and owner of the Basiques store on Newbury Street in Boston—shows the GW@MIT women how to look and feel their best with a simple, elegant wardrobe during the Leadership Conference on November 9, 2010. Separates...
Outside the Box: Crossing Disciplines at MIT profiles three prominent interdisciplinary researchers at MIT. Profiles include Maria Zuber, a geophysicist renowned for her research on planetary surfaces; Vladimir Bulović, an electrical engineer developing lightweight solar cells; and Paula Hammond, a materials scientist creating new nanomaterials for cancer treatment....
Professor Susan Lindquist remembers unexpected moments that changed her life’s direction and helped her create a career in the sciences. Lindquist, a member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and an MIT biology professor, received the National Medal of Science in 2010. This interview is part of...
Professor Susan Lindquist remembers unexpected moments that changed her life’s direction and helped her create a career in the sciences. Lindquist, a member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and an MIT biology professor, received the National Medal of Science in 2010. This interview is part of...
Professor Susan Lindquist remembers unexpected moments that changed her life’s direction and helped her create a career in the sciences. Lindquist, a member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and an MIT biology professor, received the National Medal of Science in 2010. This interview is part of...
Dr. Sophie Vandebroek, CTO of Xerox and President of the Xerox Innovation Group, delivered the keynote address at the Leadership Conference on November 8, 2010, organized by Graduate Women at MIT (GW@MIT). Dr. Vandebroek is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers and a Fulbright...
Dr. Sophie Vandebroek, CTO of Xerox and President of the Xerox Innovation Group, delivered the keynote address at the Leadership Conference on November 8, 2010, organized by Graduate Women at MIT (GW@MIT). Dr. Vandebroek is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers and a Fulbright...
Dr. Sophie Vandebroek, CTO of Xerox and President of the Xerox Innovation Group, delivered the keynote address at the Leadership Conference on November 8, 2010, organized by Graduate Women at MIT (GW@MIT). Dr. Vandebroek is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers and a Fulbright...
Panel discussion at the Ethics in Engineering and Science Forum discussing issues of whistle-blowing and ethics with Sylvia Robins, Doug Ross and Ralph Nader (Caroline Whitbeck, moderator); held on April 14, 1988. [T13469, T13470, T13471]
Don Davis, the former CEO of Stanley Works, was for 21 years a lecturer on leadership to students in the Leaders for Manufacturing/Leaders for Global Operations program, a dual-degree MBA and SM in Engineering program at MIT. Don Davis’ “leadership mantras,” together with his many personal examples of...
Here are presented highlights from the Spring 1988 “Symposium on Management in the Year 2000″ featuring the new dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management Lester C. Thurow and Cornell professor Carl Sagan. Moderated by Steven Starr. The symposium for the MIT Program for Senior Executives was...
A CMS-sponsored talk on civic media issues. Trained as an anthropologist, Gabriella (Biella) Coleman examines the ethics of online collaboration/institutions as well as the role of the law and digital media in sustaining various forms of political activism. Between 2001-2003 she conducted ethnographic research on computer hackers primarily...
Susan Hockfield, President of MIT since 2004, gave the welcome address at the inaugural GW@MIT Leadership Conference on November 8, 2010. She praises the efforts of the women who organized this conference for their hard work putting the event together, saying, “This is what I view as the...
Susan Hockfield, President of MIT since 2004, gave the welcome address at the inaugural GW@MIT Leadership Conference on November 8, 2010. She praises the efforts of the women who organized this conference for their hard work putting the event together, saying, “This is what I view as the...
Susan Hockfield, President of MIT since 2004, gave the welcome address at the inaugural GW@MIT Leadership Conference on November 8, 2010. She praises the efforts of the women who organized this conference for their hard work putting the event together, saying, “This is what I view as the...
(Full event video available at http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/c4fcm:1502/videos/9524-communications-forum-public-communications-in-slow-moving-crises- ) Governments, corporations, and communities plan for sudden crises: the White House drafts strong responsive rhetoric for the next terrorist attack; Toyota runs reassuring national TV spots within hours of a product recall; and 32 Massachusetts towns successfully publicize water distribution sites...
(Full event video available here: http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/c4fcm:1502/videos/9524-communications-forum-public-communications-in-slow-moving-crises- ) Governments, corporations, and communities plan for sudden crises: the White House drafts strong responsive rhetoric for the next terrorist attack; Toyota runs reassuring national TV spots within hours of a product recall; and 32 Massachusetts towns successfully publicize water distribution sites...
(Full event video available at http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/c4fcm:1502/videos/9524-communications-forum-public-communications-in-slow-moving-crises- ) Governments, corporations, and communities plan for sudden crises: the White House drafts strong responsive rhetoric for the next terrorist attack; Toyota runs reassuring national TV spots within hours of a product recall; and 32 Massachusetts towns successfully publicize water distribution sites...
(Full talk, featuring Roz Williams, Abrahm Lustgarten, and Andrea Pitzer: http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/c4fcm:1502/videos/9524-communications-forum-public-communications-in-slow-moving-crises-) Governments, corporations, and communities plan for sudden crises: the White House drafts strong responsive rhetoric for the next terrorist attack; Toyota runs reassuring national TV spots within hours of a product recall; and 32 Massachusetts towns successfully...
Governments, corporations, and communities plan for sudden crises: the White House drafts strong responsive rhetoric for the next terrorist attack; Toyota runs reassuring national TV spots within hours of a product recall; and 32 Massachusetts towns successfully publicize water distribution sites following a water main rupture. However, like...
The web has grown in the past 15 years from simple text-based websites to complex interactive conversations. YouTube, blogs, wikis, RSS, Comments, Twitter, Facebook, Mobile Web, and countless other media compete for users’ attention. What are all these channels? Are you using them effectively and efficiently? How do...
The web has grown in the past 15 years from simple text-based websites to complex interactive conversations. YouTube, blogs, wikis, RSS, Comments, Twitter, Facebook, Mobile Web, and countless other media compete for users’ attention. What are all these channels? Are you using them effectively and efficiently? How do...
Prof. Zeynep Ton, Harvard Business School
(39:56) Robert Desimone introduces keynote speaker Alan Alda at the 10th anniversary celebration of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. As the former host of the long-running PBS series, “Scientific American Frontiers,” Alda shares some advice on how scientists can communicate more effectively with the general...
Speaker: Jeanne Marie Kusina, Bowling Green State University. Moderator: Madeleine Clare Elish, MIT. Abstract: This presentation discusses the role of digital media in the field of environmental ethics. There is a long, rich tradition of wildlife and natural history filmmaking devoted to documenting fact while dramatizing the content...
The second panel from the Comparative Media Studies 10th anniversary symposium. Beth Coleman is Assistant Professor of Writing and New Media in the Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies and Comparative Media Studies. Her fields of research interest include new media, contemporary aesthetics, electronic music, critical theory and...
The second panel from the Comparative Media Studies 10th anniversary symposium. Beth Coleman is Assistant Professor of Writing and New Media in the Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies and Comparative Media Studies. Her fields of research interest include new media, contemporary aesthetics, electronic music, critical theory and...
Technology & Culture Forum – Privacy Reconsidered in the Age of Facebook
Recorded by Cambridge Community Television… NeighborMedia Presents: From the Net to Your Neighborhood Panel Discussion Whether you want to raise awareness about an important local issue or gather people for a community event, you can make use of web tools that are inexpensive and often easy to use,...
Recorded by Cambridge Community Television… NeighborMedia Presents: From the Net to Your Neighborhood Panel Discussion Whether you want to raise awareness about an important local issue or gather people for a community event, you can make use of web tools that are inexpensive and often easy to use,...
Professor Steve Eppinger explains the key concepts addressed in Managing Complex Product Development Projects, a program he teaches at MIT Sloan Executive Education. Learn more about the Managing Complex Product Development Projects program.
Profit pressures have caused many companies to relocate large parts of their operations to different parts of the globe. Growth pressures have pushed them to pursue market entry strategies in new countries. The challenges and opportunities of globalization have resulted in longer and more complex supply chains. As...
For 45 years The Technology and Culture Forum (TAC) has been an on-going, Institute-wide arena for the discussion of ethical issues related to science, technology and innovation.
Inventor, LIFESAVER bottle Managing Director, Hydronic Solutions Ltd. Michael W. Pritchard M.W.M.Soc is a British inventor, entrepreneur and public speaker. Michael was born in Epsom, Surrey in 1967. He was educated at Gordonstoun School in Scotland and went to the University of Redlands in California USA. At the...
Inventor, LIFESAVER bottle Managing Director, Hydronic Solutions Ltd. Michael W. Pritchard M.W.M.Soc is a British inventor, entrepreneur and public speaker. Michael was born in Epsom, Surrey in 1967. He was educated at Gordonstoun School in Scotland and went to the University of Redlands in California USA. At the...
Inventor, LIFESAVER bottle Managing Director, Hydronic Solutions Ltd. Michael W. Pritchard M.W.M.Soc is a British inventor, entrepreneur and public speaker. Michael was born in Epsom, Surrey in 1967. He was educated at Gordonstoun School in Scotland and went to the University of Redlands in California USA. At the...
James Fleming, Colby College
David Keith, University of Calgary
David Battisti, University of Washington
Catherine Redgwell, University College London
In a lively discussion with Simon Johnson, Lawrence Fish deconstructs the near collapse of the banking system and points out the multiple factors that have contributed to the financial crisis. Fish delves deeply how greed factors into the equation, and perhaps may now be known for his statement...
On November 18, a exclusive group of students in the Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program enjoyed a presentation from Ray Stata regarding his “systems approach to engineering leadership.” This is a uncut video (1:33) of his remarks. Ray Stata co-founded Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI) in 1965...
How are supply chain professionals involved in start-up firms? What sorts of companies employ them? What kinds of decisions do they make? In this webinar, you will hear from a panel of MIT MLOG and ZLOG alumni who are working in start-up firms. They will discuss how they...
How are supply chain professionals involved in start-up firms? What sorts of companies employ them? What kinds of decisions do they make? In this webinar, you will hear from a panel of MIT MLOG and ZLOG alumni who are working in start-up firms. They will discuss how they...
The Open Park project looks to define an ‘ideal’ or at least improved model and practice for online collaborative news-reporting and -writing. As newsrooms across the country and beyond are grappling with the new economic realities of reduced budgets and news media professionals are busy drafting and testing...
Chris Csikszentmihalyi presents the Extract program and its Landman Report Card tool. A landman is an agent that represents oil & gas companies in negotiations with landowners: their job is to get the best terms for the company. This interaction is perhaps one of the most important elements...
Supply chain management offers a world of opportunities for those with degree specialization, because it is the backbone of so many different kinds of companies. Almost every business out there – manufacturing, retail, service, and public sector – must have reliable supply management professionals to ensure the most...
MLOG/ZLOG Webinar, February 27, 2009 – Many organizations, from the Red Cross to pharmaceutical firms, depend on efficient supply chains to deliver goods, services, and people to parts of the world where they are desperately needed. Learn about how you could have a career in the growing field...
In this session: Obstacles, Gender styles This program looks at the significance of leadership and concepts of leadership through an interactive curriculum. We hope to instill in our students the four cornerstones of our program: charisma, knowledge, teamwork, and self-reflection.
In this session: Leadership skills, Interviewing handout, Sample resume, Resume tips This program looks at the significance of leadership and concepts of leadership through an interactive curriculum. We hope to instill in our students the four cornerstones of our program: charisma, knowledge, teamwork, and self-reflection.
In this session: Teamwork and communication This program looks at the significance of leadership and concepts of leadership through an interactive curriculum. We hope to instill in our students the four cornerstones of our program: charisma, knowledge, teamwork, and self-reflection.
In this session: Diversity in leadership II This program looks at the significance of leadership and concepts of leadership through an interactive curriculum. We hope to instill in our students the four cornerstones of our program: charisma, knowledge, teamwork, and self-reflection.
In this session: Diversity in leadership I, Leadership quotes, Styles of leadership This program looks at the significance of leadership and concepts of leadership through an interactive curriculum. We hope to instill in our students the four cornerstones of our program: charisma, knowledge, teamwork, and self-reflection.
Professer Joanne Stubbe talks about her life in science and biology. Part of the “Conversations with…” series sponsored by the MIT Department of Biology and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Game designer Jane McGonigal talks about the “skills for the future” participants can develop while playing big games. Gaming expert Philip Tan of the GAMBIT Singapore-MIT Game Lab stresses the value of being able to judge information.
More than 3,000 alumni advisors are part of the Institute Career Assistance Network (ICAN) and will help you explore career options and connections. Try it: http://alum.mit.edu/ Note: This video does not have sound.
More than 3,000 alumni advisors are part of the Institute Career Assistance Network (ICAN) and will help you explore career options and connections. Try it: http://alum.mit.edu/ Note: This video does not have sound.
Talk by Karen Weintraub, deputy editor of health and science at the Boston Globe. Part 3 of 5 of the IAP Science Journalism Panel organized by the MIT careers office.
Talk by Karen Weintraub, deputy editor of health and science at the Boston Globe. Part 3 of 5 of the IAP Science Journalism Panel organized by the MIT careers office.
School of Engineering Dean Subra Suresh speaks at the MIT Alumni Leadership Conference on September 20, 2008.
Drawing on the leadership framework from the MIT Leadership Center, this workshop focuses on developing and applying four key leadership capabilities: sense making, relating, visioning, and inventing. Presented by Mary Schaefer SM ’90, director of the MIT Leadership Center.
Drawing on the leadership framework from the MIT Leadership Center, this workshop focuses on developing and applying four key leadership capabilities: sense making, relating, visioning, and inventing. Presented by Mary Schaefer SM ’90, director of the MIT Leadership Center.
MLOG/ZLOG Webinar – 12/10/08 After gaining experience in other fields, many professionals over the age of 30 successfully shift their career focus to supply chain management. On December 10, 2008, we explored how this is done with a panel of distinguished alumni from the MIT’s Masters Program in...
DJs define “sampling”, and then share their thoughts about the effects of copyright law in the world of electronic music. Featuring DJ C, DJ Flack, DJ M. Singe, and DJ Spooky.
Alana D. Tyler – Raytheon Dr. Karmella A. Haynes – Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology at Davidson College & Howard Hughes Medical Institute Reseach/Teaching Fellow
Professional Standards and Ethical Values in Science and Research
Mark Buckley, Staples, Inc. – Vice President, Environmental Affairs Achieving the Energy-Efficient Supply Chain, Conference by MIT-CTL and CSCMP The development of energy-efficient distribution centers is just one of the supply chain-related environmental programs underway at Staples. Mark Buckley explains how he collaborates with the supply chain to...
Ms Laschever’s presentation was an opportunity to learn from her research findings with Dr. Linda Babcock, and for attendees to ask “how to” questions about their own professional advancement and development opportunities. More details on the research and the authors’ backgrounds can be found at: http://www.womendontask.com This event...
Don’t Be an American IdiotHow does the U.S. use human rights in its foreign policy? Does the occupant of the White House matter when it comes to U.S. human interests abroad? What is the role of civil society in making human rights matter?Julie Mertus co-director of Ethics, Peace...
Insight from a 2007 Alumni Leadership Conference workshop presented by Stever Robbins ’86 that shows how to influence decisions, sway opinion, and get what you want.
Insight from a 2007 Alumni Leadership Conference workshop presented by Stever Robbins ’86 that shows how to influence decisions, sway opinion, and get what you want.
Insight from a 2007 Alumni Leadership Conference workshop presented by Stever Robbins ’86 that shows how to influence decisions, sway opinion, and get what you want.
Dr. Stephanie J. Bird leads an open discussion concerning ethics in the research community. The discussion centers around a scenario that involves John and Bill, two old friends returning home for Christmas. Their conversation about experiences in their respective research groups is cut short when Bill begins to...
Learn about the places you can go by relating both engineering and physical sciences to life. Organized by the MIT Graduate Student Council; filmed by the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education.
A Panel of recent MIT alumni across academia, industry, consulting, and entrepreneurial careers speak about how they planned and accomplished graduation (convincing advisor, committee); how their career paths post-graduation have changed since MIT (work style, pace, perks, drawbacks); and what they know now that they wish they had...
Panelists discuss their ascension into leadership positions in academia, industry, or both in some cases. They discuss both the skills necessary for their leadership roles as well as provide insight into how they decided which career path to take after obtaining graduate degrees in STEM fields. Panelists: Nancy Levy...
Find out what people in the energy field are doing and how to connect your research to real world issues. A panel of speakers share their career path stories and discuss various career options for entry in an energy related field. The speakers span science and engineering disciplines,...
Are you considering a career in academia? Are you seeking to diversify your research skills before launching into an industry career? Perhaps you are already a postdoc, and wish to maximize your experience or make a change. This panel presentation will discuss various aspects of finding, selecting, and...
Are you considering a career in academia? Are you seeking to diversify your research skills before launching into an industry career? Perhaps you are already a postdoc, and wish to maximize your experience or make a change. This panel presentation will discuss various aspects of finding, selecting, and...
Are you trying to decide between academia and industry? David Weitz, Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard; Lita Nelsen, Director of the MIT Technology Licensing Office; and Annalisa Weigel, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, will be sharing their experience and insight on making...
Are you trying to decide between academia and industry? David Weitz, Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard; Lita Nelsen, Director of the MIT Technology Licensing Office; and Annalisa Weigel, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, will be sharing their experience and insight on making...
Are you in the process of searching for academic positions? Are you wondering how the hiring process works for a faculty position? Do you want to know if you are able to negotiate academic job offers, and if so, how? Hear from newly appointed faculty members at MIT...
David Nguyen discusses the aspect of reflection in career development, and how it can help you answer one of the most important interview questions: “Tell me about yourself.”
12/01/2010 4:45 PM 10″250Kent Kresa, ’59, ’61 MS, ’66 EAA, Chairman Emeritus, Northrop Grumman Corporation Description: Returning to his freshman physics classroom after half a century, Kent Kresa still feels passionate about MIT: “It’s a place I love; I feel good when I come back, and it’s been...
Discover how to start your own business or lab. Bettina Hein of Pixability, Daphne Zohar of Pure Tech Ventures, and Dr. Rosalind Picard of Affectiva Inc. each share their unique perspectives on the benefits, hardships, and lives of the entrepreneur, as well as the experiences they underwent and...
Learn about the importance of science and engineering students at MIT engaging in large societal challenges. SPI’s goal is to inspire incoming graduate students to get involved in policy issues during their time at MIT. Featuring: –Claud Canizares, Vice President for Research and Associate Provost –Ian Waitz, Dean...
“You are sitting with people who are going to become your network for life.” These are the words of Marilyn Wilson, MIT Careers Office, as she welcomes you to the institute and discusses the competitive and rewarding careers in academia as well as the numerous professional opportunities available...
June 23, 2011 During the Global Fellows Summer Program run jointly between MIT and Imperial College London, Ricardo Martinez Botas Ph.D, a businessman with relations to fifteen companies, takes elements from his academic and occupational opportunities and experiences in mechanical engineering and speaks about the impact that it...
June 22, 2011 During the Global Fellows Summer Program run jointly between MIT and Imperial College London, MIT Professor Sanjay Sarma discusses the benefits of international collaboration, which allows for more generation and mutation of ideas and perspectives. Corporate companies sometimes fail at this when Universities succeed because...
In this session, four professors from various departments and answer questions in regards to the graduate admissions process. All application processes are similar, however key differences are highlighted below. For the Electrical Engineering Department & Computer Science, applications are submitted online and read by 78 – 120 professors,...
May 13, 2011 – For more than 35 years, the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships have provided scientists and engineers with a unique opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to national and international issues in the federal policy realm, while learning first-hand about establishing and implementing...
April 1, 2011 – The MIT Global Education & Career Development and the MIT Public Service Center invite you to hear from two panelists who have turned their passion for education into plans for consulting and public policy careers. Find out how these students followed their commitment to...
March 30, 2011 – The Consulting Club at MIT (CCM) is proud to present its annual Make the Leap event. Make the Leap brings together a panel of ex-graduate students who have embarked on careers at top consulting firms, as well as prospective graduates who will be joining...
June 6, 2011 – In this 2011 MSRP orientation session, six current graduate students give advice and answer questions regarding MIT and graduate community, as well as academia in general and occupational work. Panelists: Zinzile Brooks, Obioma Ohia, Daniel Soltero, Maria Telleria, David Hill.
Designers often want to help people that they perceive as being in need — whether those affected by natural or human-caused disasters, the economically or physically disadvantaged, or those who are on the losing end of a cultural power dynamic. However, naive attempts to “help” through simplistic techno-centric...
This February 17, 2011 session was part of a series organized by the Graduate Student Council committee on Academic Research and Careers. Part 1: John LaMattina, former head of Pfizer’s Global Research and Development, talks about the pharmaceutical industry, Pfizer, and his career development. Part 2: John LaMattina...
This February 17, 2011 session was part of a series organized by the Graduate Student Council committee on Academic Research and Careers. Part 1: John LaMattina, former head of Pfizer’s Global Research and Development, talks about the pharmaceutical industry, Pfizer, and his career development. Part 2: John LaMattina...
Professor Susan Lindquist remembers unexpected moments that changed her life’s direction and helped her create a career in the sciences. Lindquist, a member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and an MIT biology professor, received the National Medal of Science in 2010. This interview is part of...
Dr. Sophie Vandebroek, CTO of Xerox and President of the Xerox Innovation Group, delivered the keynote address at the Leadership Conference on November 8, 2010, organized by Graduate Women at MIT (GW@MIT). Dr. Vandebroek is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers and a Fulbright...
Susan Hockfield, President of MIT since 2004, gave the welcome address at the inaugural GW@MIT Leadership Conference on November 8, 2010. She praises the efforts of the women who organized this conference for their hard work putting the event together, saying, “This is what I view as the...
The web has grown in the past 15 years from simple text-based websites to complex interactive conversations. YouTube, blogs, wikis, RSS, Comments, Twitter, Facebook, Mobile Web, and countless other media compete for users’ attention. What are all these channels? Are you using them effectively and efficiently? How do...
The second panel from the Comparative Media Studies 10th anniversary symposium. Beth Coleman is Assistant Professor of Writing and New Media in the Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies and Comparative Media Studies. Her fields of research interest include new media, contemporary aesthetics, electronic music, critical theory and...
Profit pressures have caused many companies to relocate large parts of their operations to different parts of the globe. Growth pressures have pushed them to pursue market entry strategies in new countries. The challenges and opportunities of globalization have resulted in longer and more complex supply chains. As...
Inventor, LIFESAVER bottle Managing Director, Hydronic Solutions Ltd. Michael W. Pritchard M.W.M.Soc is a British inventor, entrepreneur and public speaker. Michael was born in Epsom, Surrey in 1967. He was educated at Gordonstoun School in Scotland and went to the University of Redlands in California USA. At the...
How are supply chain professionals involved in start-up firms? What sorts of companies employ them? What kinds of decisions do they make? In this webinar, you will hear from a panel of MIT MLOG and ZLOG alumni who are working in start-up firms. They will discuss how they...
Supply chain management offers a world of opportunities for those with degree specialization, because it is the backbone of so many different kinds of companies. Almost every business out there – manufacturing, retail, service, and public sector – must have reliable supply management professionals to ensure the most...
MLOG/ZLOG Webinar, February 27, 2009 – Many organizations, from the Red Cross to pharmaceutical firms, depend on efficient supply chains to deliver goods, services, and people to parts of the world where they are desperately needed. Learn about how you could have a career in the growing field...
Professer Joanne Stubbe talks about her life in science and biology. Part of the “Conversations with…” series sponsored by the MIT Department of Biology and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
More than 3,000 alumni advisors are part of the Institute Career Assistance Network (ICAN) and will help you explore career options and connections. Try it: http://alum.mit.edu/ Note: This video does not have sound.
Talk by Karen Weintraub, deputy editor of health and science at the Boston Globe. Part 3 of 5 of the IAP Science Journalism Panel organized by the MIT careers office.
MLOG/ZLOG Webinar – 12/10/08 After gaining experience in other fields, many professionals over the age of 30 successfully shift their career focus to supply chain management. On December 10, 2008, we explored how this is done with a panel of distinguished alumni from the MIT’s Masters Program in...
Alana D. Tyler – Raytheon Dr. Karmella A. Haynes – Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology at Davidson College & Howard Hughes Medical Institute Reseach/Teaching Fellow
This workshop covers how to make personal and professional connections and the significance of networking. Participantsl discuss the “art of small talk” and are shown strategies of networking with professionals to promote oneself and one’s student organization. Focusing on providing students with ooportunities that allow them to develop...
Embracing diversity is an important quality as a leader. Leaders gain understanding, perspective, and generate opportunities for themselves and others. This workshop discusses and demonstrates the benefits of diversity and its importance within a student organization. The focus is on providing students with opportunities that allow them to...
Dr. Erika Ebbel Angle (CEO of Science from Scientists and Counterpoint Health Systems and former “Miss Massachusetts 2004″) provides tips on how to present oneself when networking with other professionals at meetings, interviews, and conferences. Topics covered range from “what to wear” to “how to give a short...
Panelists discuss their ascension into leadership positions in academia, industry, or both in some cases. They discuss both the skills necessary for their leadership roles as well as provide insight into how they decided which career path to take after obtaining graduate degrees in STEM fields. Panelists: Nancy Levy...
An opening keynote, Carley Roney, Founder and Editor in Chief of TheKnot/XO Group, kicks off the week-long GWAMIT Fall Leadership Conference. In the address, Carley discusses how everyone has a vision for their career and their future and offers her persepctive on how to assume leadership and “Take...
With summer internships and full-time jobs around the corner, will you be able to successfully negotiate your salary? How do you pitch an idea for a start-up, pitch a company, or pitch yourself during an interview? Whether you’re selling yourself in an interview or selling a new idea,...
With summer internships and full-time jobs around the corner, will you be able to successfully negotiate your salary? How do you pitch an idea for a start-up, pitch a company, or pitch yourself during an interview? Whether you’re selling yourself in an interview or selling a new idea,...
You know the “Keys to Leadership”, so now what? Lila Ibrahim, partner at VC firm KPCB and former Intel executive, shows you how to put these together in your life, as you make your path to leadership. During her keynote, Lila focuses on the transition points of our...
03/03/2011 12:00 PM Wong AuditoriumUrsula M. Burns, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Xerox Corporation Description: Her “journey to the top” is one that “could only happen in the United States of America,” says Ursula Burns, describing her rise from New York City projects to the apex of corporate...
10/20/2009 4:00 PM e51″335David Fialkow, Managing Director, General Catalyst Partners; Ben Fischman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Retail Convergence, Inc.; Alex Laats, 89, President, BBN Technologies’ Delta Division Description: While their ventures couldn’t be more dissimilar — engineering high tech defense gear for soldiers, and running an exclusive...
Christine Furstoss, Technical Director at General Electric, talks about her experiences at the company, how she built up her contact network, and how you can realize your leadership potential and learn how to grow your sphere of influence.
On Tuesday Oct 18th, come hear about one of the newest and most innovative programs at MIT and see how it can apply to you! Launched through a $20 million gift (with a matching requirement) by the Gordon Foundation — the largest gift made to MIT’s School of...
Need a break from all that studying? Check out the extracurricular activities and associations available to you at the Institute and the surrounding areas. Ellan Spero starts off with a brief on leadership and innovation opportunities. Lorenna Buck talks about the COOP. Katie Maloney introduces you to the...
March 9, 2011 – Cindy Gallop, 2003 Advertising Woman of the Year and founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld, discusses personal empowerment through professional ventures. Cindy’s background is in brandbuilding, marketing, and advertising.
March 10, 2011 – This workshop is led by Nicholas Lamphere, a professional social media consultant and instructor, and Tilke Judd, an EECA graduate student. Lamphere and Judd show how to promote yourself and your work online through social media and the creation of a website. Part 1:...
April 1, 2011 – The MIT Global Education & Career Development and the MIT Public Service Center invite you to hear from two panelists who have turned their passion for education into plans for consulting and public policy careers. Find out how these students followed their commitment to...
March 30, 2011 – The Consulting Club at MIT (CCM) is proud to present its annual Make the Leap event. Make the Leap brings together a panel of ex-graduate students who have embarked on careers at top consulting firms, as well as prospective graduates who will be joining...
LGO Web Seminar Series Jim Miller, LGO ’93, Vice President of Worldwide Operations, Google Lessons on Leadership and Life Post-LGO Presentation Date: April 8, 2011 Slides from this presentation (Extended version – an abridged slide set was used during the presentation) Abstract: Since graduating from LFM/LGO in ’93,...
LGO Web Seminar Series Bill Anderson, LGO ’95, Senior Vice President, BioOncology Business Unit, Genentech — View Bill’s Alumni Profile on the LGO website Leadership Lessons From an Uncommon Company: Genentech Presentation date: Friday, March 25, 2011 Abstract: In March 2009 Genentech entered a new phase in its...
Dr. Sophie Vandebroek, CTO of Xerox and President of the Xerox Innovation Group, delivered the keynote address at the Leadership Conference on November 8, 2010, organized by Graduate Women at MIT (GW@MIT). Dr. Vandebroek is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers and a Fulbright...
Don Davis, the former CEO of Stanley Works, was for 21 years a lecturer on leadership to students in the Leaders for Manufacturing/Leaders for Global Operations program, a dual-degree MBA and SM in Engineering program at MIT. Don Davis’ “leadership mantras,” together with his many personal examples of...
Here are presented highlights from the Spring 1988 “Symposium on Management in the Year 2000″ featuring the new dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management Lester C. Thurow and Cornell professor Carl Sagan. Moderated by Steven Starr. The symposium for the MIT Program for Senior Executives was...
Susan Hockfield, President of MIT since 2004, gave the welcome address at the inaugural GW@MIT Leadership Conference on November 8, 2010. She praises the efforts of the women who organized this conference for their hard work putting the event together, saying, “This is what I view as the...
Prof. Zeynep Ton, Harvard Business School
Recorded by Cambridge Community Television… NeighborMedia Presents: From the Net to Your Neighborhood Panel Discussion Whether you want to raise awareness about an important local issue or gather people for a community event, you can make use of web tools that are inexpensive and often easy to use,...
Professor Steve Eppinger explains the key concepts addressed in Managing Complex Product Development Projects, a program he teaches at MIT Sloan Executive Education. Learn more about the Managing Complex Product Development Projects program.
Inventor, LIFESAVER bottle Managing Director, Hydronic Solutions Ltd. Michael W. Pritchard M.W.M.Soc is a British inventor, entrepreneur and public speaker. Michael was born in Epsom, Surrey in 1967. He was educated at Gordonstoun School in Scotland and went to the University of Redlands in California USA. At the...
On November 18, a exclusive group of students in the Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program enjoyed a presentation from Ray Stata regarding his “systems approach to engineering leadership.” This is a uncut video (1:33) of his remarks. Ray Stata co-founded Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI) in 1965...
How are supply chain professionals involved in start-up firms? What sorts of companies employ them? What kinds of decisions do they make? In this webinar, you will hear from a panel of MIT MLOG and ZLOG alumni who are working in start-up firms. They will discuss how they...
In this session: Obstacles, Gender styles This program looks at the significance of leadership and concepts of leadership through an interactive curriculum. We hope to instill in our students the four cornerstones of our program: charisma, knowledge, teamwork, and self-reflection.
In this session: Leadership skills, Interviewing handout, Sample resume, Resume tips This program looks at the significance of leadership and concepts of leadership through an interactive curriculum. We hope to instill in our students the four cornerstones of our program: charisma, knowledge, teamwork, and self-reflection.
In this session: Teamwork and communication This program looks at the significance of leadership and concepts of leadership through an interactive curriculum. We hope to instill in our students the four cornerstones of our program: charisma, knowledge, teamwork, and self-reflection.
In this session: Diversity in leadership II This program looks at the significance of leadership and concepts of leadership through an interactive curriculum. We hope to instill in our students the four cornerstones of our program: charisma, knowledge, teamwork, and self-reflection.
In this session: Diversity in leadership I, Leadership quotes, Styles of leadership This program looks at the significance of leadership and concepts of leadership through an interactive curriculum. We hope to instill in our students the four cornerstones of our program: charisma, knowledge, teamwork, and self-reflection.
School of Engineering Dean Subra Suresh speaks at the MIT Alumni Leadership Conference on September 20, 2008.
Drawing on the leadership framework from the MIT Leadership Center, this workshop focuses on developing and applying four key leadership capabilities: sense making, relating, visioning, and inventing. Presented by Mary Schaefer SM ’90, director of the MIT Leadership Center.
Ernest J. Moniz is the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems, Director of the Energy Initiative, and the Director of the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment. Professor Moniz served as U.S. Under Secretary of Energy from 1997 to 2001 and as Associate Director...
A panel discussion with speakers from fields where women are typically under-represented, including Aditi Garg (Tesla Motors), Pamela Benkert (Philips Healthcare), Hilda Tang (Oliver Wyman), and Leah Buechley (MIT). The speakers share their career paths and experiences in the workplace, as well as discuss the evolving influence of...
Dr. Lori Breslow, Director of the Teaching and Learning Laboratory, moderates a discussion with some of MIT’s award-winning teachers, including Professor Dave Darmofal (Aero/Astro), Professor Nergis Mavalvala (Physics), and Professor Anne McCants (History).
02/09/2011 7:30 AM Walker Morss HallKhalea Robinson, ’11; Pierre Fuller, ‘G Description: In their brief remarks honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., two students strike the theme of collaboration. They touch on the importance of humility and listening to one’s inner voice while pursuing a...
Watch as popular comic “Piled Higher and Deeper” creator Jorge Cham introduces the new PhD movie and answers questions along with MIT alums. The Q&A includes Jorge, Evans Boney (cast member and MIT alum), and Meg Rosenburg (producer and MIT alum).
March 9, 2011 – Cindy Gallop, 2003 Advertising Woman of the Year and founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld, discusses personal empowerment through professional ventures. Cindy’s background is in brandbuilding, marketing, and advertising.
June 9, 2011 – 10 Ways To Become An Excellent Researcher and Valuable Member of Your Lab is a lecture in which Dr. Renetta G. Tull Ph.D (Assist. Dean @ UMBC, Dir. PROMISE) takes from previous experience and voices ways to improve oneself sense of self in the...
LGO Web Seminar Series Jim Miller, LGO ’93, Vice President of Worldwide Operations, Google Lessons on Leadership and Life Post-LGO Presentation Date: April 8, 2011 Slides from this presentation (Extended version – an abridged slide set was used during the presentation) Abstract: Since graduating from LFM/LGO in ’93,...
Professor Susan Lindquist remembers unexpected moments that changed her life’s direction and helped her create a career in the sciences. Lindquist, a member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and an MIT biology professor, received the National Medal of Science in 2010. This interview is part of...
Dr. Sophie Vandebroek, CTO of Xerox and President of the Xerox Innovation Group, delivered the keynote address at the Leadership Conference on November 8, 2010, organized by Graduate Women at MIT (GW@MIT). Dr. Vandebroek is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers and a Fulbright...
Susan Hockfield, President of MIT since 2004, gave the welcome address at the inaugural GW@MIT Leadership Conference on November 8, 2010. She praises the efforts of the women who organized this conference for their hard work putting the event together, saying, “This is what I view as the...
Alana Hamlett, Assistant Director in the Student Activities Office, and Katie Maloney, from the MIT Alumni Association discuss how to find your way in a student organization as well as the role of alumni in student organizations. Part of the Spring 2012 MIT L.E.A.D. sessions, a workshop series...
04/30/2009 2:00 PM KresgeHis Holiness The Dalai Lama Description: His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke at an inaugural event for a new institute in his name, the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values. He tempered his provocative ideas about promoting ethics in a secular society with...
11/04/2002 8:30 AM BartosAnn J. Wolpert, Director, MIT Libraries; ; Hal Abelson, PhD ’73, Class of 1922 Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, MIT School of Engineering Description: MIT Libraries Director Ann Wolpert defines Dspace and explains that “solving the digital problem” is central to the mission of...
Guest Speakers Santiago Lyon & Hany Farid discuss common issues surrounding modern photojournalism. Sponsored by Knight Science Journalism at MIT. Full Presentation Here: http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/12482-ethics-forensics-in-the-age-of-photoshop-photojournalism
Panel discussion at the Ethics in Engineering and Science Forum discussing issues of whistle-blowing and ethics with Sylvia Robins, Doug Ross and Ralph Nader (Caroline Whitbeck, moderator); held on April 14, 1988. [T13469, T13470, T13471]
A CMS-sponsored talk on civic media issues. Trained as an anthropologist, Gabriella (Biella) Coleman examines the ethics of online collaboration/institutions as well as the role of the law and digital media in sustaining various forms of political activism. Between 2001-2003 she conducted ethnographic research on computer hackers primarily...
Speaker: Jeanne Marie Kusina, Bowling Green State University. Moderator: Madeleine Clare Elish, MIT. Abstract: This presentation discusses the role of digital media in the field of environmental ethics. There is a long, rich tradition of wildlife and natural history filmmaking devoted to documenting fact while dramatizing the content...
Technology & Culture Forum – Privacy Reconsidered in the Age of Facebook
For 45 years The Technology and Culture Forum (TAC) has been an on-going, Institute-wide arena for the discussion of ethical issues related to science, technology and innovation.
James Fleming, Colby College
David Keith, University of Calgary
David Battisti, University of Washington
Catherine Redgwell, University College London
In a lively discussion with Simon Johnson, Lawrence Fish deconstructs the near collapse of the banking system and points out the multiple factors that have contributed to the financial crisis. Fish delves deeply how greed factors into the equation, and perhaps may now be known for his statement...
Chris Csikszentmihalyi presents the Extract program and its Landman Report Card tool. A landman is an agent that represents oil & gas companies in negotiations with landowners: their job is to get the best terms for the company. This interaction is perhaps one of the most important elements...
DJs define “sampling”, and then share their thoughts about the effects of copyright law in the world of electronic music. Featuring DJ C, DJ Flack, DJ M. Singe, and DJ Spooky.
Professional Standards and Ethical Values in Science and Research
Don’t Be an American IdiotHow does the U.S. use human rights in its foreign policy? Does the occupant of the White House matter when it comes to U.S. human interests abroad? What is the role of civil society in making human rights matter?Julie Mertus co-director of Ethics, Peace...
Dr. Stephanie J. Bird leads an open discussion concerning ethics in the research community. The discussion centers around a scenario that involves John and Bill, two old friends returning home for Christmas. Their conversation about experiences in their respective research groups is cut short when Bill begins to...
Caroline Woolard speaks about her work with SolidarityNYC, OurGoods and Trade School, two barter economies for cultural production. OurGoods.org connects artists, designers, and craftspeople to trade skills, spaces, and objects to get independent projects done. Trade School, a program of OurGoods.org, is model for barter-based education that has...
With summer internships and full-time jobs around the corner, will you be able to successfully negotiate your salary? How do you pitch an idea for a start-up, pitch a company, or pitch yourself during an interview? Whether you’re selling yourself in an interview or selling a new idea,...
With summer internships and full-time jobs around the corner, will you be able to successfully negotiate your salary? How do you pitch an idea for a start-up, pitch a company, or pitch yourself during an interview? Whether you’re selling yourself in an interview or selling a new idea,...
04/29/2011 8:30 AM Diana Rhoten, Cofounder and Managing Director of Startl Description: Although she is committed to boosting interactive digital technology for learning, Diana Rhoten’s talk is framed by movies. Waiting for Superman is the starting point: a good demonstration of how schools are failing our children, but...
10/20/2009 4:00 PM e51″335David Fialkow, Managing Director, General Catalyst Partners; Ben Fischman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Retail Convergence, Inc.; Alex Laats, 89, President, BBN Technologies’ Delta Division Description: While their ventures couldn’t be more dissimilar — engineering high tech defense gear for soldiers, and running an exclusive...
11/14/2008 12:00 PM NE25Craig Newmark, Founder, Craigslist Description: In his unassuming way, Craig Newmark believes his eponymous website might just help nudge people toward greater civic engagement. While Craigslist.org “is a simple platform where people help each other out,” focusing on everyday needs like getting a job or...
10/15/2008 5:00 PM Kirsch 32″123John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco Description: While the ongoing world economic crisis has left many business leaders sweating (or worse), John Chambers is rolling up his sleeves in anticipation of an eventual recovery. After every economic challenge, he says, Cisco has come out...
Discover how to start your own business or lab. Bettina Hein of Pixability, Daphne Zohar of Pure Tech Ventures, and Dr. Rosalind Picard of Affectiva Inc. each share their unique perspectives on the benefits, hardships, and lives of the entrepreneur, as well as the experiences they underwent and...
March 9, 2011 – Cindy Gallop, 2003 Advertising Woman of the Year and founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld, discusses personal empowerment through professional ventures. Cindy’s background is in brandbuilding, marketing, and advertising.
How do the innovative technologies developed at MIT change the world? How are new drugs brought to market, new energy solutions deployed, and new information technology products distributed? The answer is innovation-based entrepreneurship. From its founding, MIT has been an engine of both local and global economic growth,...
Inventor, LIFESAVER bottle Managing Director, Hydronic Solutions Ltd. Michael W. Pritchard M.W.M.Soc is a British inventor, entrepreneur and public speaker. Michael was born in Epsom, Surrey in 1967. He was educated at Gordonstoun School in Scotland and went to the University of Redlands in California USA. At the...
This workshop covers how to make personal and professional connections and the significance of networking. Participantsl discuss the “art of small talk” and are shown strategies of networking with professionals to promote oneself and one’s student organization. Focusing on providing students with ooportunities that allow them to develop...
Dr. Erika Ebbel Angle (CEO of Science from Scientists and Counterpoint Health Systems and former “Miss Massachusetts 2004″) provides tips on how to present oneself when networking with other professionals at meetings, interviews, and conferences. Topics covered range from “what to wear” to “how to give a short...
Many career avenues are open to young scientists and engineers in the current work environment. MIT students and postdocs are intrigued to consider their expanding opportuities, but may not know what these options are or how to pursue them. How do you transition from grad school or post...
Many career avenues are open to young scientists and engineers in the current work environment. MIT students and postdocs are intrigued to consider their expanding opportuities, but may not know what these options are or how to pursue them. How do you transition from grad school or post...
Are you looking for a research advisor? This panel discussion will help you make an educated decision about one of the most important choices in grad school. Get an overview of what considerations should go into choosing a lab and the pros and cons at different advising styles....
Are you looking for a research advisor? This panel discussion will help you make an educated decision about one of the most important choices in grad school. Get an overview of what considerations should go into choosing a lab and the pros and cons at different advising styles....
Thinking of applying for a graduate fellowship to get funds for your research and enhance your CV? Learn about how to find out what fellowships are available and how to put together a successful application. Speakers include professors, postdocs, and students who have won fellowships, from disciplines including...
Thinking of applying for a graduate fellowship to get funds for your research and enhance your CV? Learn about how to find out what fellowships are available and how to put together a successful application. Speakers include professors, postdocs, and students who have won fellowships, from disciplines including...
Invited presentation on the modern era of Open Education, moving from a focus on content to a focus on practice, courses and certification. Slides are available at http://www.slideshare.net/bmuramatsu/oex Presented by Brandon Muramatsu at Tacoma Community College, April 27, 2012.
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Did you know that 80% of individuals find jobs through their connections? Do you have a difficult time figuring out what to say at social events, career fairs or company functions? Does the very idea of networking frighten you? Learn how to connect effectively with others while making...
Are you in the process of searching for academic positions? Are you wondering how the hiring process works for a faculty position? Do you want to know if you are able to negotiate academic job offers, and if so, how? Hear from newly appointed faculty members at MIT...
With summer internships and full-time jobs around the corner, will you be able to successfully negotiate your salary? How do you pitch an idea for a start-up, pitch a company, or pitch yourself during an interview? Whether you’re selling yourself in an interview or selling a new idea,...
With summer internships and full-time jobs around the corner, will you be able to successfully negotiate your salary? How do you pitch an idea for a start-up, pitch a company, or pitch yourself during an interview? Whether you’re selling yourself in an interview or selling a new idea,...
David Nguyen discusses the aspect of reflection in career development, and how it can help you answer one of the most important interview questions: “Tell me about yourself.”
Some MIT departments are fully engaged in social media while others may feel they are lagging behind. Join us to learn how social media can benefit your department and how to effectively use your current resources. Stephanie Hatch, MIT’s new social media and email marketing specialist, will cover the...
10/14/2010 5:30 PM 46Alan Alda, Actor and Writer Description: You wouldn’t know that Alan Alda felt nervous in advance of addressing this audience of neuroscientists. In his trademark style, Alda chats up the crowd like an old friend, sharing anecdotes involving one of his great pursuits: “I love...
Your network is one of the most important resources you’ll utilize during your entire professional career. Learn how to hone your networking skills, how to give that ever-important elevator pitch, and even those first few words of that first uneasy conversation that could lead to a lifetime partnership....
How to Fund Your Graduate Education Dr. Francis Carter and Dr. Patricia Ordonez Rozo guide MSRP participants in creating a successful fellowship applications by tackling tough questions, fears, and common misperceptions. Presenters: Dr. Francis Carter PhD Dr. Patricia Ordonez
Considering an academic career? Wondering how to mount a successful job search in a highly competitive academic job market? This panel shares how some others have done it. “Nuts and Bolts of an Academic Job Search” features faculty panelists who successfully landed a position. The speakers outline an...
Presented by Dr. Sonal Jhaveri Dr. Sonal Jhaveri of the Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department at MIT talks about Manuscript Writing for scientists: the do’s and do not’s of how to write a scientific paper or grant proposal. Dr. Jhaveri makes the distinction between popular science writing (for...
March 9, 2011 – Cindy Gallop, 2003 Advertising Woman of the Year and founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld, discusses personal empowerment through professional ventures. Cindy’s background is in brandbuilding, marketing, and advertising.
March 10, 2011 – This workshop is led by Nicholas Lamphere, a professional social media consultant and instructor, and Tilke Judd, an EECA graduate student. Lamphere and Judd show how to promote yourself and your work online through social media and the creation of a website. Part 1:...
June 9, 2011 – 10 Ways To Become An Excellent Researcher and Valuable Member of Your Lab is a lecture in which Dr. Renetta G. Tull Ph.D (Assist. Dean @ UMBC, Dir. PROMISE) takes from previous experience and voices ways to improve oneself sense of self in the...
March 9, 2011 – Communications Savvy: from MIT to Everyday Excellence. Dina Napoli Good arms members at this workshop with the tools they need to be clear, concise and compelling communicators through their words, body language, and tone of voice. The workshop’s objective is to improve how people...
March 13, 2011 – Data can sometimes be misused and when misused causes harm. Barboza’s goal is to change the philiosophical ways that we think and view. She strives for people to look outside the traditional boundaries that society has set for us. In her talk, she discusses...
Designers often want to help people that they perceive as being in need — whether those affected by natural or human-caused disasters, the economically or physically disadvantaged, or those who are on the losing end of a cultural power dynamic. However, naive attempts to “help” through simplistic techno-centric...
It’s not a pants suit world anymore, ladies, and Sheri Falk—designer, female entrepreneur, and owner of the Basiques store on Newbury Street in Boston—shows the GW@MIT women how to look and feel their best with a simple, elegant wardrobe during the Leadership Conference on November 9, 2010. Separates...
(Full event video available at http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/c4fcm:1502/videos/9524-communications-forum-public-communications-in-slow-moving-crises- ) Governments, corporations, and communities plan for sudden crises: the White House drafts strong responsive rhetoric for the next terrorist attack; Toyota runs reassuring national TV spots within hours of a product recall; and 32 Massachusetts towns successfully publicize water distribution sites...
(Full event video available here: http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/c4fcm:1502/videos/9524-communications-forum-public-communications-in-slow-moving-crises- ) Governments, corporations, and communities plan for sudden crises: the White House drafts strong responsive rhetoric for the next terrorist attack; Toyota runs reassuring national TV spots within hours of a product recall; and 32 Massachusetts towns successfully publicize water distribution sites...
(Full event video available at http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/c4fcm:1502/videos/9524-communications-forum-public-communications-in-slow-moving-crises- ) Governments, corporations, and communities plan for sudden crises: the White House drafts strong responsive rhetoric for the next terrorist attack; Toyota runs reassuring national TV spots within hours of a product recall; and 32 Massachusetts towns successfully publicize water distribution sites...
(Full talk, featuring Roz Williams, Abrahm Lustgarten, and Andrea Pitzer: http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/c4fcm:1502/videos/9524-communications-forum-public-communications-in-slow-moving-crises-) Governments, corporations, and communities plan for sudden crises: the White House drafts strong responsive rhetoric for the next terrorist attack; Toyota runs reassuring national TV spots within hours of a product recall; and 32 Massachusetts towns successfully...
Governments, corporations, and communities plan for sudden crises: the White House drafts strong responsive rhetoric for the next terrorist attack; Toyota runs reassuring national TV spots within hours of a product recall; and 32 Massachusetts towns successfully publicize water distribution sites following a water main rupture. However, like...
The web has grown in the past 15 years from simple text-based websites to complex interactive conversations. YouTube, blogs, wikis, RSS, Comments, Twitter, Facebook, Mobile Web, and countless other media compete for users’ attention. What are all these channels? Are you using them effectively and efficiently? How do...
(39:56) Robert Desimone introduces keynote speaker Alan Alda at the 10th anniversary celebration of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. As the former host of the long-running PBS series, “Scientific American Frontiers,” Alda shares some advice on how scientists can communicate more effectively with the general...
Recorded by Cambridge Community Television… NeighborMedia Presents: From the Net to Your Neighborhood Panel Discussion Whether you want to raise awareness about an important local issue or gather people for a community event, you can make use of web tools that are inexpensive and often easy to use,...
More than 3,000 alumni advisors are part of the Institute Career Assistance Network (ICAN) and will help you explore career options and connections. Try it: http://alum.mit.edu/ Note: This video does not have sound.
Talk by Karen Weintraub, deputy editor of health and science at the Boston Globe. Part 3 of 5 of the IAP Science Journalism Panel organized by the MIT careers office.
Ms Laschever’s presentation was an opportunity to learn from her research findings with Dr. Linda Babcock, and for attendees to ask “how to” questions about their own professional advancement and development opportunities. More details on the research and the authors’ backgrounds can be found at: http://www.womendontask.com This event...
Insight from a 2007 Alumni Leadership Conference workshop presented by Stever Robbins ’86 that shows how to influence decisions, sway opinion, and get what you want.
Insight from a 2007 Alumni Leadership Conference workshop presented by Stever Robbins ’86 that shows how to influence decisions, sway opinion, and get what you want.
Insight from a 2007 Alumni Leadership Conference workshop presented by Stever Robbins ’86 that shows how to influence decisions, sway opinion, and get what you want.
March 14, 5:30-7 PM, Room 9-354 | Speaker: Stephen Hammer Challenges of Urban Energy Planning in China | Discussant: Karen R Polenske Dr. Stephen Hammer is a Lecturer in Energy Planning at MIT DUSP. Dr. Hammer also serves as co-Director of the Urban Climate Change Research Network, an...
Caroline Woolard speaks about her work with SolidarityNYC, OurGoods and Trade School, two barter economies for cultural production. OurGoods.org connects artists, designers, and craftspeople to trade skills, spaces, and objects to get independent projects done. Trade School, a program of OurGoods.org, is model for barter-based education that has...
Stephanie Kloos, from the MIT Z Center, introduces methods to better manage intergroup conflict. Part of the Spring 2012 MIT L.E.A.D. sessions, a workshop series that focuses on developing personal leadership skills and knowledge.
04/28/2011 9:30 AM Amy Bruckman, SM ’91, PhD, ’97, Associate Professor at the College of Computing, Georgia Tech Description: Amy Bruckman finds the accomplishments of such online collaborations as Wikipedia, Apache and Firefox “nothing less than astounding,” and is both eagerly seeking and hoping to foster the next...
02/09/2011 7:30 AM Walker Morss HallKhalea Robinson, ’11; Pierre Fuller, ‘G Description: In their brief remarks honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., two students strike the theme of collaboration. They touch on the importance of humility and listening to one’s inner voice while pursuing a...
04/23/2010 11:45 AM e14″633James Paradis, Robert M. Metcalfe Professor of Writing, Program Head, Writing and Humanistic Studies; Beth Coleman; Philip Tan; Ivan Askwith; Clara Fernandez”Vara; Brett Camper Description: In a panel moderated by James Paradis, five former Comparative Media Studies (CMS) students discuss their personal experiences within the...
11/14/2008 12:00 PM NE25Craig Newmark, Founder, Craigslist Description: In his unassuming way, Craig Newmark believes his eponymous website might just help nudge people toward greater civic engagement. While Craigslist.org “is a simple platform where people help each other out,” focusing on everyday needs like getting a job or...
04/27/2007 5:45 PM Bartos theaterThomas Malone, Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Management, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence, MIT Sloan; Mimi Ito, Research Scientist, Annenberg Center for Communication; Cory Ondrejka, Chief Technology Officer, Linden Lab; Trebor Scholz, professor and researcher in the Department of Media Study SUNY Buffalo Description:...
Your network is one of the most important resources you’ll utilize during your entire professional career. Learn how to hone your networking skills, how to give that ever-important elevator pitch, and even those first few words of that first uneasy conversation that could lead to a lifetime partnership....
June 23, 2011 During the Global Fellows Summer Program run jointly between MIT and Imperial College London, Ricardo Martinez Botas Ph.D, a businessman with relations to fifteen companies, takes elements from his academic and occupational opportunities and experiences in mechanical engineering and speaks about the impact that it...
June 22, 2011 During the Global Fellows Summer Program run jointly between MIT and Imperial College London, MIT Professor Sanjay Sarma discusses the benefits of international collaboration, which allows for more generation and mutation of ideas and perspectives. Corporate companies sometimes fail at this when Universities succeed because...
Outside the Box: Crossing Disciplines at MIT profiles three prominent interdisciplinary researchers at MIT. Profiles include Maria Zuber, a geophysicist renowned for her research on planetary surfaces; Vladimir Bulović, an electrical engineer developing lightweight solar cells; and Paula Hammond, a materials scientist creating new nanomaterials for cancer treatment....
The second panel from the Comparative Media Studies 10th anniversary symposium. Beth Coleman is Assistant Professor of Writing and New Media in the Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies and Comparative Media Studies. Her fields of research interest include new media, contemporary aesthetics, electronic music, critical theory and...
The Open Park project looks to define an ‘ideal’ or at least improved model and practice for online collaborative news-reporting and -writing. As newsrooms across the country and beyond are grappling with the new economic realities of reduced budgets and news media professionals are busy drafting and testing...
Game designer Jane McGonigal talks about the “skills for the future” participants can develop while playing big games. Gaming expert Philip Tan of the GAMBIT Singapore-MIT Game Lab stresses the value of being able to judge information.
Drawing on the leadership framework from the MIT Leadership Center, this workshop focuses on developing and applying four key leadership capabilities: sense making, relating, visioning, and inventing. Presented by Mary Schaefer SM ’90, director of the MIT Leadership Center.
Mark Buckley, Staples, Inc. – Vice President, Environmental Affairs Achieving the Energy-Efficient Supply Chain, Conference by MIT-CTL and CSCMP The development of energy-efficient distribution centers is just one of the supply chain-related environmental programs underway at Staples. Mark Buckley explains how he collaborates with the supply chain to...
05/07/2009 12:00 PM Wong AuditoriumLinda A. Mason, Chairman & Founder, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Description: Linda Mason was originally going to make a case study of Bright Horizons, her $1.3 billion, early childhood care business, but reconsidered in light of the current economic crisis — to the benefit...
Explore stress and time management techniques with Zan Barry and Lauren Mayhew from MIT Medical. Looking for more resources on time management? Check out the video Take Charge of Your Time, or try this exercise to match your energy level to the tasks you need to accomplish.
Student to Student advice on ways to successfully manage your time at MIT.
At MIT, you have a wide variety of resources available. Jennifer Gallapher discusses MIT Recreational Sports. David Diamond shares details about MIT Medical. Xiaolu Hsi talks about MIT Mental Health Jennifer Tassi elaborates on spouses and partners. Robert Randolph gives information on the MIT Chapel and religious life....
Linda Elkins, professor in Earth Science, opens her talk with a quote saying, ” Work when you can and do your absolute best.” Elkins also reveals that she did not get to where she was today via the “traditional path”. In her academic year as a sophomore, she...
March 9, 2011 – Cindy Gallop, 2003 Advertising Woman of the Year and founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld, discusses personal empowerment through professional ventures. Cindy’s background is in brandbuilding, marketing, and advertising.
June 9, 2011 – 10 Ways To Become An Excellent Researcher and Valuable Member of Your Lab is a lecture in which Dr. Renetta G. Tull Ph.D (Assist. Dean @ UMBC, Dir. PROMISE) takes from previous experience and voices ways to improve oneself sense of self in the...
March 9, 2011 – Communications Savvy: from MIT to Everyday Excellence. Dina Napoli Good arms members at this workshop with the tools they need to be clear, concise and compelling communicators through their words, body language, and tone of voice. The workshop’s objective is to improve how people...
Professor Susan Lindquist remembers unexpected moments that changed her life’s direction and helped her create a career in the sciences. Lindquist, a member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and an MIT biology professor, received the National Medal of Science in 2010. This interview is part of...
