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Happy ides of March! Celebrate post-Pi Day with a nice Caesar salad.

Pi Day

Our challenge site goes live at midnight and we have already started posting! We need a total of 194 donations (of any amount) to unlock our full challenge funds. Spread the word and share our posts on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram #MIT24, #piday, #gomisti. Also, feel free to use the resources below:

• MISTI images (Instagram)
• MISTI images (Facebook)

Swag Last Call

We will not create any general MISTI swag until fall recruiting. If you would like program swag for this summer, please let Amanda know by Friday, 3/17.

CPW Tabling Event

The CPW Academic Expo will be in the afternoon of Friday 4/14 from 1-3 in the Johnson Ice Rink. Are you interested in speaking with excited prefrosh? Let the comm team know if you can represent MISTI.

Excellence Awards Closing

The nominations for the MISTI Excellence Awards are due March 17. Send your nominations to Isabelle.

Open for Applications?

Is your program no longer accepting applications? Let Isabelle know ASAP! Don’t forget to update your country specific page with your deadlines.

GSF Chocolate

The GSF Advisory Committee members will receive their chocolate as a thank you gift this year. Please make sure you have updated all of the appropriate delivery information here.

Funded Internships

Keep an eye out for Isabelle’s Funded Internships email from 2/21 and be prepared to have your students adhere to the guidelines. The 2023 Funded internship spreadsheet can be found in the google drive here. Each fund has its own tab.

Impact Area Update

These trainings are mandatory for all students doing these types of internships. If a student can’t make it, we will have digital options. All of your students must be included on this list and we will send them the appropriate information.

• Social Impact/CLW training: Wed, 4/26, 5-6pm. 
• Climate and Sustainability training: Mon, 5/8, 12-1pm  

Graduate Student Recommendations

OVC is looking for recommendations for standout graduate students. They will propose several to the news office to be profiled. Let Anna know if you have any suggestions.

It’s a winter-ful life, but the weather wants you to have a spring in your step! 

IAP 2023 Placement Report

IAP 2023 placements should be completed – you can expect your IAP placement report in coming days for final review. 

Help Yourself

There is a new KB article that outlines major MISTI systems: what they are for, how to access them, and where you can find support documents. 

CAPD Resume Help

Isabelle needs you to send her any country-specific resume best practices and templates that you share with your students. CAPD has requested this information specifically as part of our role as global career experts. 

Resource Poll

Comm wants to design useful collateral that does not end up in an unused pile. Please take 2 minutes to fill out this quick poll to share how handy you would find some proposed items.

I&E Resource Roundup

Don’t forget the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Resource Roundup is next week! 

• Wed 2/22, 11:30am-1:30pm, IHQ (floors 3-7)

Pi Day is Around the Corner

We are just under a month away from our 24-hour give-a-thon. After you spend the morning posting and emailing, reinvigorate yourself at our Petsi Pie buffet in the afternoon!

Swag Time

Would you like swag for your summer students? It’s time to nail that down! Take a look at this list of ideas that Amanda compiled and let us know if you wish to place an order by March 1.

Welcome to February. Does anybody know any good Groundhog Day jokes? I feel like I keep hearing the same ones over and over again.

Next Week

See everyone in the office next week for our first staff meeting of the new semester!

Calling PM Volunteers –  Student Events

I need PM coverage for these events, especially the Tech Fair:

• 2/10 (FRI) from 10-5 – X-Fair (Tech Career Fair)
• 2/22 (WED) from 11:30-1:30 – I&E Resource Roundup (Innovation & Entrepreneurship)
• 3/10 (FRI) time TBD  – Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition

IAP Photos 

Please upload all IAP photos to your program’s folder in the Comm Google Drive. If you need the link again, just ask Amanda.

Excellence Awards

The nomination forms for this years awards will be send out via email this week. Start thinking about your standout graduates!

Calendars

The MISTI calendars have been wildly popular with our campus partners, and we still have a few left to share. If you would like any extra copies, please let Amanda know. 

Standout IAP Students

Do you have a star student you want to feature? Did you read a report that moved you to tears? Let Comm know and we will share their quotes and stories far and wide!

Study Abroad Deadline

Don’t forget, the Study Abroad Exchange deadline is February 15.

Congrats to these January MISTIversaries

Alicia – 16 years 1/16!

David – 15 years 1/28!

Justin – 5 years 1/29!

Thanksgiving? More like ThanksLIVING! Activate feast mode and give them pumpkin to talk about!

Targeted funds survey – Due today (Nov 18, 2022) at 5pm!

Before we launch the funded internships process this year, we are asking you to complete a quick survey. This will allow us to gain a sense of the number of students that might fit into these funding categories. We understand you do not have your final numbers, so please give us your best guesstimate. For more information, see Isabelle’s email from 11/16.

Open enrollment ends today

FYI choose your options for the year before the system closes at 11:59pm.

No staff meeting next week

Just a reminder, there will be no meeting on Tuesday. See you after the holiday!

Global Classroom

The current deadline for Global Classroom is December 1^st, but we are flexible this year. Take a look at the attached documents and please let Isabelle know if you have any potential ideas!

IAP placement deadline

Remember to mark all IAP students as Placed by December 1^st 

Data departure

Maria will be out Monday, November 28^th through Wednesday, December 7^th on vacation and will not be available. 
The Knowledge Base should be your first stop for any systems-related questions:

• Terra Dotta FAQ
• Filemaker Screencast
• Salesforce Support

If you cannot find your answer in the KB, urgent questions can be directed to Isabelle and Matt C.

Holiday parties

• 11/28 SHASS
• 12/9 CIS (RSVP through your 11/3 email invitation)

Even without a ferris wheel, this will still be a fair to remember!

Details:

12-1:30pm in the Kresge Lobby. Please arrive to Kresge by 11:30 where lunch will be provided.

Overview:

Make sure to wear your MISTI shirt and/or jacket and provide one for any student attendee. This is a tabling event mixed with a poster session. We are luring them with fun, entrancing them with amazing student stories, and connecting with them via conversations with our charming PMs. You will not have to stand near the poster or regional table; you are free to circulate as you wish.

Regional tables: decorations and handouts

Each regional table will have some general MISTI swag and information on it as well as signage. However, you may want to bring program-specific handouts, swag, or some fun décor. The tables are: Europe & Eurasia, Asia & Oceania, Africa & the Middle East, Latin America

Invited performers:

Some of you have already invited student groups to perform/practice during the event. While we do not have access to the entire oval, groups are welcome to use the brick area outside in front of the lobby. If you have students who you think would like to participate, please share their contact info with Amanda.

Attractions:

• 26 student experience posters over 16 screens – Posters will rotate, but can also be manually changed
• PM conversation
• Students sharing their MISTI experiences
• Our partners: PKG, D-Lab, LCE, GL
• Resources: Passport, Travel Clinic (Pending confirmation)
• Gelato cart: Chocolate, Vanilla, Tiramisu, and Vegan Piña Colada
• Indoor music: Spotify playlist on speaker (near gelato)
• Wheel of candy (at outdoor entry)
• Outdoor music: Spotify playlist on speaker (at outdoor entry)
• Ad hoc: Student music/dance performances (outside)

What we want people to know:

• MISTI is the singular hub for Global Experiences at MIT
• MISTI sent students abroad in full force over 2022
• MISTI has opportunities available for students during the summer and over future IAPs
• International experience is a valuable career development opportunity
• International partnership is helping us address the world’s greatest challenges, especially in our four major areas of impact
• Graduate students can also do MISTI
• Student priority deadlines for summer
• Study abroad deadlines

What we want people to do:

• Complete MISTI Launchpad
• Reach out to our Program Managers
• Apply for Summer 2023
• Attend MISTI events
• Follow us on Instagram or LinkedIn
• Opt-in to our mailing list