Slice of MIT Headlines

History on Display at Next House Celebration

Around this time last year, a group of Next House residents decided that their dorm’s 30-year annive...

Understanding Childhood Stresses That Lead to Mental Illness

“Genes load the gun, and environment pulls the trigger.”

Photo of the Week by Owen Franken ’68—May 12, 2012

Franken Photo of the Week: Couples on the banks of the Seine, Île Saint-Louis, Paris

Support Your Department

Annual support from more than 12,000 graduate alumni donors has allowed department heads to respond to needs and priorities that impact graduate students every day. Give back to your department today.

Giving to MIT

Graduate Alumni

Build Personal and Professional Connections

Graduate Alumni Reunion

Click Above Image for Up-to-date Reunions Information!

Semyon Dukach SM '93 and Marina Hatsopoulos SM '92Graduate Alumni Convocation and Reunion entrepreneurship/venture capital panelists Semyon Dukach SM '93 and Marina Hatsopoulos SM '92 discuss business. Photo: Justin Knight.

Alumni with graduate degrees, who comprise half of all alumni, are leaders in fields as diverse as astrophysics and banking, bioengineering and space flight.

Graduate alumni can build lifelong professional and personal connections by participating in department events and keeping up with research and graduate news. For an update on your department, click on school listings on the right for quick access to department events, newsletters, and resources.

Closer to home, you may find MIT faculty and Institute leaders speaking at alumni gatherings such as local MIT club events and Alumni Association sponsored events.

Coming to campus? Alumni receive discounts to Industrial Liaison Program (ILP) conferences that showcase the latest in faculty research, such as the annual sessions on research and development, robotics, materials, and management. In addition, hundreds of lectures and events each year are open to local and visiting alumni. Just check the MIT calendar for daily details.

Events

The American Institute of Architects will hold its annual AIA National Convention and Design Exposition in Washington, D.C., May 17-19, 2012. An alumni reception will be held on Thursday, May 17, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Renaissance Hotel. Register now!