MIT150: Ways to Get Involved
The 150 days of celebration honoring MIT's sesquicentennial are not just about the community located near Cambridge. The tributes are meant to reach a truly global population. Indeed, MIT150 is designed to showcase how MIT serves the world by tackling 21st century problems. There are numerous ways to get involved regardless of where you live. MIT volunteers in communities worldwide are planning special gatherings that bring the spirit of MIT150 to you and help raise the visibility of MIT in your region.
Charter Day event locations will be posted later this month.
Charter Day
The sesquicentennial's centerpiece is the MIT150 Next Century Convocation on April 10, 2011, commemorating the 1861 signing of MIT's charter. This is a formal academic event honoring the scholarly accomplishments of MIT faculty and students. All members of the MIT community are invited.
Can't make it to campus? Alumni will gather worldwide for festive celebrations and MIT150 Next Century Convocation viewing parties. To plan an event in your local area, email mit150events@mit.edu.
See a complete list of events.
View Day of Service locations.
Day of Service
MIT prides itself on service to the world. As a fitting tribute, alumni groups will improve their local communities through a variety of service projects. Are you interested in planning a community service activity in your local area? Email mit150events@mit.edu to learn how.
See a complete list of events.
MIT Logarhythms alumni seranade William Barton Rogers at the MIT Club of Boston's Toast to IAP.
MIT150 Event
Are you planning an MIT alumni event between now and June 5? Join the celebration and turn your local event into an MIT150 event.
Email mit150events@mit.edu to learn how.
See a complete list of other regional events.
Learn more about the Global Challenge.
Global Challenge
The MIT Global Challenge connects and rewards teams of public service innovators that are tackling barriers to human well-being in communities around the world. With input from the worldwide MIT community, the Global Challenge will award up to $25,000 in 2011 to teams that demonstrate the greatest innovation, feasibility, and potential for impact.
Learn more about the Global Challenge.
View locations where Toast to IAP events were held.
Toast to IAP
Each year, MIT10 alumni gather at local watering holes worldwide to ignite the spirit of Independent Activities Period with mingling and irreverent party games. A record 55 MIT150-themed Toast to IAP events were held on or around Jan. 19 this year. View photos.
