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MIT Alumni Association
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MIT Alumnx Pride
Friday, May 2, 4:30pm - 4:30pm (America/New_York)
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Join LBGTQ+ Services for the 2025 hybrid Lavender Graduation on Friday, May 2nd at 4:30 pm US Eastern Time to celebrate our LBGTQ+ MIT undergraduate and graduate/post doc students who have graduated or will be graduating in 2025 and the wonderful things they've accomplished. This event is in collaboration with and hosted by our friends at Alumnx Pride and the MIT Alumni Association.
Please make sure to RSVP and share within your networks so you can receive the information on how to participate. Graduates must RVSP to participate.
If you have any questions please feel free to email LBGTQ+ Services at lbgt@mit.edu.
The entire MIT community (students, alumni, staff, faculty, family, friends) is invited to enjoy and be with us on this date to recognize our grads. There will be music, speeches, graduate celebrations, a mini-dance party, and more. This event will not be recorded, but it will be a hybrid event as portions will be live streamed.
Please make sure to RSVP and share within your networks so you can receive the Zoom link to participate. You may also consider a gift to support LGBTQ+ students and programming.
If you have any questions please feel free to email LBGTQ+ Services at lbgt@mit.edu.
For 2025 Graduates: The registration deadline for graduating students to be included in the program is April 14th. Late additions may be allowed on a case-by-case basis.
MIT Diploma & Graduation
Changes to the way your first and middle names appear on your diploma can be made within the degree application without going through a legal name change. You would just need to change your name in WebSIS. It is your responsibility to ensure that the information is accurate and up to date. To read how to have the name you would like on your diploma please go to the Registrar's website here. You can also keep your legal name on your diploma but have your preferred name read out loud at graduation. To learn more about that please email Philip Clyff.
Diplomas | MIT Registrar
All MIT graduates receive a traditional paper diploma and can opt-in to receive a digital diploma. You may also request a replacement diploma if the original is lost or damaged, or in the case of a gender change.By default, your MIT diploma displays your legal name at the time of your graduation; it is also the name read at the Commencement ceremonies. We strongly recommend using your legal name to ensure that your credential can be verified in MIT’s systems and by third parties such as government entities and international employers. Diplomas | MIT Registrar
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Learn MoreClub of Puget Sound
Wednesday, May 7, 6:00pm - 8:00pm (America/Los_Angeles)
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Please join the MIT Club of Puget Sound and the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society for a fascinating look into the impacts of climate change on mountain peak elevations and the challenges associated with measuring their elevations.
When: May 7, 2025 from 6pm – 8pm, talk begins at 6:30pm (pizza and drinks available at 6pm)
Where: Sinegal 200 - Oberto Commons (2nd floor): Sinegal Center for Science and Innovation, Seattle University, 901 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Our speaker is Dr. Gilbertson ( MIT SB '08, SM '10, PhD '14) an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Seattle University, where he teaches statics and dynamics courses, and an advanced controls class involving robotics. Dr. Gilbertson will be discussing his efforts to survey the current elevations of the five last remaining “icecap” peaks of the lower 48 states, which are all in WA (Rainier, Liberty Cap, Eldorado, Colfax, East Fury). These peaks are melting lower, and so now only two remain as icecap peaks. This ongoing lowering of these peak elevations has gone unnoticed since no one had been measuring these changes. His findings on the lowering of Mt Rainier (https://www.countryhighpoints.com/mt-rainier-elevation-survey/ ) were covered in a variety of media outlets in October 2024 (https://www.countryhighpoints.com/media-coverage/)
Dr. Gilbertson received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. His masters research focused on developing a safety valve for offshore oil wells in collaboration with Chevron. His doctoral dissertation focused on controlling underwater robots in difficult acoustic communication environments, in collaboration with the Office of Naval Research. Before joining SU Dr. Gilbertson taught at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Moscow, Russia, and at the Seattle Colleges.
Pizza and a variety of drinks will be available. Please RSVP by April 30, so we can buy the right amount of food.
If you are an MIT alumnus, or otherwise have an account in this system, please be sure to log in before registering since this will connect your registration to your account.
Current Members of the MIT Club of Puget Sound & their guests: [Explore yearly Club membership options here] Cost is $10 per person to help offset the cost of this event.
Other Alumni +& their guests (registration opens March 22): Cost is $20 per person to help offset the cost of this event.
For more information, please see the following:
https://www.countryhighpoints.com/
https://www.seattleu.edu/directory/profiles/eric-gilbertson-phd.php
Google Maps location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/mhJ6wrfwzQ2KbuAo8
Driving Directions: https://www.seattleu.edu/life-at-seattle-u/our-campus/getting-to-seattle-university/
Parking: Main Visitor lot entrance on Marion across street from Sinegal Center) https://www.seattleu.edu/transportation-and-parking-services/visitor-parking/
There is often parking along 12th Ave.
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Learn MoreMIT Arab Alumni Association
Friday, May 30, 1:00pm - 3:00pm (America/New_York)
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Join us to celebrate our graduating students and alumni reunions. The reception will be held outdoors in the Hayden Library Courtyard.
If you are planning to attend your Class Reunion you can register through the Tech Reunions registration link here.
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Learn MoreClub of Puget Sound
Saturday, August 16, 12:00pm - 2:00pm (America/Los_Angeles)
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Come join us one and all for our annual MIT Club picnic and Summer Sendoff event -- and we are back again this year at Lower Woodland Park, Shelter #3! The picnic is potluck format. We provide the basics--hamburgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs, turkey dogs, buns, condiments, plates, utensils, grills and coals, etc. You bring something to share, such as drinks, a side dish, salad, chips, dessert, etc. (No alcoholic beverages are allowed in the park.)
We will continue our tradition of hosting a Mini-Tech Challenge Games -- and we are looking forward to help from both old and new cvolunteers! Please contact Lola at lola@alum.mit.edu if you'd like to help out and not already involved in planning!
Cost = Free; please bring something to share with others
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