Resources for Undergraduate Students
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Undergraduate Roadmap - plan your program
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Undergraduate Thesis Contract - have your thesis advisor sign this document and then bring it to the Education Office, 54-912
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Thesis Reviewer Contract - if your thesis advisor is not an EAPS faculty member, have the faculty member who will review your thesis sign this document, and then bring it to the Education Office, 54-912
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Writing and Communication Center: You can get free individual, professional consultations about any writing or oral presentation issue. They can help you discover and fulfill your particular field’s communication expectations.
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Writing a Technical Paper by Menzel, Jones, and Boyd
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(Copyrighted Material, certificate required)
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The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within by Edward R. Tufte
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(Copyrighted Material, certificate required)
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EAPS Virtual Library - links to selected resources relevant to EAPS disciplines
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Academic Integrity at MIT - a handbook for students
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Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP)
A yearlong professional development program for MIT sophomores. Students in all schools are eligible. The curriculum includes workshops, 1-on-1 coaching, and practice with résumés, cover letters, interviewing, networking, negotiating, and everything needed to acquire an internship in today's professional world. -
Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program
For juniors and seniors who participated in UPOP and want a continuing experience in leadership training. -
MIT Learning Center
Free web based training tools with a variety of fundamental leadership online courses. Go to atlas.mit.edu and select "Learning Center" or go directly to edX and Lynda.com
The content has video courses on almost anything you could think of. If you are looking for specific advice for a course, you can send a message to training@mit.edu, and a member of the Learning Services Team will find someone on the training team to work with them to find some options that will meet your needs.
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Let's Chat - easy access to informal, free, confidential consultations with counselors from MIT Medical's Mental Health & Counseling Services (MH&C).
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Student Mental Health and Counseling Services: Working with students to identify, understand and solve problems, and to help transform that understanding into positive action.
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Sexual Misconduct/Title IX - What you need to know when a friend comes to you for help or advice.
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EAPS Diversity Advocates: David McGee, Assoc. Dept. Head for DEI or EmmaLee Pallai, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
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MIT Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life: Chaplains are available to offer support and counsel to anyone in the MIT community.
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Dean on Call: Students living on campus can dial 100 from campus phones or 617-253-1212 to reach MIT Police, then ask to speak to the dean on call. The dean on call is available Monday through Friday, 5 p.m.–9 a.m., and on Saturdays, Sundays and MIT-observed holidays.
Student Life
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iGrad Financial Literacy platform (offered in collaboration with the MIT Federal Credit Union). Customized for MIT with videos, articles, games, job board, searchable scholarship database, and interactive modules on a wide range of topics, including emergency-funding, credit card management, identity protection, spending-smarts, etc. it is a great financial literacy tool for students and the MIT community in general.
Leadership/Career Development Opportunities
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Career Bridge at the Global Education and Career Development Office
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New Service - Interview Stream
You can practice your interview skills before doing the real thing. Practice ANYTIME and ANYWHERE. Currently set up for interviewsAccess this site via the GCES Resources page or Career Bridge under Premium Resources-
General: general behavioral interview, interview practice, career fair prep
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Industry
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Interview by MIT Course: includes specialized interview for EAPS
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MIT Learning Center
Free web based training tools with a variety of fundamental leadership online courses. Go to atlas.mit.edu and select "Learning Center" or go directly to edX and Lynda.com
The content has video courses on almost anything you could think of. If you are looking for specific advice for a course, you can send a message to training@mit.edu, and a member of the Learning Services Team will find someone on the training team to work with them to find some options that will meet your needs.