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3Q: Annie Grant on how we’ve innovated in MOSTEC

March 8, 2022

Annie Grant is the Program Administrator for MOSTEC, a 6-month online program for rising high-school seniors. The program offers students an opportunity to learn about…

Events Staff STEM
On systemic sources of early life stress, and empathetic responses

August 18, 2021

A powerful series of speakers at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory’s biennial Spring Symposium, Early Life Stress and Mental Health, blended personal stories…

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3Q: Lynsey Ford on fostering confidence, passion for science and student-centered learning

August 18, 2021

Lynsey Ford joined the OEOP in February 2021 as Program Administrator for SEED Academy, a multi-year Saturday science discovery program for Massachusetts middle-and high school…

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[Video] MOSTEC 10: Building Tomorrow Together

August 6, 2021

To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of our MIT Online Science, Technology, and Engineering Community (MOSTEC), alumni, staff, and supporters reflect on the…

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From strawberry fields in California to space travel to Mars

November 21, 2020

Diana Albarrán-Chicas, MIT ’04, MITES ‘04 Head Resident Counselor, ’03 Teaching Assistant, and SEED ’04 Teaching Assistant, was keynote speaker on Day 1 of the…

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Mimi Wahid: A storyteller dedicated to environmental justice

November 17, 2020

MITES alumna and TA, and current MOSTEC program facilitator Mimi Wahid shares her passion for environmental justice, and identity development. She aims to help students…

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Remembering OEOP donor and advisor Lewis W. “Lew” Counts

November 17, 2020

OEOP donor and advisory board member Lewis W. “Lew” Counts, MIT ’65, passed away on September 14 at the age of 80. Lew was a…

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How to ‘Redefine Possible’ on your own terms

November 17, 2020

Siblings Winnette McIntosh Ambrose, Ph.D., MIT ’98 and Timothy McIntosh, MIT ‘08 were keynote speakers on Day 2 of the 2020 MOSTEC Virtual Final Symposium.

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OEOP shares expertise in designing and implementing online academic programs

July 20, 2020

In response to an increased need for in-person academic enrichment programs to transition online due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the OEOP shared its almost 10-year…

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‘How I built community in MOSTEC,’ Har Patel, MOSTEC 2019 online facilitator

February 27, 2020

Har Patel, MOSTEC ’16 alum and Philadelphia native, is the recipient of the MOSTEC 2019 Hexagon Award for Outstanding Online Facilitator (OF). He was one…

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Giving back to MITES

February 25, 2020

“A lot of us ask ourselves, why? Why do so many of us want to come back and give back to MITES, and really it’s…

Alumni MITES community Staff STEM
3 Questions with Renae Irving: How I create supportive learning environments

February 25, 2020

Renae Irving, MITES ‘13, MIT ‘18, is a molecular biology research associate at Finch Therapeutics Group, based in Somerville, MA. Her work focuses on developing…

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3 Questions with Joe Steinmeyer: Guiding students into the world of STEM

February 24, 2020

Joe Steinmeyer, PhD, UMich ’08, MIT ’10, ’14, is a Principal Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at MIT. His…

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René García Franceschini: Engineering energy solutions for all

December 6, 2018

MIT senior and civil and environmental engineering major René García Franceschini Image: Ian MacLellan By Gena Vitale René García (MITES ’13; MITES teaching…

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MIT remembers Professor Leon Trilling

May 25, 2018

Previous Previous Professor Emeritus Leon Trilling Photo courtesy of the Trilling family. Professor Leon Trilling as pictured in the 1964…

MITES community Staff STEM Students
Future engineers build confidence and community

April 25, 2018

Students get hands-on experience at the Broad Institute during a six-week enrichment program run by the MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs. By…

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Stories and experiments brought children to the Adventure of Science

February 22, 2018

SEED Academy’s environmental engineering instructor, Anjuli Jain, has returned to the Boston area from facilitating STEM outreach workshops in Costa Rica. Read the full…

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Welcome Back Reception reconnects alumni

January 19, 2017

Previous Previous From SEED Academy ’05 to MOSTEC ’15, the Welcome Back Reception brought together an amazing turnout of OEOP alumni from…

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Eboney Hearn ’01 named director of MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs

July 22, 2016

New executive director Eboney Hearn ’01 will further OEOP’s mission to empower middle and high schoolers from diverse backgrounds to become future scientists and…

MITES community Staff STEM Students
Middle schoolers get hands-on in summer engineering design course

September 14, 2015

By Meredith Lawrence While designing lessons for the 22 rising eighth graders in their Engineering Design course, instructors Julia Sun and Jonathan Corzo set two…

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Late director gave MITES structure, vision, heart

August 3, 2015

Many who knew William Ramsey recall him as a friend, mentor, and deliverer of tough love. He was a champion of young people and devoted…

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STEM program brings local middle school students to MIT for science and engineering enrichment

August 13, 2014

Words by Sydney Lester and Nick Holden, photos by Meredith Lawrence From July 7 through August 9, 86 students who attend public middle schools in Boston,…

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SEED Academy instructor training fosters an inclusive learning community

March 13, 2014

By Nick Holden Since the fall, Saturday Engineering Enrichment and Discovery (SEED) Academy instructors and teaching assistants, along with some Office of Engineering Outreach…

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 MITES class of 2013 welcomed to campus

June 26, 2013

By Nick Holden Students and staff of the 2013 MITES program attended the Welcome Dinner in Simmons Hall on June 14 The 78 students of…

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OEOP instructors tapped to give TEDx Talks

January 1, 2013

MITES instructor Tyler Dewitt and MSBP instructor Andy Andres spoke at TEDx BeaconStreet 2012 in November TEDx BeaconStreet 2012, an independently organized spinoff of…

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