Resources for our journey against racism
July 2, 2020
Diversity, transformation, and learning are at the core of our OEOP mission. As an organization, we have committed to increasing access in science and engineering…
News and Articles
OEOP to offer MOSTEC program only in summer 2020
March 21, 2020
Adhering to new MIT guidance on K-12 events in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the OEOP will not offer its residential MITES program…
‘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…
Reaching record enrollment in SEED Academy
February 25, 2020
The Saturday Engineering Enrichment and Discovery (SEED) Academy program reached new records this Spring 2020 semester, with the largest overall enrollment, largest number of…
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…
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…
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…
Student spotlight: MOSTEC’s impressive science writing
November 20, 2019
The MOSTEC Class of 2019 dove into science writing and communications and learned to raise awareness and interest in a science topic of their…
“MITES was a defining moment in my youth” – OEOP alumnus Kow Atta-Mensah
October 29, 2019
Kow Atta-Mensah, MITES ’99 and MIT ’04 alumnus, and a current OEOP donor. The following are excerpts from OEOP alumnus and Morgan Stanley…
OEOP Advisory Board works to expand our community
October 28, 2019
This year, our Advisory Board members worked to connect us with more alumni around the country. In San Francisco, Vanessa Feliberti, MITES ’86, MIT ’91,…