Resources

EAPS Graduate Student Resource Guide

• EAPS Graduate Student Resource Guide is a comprehensive guide maintained by the EAPS DEI Committee and includes many of the resources listed below.

EAPS Graduate Student Slack

• Are you a new graduate student in EAPS? Ask any current student to add you to the EAPS Graduate Student Slack or email esac.officers [@gmail.com] to be invited! The Slack channel is a helpful avenue to ask other students for advice.

Overview of #ShutDownSTEM Activities (2020)

You can find summaries of EAPS members' discussions and suggestions for practicing anti-racism and improving DEI in EAPS here.

Other Student Organizations in EAPS

• EAPS Resources for Easing Friction and Stress (REFS)

  • JP REFS **Not an EAPS organization, but this may be a great resource for those of you who spend most of your time at WHOI!

• Towards Inclusion and Diversity in EAPS (TIDE)

  • If interested in joining TIDE or WiXII, please email tide.eaps [@gmail.com]

• Women+ in Course XII (WiXII) 

  • If interested in joining TIDE or WiXII, please email tide.eaps [@gmail.com]

Academic Resources

• EAPS Graduate Student Handbook

• MIT-WHOI JP Handbooks

• EAPS Printing Wiki

• EAPS Academic Resources page

• EAPS Seminars Calendars

Resources for Career Development

• MIT Career Advising & Professional Development

• Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program

• Grad Teaching Development Tracks

• MIT Writing and Communication Center

• Communicating Science at MIT (ComMIT)

Campus Resources for Wellness and Help

• MIT Office of Graduate Education (OGE): GradSupport

  • OGE GradSupport staff are available to meet with students and provides advice on a variety of issues including faculty/student relationships, changing your advisor, conflict negotiation, funding, academic progress, interpersonal concerns, and a student’s rights and responsibilities. OGE GradSupport also implements Guaranteed Transitional Support for students who wish to change advisors or research groups.

• Student Mental Health & Counseling

  • Student Mental Health and Counseling Services is available for telehealth visits* and in-person appointments. They can provide urgent care, brief treatment, off-campus counseling referrals, advice when you are worried about a friend, and more.

• Violence Prevention and Response (VPR)

  • Violence Prevention and Response (VPR) is MIT’s primary on-campus resource for preventing and responding to interpersonal violence including sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, stalking, and sexual harassment. They support students by offering emotional support, providing referrals, and helping them think through their options.

• Institute Discrimination and Harassment Response Office (IDHR)

  • Previously the Title IX & Bias Response Office, IDHR assesses incidents of discrimination and discriminatory harassment, including sexual misconduct under Title IX federal regulations. IDHR can issue supportive measures such as mutual no-contact orders, adaptable resolutions such as conflict mediation, or avenues to file a formal complaint (investigation and adjudication). 

• MIT Ombuds Office

  • The MIT Ombuds Office helps people express concerns, resolve disputes, manage conflicts, and learn more productive ways of communicating. The Ombuds Office is a confidential and independent resource for all members of the MIT community.

• Community Wellness @ MIT Medical

  • Community Wellness offers classes, workshops, information, coaching, and other programs to help you make healthy choices.

Slides from Workshops Hosted by Your EAPS Peers

• Attending and Enjoying Large Conferences - Mara Freilich and Rohini Shivamoggi

• Building Your Professional Website - Gabi Serrato Marks, Mara Freilich, and Rohini Shivamoggi

• Peer Mentor Training - Mara Freilich and Rohini Shivamoggi.  With contributions from Billy Shinevar and inspired by material covered by Libby Mahaffy for a training by Conflict Management@MIT.

• UROP Mentor Training - Christine Chen and Rohini Shivamoggi.

• Growing Healthy Labs - mentor training by Christine Chen

Discounts and Free Stuff

• Software Downloads

• MIT Dropbox Account

• Cell Phone Discounts

• Subsidized MBTA passes (enroll one month + one day in advance!!!)

• Discounted and/or free movie, museum, attraction tickets

Opportunities for Service and Outreach

• Freedom Collegiate Summer Program: teach a seminar course for underserved high school students in the Mississippi Delta

• STEAM Saturday at Prospect Hill Academy: teach a topic related to science, technology, engineering, arts, or math to K-8 students on Saturdays

• Letters to a Pre-Scientist: become a pen pal and write about science and being a scientist to young students in high-poverty schools

• Skype a Scientist: skype a classroom and talk about your science

• MIT Spark and Splash: teach a one-day class on a topic of your choosing to either high school students (Splash, in the fall) or middle school students (Spark, in the spring)

• Minds Matter Boston: mentor students from low-income backgrounds as they navigate from high school to college

• Cambridge Science Festival: apply to host an interactive event for the Cambridge Science Festival program (usually held in April)

• Envirobites: write blog posts about current environment- or climate-related research for non-scientific audiences