Tag: Division of Student Life

Q&A with an MIT dining influencer

Last fall, MIT Campus Dining recruited a group of students to make short videos and share their experiences as student diners on Instagram. The MIT Dining Ambassadors program is an effort to get students talking about — and helping to improve — MIT’s food services and systems.  One of the inaugural ambassadors, Michaela Brown, a biochemical […]

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MIT BrainTrust supports neighbors living with brain injuries

Since 1998, members of MIT’s BrainTrust club have helped Boston-area residents with brain injuries or other neurological disorders through their buddy program. The organization’s members also visit patients in nursing homes suffering from neurological issues. BrainTrust is one of the founding chapters of Synapse National, an organization created by MIT alumna Alissa Totman ’13. Synapse’s […]

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Faces of MIT: Gabi Hott Soares

Gabi Hott Soares, associate director of student organizations and programming for the Student Organizations, Leadership, and Engagement Office (SOLE) in the Division of Student Life (DSL), empowers and equips students to lead and serve not only during their time at MIT, but also as they venture into their professional lives. With enthusiasm and a global […]

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Weekends@MIT offers connection through varied activities

Weekends at MIT are often a time for students to catch up on sleep or finish p-sets, lab work, and other school assignments. But for more than two decades, through a student-driven initiative supported by the Division of Student Life (DSL), students have been able to find welcoming activities designed to build community on Friday […]

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MIT winter club sports energized by the Olympics

With the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics officially kicking off today, several of MIT’s winter sports clubs are hosting watch parties to cheer on their favorite players, events, and teams. Members of MIT’s Curling Club are hosting a gathering to support their favorite teams. Co-presidents Polly Harrington and Gabi Wojcik are rooting for the United […]

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