MIT Alumni Association’s Post

Today, Natalie Lorenz Anderson ’84 begins her one-year term as president of the MIT Alumni Association (MITAA). Raised in California, Lorenz Anderson is passionate about addressing climate change, having become aware of climate issues at an early age as she witnessed water shortages, learned about endangered species, and lived through the oil embargo and ensuing long lines at gas pumps in the 1970s. However, it was her other interests—in Star Trek, model airplanes, and space (she had her sights set on becoming an astronaut)—that led her to apply to MIT. https://bit.ly/3XGG4Xp

More than 3,300 MIT alumni and friends returned to campus for Tech Reunions. Re-live the celebrations with this recap video. https://bit.ly/3xB1VVE 🎊🎉 Footage from Laura Babic, Jacques Klapisch, Kate Repantis, Jessica Simpson, and Lee Zamir '95, MNG '97.

From AI-guided satellites to sustainable supercapacitors and more, transformative progress is happening every day at MIT. Support this trailblazing work and the tremendous students, faculty, and staff behind it all. Please make a gift to MIT by June 30 to support all those striving today to make tomorrow’s breakthroughs. https://bit.ly/4cddUrz

Heard at MIT’s Technology Day: Ben Olken, the Jane Berkowitz Carlton and Dennis William Carlton Professor of Microeconomics, shares statistics on the broad impacts of high temperatures on human society—harming economic growth, industrial production, political stability, and more. “The costs of climate change are real; they’re large; they’re quantifiable,” he said. Watch the full event: https://bit.ly/3zduhFU

After a successful career in the insurance industry, Michele (Gershman) Scavongelli ’79 went to law school in her 50s. She now works to shut down the school-to-prison pipeline as the executive director of the Youth Advocacy Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Massachusetts’ juvenile public defender agency. Since earning her JD in 2012, she has represented hundreds of young clients to ensure they receive education and special needs services. “I enjoy making a difference,” she says. https://bit.ly/4c5JPtW

MIT's Alumni Association is looking for an Assistant Director, Phonathon Program to manage our Tech Callers program! This role will manage the call center, recruit and train student employees, connect regularly with MIT alumni and staff, and support the Association's ongoing marketing efforts. Interested in learning more? Visit our website to see additional details and apply today! https://lnkd.in/exeiE_Cy. . . . . . #MIT #MITAA #CareersAcrossMIT #ApplyToday

We're so glad you returned to the 'Tute for Tech Reunions!

“Mentors matter for your career pursuits, career satisfaction, but also for your mental health,” says Dara Norman ’88, who credits the late astronomy Professor Jim Elliot ’65, SM ’65 with helping her through some challenges as an MIT undergraduate. “Seek out mentors who can support you, but recognize that one person cannot support all areas in which you might need mentoring.” Norman is now an astronomer and deputy director of the Community Science and Data Center at NOIRLab, researching galaxy evolution, active galactic nuclei (the bright centers of galaxies where gas and dust are being accreted into supermassive black holes), and large-scale structures in the universe. https://bit.ly/4c8PQ8C