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10/4
Four Weeks for America Challenge Info Session
7pm, 2-105
The MIT Public Service Center and Teach For America have teamed up to offer MIT students an exciting challenge for IAP 2012. Work with current Teach For America teachers and help them develop more innovative and exciting ways to teach science and math. Gain first hand experience of what it's like to Teach For America. Spend four weeks solving problems that matter, driving educational change and making a difference for kids, all expenses paid! (Some restrictions apply.) There will be an info session on Tuesday, October 4, at 7:00pm in 2-105. Hear from students who have participated in this program in past years. Dinner provided! More information and application materials can be found at http://mit.edu/mitpsc/whatwedo/fourweeks/index.html^{Image Removed}, and applications are due Friday, October 14 at 5pm. Contact 4foramerica@mit.edu for more information!

10/7
Greater Boston Universities’ Week of Service
The MIT Public Service Center is looking for 140 MIT volunteers to join students, staff, faculty, and alumni from Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University, Northeastern University, and Wellesley College in volunteering at Cradles to Crayons' Giving Factory on October 18-21, 2011. Volunteer opportunities are available from 10am-12pm and 1-3pm daily. Volunteers will inspect incoming books, match outfits, sort and test toys, stuff backpacks, or fill orders that meet the needs of individual boys and girls in their local communities. To volunteer, apply by October 7: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHprUEduTWdXelVIUExFbjNYczQ5X0E6MQ^{Image Removed} We'll follow-up with information about free buses provided to and from the Giving Factory. Thanks for volunteering! Email questions to Kristi Gundrum Kebinger, Public Service Center, volunteerplacement@mit.edu.

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10/14
Four Weeks for America Challenge Application DEADLINE
5pm, 4-104
The MIT Public Service Center and Teach For America have teamed up to offer MIT students an exciting challenge for IAP 2012. Work with current Teach For America teachers and help them develop more innovative and exciting ways to teach science and math. Gain first hand experience of what it's like to Teach For America. Spend four weeks solving problems that matter, driving educational change and making a difference for kids, all expenses paid! (Some restrictions apply.) More information and application materials can be found at http://mit.edu/mitpsc/whatwedo/fourweeks/index.html^{Image Removed},. Contact 4foramerica@mit.edu for more information.

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• Work by yourself, or as part of a small team
• Create a project from scratch, or find project ideas and community partners on our website
• Work locally, nationally, or internationally, with a preference for projects in the Americas
  Find more information about both programs at http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/whatwedo/internshipsandfellowships/^{Image Removed}
  Looking for project ideas? Check-out the PSC's opportunities page http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/opportunities/^{Image Removed}
  Questions? Contact Alison at hynd@mit.edu

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