Staff News

Orientation 2024 Highlights

Orientation 2024 Highlights

September 30, 2024

This year, we welcomed 1,098  new first year students, 27 transfer students, and approximately 2,500 parents and family members into the amazing community here at MIT.

Career Exploration Fellowship Offsets Cost of Underpaid Internships

Career Exploration Fellowship Offsets Cost of Underpaid Internships

January 4, 2025

As of mid-January, students can apply for funding to offset the cost of underpaid internships through the Career Exploration Fellowship!  Open to currently enrolled MIT undergraduates (first years, sophomores, juniors, and seniors returning to MIT for a graduate degree) completing domestic underfunded experiences within the following industry areas: non-profits, creative or design fields, journalism, sustainability, environmental […]

Kudos to our Students in the News

Kudos to our Students in the News

March 13, 2025

The PKG Center is proud to share that several former IDEAS program participants have been recognized recently for excellence recently. Former IDEAS team Nutur and Friend of the PKG Dheera Ananthakrishnan were awarded MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovation Prizes; IDEAS alum Abbie Schipper has been named a 2025 Gates Cambridge Scholar; and IDEAS alum and Presidential […]

Celebrating Our Graduate Students

Celebrating Our Graduate Students

April 28, 2025

Earlier this April, the OGE teamed up with offices and departments across MIT to celebrate Grad Student Appreciation Week — an annual celebration of the amazing contributions and hard work of our grad students. From April 6 –12, students enjoyed a variety of fun and relaxing events ranging from bamboo planting to chair massages (plus […]

New Employees: January 1 – March 31, 2025

New Employees: January 1 – March 31, 2025

April 28, 2025

Congratulations and welcome to the following staff who have recently joined OVC! Career Advising & Professional DevelopmentYanae Zorrilla, Operations Assistant Office of Graduate Education HQZoë Wright, Communications SpecialistNicole Zepeda, Administrative Assistant 2 PKG CenterCaitie Whelan, Practitioner in Residence RegistrarLauren Pies, Administrative Assistant 2 ROTC Air ForceJeffrey Treadway, Technical Instructor Undergraduate Advising CenterAbigail Winn, Staff Associate […]

Undergraduate Advising News

Undergraduate Advising News

July 18, 2025

New Space Construction on Building 11 is nearly complete, and we anticipate moving in by the end of summer. We’re excited to welcome the MIT community into the new space, and look forward to hosting an Open House for OVC staff this fall! First-Year Orientation The Office of the First Year (OFY) is gearing up […]