MIT Parents Association Information

It is our pleasure to introduce you to the MIT Parents Association. The Association exists to help parents connect to MIT and to one another. It consists of all MIT parents, past and present, and a dedicated staff commited to keeping you informed of the many opportunities and resources available to you through the MIT community.

Now that you, too, are a part of the MIT Parents Association, expect to receive regular correspondence from the Association throughout the next four years. Listed below are the three core communications that will be sent:

• Parents News: Mailed each spring, this publication covers a range of material, from the latest campus and regional events involving parents, to relevant Institute Institute newsa and artticles to help you adjust to life as a parent of a college student.
  
  
• e-Newsletter: This quarterly update is sent via email and delivers the information you need to know exactly when you need it.
  
  
• Parents Website: The ultimate resource for MIT parents, available at: http://alum.mit.edu/parents/.

To ensure that the Association has the most up-to-date contact information on file for you, please submit your preferred mailing and email address via the online form at: http://alum.mit.edu/parents/.

The MIT Parents Association offers MIT parents the opportunity to…

• Attend Family Weekend
• Volunteer as a Parent Connector and/or a member of the Parents Fund committee
• Receive Parents News, an annual newsletter
• Receive a quarterly e-mail newsletter
• Attend regional receptions and lectures
• Build your own MIT experience to share with your student
  

MIT Parents Association Contacts:

James Brogioli, Director
brogioli@mit.edu, (617) 452-3686

L. Alycen Ashburn, Assistant Director
lashburn@mit.edu, (617) 253-8183

Family Weekend: http://alum.mit.edu/parents/FamilyWeekend/

Parents Web Site: Check regularly for up-to-date information and helpful MIT links at http://alum.mit.edu/parents/.

General Inquiries: mykidis@mit.edu

E-mail your questions to the Parents Association staff, and they will answer you directly or forward your inquiry to the appropriate department.

If you have a question that only another experienced MIT parent can answer, send your questions to a parent volunteer in your area, known as a Parent Connector. To contact a Parent Connector, visit the MIT Parents Association Web site at: http://alum.mit.edu/parents/ParentVolunteers/ParentConnections/.

THE PARENTS ASSOCIATION IS PROUD TO HOST FAMILY WEEKEND 2009

Mark your calendar for Family Weekend, October 16-18, 2009! Family Weekend offers MIT Parents the chance to see MIT in action. Visit open classes, meet faculty, attend cutting-edge lectures, tour labs, and experience your student's living group. Registration opens in early September, and event details will be posted on the Web: http://alum.mit.edu/parents/FamilyWeekend/.