School of Science Learn@Lunch Series

The School of Science holds a monthly lunch series for staff members. The topics will include informational topics, training, and research highlights. The notes and handouts from previous meetings are below.

The spring Learn@Lunch will resumed in late March with a session on retirement planning. The next meeting, in mid-May will focus on Tuition Assistance and MIT training Opportunities. If you have other topics, you'd like to hear about, please contact Heather Williams, heatherg@mit.edu or 3-8904.

If you would like to attend, please rsvp to Meridith Liddell (mliddell@mit.edu , 3-8900).

Previous meeting notes:

	DATE	TOPIC
	June 2008	School of Science BBQ complete with MIT, Pop Culture, and Boston Trivia. Check out the pictures!
	May 2008	Tuition Assistance presentation by specialist Shawn Spencer of MIT's Human Resources department on MIT's Tuition Assistance Benefit.
	March 2008	Ellen Cushman & Mary Noble presented an overview of retirement benefits at MIT including information on Fidelity's partnership with MIT.
	December 2007	Staff members from the MIT Medical Department, Marcia Yousik and Celene Barnes, presented strategies for managing stress.
	November 2007	Dean Marc Kastner, School of Science and Dr. Alison Alden, Vice-President for Human Resources spoke about their goals, initiatives, and answered questions.
	October 2007	Kristen Morreale, Staffing Specialist, & Wendy Silver, Human Resources Officer, SoS, presented Search and Selection Guidelines for Hiring Managers.
	September 2007	Rita Geller, Compensation Specialist, on How MIT Determines Salary Compensation

For additional information on the Learn@Lunch series, please contact Heather Williams, heatherg@mit.edu, 617-253-8904.