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IN LEAGUEA quarterly newsletterNovember 2021
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COOK: Culinary Offerings from ourKitchens: Buy the recipe book!
In the Spring of 2020 we at the Women'sLeague joined force with MIT EndicottHouse and MITAC to create a new MITcookbook. With so many in our communitybuilding their cooking skills and missingcampus, this was a way to bring peopletogether.
We requested people submit their recipes,the story behind them and their favoriteMIT memory. The recipes have beengathered together in this beautiful book,now available for purchase.
On October 19th, a virtual presentationfrom Endicott House brought together winners chosen by the MIT Endicott HouseExecutive Chef, Eddie Cerrato. The winners prepared their recipes and shared what therecipes meant to them to a delightedvirtual audience.
You can order your copy of COOK directfrom the Endicott House website, deliveredto you for $18. All proceeds from the sale ofthe book will be donated to Project RestoreUs (projectrstoreus.org). Founded by fourwomen who lead local area restaurants,Project Restore Us is a mutual aidorganization that tackles food insecurity inthe Boston Area..
Looking for an interesting read?The Book Discussion interest group willhost virtual meetings via Zoom thissemester. Please let Maxine Jonas([email protected]) know if you’d like tobe added to their mailing list.
December 15Elinor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman
January 19Caste: The Origins of Our DiscontentIsabel Wilkerson
February 16Sing, Unburied, SingJesmyn Ward
March 16A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith
Honorary League gathers onlineTwice annually, the Honorary Leaguegathers together friends to hear a talkfrom a member of MIT's faculty orresearch staff. We're still not able to hostour event in person, but continue to bringtogether our community online.
This October were delighted to host JohnOchsendorf, Class of 1942 Professor,Professor of Architecture, Professor ofCivil and Environmental Engineering. Hespoke about his work researching vaulted
Thanks to the Honorary LeagueCommittee: Chris Santos, Diana Martinezand Nancye Mims.
ceilings by Gustavino, and the labor of lovethat was the design and creation of MIT'sCollier Memorial.
This year is the 26th year of the FallFashion Free-For-All, a program launchedby Women's League members to makesure that students have all they need toget through the tough New England winterand the professional clothing they needfor interviews. Over the years, theprogram has expanded beyond its originalmandate of helping internationalnewcomers to serving students with agreater financial need.
Last year, unable to gather in person, wehad to get creative to make sure we could
help those in need. We helped over 200 MITstudents get the clothes they needed in theFall of 2020 and the Winter of 2021. Ourremote option was such a success, we'vecontinued it this year. Working withStudent Support Services, the InternationalStudent Office and the Office of the FirstYear, we got the word out to students whosigned up for the clothes they need.
The spreadsheet is live and you cansign up to help a student. [email protected] and we'll get thingsmoving.
The Fall Fashion Exchange returns
Wednesday December 19:00am - 12:00pm
W20 Coffeehouse Lounge
Hopes are high this year that we will beable to gather to make the HolidayWreaths that have been part of theWomen's League's annual traditionssince the 1930s. Last year, we were notable to gather in person to make thewreaths in a safe way, so we donatedfunds to MIT's Buildings & Grounds, sothat they might put together the wreathson our behalf.
This year - we plan to be back in person! As always, we are following all of MIT'sevent guidelines. Look out for an emailannouncement soon.
In-person: WL Holiday Wreath-Making!
WISDM Fall Speaker Series
Krista Pullen is a PhD student inthe MIT Biological Engineeringprogram. As a member of theLauffenburger Lab, she isdeveloping machine learningpipelines that will allow translationof immunological data acrossstudies for infectious diseasevaccine development. She will talkabout how these innovativemethods can be adapted to allowus to better understand howvaccines work and for earlier andmore accurate prediction of vaccinecandidate efficacy.
Mara Freilich studies the ways thatphysical oceanographic processes,including fronts and eddies, affectocean microbial ecology, carboncycling, and nutrient distributions.She uses a range of methods fromnumerical ocean models toobservational work at sea. She alsodoes interdisciplinary work tounderstand the ways that sciencecan be used to inform socially justresponses to climate change.
November Tuesday 9th: Krista Pullen, via Zoom, 12-1pm
Thursday 18th: Mara Freilich, via Zoom, 12-1pm
The Women's League is proud to bepartnering this semester with WISDM, theWomen in Innovation and STEMDatabase at MIT. WISDM is in an initiativeaimed at promoting the visibility ofwomen within the MIT community. Thegoal of WISDM is to provide a curatedsearchable online database of MITwomen in STEM, making it easier to findtalented and diverse speakers forconference talks, panels, news stories,outreach events and podcasts.
This Fall, we will be hosting four womengraduate students giving talks abouttheir careers and research, all held viaZoom. Register for these events atwl.mit.edu.
WISDM was founded by Ritu Raman, aprevious speaker at an Honorary LeagueLuncheon. Professor Raman is thed’Arbeloff Career Development AssistantProfessor of Mechanical Engineering atMIT. She is passionate about increasingdiversity in STEM and has championedmany initiatives to empower women inscience.
Check out MIT's IAP in 2022!
Independent Activities Period (IAP) is afour-week period in January duringwhich faculty and students are freedfrom the rigors of regularly scheduledclasses for flexible teaching and learningand for independent study and research.
While IAP is a time for exploration of awide variety of academic and non-academic topics by all members of theMIT community. IAP offerings aredistinguished by their innovative, playful
spirit and fusion of fun and learning.During IAP, MIT community members(students, faculty, staff, and alums) canorganize, sponsor, and participate in awide variety of activities like the oneslisted to the right. All members of theMIT Community are encouraged tocreate offerings aimed at sharing aparticular talent, expertise, or interest–not necessarily related to their day-to-day MIT roles– with others at theInstitute.
Monday, January 3rd - Friday, January 28th 2022
Find classes online: elo.mit.edu/iap
League Interest Groups
Nov 15 / 16 Stargazing
MIT Women's LeagueMassachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts AvenueRoom 10-342
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
ContactKirsty Bennett, Manager
Find us online!wl.mit.edu
facebook.com/womensleague
The MIT Women's League Newsletter is published four timesduring the academic year. Please email the office for a hard
copy of the newsletter or for any questions you may have.
Deadline for submission for the February Newsletter isJanuary 1.
Manager Kirsty Bennett
Chair Cheryl VossmerHonorary Chair Christine Reif
Visual Identity Ink Design
BOOK DISCUSSIONBarbara Donnelly
781.646.4617Nancy Hollomon
CHORALESally de Fazio
[email protected]/womensleague/womenschorale
MITELL STORYTELLINGKirsty Bennett
FIBER ARTSClaudia [email protected]
COMMUNITY CRAFT FAIRSBrenda Blais
CITYSIDE DININGJennifer Sousa
MIT JAPANESE WIVES GROUPKimie Shirasaki
Save the DateBreakfast Series
Wednesday, December 8th8am, via Zoom
We're delighted to announce the return of the Breakfast
Series, featuring Professor Susan Murcott, Lecturer in D-Lab.She will talk about he career and projects of her students in
her course: Water, Climate Change and Health. Look out for anemail invite soon.
