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  • Orientation Event Calendar 2023

    It’s time for Orientation! What is Orientation, you ask? At MIT, Orientation refers to the period of time between the last week of August and mid September, when offices, departments, student groups, and dorms welcome all of the new students to our campus. MS&PC (MIT Spouses and Partners Connect) and LCE (Language Conversation Exchange – the other program…

  • Exploring MS&PC’s past – a 50th Anniversary Event

    As part of our 50th year celebration, we invite you to learn more about MS&PC’s history by exploring archival materials from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Join us on Wednesday November 3 in Community Wellness at MIT Medical to look through notebooks, guides, photos, articles, and more. Take a trip back in time with the…

  • Visiting the Boston Public Library

    By Cadu Ferreira My stay here as a spouse has been so useful already, because I work with Social Media, I work remotely and have the opportunity to explore a lot of places, finding a best way to learn about the city, language and this culture. Something that I could learn since I started to read…

  • My Cooking Adventures at MIT

    – By Irina Rasskazova – It’s about 5:40 on a sunny Friday, and I should have been at Sidney Pacific Dorm about ten minutes ago. However, I’m still waiting on the porch for an Uber to get there with a large strap-y bag full of lunch boxes. The biggest one is filled with 25 medallion-shaped…

  • Welcome to MIT! Orientation 2016 with MS&PC

    –By Marinagrazia Bisogno– A new academic year has begun and this time MS&PC has once again been doing his best to greet and welcome newcomers and offer them the support to deal with their new experience at MIT!We have participated in the Orientation 2016 with a double date, two events organized by our staff together…

  • “Yes We Cake!” -The First Dessert Contest by S&P and PDA

    -By Marinagrazia Bisogno- A good way to end a day of study and work is definitely indulging in a little sweetness, and the 1st edition of the Dessert competition organized by MIT Spouses & Partners Connect and MIT Postdoctoral Association has definitely been this way! A triumph of sweetness that saw 17 competitors including students, post…

  • Bringing Sexy Back

    -By Talia Ambar- Eat, poop, repeat. If you have a baby, you know the drill. Hardly any time for your morning coffee. Hardly any energy to brush your teeth in the evening. Definitely neither time nor energy for sex. This is where Divya Kumar comes in. Divya is many things: postpartum support professional, postpartum doula, lactation…

  • Chasing the American Dream: Job Seeking in the USA

    by Fazila Hanis Hashim Job-seeking in a foreign land can be one long, lonely and frustrating journey. How do we strike out on our own in a new country while our busy partners pursue their MIT dreams? Will our (foreign) degrees and work experiences be sufficient to land us a job in the USA? Some…

  • Great Performances by Great People

    -Benjamin Okun Sometimes it’s good to be bad, and such was the case in Saturday’s production of “Bad Auditions by Bad Actors” – the debut performance by MIT S&PC’s new Acting Club.  The troupe’s wildly unpredictable antics had an audience of nearly 100 attendees at Killian Hall laughing through the evening, and it was impressive…

  • Orientation 2015

    This year Spouses & Partners Connect organized three events for Orientation Week: the Learning Fair, a Campus Tour and a Sunset Cruise. All our events were a success!!  Berenice Torrecillas gave us a summary of the events, and Siria Ledezma shared personal reflections on her relationship with MIT Spouses & Partners Connect. Berenice- We had…