MIT Club of South Texas Newsletter

October 14, 2024

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MITCoSTx Events

Check our website and newsletters for upcoming events. All MIT Club of South Texas events are open to MIT undergraduate and graduate alumni, parents of MIT students and alumni, and current students.

InterClub Happy Hour

Thursday, October 24 at 6:00 pm - Meet, greet, make friends and make meaningful connections with Ivy+ alumni. Your own MIT Club of South Texas is hosting the October InterClub event at Little Woodrow's in the Heights. Meet on the outdoor patio. Free but cash bar.

Annual Glass Blowing Event

Saturday, October 26 at 12:45 pm - Back by popular demand! Participate in our annual homage to the MIT Glass Lab right here in the Houston area. With the help of skilled staff at Glass Blowing Houston in Tomball, you will choose your own colors and create a glass pumpkin or one of several other items. Registration is limited. $110 per item.

MIT10 October Tea Happy Hour

Wednesday, October 30 at 7:00 pm - Young alumni: Join us for Boba and skyline views at Post Houston. Buy yourself a Boba at Ice Ice Boba and meet us on the scenic rooftop garden. Free, but please register so we know you're coming.

Volunteer at Rescued Pets Movement

Saturday, November 9 at 10:00 am - Connect with your MIT friends while making some new furry friends! Join us in making a difference. We’ll be walking dogs, folding laundry, washing dishes, and washing dogs (if you’re up for getting wet). Or you can help out with bagging up food. Free. Registration is limited to 20.

Coming soon! Stay tuned for more details.

• Profitable Carbon Sequestration: Harnessing Natural Processes for Sustainable Climate Solutions with MIT Professor Oliver Jagout’z - Tuesday, November 19, in-person evening reception and presentation
• Annual Holiday Party - Sunday, December 8th, 2:00 - 5:00 pm: Save the date!

Create your own MITCoSTx program - Host an in-person or a virtual meeting with a local flavor. Got a topic you would like to hear about? Is there a topic you would like to share with local alums? Topics can be technical, medical, business, or just something to lighten the mood. The Golf Outing is a great example of an alum-organized event. Contact Sophie Sun, our VP Programs.

Community Service Corner

MIT Club of South Texas Community Service Matching Donation Program Update

Christ the Redeemer Catholic School VEX Robotics Competition Team was the recipient of a $1000 check from the MIT Club of South Texas as part of the MIT Club of South Texas Community Service Matching Donation Program. Alan Cisar ’73 and Marilyn Taggi Cisar ‘76 volunteered over 200 hours with the middle school robotics team for the 2023-24 school year. The team of twenty 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders built three robots to compete in several tournaments, and won a Judges Award for fielding a competitive robot at their very first event. The teacher/coach for the team is Kelly Murphy.

The team will use the donation to purchase the field parts for the 2024-25 tournament, High Stakes, and to pay the admission for a tournament. For more information on the VEX robotics program check out this video.

The Community Service Team is looking for volunteers to help plan our future community service efforts. If interested, email [email protected].

Our website profiles alumni and parent volunteers. Read them here. If you know someone who you think should be included, contact the Community Service Team.

MIT Email Forwarding for Life

People using their alum.mit.edu accounts for forwarding to another email account are often finding that the forwarded mail has been caught by a spam filter and doesn't make it to the designated account. It is best practice to check your alum.mit.edu Outlook account on a regular basis. Go to https://outlook.office.com/mail/ and sign in with your alum.mit.edu email address. You will then be prompted to sign in to the Infinite Connection. You can opt to stay signed in.

If you continue to use your @alum.mit.edu address as a forwarding address, email sent to your @alum.mit.edu address will go to the inbox of your alumni Outlook account AND forward to your specified forwarding address(es). That's the default setting. An email-forwarding-only service, with no storage of email, is not an option.

For more information, check out the Alumni Email FAQ.

MIT at the Astros

The 'Stros may have come up a little short in the playoffs but they made the second half of the season very exciting. And members of the MIT Club along with Northwestern Alumni had a great time at the game on August 20.

Brass Rats

Thanks to Jessica Wu Ramirez, SB '99, of the Club of Northern California. See our homepage for more Brass Rats!

Upcoming MIT Affiliate Virtual Events [Central Time]

For a complete listing of all affiliate events, go to MITAA Club events. Also, look for emails from the MIT Alumni Association.

October 15, 5:15 pm - Club of Washington, DC - MIT Climate Initiative: An Evening with Professor Maria Zuber

October 24, 5:30 pm - Club of Washington, DC - DC Angel Event Featuring Tech Startups

October 30, 6:30 pm - Club of Washington, DC - The True Purpose of Nutrition with Dr. Robert Lustig '76

November 12, 11:00 am - Sloan Alumni - Product Management Career Planning in the Age of AI

November 12, 5:00 pm - MIT Graduate Alumni Book Club - The Last Weapon with alum and author Matt McCluskey ’91

November 13, 3:00 pm - MIT Alumni Forum - Energy for Tomorrow: MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center

News

Updates from MIT regarding recent events on campus, sharing relevant policies, and correcting misinformation can be found here.