MIT Club of South Texas Newsletter

March 31, 2025

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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.

Boston Pops On Tour Presents Star Wars: The Story in Music

Saturday, April 5, 6:30 pm at the The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands

Take an intergalactic musical journey with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops! Watching all nine episodes of Star Wars would take over 20 hours - but you can re-live the entire saga in just two as a live narrator and America’s Orchestra bring this epic story and iconic music to life. This interstellar concert experience will awaken the Force within you and transport you to a galaxy far, far away. Free!

If you want to get together for a quick bite before the concert, we will meet at SweetGreen at Market Street between 6:00-6:30pm.

Reception at FIRST Robotics World Championship

Wednesday, April 16, 4:15 pm-5:30 pm, George R. Brown Convention Center, Room 322A.

Join in the excitement of the FIRST Robotics World Championship and meet newly admitted MIT students from the Class of 2029 from around the world. The MIT Admissions office is hosting an all-MIT get together for newly admitted students, current MIT students, MIT parents, MIT mentors, and local MIT alumni. What a great chance to meet and welcome some exceptional high school students to the MIT community!

Attendance at the reception is free but you need to register on our website so we know how many people are coming. You are also required to register on-site with FIRST in order to access the venue. Allow a little extra time to get to the event. But why not come and enjoy the competitions earlier in the day!  Admission to the World Championships is free.  

For more on the competition, check out https://www.firstchampionship.org. For further information about the reception, contact Marilyn Taggi Cisar at [email protected].

April InterClub Happy Hour

Thursday, April 24, 6 pm - Bryn Mawr will host the April Happy Hour at Axelrad Beer Garden in their first floor indoor lobby section. Axelrad offers plenty of free parking, a variety of drinks, and food from rotating food trucks as well as its neighbor pizzeria Luigi's. They also "have a $3.50 beer all day, every day." No need to register. Just show up! Free.

Drunk Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet

Saturday, April 26, 5:00 pm - at the Emerald Theatre, 412 Travis St, Houston

CURRENTLY SOLD OUT! Join the waitlist - Five professional actors meet as members of The Drunk Shakespeare Society. One of them has 5 shots of whiskey and then attempts to perform a major role in a Shakespearean play. Hilarity and mayhem ensue while the four sober actors try and keep the script on track. Ages 21+ only. Tickets are limited. We will try to purchase more. If sold out, you can register for the waitlist.

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

The Club of South Texas has has been selected to receive the Great Dome Award. This award is being given in recognition of the accomplishments of the Club’s Community Service Planning Committee in executing the MITCoSTx Community Service Program. Established in 1968, the Great Dome Award is the highest honor the MIT Alumni Association bestows upon any of its organizations. The award will be presented during the Alumni Leadership Conference (ALC), which will be held on campus September 26-27, 2025. This will be the fourth Great Dome Award for MITCoSTx.

The MIT Club of South Texas' Matching Donation Program contributes $5 for every hour of volunteer time a member does for approved organizations. Visit our website for more information and a list of currently approved organizations.

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.

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.

April 2, 5:00 pm - AMITA - Ignite Your Creative Spark: Breaking Career Barriers for Women with Dora Farkas ‘98, PD ‘04, PhD ‘04

April 3, 11:00 am - Alumni Golfers Association - Ryder Cup to Your Local Course: Golf Analytics Demystified

April 3, 6:00 pm - Club of Southern California - "Quantum + AI: The Future" Panel Discussion

April 9, 10:00 am - EESN - Emerging Water Challenges and Technology Solutions

April 9, 5:30 pm - AMITA - The Path to Successful Salary Negotiations: Livestream & Q&A with Gerta Malaj SCM '18

April 16, 8:00 pm - Club of Northern California - Dementia: What we know, and the latest research using non-invasive methods with Prof. Li-Huei Tsai

April 22, 5:30 pm - Club of Washington DC - Dr. Dennis Liu: Reversing the Extinction Crisis with Digital Mapping and Community Action

Port of Houston Tour

Thanks to Richard Byrnes SM '89 and the crew of the M/V Sam Houston for hosting our morning tour of the Houston Ship Channel. We had a great time! For more photos from the port tour, visit our media center where you can download full-resolution images.

Admitted Students Reception

We had an amazing turnout from all over the greater Houston area! Thanks so much to the ECs who attended and spoke to students and families! The Admissions Office provided support and MIT decorations. MIT Parent, Katie Pineda, baked the delicious and festive desserts! The Burns and Saab families helped as decorators, photographers, and parking attendants. And special thanks to Emily Le-Saab '99 who hosted this event in her home. Look for more photos from the reception coming soon in our media center.

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