We return to this week’s Campus Chronicles with a review of MIT Sloan’s student newspaper, Fifteen, to learn about the latest events on Sloan’s campus.
The MIT Sloan student Senate held its first meeting of the year on October 6th, welcoming 24 new Senators from the class of 2011. This year the Senate vows to prioritize projects based on Senators’ interests, following up on last year’s efforts to learn how the Senate can have a positive impact on issues that need to be addressed. These new projects include developing cross-campus relationships, creating electronic announcement boards, and improving club websites. In addition, Senators will team up with the Sloan admissions office to create a “Sloan on the Road” admissions video.
MIT Sloan has a new club this year for students interested in entrepreneurship, the MIT SEE (Sloan Entrepreneurship and Execution). Although MIT is known for its focus on entrepreneurship, MIT SEE founders believe that this club can address an unmet need by focusing on entrepreneurship execution, which they see as a key component to success regardless of innovation quality. MIT SEE is therefore aimed towards community leaders who intend to take action through starting a company during or after their time at Sloan. This club intends to host brainstorming sessions and provide funding for entrepreneurial students at MIT, eventually aiming to launch companies within the year.
Sloan students recently enjoyed an off-campus event at Tommy Doyle’s in Harvard Square to help raise funds for the Sloan Entrepreneurs for International Development (SEID). Attending students donated money to SEID to enjoy a night of good food and an upbeat performance by student band the Rolling Sloans. SEID ultimately raised over $2,000 in donations. They plan to use this money to create travel scholarships so club members can travel to developing countries to help entrepreneurs with their start-ups.
