Weekends@MIT offers connection through varied activities
Regular campus events built community and promote student wellbeing.
A winning formula for student project teams at MIT
The teamwork, leadership, and communication skills developed in the Gordon Engineering Leadership (GEL) Program drive success of Edgerton Center project teams.
MIT winter club sports energized by the Olympics
Members of the MIT curling and figure skating clubs are embracing the 2026 Winter Olympics, an international showcase for their — and many other — cherished winter sports.
Fraternities and sororities at MIT raise funds for local charities
“Our students’ ... dedication reflects not only their generosity, but also the spirit of engaging the MIT community in giving back through philanthropy.”
Mind, hand, and harvest
A volunteer-driven pilot program brings low-cost organic produce to the MIT community.
Josh Randolph: Taking care of others as an EMT and ROTC leader
“I always wanted to be in public service, serve my community, and serve my country,” says the MIT mechanical engineering major.
The science of consciousness
Through the MIT Consciousness Club, professors Matthias Michel and Earl Miller are exploring how neurological activity gives rise to human experience.
Green bananas can’t throw 3.091 Fun Run off course
Quick thinking and good spirit marked the Department of Materials Science and Engineering’s first-ever community run.
Teamwork in motion
Friendly competition and a love of spreadsheets helped get Aero and Astro running teams over the finish line at Ragnar Reach the Beach.
Transforming boating, with solar power
Solar electric vehicle pioneer James Worden ’89 brought his prototype solar electric boat to MIT to talk shop with students and share his vision for solar-powered boats.
At MIT, musicians make new tools for new tunes
From the classroom to expanding research opportunities, students at MIT Music Technology use design to push the frontier of digital instruments and software for human expression and empowerment.
A sounding board for strengthening the student experience
Composed of “computing bilinguals,” the Undergraduate Advisory Group provides vital input to help advance the mission of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.
Infinite Threads popup thrift store helps the MIT community and the planet
With items selling for as little as $2, the initiative diverted about 750 pounds of textiles from landfills in 2024-25.
MIT students turn vision to reality
The ASA Impact Fund finances unique and impactful projects in Africa.
MIT students advance solutions for water and food with the help of J-WAFS
J-WAFS marks 10 years of supporting student engagement through grants, fellowships, events, mentorship, and funding for clubs.