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http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc. Public Service Center Offerings. Individual volunteering Group volunteering Grants IDEAS Competition Fellowships Service Learning Service UROP Community Service Work-Study iHouse. Aims. Educational depth and breadth Real public service.

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  1. http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc

  2. Public Service Center Offerings Individual volunteering Group volunteering Grants IDEAS Competition Fellowships Service Learning Service UROP Community Service Work-Study iHouse

  3. Aims • Educational depth and breadth • Real public service

  4. Annual Student Participation 2500 working on US projects 250 working on international projects

  5. Approach • Challenge • Trust • Support • Resource

  6. MIT IDEAS Competition Innovation Development Enterprise Action Service

  7. IDEAS Competition • Innovations with a community service focus • A third of projects catalyzed by IDEAS • Monthly initial proposal rounds: feedback, development grants = opportunities to test, refine • Community collaborations • Workshops and mentoring • External judges: innovation, feasibility, community impact • Celebration • Winners’ retreat • Ongoing communication/advice

  8. Lung Biopsy Technology for MGH Alpha Image-guided

  9. Robopsy

  10. Reef Regeneration, Philippines

  11. TB Drug Compliance, India

  12. Kinkajou Projector in Mali

  13. FloodSafe Honduras

  14. Sample Pathways

  15. Sample Principles • High, realistic expectations for success • Student-led, student-owned projects • Appropriate screening and support systems • Real learning, real service, increased community capacity • Community collaboration and supervision • Communication and collective decision-making • Multiple opportunities, types of support • Conceptual flexibility: willingness to develop new models

  16. Thank you! http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc

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