CAREER OPTIONS AND ADVICE
MIT Careers Office
The Careers Office provides counseling, workshops, lectures and panels, employer recruiting, job development, preprofessional advising, alumni relations, internships and other opportunities for experiential learning, selfassessment and career research.
Website: https://capd.mit.edu/
Location: Room 12-170
Phone: 617.253.4733
E mail: mitco(at)mit(dot)edu
Mechanical Engineering Communications Lab at MIT
The Communications Lab provides coaching, workshops and other initiatives to support students as they transferable communications skills: scientific papers, presentations (including quals and job talks), resumes, etc.
Website: https://mitcommlab.mit.edu/meche/
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
MIT Ombuds Office
The MIT Ombuds Office helps people express concerns, resolve disputes, manage conflicts, and learn more productive
ways of communicating. It serves as an independent, confidential, neutral and informal resource to the diverse MIT
community and provides a place for every voice at MIT to be heard and to receive impartial attention without fear of
loss of privacy.
Website: http://web.mit.edu/ombud/
Location: Room 10-213
Phone: 617.253.5921
Hours: 9am – 5pm
Office of Graduate Education
The Office of Graduate Education (OGE) is an Institute-wide support and referral office for graduate students and
graduate administrators. The OGE complements administration in individual Schools and departments and advocates
broadly for graduate education.
Website: http://oge.mit.edu/
Location: Room 3-138
Phone: 617.253.4860
E mail: oge(at)mit(dot)edu
MIT Police
The MIT Police mission is to deliver total quality service to all the members of our community. They focus on a safe
academic environment as well as emergency medical service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week all year long. MIT Police
provide these vital services through their EMT certified officers on cruiser, motorcycle, bicycle, and foot patrols.
Website: https://police.mit.edu/
Location: Bldg W89
Phone: 617.253.1212 or dial 100 from campus
HEALTH CONCERNS
Mental Health
Services are available to anyone in the MIT community with problems, questions, or concerns. The service provides
evaluations and consultations, brief treatment (counseling/psychotherapy and medication), referrals, urgent care and
group counseling.
Website: https://medical.mit.edu/services/mental-health-counseling
Location: Bldg E23-3rd Floor
Phone: 617.253.2916 (7am-7pm), 617.253.4481 (7pm-7am)
Walk-in Hours: M-F 2pm-4pm
Physical Health
MIT Medical offers comprehensive, high-quality physical and mental health care. Students, affiliates, staff, faculty, and
post-doctoral fellows all have convenient, on-campus access to more than 25 clinical services and medical specialties,
each delivered by highly qualified physicians, nurse practitioners, psychologists, physician assistants, social workers,
and other health care professionals.
Website: https://medical.mit.edu/
Location: Bldg E23
Phone: 617.253.4481
Hours: M-F 8:30am-5:00pm
Substance Abuse
The Community Development and Substance Abuse (CDSA) Center for Prevention, Policy, and Research functions to
serve all members of the MIT community in a comprehensive effort to enhance academic, social, and personal
development.
Website: http://cdsa.mit.edu/
Emergency Medical Services
Contains links to various emergency service on campus.
Website: http://emergency.mit.edu/
STRESS MANAGEMENT
Stress Reduction, Mindfulness, and Relaxation
An excellent place to start looking for ways to reduce stress. There are links to classes and workshops at MIT, and other
online resources. You can also find contact information for staff members who specialize in helping people cope with
stress.
Website: http://medweb.mit.edu/wellness/programs/stress.html
Wellness Programs
Contains links to various wellness related services by MIT Medical.
Website: https://medical.mit.edu/community
Graduate Personal Support (Student Support Services for Graduate Students)
The mission of Student Support Services is to promote the academic success and holistic experience of students. It
reinforces the core values of MIT by providing support in an accessible and respectful environment. They further
provide advice and advocacy for students and act as a hub of resources, referrals, and information across the MIT
community. They offer personal counseling for students on a variety of issues, particularly those which affect academic
performance.
Website: https://oge.mit.edu/development/gradsupport/
Location: Room 3-134
Phone: 617.253.4860
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9 am – 5 pm; Wednesday 9 am – 2 pm
Other
Spouses and Partners at MIT
A support network for the wives, husbands, and significant others of MIT students, staff and faculty.
Website: https://spouses.mit.edu/
Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender at MIT
A group working to create a more inclusive and welcoming campus community for lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender, questioning and friendly individuals, with a primary focus on students.
Website: https://lbgtq.mit.edu/
End Violence against Women
A group of students, staff, faculty, and alumni from MIT and other schools, as well as local-area organizations, working on ending violence against women.
Website: http://web.mit.edu/end_violence/
Religious Concerns
Contact the MIT Chaplains for any issues pertaining to religious faith or spiritual matters.
Website: http://studentlife.mit.edu/rl/who-we-are
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