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APPLY NOW: PKG Center – Graduate Community Engagement Fellowship
Graduate Community Fellows are a cadre of graduate students who work under the auspices of the Office of Graduate Education on projects and assignments that enhance the life of graduate…
MIT Virtual ALC 2021 | One Community Together in Service
In partnership with MIT President Rafael Reif, the PKG Center was featured  at the  “One Community Together in Service” event during the annual  Alumni Leadership Conference. The event demonstrated MIT’s…
IDEAS Alumni: Charlene Xia (G), Sustainable Sea
Charlene Xia (G), IDEAS 2021 grantee, was featured by MIT News for her IDEAS project, Sustainable Sea. Xia proposed a machine learning-based aquaculture monitoring and response system that uses microbiome data…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Amelia Seabold (’22)
My name is Amelia Seabold, and I am a rising senior in urban planning (Course 11). I have always been interested in working with vulnerable communities around the world and…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Haylee Niemann (’21)
As the child of two teachers, I’ve always been drawn toward education. In the past, I’ve even worked as an educator, tutoring and teaching young children, but had never really…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Ezra Erives (’24)
My name is Ezra Erives and I’m a rising sophomore at MIT studying mathematics (18) and computer science (6-3). Last winter, during MIT’s Independent Activities Period (IAP), I participated in…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Elliott Yarwood (’22)
My name is Elliott Yarwood, I am a rising senior majoring in Materials Science & Engineering. I grew up in Tucson, Arizona and during my time there I worked at…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Megan Eberts (’24)
Introduction I came to MIT looking for opportunities exactly like the Social Impact Internship Program. Interning for the Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance (A&F) as a Fiscal Policy…
PKG Fellowships: Mercy Oladipo (’23)
The Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT UN) recently featured Mercy Oladipo (’23), a PKG Fellow who has used her programming and technology skills to develop a website focused on…
PKG Fellowships: Ben Hoyle (G), Part IV
Read Part I, Part II and Part III of Ben’s Fellowship experience. Ben Hoyle completed his Master of Architecture at MIT in June of 2021. During the summer, he laid…