Social Impact Internship Feature: Octavio Vega, NeedsList
Octavio Vega (’22, Course 8) is a Crisis Relief Intern with NeedsList through the PKG Social Impact Internships program. NeedsList is an organization that builds solutions for a new era…
Community Partner Spotlight: Reboot Rx
PKG Social Impact Internships connect undergraduate MIT students with community partners, non-profits, and government agencies where they can apply their technical skills to real-world challenges. In partnership with the PKG Center,…
Community Partner Spotlight: MassHealth, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
PKG Social Impact Internships connect undergraduate MIT students with community partners, non-profits, and government agencies where they can apply their technical skills to real-world challenges. In partnership with the PKG…
The History of MITvote’s mascot: Vote-a-saurus
If you’re familiar with civic engagement at MIT, then you probably already know its larger-than-life mascot. Even for those unfamiliar or new to campus, it’s hard to miss Vote-a-saurus… a…
Social Impact Internships: Group Project, 2020
MIT architectural cohort Group Project used postcards to navigate community collaboration through COVID-19. Check out their exciting work! Group Project began as a student-led initiative at MIT in 2017. At…
Community Partner Spotlight: World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) offers social impact internships to undergraduate MIT students looking to engage in a global campaign to protect biodiversity and environmental health. Learn about their work…
Social Impact Internships: Sahithi Madireddy (’23)
This summer, I had the opportunity to work as a Children’s Mental Health Policy Analysis Intern at the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. I already had a general sense of…
Thanks for a great ALC!
PKG Social Impact Interns and IDEAS Alum speak to their experiences with public service at MIT! Robert Cancio (’23) and So Hee Ahn (’22) were COVID Action Recovery Interns with…Social Impact Internships: Elizabeth Carbonell (’23)
When I first started this internship, I was very motivated to socially impact my community. In the beginning, I wasn’t sure how my work would be useful but as I…