Our graduate students are more than just students. With an interest in work-like balance, below are a number of groups and activities our graduate students participate in.
Quality of Life Committee
In 2015, the Department of Chemistry formed a new standing committee on departmental Quality of Life.
The Quality of Life (QoL) Committee is composed of students, faculty, postdocs, and staff from around the department.
Broadly speaking, the mission of the QoL Committee is to craft policies, procedures and initiatives that seem likely to improve the quality of life in the department. Anyone interested in joining the QoL Committee or who has a suggestion for improving the departmental quality of life should contact the committee chair.
TGIF Socials
Organized by
CGSC, TGIF Socials are held regularly in the Moore Room (6-321), usually one Friday evening a month during the academic year. All graduate students, postdocs, and faculty are invited to enjoy refreshments and interact informally at these events. TGIF events are announced via email each month.
Yoga and Wellness Program
The Department of Chemistry holds FREE yoga classes on Monday and Thursday evenings throughout the academic year.
Mondays: Strength-Training Yoga with Maria Kovalenko, BodyScapes Fitness.
Thursdays: Slow-Flow Yoga with Jodi Swain, MIT Recreation.
The department schedules relaxing wellness breaks throughout the term.
Email chem-yoga-admin@mit.edu for dates, times, and additional information!
Intramural Sports Teams
Department of Chemistry graduate students organize a number of teams each year to compete in the MIT Intramural Athletics Program. Announcements concerning intramural sports teams are sent out via email.
