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2024 Registered Topics

2024 Thank-a-thon (HR)
Planning an Equitable and Inclusive Event Experience (School of Engineering Staff Advice & Implementation Committee (SAIC) / Disabilities ERG)
Audit Division – Take a Spin on Audit Planning (Audit Division)
Background Check Program Expansion (Emergency Management)
Be Wheel Wise! Safety tips for navigating campus and city when walking, wheeling, or driving (Parking & Transportation Office)
Business and Digital Transformation Office (Business and Digital Transformation Office (BDTO)
Business Intelligence in the DLC (Biology & Chemical Engineering)
Collaborative Climate Action Program for MIT Staff (Office of Sustainability)
Connecting the Dots of Campus Climate Action (Office of Sustainability)
Data Reporting at MIT (IS&T)
Digital Transformation at MIT Health (MIT Health)
Energy Vision: Creating business intelligence through a new campus data analytics platform (Department of Facilities Engineering and Energy Management)
Ensuring Data Integrity for Campus Sustainability (Office of Sustainability)
Exploring MIT’s Proto Hologram Technology (IS&T)
Exploring the Revitalization of Eastman & McDermott Courts (Office of Campus Planning)
Faculty Support Staff Workload Audit (Mechanical Engineering)
Hey, ChatGPT! Do my job for me! Using LLMs to complete administrative tasks, reduce workload, and improve quality (Plasma Science and Fusion Center)
Innovative Technologies Shaping Today’s Construction Industry (Department of Facilities, Campus Construction)
Learn About HR’s New Website (HR)
MechE Project Management: Presenting the RACI Model (Mechanical Engineering)
MIT Activities Committee (MITAC)
MIT Campus Emergency Response Team (MIT CERT) (Emergency Management)
MIT Emergency Preparedness (Emergency Management)
MIT Fast Forward: Designing Out Waste; Establishing the Campus Standard (Department of Facilities)
MIT Health’s Ambulatory Safety Net – Colorectal Cancer Results (MIT Health)
MIT HR Work-Life: Resources to Support You and Your Family (Human Resources)
MIT in Cambridge Impact Report (Office of Government & Community Relations)
MIT Open Space Programming (Open Space Programming)
New Procurement Website and Supplier Search 2.0 (VPF)
New Request for Payment (RFP) Process/App (VPF)
New Time Entry and Approval App (VPF)
On the Pulse: Using Survey Data to Improve Internal Communications (MIT Libraries)
Onboarding at MIT: The Central HR Lens (Human Resources)
OSATT Program Network Alliance (Office of Strategic Alliances and Technology Transfer)
OVPIA: Key Resources for International Engagement (The Office of the Vice Provost for International Activities)
Planning Successful Hybrid Activities (Sloan DEI Office / School of Engineering Staff Advice & Implementation Committee (SAIC) / Disabilities ERG)
Program for International Safety and Security (Department of Public Safety)
Research@MIT App (VPR)
Safe & Sustainable Labs (S2L): Collaborating Across MIT (Environment, Health, & Safety Office)
Search Inside Yourself Program (Human Resources)
Enhancements to MIT Employee Health Plans: Hinge Health and 2nd.MD (Human Resources)
The Job Connector by MIT Spring 2024 Administrative Assistant Training Program (The Job Connector by MIT)
Transforming IT Support at MIT (IS&T)

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2023 Topics

Access to Mental Health – A Model for College Counseling Centers (MIT Medical)
AED Equity program (MIT Emergency Management)
Atlas App (IS&T)
Background Checks at MIT (Emergency Management)
BOTS project (VPF – Financial Operations)
Checklist toward inclusive and accessible event planning (SoE SAIC DEI working group)
Collaborative Climate Action Program (Office of Sustainability)
Connecting with Courage and Compassion (MTL/RLE)
Creating a Digital Twin of the MIT campus (Campus Planning / Facility Information Systems)
Customer Support (IS&T)
Data Hub & Data Reporting (IS&T)
Decarbonizing the Campus District Energy System (Campus Planning, Department of Facilities)
Disability and Medical Leaves at MIT (Human Resources; Disability Services Medical Leave Office)
Ergonomics Program at MIT (EHS)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About IT* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (BE (Course 20))
Fast Forward Campus Commitments Updates (Office of Sustainability)
Fast Forward/Design Out Waste (Office of Sustainability, VPCSS)
Humanizing Work: Search Inside Yourself (Human Resources)
I Get My Tickets at MITAC! (MITAC / Institute Events)
Implementing Inclusive Excellence (Institute Community and Equity Office)
International People Placement (VPF – Controllership)
Introducing MIT Health (MIT Medical)
Investigate, Data, Action: EHS Find and Fix Process (Environment, Health and Safety)
K-12 School and Education Resources for Parents (Human Resources)
Lab Plastics Recycling – Circular Economy (Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Office)
Linde Transition (VPF – Strategic Sourcing and Contracts)
List Visual Arts Center (List Visual Arts Center)
Making Waves: SoE’s Floating Staff Model (School of Engineering)
MechE ENGAGE: Graduate Student Peer Mentoring (Mechanical Engineering )
MIT Alert: A Look Behind the Scene (Emergency Management)
MIT CERT (Campus Emergency Response Team) (Emergency Management)
MIT Community Service Fund – Giving and Volunteerism at MIT (Institute Events)
MIT EMS Administration (MIT EMS)
MIT Medical’s Colorectal Cancer Ambulatory Safety Net (MIT Medical)
MIT Sloan Executive Education: Developing Leaders at Global Businesses, Non-Profit Organizations, and MIT (MIT Sloan Executive Education)
MIT Sloan Workday Adaptive Unit Reporting Dashboard – Enhanced and Accurate Decision Making (Sloan Finance)
MIT Spouses and Partners Connect, Professional Development Fund (MIT Medical)
MIT Women’s League (MIT Women’s League)
Navigating the Risk Maze – A closer look at how Risk Management & Compliance Services and the Audit Division can help your DLCI (Audit Division)
New AEDs for MIT Campus (MIT Emergency Management)
Office of Government and Community Relations (Office of Government and Community Relations)
Opportunities in the Arts (MIT Arts Initiatives)
Protection of Minors at MIT (Office of the General Counsel)
Purchase with Purpose (VPF – Strategic Sourcing and Contracts)
Recognition THANK-A-THON (HR)
Recruitment and Retention: HR Tools to Support a Sense of Belonging (Human Resources)
Renewing the MIT campus; a story of planning, design, and construction (Campus Construction and Campus Planning)
Research @ MIT App (VPR)
Research Administration Education and Support (Office of the Vice President for Research)
Smartsheet to Improve Access to Mental Health Care (MIT Medical)
The MechE Staff Committee (Mechanical Engineering )
What’s new at MIT Endicott House (Endicott House)
Zoom Rooms (IS&T)

2019 Topics

The MIT Press (MIT Press)
Automate Your Department Finances with Quick Base (Chemistry)
MIT Insurance – Test Your Knowledge (Insurance)
Community Giving at MIT (MIT Community Services Office)
MITAC’s Got Your Ticket (MITAC/Community Services Office)
Using Quick Base to Streamline HR and Appointment Processing (Chemistry)
New Department Support Project Tools (MindHandHeart)
DIY Service Ticket Tracker using Quick Base (Chemistry)
Onboarding with Quick Base (Chemistry)
MIT Copytech – More than a Copy Center! (MIT Copytech)
Remote Usability Testing Tolls (DSL)
Digital Accessibility (DSL)
Success in Undergraduate IPIA Collection (TLO)
A Framework for Talent & Career Development (HR)
Navigating Your Child’s Education (HR, Worklife Center)
Well Connection Telehealth (HR)
Urgent Care Wait-time Software: Experiences from MIT Medical (MIT Medical)
Implementing Policy Tech at MT Medial MIT Medical)
Simplifying Student Health Insurance Enrollment (MIT Medical)
Software Asset Management (IS&T SAM)
Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT)
K-12 Collaborations (OGCR)
MIT Open Space Programming (EVPT)
Active Shooter Full Scale Exercise (MIT Emergency Management, MIT Police)
MIT’s Student-run Ambulance Service (EMS)
Are We Ready? How DLC’s are Preparing for the Worst (BCS, MIBR, PILM, SCSB, Physics, BE, CEHS, DMSE)
Connections, Collaboration & Community for Support Staff at MIT (WGSS)
Modernization of MIT’s Telephone Infrastructure (IS&T)
AACII (AACII)
A Spoonful of Sugar – Tips to Stay Healthy in Compliance and in Control (Audit Campus Services)
Lincoln Laboratory Audit Services Does What? (Audit LL Services)
Harnessing the Power of Quick Base to Support MIT Tangible Property Agreements (TLO)
Right to the Source: VPF Strategic Sourcing and Contracts (VPF)
Building a sustainability garden from the ground up (MITOS, Facilities)
Software tools & cloud infrastructure for supporting research (EAPS)
Information Security (IS&T)
Usability Testing Tableau Dashboards (RD)
MIT Use of Name, Trademark, and Branding approvals for Departments (TLO, VPF)
Reimagining the MIT ID card (IS&T)
The VPF Forum: A New Outreach Series for Members of MIT’s Administrative and Finance Communities (VPF)
Global Learning with MIT Professional Education (MIT Professional Education)
EHS Identity, Inclusion and Collaboration (EHS)
Getting to Know the RSO (VPF)
Rheaply-A Resource Sharing Tool (VPF Property Office, MITOS, EHS)
Lifestory of a Chemical (EHS)
ARGOS (Automated Reporting and Guided Scenarios): using Pentaho & Tableau for better financial reporting (Office of the Provost)
Data Warehouse & Reporting at MIT (IS&T)
The Office of Campus Planning: An Enhanced Resource (OCP)
Choose your mode with Access MIT and commuter programs (Facilities, Parking and Transportation)
Vassar Street undergraduate residence (Facilities, Campus Construction)
Powering MIT: the next generation of campus utilities (Facilities, Utilities)
MIT Campaign for a Better World (RD)
Becoming a Leader in LGBTQ+Healthcare Equality (MIT Medical)
Wayfinding on the MIT campus (OCP)

2018 Topics

Adaptive Tools for Learning Motor Skills (CSAIL)
Bayh-Dole Act, Federal Compliance (Technology Licensing Office)
CART 2.0: Commit Agree Record Track (Department of Materials Science & Engineering)
EHS Measures and Metrics (Environment, Health and Safety Office)
Fellowship Tracking System (Sloan Technology Services)
Knowledge Futures Group (MIT Press)
Lifelong Learning with MIT Professional Education (MIT Professional Education)
Mental Health, Wellness, and Community at MIT (MindHandHeart, MIT Medical)
New services that meet the needs of the ever-evolving MIT community (MIT CopyTech)
QuickBase (Chemistry)
Salesforce at MIT (J-PAL, MIT CISR)
Submitting E-Disclosures to the TLO (Technology Licensing Office)
Technology in Management (Sloan)
VPF – Sustainability Team (VPF – Budget and Financial Analysis)
IPIA Collection: Moving Toward Centralization (Technology Licensing Office)
VPF and City of Cambridge Employment Office Collaboration (VPF)
Ready to Sign License (Technology Licensing Office)
Student Informed Care: An innovative approach to excellence in healthcare for students and beyond (MIT Medical)
Launching a Project Management Office (MIT Medical)
Automated PI Financial Reporting via Tableau (Media Lab)
Zero-based Budgeting: Building a budget from the ground up (MIT Medical)
VPF Connect: An online resource for VPF staff (VPF)
Admin Metrics Report – Tableau (Media Lab)
AACII Membership, Topic Suggestions (AACII)
Green Labs: The next generation (EHS)
Recruiting Top Talent Through a Reenvisioned Employer Brand (HR)
MIT Preferred Promotional Vendors (VPF)
Procurement Selection of Source Webform (VPF)
MIT Parent Support Services (HR)
MIT MyLifeServices (HR)
A New HR Website (HR)
Export Control (OSP)
Office of Government & Community Relations (OGCR)
MIT’s Campus Emergency Response Team (Office of Security Operations)
Your Path to Alumni Partnerships (Alumni Association)
Information Protection (IS&T)
Interactive eLearning Collaboration (IS&T)
Software Asset Management (IS&T)
Got PPE? Getting the Right Safety Gear on the Right Person at the Right Time (BE, CEHS, DMSE, BCS, MIBR, PILM, SCSB & Physics )
Fundraising for MIT’s Future (RD)
Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence (BCS)
Connections, Collaboration & Community for Support Staff at MIT (WGSS)
Meet the Office of Campus Planning (OCP)
What is the Anonymous Reporting Hotline (Risk Management & Compliance Services)
Collaboration to Promote Sustainable Materials Management (Office of Sustainability)
Navigating MIT Finances: New & Enhanced Training, Tools, and Timelines (VPF)
MIT Video Productions Services (MIT Video Productions)
Researcher + Facilities Management Model Current and Future Flood Risk (Department of Facilities & Office of Sustainability)
Assuring Campus Drinking Water is the Best (EHS & Department of Facilities)
Engaging with MIT Audit Division (Audit)
EVPT Facilities Dashboard (Department of Facilities / IS&T)
Web Based Financial Reporting (Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies)
Expanding the Experiential Learning Culture in a Professional Degree Program (Center for Real Estate)
Simplifying MIT Parking Services While Enhancing Commuter Flexibility (Parking & Transportation and IS&T)
Digital Accessibility (Division of Student Life/Student Support and Wellbeing)
User Experience (UX) (Division of Student LIfe (DSL) – Sudent Support & Wellbeing)
Office of Sustainability Fellowship Program for Students (Office of Sustainability)’
MIT Open Space Programming (EVPT Open Space Programming)
Endicott House (MIT Endicott House)
ServiceNow: Sloan Finance “Customer” Service (Sloan Financial Operations)
MIT EMS: A Partner in Public Safety at MIT (MIT EMS)

2017 Topics

A partnership model for large scale renewable energy (Facilities, Office of the Vice President for Finance, Office of Sustainability)
Access MIT: Moving toward flexible, low carbon commuting (Office of Sustainability)
Administrative Advisory Council II (AACII)
All the things we do (MIT Video Productions)
Career development services at MIT (Human Resources)
Connecting books, ideas, and community (MIT Press / MIT Press Bookstore)
Data Warehouse 2.0 (Information Systems & Technology Data Warehouse)
Dynamic room reservation & signage (Dean for Student Life)
Energize MIT (Office of Sustainability)
Finding funding at MIT: How can OSP help? (Office of Sponsored Programs and Resource Development)
Finding the best supplier for your needs (Office of the Vice President for Finance)
From zero to hero: financial reporting in Tableau (MIT Sloan School of Management)
Green Labs: A certified success (Environment, Health & Safety)
Implementing a low carbon future at MIT (Office of Sustainability, Department of Facilities)
Interactive eLearning for responsible waste disposal practices at MIT (Information Systems & Technology)
International Coordinating Committee (Office of Major Agreements)
Introducing the Attendant Assist Parking Program at Stata Garage (Facilities: Parking and Transportation)
IS&T service & support metrics and improvement (Information Systems & Technology)
IS&T software licensing (Information, Systems & Technology)
Massachusetts Pay Equity Act (Human Resources)
MindHandHeart: impact and opportunity (MIT Medical and MindHandHeart)
MIT 24-hour challenge and MIT social ambassadors (Alumni Association)
MIT Alert changes (Emergency Management & Business Continuity)
MIT Compensation Initiative update (Human Resources)
MIT High Deductible Health Plan (Human Resources)
MIT MyLife Services (Human Resources)
MIT’s on-campus Student Drug Testing Program (Medical)
New collaborations— MIT EHS works to enable new ventures like The Engine and AFFoA (Environment, Health & Safety)
OGCR: Projects and Partnerships (Office of Government & Community Relations)
Online scam awareness (MIT Police)
Practical and Tactical. Data visualization, analysis and decision making (MIT Sloan School of Management)
Preview of Kendall Square Site 4 development (Facilities)
Protection of minors at MIT (Risk Management & Compliance Services)
Reporting and Forecasting: Using Advanced MS Excel Tools and VBA Coding to Manage MIT Accounts (Media Lab)
Safeguarding Sensitive Data @ MIT (Information Systems & Technology)
SAP goes UBER-style with a 5-Star Rating Tool for Facilities work orders (Facilities)
Security matters – Sloan’s Information Security Program (MIT Sloan School of Management)
Sloan space planning (Campus Planning)
Starting The Engine (Office of Treasury and Planning)
Sustainability analysis of MIT Procurement and Sourcing (Office of Sustainability and Office of the Vice President for Finance)
Tax workshops for students and scholars (Office of the Vice President for Finance, International Scholars Office, International Students Office, Office of Graduate Education)
Teaching with Canvas at MIT Sloan (MIT Sloan School of Management)
Tents and events: find out what it takes to host a large scale outdoor event on campus — from tents, to security, and more (Vice President for Finance)
The invention pathway (Lemelson-MIT Program)
The JUSST Model: connecting to the patient experience at MIT Medical (Medical)
The MIT campaign for a better world (Office of Resource Development)
Travel Registry and International Safety and Security (Office of Major Agreements)
Travel tools at your fingertips: ExpenseIt, Concur Mobile, and TripLink (Office of the Vice President for Finance)
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) (Drones) (Environment, Health & Safety)
Use of data analytics (Audit Division)
Using QuickBase for process improvements (Chemistry)
Working Group on Support Staff Issues: Connection, Collaboration & Community for Support Staff at MIT (WGSSI)