alumni Resources for alumni
Architecture alumni Luisel Zayas (left) and Sixto Cordero at the Venice Architecture Biennale
Many aspects of the alumni relationship with MIT are overseen by the MIT Alumni Association (MITAA). For common functions from updating your address and email forwarding for life to class notes and the full alumni directory, your primary resource is the Infinite Connection website.
Popular services and functions on the Infinite Connection site include (login required):
Who to contact at SA+P
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The strongest relationship to MIT for many alumni is with their home department or program. If you need to reach out to the school or one of our departments, these individuals are here to help:
SA+P Office of the Dean
Contact: Barbara Feldman
Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP)
Contact: Mary Jane Daly MCP ’83
Department of Architecture
Contact: Paul Pettigrew MArch ‘88
Program in Art, Culture, and Technology (ACT)
Visual Studies Program
Contact: Marion Cunningham MCP ’82
MIT Center for Real Estate (CRE)
Contact: Lisa Thoma
Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies (SPURS)
Contact: Nimfa de Leon
Career resources
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Seeking advice or assistance with your career?
Visit the MIT Alumni Association’s career programs page, which includes and alumni-to-alumni job board. Also MIT Switchboard, an online platform to ask for what you need and to offer what you have; visit the site to search or post in categories such as jobs, internships, advice and housing.
For guidance and advice, also consider taking advantage of two services offered to all alumni by MIT.
1. Talk to a fellow alum
The Institute Career Assistance Network (ICAN) is a network of 4,000 alumni volunteers who are willing to have conversations about careers with fellow alumni and/or current students. Advisors are willing to conduct informational interviews and provide quality advice, share their expertise and work experiences, and answer career related questions. Learn more about ICAN.
Take advantage of the MIT Alumni Advisors Hub to offer or receive advice. As a student at MIT, did you ever feel unsure about what career path you could take after MIT? As an alum have you thought about making a move professionally? Did you wish there were more people in your life to talk to that would understand the decisions you needed to make? We’ve all been there. Now you can help. The Advisors Hub is the place for alumni to give the advice they wish they had. Visit the MIT Alumni Advisors Hub.
2. Get career guidance with a global perspective
The MIT Global Education and Career Development office (GECD) seeks to empower MIT students and alumni to achieve lifelong success through seamless access to transformative global experiences, comprehensive and holistic career services, and mutually beneficial connections with employers and with graduate and professional schools. See a list of GECD services for alumni and post-docs.
Visit DUSP Careers
The Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) maintains a site specifically for DUSP alumni. Learn more at DUSPCareers.
Post a job or internship
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Posting within SA+P
To post a position or internship in DUSP, visit the DUSP Careers website. Contact Mary Jane Daly MCP ’83 with questions or to learn more about sharing opportunities.
To share an opening with the Architecture community, you may message a department-wide list directly by sending an email message with complete details and instructions to arch-kiosk@mit.edu. Contact Paul Pettigrew MArch ’88 with questions or to learn more about the Architecture internship program.
Sharing jobs and internships with the MIT Alumni Association
The MITAA offers several options for alumni to share opportunities with one another and current students:
- Take advantage of networking with fellow MIT alumni.
- Put your company in touch with the Employer Relations Program, which helps organizations connect with top talent from MIT.
- The Student Alumni Externship Program is designed to connect alumni and undergraduate and graduate students for one- to four-week opportunities during the January Independent Activities Period.
Working with MIT GECD
The MIT Global Education and Career Development office offers a variety of resources for recruiting MIT students. Visit the GECD jobs and internships page to learn more. The GECD also maintains a useful list of other opportunities to work with MIT students.
Lifelong learning
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Keep learning from MIT professors and instructors throughout your life, from on-campus professional education to free online courses to regional and international events. Visit these sites to learn more:
- EdX, founded by MIT and Harvard University in 2012 to make high-quality courses available to learners everywhere. The edX platform includes MITx classes from our campus.
- MIT OpenCourseWare, a web-based site for virtually all MIT course content. To date, OpenCourseWare has shared materials from nearly 2,500 MIT classes, reaching 200 million learners worldwide.
- MIT Professional Education, provides continuing education courses and lifelong learning opportunities for science, engineering, and technology professionals at all levels. Courses are frequently offered by SA+P faculty.
- MIT Alumni Association programs, such as Faculty Forum talks, continuing education, and alumni books and speakers.